This Diner has so much in common with Route 66 and Traditional American Restaurants as Donald Trump…read moreis a real politician. This one, in terms of burgers, was a dead-end street in the desert. Plus, very unfortunate, the enterprising owner talked us in a special something with a surprising hefty price tag. Mistake! The allegedly fresh Burger was definitely of the breed 'deep-frozen' and roasted to die a second death. Then, this awkwardness of meat, which once died of thirst, was so ridiculously dry, that even the helpless combination of mayonnaise and catchup in which one has tried to drown it, could not help. It was another poor example of how not to do burgers. Again impertinently priced! The pattern in this area appears to be a correlation between incompetence and the price.... or maybe ignorance...? Please get help guys! If you ask people to pay this kind of money for food you prepare, at least have some decency and do your homework.

I've been going to this place forever. It's one of the places where my friends and I used to hang…read moreout quite a lot. Back in the days when it was still called 'Lucky Strike Original Diner'. We met to have breakfast, skip class or for late night snacks and burgers. Times have changed -- the portions became smaller and more pricey unfortunately. However, I still love to go to this place. Nowadays what you get is a medium sized burger, accompanied by a couple of fries (criss-cuts if you wish, which are pretty wicked). I usally stick to the Betty Boob Bacon burger and have hardly tired any other items on their board (except their American breakfast which is also small). The juicy BBB however is tasty, especially with extra bacon (a mandatory upgrade IMHO). So I can't judge most of the other food options on their board, but they got plenty. I recommend ordering an extra bowl of fries or some sort of starter as the menu won't be anywhere near American size meals. Also the shakes are delicious. Make sure to try those. My favorites are the Peanut Butter Shake and the mighty Snickers Shake which is not on the menue, but will be made upon request. They also offer season specific shakes. Cream soda (which I recall as Coke Float) is also a classic which goes well with a starter. The interior (and exterior) is reminiscent of an American Diner in the 50s and 60s. The atmosphere is unique. They even got a 'Wait to be seated sign" which is used when the place is packed. Nice! Years ago it used to be surrounded by grassland which was pretty cool. Staff is overall friendly and very helpful when it's decision making time. On my birthday I even got a tasty hot brownie with cream on the house, so that's what I call great customer service. This place is often packed with people and at times it can be busy, so remember to either make a reservation or bring some time. Before I forget: They have a Wednesday evening burger special. Buy one, get one free. But take my advice: You won't even get a seat without a reservation on Wednesday nights. In a nutshell: + OK food + Good milkshakes + Nice atmosphere + Ok staff - Small dishes - Small, bland breakfast - Pricey - Hard to get to with public transport - Could have more original food items from the US (like American MTN DEW on tab, fluffy pancakes, etc.) ===UPDATE Dec 2013=== We had breakfast at this place again after years of not having breakfast there. To cut right to the chase: It was highly disappointing. Yes, the waitress was nice and friendly and I always feel obliged to still tip decently when at least the service was acceptable... But the food was not up for it. I remember the portions to be way bigger. Instead after finishing that little bit of omelet that was tossed on a much too big plate I considered ordering a second menu item, which I didn't do in the end because the food was just too bad. The eggs were very greasy, and there was not much bacon on my bacon omelet. It came with some toast and hash browns which weren't well done but instead still had an aftertaste of raw potato. The price for the quality of the food and overall size was off the chart - not recommended for breakfast anymore.

Ich hatte von der Bude schon vor nen paar Jahren gehört. Jetzt da gewesen. Service war lustig, war…read moremit 4 Bayern da, die waren zuvor nie im Pott gewesen. Dementsprechend lustig war's. Burger: gehen durch'n TÜV.service auch. Preise auch. Publikum: Pott.

This is a really cool place to visit. Like a real American Diner but somewhere you wouldn't…read moreexpect it. The place is usually packed. Especially in the summer it's almost impossible to find a parking spot or a place to sit. People park their cars a few hundred metres down the road. The place is popular amongst bikers and sports fans come here to watch soccer games on the screen. Smoking is prohibited in the main restaurant but there's an indoor patio with long tables and benches where you can smoke. Kinda like a beer garden. In the summer you can sit on the huge outdoor patio, too. They have a typical American menu with heaps of burgers, pizzas, meats and salads to choose from. You'll also find typical pub food like onion rings and mozzarella sticks on the menu. The food is amazing!!! I have only tried their vegetarian food but comin here often I can speak for my meat-loving friends too. It's so good I'd actually kill for one of their veggie burgers right now. It's hard to find places that sell veggie burgers at all. The only reason I dont come here as often as I'd like to are the prices. Burger prices range between €4.95 (Hamburger) and €12.95 (Burn Out Burger Giant XXXL). The price is for the burger only. No side or salad. Dips cost extra. So if u get potato wedges for example u pay an extra €1.45 just for a little bowl of sour cream. That's the price for most dips (Garlic Sauce, BBQ Sauce etc.). There's a few cheaper ones for either €0.45 or €0.95. BUT if all you need is ketchup then you'll be happy to hear that there's complimentary ketchup bottles on the tables at least. Pizzas (24cm) cost about €7. The finger food is rather expensive. Drinks aren't that cheap either. Still it's definitely a place worth goin to! So if you're in the area or you wanna take your bike for a ride come check it out. You won't regret it!

