We went to Mike's Place tonight for their Friday Fish Fry and it was absolutely fantastic! The service was top notch no complaints! The atmosphere is absolutely awesome and fun. If you've been here before you know what I mean, it's a fun experience. The food came out fast and hot. We've been to Mike's many times and it never disappoints. If you've never been to Mike's Place add it to the list and GO!!!!! Their menu honestly has something for everyone. BOOM!!!! read more

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Been here at least a dozen times. How have I not posted a review until now??? I'm writing this review NOT immediately after a visit, but about 3 weeks after our last one. Here's the thing, Mike's has always been a favorite of mine to take friends and family to because it's such a cool place with a ton of quirky decor and themed rooms. You can't miss the X-fighter plane right outside the entrance. They have outdoor seating during the warm months, but inside you can also sit and dine inside a bus! Aside from the experience, they have a massively EXTENSIVE menu! I mean, I'm not exaggerating! Of the many times I've been here, I haven't had the same thing twice. And I'm usually a creature of habit. There is something for literally everyone! The service is always good, the food is always great,... and best of all, their fares are always affordable. I love that I never have to break the bank to come here... and that's why I keep coming back! read more

Mike's Place - I think this is pork belly BBQ with mac-n-cheese - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

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40 min wait time but absolutely worth it. Started off with the ruban balls witch where amazing covered in Swiss and 1000 island dressing. Wings were good too got the honey mustard. We got the BBQ appetizer sampler got a big portion of pulled pork 2 big slices of brisket half slab of ribs and 2 sides. The bbq here is amazing You can totally smell and taste the smoke like a nod to the barbecue sauce as well cuz it's a separate flavor that kind of just meshes really well with it some of the best barbecue that I've ever had. Everything had such amazing flavor I've never had food like this before they really take their time. Literally compliments to the chefs. So special thanks for Taylor for making our experience wonderful she was in attentive server and took care of all of our needs. Super casual dining experience with cool decorations made the dining experience complete. read more

Mike's Place - BBQ sampler - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

First time trying this restaurant and we WILL be back! Very ecletic and interesting decor. Warm and welcoming atmosphere. Huge variety of menu items. Very reasonably priced and large portions. Food was really really good - we especially enjoyed the loaded tots appetizer. White french dressing with salad was very good. Highly recommend. read more

Mad About Mike's: A Wild Food Adventure in Kent, Ohio This week, we pointed our compass northeast toward Akron/Kent, Ohio in search of something weird, wild, and wonderfully delicious--and landed right in front of a full-sized Star Wars X-Wing fighter jet. That can only mean one thing: Mike's Place. I'd seen the social media buzz, and finally had to see for myself what this legendary roadside gem was all about. Spoiler alert: it's part restaurant, part museum, part fever dream--and entirely awesome. From the second you pull into the parking lot, your eyes are working overtime. The outside is a playground of pop culture, and the inside is a visual overload of vintage signs, oddball décor, and photo-worthy moments in every direction. This isn't just a meal--it's an experience. Once seated, we were greeted by Stacie, our awesome and enthusiastic waitress. Sensing we were first-timers (possibly tipped off by the giddy camera use), she gave us the lowdown on the six-page menu packed with offbeat names and bold, imaginative eats. This place has fun, but make no mistake--they take their food seriously. My wife went with the slider sampler--four mini cheeseburgers topped with grilled onions and Thousand Island dressing. Simple, satisfying, and gone before I could steal a bite. I, on the other hand, went full flavor bomb with something called The Mad Hungarian--Philly steak meat, ham, provolone, and grilled onions, all kicked up a notch (as recommended) with creamy coleslaw piled inside. I cut it into thirds just to make it more manageable--and yes, I still added fries. No regrets. When I casually mentioned I was a chef, Stacie lit up and said her son is too. She surprised us with a house salad on the house so I could sample their homemade dressings. And let me tell you, these are not your basic bottles from the back shelf. The bleu cheese was bold, the garlic ranch was perfectly balanced, and the sleeper hit? A tangy-sweet white French that we both agreed was the winner. The food was rich, creative, and absolutely lived up to the hype. That Mad Hungarian? Might be one of the best hot sammies I've had in a long time. And with Stacie's tip that they're known for their Reubens, you better believe I'm already planning round two. If you're ever cruising through northeast Ohio, don't miss Mike's Place in Kent. Come hungry, come curious, and come ready for an unforgettable bite of roadside Americana. Take the trip--you'll be glad you did. read more

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Wild environment, super fun and overwhelming lol service was okay, we were in the bus outside so a bit cold and think easy to get forgotten about out there. The menu is HUGE-look before you go haha. Prices are great, especially because the portions are generous! Food was cooked perfectly and delicious. I'd definitely come back again to try lunch! read more

