A Breakfast Buffet! Wow! I went back to the Big Boy in Cedar Springs after staying away for a long time, and guess what? It was way better this time. It felt like finding out Santa really DID bring you the good candy. The best part? They have a breakfast buffet. A real one! Those are super rare now, like spotting a reindeer in the wild. But Big Boy has it, and they keep it filled up with fresh food. The whole place looked cleaner too--nice floors, tidy tables, everything looking happy. On my first plate, I grabbed all the yummy classics: * Thick French toast with warm syrup (it tasted like a hug!) * A pancake with sweet cinnamon apples on top * Crispy bacon * Sausage links * Scrambled eggs The French toast was the star--golden and soft and perfect. The pancake was a little old, but the apples made it taste great anyway. The meats were tasty too, just not super hot. On my second plate, I went for the savory stuff: * Fried potatoes * More scrambled eggs * Polish sausage * More bacon and sausage * And then... SAUSAGE GRAVY ON TOP! (Yes, please!) The gravy was rich and peppery and made everything taste extra cozy. Some of the food was a little cool, though. And I saw a pan of cheesy hash browns that looked very burnt--like "left in the oven since last Christmas" burnt. The server was friendly and checked on me just enough--like a good elf who knows when you need more chocolate milk. All in all, this Big Boy is back to being a great place for a big, simple, happy breakfast. The buffet is fun, the place is cleaner, and the staff is kind. If they keep the food a little hotter and swap out old items faster, it'll be even better. If you love breakfast buffets, this one is worth a re-visit. Smiling's my favorite, and breakfast buffets might be my second favorite! read more

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Took 20 minutes for someone to come and ask us if we needed help. Helped the couple that came in and sat themselves down after us. My step daughter ordered a cup of soup and was told that she could just grab it from the salad bar. Could see workers grabbing sides from salad bar for customers with no glove, or one gloving Food was adequate. I'm a big tipper but I couldn't justify my normal 30%, so I left a normal 20% in cash. Ambiance was 2010s pop with a Roku that was playing old westerns that gave up halfway in between out meal and went to the Home Screen. Booths were well worn down and some were even duct tapped. Big boy is not known for being gourmet or even a nice place to eat, but definitely would not pass a health inspection. As someone who worked in the food service industry I was disappointed. read more

Another great experience with bri as our server. Love coming here for the pancakes and salad bar. read more

Big Boy - Another classic dinning experience with bri as our server. Love coming here for some pancakes and salad bar. - Diners Near Me - Cedar Springs, Michigan

This Big Boy is our favorite stop on our way up north to Travers. My wife and I each had the Big Boy plater with vanilla malts. The service was fast. Both platers came out in 10 min. We agreed both meals were very good. The thousand island dressing they use instead of mayonnaise gives the Big Boy that pop we love and keeps us coming back. The restaurant is clean. We also get a pie to take with us. So if your around Cedar Spring stop here and enjoy the food. read more

We were traveling home from the UP of Michigan and needed some food I remember growing up with Bob's Big Boy and Nostalgia said stop let's get some dinner Well Nostalgia was left outside the door.. service was garbage the food wasn't anything close to what I remember it being sure wasn't nothing to call home to Mom about yeah sorry I stopped here read more

Big Boy - a cartoon character on a plate - Diners Near Me - Cedar Springs, Michigan

Marybeth was our waitress & she was great. We also love the show Gunsmoke as much as she does.

Poor service, never asked how the food was, not being from Mich. thought it came with the white sauce not the Mich sauce, handle any lettuce, never asked to refill drinks left a poor tip. read more

most of the time it is good service good food most of the servers are good, management is pretty good to hours could be better

I had a good meal here. Unfortunately I had an issue with the food but the staff promptly took care of it so no big deal. The service was great though don't have shirts on the wall that look for sale if you don't actually have any for sale. I did enjoy my sundae though. read more

Food was good, milkshakes excellent! Friendly staff, food was made quickly and salad bar looked well stocked. Could improve on overall cleanliness but decent overall. read more

Good burgers, great milkshakes. Good spot to bring kids, friendly staff. Restaurant seemed to be pretty clean and the buffet looked to be well stocked. read more

Marybeth waited on us and did a terrific job! she was prompt, friendly and brought our food out as ordered.

