First time here, even though I lived up the street for a year and half. I always wanted to try it. Now that I moved I took my grandson on his first train/rapid ride, which he enjoyed. That's when I remembered Michael's was right by the tracks. It was busy. A Sunday home Browns game. So people were in a hurry and cut in front of me and my grandson. The hostess saw this and we were forced to the counter. My grandson is only 3. Getting ready to order and they went out of their way to move us to a booth. They have a kids menu and it was the most I've seen him eat. Typical pancakes and eggs. He had the pancakes and bacon. I had the sausage gravy. The service was slow that day, blaming the Browns. Food and prices will have me back. Just a train ride away. read more

So on Monday June 29th I phone order my food and go pick it up! And, I use my debit card and has i getting my food, the person behind the counter Carrie (cashier) says to me ! " Aren't you going to leave me a dollar or two !" WTF ! IT'S UP TOO ME,if I want to leave a TIP ! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. Her, personality and service is BADD/NASTY ! She get smart with all the customers all the time. read more

One of the best meals I ve had in a while. Exceptional service. Ambiance can t be beat.

Great service, relaxed environment. Always enjoy the hostess. She is very accommodating and fun

Food has always been good. Today I was totally ignored by the waitress, I asked her a couple questions but only got shrugs and dirty looks. Found my own menu and ordered from counter as waittress never stepped out from behind counter. Packed in takeout even though I was dining in. Total lack of respect. read more

When you want to go get a good meal at a great price for brunch, then this is a good place to go. A cozy place with lots of regulars. If a social butterfly like me, easy to have a conversation with someone. Or if new to the area, a great way to find out about the area from some locals! The food is hot and tasty. The service is quick and fast. People seem to usually be in a good mood here. It's a nice way to start the day! read more

a real dinner. next to the train so the kids can watch the train! waffles shaped like mickey mouse. fast service. good omelettes. should be open 24/7 read more

Got tomato feta onion omelet tonight. Toast was hard and dry. Potatoes were nicely cooked and moist, made more palatable with the added ketchup and butter in the bag. Omelet was nothing amazing but I just wanted some eggs so it hit the spot. read more

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Well I ordered food with Uber Eats. The food came very quickly. It was packed well (although I don't like styrofoam). The food was not very good. The ribeye had so much gristle and the mashed potatoes came from a box. I was hoping it would be better. read more

Solid diner fare prepared with love. We were very grateful when they let us in as the last customers before closing, literally saving us from perishing. read more

A cute old style diner. The staff are incredibly friendly and conversational. The food is amazing for such cheap prices! Definetly one of my new favorite places read more

This place is overpriced and the service is mediocre. The manager/owner or whomever he's supposed to be has zero customer service skills and if you ever have an issue you'll see for yourself as he transforms into a loud mouth bully. The girl at the register is incompetent and a complete joke. They have a lottery machine and you can buy scratch offs outside of the machine but if you win you have to go some where else to redeem the ticket. The food falls in between good and mediocre tastewise but horrible for the price. read more

I had breakfast here on Sunday before Labor Day. I was impressed with how new and comfortable the booth seating was. Great dinner atmosphere. And window seats right beside the RTA tracks. Would be an excellent adventure on RTA from anywhere in CLE. Food was very good with ample portions. And the served grits without cheese. I highly recommend. read more

Probably the worst value in the Cleveland area. $36 plain pork chops and tasteless pasta was not what I expected. Service was good but left hungry, disappointed and felt that the overall experience was underwhelming. No need to try this place, it's as bad as it gets. read more

So rude the waitress and the cook the price is ok but the omelette tasted as if veggies weren't cooked all the way

Great customer service and great food. I usually stop by at least once sometimes twice a week. They have very good ham and cheese omelettes and very good bacon and cheese omelettes also the home fries and cheesy grits are good too read more

No never! I wanted to substitute veggies for meat being a vegetarian. They said I had to pay full price for meat I wasn't getting and pay for each veggie. How about you idiots offer a vegetarian option. Go to The Cleveland Breakfast club across the street it is much better! read more

Great breakfast place. The food is delicious and the service is fast. My favorite is the veggie omelette.

There's a lot to recommend this classic greasy-spoon train station diner. Late hours for the area (including continuous weekend hours Friday 6AM - Sunday 8PM), great location, you can watch the train go by. Great for late breakfast, early breakfast, lazy mid-afternoon breakfast, etc. Plus burgers, gyros, soup, all the usuals. Nothing fancy, and the price is right. read more

I really enjoyed the corned beef sandwich. I went back the following week for the cheese steak sandwich. It was bland. Nothing to be excited about at all. I will try something else to give them another shot! read more

Great 24 hr grub in a nostalgic 50's style greasy spoon. Bodacious breakfasts, epic hoagies, gyros and an array of burgers delight diverse patrons. Sandwiches ranging from Monte Cristos and Turkey Melts to Gyros fresh off the spit. The space sits nestled immediately adjacent to the green and blue lines at Shaker Square, the most direct route downtown. Can't beat the prices: look for some sweet specials all day on weekdays. read more

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Good food, low prices and quick service. Very nice variety of menu items. What more can you say.

