I love this diner. Every breakfast option is great. Had the brisket hash. Old school diner vibe. read more

The Diner - Old school diner - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

Found this hole in the wall a few years ago. It's been a few years since our first visit. Covid and life have prevented us from coming more often. Place can get busy quickly and there isn't much seating. Today we ordered mostly breakfast. Everything tastes great. We have never had any issues with the food or the service. You will have to wait during peak hours of business. read more

Wish we lived closer to this diner, its one of our favorites. Its got a cool atmosphere and located on campus corner near OU. There are booths to sit at or the bar if you prefer. Service is always quick and friendly. Its great because you can order breakfast or lunch at any time. Food is delicious! Perfect example of an old school diner with eggs, pancakesetc. The menu has a cool other options added as well, so definitely somwthing fir everyone. read more

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Still great and friendly service. I had the egg breakfast quesadilla and it was delicious and really thick with crunchy peppers and tomatoes. Hubs had the 2 egg plate with bacon. Our hash-browns were not as good today. Maybe not cooked long enough. It's still super small and cramped but it's fun. read more

The Diner - Egg Quesadilla Breakfast - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

Really good food for the price point we did have a hickup with the service in terms of paying for the tab but that wasn't any fault of the staffs rather just outdated technology of the register. Very charming place that's not so much a hole in the wall but not fine dining. read more

The food was AMAZING, had trouble picking what I want to eat this morning, one of the new waitresses helped me out and it was the best decision I ever made, meat is cooked to perfection, love the peppers, cheese, sauces and the hash browns as well. The ambiance of the diner is beautiful and old school, I'm a sucker for mom and pop diners, great playlist of music and it felt like an authentic old school diner to come around break and lunch. Would definitely come back here again! read more

The Diner - Tamale Breakfast - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

Good food, incredibly helpful staff and excellent service! The diner is small but cozy. We tried the daily special and it was great.

I'll start with the positives: Omelets are delicious, eggs are fluffy, hash browns are crispy and not greasy, biscuits and gravy are tasty although biscuit is a bit dry, coffee is good. Negatives: extremely small space making you feel very cramped, small bathroom, not the cleanest feeling restaurant I've been in, food took a long time to get to the table, NO KIDS MENU, expensive!! Our waitress was great at first. She refilled our coffee's quickly and I was very happy about that. But once the food came, she disappeared and we never saw her again. I don't know if she went home, or was on break, she never communicated with us but we never saw her again and we never got more coffee. This is such a tiny, cramped, hole in the wall diner but they're charging big restaurant prices. For 2 coffees and 2 apple juices we paid $13!!!!!!! I had a create your own omelet and my husband had the brisket hash and ordered a side of biscuits and gravy. We ordered the 2x2x2 with chocolate chip pancakes for our kids to split since there was no kids menu. Our bill came to $53 before tip! For a tiny little hole in the wall diner? Nope. Not paying those prices to be squeezed into a booth feeling like sardines. The omelet was good, but not that good. read more

The Diner - Create your own omelet with onions and mushrooms. - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

Wow, what can you say about this Norman staple. The ambience has you reminiscing about the good ol days with yummy food and don't forget the shake!! read more

You know a place has been around a while when the sign advertises air conditioning. It is a little hole in wall breakfast and lunch place. 6 types of hot sauce on the table. The brisket hash is a bit spicy. The tamale breakfast is good. read more

The food was OK. The service was OK. The cooks disappeared while we were waiting for our food after we had ordered it. The waitress said that the computer had a glitch and they did not receive our order. The ambience was not good at all. The kitchen area was nasty to go to the bathroom. You had to walk through the wash area kitchen area. We will not be going back to this restaurant. read more

Basic diner food. Really great service. Quickly seated compared to some of their popular competitors nearby.

Classic diner with great food and d matching vibe. CFS (huge) and eggs filled up a 14 year old. Huevos rancheros very good. 5 stars read more

I know The Diner is a Norman staple, but I was pretty underwhelmed at my breakfast. All the food was just okay. The hash browns were the best thing in my opinion, and my friend's tamale breakfast was pretty tasty. Maybe I should have ventured out and got something more exciting like the tamale. But, I love biscuits and gravy, so that is usually my go to when I visit a breakfast joint. The gravy here tasted like it was made from a mix and the biscuits seemed like they were mass produced elsewhere, so it was a big miss for me. The positives were that the restaurant was very cute and offered a quintessential diner experience. Our waitress was very friendly and the prices were quite affordable. So it definitely has some good things going for it, but to me, it left a little to be desired. read more

The Diner - 3 Egg Cheese Omelette - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

