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    Lester's Diner

    3.3 (367 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Michelle B.

    We enjoyed breakfast at Lester's Diner. We arrived before a large breakfast crowd began to form (around 10:30 a.m.). With six people in our party, we were seated in a roomy booth. Service was great except our server had to keep going back for replacements or corrections that could have been done before she came out. The food was delicious. I ordered the 2x2x2, and the bacon was perfect, even though I didn't ask for it to be crispy. I thoroughly enjoyed the pancakes as well. The eggs (over hard) were okay. I enjoyed this breakfast treat on a Sunday morning.

    Melvika S.

    Lester's Diner is well known in South Florida, and you'll see why when you visit one of their locations. My go too is the location in Sunrise, located just minutes away from Sawgrass Mills Mall. Recently this location under went renovations, and its newly improve. The decor, the new booths and tables and chairs are beautiful. The staff here are all wonderful and very welcoming. The menu is large, and breakfast and lunch is served all day long. I've been coming to Lester's occasionally for 3 years now and have never had a bad meal. My favorite here is the Lester's 2-2-2, or a grill cheese with tomato's and bacon on Hallah bread.

    Sabina M.

    Nice clean place . Staff is good . We ordered roast beef club sandwich, it came with coleslaw, didn't like the roast beef , couldn't chew it but the egg sandwich was very tasty . The rye bread was very fresh . The service was really good .

    Eggs bacon sausage
    Hollis C.

    Woke up craving a hearty breakfast that wouldn't empty my wallet, so we headed to Lester's Diner. We were seated right away, and our waitress promptly brought coffee while I ordered the Lester's Big Deal with a side of cheese grits. The food arrived quickly, everything tasted fantastic, and the portions were huge--I even have leftovers for tomorrow's breakfast. The server was attentive throughout. In this economy, feeding three people (with a 22% tip) for under $65 is an outstanding value. Highly recommend Lester's--we'll definitely be back!

    Omelette
    Melissa C.

    Lester's is your classic comfort diner. My family has been going there for years and I've never had a bad experience. They have a huge menu so you can always find something, and I've never been disappointed by a menu item. I've been to other diners, and I feel like Lester's food is better quality than most. I normally get the build-your-own-omelette, which you can't go wrong with. The staff is always super nice, and it has that classic diner feel with the option to sit at the counter and a display of pies as you walk in.

    Corned beef hash and eggs
    Vincent R.

    I like this place better for breakfast than lunch. The pic is showing corned beef hash and eggs, delicious and the service was great that morning, friendly and quick with the food. For lunch, no pic, a bit slower, a bit more of a harsh demeanor for our server and the Cuban sandwich I ordered was meh....kinda dry.

    Betsy S.

    I cam here with a small group of 15 women and we had a place in the back to sit. The waitress was very helpful and very friendly. Unfortunately, because we had to speak to the whole group, we asked them to turn down the music, which they didn't. So we had to talk loudly and focusing on the one speaker, was difficult. They did include the tip into the bill because there were more than 6 of us - so I tried telling everyone so that they didn't double tip. It is a rather big diner which is goods so there is plenty of parking and plenty of space. My toasted blueberry muffin and coffee were good, by the way.

    Strawberry shake
    Ilene F.

    I haven't been to Lester's in probably 20 years and I the last few months I have been going about 2x a week. There is something for everyone and I have enjoyed everything I have ordered. After my visit last night I realized that I haven't written a review yet and I wanted to add my 2 cents. Although they do serve breakfast all day, breakfast is a smaller section later in the day. We have always enjoyed breakfast and honestly I was shocked that I enjoyed the nova platter more than I have at some bagel places. Yes, the bagels aren't the best I've ever had, but they weren't the worse either. The portion is perfect, even for my nova loving kid. Last night I had the grilled salmon sandwich. The salmon was cooked perfect and was delicious. It was bigger than the bread, and did I mention it was perfect? My daughter had the same thing and agreed. My husband had the grilled chicken with mashed potatoes and quinoa. He said the chicken was a little tough, but had nice flavor and he enjoyed his sides and matzah ball soup. I have had the tuna (excellent), shrimp salad (excellent), eggs (yum), oatmeal (perfect), LEO (filled with lox). Stuffed mushrooms - Yum - and the left overs warmed up sooooo good! I had to deduct a star because I feel they nickel and dime a little. I ordered onion & lettuce (but no tomato) and there was $1 charge for the onion. My husband had gravy on his mashed potatoes and there was a $1 charge. The thing that bothers me is that we had no choice, because we weren't told about the charges. All in all, we will continue to go. Service typically is on point. Everyone is friendly.

    Cookies, and Cherry Pie
    Kiram K.

    Classic diner vibes! We had the steak sandwich (so juicy!), pancakes with crispy chicken, and for dessert a warm chocolate chip cookie and cherry pie. Portions were generous, service was fast and friendly, and the cozy retro diner atmosphere made it even better. Will definitely stop by again!

    Daren R.

    We ordered the "Broward County Special" breakfast at Lesters west location for $10.59. Three eggs, bacon, homefries and toast. They also had monster chocolate cookies in the front display case. Best prices on breakfast around and everything was great tasting as usual.

    Great service provided by Nancy and the food was great ! See pictures. I felt that the Greek menu items was right on! The restaurant was clean and quiet

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    Solid 3 star experience. Food isn't great but the people are nice. It's a diner what do you expect?

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    I like having breakfast here . Their food is good and the staff is friendly . I have gone to this location multiple times .

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    Nice table service, server lady was very kind and recommended good meals and keep refil our coffee

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    Pikliz Resto & Bar - My leftover pate code (think of a loaded hatian empanada w/ meat, hardboiled eggs, hotdog, pikliz); packed a tangy, savory, and spicy punch!

    My leftover pate code (think of a loaded hatian empanada w/ meat, hardboiled eggs, hotdog, pikliz); packed a tangy, savory, and spicy punch!

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