We take the adult kids out for brunch on occasion and Gest has become our go to restaurant. We enjoy the menus selections. There is something for everyone and with all of the choices they seem to execute every item well. There is gluten free bread and they make a yummy gluten free french toast too. There are many variations of eggs Benedict:Tuscan twist includes Texas toast with sun dried tomatoes, goat cheese and hollandaise. A delish combo for sure. Breakfast nachos covered in eggs, cheese, chorizo and sides of sour cream and pico. I took one star away as typically we need order our omelettes with extra cheese as they have a tendency to kind of skimp in this area. And, the coney omelette with extra cheese and extra chili we ordered last month did not have the tasty chili we had become accustomed to. Hence, it was not ordered this visit. Overall a well maintained and staffed establishment offering some pretty good food. read more

Wow. All I can say is their menu was about five pages long there are so many options and varieties to feed your family. I got my favorite French toast and bacon it was so good. My daughters husband got an omelette to it was ginormous. I was told by many people to try this place and I'm really excited we finally got to eat there. They're open early because of the breakfast menu. The food tasted amazing the portions were fantastic we were more than full when we left. We definitely got a great value for our money. I can't wait to dine here again and tell all my friends!! We will soon become regulars here without a doubt read more

My mom and I stopped in yesterday for breakfast. I've gotten the Popeye omelette before, which is fantastic, but this time I ventured out of my norm and ordered the Eggs Tuscan. It's a poached egg with avocado, goats cheese and hollandaise sauce. So good! Thanks to our server for the recommendation. Service was fast and friendly, too. Definitely a treat to eat there. read more

This is one of my new favorite breakfast spots! The food is great. I LOVE the aloha omelette. The staff is always friendly and you can definitely tell that they enjoy working there. The bussers, waitresses, cooks & hostess all work together to make sure you have a great experience. Even when there is a wait, during the busiest time of day... They have an excellent table-turnover rate and we have never waited longer than 10 minutes to sit down. Our food is always fresh and comes out very fast! Highly recommended !!! read more

Gest Omelettes Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Commerce Township, Michigan

Very disappointed, ordered the Popeye Omelette as a carry out. It was to have spinach, mushrooms and onion. Chock full of spinach but almost no mushroom! Should have been loaded with decent sized sliced mushrooms. The spinach is not fresh but like the frozen kind which was chewy and awful tasting. The egg itself was tasteless and had a weird cake like feel almost resembling a sponge. Wonder what the add to make it that way. Very dry, tasteless and rubbery and in my humble opinion inedible. Not a fan. Will not be returning. read more

The French toast is amazing. *Update to previous Yelper review - Gest now takes credit cards. Yes, there is typically a wait, so my husband and I like to go a little later about an hour or two before they close. In warm weather it's not so bad having to wait because you can take a stroll along the strip mall or sit on the bench. In winter you have to claim an awkward space at the congested front area or go to the back near the coat rack where they have a few chairs set up. We've opted to sit at the bar a couple of times to avoid the wait. Not ideal if you don't want to see all that goes on, but can be entertaining. The omelettes are excellent. I didn't think that I liked fluffy/dry omelettes, but as long as I get cheese it is much more enjoyable. I highly recommend trying one if you haven't. The service is always on their game. They seem to make a great team. One reason I didn't give Gest a 5 star review, (and this may seem silly), but they need bigger cups. They serve drinks in small plastic cups that remind me of the cafeteria at church camp. Ok, I am ready to go to Gest on Sunday! read more

The food was average at best. I think if Gest had a better atmosphere it would help overlook the not-so-great omelets. Come on, when omelet is in your name, you expect the omelets to at least be alright tasting. Back to the atmosphere, it's very bright/over lit, crowded and overall feels too open. I wouldn't choose to eat here again. read more

Gest Omelettes has been one of my favorite breakfast spots for about 10 years now. The staff is very friendly. Despite being busy they get you in quickly and take good care of you. Their menu is incredible... creative breakfast options that will leave you scratching your head over what to choose. My most recent visit I ordered the Eggs Aspen. An English muffin with a poached egg, avocado, tomato, and hollandaise sauce. On the side I splurged and got a Chocolate Chip Pancake. It was sort of the perfect breakfast. The Eggs Aspen was delicious, very messy, and gave me the morning energy boost I needed. I savored every bite. The side chocolate chip pancake was big and although not the best I ever had, there wasn't a bite left so can't complain. If you feel like creating your own omelette with more options than bacon and cheese - this is a great place to try. They have capers you can add! And pineapple! In your omelette! If you need breakfast for dessert I noticed they have pumpkin and carrot cake pancakes as well. I don't think you'll leave here disappointed! read more

