We had breakfast here. I always get nervous when trying breakfast without researching the place fist. This place did not disappoint. Also, we ordered Milkshakes. The best on the planet. I swear it. read more

Russ' Restaurant - American Near Me - Muskegon, Michigan

Food is usually really good. I have had food come out cold and slow in the Come and Dine side. Atmosphere is homey and comfortable. Bathrooms seriously need an update! read more

Very welcoming, lots of items made from scratch!! Waitress Ella was very accommodating. Would stop here again!

We happened to be there on a Wednesday for the AYCE fish. It was so tasty! The home made rolls and sides cannot be overlooked. Dessert looked amazing...but we couldn't save room! Felicia was our server (I think) and she was a real gem! Kudos to her! read more

Very friendly staff and cheap food. Don't go there expecting gourmet. It is under seasoned, probably for the older patrons. Best items, rueban soup, hot turkey sandwich, onion rings, fried clams, and most the desserts. read more

The grilled cheese is one of the best I've ever had! I did build your own- whole grain sourdough, 3 different cheeses, pickles, it was so good. If I had room, I'd order another. My mom got the hot turkey sandwich and she said it was delicious. My dad got the blue cheese burger (crumbles and dressing) and he said it was very good. We also got the Carmel Apple pie and the Apple dumpling - 10/10. It was so delicious. Our server, Elizabeth was super nice and attentive as well. Good ambiance with quiet music. A great little family owned spot. read more

Three-piece Fried Chicken with Mashes potato and Green beans. Everything was delicious.

Ordered soup and sandwich. Ordered the Slim Jim and it was cold and bread wasn't toasted. Will not return.

The service is good there really nice and they check up on you every 2 minutes but the food is mid and it's too darn cold up in here i didn't know we was in the North Pole read more

Amazing food and service! The food was amazing and the server was just so kind, and struck up a conversation with us!

Just came here for the first time and was really impressed. The service was great, a really great server. The food was incredible! And this place has the ambience of an old school diner. I really enjoyed it and will definitely come back next time I'm in town. read more

Service was good, FOOD BAD ordered grilled chicken looked like a pork chop, I even asked the waiter he said it was chicken after first taste sent it back nasty and fatty loss my appetite... food not fresh. read more

The food was wonderful and the service was great! We had breakfast, omelet, pancakes, waffles and eggs. I'd recommend! read more

Cheap, good, homemade food. If you don't have grandparents around anymore, head to Russ' cause it's about the same atmosphere as grandma & grandpa's and the average age of the customer is in that range as well. read more

Not as good as it used to be. The food has definitely declined in quality while prices have soared in the past two years. They substantially jack up the prices every few months. This wouldn't be quite so bad if the food tasted better, but it's gotten worse. And they supposedly have curbside service. I followed the instructions they gave me--You order online and phone once you get to the restaurant to have bring the food out to your car. Only I tried this and they told me to come INSIDE to get my order. That is not curbside! Don't advertise it if you don't do it. Another time my pickles tasted odd, and the manager told me that sometimes they leave them sitting outside the fridge too long. That's just gross and not something you should admit to a customer. (I did get a refund even though I didn't request it.) I loved Russ' as a child and still have fond memories so it gets 3 stars for the moment. read more

I don't know why I love it, but I love Russ'. My grandparents live in Muskegon and whenever I visit them, they take me to Russ' ... so it might just be some sort of nostalgia effect that fills my mind with warm fuzzies. Honestly, the food isn't anything amazing, but it's just kind of a fun place. I 'm not sure if they have it anymore, but they used to have "phone in" dining where you would go into the dining room and order your meal over the phone in your booth. I guess it was a way to stick it to the man. No waitress, you don't come to me, I come to you. Over phone. But I'm still coming to the restaurant, not going to call from my house.. Anyway, my I always get the cheese sticks and a grilled cheese (what I've gotten since I was 5, and I should probably consider switching it up for the sake of my life and gut) and my mother swears by the Mini Gourmet salad (I think it's just a glorified cobb salad with croutons). Expect a lot of blue hairs, pie, and locals. read more

Best onion rings and milkshakes ever. Maybe I've had my perception warped by living in California for the last 2 years, but the prices are so low I almost feel guilty for not paying more. Great food. Great prices. Service is suspect at times, but nothing worth complaining about. read more

I travel around the Muskegon/Grand Haven/Grand Rapids area fo my job every day. I wanted something more "substantial" than the typical sandwich. So, being familiar with Russ', I stopped in. Sat at the counter and Lori took care of me. She has been there 30 years and I can see why. What an excellent, attentive sever! She was very friendly as well. Being alone, she made me not feel lonely. It is rare that a restaurant has even a 20 year employee let alone 30 years. The food was good and served hot. The coffee is "baby boomer" smooth, and if you are in your 50's or younger, you'll most probably be the "kid" there. But hey, if "seasoned" citizens and police frequent the place, it has to be good and a good deal. As a bonus you're most likely not going to have screaming kids around. I'd give 5 stars because of the limited choices on the menu. Carrot cake is really good (Lori recommended). Thanks Lori. See you again! read more

i've always liked this resurant ,,but with covid i now order all takeout...usually i been getting chicken "strips" dinners takeout..but today the order looks totally differnt chicken....no longer the chicken strips but now toatlly cooked different ..like ...chicken "chunks" where did the strips go????? they are tough and taste different.....one more chance russ....bribg back the chicken "strips"......or no more russ: for me!!! read more

