My first time here and it was not at all what I was expecting, haha. My girlfriend had been there before and she said it was good - she was right! It reminds me of a place I used to called Frontier Pies. It was kind of western looking, LOTS of wood. Seemed to be an older crowd - but that could have been related to the time, early dinner 4:30 on a Friday. We sat at the bar and must have gotten there right at shift change, we had a couple different people waiting on us. No big deal because they were both incredibly friendly and took great care of us. I had the hot, grilled club with fries. She had the chicken tender basket with fries. Both were served quickly and piping hot! The food was really good! It was no frills and I can appreciate that! I would absolutely go back! read more

Cheer's Restaurant - Chicken tender basket - American Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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I drove by and noticed their new sign. Lunch Buffett. So I stopped in for lunch. I asked if the buffet was still going and apparently it's not on Saturday. So I ordered the large burrito. The burrito was awful. The meat is low quality. The burrito sauce is terrible. The cheese is low quality. The side of onions was good The water is disgustingly chlorine flavored. I couldn't drink it. 17$ for. Large burrito that was not large at all is not worth it. read more

HAVING A NICE LUNCH AT CHEERS ON PLAINFIELD WITH FAMILY. Lots of delicious food and fresh salad bar with warm cookies for dessert. The Menu will change daily M-F. New owner and Chef, give it a try! We've avoided cheers for the last couple years, but what a nice surprise to come in and have a great meal and great service read more

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The atmosphere, food and service from our waitress were all fantastic. I would absolutely give 5 stars to all of the things that I listed above. The management is why I'm bringing this rating down to 3 stars. The person in charge was probably the worst micro manager that I have ever seen. We were perfectly happy eating dinner and she made us all get up to move the table only a couple of feet for what she described as "better traffic flow". She then held up our waitress for several minutes while we were waiting for our check. I asked our waitress if all was ok, and she said that the manager was talking to her about being a bartender. Cooks and waitstaff, excellent job. Manager, leave your customers alone if they're happily dining and let your staff do their job instead of chatting with them while they should be paying attention to their customers. read more

4 of us Stopped in for dinner, there special was tacos. 3 tacos, rice, beans, everything was dry like warm, the beans was dry, tacos had no flavor. Was not worth our time to complain and wait for another meal. Highly recommend to avoid this special. read more

We had a great waitress and her service was top notch. The menu is full of options and the prices are good. I ordered liver and onions. I specifically asked for plenty of onions. When she brought it to the table she acknowledged that it wasn't a lot of onion. She asked them for more and I got more that were just steamed on the grill. Onions are to be cooked with the liver so I didn't expect much either. They were busy but it didn't take long to get our food. I'll stop back but I won't be ordering liver again. I'm hoping so Egeler on the menu will be better. read more

If you want a good, hot meal, served in a friendly atmosphere, with pleasant background music, DON'T STOP AT CHEERS on Plainfield on either Friday or Saturday nights! Karaoke nights. Don't get me wrong, because I LOVE Karaoke. We were met at the door by a clean, cute girl with black hair. Dour, disinterested, and disinclined to even try to look like she was doing anything other than doing us a favor by taking us to a booth. We've had the misfortune of making her acquaintance on several occasions. The food is served in decent quantities, but usually tastes canned, congealed, and cold. The balance of the waitstaff is really nice. Friendly, active and they do the best they can. The worst part is the karaoke. Last time they had over 25 singers, of which approximately four of them were pleasant and entertaining. There is an unfortunate long table of regulars who screech into the microphone, rendering mumbled monotone stanzas of completely unrecognizable songs, followed by those minions of mediocrity congratulating each other on how well they did. Ugh. Throughout this cacophony, the mic was handed to shrill, giggling children who sang flat words to songs they were hopefully too young to understand while their parental units video recorded them in obvious ecstasy. It would be more entertaining to listen to a recording of severely asthmatic dolphins. If you love good food and pleasant music, find someplace else to go. read more

