My husband has been wanting to stop at Bob's Big Boy for a long time, so we finally pulled the trigger. Walking into the restaurant, I was reminded of days gone by. The ambiance was just what I needed. The big question for me was whether it would still be as good as I remembered from our high school ditch days. The answer was an astounding YES! Our waitress, Michelle, was kind and accommodating. The fries were hot and crispy, and my burger was perfectly cooked. I could only finish half, but to be fair, I ate most of the fries. My only real complaint is the $6 upcharge for the onion rings my husband substituted for his fries. But they were worth it. Would I go back? Absolutely YES. You can't beat a nostalgic meal like this! read more

Bob's Big Boy - Bobs Big Boy Combo - American Near Me - Norco, California

The year was 1936 when a young man named Bob Wian founded his innovative hamburger restaurant. Designed to serve as a meat up and a meeting place. The meat up concept inspired the first double decker hamburger. Extra bun pun intended for the 2 pattie burger made with 3 slices of bread. A franchise that expanded the image of a proud standing boy in overalls as a legacy in American pop culture. An image you will encounter along any road trip today. Whether it be a restaurant. A shop of nostalgic toys and tee shirts. A postcard inside a travel center gas station. A poster board of fun facts, within a place of Oddities. Even on a American antique roadshow event. There is a special type of connection about finding Bob. In all the right places in time. read more

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Dear Bob's Big Boy, Thanks for keeping my childhood on the menu. The Big Boy Burger still stacks up -- literally -- and The statue out front still grins like he knows all my secrets. The booths are somehow smaller now, or maybe I'm just taller. Either way, that statue of you holding a burger still makes me smile like I'm 7 with a milkshake mustache. read more

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The food is good. If you had Bobs big boy you know you have to have the chile spaghetti and the hot fudge cake. The service was good and the place is big. read more

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Big Boy combo was great. Cold salad. Nice, clean restaurant. Great service too. Very attentive.

We hadn't been to a Bob's Big Boy in many years. Today we went with family and had a wonderful experience. We all had the "Famous Chili Size". It is a garlic bread, topped with a hamburger patty and covered with chili and cheese. It comes with another side of garlic toast which was very good. Then, you also get another side choice. The choices range from salads, french fries and a few other choices. I was pleasantly surprised that it was pretty tasty. Everything was hot and came out pretty quickly. The restaurant was clean and well maintained. All staff we encountered were friendly. The main reason for the 5 stars was the service. Our server, Dakota was excellent. Fast friendly service, helpful with questions I had about the food. He checked on us multiple times to see if we needed anything. read more

Bob's Big Boy - Side salad - American Near Me - Norco, California

Nostalgic settings at Nob's Big Boy. They have a large dining room with large booths and a few tables available in the front. I was promptly greeted by Michelle who seem to be running a one man show as the hostess, server and cashier with a genuinely cheerful smile. The southern omelette was very fluffy but a little scarce on the sausage and hash brown filling but was fresh and still tasty. It's a bit pricey but I would gladly pay extra because of the great service from Michelle. She is definitely the 5 star at Bobs Big Boy. read more

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Service was amazing. Thank you Kayoko! I read some negatives and wasn't expecting to stop by- but that combo plate was calling my name!! Place was packed - customer was eating alone- asked if I wanted to share a table- sure I will and I'm buying!! Great conversation and Norco folks are just friendly!! The combo plate and strawberry shake was delicious- wanted the hot fudge cake - but a guy needs to know his limitations!! read more

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It's been awhile since I've been here. Decided to meet a business associate here for breakfast. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. We ended up ordering breakfast omelets with a side of baskets gravy and hash browns. read more

Bob's Big Boy - Norco CA. Bob's Big Boy - American Near Me - Norco, California

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I hadn't been to Bobs big boy in a long time. The menus changed the food was great and the customer service was excellent. We ordered the Bob's big boy cheeseburger with bacon combo and chicken fried steak that came with hashbrowns, eggs, and biscuit with gravy. which was all to our liking. The interior is big with plenty of tables and booths to enjoy your mail. They also have outdoor dining. I won't staying away for so long. We'll be back soon. read more

