I stumbled on this place last week and thought how have I not been to this early morning breakfast place or seen it before so I stopped by. The place doesn't look like much from the outside and it's dive/dumpy on the inside. Service was great with plenty of coffee top offs while I was having my breakfast. The menu has all the breakfast regulars with a couple items not on most breakfast menus like the country Benny on an English muffin ??, if you have biscuits and gravy on the menu use a dam biscuit so it's all country. I like that they give you a carafe of ice water so you never have to wait for a refill and a real glass is used. The Chubby's skillet was the winner with ham, sausage, bacon, onion, green peppers, hash browns, tomatoes with cheddar cheese topped sausage gravy that comes with eggs and toast. To my surprise my skillet was topped with three eggs and huge, my left overs were just over a pound after I ate until I was full making a couple toast sandwich's and eating some of the skillet. My favorite sourdough toast was my choice and it's hit or miss with the quality and this was not the very best but it was really good with that perfect dense texture. My eggs were cooked perfect sunny side up. The skillet was really good and hot to my table with melty cheese. The hash browns had a golden crust with that soft/pillowy potatoes potatoes inside that I just liked and mix that with the meats, cheese and sausage gravy and you have one good skillet. I can't complain about anything and I had a great American breakfast from this place so I'm really glad that I stopped by. A good meat and potatoes breakfast is so comfort food in my opinion and why breakfast is my favorite meal so I would definitely come back for breakfast. read more

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WE USED TO LIVE IN big Bend yrs ago and at that time this little restaurant had been THEEEE place to go. So I we thought we would try it after all this time and I should not have. First off the coffee was sooo very bitter ( old or to high of roast). And while we were trying to eat the waitress was spraying cleaning fluid on the tables including the ones next to us , we were getting sick from the smell and could not finish our food. Now I know why it was empty when we went in. The owners neeeeed to tell their help NOT to make people sick or clean with SPRAY while people are eating as it carries thru the air and their business will suffer for it. Nope...won't be back. Oh and we are retired business owners (food also) so we are aware of proper care with the public. read more

Food is served in extremely generous portions. Very laid back atmosphere with the most generous & amazing wait staff! Definitely my favorite place to get breakfast. Very very reasonable/affordable as well. read more

WE LOVE EVERTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE! DELICIOUS FOOD/GENEROUS PORTIONS! woderful custumers and waitstaff! heck ,we even love the old building and dated furnishings,this is a true blue American country diner and very much worth the drive! read more

The 1 star is for our waitress Sophia! I would give her 5 stars ! However, it was a rainy morning and this place is disgusting!! The bathrooms were filthy!! As I get my meal it was the trio skillet, I start getting Poured on from the ceiling! I was like what the heck!!!!!! It starts going faster and faster, splashing all over me and in my breakfast skillet?? I put a water glass and a coffee cup and all the napkins and place mats That I could find around the pouring water! The waitress noticed what was going on and was as mortified as I was! And she was told by someone " This is normal"! NORMAL WTH?! This other woman that works there, starts laughing at me and said oh you're getting a free shower hahaha; NOT FUNNY TO ME!! My house or any other restaurant that I have been to, even in third world countries, I have never ever been soaked by a leaking roof and through the ceiling on to me and in my food! The water coming out was brown!!! SO GROSS!!! Then they had the nerve to charge me, when I pointed out all these complaints, they charged me full price after 4 bites! I had to tell them to put a " wet floor caution sign up! This place is always packed!! FIX YOUR CEILING AND ROOF!!! Caution to anyone that wants to eat here... stay away from Table 8 and the booth next to it! You should move the table and put buckets there! Seriously this is unacceptable!!!! I wish I would have had my phone!! read more