ABSOLUTELY the BEST burger that I've had!! My MIL had an amazing taco salad.. the food here is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! I can't wait to come back!! read more

Cheer's Restaurant - American Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Went there on a Sunday, after several days of winter weather it was very quiet. I decided to try the meatloaf which I liked and would get again. Service was good, we'll be back. read more

The food was terrible. Hand battered= Fish sticks, like you would get out of a box- sucked. The burrito my wife has was equally gross. Not sure it was even meat. NEVER, EVER again. I could get better at Taco Bell. Will NEVER return! Anyone who likes the food here seriously needs to take a look at their health. read more

Very average food and beer selection. Service is fair. The decor is okay, but rather outdated.

My husband and I hit this location for an impromptu date night and we had a wonderful time. The facilities are clean for the most part, I give the 4/5 for this as the bathroom could've used a little TLC. Service receives 5 stars, food also receives 5 stars as well since on the bar scale, it was awesome! We had a great time at karaoke with a great crowd of people, so we give 5 stars for entertainment, and 5 for ambiance. This brings this location 5/5 stars on the bar scale! read more

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My grandma and I love to come out to lunch here often and play some Keno. The staff is very nice and mostly efficient to the best of their ability, and the food (primarily their lunch specials) is great. We will definitely be back again soon!! The only thing I'd say to improve is how most recently, there has been a lack of efficiency when it comes to taking customers' orders and checking in with them. For example, during the lunch hours, and the restaurant wasn't that busy. My grandma and I waited for 15 minutes before our drink orders were even taken, and then another 10 minutes until we could place our food order. Upon placing our food order, we did not see our waitress for another 15 minutes until our food was prepared and then another 20 in order to receive our bill. It is still a great place to eat, but maybe this was just a bad time! read more

We have been coming to this restaurant for many years, and it never disappoints. Post covid world is so weird, and they are one of the few restaurants that still has a large menu... without any of those "unavailable" stickers. Great food and drinks, wonderful staff and great outdoor spaces. read more

Horrible service. Left sitting over 40 minutes for a simple fish basket and some onion rings. Won't even bother to return. Wait staff made zero effort to inform customers of the kitchen being backed up. Wasted an hour of our time. Good luck read more

Go sit at the bar and have a drink and some fries. Best French fries from grand rapids to kalamazoo. This is my new go to place when I get my car worked on. read more

Stopped in to Cheers for breakfast one weekend and was really surprised at how huge this place is. They have a large patio that wasn't open yet but looked nice. There is also a side porch area with some covered tables that would probably be really fun in the summer. We were seated right away and it was pretty busy on a Sunday around 10. The interior is retro but in a fun way, with stained glass light fixtures, lots of cozy booth seating, and plenty of TVs. I ordered the Cheers skillet, which is a bunch of meat and cheese over hash browns or American fries, topped with eggs. I love that you can specify your potato preference, as it's listed on the menu with American fries but I always prefer to get skillets on hash browns. My boyfriend ordered the classic breakfast plate with meat, toast, potato, and two eggs. After we ordered, I noticed the drink specials - mimosas, bloody Marys and screwdrivers for $3.85! They have all day happy hour on Sunday. We both ordered a mimosa and they were huge! Not a ton of booze, but for $3.85 you could order a few if you wanted. Our food came out quickly and was what I expected - delicious and a little greasy (but not too greasy!). This place is on par with my other favorite greasy spoon breakfast place (Grand Coney), if not better with the addition of a full bar. Definitely a good place to visit if you're hungover and / or really hungry. I will absolutely be back! read more

Super bummed they are not doing breakfast - like so many restaurants during covid they cut certain menu items. Went with group on a Saturday around noon/1 o'clock. Loved the table we got - felt semi private in a way. Service not on point but not bad. Lots of menu choices. Hubby & I stayed long enough for a beverage... friends got burgers, fries, sandwiches - all looked delicious. Cell service is non existent inside the building & no WiFi read more