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This is not the big boy that I remember the hamburger was just OK but the side salad was good. The service was excellent. The decor was excellent the prices I felt we're high for what you got. This owner has a lot of big boy statues, including one on top of the building. I like the western look to big boy and inside this place they do have ice cream shakes and pies if you want a big boy shirt they have a good selection and as I said before service was excellent. read more

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Only thing I liked was the service Food was not up to par... I went for nostalgic purpose and since it's out of my system I shall not return. Needs a good wipe down! read more

Great nostalgic visit. Clean restaurant with great food selection. Staff is very warm and friendly. Blueberry pancakes were delicious. Can't wait to come back for patty melt, which is an all time favorite of mine. Located in beautiful Norco with plenty of parking and easy roadside access. read more

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The service is always great and the food is always on point. If you're looking for good food and some nostalgic ambience, I highly recommend this location. read more

Please bring back Bobs Big Boy Chili and Bobs Big Boy Hot Fudge. The substitute are terrible. Burbank, Downey and Northridge all continue to order the real chili and hot fudge. Please do the same Norco! Stop cutting corners funding cheap alternatives that are gross read more

We treat ourselves to the Classic restaurant I remember as a child growing up. Now we bring our grandchild. We always get the classic Big Boy Combo, so delicious as I remember as a kid. The Hot Fudge cake brings back memories too. My Grandson got the Banana split & my husband got a chocolate shake. Everything was fresh and delicious. Our waiter was amazing too, so nice a courteous I wish I remembered his name, but he gave us privacy, but always made sure we didn't need anything read more

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Me and my sister went for dinner. I ordered the chili spaghetti and she ordered a burger. The food was fantastic and the service was excellent! Our Waiter Dakota was amazing, accommodating, friendly and had the most beautiful smile and personality! It was an honor to be served by him! read more

Phenomenal! The food, staff, the atmosphere! My family had a great time here, from the tasty burgers to the amazing milk shakes. Everything was so good and the staff was just as friendly! read more

Nostalgia through and through. Breakfast and lunch available. Huge portions and great service. Decor inside is classic red and white. Fantastic selection of desserts, breakfast, lunch & dinner items. A great place to stop in for a quick bite and some great memories read more

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I can't give an unbiased review. I've loved Bob's Big Boy for 50 years and nothing has made me lose that obsession. Brought my Mom here (after 10 years) to visit the Norco location. It's the typical Bob's site with several Bob's statues and diner vibe inside. Luckily we had Michelle as our server who was a hilarious delight. Had the classic Bob's Big Boy Combo with salad. Salad with bleu cheese obviously. Salad was crispy fresh, with an abundance of cheese, croutons, tomatoes and chunks of cucumbers. It was a tad overdressed but their bleu cheese dressing is worth it. The burger came out fresh, hot and oozing with the best relish I've ever had. The bun was soft, burger patties were cooked to perfection, cheese was slightly melted, lettuce was abundant. Every bite is what I want my heaven to be. The fries were golden brown with deep fried outsides and soft middles, just like a good fry should be. Best part was dipping them in more decadent bleu cheese dressing!!!! As a surprise, we got a birthday hot fudge cake for my mom's birthday. This was soft and spongy, slathered in deep, rich hot fudge. The vanilla scoop wasn't the square pre-formed ice cream I remember, but was a nice complement and balanced the richness of the fudge. A perfect experience from start to finish, great seating, service, food and price!!!! read more

Bob's Big Boy - Classic Bob's Big boy combo - American Near Me - Norco, California

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We usually have a good experience with our server Dakota, today however it was very surprising of the attitude he had towards us. We order a Caesar salad that had a lot of dressing, at first we did eat a little of it and most of the croutons, after a short while, I did bring it to his attention that it had too much dressing as the table next to us had salads that had less dressing and looked much more appetizing than ours. Wow, he gave us such a big attitude that me and my family just stood quiet as we were shocked of his attitude. We did not feel comfortable after that and left the salad there. This is the Big Boys in Norco. NEVER AGAIN THANKS TO DAKOTA!!! read more