Among the worst breakfasts I've had. I didn't think it possible to create dry eggs. My spinach-mushroom-feta omelet amounted to a mess wrapped in eggs that resembled Styrofoam. The "hash browns" were like browned soggy broiled potato chips. Don't bother with this place. read more

I've had a lot of Omelette in my day, but I've had few that are like the Gest Omelette. This is not your mother's omelette, but is something much different and quite good. Gest has become a favorite of mine when on the west side of Detroit. Located in a strip mall, its not a place you would know about unless you know about it, and fortunately, my fiance did! First, lets deal with some of the other items that are written on Gest. Yes, the coffee is not wonderful, but it's certainly not as horrible as I've read below. I've had mixed service experiences based on how busy Gest is, but its never been bad. The servers have clearly been there a while and are familiar with the fare. The omlette is what you go to Gest for, and it doesn't let down, but it might surprise you. Yes, there is lettuce in many of the omelettes. This is enough to turn some people off. Personally, I enjoy the texture and freshness of the lettuce. The omelette is also unique in that its fluffy and baked versus pan fried as are most omelettes. This lighter and fluffier omelette is not as buttery as a traditional restaurant classic, but combined with the lettuce, it makes for a delightful flavor and texture combination. One of my favorite Omelettes is the Country Omelette which has sausage gravy over an Omelette rather than the biscuit. Smothered in gravy and stuffed with sausage and cheese, this is not for the heart healthy, but is full of flavor. I make a common mistake at Gest and often order the three or four egg omelette which is always too much to handle, and I'm not a light eater. I've also found the farmers, deli and vegetarian omelettes delicious as well! If you're not a fan of omelettes, you'll find all of your favorite breakfast meals. So, there is no shortage of options for anyone interested. This is a great meal and a terrific Omelette. Go there with an empty stomach and a bit of time, as the omelettes do not come quickly, but they do come well made and are always quite delicious! read more

On a chance my friend and I stopped by for a quick breakfast. I was really happily surprised. The staff was friendly and really on top of things. The food all tasted really fresh. I felt the place was clean and well kept. And the sauces were saucy and great and the omelettes were so amazingly creative as well. We had the fiesta omelette and the ops omelette and really enjoyed both. The ingredients were well picked and very good. I liked that you could pick how many eggs you wanted in the omelette up front - it saved my stomach from being over full. But best of all, the hidden gem, was the sausage gravy and biscuits. So amazingly incredible. Wow. Definitely try it out! read more

The last visit was solid, so we went back three times in total. Omelette was cooked nicely and the mushroom sauce was great. Awesome coffee, major step-up to the good old days, the quality was way up. read more

We tried this restaurant out for breakfast today. From the very first moment, the service was unfriendly and slow. There were no helpful suggestions and snippiness when I questioned the lettuce on an omlette! I ordered a Ham and Cheese omlette and it was horrible. It had a texture more like bread and the ham tasted like spam sent through a food processor. It came with toast, but they were going to charge $1.50 for hashbrowns. My son ordered pancakes. They were huge, but didn't taste any better than bisquick pancakes. When my waitress noticed I'd only eaten two bites of my omlette, she at least apologized. She said nothing is normal there. We will not be back. read more

I've been going to this place for years. They truly have the best combination of omelettes and there GOOD :). There priced accordingly and service is good. I've also ordered pancakes and there delicious also. One my favorite breakfast places. read more

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Did a pick up omelette order. Great price for 2 large omelettes with toast as the side. When they say large on the menu, they mean LARGE! i was blown away! Not only did the size impress me but the flavor as well. These omelets have the fillings on the inside of the fold instead of physically being folded into the omelet. Just a warning. Egg whites were only 75 cents mote (1.50-2.00 at other places). Not really sure with why they put lettuce with the omelettes but was willing to try, not bad! Small little restaurant and quick turn around for the order. Traveled well and made my office jealous of the delicious smells and onlooking stares. read more

Food not tasty + over priced = sad face Service was not pleasant. Will never go to again. read more