The ambiance reminds me of a large cabin on a lake. Just here there's no lake and it's restaurant. I ordered the Goulash. The whole reason I came is because I heard they had goulash. That being said the goulash reminded me of Bud & Stanley's goulash. Is that a good thing? Depends they were both good, they just weren't great. I was here for lunch so for the heck of it I ordered the Meatloaf to go for dinner that night. The Meatloaf was also good and also not great. However to give it the benefit of doubt it was reheated so fresh it might have been even better. It looks like most of the dinners cost $11. The services good and friendly. Not outstanding but very good. Overall I give 3 1/2 stars. I'm rounding up for benefit of doubt. Would I come here again? Maybe, It's out of my way so it depends on if someone else wants to go here. read more

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I went to Cheers last night with some friends for trivia, food and drinks. Let's begin by saying this was my first time out here and it did not impress nor thoroughly disappoint me. Very mediocre place. A pub/sports bar feel in the bar area and a tacky restaurant vibe in the back. I was shocked to hear they did not carry Ketel One or Belverdere. I settled for Grey Goose. The price of the Goose was very reasonable- cheap even! That softened the blow a bit. Our waitress was pretty attentive and checked in on us a lot. My friend ordered a margarita with Patron Silver and Grand Mariner. It was bad and she switched to beer after that. The menu was a wide variety of different deep fried foods. All below average tasting and lacking any real flavor or texture. I did enjoy the potato skins but the description was misleading. They are regular cheesy skins- not "stuffed" as the menu incorrectly stated. Overall I would potentially give Cheers another chance- we did win 2nd place and $20 in trivia after all. But I definitely will be eating dinner prior to my next visit. read more

We ordered a single item for carry-out: goulash. Place seemed fine, and the food was fine, but nothing special. The goulash wasn't soupy, it was basically a decent homemade spaghetti type deal, including some very mediocre garlic bread stuff. It really was spaghetti-flavored -- no interesting flavors, no sausage or spices or potatoes or vegetables or anything added. So...good homemade spaghetti, that's all. And it was sitting there at the counter, not under a heat lamp or anything, waiting for us, cooling off while we made our way to the restaurant. So, I dunno, maybe other dishes and other situations would get this place a better rating. For now, 3 stars, and I wouldn't bother bringing anyone here unless Grandma was looking for a homey, inoffensive meal while in town. It's not bad. read more

My church group of 10 gathered last week at Cheers for lunch. The menu is vast and a little overwhelming! They have a good small menu of $6.99 items: meatloaf dinner, pulled pork sandwich, stir fry over rice, a chicken wrap and a mini wet burrito. All were delicious according to the group! The food is simply served but loaded with flavor!! Kelly our server gave us plenty of attention. Our group will return again soon. read more

Not a fan at all... Ordered an app of mozzarella sticks and server forgot to put them in. My burger was dry and honestly mcdonald's has better burgers. My sister ordered a cod basket where it looked like it was undercooked and soggy and expired. My mom ordered a wet burrito spicy and it seemed like they just doused it in red hot... all for mediocre food and service. server came three times. to get our drinks, food, and our bill. She disappeared for half the time and didn't bother to check on us. Save your money and go somewhere else. honestly even mcdonald's. read more

Went to cheers tonight for a little Team Trivia. So they do trivia every Sunday from 7-9. I had a beer and their spinach artichoke dip which was pretty tasty. I wouldn't say their food is out of this world, but it is a typical American restaurant. The location is nice because it's easy to get to with lots of parking available. Not a bad little night tonight :) read more

SKIP IT!!! This WAS, once-upon-a-time, a pretty excellent place to eat, to hang out. The folks who continue to go are doing so out of some misplaced sense of loyalty. It was the same for us for the longest time. We just kept hoping management would "get it," and fix it. Neither has happened. SLOW service, cold food, undercooked food, missing items and no one cares. Literally, they simply do not care. The best you get is, "oops," or "bummer, sorry about that." Try Charlie's down the road...not perfect, but a lot better than overpaying and under-getting here. read more

