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    Dots Diner

    3.7 (224 reviews)
    Open • 6:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Mystery meat aka hamburger steak.

    What the mystery meat is this? I ordered the hamburger steak something I've ordered before. It's always been frozen patty and instant mashed potatoes. Im fine with this but this time the "Hamburg" if that's what it was reminded me of McDonald's burger. The mashed potatoes had zero flavor. Blah. Blah blah.

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    Trung H.

    First time in Louisiana, New Orleans. This cute little spot came highly recommended from my partner's mom so here we are. The diner is 60's themed: cozy, quaint, retro ambiance. Menu offers a variety of breakfast items, sandwiches, and burgers. I got the Seafood Omelet and oh my gods is this thing MASSIVE, and packed with flavors! It had fried shrimp, mushrooms and crayfish meat in a gray gravy Julie, I choose hash browns and biscuits for my side (Waitress recommended the biscuit) those are the best biscuits I ever had! Highly recommend, we don't get food like this in the desert so this was such a joy to experience, Thank you so much!

    Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich
    Jenny B.

    Definitely worth trying out, small little place.. but had the diner feel. Staff was friendly, our waitress was attentive. Nothing fancy about the place.. but let's chat about the food.. I had the cheesesteak and fries my boyfriend had the fried catfish dinner with frys and green beans. My cheesesteak was cooked perfectly, great flavor and the frys were fresh with a good taste. His Catfish was very good according to him (I don't eat ugly fish lol) and he also complimented the frys. He didn't want the green beans so I tasted them and ended up eating the entire bowl. It was loaded with some sort of kilbasa sausage and bacon.. yum! Sorry I only grabbed a pic of my meal because he dove into his before I could get my camera out.. We will definitely go back, we both love these kind of places when the food is amazing and the price doesn't break the bank.

    French Toast
    Jerrica C.

    Excellent service with a filling breakfast. I ordered French toast and couldn't eat the entire meal. Food was hot and prepared quickly. Just what I needed after a long night shift.

    Biscuit Benedict with Crawfish Julie Sauce!
    Carmen B.

    We tried Dot's back in 2019 when we were visiting the area with friends and loved it. We returned a few days ago hoping to recapture the experience and it was even better! We love cafe's, bistros and coffee shops. Only rarely do we go to chain restaurants, but Dot's is the exception to that rule. Breakfast - or rather brunch - late breakfast (just before lunch) is our favorite meal of the day. Dot's is a mecca for brunch. The atmosphere is reminiscent of a lively mid-century Ma-Pa establishment. It's clean, bright and the servers were proud of the restaurant and presented themselves well. If you get tired of throwing your money away on overpriced, mediocre food, drop in to Dot's and have a professionally made meal without a lot of hoopla.

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    Happy Birthday! Thank you for choosing to dine with us!

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    Thank you for dining with us and we look forward to having you back.

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    2 years ago

    This place food is so good I could cry. The best biscuit I have ever had in my entire life. The are extremely kind also and move fast.

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    2 years ago

    The food was plentiful. The service was friendly. The ambiance could use some work.

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    2 years ago

    service is funny food is diner food but the show if you are a people watcher you will have a great time

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    3 years ago

    Dirty diner. Butter served in a squeeze bottle. Eggs overly cooked. Dirty tables. Not recommended.

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    3 years ago

    Such a cute place, I stopped in to place a to go order. Delicious food, I got the BLT with an egg for brunch, Yumm with sweet potato fries

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    We look forward to having you and your "lady" back again real soon!

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    Great breakfast place. Reasonable prices. Friendly staff. Good food. Daily lunch specials during the week.

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