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    The Diner

    4.3 (356 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Egg Quesadilla Breakfast
    April K.

    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.

    Tamale Breakfast
    C-RonTv B.

    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!

    Create your own omelet with onions and mushrooms.
    Amber V.

    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.

    3 Egg Cheese Omelette
    Christy S.

    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.

    Storefront
    Greg B.

    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.

    Brisket Hash Breakfast and 1 Piece Chocolate Chip Pancake 9/17/22
    Teaira J.

    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.

    Chicken fried steak and eggs
    Kristi S.

    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!

    1 Piece Chocolate Chip Pancake
    Tiffany T.

    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!

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    Hey, thanks, Taylor! Hope we do become a regular stop for you all!

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    Just what you would expect for ambiance. We went for breakfast and it did not disappoint. Everyone loved their food. Great place

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    Down to earth food and vibe! Go early or be ready to wait. Friendly fast service in downtown Norman.

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    The Food was delicious and fresh, the service was friendly and fast, our waitress Miriam was great!

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    Thank you so much, Carlos! You made our day!

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    Kendall's Restaurant

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    So, im giving this awesome spot a solid 5 stars afyer just one visit. Reason being, I dont live…read morehere and consistency is very important to me. I dont if I will know if I will ever be back in a 100 mile radius of this awesomeness (which i would travel). The food is awesome and well seasoned. Chicken fried steak and pork chops, fried okra, green beans, etc. are on point. Different level type food. The service was friendly and accommodating, always checking on us without overdoing it. The vibe in there was awesome with great decor without being smuthering. If you're ever in the area, go. THIS IS NOT A PLATE BUT A SERVING PLATTER.

    Was it good? Sure. Was it amazing? Naww. Chicken fried steak was solid enough, nicely breaded, just…read morethe right amount of crunchy breading, beef thin and tender enough to cut with just one hand and a fork. Cinnamon rolls are highly overrated, with too much grainy, crystalized icing,..Walmart makes better. Biscuits small-ish but pretty good, fresh and crumbly. The rest of our food was low flavor and forgettable. Baked potato only came with sour cream. Service was excellent - server outgoing, friendly and helpful. The restaurant itself is filled with odd, old and dated Americana all over the walls. Waiting area is itself the size of a small restaurant with mismatched furniture and country singer memorabilia everywhere. One of their bathrooms had a broken knob and locked a poor gal inside. Wait to be seated took for-ever, an hour on a slow day. Kendall's is just an okay place, nothing at all to warrant all of the hype. But not bad.

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    Libby's Cafe

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    Another good Yelp find while looking for a meal break off I-35…read more This place looks so old inside, but nobody could tell me what the building was originally. It is very authentic Oklahoma. Fried chicken sandwich was huge, fresh and tasty. Fries were definitely homemade. Also a piece of fried fish, which was freshly cook and tender. Salad bar is just OK. Service was friendly and prices were reasonable.

    We were confused where to go for the buffet, when the host was going to seat us downstairs we told…read morehim we planned on the buffet and we were told to go upstairs. Once upstairs we weren't sure what to, had to ask a waitress that was passing by if we could just sit anywhere. Coffee, tea and water are included with the buffet and are self serve, the cups are the red plastic solo cups but the plates for the buffet are glass. The servers are very friendly and helpful, quick to clear plates, and offer to refill your cups even though it's self serve so that was appreciated. The drinks are outside on the patio, so having to open the door while trying to carry drinks back inside was inconvenient. The bathroom upstairs was clean, my only complaint is the roll of paper towels sitting on the counter that everyone touches to get some, not super hygienic. They should have a dispenser or a stack of folded paper towels. The food was mediocre. Everything was borderline cold except for the omelette station. But the eggs were fairly cold, bacon and sausage barely warm and the bacon was limp and unappealing. They had pancakes already made or you could get a fresh one with blueberries or chocolate chips. My husband took a plain one that was already made and didn't like it, said the bottom was hard. Biscuits and gravy were good, small fruit bowl that didn't get replenished while we were there, and a small assortment of pastries that I avoided because my kids have nut allergies and I couldn't tell what had nuts and what didn't. Over all there were some enjoyable things, but not enough that I'd return for the buffet, especially with it not being hot. Might return for their regular menu.

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