i love this restaurant! i'm trying to come in every so often with my friends for either breakfast or lunch and the food is always amazing! it's always so clean inside and the staff is so unbelievably nice and friendly! thank you for always making every trip more than satisfactory !! read more

George's Restaurant - belgian waffle ($6.95) and strawberry cheesecake pancakes ($9.95) - American Near Me - Lockport, Illinois

Great breakfast no complaints. I have tried lunch and have come to the conclusion that the burgers are pre cooked. They are dry and tasteless. Hockey puck comes to mind. read more

The last time we went we had our granddaughter with us. We each ordered a different soup and dinner. The soups all had the same onion-y taste and the same taste was carried over to the gravy. None of us finished our soup or dinner. We are hoping that they would get a new chef. It used to be better food but the menu is better now. Please get a chef who knows how to make a good chicken soup and different/appropriate gravies. read more

Every time we have ordered it has been wrong lately. We used to love this place I am not sure what happened. Today was the last time. Ordered eggs they were cooked wrong and hash browns soggy. I understand when u take breakfast to go things will get soggy but they were not crispy to begin with. I hope they can get it together they used to be great read more

Fantastic food and excellent service. The food is outstanding quality and taste. I will deff be back again and again.

Clean restaurant, staff very friendly, food is really delicious. The Liver and onions are really good . And so is the fish!

Came across what I thought was a gem about a year ago . I was so happy to have found another restaurant that served breakfast past 4 pm and that I was able to order it and have it delivered from Grub Hub. Everything was always perfect when I ordered my veggie omelette. I was so happy about it , until one time I ordered and found a couple egg shells in my omelette. I wrote it off and just figured that would happen . The next time I ordered it was the same thing . More egg shells . The next time I ordered , there where so many pieces of egg shells that I was literally removing them from my mouth with every bite . I was so disappointed and discussed. The rare gem that I found with great omelettes after 4pm , I could no longer order from anymore . I would say that I was ordering my omelette from there once a week or at least a few times a month . I took that as a message from the cook that he was tired of making my omelettes. Maybe because I was ordering after 4pm each time . I'm not really sure, but I'm really sad about it and wish that that never happened. read more

Food was mediocre at best. Didn't realize this place was attached to a bowling alley so there were a lot of young kids who were loud & obnoxious (no fault of the restaurant). Not sure why there are so many 5 star reviews but I'm assuming this is a locals only hang out. Wouldn't recommend to anybody passing by from out of town. read more

Just stick to breakfast, I love you breakfast has always been good, after living in Lockport for 21 years I just found out y'all do dinner so I decided to try it out, let me tell you I wish I was never told y'all have dinner read more

It's hard to summarize this, so sorry if it's long. It's the weekend before Halloween and barely midnight. My friends and I (just three of us) have we decided to stop at George's to eat while still dressed up. We weren't drunk, loud, or dressed obnoxiously, so the waitress upfront lets us know we can have a pick of any booth. Neat. As we are looking through the menu, we can overhear this one employee loudly talking to a very quiet couple sitting right behind us. He began to go on and on with some sob story about how much he can't stand Halloween and how he "grew up poor" and he just absolutely hates it so much and thinks it's stupid. My friends and I are all sitting there in an awkward silence giving odd looks to one another because we're clearly sitting there dressed up. It seemed like his remarks were indirectly about us annoying him simply for being there. After he walked away from that table, we were left sitting for 10 minutes without anyone coming up to take our orders. I looked towards the kitchen trying to make eye contact with the waitress who initially sat us. They both noticed, and then began arguing about whose responsibility it was to cover our table (we could hear that too, even across the room). He lost the argument then scoffed over. His first words to us weren't even a "hello", it was just him rambling on about "miscommunication" and that he didn't know what he was supposed to be doing. I just looked at him and politely asked if we made him uncomfortable. His reaction was "No. YOU chose to spend your money to celebrate Halloween, not me". I was honestly speechless because it was so condescending. He then went on to talk about how he was "just telling a story" to the people behind us, in which I told him that I didn't care, and all of this was very unnecessary. Cowardly, he walked away and was whining to staff saying "Uhh. That table just told me off". Trust me, if we truly wanted to "tell him off", the conversation would have gone a lot differently than that. We got up to leave and the female manager(?) upfront sincerely apologized and asked if we wanted to move to a different section. At that point, we had enough of being around that guy's arrogant presence and wanted to go. Yes sir, we did choose to spend our money on Halloween, which was going to include dining at this restaurant and god forbid, tipping you for serving us. I myself have worked at restaurants and dined in many of all different classes. Not once have I seen an employee act like that towards guests, especially in an unprovoked situation. That guy is emotionally incapable of working in the service industry. He should look into working in complete isolation somewhere at a station in Antarctica where he can be dreadfully miserable by his lonesome (instead of forcing it on innocent people around him). read more

