Very interesting diner and worth the stop if this is on your route. I was headed to San Diego coming out of Sonoita and needed some lunch. I didnt want to venture too far off I-10 and this place looked intriguing so I stopped. This place is like a flashback in time, looks like the place is quite old but its still running very well. Two ladies both with white hair were running the show and doing g a great job! As soon as I walked in, one of the ladies says to me, "anywhere you like." And since I like sitting at the bar, thats where I sat down. Waitress immediately carded me which always makes my day haha. She took my drink order and my food order and got working on it. Very fast and efficient and everything worked out nicely. I needed some real food after a weekend of intense caving so dont judge me as I opted for some protein and fries. I burned so many calories this past weekend, that all my pants were loose. This place is unique and I would definitely return. Almost like a scene out of a movie! read more

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The chicken fried steak came out hot, juicy, and absolutely delicious. The gravy had great flavor, though it leaned a bit heavy on the pepper. The three scrambled eggs were slightly on the dry side, but the hash browns made up for it with a perfectly crispy texture. Service was excellent--our waitress was friendly, attentive, and the food came out impressively fast. The space offers plenty of seating, along with an adjacent bar area and a few TVs, making it a comfortable spot to relax and catch some news while you eat. read more

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Stopped by Omar Highway Chef Restaurant with my parents and it was such a cute little diner. It honestly feels like a little blast from the past when you walk in. The vibe is cozy and welcoming and the food was really good. We had the chicken club sandwich, the steak with some sides, and the chicken soup Stephanie recommended. Everything was delicious. If you're passing through the area, I'd definitely recommend stopping by. It's one of those little spots that just feels homey. Service was excellent! Our server Kelly was awesome!!!! read more

Omar's Hi-Way Chef Restaurant - American Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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We love Triple T, it is our most reliable breakfast spot in the Tucson area and open serving breakfast late night. They keep your coffee cup full, the service is always great, and we get a kick out of this restaurant being in a truck stop. We can't wait to see how the new owners continue to build this place up! read more

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We had not been here for at least 8+ years but after perusing reviews hit it up for some breakfast. They've completely given it a makeover since we were last here an it looked very clean with a more sleek diner vibe (vs truck stop). Friendly and welcoming service throughout our meal and prices were reasonable for the large portions. read more

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Good food, decent prices. Hubby had the steak and fries with corn he loved it. I eat primarily vegetarian and there are no real options but I pieced together a couple of eggs over medium that were a bit undercooked :-( with runny whites. Potatoes (I requested fried potatoes and I think they gave me the fried cubes,'which were very good and a bagel with butter. We did try the jalapeño poppers and they were okay. Frozen variety and a little cold in the middle. I'm torn between 3/4 stars. I'd give it 3.5 if I could. I do wish they offered more vegetarian options. I had a bit of a time figuring out what I would eat. read more

They no longer have fried chicken and it seems like their menu is much smaller. So I have to give the TTT Burrito a try. read more

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The food was good! High quality and prepared well. We had the prime rib French dip with cole slaw and a TTT omelette, and both were yummy. Prices were a bit on the high side but it's common nowadays. Service was friendly and efficient. We enjoyed our lunch here. read more

Omar's Hi-Way Chef Restaurant - Prime rib French dip with cole slaw - American Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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I will always scream from the rooftops that a good diner and a good truckstop has a bomb patty melt. And this place definitely does! Service was fantastic and quick. The parking lot definitely leave something to be desired but again it's by the freeway and a truckstop you'll be safe and fine. Everybody is nice and the place is clean. I have brought people here and they have had different items. I didn't care for their food, but I always love the patty me here with grilled onions and pickles and some french fries. read more