Why wasn't this place packed? I came in for nostalgia food--the Big Boy Big Mac as I call it, and a chocolate malt. Fabulous! Wonderful burger nice patties and excellent special sauce. The malt was perfection, made with malt powder, YUM and came with the tin for extra helpings. The service was spot on super nice. This place should have been packed at lunch. read more

Big Boy always is good to stop at for a meal. I came here with family on a road trip and we all enjoyed our meals. My mom has the pot roast and my dad & I had the slim Jim sandwich. All very good ! Wait staff is quick and friendly. We enjoyed this location very much! read more

A couple years ago, we stopped eating at any Big Boys, because of poor service and a lot of menu items not available. Fast forward to today, we have been coming back the last few weeks and waa la, they are out of 2 dinner menu items. A. Why cant the management get their ordering together B. Why cant the cooks tell the waitresses, so they can tell the customer ? I gave it a 2 star, because the waitress was wonderful. If there is someplace else open, go there. read more

I didn't even realize that Big Boys was open by the number of cars in their parking lot, but I drove in to look and it looked like they were open, so I went in. They need a big OPEN sign or something that lights up to let people know they are now open. somi went in and ordered Chili with fresh cut onions and shredded cheese. I also ordered. Big Boy sandwich and fries. it was a long wait and everything came at once. I would have liked to have my soup first, but no big deal. When I got my meal, the Chili only filled the bowl half way, and there wasn't a fresh cut onion to be found anywhere. The chili was bland and not much there to eat anyway. So I don't like to be a complainer, so I ate it, then went for my fries and big boy sandwich. To my surprise the fries were hot, and so was the sandwich. A+ for that! I ate up and ordered a second cup of coffee when the waitress/seater came by me to seat a couple right next to me. It was no more than 3 feet from them to me. I felt very uncomfortable being that close to another unmasked couple. So instead of enjoying my after dinner cup of freshly brewed coffee, I hate to get up and leave. The restaurant was empty so there was no reason for not leaving at least one empty booth between us. So that was my review of Big Boys. Overall, they were better than they used to be, but need a better sign to let people know they are open, and they DEFINITELY MUST leave the required 15 feet between patrons of the restaurant. I will give them another try. Next time, please fill my soup bowl up to almost the top, and read the menu so we get the freshly chopped onions and grated cheese. After all you do charge $5.00 a bowl for that, ($4.99) to be exact. read more

We got there at 5:45 and at 6:40 we still had none of our food, and it's not like nobody was getting food everyone around us got their food. No one came and checked on us or updated us on our food. read more

Stopped in on Monday 21 March, I ordered the salad bar my ordered the 3 egg special withe sausage, bacon hash browns and toast. What he received was the farmers omelette and the potatoes or hash browns were nearly raw. My friend notified the waitress who took the wrong order back and when the replacement order arrived the hash browns were cooked but only two eggs instead of three. There were no tomatoes, cucumbers or anything else to put on the salad, the salad dressings were crusted over. Thought we'll maybe the soups would be good, chose the clam chowder, ask if there was anyone since there was only less than an inch, response was " it is what it is " from the blonde waitress. Do not recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

Horrible experience! Paid $10 for two small strips of fish and chips and no cole slaw. My dad got a slim Jim sandwich (no fries) for $7 that looked like it was made on the heels of a bread loaf. The iced tea tasted like water. The salad bar was barely stocked. The restaurant was not clean. And how does Big Boy run out of hot fudge cakes??? read more

Big Boy - Fish and chips - Diners Near Me - Cedar Springs, Michigan

My parents always love to eat at Big Boy when I come to visit. I have to say that it's definitely gone down hill in regards to service and quality. The food sat in the window for a really long time, even though the server saw it and walked past it several times. It all came out cold and the fries were super soggy. My dad's order didn't come out right. We were never asked if we wanted refills. And... I'm pretty sure our server was on drugs. read more