First time dining here & what a mistake! Should've come here decades ago!!! A diamond in the rough from the top notch service to the off the charts fresh & high quality delicious food. I can't recommend this restaurant enough & cant wait to return!! read more

OMG, I have been here over twenty times in the years that I have lived in this area and the food is always good and the service is always slow but the people that work here couldn't be friendlier and that's why I will keep coming back. Today we met Aurora who picked up our plates and prepared our table. She was so nice and it impressed me that I could hold a conversation with her in two languages. She is a total credit to this neighborhood bowling alley restaurant. Chelsea was our waitress and while she mixed up our order she took the responsibility and kept us apprised of our meal prep and arrival . She was also delightful in conversation. Prices are fair , portions are good but the people are what makes this place. read more

Food good quality good taste for breakfast have a pretty good lunch coffee is good not too strong. Service is good seem to be very attentive to Patrons. Ambience seems to be about normal clean very roomy seems to be very attentive to the customers comfortability. Not a bad breakfast for the money. read more

Stopped in about 2am on the way home from a fundraiser down the street. Our waiter Chris had us laughing the whole time. We have been here numerous times before but usually around 9am. Every experience has been a good one but never like this! We left there talking about how we need to start coming in around this time more just to get Chris. Good food and awesome service! Thanks for the laughs Chris! read more

Never EVER dissatisfied!!! Hearty happy plate after plate of wow that's great!!! Prices are perfect too

I don't understand how this place is in business. The "manager" called me curse words and tried to claim I was a "scam artist". I've stopped in here four times for carryout orders & have never been treated with such disrespect. So much so that I filed a complaint on the BBB. Absolutely insane place - save your time & money!!!!! read more

kiddo n i were looking for a quick bite not too far from home. had a coupon for this restaurant n it did not disappoint! my boy had the kids mostacciolli (sp?). meat sauce was so yummy. i had the chipotle chicken over rice; satisfying and delicious. our waitress was very nice n attentive. i would def recommend read more

The food was incredible. I got a chorizo skillet, and it had fresh jalapenos which is rare to find. Also, Rhonda was my server and gave me one of the best dining experiences I've ever had. Super polite, timely, and friendly. read more

Hey George we want to tell you how much fun we had at your restaurant tonight with that waitress Helen AKA Sue So if anyone's going to George's ask for Helen and smile cuz she's a good server AKA Sue read more

Nice place, very predictable menu with a,wide selection Good service, good place for a good basic meal, or to just stop for a,cup of coffee Open 7/24 - 365 so you can always get something to eat whenever you like Also have specials on the menu too. Good place to meet with friends Not loud inside so easy to hold a,conversation A good value for your money. read more

I have ordered take out before from Georges. Months before I was craving Liver and found that this restaurant is open 24 hours. So this time we decided to eat in, and it was pretty good. Everyone that we interacted with were pretty cool, and i was very pleased with my dinner. I tried Saganaki for the first time. It was good, but I don't think it was worth $7 dollars for a piece of cheese. For dinner I had a gyro skillet (Eggs, gyro meat, Swiss and American cheese) and pancakes. That Skillet was huge, and so good! I totally recommend that you try that one. Overall a good experience and I will go back again! Now as with all family type restaurants I don't EVER think you should try the cake in the nice displays they have. They always look so nice, but taste old or just stale from being open in a cooler. I don't think those displays do a restaurant any justice! read more

Alright, I'll say it... admittedly this is a bit biased, and I actually think I'm giving a bit more credit than they deserve. Yeah... considering there's really NOTHING in Lockport open after the bars close, I understand why people are so quick to high star it. I was formerly a regular here before I moved to the west coast. Growing up off of State Street, this was super convenient to get to. Cosmic Bowling till 2am and coffee and nicotine after you say? Yes please. Or at least that's how it used to be before they started kicking all of the regulars I knew out for no reason. Yes, the staff has been there for YEARS. Ari, the male hostess is the only person out of the front that was cool. Slowly but surely, the true colors of the family staff, became a little less to be desired. On the couple of times I've visited since high school, I see that it has undergone a massive renovation. It really needed it. Positives: the saganaki, and the coffee. Beats the hell out of the Ihop and the Denny's & they service the Strike & Spare. Negatives: the staff. Frankly they killed the whole experience. Go to the Orland Park Denny's instead. Seriously. It's a far better alternative if you absolutely have to eat that late and don't want to deal with drama. read more