I must have come on an off day as the experience I had here was really bad. We got there around 5:45pm and didn't leave until around 7:30pm. The service was so incredibly slow. There were only two waitresses on the floor and the place was only half full. It took almost 30 minutes before our order was finally taken. Then it took another almost 40 minutes to get our food. I ordered the classic breakfast with eggs over easy, sausage patties, hashbrowns and a side of country gravy. The entire meal was flavorless except for the sausage patties. The gravy tasted like flour and looked like it had lumps of flour in it. The eggs and hashbrowns had no flavor and adding the gravy on top made it worse. I actually added salt to my food which I never usually do. I can say the place is clean but that's about it. There were no apologies for the long wait times or anything else. I don't think I'll be back anytime soon. read more

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This place was EVERYTHING. Quite literally. Motel/Truck Stop/Gift Store/Diner/Arcade/Candy Castle/Probably More??? It left nothing to the imagination in the best way possible. Came for the diner, left with a great experience. The diner was absolutely amazing. 12/10 service from every single staff member. They were just fantastic! The food was amazing. I love that they are keeping this old vintage place alive and thriving. Will 1000% be back. read more

Omar's Hi-Way Chef Restaurant - American Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

The food is great. Portion size is huge so be ready to eat or share with someone. Dessert especially is a massive experience.

One of my absolute favorite long time Tucson gem's just off the freeway at I-10 and Craycroft is perfect for any occasion. The breakfast chicken fried steak is hands down my favorite meal there. But the burgers, dinner chicken fried steak and pie tower are also not to be missed. The did a huge remodel and also have a full bar now and the whole place is brighter and cuter. Safe always fast and friendly. Also check out the huge candy counter featuring treats from today and Yester-year! read more

Omar's Hi-Way Chef Restaurant - Chicken fried steak breakfast - American Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Solid! They have some of the best biscuits and gravy I've had in a long time. They chicken fried steak is also solid!

HUGE PORTIONS! I was pleasantly surprised by this place. Their menu is huge and has a bit of everything. I was craving Mexican food, so of course I got some. It was very Americanized, I could tell the taco shells were from the store and the refried beans were from a can. It was all still very good! I had no complaints. Others at my table got breakfast food, sandwiches, and chicken tenders. Everything turned out good and was large. Dessert was huge and delicious! Big enough for 3 people. They even have a full bar here! My boyfriend said the bathrooms weren't the cleanest, unfortunately. read more

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Located inside the iconic TTT Truck Stop (sign easily seen from I-10), this restaurant has surprisingly good food. They serve large portions of comfort food and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner all day (and they have alcoholic drinks too). They have cute diner booths and a little candy counter with some nostalgic candy bars which you can add to your bill. You seat yourself and server comes over and takes care of you. The bill is brought out and you can use the QR code to pay your bill. The bill was a bit of a sticker shock for four people eating at a truck stop which added up to $90 for lunch!! read more

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Been here twice so far and each time I am I have left happy and full. Breakfast is fresh and on point.

We stopped in for a slice of pie today, and ended up with a deep-dish each! Debbie was our server and she wrapped the visit with sunshine! We'll definetly return--the rest of the menu looked delish!!! read more

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This place did a remodeling during the pandemic. Seems as if the food and service lost something. The wings were okay but the New York strip steak was tough and lacked taste. read more

Sad to say something has gone terribly wrong over there. They did away with the cute decor and vintage candy counter. It's back to a dive. The cook is off their game too. The food was awful the last time I went (Oct 2024) lumpy flour chunks in the gravy, no meat in the gravy, stale biscuits, undercooked hash browns and thin bacon. Most importantly the stench. You have been warned. I am convinced they were having some kind of sewer problem when I was there. I hope they come back but I won't be going. read more

Two words: pecan waffles! This is always such a nice place to stop on the road. Fast, efficient kitchen and service, friendly, witty waitresses. Classic American diner food done expertly. read more

