I made a brunch reservation here a few weekends ago for some girlfriends and I. Went on a Saturday…read moreand brunch is only on Sunday, womp womp. We pivoted and all had a lovely meal. Our server was so terrific. All the food was delicious. I'd been craving French onion soup and decided to give it a try and it was sofa king good. Perfection! I also had a delicious turkey club paired with a kiwi smash. The space is open with high ceilings and a long bar. It started filling up shortly after we were seated so would recommend a reservation. Will definitely be back the next time I'm in Toledo!

Luck be a lady,…read more Bathroom: **** (clean) Quality: **** Quantity: ** Presentation: **** (well platted) Service: *** Price: $$$$ (Quality) Ambiance: (Loud/Casual/Busy) Attitude: (Chatty/Busy) Outside: No Brunch: N/A Happy Hour: N/A Overall: I've came here now a handful of times before posting a review. I've given this an ample chance I think nearly trying everything on the menu at this point. Even though the moral seems high, service attentiveness needs much improvement. 10-15+ minutes to attend to a table or even the bar, is pretty excessive. Asked for a burger medium rare got it cooked well. It's just the details of things that are missed. Meanwhile they can clean each and every glass as a priority yet, customers and orders overlooked. A little goes a long way. Hopefully it gets worked out because I'd love to come back.

My food was cold and under seasoned staff was pretty friendly, but don't mean to sound…read morecondescending, but you know how our people are

I will admit, I have a problem when it comes to soul & southern food. My problem is that I cannot…read moreget enough and will eat it every single meal if possible. In fact, I was in Dallas last week and had the same fried catfish three nights in a row I'm that big of a fan. So when I discovered there was a new soul food restaurant near my home in Toledo, I absolutely had to check it out. And by checking it out, I invited 10 friends over to my house and ordered everything on the menu. Boy oh boy was it good AND reasonably priced! The ribs were great! The fish was great! The meatloaf was great! Everything was great and from order to delivery, it showed up at my house in under 30 minutes. I highly recommend Elsie's kitchen and wish them much success. I will definitely be ordering again.

I love the atmosphere and the staff. They are fast and friendly. They also helped provide fresh…read morehome made pies for a reasonable price for my father's funeral service. They are always busy but we'll worth the wait.

We are out of towners driving up to celebrate our daughter's OB-GYN graduation tomorrow. We read…read morethe restaurant's reviews and stopped by for a late lunch at 3 p.m. They lock the doors at 4 p.m. We were impressed. There were two people who came before us, and then a group of 14, and then my husband and me, followed by another bunch of people into a restaurant that was already packed. The waitresses did not even bat an eyelid. They were very polite and were busy doing their work. They were helping seat people as well as checking out people who had just eaten. We only waited about 15 - 20 mins. In the meantime, we chatted with the locals, who told us how often they came here just to eat the pies. When we got seated, the first thing we ordered and got started on were the AMAZING pies (chocolate PB for me and custard for my husband). Oh my God, they were out of the world yummy! We got to watch the ladies on the grill as they made the food. My husband ordered he Swiss steak and I had the double hamburger with all the fixings. The food is great but so are the people who work here --they are just so friendly, have worked here for years and truly care. You don't see this anymore. If I lived here, I would come here once a week to chitchat with them and eat PIE!! Make sure you come here. This place is a gem and has been here since 1948.

Amazing food amazing service. This little corner restaurant has a good home cooking, down home…read morefeel good.

You will not leave hungry from Al's…read more We stopped by Al Smith's for breakfast this morning. Al's is clean diner located in a strip mall. We seated promptly. The waitress was friendly and accommodating. I ordered Al's breakfast special, 3 eggs of choice, 3 bacon or 3 sausage or ham, hash browns, side of homemade sausage gravy and biscuit or toast. The country gravy had a hint of sage that surprised me. Not my favorite but I did eat all of it. Thank you for the enjoyable breakfast.

Great atmosphere excellent service and Amazing food!!!!…read more I've been a fan since Lagrange Street.!!!

I can honestly say this is legit the best tasting food I've ever had in my life. Ive never wrote a…read moreyelp review nor even thought about it but I actually have to after eating my plate. I got this yesterday for a treat for myself because I passed my realtors exam. I got bbq pork chops with yams, mash potatoes and dressing. I'm not even sure why I got it BBQed I'm not really a fan of BBQ but I'm glad I did. Easily best BBQ sauce I have ever had. I legit started to think the CIA is funding this because of how delicious it was. Not to mention they wrapped the boxes in saran wrap to help protect against DoorDash drivers from munchin on the food. I appreciate that as more than once I've had my food munched. ANNNDD, they give you a roll of cornbread. Insane. 23 bucks. In my opinion, I think they should up their prices. Could not have been a better pick to celebrate the passing of my realtors exam. One day when I'm loaded, I am going to help out JMaes.

4.5 I hadn't been to Mama's Kitchen in over a year at least…read moreand this time picked up a carryout order for six people. Walking in for the order, it was the same wonderful down-to-earth diner ambiance that I love! I have come to believe that carryout can be more difficult for both staff and customers because it needs to be done right at the beginning because there's no opportunity to correct things later- without a return visit. There were a few things that weren't quite right and I'm not sure if it had to do with me reading texts from my family, if I got it wrong, or if it was on the part of the restaurant. No matter, it had to do with side dishes and not main entrees. Still, the little things could have been easily remedied if we had dined at the restaurant- which wasn't an option for many reasons, including the restaurant's limited hours, as they were only open until 3pm on a Sunday. When I picked up the orders, a staff member helped me carry the bags out to my car, which I greatly appreciated. Everyone at this restaurant was super nice! Since we were celebrating my mom's birthday, her entree was the most important and she said the liver and onions were delicious. My nephew was very happy with his chicken chunks. My niece didn't complain about her beef nachos. My brother and sister in law said their orders were just okay - a philly sandwich with onion rings and a turkey sandwich with gravy and onion rings. They said the sandwiches lacked flavor. Since they didn't comment about the onion rings, I'm judging from the photos that they looked amazing. My Turkey Reuben was fabulous, along with the fries. Plus, the side of Thousand Island dressing was perfectly delicious. It's hard to make everyone happy, so my rating is partly based upon my consistently excellent experience at Mama's Kitchen, including omelettes and other breakfast/brunch food. I would overall recommend Mama's Kitchen for its delicious homemade dishes and warm service. Therefore, I'm rounding up to five stars for this unassuming diner that generally over-delivers at a great value for your money!

10/10 100% on Fire , Goated, and Hall of Fame worthy. I highly recommend trying the Momlette at…read moreMama's Kitchen, which features 3 eggs, hash browns, grilled onions, layered on top with country gravy and cheese.

Everything was awesome. Some of the best staff I've ever experienced. Stop by if you're in the arearead more

3-15-2026 Good food and friendly service (alisha)…read more Stand out Belgian waffle Very busy on a Sunday afternoon