Mike's Place - Breakfast quesadilla - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

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Mike's place was fun. It's very eclectic, but can be overwhelming especially the menu there were so much on the menu! But everything that we got was good. I got the Ruben and sweet potato fries. Both were amazing. It was probably the second best Ruben I've ever had, the first one being on Wall Street at a little dive place in New York City. We came with a group of eight and they seated us in about 30 minutes. I just wish that they had a wider variety of draft beer. They had a ton of IPAs. Also, the prices on everything were really really reasonable, especially in today's economy. read more

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We came back, and brought friends with us this time. We just had to share this place! It was their first time here and they really enjoyed it. We dined in a booth that was built into a former boat. Really cool! We reviewed the 6 page menu and decided on our meals. I got the Captain Jack fish sandwich and fries, my wife chose the Shrimp tacos and broccoli. My friend ordered an absolutely huge Reuben sandwich with a side of onion rings, and his wife opted for a Chef's salad. We all enjoyed our good, while marveling at the atmosphere of the restaurant. If you haven't been here yet, you should definitely try it out! read more

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The sandwiches are great. Huge portions and that is not an understatement. Great service and the quirky decorations make it a fun place to eat. read more

This place is amazing! Neat environment where you can sit in a boat, a bus or outside where the band plays. The food is fantastic! Fish, crab cakes and shrimp were phenomenal. The steak was truly a 10 oz with all edible pieces. There is so much to see here! It's a must stop! And let me tell you you the Baby Smurf drink is no joke! read more

THIS IS MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN KENT! I used to make my friends and family go here on my birthday for my birthday dinner! I love every food item I have had from them. I also love each dressing- as everyone knows they have amazing ranch dressing. They used to have margarita deals on Tuesday's I believe which were great. The servers are very kind and friendly so I enjoy eating here often. The environment is also very cool with all the different, and random, decor. read more

Fun friendly place with great food. I love all the decorations. R2D2 inside and the X-wing in the parking lot were cool.

The place itself it's very cute, unusual, and interesting. I usually love dinners but not this one. The coffee was rough. So bitter. The famous cinnamon rolls were at best terrible. Tasted like toast. No flavor at all. The biscuits and gravy and pancakes were average. But my daughter loved the chicken and waffles. read more

Fun retro atmosphere, with very friendly service and awesome food. The place for outside to inside is very eye catching and adds to the whole retro vibe of the place. The food was very good, the menu is very big though, but that's means you can't say u can't find something for you on the menu. Sabrina's Demented Friends Burger was amazing, a double patty burger, which they cooked perfectly to medium, had rich peanut butter on one bun, which was nicely toasted, balanced with sweet apple butter on the other bun, the crispy salty bacon and onion rings balanced the sweetness and tied the whole giant burger together. The fires are also very good, crispy and not too salty. For all this food the prices are very good. read more

Mike's Place - Sabrina's Demented Friends Burger - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

Best breakfast around! I highy recommend stopping first chance you get. You will not find a better selection.

This is one amazing and unusual place ! The decor is totally kitschy and eclectic, and the service was exceptionally fun and helpful. The food choices are so varied that it was hard to peruse and make a selection quickly. The food was ok but not exceptional, however the ambiance and service made up for it! read more

We used to go there all the time for lunch and dinner the food was always fantastic. We don't go there anymore as they no longer allow well behaving, well trained pets on the patio. I guess you need to leave your service animals at home. read more

Lots of food and good, the service was great. The atmosphere is fun. Found this place by accident, got a big menu and they give you big portions read more

Visited Mike's place recently. The outdoor decor caught my eye so I checked the yelp reviews. The reviews were good, so a visit was scheduled. Upon arrival, we were immediately seated and we began to take in the decor. We found ourselves laughing out loud at some of the signs on the wall. Then we started reading the menu and we laughed some more. The rules are hillarious! The waitress made a drink suggestion for me and I tried it, but the blue cider wasn't my thing. So I just went with Mountain Dew. For dinner, my wife requested ribs, my son, chicken and biscuits, and fish and chips for me. Tasting the food made me realize that despite all of the humor in and around this restaurant, they take at least one thing seriously - the food. The food is real good. You can see and taste the attention to detail in the food. My fish and chips were very good. The tartar sauce was great. In fact, all of their homemade sauces were amazing. We really liked this restaurant and eating here is an experience you'll want to try. It may not be for everyone, but that's okay. We'll be back. read more

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Loved it...food was great, menu had a lot of options, servers were incredibly friendly. Highly recommend

