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    Don's Downtown Diner

    4.7 (136 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:30 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Fred S.

    The service was excellent. The food was fantastic. Yeah I'll be honest. Kind of nostalgic inside. Also, smells like cooking hamburgers. When you walk in it's awesome. The bathrooms are very small wheelchair accessible park in the parking lot or on the front on the street I take a credit card or cash

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    Mark P.

    Summary: good QUALITY food at a fair (not cheap) price. WoW! Don's does not disappoint! Burgers were great - I ordered Blue cheese / bacon and da wife the burger with portabella mushroom. Don't miss this place - great service as well. Next time it's the breaded tenderloin.

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    Steve S.

    Food - delicious. Service - fast & friendly Atmosphere - friendly diner. I had the 5 Alarm burger. Nice amount of heat from the jalapeños. As I ate the burger it juiced all over my hands, I love it when a burger is great like that! I also had onion rings and Cole slaw. Both were really good. My son had the bacon & blue burger with fries. He said it was delicious. As Arnold said, 'I'll be back!'

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    Leah R.

    Yum!!! If you're in the area you have to stop in for a bite! Not familiar with the area but ran into this diner. You can tell they have a lot of regulars and have been around for a while. Very fast service! We sat at the bar and could hear all of the food being cooked right in front of us. Great prices, and they even have a food challenge for $65! These burgers were the 1/4 pound but they also have half pound available. So many options on the menu, I will have to come back and try a milkshake and something else. Casual, friendly place! Must try!

    Delicious burger and fries. I opted for an egg on my burger which was a nice addition. Big servings!
    Jp B.

    Very nice diner. My burger was excellent. It was big and a bit sloppy, too much to finish in one sitting. Adding an egg was a welcome option. The bacon on my burger was nice, but not quite as crispy as it probably should be. I'm sure next time if I ask for my bacon to be crispy, they'll oblige. The fries were, I believe, fresh cut and were fresh hot, crispy and delicious. No breakfast items, which was a missed opportunity. Server was friendly and efficient. Thanks! Chicken salad was nice, but perhaps a little pickle-heavy.

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    Marion D.

    One of my favorite small time restaurants that we make a point to visit. We purposely drive the hour up here for the food and the quaint town of Bellefontaine. Super friendly staff and food is delicious from the tenderloin to the burgers. Don't wait to get their cause it's small and fills up fast.

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    Great diner food! Big portions. Burgers, fries, and milkshakes, can it get much better

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    Great burger and fries. I love the fish and milk shakes.they havealways great service

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    This place has some great inventive burgers!! Staff was very attentive. Try the mustard!! Overall a great place for lunch

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    3 years ago

    Like always Excellent service and excellent food afterwards we stood outside and talked and they didn't tell us to leave the parking lot

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    Yes! This place is awesome! The servers are super nice, the food is very good too! I just wish the place was a little bigger

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    What a great place to get a hamburger and fries. I highly recommend this place, you won't be disappointed.

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    4 years ago

    Excellent food. Great service. It's only downside is it's need of more inside seating. If visiting try it and you will not be disappointed.

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    Fat Boy's Pizza & Ice Cream

    Fat Boy's Pizza & Ice Cream

    4.2(24 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    Ambiance is minimal. A fair amount of table groupings. A TV playing the food network and nothing to…read moreblow you away with related to decor. Local OSU stuff on the walls. The kid at the counter was helpful. We wanted some onion rings but their fryer was down so we pivoted to order wings. I don't remember what sauce we had but we ordered 8 and it looked like the most pathetic basket of wings ever seen. Super small wings. They tasted good but it could be just because they were drenched in the sauce. Waited a while for the wings and even longer for the pizza. The pizza was good. Good amount of toppings. It wasn't bad pizza but it wasn't great. We couldn't tell why we weren't overly impressed with the pizza but it was just pizza. Pizza came out screaming hot, which was nice because the restaurant was chilly because it was below zero outside. So one upside is the pizza was hot and stayed hot for a while as we ate it. Hard to see as it sat at the end of a strip of other businesses as the end of the building away from the road. All in all, it wasn't bad pizza but we probably won't drive to Bellfontaine for Fat Boys. Gave it a 3 out of 5 because of what was mentioned plus the one menu on the Yelp site was old and the pizza we thought was going to be $19.99 ended up being almost $10 more than the new menu listing. Didn't think a medium pizza was worth $28 bucks...especially when two shared it and we only took a couple of pieces home.