Absolutely delicious breakfast and lunch meal choices. I was in the checkout lane at Kroger's last month listening to a customer and cashier talking about their favorite meals at Gest Omelette on 14 mile and Haggerty Road, a hidden gem of a place to dine. Wow! My family dined at Gest recently, our favorites, Tuscan omelette, Reuben sandwich, waffles, and greek omelette. Yummy!! We will be back. read more

most disgusting food i've ever had my family will never go there again! extremely disappointing with a raw omelet that was taken to be recooked and then came out burnt! this wasn't even the worst of our meal! read more

Gest Omelettes is named perfectly; after it's noteworthy omelettes. Picture the fluffiest eggs stuffed with unique options, topped with homemade sauces and served next to lettuce and your choice of toast. In addition to their outstanding omelettes, Gest serves up an array of AM food choices from breakfast nachos to carrot cake pancakes. Although I find it difficult to look past the "Gest Omelettes" portion of the menu, they also have many lunch options including sandwiches and salads as well as some delicious sweets to finish off any meal with. The decadent specialty omelettes come in three different sizes and range in price from $6.95 to $8.25. I am obsessed with the #8 vegetarian. I get the 1 egg with hashbrowns and multi-grain toast. It is stuffed with mushroom, green pepper, green onion, avocado, artichoke, swiss cheese and bernaise sauce... incredible! You can get a variety of sandwiches for less than $7.25 and a full order of all types of fancy pancakes for $6.50 and under. The bottom line is... a lot of bang for your buck at Gest. You will leave full with some money left in your wallet. Gest is small and decorated with a simple, country chic feel. You are guaranteed to experience friendly service; everyone is really friendly. Whatever your preference is, they will get you in and out or let you stick around awhile and enjoy! read more

Let me start off by saying I went here with an open mind as I am a breakfast aficionado and so is my boyfriend. So when he recommended a place that specializes in Omelettes for our Saturday breakfast date - I couldn't be happier... Unfortunately, it was all bad! We had a great server (friendly and courteous) although a bit slow at times and it took us a while to get the check...When she finally brought the check, we were thinking yeah right - she could have kept this... $30 for 2 Omelettes and a lemonade????? To start off with the texture of the Omelettes is a cross between a crepe, a pancake, and an Omelettes is fluffy and dense at the same time - can't explain that one... I ordered the Greek omelet and added chicken...my bf had the create your own (corned beef, sausage, and bacon) all of his meat seemed overly processed - tiny bits of unrecognizable meat pieces... Don't ask me why they serve ALL Omelettes with shredded lettuce either. When the plates came the waitress saw me sizing up the omelette and said 'yea our omelettes are a bit different'. This place was ranked number 5 on clickondetroits the best section...not sure why - but there was a line out the door! Overall $30 for two Omelettes? I could have had a V8! If I go back and that is a BIG IF, I would be more tempted to try something else on the menu steering clear of their specialy altogether. Possibly settling for pancakes. read more

Not great. Had the eggs Tuscan they came out Luke warm closer to the cold side of Luke warm and the Texas toast was more like bread than toast. I probably won't be back. read more

I'm not even sure that I can give it one star! I have not eaten here in over a year hoping that in a years time the food hopefully was better, unfortunately it was not. The same situation where the food has one note to it and no flavor of that. My wife ordered an omelette that looked like it came out of a microwave and stuffed with some meat it was just folded over. To say the least the only thing that was good was the toast. I myself had a Greek type scrambler. The unfortunate part of my breakfast was the whole thing. The hashbrowns were burnt and if somebody really thought this out they would've replaced the hashbrowns with some freshly sliced tomatoes to go along with the scrambled eggs onion and feta with a decent portion of gyro meat not microwaved. The Taziki was terrible as well. A small piece of advice would be to sit down and rework your menu or turn the keys over to somebody who really wants to serve better food. read more

Gest Omelettes Restaurant - I have a plate of burnt hashbrowns leave us to say they were left along with the bowl of taziki. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Commerce Township, Michigan

I appreciate the effort, they do have a nice selection of omelets, you can even build your own, I got the western omelet, they had a strange tasting red sauce on-top of the omelet that i just didn't care for at all, it had kind of a horseradish flavor, which I'm not a big fan of, the ham looked like it was run trough a food processor very mushy, that to had a very odd taste, sorry to say but it had the texture of catfood, which grossed me out. I've eaten western omelets all over the country, this was probably the worst one I've had. The ingredients seemed sub par. One the plus side, the staff kept my drink fulls, the egg part of the omelet was very fluffy, the eggs them self tasted good. read more