Nice place American style, very spacious and apparently very loved by the locals who have a blast…read morein the summer in the open tables outside, as commented by the person who brought a colleague and I there. You will find all the Americana you want, but I was more focused in finding something in the menu that was not a giant burger. I choose the fish salad and seemed to be the German version of the fish and chips. I love the fried here, especially the rustic style. Maybe they grow them in the huge field outside? For the locals, seems to be pretty popular among the biker community. I would have not known or gone to this area unless was work related, so it was ok for me.

For all Americans! do not go there! Waist of time and quality sucks…read more They pretend to be "american" but they are definitely NOT and now for Germans. Als US Amerikaner bin ich absolut schockiert was man hier serviert bekommt. Tiefgekuehlte Speisen, "frisch" deklariert und offenbar original aus der Tiefkuehlbox der METRO. Die Burger sind standart, okay aber teuer, allein das gute Brot und die nette Atmosphaere aus meiner Heimat importiert machen noch keinen Diner aus. Ganz im Ernst, ich weiss ja nicht wer vom Personal hier die durchaus positiven Bewertungen ab und an schreiben muss ABER habt ihr jemals hier in den USA gegessen und wisst was real american food ist und wie es schmeckt?? Wen man Foodcritics schreibt dann sollte man schon ein wenig mehr auf dem Kasten haben als zu schreiben "die Buerger sind einsame Spitze"American food is so much more then just a burger liebe leute! Die Preise sind teilweise ein Witz, die Qualitaet von unseren fuenf Gerichten war okay aber dagegen ist die Qualitaet des benachtbarten Fastfood Restaurants dann gesehen auch okay nur billiger.dafuer brauche ich nicht in ein Restaurant gehen. Es mag ja sein das einige Gerichte hier ganz gut sind, wir haben mit unseren fuenf ueberteuerten Speisen keine gute Erfahrung gemacht, teilweise war das Essen kalt, Pommes uebersalzen, Burgerfleisch aus der Tiefkuehlbox (wer hier schreibt die Buerger sind 1A, komm du mir nach Pennsylvania und ich lade Dich auf einen $2.50 Burger in unserem Diner ein, danach packst du das Essen in Kamen nicht mehr an und bewertest es nicht mit "spitze" lieber mitarbeiter. Wer sich "Amerikan.Diner" nennt der sollte wissen was er da tut und dies Essen hat so wenig mit real american food zu tun wie ein Deutscher der in Athen einen Gyros Grill aufmachen will! Ich komme aus Pennsylvania und diente als Soldat in Deutschland/US Army, in Pennsylvania hier bekommt man an jeder Ecke wesentlich bessere Hausmannskost fuer ganz kleines Geld und keine Tiefkuehlprodukte ala Mozarella Sticks und Sauce aus der Box. Ehrlich gesagt bietet hier in Deutschland McDonalds oder Burger King bessere Vielfallt und auch Geschmack an wenn es ums Thema Burger geht (Thema Burger, nicht im allg) Ich habe Freunde in Deutschland besucht (selber 7 Jahre dort gelebt/US Army) welche mich mit diesem Besuch ueberraschen wollten (ich wusste nicht das es dort hinging, ansonsten wahre ich gar nicht erst mitgefahren). War das zweite mal dort. .. Resume....Food absolut billig (wenigstens was wir hatten), Es ist letztendlich eine Beleidung an uns Amerikaner soetwas Menschen vorzusetzen aber offenbar (lese ich hier die "Bewertungen") schmeckt vielen ja scheinbar ueberteuertes Tiefkuehlfutter? Pro...Service und Atmosphaere Top, allein wegen dem netten Personal und der Atmosphaere lohnt es sich dort hin zu gehen. TIP vorher kurz nebenan zum McDonalds was essen und danach dort nur einen Drink geniessen. Das mit dem Drink auch nur unter Vorbehalt, ich war vor 4 Jahren dort das erste mal mit 3 Freunden, wir orderten einen Sex on the Beach und bekamen irgendetwas was nach Kinderbrause (ungelogen) schmeckte, total ubersuesst und Alkeholgehalt gleich NULL! Die Freundliche Bedienung kuemmerte sich sofort um unser Anliegen, daraufhin kam der "Chef" welche den Drink mitten auf unseren Tisch stellte, einen Strohhalm hineinstecke und genuesslich den Drink schluerfte um uns dann zu erklaeren, dass dieser einwandfrei ist und er keinen Grund sehe diesen zu reklamieren. UNFASSBAR. Ebenfalls, soetwas wuerde man hier in meiner Heimat nicht erleben, soetwas ist abartig billig und peinlich! Wir sind daraufhin aufgestanden, haben alles zurueckgegeben, der freundlichen Kasserin ordentliches Trinkgeld gegeben da der Service dort nett war und sind gegangen. Shame on YOU!! pfui wer tut soetwas? und liebe leute, zu dem unten geschriebenen kommentar...es ist doch kack wurst egal ob es der Chef ist oder der (faaaaancy word) Service Leiter der kommt und so einen Mißt verzapft oder? wasn das fuern stumpfsinniger unsinn mit dem hier argumentiert wird? and regarding the owners comment (c below) which is also very none american, of course we were angry treated like pieces of shit, assuming every german customer would feel and act the same, its just funny to read that all american customers r highly unsatisfied with food, pricerange and quality and the germans seems to like it, i sort of doubt that...whatever... Als Amerikaner ist es fuer mich peinlich zu sehen, dass Menschen in Deutschland denken, wir wuerden hier in meiner Heimat so einen aufgewaermten Mist essen, das zeigt mir aber auch das die Betreiber offenbar noch nicht einmal in ihrem Leben hier bei uns daheim waren und wissen was real american food so ausmacht....noch ein Tip an die Eigentuemer....warum schreibt Ihr "Amerikan.Diner" (man beachte den Punkt bei Amerikan.) ueber eure Tueren wenn "Amerikanisch" doch nicht passt aus platzgruenden und "American" doch sooooooooo viel einfacher waehre?

