Not much parking and very icy in the winter. Once inside, ordering area is impossible to read until you get up to the counter (no paper menus, TV screens are up behind the ordering station but due to glare from outside light you can't read it until you are the rushed person ordering). It is not made clear that meat, veg and cheese aren't included in your breakfast entree price, be prepared to almost faint when the breakfast total for two is $44!!! Online menu shows price increases for meat and veg, which should be shown in-person at the time of ordering. Seating isn't plentiful, so make sure one of you gets seating while the other orders. Omelet and breakfast burrito were good, but hashbrowns were way too salty. Neither one of us came close to finishing our entree and threw a lot away. read more

Roadside Ice Cream and Diner - Omelet - Diners Near Me - Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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We stopped here on a road trip through Wisconsin and absolutely loved it! The burger was delicious as well as the ice cream. The cashier and food runner were kind and genuine. My absolute favorite part was John, he was the kindest, most genuine, human I've met. I would go back for the food, but also to see John. read more

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No prices listed anywhere A SMALL Legend is $10 A SMALL shake is $10 They justify it by making it humongous- way too much for one person to eat Ordered a 'pecan cluster' legend - the pecans were stale and tasted rancid. No taste to the ice cream. Chocolate shake tasted like regular vanilla ice cream. What a waste of $20! Would never go back. read more

Giving two stars instead of one because we appreciate and support the patriotic and conservative values of this establishment, BUT: there are *major* issues with the exorbitant costs and unclear pricing. The price transparency is non-existent. There are no prices listed on the menus you get at the drive through. A KIDS meal was $15.00 and a Roadside Steak Sandwhich meal was $25! Our bill came to $50 for a kids meal, one Roadside entree meal and a kids size ice cream legend. Shocking. There are additional added charges for everything. You could spend the same amount and eat at a nice sit down restaurant. When we questioned the prices (as were genuinely confused), the woman working the window was clearly frustrated with us and told us to call a man named Joey tomorrow to voice our complaints. Really disappointing experience. read more

Food extremely expensive and prices not posted anywhere. Too large portions to compensate pricing. No seating. No parking. FOH was extremely rude. Would not go back. read more

the dine-in could be bigger. the food & drinks are a great value, plus the burgers deal is the best in town! keep up the great friendness & serving! enjoy one of their sweet treats, like a big banana split after your meal! are you full yet! if not, do complain to management, maybe they will service you another one on the spot! hahahaha! bill. read more

Delicious generous portions of our favorite foods! Helpful courteous staff! Got to love it!

I can only speak to the ice cream and not the food (the food looked good but I didn't eat any) but the ice cream was amazing. Lots of flavors and delicious sundae/parfait/specialties. I had the fudge peanut parfait with vanilla ice cream and it was delicious. Very chocolatey, very gooey, very peanuty and amazing. Friendly staff, quick service, would come again if I am in the area but unfortunately I probably won't be. read more

Good Wisconsin service as I expected. Had their pork tenderloin and it was tender, juicy and delicious! I eat pork Ts at Culvers regularly and this was better. read more

Great food, great ice cream, great service. I make a point of stopping here on my way through Eau Claire. read more

Roadside Ice Cream and Diner - Fried chicken sandwich - Diners Near Me - Eau Claire, Wisconsin

This place is the best!! Service, friendliness, and food quality is top notch. The ice cream absolutely blows away the old "Dairy Queen " type. Burgers are big and they use quality meat! read more

When you are having a Chilli Dog craving come to this spot!! We couldn't finish all the food. Washed them down with great crushed ice sodas. read more

Roadside Ice Cream and Diner - Check this Chilli.Dog out!! - Diners Near Me - Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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$30.00 for two burgers. They charged $5.00 for mushrooms on each of them. Yeah, there were a lot of mushrooms, but they caused so much moisture that it went right through the papery cardboard container they put them in. What a mess. You could not pick up the burger. Had to take the top bun off and carefully try to eat the burger and mushrooms out of it because the fork kept poking through the container. The bottom bun was a soggy mess. Putting on a ton of mushrooms does not justify the cost. This burger is one you cannot pick up and eat. A regular burger with a normal about of mushrooms, at a fair price would have been great. The owner/manager was as rude as could be and was not flexible to fix anything. read more