The hubby and I have dined here twice mainly because he and my father in-law love it and wanted me to experience it as well. I was pleasantly surprised. We have had the omelettes, the corned beef hash, and the standard breakfast platters. Everything was good, I like how the eggs are never overdone which is a problem I have at most breakfast places. But my favorite are the potatoes. They are quarter sized and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside so you can really taste the potatoes-SO GOOD!! The hubby loves the corned beef hash which can easily feed 2-3 people. We always take some home and he is more than happy to snack on it for the rest of the day. A must-try place for breakfast people!! read more

I got the World War I. Could have been better. I'm really picky about corned beef hash. I have been to a few places that know how to cook it just right. Not the case here. I usually get an omelette and always like them. They are huge and fill you up just eating half. The Aloha is really good. Ask for both sauces on the side. Yum. The person I was with got the monte cristo and she said it tasted good. read more

The potential of this place is outstanding. I have only gone once so this is based on a limited experience. Here is everything we ordered Half order eggs Benedict Full order Tuscan Benedict Side order of corned beef hash Side order of cinnamon French toast For the record this is way too much food for two people. The flavor of all four were very good, but they were all tepid at best. Nothing was hot which was disappointing. I sat and watched the Tuscan Benedict get pulled off the counter at least six times to realize the rest of the order wasn't ready yet, so nothing was delivered. The hash was pretty dry, but because it was a side it had no egg. The Tuscan comes on Texas Toast which is WAY too much bread for the eggs. However the flavor was killer. The service was charming and the bus boy was great about keeping the water glasses filled. So we will likely try again but we will be ordering one thing at a time. read more

This was s complete fail. I like my toast toasted and my hash browns, brown and my eggs yellow. They use a very cheap ham too. I won't be back. read more

Gest Omelettes Restaurant - Almost browned hash browns. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Commerce Township, Michigan

I love this place! I have been going there since I was 4 and I am always enjoying my food. The staff is always very kind and tries to help you. The place is always packed, especially on Sunday mornings! Everything I've had here is great. They have classics (Pancakes, eggs, French Toast, etc.) and they have stuff you can't get some other places (Sunny French Toast, Eggs Benedict, grilled cinnamon roll, grits, etc.). I have never gone here and not been happy. read more

Super busy on a Sunday morning! The kitchen was cranking out awesome looking good food and the waitresses were running like crazy! Super impressed! I got the Krappy Benny and my boyfriend got the country omelette. Everything was delicious and the portion sizes very large! I read several reviews having an issue with the eggs...I thought the eggs tasted great! The only negative was it was so busy it made it difficult for the staff to check in during meal, it didn't bother me though because I could see how hard everyone was working! Excellent team work too. Saw a customer get unruly and rude to the awesome gal who waited on myself and boyfriend. Ridiculous. Just because you are being served food does not give you the right to be rude and pushy in an establishment -I felt bad for the staff dealing with this woman but felt the staff handled beautifully, defused the situation without making a bigger scene. Gave the waitress an almost 50% tip-she's earning it today! I will be back! Yummy! read more

Well, let's just say I was searching for a healthy alternative when looking at there menu and I landed on the vegetarian omelette. Through text it looked great, what I received was a monster amount of cheese sprinkled with scallions and green peppers. The egg white texture was inedible! Literally it felt like a toxic foam when you eat it! What in the world? I'll leave you pictures of my disgusting omelette. I will never return to this establishment. To top it off it's been sitting in front of me for the last 15 minutes and no one has asked me a single question as to why it's still here. Oh yeah, our toast came out now, that's a little too late. read more

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I usually don't eat out due to a food allergy but today I made an exception and ordered delivery from here. They not only fully accommodated my allergy, but also put a note inside the bag acknowledging they saw my special request and assuring me that no dairy was used. The food was phenomenal, and it meant a lot that they went the extra step to ensure no cross contamination. I don't get this type of experience from many places so I wanted to share. The Gest Omelette staff is incredible! read more

Updating my review, my family has been coming to Gest for quite some time now, and we love both food and service. The staff is really friendly, and at this point they know our usual orders. Another thing is how accommodating they are to small children, my daughter loves coming there for breakfast. Omelettes are definitely a different taste, they taste sort of batter-y, but I happen to enjoy it. One weird thing is that they always bring separate checks, however, it's not that big of a deal, given all the good things about Gest read more