Lots of parking and easy to be in and out of. Plenty of seating inside, but many tables are located under the air vents and you get cold pretty quickly. Breakfast is served all day and we both went with Chile Relleño and Eggs. Mine came with beans and rice and two small flour tortillas. He had Hash Browns instead of Rice. The Peppers had a good flavor, but were tough and stringy, like they had been frozen and then reheated. It's a truck stop, and they have a variety of items on the menu, including breakfast served all day. Our waitress, Cheryl, was very pleasant and did a good job. Just not sure $42.00 for two meals and 2 iced teas is worth the price. read more

Omar's Hi-Way Chef Restaurant - Chile Relleño and Eggs - American Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I love this place, the food is decent and comforting, some items are especially good! This is a truck stop but I think the food is a bit better than most other truck stops I've eaten at! The bar is a nice addition and the remodel is awesome, very nice atmosphere now! Staff is friendly and helpful, and are hard working people! Pitchers of beer are only $12.00, not bad and that includes Dragoon IPA! They have a great deal at happy hour on a pitcher and a large pizza, for $22.00! Get yer butts on down here Tucson and support this wonderful local business, you won't regret it! read more

The Chicken fried steak is DELICIOUS! Everything thing about it is great! The skillet omelette was also great, but the cubed potatoes are TO DIE FOR!!! read more

Omar's Hi-Way Chef Restaurant - Breakfast, lunch and dinner of champions - American Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

The restaurant was clean, all the TVs were working. The restaurant offered adult beverages if that's thing . The prices were reasonable about the same prices as Denny's. The restaurant did not stink. There was no smell. It was clean. It made me happy. The Reuben was a grilled brisket with sauerkraut, toasted, buttered marble rye and some sauce. I would give it a nine out of 10. It was excellent oh and melted cheese. It was it was just excellent. My standards is pretty high on Ruben though. The coleslaw did not have sugar in it or goop or any of that garbage day slop into it in trailer, park stores and trash restaurants. It was excellent and fresh. The staff was friendly, and I actually left a tip and I never tip I would come back, and I highly recommend it to bring your family. Don't worry about the outside of the place since it's a trucker stop there's plenty of parking. read more

Omar's Hi-Way Chef Restaurant - Ruben coleslaw for side - American Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

After hearing and reading all the publicity around Omar's Hi-Way Chef, I decided to pop in there one day in my way back into Tucson. We didn't dine in for a meal. We picked up a couple slices of pie to go. As others have mentioned, you're basically greeted at the door by a revolving pie display. We grabbed a banana cream pie and a Boston cream pie. I was underwhelmed by the pie. They were loosely wrapped with Saran plastic wrap. Something about it felt a little unsanitary to me. Perhaps the pie that is the best to try is the big baked pie topped with whipped cream. The diner itself is your classic old diner vibe. I do t think I'll be racing to come back here anytime soon. But it does make for an interesting truck stop. read more

I went to this location because it was listed as top truck stop restaurant in Arizona. Well, I was surely disappointed everything I got from the chicken fried steak to the eggs was over cooked and a hot mess. The chicken fried steak is some frozen garbage you could get anywhere. The hash browns crispy on the outside under cooked in the inside. It was like eating a potato right after it had been peeled. Ewww over priced garbage is what I paid for $18 for a chicken fried steak black bear makes better and I drove 10 miles to get it! Either whoever rated this top truck stop eatery in Arizona is crazy or I need to avoid truck stop restaurant's for the rest of my life.. this ain't shiiii.. Believe me when I tell ya I know good food! Service was good though I will give them that. Very friendly attentive and informative. Just terrible cook.. should hang their head in shame! Sad read more

In the past it was amazing but they had a corporate company buy them out and no. No more candy castle and the wonderful staff looks stress and overwhelmed please don't let the corporations kill this Tucson gem read more

Pretty disappointed in my visit here. Sat at the counter which I rarely do. Lucky for me I get a waitress who's not friendly to say the least. Food was meh. Was told it was a great place for breakfast. Got chicken fried steak and biscuits and gravy. Again just meh! Might try again could've been bad timing not sure. Keep hoping that it was just a fluke. read more

What's not to love! Full menu served all day. Rotating pie, a bar, a candy counter, great service, people watching galore! I will go back every time I am in Tucson! We had breakfast. Pancakes instead of toast all day. They were fluffy, real maple syrup and crisp bacon! read more

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Always a good stop on the bike. Food's usually really good, they do have off days, but not often. Definitely will keep coming back.

