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    Retro Diner

    4.7 (15 reviews)
    Closed • 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed

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    Very crammed and complicated menu.

    Food is excellent but service is ridiculously slow. Waited 12 minutes before someone took our order and then another 30 minutes before we got our food. 4 tables inside and 3 outside had guests. If they were busy I'd understand but they weren't. We've been here in the past when every table was full and we still got our food in under 15 mins. Staff is friendly but of the 5 that I could see working, only 2 seemed to do so with any urgency. Two women were doing prep and chatting the whole time. The only line cook was slow but when we finally got our food it was hot and excellent. The new owners took over June 1, 2025 and they may have some bugs to work out. And finally, their new menu is colorful and interesting but all the detail makes it difficult to read.

    Love the coffee and mugs!

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    “I had the veggie omelette turned into a burrito and my husband had the all meat omelette turned into a burrito...”

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