So Waffle House opened in 1955. Metro Diner opened in 1964. So maybe the original owner went to a WH and got inspired, or maybe not, but MD has the same vibe. Waitress was friendly and explained the menu choices since it was my 1st time in. I stayed true to my breakfast routine of grits w/ cheese, bacon and an English muffin. And coffee. The back of their shirts say," we serve our coffee as strong as our attitude" and i believe it. Food, service and ambience were spot on. So if you're a WH fan, you'll love this place. Later. read more

Metro Diner - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

It's a diner; needs some attention; windows are dirty, menus were dirty; I almost walked out. cheap breakfast, okay service; Eat somewhere else. read more

Went to the Metro Diner looking for a cheap breakfast, only discovering that prices had been raised. While ordering, the waitress told me that my order doesn't come with hash browns, which I realized was removed after looking at other reviews. Upon receiving my order, this was the food that presented to me, finding it to be significantly smaller than last time. With me still needing to ask for syrup since there was none there. This including a coffee brought my total to $16.57, making me realize I could have gone the better diner known as Normas for the same price. read more

Metro Diner - Current HOBO - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

It's Just Okay. I was craving a chicken fried steak on a Thursday afternoon and Metro Diner popped up at the top of the "Open Now" and "Nearby" lists. I'd eaten there once about a decade ago and found it unremarkable. Turns out, not much has changed. Service was quick, and the food was fine, but the menu was oddly limited. No classic CFS sides like mashed potatoes, green beans, or okra were available. Instead, it came with a side salad, or fries and toast. (Toast felt like a strange substitution for rolls, but ok fine.) The staff was accommodating, though their overall vibe was rough around the edges. The interior has that old-school diner look, but it feels worn down and not well maintained. Given their location near a busy intersection with new apartments and housing going up all around, Metro Diner has the potential to thrive. But it doesn't seem like they've realized that yet. read more

Metro Diner - Chicken Fried Steak with fries and toast. - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Decided to take my nieces to breakfast here to celebrate school being over (18months to 6yo). We piled into a booth and proceeded to order a good portion of the menu--omelet, french toast, regular toast, biscuits, pancakes, T-bone, scrambled eggs, etc. Plenty of traditional diner fare. The cookery choices on the steak were "medium well" and "well done", I chose the former but got the latter. Eggs were ok, biscuits a bit burnt, but otherwise everything else was pretty unremarkable. The kids enjoyed all of their meals. Service was friendly but choppy (my Spanish proficiency was as good as our waiter's English) and the high chair we asked for was not clean. Overall, though, this place was okay. Hit most of the points I'd expect for a local diner--down to the eclectic music playing--and I'll likely come here again. read more

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A staple of Bishop! My biggest concern is the jukebox--it should continuously play music, even if no one pays. Expecting employees to sit in silence for hours until someone pays for a song is unreasonable. Even in history the slave workers sang to make time pass more easily--should they really have to do the same just to get through their shift? If you can't prioritize your employees' well-being, I can't support you. Let them have music! I'd still contribute my own song choices, and in the end, you'd have happier employees, happier customers, and more people coming in. read more

It was mediocre not all that. I expected a but more than what we got! My mom had a Bavon cheeseburger & said it tasted good!

Location Oak Cliff section of Dallas Parking Large open lot Service Immediate, friendly Seating Special note how incredibly clean- the booths look brand new-.well kept! Fantastic!! Menu Think neighborhood diner. It was freezing cold outside and all I wanted was a grilled cheese and veggie soup-did not disappoint and even provided a tomato in the grilled cheese! So good!! This is my husband's go to breakfast place. My husband had a burger with cheese and fresh grilled mushrooms. Summary Local always open diner spit- great food, awesome service-we will be there most days!! read more

Metro Diner - Burger-fresh mushrooms-beautiful! - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Was told they weren't taking to-go orders because it's "full and there's a wait" what kind of response is that. A to go order is the simplest thing for any restaurant. read more

If you aren't looking for anything fancy with affordable prices, then you have stepped into the right place. I will say that when we walked in we were greeted and told to sit anywhere we liked, but once we sat down getting someone to come take our order seemed to be a little challenging. We started off with some coffee (not that the menu states you are limited to two refills) and went ahead and placed our orders. It wasn't long before our food came out and I will say I personally was like meh I could have done this at home. I ordered a 3 egg cheese omelette and looking at the omelette I think that I may have been shorted an egg or two. I get this order at another spot and their omelettes are fluffy, so I was kinda expecting that. The hash brows were pale and looked like they could use a longer cook and my biscuit was ear on one side (I did hear another lady telling the server after I got my food to make sure the cooked both sides of her biscuit and I was like "ahh, that's what you are suppose to ask for"). With that said, the coffee was good, the pancake I enjoyed and wish I had just ordered a short stack of them. In a pinch, this place serves its purpose. read more

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Amazing food! I have been going here for a couple of years now when I visit Dallas. The quality of the food has been consistent.

there was hair in my food, my eggs were undercooked. the windows were dirty. it was less than mediocre

I am a metro diner eater especially when it was on Gaston Ave. this metro diner on Davis is horrible and the place is filthy, some of the workers look nasty uniforms are filthy. After I received my food I saw the cook dig in with his hands and put something in his mouth. I saw the waitress washed the table but didn't sweep the area trash all underneath the table. I WILL NOT BE BACK NEED TO SHUT IT DOWN AND REMODEL. Half a star I forgot to add I asked for extra tomatoes so the waitress brought me my plate I said I asked for extra tomatoes she goes to the cook the cook tells him you get one tomato on a burger I was like WTH. read more

Great place for easy comfort food. Sometimes they are a little slow, however, the service is very good. Attitudes are very upbeat for the type of restaurant (24hrs). Not fancy, yet good to go and for a revisit ? Yep! read more

Something about an anytime open restaurant. Kinda like a home. This is a drive through Dallas, man miles of roads. read more

Metro Diner - Good to have a juicy burger at 3:52 am. - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

1 star is even a stretch here. But, don't have a choice. So, was very excited to try here with the amount of reviews for the star rating, which seemed very promising. We went in and the lady at front was nice and told us to sit at 1 of the 2 tables available. 2 tables were left unbussed. So, we sit at 1 of the clean unoccupied tables in the back. The other option was a table was by front door and didn't want to sit there with people walking in and out. The table we had was so wobbly that we would be wearing our coffee before drinking it. Like the table is basically broken. (As I sat there watching this other waitress sitting down, shooting the s**t with one of her other tables and when I say doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, especially not bussing any tables.) Our waitress finally came over and we asked her if they can bus the other table so we can sit at a unbroken table. (This is table was waaaayyyy past just putting something underneath the leg to keep it stable). Our waitress told us to hold on and went and asked the other waitress that was doing still absolutely nothing (her section) if she could bus the table so we could sit there, I literally watched her shake her head no. Then our waitress came back over and said " That the other waitress said "No" and it's her section so she can't do anything about it. That definitely was my cue to leave. Our waitress was apologetic and sweet. I honestly felt bad she had to work in such toxicity as that. So, save yourself a trip. Wouldn't suggest here if it was the last place on this planet. I know this place has been here for around 50 years and use to have stellar reviews. Sad that it's gone this direction for what seemed to be a good Dallas staple. Now that I went through and read the recent previous reviews. Even long time customers that gave them 5 stars had come back and given them 1 star reviews now. read more

Me and my partner sat here waiting for our order to be taken for such a ridiculous amount of time I left a $5 on the table and left. Hard to believe people can believe so openly homophobic in 2025. Good luck staying open another 50 years with this complete lack of hospitality. read more

I feel bad to change my review like that. Sat 5 am. Come with my best friend to have a quick breakfast. Looking down on the floor. Book seeing a large size Rat. A RAT. I am coming here for years. I know everyone here. And I feel awful to change my review. But something need to be done. It's a Rat right next to me by my table. Wow. read more

Metro Diner - Kitchen stuff - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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On my days off I like to try different little spots in different areas. I really enjoy breakfast food , so while out running errands, I had googles breakfast spots near me . And this spot was less than a mile away and had some decent google reviews. It kind of reminds me of a Waffle House the way the diner is set . It definitely gives off the appearance and feeling of one of the diners that you would see in a lonely town in a horror movie. You know the ones that typically be in the middle of no where and it's miles and miles before you get to the next town. Also The opportunity of being able to watch as your meal prep and the whole 24 hour idea says a replica of Waffle House . Similar to a Waffle House the kitchen was a little messy and their dinning/customer area Could really use some renovations or some deep cleaning . You can tell they get a lot of business here and that they have plenty of regulars . I got the meat lovers breakfast that came with pork chops and I added some ham and sausage links to the side , Pork chops were cooked perfectly, the sausage links did not taste right and had a weird texture. I enjoyed my meal for the most part and the customer service was decent as well. I plan to return and think it's a pretty decent place to dine in at . If anyone who does see my review and decide to dine here , let me know if you also got that old horror movie vibe as well. read more

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A true hole in the wall diner. Walk in and the waitress will seat you. Also have bar seating. Truly old school. Basic diner menu. We were there for breakfast. Good selection. We all enjoyed our meals and the portions were decent sized and price was reasonable. read more

The diner has excellent staff, a fantastic atmosphere, and excellent food. I encourage anyone who is in the Dallas area to go there. This is a place for family, and they also have music while you eat. read more

Came here one night for a late night meal after work and it was the best decision ive made all year. This place was very old school styled with a great hospitable atmosphere. My waitress was so friendly and made me very welcome. The food was AMAZING . I got the Meat lovers and a cup of chili and I cannot wait till next week because I will definitely be returning. read more

Metro Diner - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I couldn't get past the smell to tell if the food is good. My sister said they need to clean their "traps"; that's where the smell comes from. I say they need new sewer lines because that's what it smelled like to me! I do t think I would go back because of the smell. Like I said I don't recall the food being offensive but that smell tho... read more

One the eve of moving out of my rental, around 2am my stepdad and I were starving. We popped into metro diner, and were one of 3 customers. Our waitress was friendly and welcoming. I ordered chicken tenders and fries and they were delicious and everything you'd expect from a friendly little diner. Although realistically empty at 2am, there was a wait for food- normal when food is made fresh. Before this visit my family has came for breakfast and it was also delicious! read more

Metro Diner - Kids chicken tenders - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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I love the one on Gaston but this one on Davis is horrible. The male cook dropped a spatula on the floor and wiped it on his jeans then went back to flipping food. Using the same utensil on all food on the grill. We saw this because there was a change of shifts and the white woman in her early 40's waited over 15 minutes for her to even initially come to our table after the original server said she was turning us over. This woman sat at the register looking at the window and chatting for 15 minutes before coming by to greet us, then it took an hour to get our food. And if that wasn't bad enough, I had asked to have my sandwich cut in half. It didnt come that way. So my husband had to flag her down and we asked for a steak knife to cut it. She grabbed my burger and took it. A few minutes later she dropped it off with it SMASHED with a hand print in the sandwich!!! I didnt want to eat it afraid of what she had done. I didnt want to say amything. But my husband flagged her down and asked her to take it. She asked what was wrong with it! I said its smashed with a handprint (the bun was disintigrating on the part where the palm print was). To which she replied, "Well he (the cook) refused to cut it so I did. I washed my hands! Its fine!" I said "I dont want it." To which she said "Well we wont tell anyone about this and I wont charge you for it". Then this woman had the audacity to tell my husband after he was paying and my son and I went to the car. Mind you we had been there waiting on food for over an hour and I had no food because of her.. She rudely tells my husband, looking at me out the window "Good Luck With That!" This was the worse service, most disgusting food and unsanitary restaurant I have ever been in. I was in the business for 30 years as leadership and worked my way up. And never before have I experienced the HORROR that is Metro Diner on W Davis. read more

Literally, my favorite diner I have ever been to. So far I've been several times I've had the club sandwich. I've had the breakfast. I've had their chili, their house salad their french fries. Everything they've ever served me has been completely awesome and hot. The staff is super friendly, considering were usually there at 2 AM. The chef is fun as heck to watch and they have a really cool jukebox that you can operate through an app on your phone. Cannot recommend enough. read more

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Great slice of Americana... a real proper old school Diner!! The staff is always kind and happy to greet you. The food is quick, affordable and most importantly tastes great! read more

Metro Diner - Veggie omelette and 3 egg combo .... - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

This is your classic,all night 'Greasy Spoon' diner. Open 24/7/365,it's by no means fancy or elegant,and sometimes the clientele can get a bit loud & rowdy. And some folks might get 'put off' because people stand outside the door to smoke. Me,I could care less? That much said,the food is always pretty good (I'm partial to their Chili (Even though I'm sure it's not Homemade?) & their Chicken Fried Steak.....just like the ol' Texan I am?) the service is usually OK,but can be a bit slow at times. Especially if you choose to sit in one particular part of the restaurant,because if 'they' didn't see 'you' walk in then 'they' might not know 'you' are there? Has a Jukebox up in the corner up by the counter as well. And one stool at the counter has been missing it's seat for more years than I can count....and the grafitti on the inside of the Men's room door is like it's own Art Exhibit......but I guess that's all part of it's 'Charm'. If you get The Hungries late on a weekend night after everyone else closes,you want a 'sit down' meal and you're in Oak Cliff, this is your place? read more

Definitely don't recommend cook did not wear a hair net she also did not wear gloves while cooking the food she is on her phone as well. So unsanitary. read more

Imagine a world where a chicken can cross the road and not be questioners!!! WELCOME TO metro diner!! been coming here my whole life!! Place is older than me!! HOBO special! Is the go to!! All is welcomed!! read more

I've been coming here for a while. Always had a great experience. This review is based on my experience last night. A friend and I went around 11pm. We enjoyed our meals and our server was friendly and professional (she was a younger white girl; possibly 25 or so). Any who, the cook was a scammer, thief, and a liar. This guy was an older (possibly 50s or 60s), skinny black gentleman. I had personally never seen him before. The cook I normally see is a more average built older black guy. Well, he comes over to us after the server stepped away and told us if we could guess the answer to 2 riddles, he'd "take care of our bill" as long as we paid him $10 (the bill was $14.06. Immediately my friend nudges me and explains to me that he was essentially trying to steal from the owner AND the server by doing this. Awful. Well, we decided to make his scheme known to to the server and "play along" with him to see how far he'd take it. He actually pocketed the $10! Despicable. My friend and I then walked to the counter to pay (we aren't thieves and refused to screw over the owner and server). We hand her the ticket. She, rightfully, tells us that the total is $14.06. My friend points to the cook and explains to her that he had $10, and we'd be paying $4.06+ her tip that she was owed. The cook had the FULL audacity to attempt to lie and say we misunderstood the "game", and since we got the riddles wrong, he'd be keeping the $10. Now, at this point, we'd clearly had enough, and demanded he give the money to the server. He did reluctantly, we paid the balance plus tip (as we should), and left. This man needs to be fired, and tbh, I hope the owner and/or manager look at bills paid when he's on shift to see if he's ever pulled this before. read more

Food was great! Our waitress was very attentive! Definitely would recommend this place.