My sister and I ate at roadside diner and grill last Saturday in Eau Claire. We walked up to the counter to order our food. We both ordered a bacon cheeseburger and fries. Marion ordered a medium strawberry shake. I didn't order a drink. Our food costed over $49.00! read more

We ate here for brunch after finding out the wait at the Nucleus was too long, and boy were we glad! We had the breakfast sandwiches and an omelet, the food was absolutely delicious and more than you could possibly eat all for a modest price. The staff were incredibly nice, very attentive, checking on us regularly to see how the food was, did we need more coffee, etc. We would come back here again hands down, would also love to check out the burgers, child dog, and shakes/ice cream! This is a must visit, old school diner with so much charm. What a gem read more

Staff is amazing, helpful, welcoming. Burgers are great! All of our ice cream cakes for birthdays come from here by request of the birthday guest of honor. read more

They are literally advocating people not wear masks during a public health emergency. I used to get food from here all the time, but if they aren't taking the safety of our community's health seriously, how can we trust the safety of the food they serve? read more

This was such a treat, the food was fantastic. The service was on the ball. The best part is my wife and I felt like adults eating our meal. We will be coming again for sure. read more

I was here a couple of weeks ago with my wife after months away. That whole brew ha ha over the misogynistic signs and anti masking was a real turn off. Why wouldn't an owner want people comfortable on their restaurant? But any way...we were desperate for a decent breakfast. Let Dave it, not a lot of choices in EC. We got there and were greeted right away by the owner. And got really good service at the counter . We shared an omelet and got two coffees for about $20. It came with hash brown potatoes. The coffee was cold. The food was very good. Huge portion and simple ingredients . Love it. Until ..... from behind me I can here the owner and some woman named Susie playing what sounds like a YouTube video about masking or anti masking. It was loud enough to hear two tables away. I don't give one friggen fart about your politics . I don't care if you wear a mask or not. I don't care if you get vaccinated. Thats your own business. What I do care about is enjoying my own breakfast without the benefit of your political BS. Again, what are you running here, a restaurant where people can eat and be comfortable or a personal play pen /soap box for your political nonsense? Stop! Stick to what's important, the customer and the food? read more

This place is great and the people that work there are even better!!!The older gentleman (who I assume owns it) offered us a free pint of ice cream seemingly out of the blue. We were in the drive through and did end up waiting a few minutes, but it wasn't anything crazy... Honestly, places that are personable make me want to come back, and that we shall! Also portions are huge! read more

Been there twice and got chicken and fries. This last time we went on Thursday (5 dollar burgers) two burgers (comes with fries) and two shakes.....52 bucks. No thank you. I realize the economy is where it is, but nothing they serve is worth being gouged 52 dollars. Sad really read more

Great spot for classic burger and fries! Everybody was very friendly and the malts were delicious. My one and only complaint is that the seating area and bathrooms need a good scrubbing, it just felt a little dirty (we did sit near the door of the kitchen though and it looked very clean in the kitchen!). read more

Prices were very high! The milkshakes were very weird tasting, not worth paying for at all. We had a few bites and tossed the rest, the hamburger was really good but the patty fell apart as soon as you bit into it. Was just a mess. Not worth the hype. Not worth the money. Not worth the trip. read more

If you are hungry, this is the place. The food, the service and the portion sizes were all amazing. The salsa-all varieties (snd there were five!) were all delicious too. Come hungry and split a breakfast with a friend or two. read more

Roadside Ice Cream and Diner - Breakfast bowl after I ate my fill. This literally had a pound of veggies in it-broccoli, red and yellow peppers, mushrooms. - Diners Near Me - Eau Claire, Wisconsin

I went there Saturday and was shocked to see the lobby crammed wall to wall with people and not a mask in sight. Chose to use the drive through instead. We had to wait close to an hour for our $60 order, which was bad enough, but I wish I'd known at that time that the owners were encouraging people to ignore public health warnings about COVID19. There is a sign prominently displayed inside stating "do not wear masks. Do not use social distancing. An asymptomatic carrier is a healthy person". To top it off, they're clearly misogynistic (another sign is up about women being "spoiled brats"). As a woman, a mother of girls (and boys), and as an RN I am horrified. I will never again visit this restaurant. If you don't believe in science or infectious health experts, this is the place for you. read more