Wasnt going to leave a review buuuut they blocked me on their TikTok page after i left a comment about how they gave me food poisoning so here i am. The second that we were swatted we already lost our appetites after our menus and table were wet to the point where they were all sticking together and everything felt slimy instead of clean. We also saw pieces of trash and a rotting menu underneath our table. Nothing on the menu looked good so i just ordered a steak because who can do a steak wrong? Apparently the people with all of the anti wife stuff hanging around. They bring me this dry but also mushy steak that was both under and overcooked at the same time somehow. I asked for some steak sauce just to power through because i was hungry. My girlfriend's meal was ok (she ordered like a blt or something). That night, i had a really awful stomach ache and proceeded to have that stomach ache for the next week and had to miss a day and a half of work. So please, don't go here. It's really not as good as it used to be read more

Mike's Place - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

Highly recommend this place for breakfast lunch and dinner. Great atmosphere fun place to have brunch on a Sunday afternoon! First time at Mike's and I would definitely make a trip back to try some of the other goodies on the menu. The menu is big enough that everyone in your party will find something to eat. I had a mimosa flight which went great with my breakfast choice. Eggs, hashbrowns, bacon and French toast. Hubby had the smothered biscuit and it was a great choice as well. Sat on the bar side and they have plenty of tvs to watch all your favorite sports. They have a boat that you can be seated in and a bus outside that you can be seated in. Very nostalgic busy place in Kent. If you out and about in Kent give this place a try you won't be disappointed. read more

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Eat here. What a great fun place. The food was great and a lot of it. I had the Roman burger. It was huge. And I can eat and even I thought it was HUUUGGEee. Also had the poutine fries. My wife had an apple grilled cheese. She loved it. And their menu had to have about 100 items. Seriously at least a hundred. And breakfast all day. My daughter and some in law joined us. He had a triple decker that he couldn't finish and my daughter had a brisket dinner and she raves about it. And the restaurant is a lot of fun. You can eat in a bus, a pirate ship, the have a Star Wars x wing outside. Anyway this is out of the way but worth the trip. read more

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First time here. What a spot. Cool bleeds from this place. X wing fighter greets you at the front door. We sat in a school bus to eat and saw awesomeness everywhere you look. Menu is hilarious - kids menu has a $99 liver sandwich if you dare. I had the 57 maven steak sandwich and it was awesome. Kids menu is good - daughter had the pancakes. Waited on by the staff that invented the Tif Dum Dum drink - only $6.50. Locals know but out of towners this is a cool eclectic spot with jokes everywhere - humor galore and just a fun, free environment. 5 of us ate for $85 plus tax. Wasn't a wait today but this place gets busy. So much to look at and the menu is huge. Take a minute to explore before you eat. We'll be back!!'! read more

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Had a party of 12 people for my birthday yesterday at the restaurant and thoroughly disappointed with the whole experience. We were not able to make a reservation as the restaurant only allows reservations Monday-Thursday which makes zero sense. Our party was split into two tables which were not even close to each other, with an aisle in between them. Food was not good at all, everything was extremely greasy and not fresh. Overall a terrible experience, would not recommend. read more

i'm giving this a "good" review, though that's being a bit generous. for me, the uniqueness of Mike's wore thin pretty quick. the service was fine, though nothing special. the menu is huge and if you can't find several things you want, that's your issue. i had the "Loaded Diaper" - a huge burrito filled w/ BBQ pulled pork, ground beef, onions and topped w/ chili and queso. the pulled pork was delicious and the burrito was so big i had no hope of finishing it in one sitting. Danielle had the BBQ Pulled Pork Waffled Mac Attack because "waffle"... the only thing we didn't really like was the Spicy Breaded Cauliflower which was just frozen cauliflower. it was fine but nothing worth getting again. i liked it but i'm not sure it's worth driving all the way out there for it again. we happened to be in the relative area so we went. read more

I loved this place, but man were the gnats were a problem. We kept swatting them away throughout the entire dinner. The quality of the food seems to be a hit or miss too!!! Hopefully it will improve!!! read more

Took an afternoon road trip to this fun and eclectic restaurant with a playful atmosphere / attentive service / nice menu choices and decent pricing. We enjoyed the Reuben-Reuben sandwich and the ribs and there was certainly enough to bring home! read more