    We love Fat Boys pizza. We quit ordering for awhile because toppings were no where near the edge…read more And the price was one of the highest around. Which we don't mind paying for quality but can't justify it when you are not getting a complete product. After a couple of years we decided to give them another shot. Still great pizza and it seemed like they were finally getting the toppings to the edge until last night. And I understand prices are crazy on everything now but $49 for this pizza and 14 wings when the pizza was missing toppings.

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    Stop and Sea - Haddock Sandwich is a solid option with Handcut Fries

    Stop and Sea

    4.5(13 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    Okay... I'm still thinking about this meal like it personally changed my life a little bit…read more I had the haddock and WOW. The batter was that perfect golden crisp where every bite had that little crunch, but the fish itself was flaky and melt-in-your-mouth soft. You know when something is fried just right and not heavy or greasy at all? That. And the tartar sauce?? Not your average situation. It had this fresh, almost elevated flavor that made everything even better. I was literally dipping every last bite like I didn't trust the plate not to disappear. But honestly, what made it even more special was the people. Every single staff member was so kind and welcoming, and the chef actually came out to talk with us. I got to thank him personally for making me such an amazing gluten-free meal, which meant a lot because that's not always easy to find. Just one of those places where the food is incredible, but the experience somehow still steals the show. I will 1000% be back.

    When the food is so good you forget to take pictures...let's start with the space. It's small but…read more never overcrowded. The owner takes time away from the kitchen to talk his guests like family. In a small town, you can tell the vibe is just that - they all know each other. We had a large group celebrating Mother's Day and between us I think we had 7 different menu items. The rib platter and grouper were among those and a "first come first serve" dish. You can tell they go fast and my husband got the last rib platter. They were juicy and full of that great smoke flavor you want to have. I had the fish and chips, an easy favorite it was cooked perfect with no fry oil leaking off the fish and the taste of cornmeal taking front and center. My teenagers had the grilled chicken sandwich and a cheeseburger. Both exceptional. In our family, we tend to share like it was all one table meal anyways so it was great to see not one dish we had wasn't worth the trip there. It's my Mother-In-Law's favorite local restaurant so to get in (no reservations needed), sit down and have a great meal was awesome. Now; they do have signs about not hanging around too long because of how busy they stay so if you are one that likes to digest their meal for awhile at the restaurant, you may not be able to depending on the crowd. Overall; great place and I am a sucker for those local, small business owner places.

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    The Highland Cafe - Cheesesteak sandwich

    The Highland Cafe

    4.0(2 reviews)
    14.3 mi

    There have been several businesses in this location over the last few years and unfortunately none…read moreof them stick. We saw advertisements for this place on a local FB group and decided to drive out to give them a try last night for dinner. The menu is simple, burgers, sandwiches, appetizers. You can pay $2.99 to add fries to any sandwich which makes their prices comparable to many restaurants that include fries. We ordered a mozzarella stick app, bacon blue cheese burger, cowboy candy burger, and a highland burger all with fries + 2 sodas and it was about $44 + a tip. We also ordered 3 cookies which I didn't realize we weren't charged for until after I got home. The dessert and "specials" didn't have prices on the board, so I was surprised to see the special burgers were nearly $10 each. I reached out to their fb page to let them know that we weren't charged for our cookies and offered to pay for them - was pretty surprised when I called to pay and it was almost $15 for 3 cookies. Pricing transparency is extremely important to our family because we do have a slim dining out budget and always tip. Given that we live 30 mins from the restaurant and got carryout, I'll be easy on my review and we will give them another try with dining in. The young girl working the counter when we ordered seemed pretty overwhelmed and the customer service left a lot to be desired. Our daughter said the bacon blue burger was very good - she didn't enjoy her fries (none of us did, but could definitely be because we had a 30 min drive home and they were in styrofoam containers). My husbands cowboy burger came with a jalapeño sauce, but the bun soaked it up before we ever made it home. He also did not enjoy his fries. I got the highland burger which came with coleslaw and purple onion on it. Maybe I'm picky regarding coleslaw, but mine was very bland. I ended up adding pepper and celery seed to the top of my burger/coleslaw to try and salvage it. The burger was pretty dry and didn't include any additional sauce or cheese on it. Like I said, we will definitely try again but will dine in the next time. There are several tables inside the place, but no waitstaff. You grab a menu, place your order at the counter, and find a table. I do hope they succeed because the owner was very nice when I reached out regarding not being charged for the cookies, but I believe in order to attract more people from outside of North Lewisburg they'll really have to step up their game.

    Very friendly people, great cheeseburgers, and love the local desserts from different bakers each…read moreweek.

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