Excellent, my favorite restaurant Julienne salad excellent dressing fantastic onion rings out of this world read more

I love Russ'. Dining here brings back childhood memories. We like to sit on the phone side and order the soup and salad bar with a baked potato. They're prices are low, the service is fast and the food is yummy. The quiet, older dining atmosphere makes having a conversation effortless, without too many interruptions. I do wish the waitress would have asked how we liked the food after putting it down. Also someone should have told us where to get water, rather than assuming we knew. But other than those minor things I only just noticed on my last visit, they are a great spot for a good family meal. read more

This place is always great if you want a meal that tastes home cooked. I pretty much always get the fried chicken w/ scalloped potatoes and it's always great. It's like someone's grandma's chicken not the crap you get at KFC. They have one side that's like a traditional restaurant and one that's called tell-dine. The tele-dine side has phones at each table and you just pick it up and place your order. Kinda neat and weird at the same time lol. read more

The onion rings were awesome. My coworkers went mostly with burgers I had a hot meatloaf and one of my coworkers had the hot turkey sandwich. The place definitely caters to the older crowd but serves solid food. The hot meatloaf was tasty with a nice brown gravy. Everyones food looked good and I think i'll get that hot tureky sandwich nect time, oh and more onion rings. read more

Its rare to see a place that makes handmade burgers but this place does. Oh and Mac and Cheese was homemade. The server was helpful in helping me figure out what to eat as I never at at a Russ'. read more

I really enjoyed the food here. The service was excellent and the prices are reasonable. I will certainly be back soon.

My food was cold, my husband ate his only because he hadn't eaten all day, but said it was really not good at all. The server was very nice though. read more

Russ's is the love child of a Big Boy and the diner in Pulp Fiction. Quality food and reasonable prices make Russ's the text book definition of a family restaurant. read more

Only reason I give this place 2 stars was outlet waitress was absolutely amazing. The food however was terrible. I had a hard time choking it down, in fact I think my dog would have a hard time eating it because it was so terrible. read more

The restaurant is really nice, and the service is great! I thought the salad was really cheap though, and the dressing was too. My baked potato was kinda old too. I did show up a couple hours before close though so maybe they weren't expecting someone to order a potato that late. read more

I ordered breakfast the other day because we had a power outage. My two eggs, prepared over easy were cooked perfectly. The hash browns just right and bacon was meaty with little fat. My toast came with homemade strawberry jam and was delicious. I wish I took a picture! I noticed that this location on Henry Street always has friendly staff and the service is efficient. Thanks for a great experience. read more

I have been visiting this restaurant my entire life. It is a staple of Muskegon and tela-dine is unique experience. Very hometown feel and friendly staff. Prices are reasonable and food is good. Nice family restaurant. read more

I love the tele-dine, and the all you can eat soup and salad. It is the freshest in town. Keep up the good work.

Best onion rings in the world, hands-down. I keep hoping to find rings that are even close to as awesome as these, but it can't be done. When they're dipped in Russ' homemade ranch dressing, it's almost like some kind of religious experience. The food is just simple and classic like it's been done for decades. Don't be put off by the age of their average customers (somewhere in their 60s, I'm thinking). If you have room for dessert, try the peanut butter pie! read more

Very nice mom and pop eatery. Food was hot and delicious. Service was quick and courteous. Great value and generous portions. Highly recommended! read more

This place is amazing, I've been going here for years now and not once has the food been bad. Customer service is great, the food doesn't take long to come out. In my opinion the twin burger is the. best on the lunch/dinner menu and biscuits and gravy is the best on the breakfast menu. read more

Great value for what you receive. Solid home-cooked food. Mostly seniors and older people dine here for the value.

We visited this place after our recent trip to Michigan's Adventure. We did not want to eat in the park because it's crap food and so expensive and so did a search on our GPS and found this place. I had never heard of Russ's, we don't have them where I live, but from the get go I was very impressed! The outside is neat and clean and the parking lot was full (always a good sign!) Once inside I loved the pretty, comfortable design, beautiful stained glass windows and photos/hangings all over, just very cozy (as in feeling, not size, it's a large place!) it felt great to be there and it smelled delicious! We were greeted by a very friendly hostess and had a nice table for our family of five. Our waitress was so sweet and nice, she was very attentive to us which was greatly appreciated! I ordered the chicken dinner and it was a great deal at just under $9, you get 3 pieces of fried chicken, a huge wonderful roll and 2 sides. My husband got the fish and chips and my older daughter got the grilled ham and cheese. They said theirs was great too. My little ones got the mac and cheese off the kids menu and they were so happy and calm the whole time, which was wonderful. For dessert I got the peanut butter cream pie, which was awesome! I think we paid like $40 something for all 5 of us to eat, which is a good deal for us, for a sit down dinner. It would have been a lot more at M.A. and the food would have been horrible. I will absolutely go back to Russ's next time we are in the area. The ONLY suggestion I could make is that they offer an all day breakfast option, but other than that it was wonderful!!! read more

Great spot for comfort foods! Always have some deals going on. AND SUPER CHEAP!!!

Best breakfast in town! They make their own bread and it tastes wonderful! Try the English muffin bread.