Food was okay but not great. Service sucked big time. If the name on the check was actually our server, Karen, I would not want her ever again. She took our order. She placed it on the table when it was ready, walked away and never returned to see how our meal was, offer to refill our beverage glasses, or if she could do anything else for us. I attempted to get her attention because a requested condiment for my burger was missing. She would not make eye contact, instead turned away and went to the back ignoring me completely. When she did return at the end, she did ask if we saved room for dessert and I said no. She put the check on the table and walked away. This was my grandson's first to Bob's because I wanted to share something from my childhood days with him. Such a disappointment. AND they lost more of their sales because I was planning to order dessert for the two of us but with her lack of customer service, I decided I was not going to spend any of my hard earned money here. I can't say that I picked up on any sense of joy from any of the staff here. It's more like robots just going through the motions. read more

Had an excellent meal at Big Boy. The restaurant was really clean and spacious. The waitress was really nice and friendly. The food was hot and fresh and oh so tasty. read more

Bob's Big Boy - Chicken Parmesan - American Near Me - Norco, California

Went to Bob's Big Boy for the first time the other week and I gotta say, this place has got to have the best burger I've ever had. When we first sat down we got to order pretty quickly, everyone there was quick and very kind! The first thing that came out was the Mozzarella Sticks and I can't lie these didn't quite taste as good as I thought, I never had bad mozzarella sticks but this one lacked a lot of cheese within the actually stick. So most of it was breading. The second thing I ordered was the Big Irish burger and that has got to be the r best burger ever, Im never really a big fan of restaurant burgers or even diner burgers but this one has changed my opinion further more, the perfect saucing, with the bun as well as the grilled patty was incredible! The ambience of this establishment also felt cozy, bringing back times I used to eat as a kid with Ruby's Diner so it was nice to see that touch with the establishment! read more

Bob's Big Boy - Mozzarella Sticks - American Near Me - Norco, California

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You can come here for good food, clean bathrooms, and a clean restaurant. But the main reason you should come here is that they have one of the best servers around and here name is Dinein. Get her and you will never stop coming back. read more

We arrived about 1:00, not busy. Seated by a friendly hostess. After that it was like no one wanted to be there. No one seem to be happy they had to work today! Cobb salads were just ok, not worth $19.00. Menus and the desert menus were disgusting, doesn't anyone clean them!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Our waiter Dakota was amazing. He was attentive and helpful and kept coming back to check on us but not too often. Will return because of him. Food good too read more

Bob's Big Boy - Classic hot fudge ice cream cake Well half of it - American Near Me - Norco, California

Went down nostalgic lane when visiting Bob's Big Boy in North Corona aka Norco. Location is right off the freeway in a strip center tha thas plenty of parking . Food was delicious, just look at my pictures. I don't think I finished everything, but everything was sooooo good. Been a long time since I had chili spaghetti but I was not disappointed. The Big Boy was great and their special sauce does the trick, nirvana. The service was friendly, quick and supplied a good laugh to bond our relationship. The decor inside is updated but still has the old school feel of what I grew up with. Stop in if your new, come revisit if you have been here before. Everyone's visit is different but mine was 5 star. Tell them Kris w/a K sent you. read more

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Iconic restaurant in Norco, we had to stop and try it. Friendly staff. Ambiance is a diner vibe, clean and decent. The food was average. The chocolate cake sundae was underwhelming. My veggie burger was ok. My daughter loved her Oreo milk shake. Prices are on the high side. I was expecting more, more flavor, I overhyped myself about coming here. read more

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Im so happy to give this 5 star review for the lovely hostess that seated and made out drinks. Had a lovely chat with LaVerne our server. I immediately fell in love with this bubbly youthful lady that was so kind to all of the customers. She gave this place a hometown feel. I enjoyed talking to her....the food was also so good. My son got the kids cheeseburger with a chocolate shake and I had the veggie burger. Amazing experience! read more

As some of you know, I'm a huge fan of Cincinnati Chili, especially from Skyline Chili. I think it's the best regional dish in the country. Everything about is so damn delicious and quirky and comforting. But before I had chance to taste the real thing, I had a sneak preview eating Bob's Chili Spaghetti. While it lacks the more insidious nuances of the original, I think it more than makes up for it chutzpah. This chili is a thick boy and, like the originators, there is a ton of cheese in this beast. And I kind of love that. The Norco location did a great job bringing back my feelings of admiration for the dish as well as a sincere longing to get back to Skyline. The service was amazing and, while smaller than the Big Boys I grew up with, still has the Bob's quality of wholesomeness and retro vibes to it. I think this is going to be a stop whenever I get those chili spaghetti cravings. read more

