Decided to stop to check out the dinor under new owners. The refurbished interior is very nice. Even though it was a busy lunch time we were seated immediately and the server was prompt and friendly. It's a typical diner menu, burgers, sandwiches, salads and breakfast. I had the avacado toast with bacon added. I attached a picture. 1 slice of texas toast, a half an avacado, a crumble of feta and 2 slices of bacon. It was $13.24 for this. It was good but nothing amazing. (I think it would have been better on sourdough). I put down $20 and the server asked if I wanted change. That would have been over a 50% tip. She seemed offended when I answered yes. And yes, I did tip 25%. I may give it another chance since I like to support local businesses. read more

Girard Dinor - Avacado toast - Diners Near Me - Girard, Pennsylvania

Food, Service, and Ambience very good. Highly recommend. Very clean especially the restrooms.

Very authentic diner vibes here! The prices are good. The coffee was not my hubs favorite... The food was plenty and the service was great! read more

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Stopped in for breakfast last weekend and unfortunately I was disappointed this time. I've been there a few times and it was pretty good. I'm not one to make complaints but my wife's and my omelet were both under cooked and runny (uncooked whites). Service was good and the remodel looked excellent. Breakfast cook needs to do better. read more

Small town diner. In Girard for 111 years! Small with booths for up to 4 and counter seating. Fantastic prices. read more

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The food is always good and hot! I love all the waitresses. They are hard workers and friendly. The owner when time come out and talk to all the customers. Just wonderful people! The diner is full of pictures from the past. It's a cute blast from the past Stop in for their delicious chicken dinner And a piece of pie and a yummy maple milk shake! Stop in, you won't regret it. read more

This place is the legit small-town classic dinor, along with the original architectural charm that comes from those old small almost railroad car-shaped buildings that only add to the charm and make your meal better. Full standard menu for both breakfast and lunch classics, all done perfectly and for a dinor, surprisingly not too greasy! My favorite is the grilled chicken omelette. It's packed with chicken (a nice change for breakfast) and red peppers in addition to plenty of cheese, onions, and the fluffiest eggs you've ever encountered. Service is always kind and efficient so there's no reason not to be a repeat customer. read more

Girard Dinor - Chicken omelet with wheat toast. A filling breakfast at a cheap price. - Diners Near Me - Girard, Pennsylvania

My family (mom/Uncle) has been going here for years, and I finally had the opportunity to go. It doesn't get more good old home cooking than this. If you're looking for fancy and tasteless, move along. This is the real deal. Wish I didn't live so far away! read more

Food was good, it came out quick! People around here are so friendly! Cute vintage setting.

Good food. Nice piece of history in Lake City. Great staff and damn good coffee. Kinda tight so plan to get in early.

Nice place, good food and good service. In town over the weekend and looking for a nice cozy place to eat.

Love this little gem. Fresher baked goodies. Excellent coffee with option to buy the beans (and teas). Menu is high quality and family friendly. The bacon was a little over cooked. The French toast, pancakes and breakfast bowl were perfectly seasoned, flavored and fluffiness. Thanks for doing your hard work and keeping things fresh. read more

Girard Dinor - Strawberry stuff French toast - Diners Near Me - Girard, Pennsylvania

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Old time diner with real home style food. We weren't sure what we were getting into when reviewing the menu, but the food was really really good. Staff was friendly. I'll come back here for sure. Burgers n fries were hittin! (Didn't love the pie tho) read more

Came here on the way to Erie but we should have kept going place was not busy at all but still took someone 10 min to get us menus and drinks and another 10 min to take out order. I got a omelette I cut into it and the eggs were runny and not cooked the potatoes were half raw so to sum it up freaking slow service and food read more