Another bad German burger…read more Ran across this place and decided to go in even though I wasn't that hungry. Exterior was interesting... looked a bit like an upscale Outback Steakhouse. Interior was nice. Lots of woodwork and spacy booths. Ordered a bacon cheeseburger. It was crap. Frozen patty....German friends you CANNOT make a good burger with a €0.45 cent wholesale frozen patty even if you put half a salad on it. You CAN make a lot of profits though (and this place was packed). Otherwise the menu featured turkey steaks and pork steaks. These are things we don't call "steak" in America. Menu also had that unique German invention.... the ground pork "Country Burger" which is non-existent in America. I will say the coleslaw was very good. But no reason to visit here.

FOOD & DRINKS I simply love burgers with bacon and a sunny…read moreside up egg. Changing things up a bit to my taste wasn't an issue at all. They also have a good selection of vegetarian and vegan options which also covers their selection of milkshakes! It is always sad if you go to a burger place and your vegetarian friend only has one option while your vegan friends can't even enjoy the milkshake variations. They didn't ask how I want my burger so I had to trust the cook that it it will be served just how I like it and yes it did. It was still juicy and lightly pink in the middle. Not raw. The veggies and the patty tasted fresh. The bun was alright. The sunny side up egg almost perfect. The bacon could be crispier. Maybe a sprinkle of salt and white pepper would have bring out more flavor but I really can't complain. I also like to mention that the presentation of the burger was done with finesse. Especially if you consider I ordered with no sides. Kudos to the chef. SERVICE I rarely have been to a restaurant with that level of friendliness. Everyone is just very nice. I dig it. ATMOSPHERE Young and fresh just like their burgers. Well the burgers are a bit boring when compared to the interior of the restaurant. The restaurant is even split into two rooms with different designs. Very cool. RATING I have been here three times before. This time I wanted to take pictures and do a review. I never expected them to be so consistent. Especially when it comes to the service and quality. Even though the burger could be more exciting I rather want quality than a bad executed exotic burger just for the sake of being special.

It's one of the best burger restaurants you'll find in Bochum. We go there regularly and always try…read moredifferent burgers. They are really great. Make sure that you try one of their milkshakes! I'd recommend "Milchschnitte"-Milkshake. The service has been excellent so far even for larger groups. But be aware that it gets crowded in the evenings especially on weekends, so go ahead and make a reservation.