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    Lulu's Diner

    4.0 (109 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    LULU'S DINER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Tim S.

    Always a great little place for comfort foods, especially breakfast. Awesome diner with multiple locations. Food is great, service with a smile all the time. Great atmosphere for diner type food. Ambiance is is great for coffee or a meal.

    Lu Lu's Special. Three eggs over easy with wheat toast, think bacon, and home fries. Strawberry, blueberry, banana pancakes & smoked ham.
    Mary W.

    We enjoy a good weekend breakfast. The hubs recommended we try a trip to LuLu's, in Lima and it didn't disappoint. You walk in to a very simple and clean dining room. There was one table available that needed bussed and within seconds of sitting down it was being cleaned. The staff were efficient and friendly. We got our black coffees and as daily coffee drinkers it takes a lot impress with a basic coffee. Well they did. There coffee is worth going back for on its own. Our meals were fast and hot even though they were at capacity our entire visit. LuLu's closes at 2:00; a true sign of a good, authentic diner.

    Susan C.

    The food was really good! The waitress was very pleasant and attentive. We paid 21$ for two meals and drinks, it is well worth it, the portions are huge. All the waitresses need to keep a better eye on the doors and greet customers more promptly, they lost a few angry customers while we were there. All in all a wonderful meal and we will return. Also Incase the owners read this, please consider replacing the styrofoam to go containers, they have a million year lifespan. A small paper or cardboard (pizza) boxes would suffice.

    Roberto B.

    Awesome breakfast. Great value and portions. Visiting from out of state. Found on Yep but friend recommended. Definitely would return and highly recommend !!!

    Waffle chicken and biscuits & gravy
    Diane K.

    Real hometown comfort food! Though the space is tight and there is self seating the atmosphere is homey. Amazing food , cheap , and cozy!!!

    Strawberry Banana waffles, A+!  Our order wasn't prepared right, they were awesome about fixing it.

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    Really nice, clean diner with friendly servers. I am glad we stopped. Hot coffee. Do this!

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    Exceptional breakfast place. Generous portions and a wide selection. Would recommend to anyone coming through the area.

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    Best breakfast in Lima! Love the omlets and hash browns . Dine in or carry out. Only open for breakfast and lunch

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    LuLu's was fantastic. We had breakfast and it was amazing. Portions were sizable and food was home cooked. Will come here again.

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    We ordered biscuits and gravy, a ham and cheese omelet, sides of sausage links and bacon, and a strawberry waffle.

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    The Grind Cafe & Coffeehouse - Coffeehouse and cafe

    The Grind Cafe & Coffeehouse

    4.0(23 reviews)
    0.6 mi
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    We like this place! The food is fresh and it is good! Staff are very nice and attentive. It is a…read morepleasant and mellow atmosphere. Every visit since our first time here has been phenomenal! An asset to the area definitely!

    A coffeehouse meets a breakfast/cafe, this is definitely The Grind. I came here a few weeks ago on…read morea shopping trip into Lima. A friend of mine recommended that I should try The Grind since he knows I am really into coffees, breakfasts and brunch. The morning I came to The Grind, was still frigid even though it was supposed to be spring. I was looking forward to a good cup of coffee and a good breakfast to warm my up. I brought my brother along because, I needed help carrying stuff for the shopping trip. There was no wait even though the place was beginning to fill up to capacity. We sat down and ordered our drinks. One thing I didn't like from the get go was that this place is almost siloed into a coffee shop and a cafe. There is an area in the front where people who want to get coffee to go can order, which is smart and efficient. But, when you sit down, you do not get a coffee menu along with your food menu. The coffee menu is located in the front which would either require you to get up to see what they have or just make a random order. We chose the latter and just asked for two white chocolate mochas. My brother ordered a breakfast skillet, while I ordered the Grind special. I added pictures of the menu to the review so anyone unfamiliar with these items can look them up. We waited quite a long time for the food, think it was about 30 minutes. You could tell they were understaffed. Eventually we got our food. My brother liked the skillet, i mostly liked my meal. The breakfast potatoes were bland and lacked any seasoning. The rest of my meal was good though. One thing we both did not like were the coffees. Usually when I go to a cafe they present the coffee to you in a certain way. They have some design made with foam on the coffee, not here. The coffee also was ok. The taste didn't wow me. Maybe the time we came it was just off because of how many people were in here. Still overall, I did enjoy my meal here.

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    3.8(125 reviews)
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    Stellar breakfast on a random Friday am. When they say…read moreWAIT! At the hostess stand they mean it- they will be out to grab you as soon as they clean up other tables- most likely for you. It's open, there is a bar to your right as you enter and lots of seating to your right and front. Can eat at bar. We sat, mimosas and bloodies available. Or for that matter- whatever you can think of. They have scotch eggs swimming in a bowl of gravy... yes gravy... and it was delicious. Definitely a Mexican "flair" with lots of black beans, sauces, etc. I stuck with a Belt sandwich - nice and crispy bread with bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato. Friendly service and lots of value! Glad we found this spot since we are headed to Ohio a few times a year.

    My friend & I dine at the Dark Horse occasionally. We generally have a good experience, esp if…read moreEvian the server is there. Tonight we sat at the bar. We did not have a good experience this time. Our bartender Shanna was less than enthusiastic about serving us. She had an attitude & was yawning Alot! We ordered margaritas, which were good as always. Then we ordered our dinner. i ordered the perch dinner W fries & coleslaw. The perch was good, the fries were way overdone & coleslaw bland. My friend ordered prime rib medium rare. The rib was served Medium to Medium well. Shanna took it away & brought a Médium rare one, which was much better. I almost forgot about the Horrible house salads she served us. She returned them & brought us the Cole slaw & Augratin potatoes. The mistakes were corrected, but totally changed our view of the Dark Horse. I hope improvements will be made!

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    4.1(11 reviews)
    2.0 mi
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    It's hard to get more divey or more great than this long-time family tradition dating back to 1950…read more Solid breakfasts and bloodies served for the 8 of us with the kindest server. Great fun controlling the Touch Tunes and laughing. Breakfast was delicious no matter what was ordered.

    A quintessential 1950's rust belt bar/restaurant in an Ohio rust belt city. Opened in 1950 and…read moreprobably never remodeled since. I love the no-frills vibe of the venue, staff and customers. My first impression? Dark! I arrived at noon:30 because a passing acquaintance mentioned Lombardo's having the best BPTS. The staff and regulars numbered five and were bantering about nothing at high decibel. I sat at the bar and grabbed a menu. It is a perfectly useful, simple, no-frills list of food and prices. The bartender/waitress was a tad slow to engage this newcomer, but finally got around to taking my order and delivering a glass of water. My second impression? Still dark. The BPTS arrived after the usual wait and was hot from the fryer. It comes with nothing, but the usual garnishes are available for an up-charge that seems a tad rich. $1 for a slice of winter tomato? Pass. $1 for a slice of cheese? Pass. $1 for a slice of onion? Pass. The bun was fresh and the pickle spear was beginning to trend from crisp and crunchy towards a hint of limp. I enjoyed the porky goodness and flashbacks to my childhood BPTS memories. Will I return? Probably. I hope that the kitchen will do breakfast-for-lunch. I am also curious about their hamburger ... $3.50, but the double hamburger is more than 2x the regular burger. What's with that?

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