Girard Dinor - Not very busy - Diners Near Me - Girard, Pennsylvania

First of all, a five star review in my eyes is relative to the genre of food and service being reviewed. To that point... american diner's are so prevalent that it's really tough to even judge since national expectations and standards are so consistent across the country. Eggs and bacon and toast are the same in California and Florida. But some things are a little different in Girard Pennsylvania. We found the Girard DinOr from a pile of take-out menus in our motel room during a one night stay in the area. The cute misspelled name was enough reason to check the joint out, but the extensive menu also lured us in. Long and short of it, the Girard DinOr is cute. It's a little Girard time capsule, with walls covered in b&w photos of the downtown setting in different eras. The whole downtown is ridiculously cute as well, with buildings still claiming original pressed tin facades. So what is up with the name? DinOr? Well duh, it's for dinosaurs. That's right, it's a dinosaur themed diner in the middle of nowhere. There are little plastic dinosaurs everywhere, and the menu has several DINO named items, including the delicious looking DINO-burger. It was breakfast time, and I wasn't looking for a burger so I ordered the equally delicious sounding DINO-omelette. Let me just pause for a second to say how much I love breakfast. I have eaten so many omelettes in my life, good and bad... I'm no expert but I am a omelette lover. And with that, as a thirty five year old man who has probably had thirty five thousand omelettes in his life, that the DINO-omelette was one of the best i've ever had. It's not that the eggs were prepared expertly, because they were not. It's because of the unique, umami ingredients. It was savory heaven. Yes, there was crumbled "hamburg" but there was also sauteed onions, shrooms and peppers. In addition, there was an "italian" oily hot pepper sauce. It wasn't very hot but added a mild pleasant burn. There was also some swiss cheese thrown on top. The combination of flavors and textures was unexpected and devine. If this place was in a big city there would be a line out the door 24-7. Chicago or NYC would make this place a goldmine. Huge portions, the sweet smell of pancakes in the air and genuinely friendly service. read more

Great food. Nice to go to an old school dinor. I'm happy places like this still exist and hope it continues to be supported.

Great little dinor! A must if you love fantastic food and a historic atmosphere. Waitress is sweet and always ready to refill your drink when you're low. The prices are awesome and the food is wonderful! Will definitely be back again next time I'm in town! So worth checking out. read more

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Hometown favorite. Good food, friendly service, good price and large helpings. Homemade comfort food just how you like it. Handmade milkshakes that can tasty, homemade pies that you would walk a mile for. Cute atmosphere, just what a little so-called greasy spoon should be. I highly recommend breakfast or lunch or both read more

A regular for the old timers in Girard, this cafe offers your basic home town breakfast and lunch. Pancakes, omelets, hash brows, biscuits and gravy, for lunch pot roast, meatloaf, pastrami sandwich and Rubens. If your passing through Girard and you want a quick easy home cooked meal, this is definitely a great option. The diner is small, and the ceilings are short, but the service is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the patrons are friendly. When you walk in the door, it appears that half of the diner used to be an old rail car, but I'm not sure if it is or not. There is a long bar service with stools, for quick service right off the grill. The other half is a small dining are with about 6 tables and waitress service. We have dined here twice and have never left hungry or broke. Definitely a recommendation for small town diners in PA. read more

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Hey what's not to like?! Love the owners, the history, the food! Eat local at a real American dinor made from a rail car. Homemade pie to knock your socks off! read more

Great Service, cute menu (looks like a newspaper), original everything dating back to the 20's (last century). I had LIVER AND ONIONS--I know, not everyone's first choice, but I loved it. It was cooked well with a piece of bacon on top and the onions were perfect. I will be back! read more

Girard Dinor - Great place for people watching!nice vibe here! I ordered liver and onions! - Diners Near Me - Girard, Pennsylvania

This place is about as cozy and old school as you can get in a small town or anywhere else for that matter. It's literally like walking through a time warp. It's a very simple menu, but the food is always good, the prices are always good, and you can always strike up a friendly conversation with anyone in there. I tell everyone to go check it out. read more

Super good for a diner ! Mine and my boyfriends meal were good :) nice service too! Pretty big menu of options. Many desert options too! Get banana cream pie! read more

Girard Dinor - Seating - Diners Near Me - Girard, Pennsylvania

Apparently if you're not local you are not really welcome. Food is so-so. Used to be dirty.

We stopped while traveling through. It looked a little run down on the outside but the inside was clean, service was great and food fine. I'm glad we opted for this over fast food. The wait staff was extremely friendly and nice to our (loud) children. They even offered to let them play with the toy dinosaurs that they use for decorations. Our server even told us about a park down the road when we told her we were traveling. Our kids were very grateful! Clearly most of their food was made from real ingredients (not processed nonsense.) The food was fine, burgers were tasty, fries a little soggy and the milkshake was tasty too. Overall still way better than fast food and worth a couple extra minutes. read more

Traveling through area wanted to avoid fast food. Staff was pleasant. Service was good. Place was clean. Food was sub part at best. Burgers we're grey and soggy. Not browned at all (almost like they were steamed or dare I say kept in a warmer). Cheese was not melted on burgers either as they were not hot enough to melt it. Fries appeared to be an attempt at fresh cut but were terrible. They were burnt brown, overcooked and soggy, not golden and crisp as fries should be. Milkshakes we're more milk than ice cream and extremely watery. Basically the food resembled standard frozen foodservice boxed food. Not enjoyable at all. Bill with tip for 4 ppl was $50. Most definetly not worth the price for burgers, fries & milkshakes that probably were not any better quality than fast food. read more

New Owners..... they are not ready for prime time! only 4 tables but everyone was unhappy the waitress was new but it was not all her fault ..there were 6 other adults in the back and none of the food was coming out and when it did a lot of it was wrong..... they better catch on quick of the great reputation this place had for so many years will be squandered away read more

A must go place when in this small town. Huge menu with great food. This place also has some of the nicest servers! read more

Girard Dinor - turkey club - Diners Near Me - Girard, Pennsylvania

The best place to have a genuine diner experience. Their eggs and home fries are the best.