We came for Sunday Morning breakfast. It was typical family restaurant breakfast. It was good but nothing special. The down side of this place is that it is incredibly loud. They command a good crowd on the weekend mornings and it is a pretty wide open space. read more

I have been going to George's since I was in high school. They have a large menu and I have never been displeased with my food. However they have hired some new staff, and a man (mid 30s early 40s) who was taking to a new waitress deliberately tried to embarrass her even though she had the order correctly written with the right sides. And if he had a question he could of pulled her aside to ask. When the waitress walked away he made the comment "have to keep her on her toes" which seemed very unprofessional in my Opinion. My most recent time, they charged me 10 cents for a Togo container. Really? Another thing I noticed is they are getting incredibly cheep. Don't even get bread in the bread basket and when you do it is prepackaged so they can reuse it if it is unopened..... One more thing before I end this long rant, I usually have the same waitresses every time I go there and lately the service has been incredibly slow!! Not the food part just getting to our table. read more

Tab: $23.61 Meals: One Queso Lunch Wrap w/ Fries & One Southern Fried Steak Dinner Special w/ mashed potatoes, corn & desert. J & I are from the area but were driving through and were hungry. Exterior led us to believe it'd be a decent joint but we were leary that it's attached to a bowling alley. The interior decor was descent although it did make me wonder which era we would generalize it as in, oh say, 20 years. Weird yellow and jelly bean purple with brushed nickle metal scrolls. I think this a good point to let you know that the bathrooms, although pleasantly decorated, were so tiny I bumped all over the place. Our lunch started with split pea soup which J said he liked. It was creamy and chunks of bacon in it. Also, our server brought the croutons on the side which was nice. My salad was pitiful. It was a bed of wet lettuce with one cucumber slice and one tomato wedge. The dressing was good at least so I drowned the salad with that. The country fried steak was awesome. The white/pepper gravy was perfect consistency and seasoned to perfection. Not only did the gravy drown my mashed potatoes it made the fact that they were instant potatoes bearable. The plate also had a dried out looking orange for garnish. The queso wrap was forgettable and also had wet lettuce. It was served with some yummy fries, though, that came out piping hot, We finished our meal with a slice German chocolate cake & a slice of banana cream pie. I was sadly disappointed as the pies looked so yummy in that refrigerated case but they tasted stale. My pie crumbled all over the plate and the banana pie had browned bananas in it. All around the service was fine but I felt rushed at every turn of the meal to get up and get out. When paying at the register the old man did give us a white envelope with my change. It said not to open it until our next visit for a chance to win a free sandwich (with the purchase of another of course), free food for a year or $10 off our next purchase. Considering that we won't be going back we opened the envelope. We won a free sandwich w/ the purchase of another sandwich. Yea...... read more

I have spent many a late night here. And even a couple mornings. George's is a great all night restaurant and the food's pretty good too. The servers are like the one's your grandparents encountered in the 50's, they know your name and story and can pretend to care with the best of them. They are on on the ball and your coffee cup will rarely go empty. The coffee is good too, anytime of day, which is nice. The really great thing about the coffee is that they bring you a carafe of coffee and refill that when you get low. I love that. To me it's one of the best things a place can do. The food is damn tasty I have to say. The real star is the skillets, the hobo skillet to be precise. I don't know where they find the magical hobo's that they use to make the skillet, but hot damn they are the best thing this side of the mason-dixon. Ask anyone about George's breakfast and they'll just say "Hobo Skillet" and smile knowingly like its some kind of inside secret, like ordering your burger animal style and In and Out Burger. But it's totally on the menu for anyone to have, so if it was supposed to be a secret it's not a very well kept one. But that's ok, because the world needs to know. read more

Went here for a late breakfast and there was quite a big crowd so we had a shirt wait, but the wait was really short and we were seated as quick as possible! There are a ton of options on the menu so you will have no problem picking something that you like, and it's probably going to be really good! The skillet and the pancakes were great! The coffee and the service we also great, I'll come back for sure and it'll be nice to try more of their options! read more