If I could leave zero stars, I would. From a customer and employee standpoint, this place isn't worth the few bucks you'll save. Cutting corners on food has caused customers to become ill and you'll likely need to head home after eating so you're close to the bathroom. Mold in multiple areas of the restaurant, and when it's raining, the water is pouring in from multiple spots onto tables, the front desk, and even patrons. Mold along the windows where it leaks can be seen and the woman's bathroom ceiling is water damaged with mold growth. There are critters in the ceiling as well, and I have heard multiple times a squirrel running across the old and deteriorating ceiling panels. This place needs a multitude of repairs and fixes that are continuously neglected. On top of the cosmetic and unsafe issues, poor management has plagued this place for the past few years. One under-qualified person after the next is left in charge after the previous person quit. 'Management ' if you can call it that, is generally passed to the next person who has been there the longest. The manager that was there when I applied was quitting because the other waitress was a 'b***h'. Her exact words. Turns out, she wasn't far off. She would yell at the kitchen and staff in front of customers, was rude to customers and staff and lacked the maturity of someone her age and in that position. She walked out and the next person there was given no management title but most of the duties. She lacks anything of substance in a professional setting and basic understanding of general concepts. She hired an employee and when this person wanted to work opening shifts that she thought only she could work, she sabatoged and got her fired and then used my name to taunt her and tell her that I would be happy to get my hours back. Then she never gave me said hours and I had to address it with the owner. She only gave me 3 days to work and said those were only days available while she was working 7 days a week and a double shift on Fridays. That only lasted a few weeks when another waitress applied and she hired her on the spot, while still telling me there were no extra hours available to me. That next week, I asked if anyone could cover my day shift so I could attend a field trip with my autistic son and said manager she would have new girl cover for me, I even have it in text, and then I would work the afternoon shift. She messaged me the night before and stated that she would work my afternoon shift, she took my shift without asking. I let it go and said that she couldn't take my shifts without asking and she didn't see it that way. The next day she called while on the field trip and I didn't answer so I stopped there after the field trip and people were surprised to see me. She told the owner I was a no call no show, and that is why she messaged me the night before saying my shift was covered. She could not fire me so she tried to sabotage me. She used this situation to give my hours to the new hire and she refused to talk to the owner with me. He said I could have my hours and she refused. I had to pay for daycare in advanced and she took my hours. When it came down to it, she gave me hours....but they were days I told her I was NOT available. If I didn't show up to those shifts I would have been fired so I chose to quit. She would have made it miserable for me to work and had proven that in the past few years I had worked with her. She had been harassing me for weeks through text about a variety of things . I kept calm and tried to explain things such as the fb page I ran, and she could not understand what I was telling her, so she called me 'difficult '. Anyone interested in applying should be aware of the management issues Chubbys has. The only thing I am sad about is losing my customers. I have spent the past few years building amazing relationships with customers and am heartbroken about losing them and hope they find me at my new job. read more

Ordered a patty melt, came burnt, not on rye bread either like menu says. Husband ordered a BLT club, no turkey on it and burnt toast hidden upside down. No offer to replace or not have to pay for a non-eatable food. Reading some other views on the site make me wonder if they were in the right restaurant or maybe written by a relative or the owner. We will never go back there again. read more

Chubby's Cafe - This is not rye bread! - A foam takeout container holds a slice of bread with melted cheese on top and a toasted bread piece. - Cafes Near Me - Big Bend, Wisconsin

Never in a million years would I have stumbled on this place on my own. Met local fiends for breakfast and was pleasantly surprised! The portions are huge, staff is friendly and extensive menu. The only thing I was a little disappointed about was they used canned pie filling for the blueberry crepes. Expected fresh from a kind of rural place like this but oh well! read more

Service is good and the food is priced very generous and the people are very friendly

Hometown Cafe, nothing fancy but good food and large portions. Conservative place that some don't care for. To each his.

This is our local Big Bend restaurant. The food is great and the staff is always friendly. Extra crispy bacon is delicious. Chicken fajitas are kick a$$. But remember - its a local spot so dont expect glitz and glam and hipster trends - just really good food and company. read more

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Great atmosphere. Friendly staff. Combo omelette is with trying. Our waitress, Diana, was very friendly and helpful.

Great service, LARGE portions, VERY reasonable. Cozy cafe with a wide variety of food on the menu. read more

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Loved this place, but then, changed my mind. NEVER have I been to a restaurant that charges for cheese on an omelet. Menu states extra cheese price. Extra shouldn't mean ANY cheese. The manager has a bit of an attitude as well so I stopped going there because of her. read more

Love this little diner! My hubby is not a breakfast person but I am... so going there for a midday meal is great because they serve breakfast and lunch!!! Plus you can get salsa and chips instead of fries!!! read more

Great local place. Great breakfast at some of the best prices around. Good service. Not flashy.