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This place looks like a hole in the wall and it is. It's also a great diner. The name says it simply and that how the food is cooked. I judge a breakfast place on how I order my eggs. If I say over medium and they don't know or look at me funny then I just say over easy and I get over medium. This place knew. Service was great. The decor was dated and old but I like the rustic look. Plus it's in Norman Oklahoma and that's how many places are. The food was really good and felt fresh. Eggs were cooked perfect. The link sausage had that skin that pops when you bite down and was flavorful. The oatmeal was thick. Some people like it more runny or with milk but I enjoyed it. It felt like it coated your ribs. Overall you shouldn't pass through and not get breakfast there. Great place to get a simple home cooked breakfast. read more

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The Diner is a lot smaller than I thought it'd be so be prepared to wait if you go on the weekend. We got lucky and was able to be seated right away. I enjoyed the food and our waiter. I didn't feel like it was anything super extra special but was the food was good. read more

The Diner - Brisket Hash Breakfast and 1 Piece Chocolate Chip Pancake 9/17/22 - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

Counter seating for one. Great breakfast and you get the luxury to watch your favorites made in front of you.

Somewhat generous with the 4 stars only (due to the age/cleanliness). Classic old coffee shop. Great service and food. Enjoy coffee and breakfast there. You would not be disappointed in your visit. Not a lot of seating. Nostalgic place. Definitely will return. Best to the owner. read more

A staple on Main Street in Norman for a reason. Great breakfast, worth the wait, try the Tamale breakfast

Our favorite place to eat when we are in Norman. The food is great and the staff is friendly. Try the meatloaf special if it is available.

We had a really awesome waitress and the service was great! The food was just average. Although I will say the biscuits were pretty divine! They were soft and texturally perfect! read more

The Diner - Chicken fried steak and eggs - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

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Perfect breakfast place. I've lived in Norman my whole life and have heard about this place for years. It's pretty small so any time I've tried to go it's been packed with a long line. The kids woke us up early so we figured this would be perfect timing. Went at 7:30ish and there were plenty of a tables open. It has a cute classic diner atmosphere. Restaurant was clean and all of the staff were wearing masks. The service was great and the waitstaff came by several times to make sure we were well taken care of. I ordered the 2x2x2 and the pancakes were delicious. Eggs and bacon were good too and everything came out piping hot fresh off the griddle. Husband had the chicken fried steak and it was sooo good! I'm definitely getting that next time for myself. The gravy was really good too. My son had the chocolate chip pancake but I stole a few bites myself, yum! read more

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My wife was in Norman for an ultramarathon run, so my daughter and I were looking for a good place to eat. I found this place because it was on Diners, Drive ins, and Dives and we thought we would give it a try. It's a small place, but it's clean and has a classic diner atmosphere. We had to wait a little while, but not too bad. The service was ok, nothing to write home about. They weren't really rude, but not really friendly either. One of my daughters go to breakfast favorites is french toast. So that's what she ordered, comes with eggs, she had scrambled, and hash browns. I wanted to try something new, something different. I ordered the southside burger. It has grilled ham, cheese, pickles, mayo, and bbq sauce, side of fries. I also heard about their chili, and I love chili, so I ordered a cup. Well, the french toast was made with a wheat berry bread. The waitress warned us about that, but we didn't think it would be that bad, but it was. The bread was very tough, chewy, not a good flavor at all. My daughter had a couple of bites and couldn't eat any more. Her favorite thing was the scrambled eggs. They weren't anything special, but at least they were edible. My southside burger was ok. The bbq sauce was sweet, very sweet. If I had known that I would have had them hold the bbq sauce. It made the sandwich worse. I didn't finish that either. The fries were fries. The hash browns were hash browns. Again, nothing special but at least edible. Now for the chili. Again, I love chili. I have actually won a local chili cook off here at my church. I was looking forward to trying their version of chili. Man, was I disappointed! It was essentially flavorless. It was like ground beef cooked in tomato sauce. I couldn't taste the chili powder or cumin or garlic. There's no way that chili won any kind of competition. You know, everyone has a bad day. Maybe we just caught them on a bad day. Based on the service we received and food we were served, I would not go back. Any chain restaurant that serves breakfast is better than this place. read more

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Norman breakfast staple. Just an old fashioned diner just like the name says. Can be a bit of a wait but that's just part of it.