Mike's Diner has consistently good food at prices that are quite affordable. Good service. Neighborhood hub for an integrated crowd. Really great place. read more

I used to eat here once in a while years ago I hadn't ate hear in like 10 years so having an hour break today I stopped in and ordered a cheeseburger and fries . I seen a frozen party placed on the flat top with a press but they did season it . It was ok for for 6 dollars with the lettuce tomato and onions. The breakfast menu looks killer lots of selection. Big dinner menu too , and appetizer menu. The staff is very nice old school decor inside nice place to grab a bite to eat they are quick too . They have the lottery set up in here too right next to the blue and green line train. They have specials everyday as well . Kudos great lunch read more

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I've lived in this area for about 5 years. I'm within walking distance and will stop in occasionally before or after work. My boyfriend is actually new to the area and enjoys the breakfast/lunch items. The service is average, depending upon the day and time you order. We're on a first name basis with most of the staff. However, it's give and go. Simple, menial, tasks like a request for "NO CHEESE" seems to be overlooked almost every time we order. My boyfriend can't have dairy. Imagine ordering food to eat before work. Waiting an additional 10 minutes for said order although you called ahead. Bringing food home only to realize that it's incorrect AND there's not enough time to re-order, wait, pick up and WAIT again, EVEN WHEN IT'S SLOW. Few suggestions. While taking the order, how about typing it in or even writing it down to ensure it's correct. Not take 4 other orders then scramble to the register to figure it out. How about handling the customers in the order they call or come in. OR...how about hiring competent service workers or offering more hours to the ones that usually get it right. read more

Thanks again, Yelp! Never would have noticed this place, or found it! Very clean, very good service, very good prices, generous portions!....and plenty of on-street metered parking! What more could you ask for? My husband had one of the best Monte Cristo sandwiches he has ever had....$6.99 with fries!!! We will be back! read more

The food was delicious I have ordered the breakfast menu it was delicious I would order again . I have never ate there before .I have ordered for me and my friend we did enjoy our food and we loved it it was tasteful Season just right and delicious I would eat there again I will recommend anyone to go to Michael's diner for breakfast I may try for lunch next time ordering I wanna try something different on the menu read more

Nice diner with great service. Ordered the Philadelphia cheese steak and it was really good. read more

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Oh, Michael's. I'm glad that my longing for a NY-style diner experience can at last be satisfied. However, do keep in mind that it also resembles a typical NY diner in that there's nothing fancy. At all. The place is quite unassuming. It's contained in a glass box by the Shaker Square rapid station... Or, rather, the place -is- the station, occupying the space behind the westbound platform. So, naturally, the place is much longer lengthwise, and combined with the typical, humble diner-ish interior, it creates a very unassuming, down-to-earth atmosphere. (Also note: while not spotless, the bathroom is not terrifyingly dirty. Yay, extra points!) It feels much busier than it actually is--between the people waiting for the rapid just outside the diner (and around), those coming in to buy lottery tickets, and those just chatting it away with the people working here and/or each other. The menu is on the smaller side for a diner, but has almost everything that one would look for at a diner. The typical diner fares are far from disappointing, and the gyro meat that keeps being mentioned by other reviewers is, indeed, pretty impressive. And all of them are served in generous portions. The only thing missing is a fried food "sampler"--an option to have a little bit of each kind of deep-fried goodness... Maybe my college town's diner just spoiled me a lot. Not a huge issue, either way. Many of the dishes contain less vegetables than would be considered normal at other places, but you don't go to a diner for shredded iceberg lettuce, I suppose. Also, UNLIKE many NY diners, this place actually closes on weeknights. Open all night on weekends. Customer parking is available on the side of the platform, behind the diner (on westbound Shaker Blvd). read more

Pre-Tailgating breakfast that will put you in a wheelchair. Great corned beef hash, pancakes, and perfectly cooked (over medium) eggs. Also, once when I had just a few minutes to make a train change, I got a hot corned beef sandwich on my way to a Tribe game. It was buttery, crumbly perfection. And they made it in a hurry for me because they knew I needed that. Only disappointment is they are not open 24 hours like they once were. read more

This place is GREAT at what it does. Late night, cheap, breakfast food. Coming from NJ I miss the diner culture and didn't expect to find these kind of end of the night places here. Michael's is the real deal though. I had the french toast with eggs over easy and sampled the gyro omelet. Everything hit the spot. So when its late, you need some drunk food, or you're craving breakfast for dinner, come watch the trains and get some good diner food at Michael's. You'll be pleasantly surprised- I was! read more

Restaurant manager endorsed that none of their food contains seasoning as salt and pepper packets are provided. Ordered cheese on fries. Informed that fries are a separate item. I was sent 2 slices of cheese. 30.00 wasted. Please advertise "season-less food" and poor customer service. read more

This place is awesome. Driving by to check out the neighborhood and spotted this gem. Fantastic burger. Perfectly cooked fries. Great place to spend part of an afternoon watching the world go by. Server was incredibly friendly. read more

Michael's Diner in Shaker Square is owned by the same familyas Michael's Family Restaurant in Rocky River. As you'll note from my co-reviewers, it's your average diner food. Nothing is amazing, nor is it disappointing. I have been there for breakfast and lunch, and both were perfectly cromulent. I noticed that one of the previous reviewers was lamenting the elimination of the rotating gyro meat skewers and their replacement with pre-sliced gyro strips. Well, Sarah Z, I see your review was written in 2008, so I hope you know that Michae'ls has reintroduced the giant lumps of roasting gyro meat, and it's mighty tasty. In the three times I have been to Michael's the service has been consistently okay, and the server was always friendly. For you people watchers, it's fun to see the trains go through and see the people getting on and off on their way to someplace new. Go, try it, and see for yourself. I know I'll be back. read more

Food be on point from the time it open until they close I get mike big breakfast every morning at 6am I love place people are always nice but business read more

This place gets 4 stars for location and convenience. The menu is minimal--small for a diner. However, the food is good and the service is consistently good. This place is also very reasonably priced. The atmosphere is simple very pleasant, especially for people who like watching the street: right in the middle of shaker square, situated right next to where the trains stop, this place practically IS the train station. When eating you can watch the trains and people come and go. I only wish the trains ran all night long like this place does! read more

I like Michaels. I like it a lot. I think the food is good quality diner style and the prices considering where they are located-right next to the Shaker Square blue and green line rapid stop. Practically on top of it! Awesome. Great burgers, sandwiches, omelettes. Everything! The service is hit or miss especially when the boss is not around. Someone needs to say something. Lose one star. Otherwise, you get great grub here. Usually pretty clean. The lottery ticket sales really slows the register line down. read more

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One of the best places to eat on the late night. Please try the French toast. read more

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This was my first and last time going here. Shortly upon arrival, the waitress got up from a nearby booth, where she was eating, and asked my husband and I if we wanted a table, we nodded yes. She cleared the dirty table close to us and we sat down. After bringing us water she said she would give us some time. She came back a few minutes later and rushed our orders out of us and quickly walked away, as if it annoyed her to have to do this. We didn't even get to order some coffee, so we tracked her down and asked for some. While waiting for our food, which was pretty quick, we listened to our waitress loudly talk on her phone, talk to other employees, eat next to us while again, sitting. She drops off the food and leaves. We have no silverware or napkins, I mean I used my straw to stir my coffee, which our waitress failed to notice or care. She then sits in another booth, so we ask a nearby staff member for some utensils. We ate, pushed our plates to the side and waited for a check, as she continued to ignore everything else and talk on her phone right behind us. I've never seen anyone in the service industry act like this, and I have been a bartender for 10 years. It was appalling. We paid and tipped well (because I have to). No offer to box anything up, and she stood there watching my husband as he wrote the tip and total on his credit card receipt. So incredibly rude. We won't be going back, and I hope they wise up and fire that idiot. read more

"Not Mike's Shack" We were glad to find free parking right in front of the establishment on what we thought would be a busy Friday evening, and even before we walked in, we were also greeted by a loud "HELLOOOO HOW ARE YOU LADIES DOING TONIGHT" from a local, which made us feel important and special in every aspect. Although we were allowed to select any empty seat in the diner for ourselves, we were surprised at the Friday late-night no waitress policy (we had to place our orders at the front), in which we were informed about by a man who spoke in a voice similar to that of the loudspeaker on Charlie Brown if given copious amounts of downers. Although this place loved being DIY, we were surprised that their prices were so high. There are other diners that retain the same atmosphere but yet charge half the price for a basic two eggs, home fries, toast and bacon dish with a side of coffee. This totaled to about $8.00, whereas other diners (e.g. coffee pot) would charge $3.75 for such a combo. The coffee also tasted like it was made from some sort of chemical based sludge, steeped in burnt dog hair for days. Gas USA Coffee is WAY better. After consuming such a mess, we decided to press our luck at the lottery machine, which unfortunately, also hurt our wallet a little bit more than we bargained for as the machine was sold out of every single kind of $1.00 scratch off. We had to fork over the extra $1.00 for the $2.00 fast cash game, which we actually won, but could not redeem because their redemption machine was all out of order. As the coffee sludge and overpriced egg platter fueled my veins, the excessive neon lighting triggered a mental montage of Brookpark strip clubs captured in a perverse 80's music video. The only highlight of this 80's music video were the excessively glittery plastic cushions that provided a backdrop for my mental montage, as the sounds of the muffled television playing a Nightline TV special on failed Miami real estate played in the background. read more