This place is great! Better than DQ on steroids. If you're a soft serve ice cream person, it's well worth the several minutes off the interstate. Beware, though, everything is huge & the milk shakes are so thick they stand several inches above the cup. read more

Roadside Ice Cream and Diner - Caramel milk shake - Diners Near Me - Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Terrible. I've gone 3-4 times and the soft serve is always watered down. The portions are enormous, but you'll end up tossing most of it. Save your money and support a better local business. read more

Very overrated. Food is fresh and cooked to order but very ordinary. Ice cream is massive but vastly inferior to olsons or Ramones. Expect a long wait and high prices read more

Really good food and very friendly staff. Good atmosphere to meet up with friends and make new ones too!

Horrible service. I waited about 20 minutes for just a dipped cone. There were maybe 4 people ahead of me. When I got to the window it looked like people were just standing around doing nothing. They also have a tiny menu that you can only see when you pull up to the window. It's like some people that don't know how to run a business bought the place and screwed up what used to be a really good Dairy Queen. read more

Best and biggest breakfast ever received in my 60 years. Then you get a home made dilly bar for dessert. I'm calling Guy Fiarri.

Great place all the way around!!! Huge portions and the staff is super friendly!! I really love the mushroom Swiss burger and their cheese curds are awesome for a fast food place! Sweet treats are made in house and hit the spot on a cravings day!!! read more

Overpriced. Burger + Fries + drink $14-$17. Burger was ok, bun was dry. Grilled cheese was as basic as it gets. Chx tenders were good but still expensive. Possibly some political signs? Going to Culver's next time. read more

Great place. Good the food, friendly employees and fair prices. Family has been coming here for years and the fake reviews will not change our minds. read more

We were there today around noon. I had the egg/cheese/mushroom omelette and my husband had the fish sandwich with fries. Both were very good. They also brought out some taco chips and 3 kinds of salsa for us to try. Excellent! We need to go there for Taco Tuesday sometime! We wanted to try the ice cream but were way to full with the generous portions -- so will save the ice cream for next time! We're very impressed with the owner and crew -- very friendly and accommodating! We will "definitely" go there again! read more

Enjoyed breakfast at Roadside this morning! What an exceptional place!! The food can't be beat and the staff are amazing. The portions are incredible and everything you get is of the highest quality. We've had a few meals and stopped for ice cream as well at Roadside and have never been disappointed. We are always greeted warmly and treated respectfully. The service counter and dining area are very clean and well maintained. We will continue to patronize this establishment, without reservation. It is our very favorite place to go for great food and great people! read more

The ice cream is weird, it doesn't taste like normal ice cream. We ordered a chicago dog, it tasted decent but i was dissatisfied by how long it took. It had to have been at least 90 degrees in the building. I won't be going back. read more

This was such a fun and tasty stop on our way through Eau Claire! The waiter at the window was very friendly and the ice cream was VERY good! Definitely recommend read more

Roadside Ice Cream and Diner - This is a KIDS SIZE double fudge cookie dough Legendary Mixer !!! - Diners Near Me - Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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Honestly, since this switched from Dairy Queen I was a little skeptical. But! The ice cream is the same just GIANT we came for breakfast and the OWNER told us to share a meal because it's too much for one person to have. We also ordered coffees for our meal and she goes "every cup of coffee gets a free doughnut." Needless to say, its affordable and you will leave stuffed! Doughnuts were fresh and tasted homemade and not store bought. Coffee was delicious. Food was very very good. 100% recommend read more

The tacos are fantastic! They are more like a burrito with the tortillas made fresh every day and thicker then your average tortilla. They had fresh pico and I added guacamole to mine for a little extra cost. Reasonably priced and super friendly staff. The owner waited on us personally. Our friends tried the Chicago dog and loved it. Every time they visit we have to go here for there Novelty bars. If nothing else try these. They call them Dilly Bars on crack . Yes the place is small, and the wait was longer than typical, but so worth it! I'm admittedly nostalgic for this place since we frequented it often in my childhood when it was DQ. We'll definitely be back! read more