Very comfortable place. I ordered a wet burrito and wasn't disappointed! I did wish they had some spicy salsa to go with it though. Service was great and quick, and they provided a baby chair. Would definitely recommend for great bar food. read more

Cheer's Restaurant - Wet burrito - American Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

This place is our favorite place for breakfast. I always get the "It's a jungle" breakfast because it comes with three eggs instead of two. I never have enough yolk to get through my breakfast with only two eggs. The eggs are always cooked perfect. My wife and I have split an order of Biscuits and gravy a few times and it tastes homemade. The service is always good and so are their prices. read more

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This review will be an average of all the times I have been to Cheers. I have literally been there at least 20 times. Let's start with Monday's. They have a buy one get one free wet burrito. Not my favorite sauce, but they are good. On Tuesday's they have all you can eat fish. I'm not a big fish eater, but I do like it here. I have it over fried a time or two, but I have not tasted a piece that had a dirty taste to it at all. I have had their chips and cheese deluxe. My suggestion is to get a half order unless you want to take some home or have a big group with you. HUGE portion here. Very tasty. Seasoned meat with tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and black olives. Last night I had the hot roast beef sandwich. Not the greatest in my opinion. It was good enough to eat, but I will not order it again. My wife ordered the shrimp basket and loved it. The coleslaw they have is really good if you like yours a little tangy. Not a sweet one for sure, but not to tart that it makes you pucker. Now my biggest pet peeve that I have for this place is rather stupid, but I hate 3 prong forks and that is what they have there. Yeah I know, stupid pet peeve huh? Now they have a surf and turf special on Thursday's. Steak and shrimp. Guess I'll have to let you know how that one goes. I know the shrimp is good, we will see how good they do on a steak. read more

Cheer's Restaurant - Hot roast beef sandwiches - American Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Always good food and service. We've come here for years. Burrito night (Mondays) is fantastic. Feels like neighborhood bar where everyone knows your name-truly read more

Really enjoy this place, monday nights burritos are fantastic BOGO! Enjoyed my food orders all but once, didnt care for chicken burrito, very bland and ordinary. Family has always enjoyed there food though, is a little slow coming out. Casual night during the week dinner place with the family. read more

We sat outside by request. It was a beautiful 86 degree day. I ordered ice tea and requested Splenda. After the waitress dropped of my friends beers, I had to ask her two more times for Splenda. Waited another 5 minutes for her to bring it to the table. The waitress dropped off another drink to our table which we didn't order, and then came back a minute later and grabbed it and gave it to another able, which is that allowable? Mind you during COVID season. Our food took awhile to come out. My tea was empty for quite some time. The waitress never stopped by to check on us while we waited for our meals and I wasn't offered a refill, on this warm day. Our food order came, which didn't come with the guacamole I asked for three times with our appetizer chips and then asked to bring it with my meal. Terrible service. And mediocre food. Disappointed. read more

I wish I could give this place 0 stars. It's a Friday night and it says they close at 11. We show up at 10:30 with 10 people for just drinks and the doors are already locked. Apparently they closed early because they had no customers, I guess they are okay with having less in the future. read more

Just had dinner here for the first time. Everything was amazing. Our server Tracey was extremely friendly and attentive. Tracey never missed a beat even though she had a busy section. I've worked in the service industry for 10+ years and I'm always watching what's going on around me when I go out. The whole staff seemed to be hustling and helping each other. Drinks were always full and tables bussed immediately. The food came out super fast and was delicious. I'm rarely impressed on all fronts. Cheers exceeded my expectations and I will definitely be back. read more

Just happened across this joint and stopped to give it a try. Really glad we did. Our meals were pipping hot and fresh off the grill. My buddy ordered chili and a wrap. I ordered the Philly Steak and cheese. We both decided we would order or recommend our meal to someone else. I found the staff very polite and attentive. The place was clean, well lite, and not to loud. We saw an inviting deck but it was the wrong time of the year. I found the bathroom SPOTLESS! If I find myself back I. The area I will be stopping by again! read more