This place has a fun, playful, and artistic atmosphere and with a menu to rival that of the cheesecake factory options! You got to check it out and it's extensive menu and most importantly, the food is great! Located in Kent, Ohio and not far from Kent State University. I was in town for work and a friend back in Columbus, Ohio recommended this place to me. I now will always eat here when in the area and recommend to EVERYONE to visit (at least once). I sat at the bar for a late lunch since I was dining solo and the bartender was pretty awesome. Didn't drink, but he was such a good server and friendly lad. I just missed the lunch menu but totally went with the full portion and didn't look back. Even had to haul some leftovers home cause I didn't want it to go to waste! I even sat next to a local who was drinking his fireball shots, eating his sandwich, and sharing the history of the place. That made it even better. It really was some good conversation and thanked him for it when I left. Honestly, I do have to say the menu is just a bit much and that is the only thing I can critique. There really are tons of fun options on there! I found something that sounded good and picked it or I might still be deciding to this day. I went with Del The Mad Hungarian sandwich and fried (somewhere around $10). It was thin-sliced steak, ham, mozzarella, onions, mayo, & horseradish, served on a grilled rye bun. As they say, I turned it up & added some slaw to it. Absolutely recommend this option if you like slaw and this sandwich is a best pic. Has to be a favorite here. Make sure to check out this yelp page for photos or visit website gallery to see more of the decor of this place and that menu. I absolutely recommend and would love to eat here again and if you are no close, I would say it is worth the drive for the food and experience. Website is www.mikesplacerestaurant.comI read more

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Our waitress was terrific and hospitable. The back forty curly fries were a hit!!! Our table devoured them! The sir Chadwick's overstuffed biscuit was good, but wish there was more gravy! read more

Mike's Place - Back Forty Curly Fries - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

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I was impressed with the kids meals. They did a great job serving us as well the night we went. read more

Mike's Place - I was impressed with how big the kids meals were. - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

Always a great meal and you get a laugh reading through their multi page menu loaded full of options. You can't leave this place not dining something you want to eat or hungry. The food portions are all plentiful and everything I have had here has been very flavorful and something I would get again, if only I wasn't always interested in trying another new item from this endless menu. Good service and fun atmosphere with plenty to look at from room to room. This time tried the Major meltdown burger - which they describe as A double burger, on grilled rye, with American & swiss, crisp gourmet onion rings & dabs of precisely squirted mayo. Burger was excellent. Also had with a cup of chili. read more

Mike's Place - Texas Style Next Day Chili and Crackers - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

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Such a fun place! Full of eclectic decor, and a winding trail of rooms, this is a great place to bring family and friends. The menu is extensive with many unique sandwich and burger combos. They don't stop there though. I took a run at their meatloaf and gravy option and found it to be a substantial and dense slab of beef with a good and savory brown gravy. The server was knowledgeable of the menu and happy to guide you to some of their notorious options. read more

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Not a fan of their food. Regular waitresses have been very r use and all around awful but the bartenders that serve aren't too bad their food just isn't it read more

This place is the definition of cheesy. Not talking about the food. There is so much stuff on the walls and even a replica x wing fighter in the driveway. The menu is exhaustively large. Even serves breakfast at 7PM. But..... I love it. I'm so glad these places exist. It scratches an itch. My two teenaged daughters couldn't figure out what to order because they had so many great options for them. Me too! I went with the BBQ chicken wrap which is kind of a safe choice for a place like this. My daughters went breakfast route and ate every bite. French fries were so good. Service was on the quicker side. Waitress was super positive on a Sunday night. Love the midwestern prices. I almost bought a cheesy shirt, but resisted. I love these places. read more

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Classic place owned by a local and legendary for food and service. The breakfast specials are unreal. Everything is made perfectly. In 30 years, I'm not sure I've known anyone with even a mediocre meal here. Give these people your money. I usually get the regular Benedict they have here, but the lunch reuben is excellent. And for all that is holy, DON'T STEAL THE MENUS! read more

Mike's Place - Lunch reuben - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

Great location, huge menu and neat atmosphere. Service is quick and friendly and their vegetarian options are Awesome! But I love their Gyro best read more

Food, service and ambiance all excellent !!! Will definitely go back. There was 7 of us and all food was outstanding. read more

Mike's Place - Belly buster breakfast... - American Near Me - Kent, Ohio

Came in and was greeted by amazing staff. I ordered a BBQ brisket Mac n cheese burrito... and let me tell you.. one of the best things I've put in my mouth. They have anything you could think of food wise. I am definitely coming back! Plus the waiter was funny and very outgoing, which made our time even more enjoyable! :) The inside and outside of the building is AMAZING and is very fun to look at. 100% recommend anyone to go and eat there! And take a picture of the x-wing star fighter in the front! read more

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Excellent place for a fun meal with friends. The menu is huge, the burgers are delicious. I've brought more than two dozen friends to eat at Mikes and everyone was haply and loved their meals. Hearty portions, that's for sure. Wait staff are always friendly when I go there read more