I'm sorry this was my worst experience at a restaurant in recent memory. It was dirty, weird smells, our waitress was borderline rude, and the food was not good. Our waters all bad things floating in them. When this was pointed out to the waitress, she said nothing besides grabbing the cup and walking away. Bacon under cooked, browning lettuce, etc. My 5 yo loves breakfast and only ate a quarter of her meal. Absolutely will not be back and do not recommend. read more

I came for breakfast. It was packed. I came in and sat at the bar. There is a family environment at this place. Very very friendly staff. It's a homely type of environment. I sat at the bar and ordered a 3 egg breakfast. The waitress was quick to respond. She was also super friendly. My food came up quickly and well.... it tasted like a 3 egg breakfast. Lol.. it was good as any home cooked breakfast would be. The restaurant had many elderly people in there who seemed to be well acquainted with all the employees and I could pick this up from their good natured conversations. I saw a large number of families eating from all races and nationalities. The employee base is very diverse as well. This is really a nice, welcoming, modern, down home establishment. The fact that it was packed like it was shows that people enjoy the feeling of home and a home cooked breakfast. This place did not have that cold corporate feel that a lot of other establishments have in Dallas. Especially the chain restaurants. This place had a really personable feel to it. Which I really liked. THE NOT SO GOOD 1. The cooks were not wearing gloves. They were handling all the food with their bare hands and one cook was even wearing what looked like a school class ring (the big clunky sort of ring). 2. The restaurant had a smell of urine in the lobby. Not sure if it was coming from the restrooms which are close to the seating area or if a patron came in smelling like that. It had a number of very elderly people in there so I assumed maybe one of them had that smell. 3. The hashbrowns did not taste 'fresh'. They tasted old and rubbery and had that 'past their expiration' taste. 4. Very limited parking. 5. Lack of Scenery. This area is largely low income. I think there is a churches chicken across from the diner and it's right beside a very busy road which stays occupied by large trucks with noisy mufflers and loud music blaring out the speakers. In general the entire area sucks. Noisy, crowded, ugly and tons of exhaust fumes filling the air. read more

Metro Diner - 3 egg breakfast ) - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

The sausage links and patty's and bacon are all pre cooked and thrown into a deep fryer to warm up before severing they all sit in a pan w flies all over them so nasty poor cooks the manager and owners are lazy and nasty and irresponsible. Do you realize how sick you can make your guests. Flies everywhere and food just sitting in bins so horas do not eat there. Food should always be prepared greasy when we order. read more

1:30AM on a weeknight and I'm with 3 coworkers in DTown Dallas, and we wanted breakfast. We called Metro Diner to make sure they served breakfast, and the nice lady named "Honey" said "Sugar, we got your breakfast. Ya'll come on down and bring all yo friends". Intrigued , we got a taxi and made the 8 mile drive. Metro Diner is legit , kinda a 50's style diner with great breakfast selection, and two kickass ladies that work there, Honey and Candid. So I come walking in, and Honey remembered my name from the phone call and greeted me by name! I had 3 egg omelette , the guys had steak and eggs. The food is LEGIT. The service is LEGIT. And the ladies that work there at 2:09AM are LEGIT. Plus they asked what music we wanted to play on jukebox. Who does that? Thank GOD we didn't go to Waffle House or Denny's. Special thanks to Honey and Candid. You made our evening! read more

Food was excellent, service was excellent, and ambiance was well beyond. Bathroom was disgusting toilet was clogged. Waiter had an attitude. read more

Metro Diner - Omelette and hash browns - Diners Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Stopped here for the first time and it was the perfect place to get an inexpensive brunch. Our server, Mary, was so sweet and attentive - love you, Mary! The chicken fried steak and hash browns are solid, the coffee was great, and the chocolate chip waffle satisfied my sweet tooth. It's a "no frills no fuss" diner that's open 24 hours - so a perfect place to stop after a night of drinking as well. read more

Classic place.! Good food.! Good company and all around good vibes.!!!!! Must check out read more

Worst service ever. Whoever is clerk (10) has an attitude problem. Should probably go see a shrink and fix her attitude.