We just recently moved to Lockport and were searching all over for some decent sit-down restaurant to have dinner at. We found George's online and it had good reviews so we decided to try it. I was hesitant because it said it was open 24 hours and usually that means you get less than edible food. However, I was pleasantly surprised by George's! The interior was very clean and quiet and the staff was friendly. Even better, the food was amazing! And...even better than that we got two full course meals (entree, soup/salad, and dessert) for $10.00 each! There was so much food I couldn't eat all of mine. I had a linguine pasta with chicken, feta cheese, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and some other seasonings. I expected it to be bland but it was perfectly seasoned and was wonderful. My salad was just lettuce and a few veggies which was fine because I'm not a veggie-on-salads kind of person. The lettuce was crisp and the dressing was very good (raspberry vinaigrette). They even gave me a good, large amount of salad dressing on the side instead of the piddly amounts of dressing most places give you. We both had dessert, my boyfriend had a chocolate cake and I had a coconut cream pie which was just as creamy as any coconut cream pie I've ever had. Oh, and my boyfriend had the saganaki which was wonderful! I would definitely recommend this place to anyone and especially because it's open late which it seems most places in Lockport are not (besides gross fast food joints). We will definitely being going back to George's again! read more

Best breakfast on a budget! It is great dinner food and nice environment. I highly recommend their skillets and omelets! Great portions for the money! read more

We found a bug (looked like a roach) in our soup. It was absolutely disgusting, my boyfriend almost threw up. He almost ate it! They didn't have much to say besides sorry.....we canceled the rest of our order and left. read more

I love George's!! Service is always friendly and great and their food is great! You get a lot of food for your money. read more

George's Restaurant - Hobo Skillet...Delicious!!! - American Near Me - Lockport, Illinois

My every Sunday breakfast spot. Definitely recommend. Fast and friendly service. Open 24-7 Decently priced read more

I end up in George's quite a bit since my son works out 4 days a week at USA Spirit Martial Arts around the corner, so when I get antsy or want a quick bite I end up here. Saturday Morning weekly breakfast is almost a tradition for me to get and I love the breakfast food. Its fast and good, and always consistent. I love the fact they bring they leave a small coffee pot on your top so you can do your own topoffs also. Staff has always been friendly and nice, never had a problem all the times I have gone. I have finally found my go to for dinner/lunch I had tried a few different things and found that the food was not as consistent on those menu items, in particular the few time I tried the Ham Panini it was just bad. I know usually get the Gyro plate, and some of the pies and am not disappointed. read more

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Lockport. My boyfriend and I come here frequently. I introduced him to this place and he fell in love. He's always begging to go there. My whole family also loves this place too. Best diner in Lockport. Reasonably priced and consistently great quality food. The service here is also top notch. The food always comes quick and to the right temperature. I personally don't drink coffee but everyone I know who's an avid coffee drinker that's come here has loved the coffee. There's a huge selection of options on their menu. They have a great breakfast menu and their lunch/ dinner menu is awesome too. They give you so much food with the dinner options especially. Highly recommend. read more

Okay this restaurant is connected to the bowling alley. I went in to order an iced tea to go and it was $4. For a cup of iced tea. When I questioned the price I got an eye roll and a repeat. Needless to say I went back to bowling and had a cocktail for the same price. DUMB. read more

Absolutely amazing in every area. 5 star service, 5 star food, and 5 star atmosphere. Friendly, neat, and courteous waiter. Kept our drinks full and bellies full. Open 24 hours as well to top everything off so it was perfect for after night shift eats. Will definitely be coming back here at 3am lol. read more

Dinner was very good. The country fried pork chops with country gravy was out of this world. Price was fantastic, seasoned perfectly. My wife loved the chipotle chicken and rice. Our meals came with soup or salad and a dessert from the case. I will return again and tell the yelp world that this is a diamond in the rough. read more

George's Restaurant - Country fried pork chop dinner - American Near Me - Lockport, Illinois

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Had lunch here today for the first time. The restaurant looks very nice on the inside. My son and I had the lunch specials. He had the Turkey Panini with soup for $5.99 and said it was delicious. I had the roast turkey with mash potatoes and stuffing and soup. The turkey was delicious! The entire meal was very good. With your meals you get rolls and butter plus a basket of assorted crackers. The rolls are the type that are extremely fluffy but dry. This would be my only complaint but I do not need to eat any bread anyway so no loss. LOL! I highly recommend trying this place out for an afternoon lunch! read more

Went again yesterday and everything was perfect. The corned beef hash was super delicious and the eggs and hash browns were on point. read more

George's Restaurant - Corned beef hash, eggs over easy, - American Near Me - Lockport, Illinois

They are a great neighborhood hangout. Cozy seating and good food at a reasonable price. We've gone there for years. Great place and nice staff read more