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Good food and service, lots of food enough for two meals. However I was so grossed out by the female employee with the green hair working the ice cream area that kept rubbing her nose with her hand and picking at her ear, that I will most likely never return to this location. read more

We won't go back again. I have never not given a tip. In fact, I usually tip quite well, even if the service is so-so. I understand how difficult being a waiter is and I like to show my gratitude. However, the experience we had with our waiter Dakota left us speechless. He seemed friendly enough at first. I have never had a waiter sit down to take our order but I thought cool he is being personable. We did have to wait quite a while for our shakes and food but that wasn't his fault. Shortly after we arrived, a young man who appeared to be Dakota's friend sat in the booth across from us and he spent some time speaking with his friend. That didn't bother us. The one thing that was suspicious is when Dakota slipped something small in his friend's hand who then immediately put it in his pocket. I still didn't have a problem with his service until we got our food. The ketchup was empty. My husband asked Dakota for another. I didn't hear it but apparently he said ok in a minute, then continued to talk with his friend. Since I wasn't aware that my husband already asked him for more ketchup, I waited patiently until he was done speaking to his friend. When he was done, he started rushing away but I quickly said excuse me but can we get more ketchup? He angrily responded pointing at my husband that he already asked. When he came back with the ketchup he again was angry and said "you just couldn't wait a minute?" Later my husband in a nice way tried to talk to him about how taken back he was by the response Dakota gave. Dakota just wanted to argue. We were planning on ordering some dessert but decided that we couldn't get out of there quick enough. read more

Wow. Over 1 hour sitting here waiting for our food and watching people come in after after us and order and leave. Finally got our food and surprise surprise it's was horrible. Cold, no flavor or way too salty. The waiter came over 3 times after we got our food but prior to that we only saw him once and that was when we ordered the food. Really disappointed. We will never come back here again that's for sure. read more

The burgers are not as good as they were before did not enjoy it at all ... would not recommend going there .

There are few Bob's Big Boy's left so whenever we run across one we have to stop in! Our experience today ranked 5 stars for several reasons: Our server Dakota was excellent, friendly & attentive! Our go to classic big boy combo did not disappoint - fresh burger & fries + the salad was cool & crisp (how I love) & Bob's Blue Cheese is just yum! The finale "hot fudge cake" we shared was perfection!! Oh, & the facility was also very clean which means a LOT! We would drive an hour to come back when we have a Big Boy craving... read more

Listen. Bob's Big Boy is not trying to be your Michelin-star dining experience. No one's using truffle oil or making a foam out of your memories. But if nostalgia were a condiment, Bob's would bottle it and put it right next to the ketchup. This was the family spot growing up. We didn't even open the menu. Why would we? Big Boy Combo. Salad. Thousand Island dressing. Not because it was fancy. Because ranch hadn't hit its golden age yet, and my child self was out here making executive culinary decisions with confidence. Is the burger the best I've ever had? No. Is it delicious? Absolutely. Every bite tastes like my childhood--before taxes, deadlines, and my oat milk lattes. I get an extra side of that weirdly addictive relish they slap on the burger. When I take that first bite, I don't say "yum," I say, "Hello, old friend." Long live the Big Boy. And his combo. Maybe next time I will leave room for the hot fudge cake. read more

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Service was good and friendly. Food was OK. I still think McDonald's Big Mac tastes better somehow..but that's just me.

Good, and service were good but it's always cold inside so my food gets cold quick. This will be our last visit because for simple food it is way to expensive. read more

Ok. I have to be honest. I can't give this place an unbiased review. Bobs has been a favorite of mine since I was child and they were everywhere. The service was excellent. I can't remember her name but she was an older woman that wore a mask and memorized our order. She was incredibly sweet and attentive. The food made me feel young again. This is no small thing. I loved it. read more

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