Wow. Where do I start? The ONLY reason this place got a second star is due to the nice manager. We stopped in to Cheers for drinks and dinner while my car was having brakes put on and before I had to head to DJ. My pal that was fixing my car told me about an hour and he'd be back. Perfect. Not perfect. Cheers was by no means busy. 5-6 tables inside, 4 people at the bar and 2 tables on the patio. With 4 servers. Our server did everything she could to look super busy, but didn't help us as she should. It took close to 10 minutes before she reluctantly walked up to our table, acted rushed and asked for our drink order. It took at least another 10 to get our beers. We ordered some wings to start and probably should have ordered our meals before we even sat down. The wings were good. They were spicy. That means one thing: I need more beer. Well, 15 minutes goes by with me and an empty glass and my mouthal region on fire. I didn't even have water to throw in my face. No celery left on the table, no ranch to snort, no nothing! Good God help me! Well, finally she comes back to ask if I want another beer and if we were ready to order our meals. YEP! YEP!!! YEPP!!!!!!!! I'm pissed just writing this damn review! I'm looking for my blood pressure meds and a xanax! I order the reuben and Em orders some pasta dish. ... ... ... 45 minutes later. NOT KIDDING. 45 MFin minutes. She tells us the kitchen messed up our order and it should be right out. I inform her to box it up as I am now super late to head to work. Oh, and send out your manager. Kthanks. The manager comes up and gives us the real deal. She forgot to put our order in and then when she did put it in, it was the wrong order. We were sincerely apologized to by the manager and comped. Our server never said anything, just kept running around like the place was on fire. By the way, the reuben was terrible and so was the pasta. The menu looked great, but holy swear words! I don't think I can muster the courage to head back into this place! read more

I have been hear a number of times before. Most recently last Friday night. I remember why it had been awhile since my last visit... Sadly, I remember it being better. The food was okay. Pretty basic nothing special and it didn't feel homemade, it felt freezer. The service...dear my, the service. Slow, slow, slow. There were other servers standing around. I don't understand why you wouldn't jump in and help instead of standing around?!? It was a real disappointment. read more

Best white sangria ever No access to bathroom if in a wheelchair So will be unable to go again, very disappointed As loved the place read more

This place is real hit and miss. Sometimes you get a good waitress, sometimes you don't. Sometimes you get good food, sometimes you don't. Example: Had a great waitress but ordered a patty melt. Order came out on toast. Not buttered and not grilled. Really? Have had breakfast there. Everything seems greasy. Other times have had pretty good food but have had to go hunt up a server just to cash out. Seems like they could use a good floor supervisor to oversee things. Yet, the parking lot is often full. I think this is a better place to drink than to eat. read more

We have enjoyed Cheers in the past however I don't think I'll go back. Our visit on a Wednesday was a disaster. Sally ordered the steak dinner that was featured and I had a Chimmi. It seemed that our waitress was having a hard time handling her section even though it did not seem very busy. Our drink order took so long that I was tempted to go to the bar and pick it up. Staying with the theme of the evening our meals took a very long time to come from the kitchen. Sally's steak was semi-edible. It had an off taste as if it was old or mishandled. My meal was a disappointment as well. (OK how much can you expect from a pub Tex-Mex plate?) When we were asked how our dinners were we answered honestly and the manager, Karen, was very accommodating and adjusted our check and apologized. The staff could not have been nicer however we were not there to have a discounted dinner. would have only posted one star if it was not for the extra effort of the manager to correct the situation. read more

Not even worth it. Came for food, drinks and trivia. Our server was rude, food was sub par and the trivia set up was awful. Would rather drive further for better service and trivia. Mind you this used to be my favorite spot for food, after COVID shut downs this place isn't the same. read more