Quaint little restaurant with great home cooking; and they serve delicious coffee. Enjoyed this place, good service and everyone was very friendly. read more

This maybe biased because I'm from Girard but this place is home. The food, service, and milkshakes are always excellent.

A warm morning and no air conditioning when we first arrived. It did come on after about 10 minutes, and glad it did. I had the Cajun chicken omelet, which was very good with home fries folded in. The sausage links she ordered were not very browned, so she asked if they could be put back on the grill for a few minutes but they came back looking just the same. The waitress was pretty busy, but it always bothers me when the dirty dishes are left on the table long after we're finished eating. Never brought the check around either, and we had to wait at the cash register for her to total it. Could have been a good breakfast, but too many little problems. read more

As my family and I are new to the area, we decided to eat at a locally owned restaurant. We went to the Girard dinner because we heard the food was homemade and the service was great. We went in and found our seat, uncomfortable hard plastic booths first of all. There was only 2 other tables in the restaurant so we waited for the server who was chatting with the table at the other end of the restaurant. We sat for about 5 minutes before Jess came over to us. We ordered our drinks and food and she said it wouldn't be a long wait for our meals, rather coldly she sounded. She went back to chat with the other table to chat while we just sat there. We overheard her talking about her co workers badly to these people, absolutely unprofessional. Our son who is a toddler drank his chocolate milk and was finished with it quickly as he was hungry. She never came back for refills, only when she delivered our food did she come back. Once dropping of the food, never came back to ask how it was, never came back to see if we needed anything. She continued to talk to the other table, ignoring us. My husband had to walk up to the other table to get our bill. The food was just ok, it's supposed to be homemade, the mashed potatoes tasted like instant, the food was not horrible but not great. For the price it wasn't worth it. We DEFINITELY will not return and will make sure to tell anyone who asks not to go there. Awful experience, that waitress (if you can even call her that) needs to go elsewhere until she can learn to do her job. read more

This place is hit and miss. Sometimes the food is good and is served fast, other times you wait forever even though it is almost empty. I can understand why it is up for sale....inconsistency is death to a business, especially a restaurant. read more

This the worst service I have ever had. They forgot my drink. The green beans were like rubber. The pancakes were burnt. The eggs looked and tasted horrible. The bacon was practically raw. The sweet tea tasted horrible. I will never be back again. Not even for a piece of pie. read more

I was looking forward to going out to breakfast instead everything that was served was horrible The wait staff was fantastic quality of food was zero. They served spoiled milk twice. My English muffin had soot on the bottom of it. Home fries were horrible bland. My boyfriend had scrambled eggs and it was like they had some sort of cleaning element in them. The place had bugs and the silverware was stuck to napkin. Needless to say we won't be back read more

Decided to get some breakfast from here since we haven't in a while. Going into it we knew the fries were terrible and the food is mediocre. We went with the blueberry waffles, potatoes, and sausage links, and a reuben sandwich. The waffles were terrible and undercook and you literally couldn't taste the blueberries at all. The potatoes were cut into giant pieces and clearly did not touch a pan. They were soggy and microwaved. The sausage links were super slimy and tasted like maybe turkey sausage? I can usually eat just about anything if I'm hungry. Im the least picky eater I have ever known but this is just ridiculous... Over and over and over they mess up. The rueben was the highlight, being that it was just edible at best. Too much wrong to fix. read more

Great Atmosphere and really good food/service. I ordered the Reuben on Italian bread, and it was pretty awesome!

Stopped here on a road trip up to Ithaca, NY. I wish I hadn't. I ordered the most classic diner food I could think of: cheeseburger with bacon, side of fries, chocolate milkshake. The bacon was stale, the fries were the worst I've ever had, and the milkshake tasted very artificial. I was trying to avoid the McDonald's/Burger King tier of eats, and somehow ended up below it. read more

Was in town visiting my son. Excellent food. I had the omelette breakfast. . And the best coffee in any diner I ever had. .. will definitely be back again. Two full breakfasts for under $16.. I will do that all day long. .. excellent service as well. read more