I have passed by this place multiple times and it always seems to have a lot of people (cars). So I decided to stop in today and see what it was all about. There are a lot of great options on the menu for breakfast lunch and dinner. I found the prices to be very Fair. All of the plates coming out of the kitchen looked great. The real reason I can see people loosening up their belts at Chubbys is the service. The ladies on the floor had such personality and made me feel like I was part of the Fam ....... since I am a Family1st kind of Guy I will definitely be back! Hidden Gem read more

Cheapest place around town for a reason. Hostile work environment, inappropriate relations between staff and customers, and unprofessional/lack of communication. I was told I'd be working here 4 days a week by Dindin. When I asked her to train me and pick up more hours she took it as a threat and scheduled me for 2 days a week. She then "fired" me because " I didn't show up" when I wasn't scheduled. She told me that one of my coworkers was waiting for me to be fired and that I made her "happy." This coworker told me that she had been getting her hours taken away too and that Dindin only hired me so she could be petty and take more hours away from her. Fast forward two weeks later and that waitress got fired for the same reason I did. For not showing up when not even scheduled. The owner of the restaurant has done nothing about the sabotage that's going on. He barely even understands English. I will never be coming back to support this business. read more

I ordered the combination skillet for breakfast. The food tasted great and there was a lot of it. The service was exceptional also! This restaurant has good prices. read more

Chubby's Cafe - a bowl of eggs and toast - Cafes Near Me - Big Bend, Wisconsin

What a fanrastic find during a Saturday drive to enjoy the Big Bend area. My wife had the gyro sandwich & I had the Reuben. We also shared a plate of their own special thick cut fries. All were done to perfection. The place was packed so we are obviously not the first to know all about Chubbys Great service and prices topped everything off. We'll be back. read more

Always the best breakfast! Quick service, the servers are all nice! The only drawback is the parking lot is a little small but worth it for the food! read more

The food is great, prices are good. Atmosphere is great for trumplicans, Fox News is always on, and the customers usually look like they just came from a maga rally. read more

This is the best kept secret in Big Bend/Vernon. The breakfasts are phenomenal not a bad item on the menu. Staff is super friendly and food always comes out right and fast. I'm here 2-3x a week, it's that good! read more

Service Is hit or miss. Food is hit or miss. Not worth going back for. I'd rather go with consistent food and service

Good place for breakfast Also ate here on a Saturday night. All 7 of us enjoyed our meal. Plenty of choices to please everyone.

Visiting from NYC and stopped in for brunch with my family. Food was amazing, all 5 meals were great! Our server was so lovely. We are a group that always needs things at opposite times and she was on top of it. Can't wait to be back for the holidays read more

We really want to go back more often to Chubby's Cafe. The food is very good, prices are reasonable & we live close. But I'm not interested in hearing Fox News with my meal. Today, when we ate breakfast, it was on the TV again. After awhile, I asked if the station could be changed to anything not political. The waitress didn't know but would check. After a huddle with two other employees and a customer at the counter, the guy at the counter yelled out asking why I wanted the channel changed. I explained that I didn't want to listen to politics. He yelled: "What, you don't like Fox News?!" I replied I did not. More hesitation, then I said "no worries, I'll go to the Rainbow Restaurant next time, so I don't have to listen to this." After another huddle, they begrudgingly changed the channel. The whole incident made me fell unwelcome, so I'll take a break from this place for awhile. Too bad, because we really did otherwise the gyros and eggs and the omelet. read more

Went with a friend and when we were sat down both of our cups had lipstick stains. I ordered a grilled cheese with a side of chips and salsa. On the menu it said it was on sour dough bread with monterey jack cheese. When it came out it was white bread with cheddar cheese. The salsa tasted like spicy marinara sauce. Definitely not worth $10 when I could make what I actually ordered for cheaper. read more

Awesome place! Newly decorated. Very fast service. Big portions, cheap prices. Only serve breakfast and lunch, but they are both amazing. Fairly good sized menu. Must try! read more