We just got home from a Mothers Day breakfast from the Cedar Springs Big Boy and had to take a moment to write a review because we had such great service! I wish I caught the name of the young woman who seated us, served us and checked us out. She was literally doing it all and did everything amazingly well! We had drinks on our table within a couple minutes of being seated. Our food was out within a few minutes of ordering. She had a smile the entire time and was so polite. We used a credit card to pay so that is done at the cashier stand at the exit. She even checked us out. And as we checked out, she was ringing up our bill, answering a phone call and simultaneously handing me a carnation for Mothers Day. All this while smiling without a hint of stress. If a manager from this location is reading this, take good care of this employee! If I had a business where I needed an employee, I would poach her in a heartbeat (and ask her if she had siblings I could also hire.) She's a gem and represents you at the highest level! We live twenty miles away from this location, but will be visiting again because of our great experience! read more

The food there is good, but it's not too clean sometime. I would still eat there thoug.

If it were possible to give negative stars I'd go around a -4 to -6 out of a -10/+10 score.... HORRID, to the point I didn't eat anything, French toast literally was soggy egg bread, there was nothing toasted about it. I should have know it was a bad Restaurant Decision by the looks of the very Un- energetic servers dressed in their dirty clothes from yesterday's shift, HORRIBLE SERVICE HORRIFIC FOOD... a definite regret which will never happen again. Save yourself the frustration and go to a different local restaurant. read more

Buffet bar was disgusting. I had chicken strips platter that came with hard cole slaw, soggy fries, 3 little thin chicken strips with hard breading, one strip was only a little chunk. Boyfriend had Slim Jim sandwich with onion rings. Rings had same hard breading and the onions were raw. Bread on sandwich was even hard. read more

Really wish servers would explain up charge from fries to onion rings incl cost. Was taken aback when $2.99 x2 was added especially for the small portions. It came across in discussion"onion rings were one of my choices" in addition to fries. (No mention of up charge " Also don't like tip options at register. Also think $2.69 for a cup of hot tea is "steep". read more

This is a great place to eat breakfast. We eat here every Sunday and our waitress knows what we like and is on top of making sure we have what we need. read more

Seats not cleaned - very sticky - so my slacks and hands were very dirty - ordered a salad and chicken tenders - salad only had tomatoes- no onions - tenders never arrived.... read more

I will never eat here again. Our food was not great. My fries were undercooked. My husband fish was mushy. Our food was not very hot and it was freezing in the restaurant so everything cooled off quickly. I was thinking of ordering a dessert but decided I just wanted to get out of there. Very disappointing. read more

My food was basically frozen, I had French toast with cinnamon apples and I could hardly bite into the apple. We had to ask other servers to refill our drinks because we couldn't find ours. We had to ask for silverware and get our own ketchup, they gave us an empty bottle of hot sauce. Overall the worst dining experience I've had. Will definitely not be going back. read more

We go here on Wednesday nights during the summer for their cruise in of classic cars. Normally we get great service and the food is good. That is the reason for the 4 stars instead of being lower. This time was totally different. I always get the salad bar with soup. I get a plate with my salad built the way I like it and a bowl of soup so it can cool down a bit before digging in. I started eating my salad an it didn't taste right. Extremely sour or tart. Tasted a couple items by themselves and determined that the mushrooms were bad. I was finally able to tell our waitress and she said she would let someone know. Decided to eat my soup. Got the broccoli soup. Way to soupy. Normally not like this. Tasted good, just runny. Went up to get more salad without the mushrooms that were still on the salad bar, but there was no lettuce. I did get some cottage cheese and macaroni salad that tasted good. After our meal, we passed the salad bar and the mushrooms were still there. Will I go back again? Absolutely. This was the only time I've had an issue. I just had to write about this day because it just got worse as the night went on. I'm sorry, but if you know something is wrong on the salad bar, it should have been removed right away. read more

The food was excellent, both hot and fresh. The place was neat and clean. But I must say that the waitress was by far the absolute best waitress I have ever had! Ask for Presley you will not be disappointed. She was friendly and very helpful. Not to mention has the best since of humor! We will most definitely go back! Say hi to the best waitress on the planet and enjoy an excellent meal! read more