Quality of food has gone down, service slow and disjointed. Remodel looks nice. Portions way smaller than years ago.

Food very lower end, a lot of instant type food, smaller portions then a few years ago prices high, booths comfortable, staff awesome and friendly, coffee not great, bathroom not clean and a little scary!!! read more

Great truckers style restaurant. Good quality grub. I love breakfast there. Plenty to share so each person can order different food and share. Great service! Historical place! Used to be like the focal point of Littletown read more

The food was awesome. The Staff was friendly and attentive. We will totally be back again!!! read more

Four of us came for breakfast yesterday and we all left stuffed. Bottom line: extensive breakfast menu, huge portions, friendly diner service, perfectly cooked eggs. I had Omar's favorite. I am a big eater, but I still left behind two tortillas and some beans. I have never had over easy eggs so perfectly cooked (see photo) - they were light and fluffy almost. The enchiladas were good and the shredded beef went well with everything. I like their beans too. The two ladies with us had the half-O, and the portions were perfect for them. The other fellow had the belly buster, and couldn't come close to finishing it. He left behind the sausage patty, half the pancakes and some egg whites that he just could not shovel in. We love the waitresses here. They are the archetypal diner waitresses, and do a great job. Good place to go if you are *really* starving with the huge portions. The food was good, but not spectacular - I'd put it in the "comfort food" category. read more

Omar's Hi-Way Chef Restaurant - Omar's favorite - you better be hungry! - American Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Good food, good service. Love the decor and good family place. don't judge a book by its cover!

This place is a very convenient food place right off the highway. I heard so many great things about this place so I went and tried their food. And honestly everything came out looking like the middle school cafeteria. I don't know. They probably had a bad day the day I came in, but the food was not great at all. read more

Lunchtime on a Sunday. 4 waitresses attending several tables and a few singles at the counter. Ordered a cup of chicken noodles soup and meatloaf with shoestring fries as my side option. My soup was served in about 3 minutes and was really good, with plenty of chicken and I would guess house made. My main course was out in 8 minutes. Tasted and the thin French fries were crisp and not greasy. Despite the reputation of old time truck stop diners, none of the items had excess salt, in fact , perhaps too light on the salt and you add your own. (over salty food is a dead give away of long shelf life canned foods). The ketchup was the version with no High Fructose Corn Syrup. Yes - healthy truck stop food. They had 6 beers on tap, 3 national brands , 3 more local, specialty brews. With tip lunch was $30 - while it seems high, is probably fair. Attention Tucson Airport hotel people, it's only 3 miles east on Valencia , about 10 minutes. This 24/7 restaurant is my new late night/early morning spot when staying near the airport. read more

Omar's Hi-Way Chef Restaurant - Chicken noodle soup - American Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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Was excited to try. Unfortunately, it was a bust. I believe it was due to lack of servers. One young guy that didn't see the need for speed, considering he was the only server. Can't blame him was probably worn out. The food came out slow and cold. He served one item at a time with long pauses between each. The cole slaw came out rotten and the cottage cheese borderline rotten. The server told us it was a full serve bar, but not the case. They couldn't prepare either a daiquiri because he "couldn't find the blender" after waiting 25 minutes for it. He was finally looking up on YouTube how to prepare an espresso martini when we were finished and wanting to pay the bill. Unless, you plan on a beer (not even sure they would serve until 3/4 the way through the meal...I would plan on walking next door for you drinks (at the store attached) I will say the server was very friendly, so we left him a large tip for his efforts. Won't be going back. read more