Absolutely wonderful little restaurant! Great service and speed of food! Would definitely recommend! We came in and were in the process of eating while a table was being incredibly rude and the manager and waitress handled it well and calmly. The omelets were the best I've ever had and so healthy! And the carrot cake pancakes were to die for wish we had a Gest closer to home! read more

Had breakfast with my husband at Gest yesterday. First, everything in this place is different from "normal" breakfast places, so you will either like it, or not. Just plan for DIFFERENT. The young waitress was adorable, charming, well informed, and new the menu like the back of her hand. Very attentive, but it was not that busy. She gets an A+ He had the World War I, corned beef hash, with two eggs over easy, and raisin toast. The raisin toast (three whole pieces!) was VERY good. The amount of hash was ridicuoulsy huge, enough for three breakfasts easily, the mound was bigger than my head! The hash is different, thin potato slices, not overly done, the corned beef is more like deli sliced corned beef, shreaded up. The eggs were done perfectly. The has was good, a bit drier than normal hash you get at other restaurants, but good. I had the Spanish Omelette. It was also huge. The egg part of the omelette is VERY DIFFERENT. Almost like a pancake, airy, thick, with almost a bit of sweetness, I suspect they put corn meal in the mix. It is NOT like a traditional omelette, but I still enjoyed it. They had fresh made salsa on the side, which I enjoyed. Needless to say, we both had huge left overs to take home. The price for the amount is crazy, don't know how they make any money! The menu is HUGE as well, something for everyone. If you are up and open minded for something different, give it a try! read more

I've been searching for a breakfast spot that has excellent service, delicious food and great ambiance.... Gest Omelettes was all three and then some. It was my turn to pick a restaurant for breakfast and it was a toss up between The Honey Grill and Gest Omelettes. The reviews on Yelp helped me to decide, so Gest Omelettes it was. I am sure to be a regular here now. I give this restaurant 4 forks up! read more

This place used to be so good. I'm not sure if they got a new chef, or got lazy, but it was horrible. We came here for Mothers Day breakfast- and what a waste of $$ and time (and prices are WAY too high for this place). The service was ok, had a bit of an attitude, food honestly tasted like cardboard, had no flavor. My family only ate most of it to not waste it, I didn't bother to finish mine. I'm very displeased, and what a shame because this used to be a good place. Will never come here again.. should've waited until 8am to go to Lulu's Coney Island. read more

I came here because of great reviews. I was very disappointed. I ordered a simple Ham and Cheese Omelette. When I got it at first it looked very good the Egg was fluffy, but then I took a fork to it and the Ham looked like dog food and tasted like low quality the cheese did not taste right, my dads Omelette did not look right or good at all. I not recommend eating here. Tasted like microwave crap....no freshness except for the egg. Omelettes should not be to pricy but trust me they are over priced and for the quality of the food so not worth it I been to other places around town that makes there food fresh and is very good and still has great prices! I'm not paying for school food! The Place is not very clean and if if its not clean what is behind the kitchen door? The service was friendly I will give it that. But the atmosphere reminds me of old grandma and seemed like when I was there the clients were older. This place is in a serious need of an update. I been to dives but there is a fine line between DIVES and OUTDATED and this place is very outdated, restraints being outdated does not always annoy me if the food is bad and it's not clean....sorry but not on my places to eat! read more

Seriously amazing food mixed with a family atmosphere. A waitress was having a birthday and they got her a cake. Then they gave a piece of cake to every table. I would highly recommend checking this place out as you couldn't be disappointed. I could go on about how everything we had was great but I'll just say that even the white toast tasted great! I just heard about this place about a month ago and this was my 2nd time here in a week, and I'm already looking forward to my next visit! Both times I got the manhattan omelette and it was awesome! Ps. The blonde waitress that scolded us about our phones was cool! read more

The omelets were good but they were dry I like omelets that are moist and melt in your mouth. The coffee was Terrible and should not be searved, I'm sorry to say the waittress didn't come around to fill water or anything. Sorry but I will not be coming back. read more

When you walk in...It's always packed!!!...good sign!...warning they only take cash $$$$ and checks..crazy..??? First off the omletts are crazy good and huge...all are served with shredded fine lettus inside....."sounds nuts"..but its absoultly fantastic...I Order ham, fresh mushrooms, spinach,american cheese..with Hollidise sauce on top!!!...Heaven..great homemade sandwiches..soups...salads...a bit pricey but you'll never eat a Omellet like this place offers..any topping you can imagine...cornbeef...yum!!!...love it...Owner..lol...well....no coment... read more