We got there on a Sunday afternoon,was seated as soon as we came in the door, but took over 5 min to get a server to take our order. They were just standing around by the side counter talking...and when the food came, the server forgot our silverware, coffee is 1.99 and I got one refill,that a rip off..service is soooooo slow,only gave two stars because the food tasted good..note to self. Don't go on a weekend.. read more

Cedar Springs BB. Was there today and never again. Waitress was awful and they weren't busy at all. When mother in law sent her food back for being under cooked the assistant manager said, " in my opinion the food is cooked thourghly.". What happened to serving the customer? Mother in law ended up with pie that I can say they didn't charge her for but she would of rather had what she ordered cooked to her liking. Won't be going back. read more

Love this bb location, I used to always go to Greenville but I made the switch. Well worth the drive..we had the best server this morning..I don't remember her name, but she was tall, thin, and looked liked Steven Tyler's sister!! Great server! Kind and extremely efficient! Manager was involved in running out food! It all starts at the top..thanks for a great meal. read more

We stopped here passing through on our way to Cadillac. I ordered the classic Big Boy and it was excellent as usual. My wife had the soup and sandwich and loved it. The service was perfect. read more

I have never left a bad review at a restaurant.. I have and do work at a busy restaurant but tonight (Thursday July 27th) was a little unbelievable. I took my four nieces out for dinner, arrived about 7. (Heard my waitress say table 12, second away from cook window) Took about 35 minutes to receive just our sides with our meals, the waitress said that she would get them as soon as she was done with her other table, another 10 minutes go by. (I do not blame our waitress, she was attentive, friendly, and helpful). I heard her say multiple times when she went up to the window to talk to the cooks and other waitresses that were on hand that she needed help until she caught up, no one helped her.. But once we received the kids sides, (three of them) mac & cheese all of them were cold! Didn't complain, until i heard another waitress walk up to the cooks window saying that ANOTHER table had complained that both her children's mac and cheese was cold, was never made fresh.. And the sides of fries were ridiculous, the second plate was literally SIX SMALL FRIES. We also asked for a peanut butter and jelly NOT grilled.... Received it with one side grilled, instead of replacing the bread they left it.. Which because grilled my 6 year old niece refused to eat! With no refills on the milk when they drank them far before our meals let alone sides even arrived. Also received my chicken quesadilla cold and our waitress said she would bring salsa and sour cream over right after she sets our stuff down.. It was brought over 10 minutes later when i had two bites left. I am so irritated that our experience was that horrible that i never want to go back to one of my favorite restaurants again. read more

Above average breakfast for $5.50, and have no complaints about the food or staff. I had 2 eggs, hash browns, pancakes, and toast. My usual. The breakfast buffet has gone up to $12.99 on the weekends and shocked me. I could have gotten two of everything and still saved money. Oh well. read more

Worst ever!!! I bit into a raw burger then they made me pay for the drink of pop I drank to rinse my mouth!!! Husband left half his meal (which we paid for) cuz my stomach was turning If you eat here make sure you have health insurance Never Again!!!! read more

I went to breakfast with my granddaughter on a Tuesday morning. We were promptly seated but from that moment on the service was terrible. My granddaughter's waffle was hard as a rock and syrup couldn't even make it edible! My eggs were ok. Asked for Frank's hot sauce when she brought the food but she never returned to the table! No refills on coffee and no creamer for the only cup of coffee I received! There were plenty of waitresses for the breakfast business so why the poor service and crappy food? Moral of the Story: I will never eat at Big Boy's-Cedar Springs again. I will support restaurants with hardworking employees that serves good food! read more

Wow, the best thing that I can say about this meal was the manager comped my part of the bill. I ordered fish and chips, it was still swimming in all the grease that was in the bottom of my basket. I wish I had taken a picture of it. After I took the soaked batter off, the inside was not even cooked properly. Still goo on the inside of the batter. Yuk, and there were people out in the parking lot who were working on their cars. Changing oil and one was jacked up, Really?? read more