I'm going to save you the trouble! Go early, like before 830. Order the chicken fried steak breakfast or the egg-a-rito(sp). Get a table pancake. Just one. Plan on going home to take a nap afterwards. Best breakfast in Norman. The OG. read more

Nice place for a quick bite. You can hardly find diners like this anymore. Not around here anyway. I brought my mom to The Diner for breakfast and she loved it from the moment she had seen the sign from a side street. "That's cute," she said, "It's a hole in the wall!" She ordered the 2x2x2 and I ordered a jalapeño, bacon omelet with home fries, and biscuits with gravy. Mom loved her pancakes (asked for cold syrup cause she doesn't quite like warm like they serve here). OJ has no pulp, if that's your thing. My omelet was good. I was thinking it could have used more jalapeños because I only had about 4 or 5. That is until I got to the last several bites; egg and jalapeños. :) I just let it go and moved onto the home fries. When I asked the server how they were cooked she had said "cut and fried potatoes with onions." It sounded like a reliable choice so I ordered it. I only took 2 bites. For me, there was an overpowering taste of chili powder. Almost as if they wanted to make it a SW style potato. Now, I know. :) The biscuits and gravy was alright. They were probably my favorite part besides the OJ. Same with the pancakes for my mom. She said she would be back for sure. She wants to try lunch next time. There were people recovering from the night before, teens with their grandparents, office building types, and some hipsters so no one should ever feel out of place. You seat yourself, menus are on the table, there is a bar top for single diners and those who like being near the kitchen, and the staff, though casual, carry themselves with respect so you can expect to be served by positive people. They have tshirts for sale as well. Enjoy read more

Funky old diner, very small, crowded on weekends. Still a must for me every time I'm in Norman. Haven't had a bad breakfast there yet. If you need Marie Calendar's decor and fluff, don't go. It'll make it less crowded for the rest of us! read more

Great, fun place to grab brunch! Classic diner atmosphere with great service. Would go back

Wow ! Diners drive ins and dives was right! Great food a notch above the standard "Diner" status.. Delicious and great service!!!! read more

The Diner - Huevos Rancheros - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

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My first visit there. I love the quaintness vibe on a small cafe in Main Street. I ordered a Frito chili pie for lunch. It was served on a plate, with very little chili , but sprinkled hamburger. The funny part of this is they only provide a fork and a knife place setting. It was like eating Cheerios on a plate with a fork!!! It was Very dry! I asked the girl. Shouldn't this be in a bow? She laughed and said no..... that's how we serve it!! Aren't you supposed to crunch up the Fritos in a liquid bowl of Chili? It's weird. I won't go back. read more

Little hometown feeling diner with great food and great service!!! Huge portions. Took off 1 star simply for the menu as the majority of options had a "tex-mex" flair that I'm not crazy about. My simple omelette with jack and cream cheeses, tomatoes and avocado was fantastic though!!! read more

Was in town to move our daughter into the dorm for her freshman year and we took her out to one of my two favorite breakfast joints from my time at OU in the early 90's. Since Pinks closed, that left The Diner and it is still exactly as I left it 30 years ago. Great, straight forward breakfast fare in as close to a classic diner as you will find in this part of the country. Make sure you get a cup of chili no matter what else you get. read more

Great Norman diner feel! Good food & service.Down home feel ,,, every one is very friendly, you can sit a the counter or grab a booth,

Food is good. Service was good. Nothing fancy but it's a good place for a decent bite to eat. Everyone is really friendly.

Food (Eggarrito) is great as always! Staff friendly and attentive. Definitely has the diner feel. Love it here! read more

I love The Diner. I haven't had anything bad. Everything is always perfectly cooked. I usually get two eggs over medium with bacon, hash browns, and a biscuit. Their biscuits are the only think that could use some improvement. I've also had the two eggs over tamales. Knocked it out of the park. The homemade chilli is spectacular. The establishment is really tiny, but the customer service is always friendly. I'm a fan. read more

This is an authentic old school diner. Great food. I love the blueberry pancakes with huge fresh blueberries. They really know how to make a great patty melt which is my go to burger. While you are visiting you have to check out the washroom! Know that this business has been a restaurant for about 100 years. This is where you know It is a single toilet and sink in a tiny room with a quarter moon cut in the door like an old outhouse! The diner has been on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Guy loved the chili! read more

The Diner is the perfect place to go for a throw-down brunch! Just as the name alludes it is a cute little hole-in-the-wall diner with a countertop where you can see the cooks cooking. The food is AMAZING and definitely hearty! My favorite thing on the menu is the tamale plate with the homefries! It is super filling and has excellent flavor. They normally seat you quickly and the service is always great. read more

The Diner - Mexican scramble - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

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I don't get the high reviews unless people have never had real good food. My hash browns were black in many areas and dry. Bacon was like dehydrated fat. It was tight, crowded, and felt nasty. I've been twice thinking it was a bad day for the cook the first attempt but no. It is terrible. read more

I've been going to The Diner for the entirety of my adult life. I am now 50, and I still love it. If you've never been, The Diner is like Cheers, but for the breakfast crowd. It's been owned by the same family for sesames, it's crowded and noisy, and everybody knows your name (if you've been a couple of times.) They've won awards for their food. Guy Fieri has eaten there. A couple of other nationally syndicated shows have hound the place, also. It's just the quintessential "all American dining experience", and you won't regret it. read more

The Diner - The booths aren't small, they're "intimate". The coffee is always perfect, and the company is even better. - Diners Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma