I've been going to this place forever. It's one of the places where my friends and I used to hang…read moreout quite a lot. Back in the days when it was still called 'Lucky Strike Original Diner'. We met to have breakfast, skip class or for late night snacks and burgers. Times have changed -- the portions became smaller and more pricey unfortunately. However, I still love to go to this place. Nowadays what you get is a medium sized burger, accompanied by a couple of fries (criss-cuts if you wish, which are pretty wicked). I usally stick to the Betty Boob Bacon burger and have hardly tired any other items on their board (except their American breakfast which is also small). The juicy BBB however is tasty, especially with extra bacon (a mandatory upgrade IMHO). So I can't judge most of the other food options on their board, but they got plenty. I recommend ordering an extra bowl of fries or some sort of starter as the menu won't be anywhere near American size meals. Also the shakes are delicious. Make sure to try those. My favorites are the Peanut Butter Shake and the mighty Snickers Shake which is not on the menue, but will be made upon request. They also offer season specific shakes. Cream soda (which I recall as Coke Float) is also a classic which goes well with a starter. The interior (and exterior) is reminiscent of an American Diner in the 50s and 60s. The atmosphere is unique. They even got a 'Wait to be seated sign" which is used when the place is packed. Nice! Years ago it used to be surrounded by grassland which was pretty cool. Staff is overall friendly and very helpful when it's decision making time. On my birthday I even got a tasty hot brownie with cream on the house, so that's what I call great customer service. This place is often packed with people and at times it can be busy, so remember to either make a reservation or bring some time. Before I forget: They have a Wednesday evening burger special. Buy one, get one free. But take my advice: You won't even get a seat without a reservation on Wednesday nights. In a nutshell: + OK food + Good milkshakes + Nice atmosphere + Ok staff - Small dishes - Small, bland breakfast - Pricey - Hard to get to with public transport - Could have more original food items from the US (like American MTN DEW on tab, fluffy pancakes, etc.) ===UPDATE Dec 2013=== We had breakfast at this place again after years of not having breakfast there. To cut right to the chase: It was highly disappointing. Yes, the waitress was nice and friendly and I always feel obliged to still tip decently when at least the service was acceptable... But the food was not up for it. I remember the portions to be way bigger. Instead after finishing that little bit of omelet that was tossed on a much too big plate I considered ordering a second menu item, which I didn't do in the end because the food was just too bad. The eggs were very greasy, and there was not much bacon on my bacon omelet. It came with some toast and hash browns which weren't well done but instead still had an aftertaste of raw potato. The price for the quality of the food and overall size was off the chart - not recommended for breakfast anymore.

Ich hatte von der Bude schon vor nen paar Jahren gehört. Jetzt da gewesen. Service war lustig, war…read moremit 4 Bayern da, die waren zuvor nie im Pott gewesen. Dementsprechend lustig war's. Burger: gehen durch'n TÜV.service auch. Preise auch. Publikum: Pott.

This Diner has so much in common with Route 66 and Traditional American Restaurants as Donald Trump…read moreis a real politician. This one, in terms of burgers, was a dead-end street in the desert. Plus, very unfortunate, the enterprising owner talked us in a special something with a surprising hefty price tag. Mistake! The allegedly fresh Burger was definitely of the breed 'deep-frozen' and roasted to die a second death. Then, this awkwardness of meat, which once died of thirst, was so ridiculously dry, that even the helpless combination of mayonnaise and catchup in which one has tried to drown it, could not help. It was another poor example of how not to do burgers. Again impertinently priced! The pattern in this area appears to be a correlation between incompetence and the price.... or maybe ignorance...? Please get help guys! If you ask people to pay this kind of money for food you prepare, at least have some decency and do your homework.

What is better than all you can eat Ribs? Maybe being review 69 here Giggidy. I know I am immature…read morebut if there are any Family Guy fans out there I know I made you chuckle a little. The Ribs are incredible! They literally fall off the bone. The first plate is a huge stack of ribs with good creamy Cole slaw and tasty potato wedges. The first plate is quite filling itself but when it's all you can eat, you need to unbutton your pants and let your belly fill up. The ribs bbq sauce isn't sweet but more on the savory side which I thought was tasty. If they had a variety of sauce that would be even better. As long as you keep asking they keep bringing them out. Sometimes you may have to wait a little for the ribs but that's only because they are busy. And after about 4 stacks of ribs there is no better way to wash it down than with some good quality German beer.

This is not the American Restaurant you are looking for! If you're a fan of readymade, frozen food,…read moreyou're in the right place. Not only are the starters, such as the onion rings, chicken nuggets and filled chillies pre made mass produce but they also all get tossed into the same deep frier causing the onion rings to taste like chicken, the fries/chips to taste like onion and the mozzarella sticks to taste like chicken. Even the nachos are your every day bagged produce, including the horrible pepper powder. Not even the simply made potato wedges are fresh! The burgers are a sad affair, again with cheap sauces from the supermarket, even the sear marks on the chicken breast burger are fake and the patties are so dry and tasteless you might as well start eating the table you're sitting at. And don't bother trying to tell the waiter how you'd like your steak. The chef only makes one version: extremely well done although the well done here is a bit of an oxymoron as he prepares the steak to the point that they're so dry you could sell them as leather and make a couch out of them. The salads are ok albeit expensive and yet again the dressings are off the shelf low end stuff. Sad! The American cole slaw is actually german mayonnaise extravaganza with some strips of coal, excuse me, cole. Now there are some positive things, the service is fast and friendly, the place is clean and the interior isn't too kitschy. The chairs and tables are comfortable and the benches in the back are great but that doesn't save the sadness emanating out of the kitchen onto your plate. Mind you, this restaurant's menu has nothing to do with the American kitchen. It's an amalgamation of average German fast food that's a bit Americanized by the Ketchup bottle on (most) tables. Virginia style? Nothing to be found here. Cheesecake Factory and Claim Jumpers would give this place a one punch knockout! So, if you're looking for American food, this is not the place to go, if you're looking for decent food, this is not the place to go, if you're looking for a quick bite and have no expectations of taste, you're in the right spot! And yes, there are an overwhelming number of good reviews of this place but I fear that has to be attributed to the fact that this is the only American restaurant (I seriously wonder if the chef has ever tasted any real American food) in a 10 mile radius.

For all Americans! do not go there! Waist of time and quality sucks…read more They pretend to be "american" but they are definitely NOT and now for Germans. Als US Amerikaner bin ich absolut schockiert was man hier serviert bekommt. Tiefgekuehlte Speisen, "frisch" deklariert und offenbar original aus der Tiefkuehlbox der METRO. Die Burger sind standart, okay aber teuer, allein das gute Brot und die nette Atmosphaere aus meiner Heimat importiert machen noch keinen Diner aus. Ganz im Ernst, ich weiss ja nicht wer vom Personal hier die durchaus positiven Bewertungen ab und an schreiben muss ABER habt ihr jemals hier in den USA gegessen und wisst was real american food ist und wie es schmeckt?? Wen man Foodcritics schreibt dann sollte man schon ein wenig mehr auf dem Kasten haben als zu schreiben "die Buerger sind einsame Spitze"American food is so much more then just a burger liebe leute! Die Preise sind teilweise ein Witz, die Qualitaet von unseren fuenf Gerichten war okay aber dagegen ist die Qualitaet des benachtbarten Fastfood Restaurants dann gesehen auch okay nur billiger.dafuer brauche ich nicht in ein Restaurant gehen. Es mag ja sein das einige Gerichte hier ganz gut sind, wir haben mit unseren fuenf ueberteuerten Speisen keine gute Erfahrung gemacht, teilweise war das Essen kalt, Pommes uebersalzen, Burgerfleisch aus der Tiefkuehlbox (wer hier schreibt die Buerger sind 1A, komm du mir nach Pennsylvania und ich lade Dich auf einen $2.50 Burger in unserem Diner ein, danach packst du das Essen in Kamen nicht mehr an und bewertest es nicht mit "spitze" lieber mitarbeiter. Wer sich "Amerikan.Diner" nennt der sollte wissen was er da tut und dies Essen hat so wenig mit real american food zu tun wie ein Deutscher der in Athen einen Gyros Grill aufmachen will! Ich komme aus Pennsylvania und diente als Soldat in Deutschland/US Army, in Pennsylvania hier bekommt man an jeder Ecke wesentlich bessere Hausmannskost fuer ganz kleines Geld und keine Tiefkuehlprodukte ala Mozarella Sticks und Sauce aus der Box. Ehrlich gesagt bietet hier in Deutschland McDonalds oder Burger King bessere Vielfallt und auch Geschmack an wenn es ums Thema Burger geht (Thema Burger, nicht im allg) Ich habe Freunde in Deutschland besucht (selber 7 Jahre dort gelebt/US Army) welche mich mit diesem Besuch ueberraschen wollten (ich wusste nicht das es dort hinging, ansonsten wahre ich gar nicht erst mitgefahren). War das zweite mal dort. .. Resume....Food absolut billig (wenigstens was wir hatten), Es ist letztendlich eine Beleidung an uns Amerikaner soetwas Menschen vorzusetzen aber offenbar (lese ich hier die "Bewertungen") schmeckt vielen ja scheinbar ueberteuertes Tiefkuehlfutter? Pro...Service und Atmosphaere Top, allein wegen dem netten Personal und der Atmosphaere lohnt es sich dort hin zu gehen. TIP vorher kurz nebenan zum McDonalds was essen und danach dort nur einen Drink geniessen. Das mit dem Drink auch nur unter Vorbehalt, ich war vor 4 Jahren dort das erste mal mit 3 Freunden, wir orderten einen Sex on the Beach und bekamen irgendetwas was nach Kinderbrause (ungelogen) schmeckte, total ubersuesst und Alkeholgehalt gleich NULL! Die Freundliche Bedienung kuemmerte sich sofort um unser Anliegen, daraufhin kam der "Chef" welche den Drink mitten auf unseren Tisch stellte, einen Strohhalm hineinstecke und genuesslich den Drink schluerfte um uns dann zu erklaeren, dass dieser einwandfrei ist und er keinen Grund sehe diesen zu reklamieren. UNFASSBAR. Ebenfalls, soetwas wuerde man hier in meiner Heimat nicht erleben, soetwas ist abartig billig und peinlich! Wir sind daraufhin aufgestanden, haben alles zurueckgegeben, der freundlichen Kasserin ordentliches Trinkgeld gegeben da der Service dort nett war und sind gegangen. Shame on YOU!! pfui wer tut soetwas? und liebe leute, zu dem unten geschriebenen kommentar...es ist doch kack wurst egal ob es der Chef ist oder der (faaaaancy word) Service Leiter der kommt und so einen Mißt verzapft oder? wasn das fuern stumpfsinniger unsinn mit dem hier argumentiert wird? and regarding the owners comment (c below) which is also very none american, of course we were angry treated like pieces of shit, assuming every german customer would feel and act the same, its just funny to read that all american customers r highly unsatisfied with food, pricerange and quality and the germans seems to like it, i sort of doubt that...whatever... Als Amerikaner ist es fuer mich peinlich zu sehen, dass Menschen in Deutschland denken, wir wuerden hier in meiner Heimat so einen aufgewaermten Mist essen, das zeigt mir aber auch das die Betreiber offenbar noch nicht einmal in ihrem Leben hier bei uns daheim waren und wissen was real american food so ausmacht....noch ein Tip an die Eigentuemer....warum schreibt Ihr "Amerikan.Diner" (man beachte den Punkt bei Amerikan.) ueber eure Tueren wenn "Amerikanisch" doch nicht passt aus platzgruenden und "American" doch sooooooooo viel einfacher waehre?

I like them because at least there are some vegan options on the menu. The burgers weren´t super…read moregreat, but okay enough to go back in case I have a situation where I need a place for vegans and non-vegans alike. I really wish there would be a little more non-burger options and plant-based milk. But apart from that - I am thankful to have this option for those days where I go out with some friends, who still eat dead animals.

Traveling in Europe for business and had a Sunday to kill - so I took a 24 km / 15 mile bike ride…read more Arcen was my middle point so I stopped to eat as it started to rain. The staff was helpful and the food was amazing! I had the Gyro platter - and all I can say is wow. For the dog lovers - they allow dogs and even brought a dog water bowl to a table inside. Neat. I only wish this places was in my home town in the US.

Nice bar, staff very friendly. Spoke a little English and even put on an English Premiership game…read moreon for me on request.