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    Sunny's Diner

    3.8 (567 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Jon H.

    I've driven by Sunny's hundreds of times in Tempe and have always wondered how it was. Friends of mine swear by it as one of the best breakfast spots in town. From the outside it looks like just another breakfast spots....its not. I'm kinda surprised it doesn't get brought up more often, this place is great! Service was fast and friendly even though the place was fairly crowded. The inside is nothing special, typical booth and table seating options, but the food was amazing! Everything was good! On a scale of 1 to 10 I'll go back....Ive been back, I'll keep going back? All of the above!

    Kim S.

    Great experience! My daughter was thrilled that they had a fun pancake. As I have said before, it's hard to mess up breakfast, it's the easiest meal and Sunny did it right

    2 Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes
    Kaitlyn G.

    Nice spot for breakfast or lunch! Good pricing and was able to accommodate our larger party. Server was very friendly and managed to keep up with everyone's orders when we all got there at different times. A few others helped run food and they were all speedy and efficient! Standard breakfast diner ambiance and feel. I for the banana chocolate chip pancakes and they were delicious! The breakfast sausage links were also really good

    Biscuit,pancakes and a glass of milk
    Roxanne L.

    Food is always good has a homemade/hometown feel to it, food is always hits honestly we only come like once a month but food is always honestly great..just today there were to many young ladies had there hair down, for me food and hair is not always a good concept, I don't want food in my hair, I seen the young man wearing a hair net well serving food.. but then have some of your girls with longer hair just left upkeep and need to be bushed out, sorry that's my biggest pet peeve, I feel like servers have to look presentable and not look like they just got out of bed, came in for the biscuit because that's what I was craving.. highly recommend with our without the gravy...

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    Mitch P.

    I'm here for spring training baseball games and one of the men in our group suggested we come here from breakfast before heading out to a game and the two of us did. The restaurant about a 1/2 mile from our hotel so walked here. I ordered a chocolate chip and banana pancake that was absolutely delicious, maybe the best I've ever had. Bella, our server, could not have been nicer. She has a great sense of humor, was helpful in answering any questions and came back a couple times during our meal to see if we needed more tea, water or anything else. The restaurant is on University Dr. not far from ASU so an easy walk from the college. I'd highly recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting the area for breakfast or lunch.

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    Janielle W.

    I highly recommend the Country Breakfast. And the NewMexico omelette. The service is very chipper. The ambience makes you feel like family.

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    Marchal P.

    This is a very clean restaurant and I have never had a bad meal. Improvements, A smaller menu will help. And a reduced portion size for seniors. Service was great, attentive but not annoying

    Omelet
    Jordan H.

    5 star service, 3.5 star food. I liked the home fries -- much closer to potato than fried, which I like. Plenty of food but not too memorable.

    Cheese burger and French Fries
    Le T.

    Sunny diner is a go to breakfast spot on the weekends if you are craving diner food. I was craving a burger for breakfast and it fulfilled my craving

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    Katie D.

    Favorite breakfast diner in the area! Reasonable prices, large portions of fresh food and friendly service. Our serve Bella was so sweet and welcoming, and the girl who checked us out at the end was so kind. Even the man who dropped our food off was so pleasant and made sure everything was okay! Plenty of seating and parking. We got the farmer skillet and it was delicious and the country friend steak. We had coffee and enjoyed the AC on a hot day.

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    Nicole D.

    Tried this local place not far from my home on a Sunday for brunch and it was overall great! Tastes better than any other brunch place and is fairly affordable! The service was great and I loved to see the effort all the workers put in to make sure we have everything we need to enjoy this meal. I also liked the idea that you don't have to get a full portion of pancakes you can only order one. Will be back for breakfast soon!

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    Zipporah A.

    First time in our servers name was Cynthia and she was very sweet. She was attentive and knowledgeable of their menu which was very helpful. I had the waffle classic which was good except my syrup was given to me cold and made my food cold faster. Mike had the Mexican omelet which was huge, he got his with home fries and bacon. He had been here before so it may become a hide away breakfast joint for us, we'll see. They are only open for breakfast and lunch here. We enjoyed the dinning room booth seating which was Nice and spacious as I had my work with me, and it's nice and quiet if you are working. Cozy lil spot.

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    Nice selection of tasty treats. Clean restaurant and friendly staff. OJ was very good too.

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    Amazing skillet coffee was good and French toast was awesome as well. Highly recommended. Will be back before traveling back home to CO.

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    Last visit to Sunny's. Food was old, cold and unappealing. Horrible experience. Only decent things was the coffee.

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    Good food. Decent portions. Great service. Only one open in the area around 6am. Lots of choices. Good menu

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    1 year ago

    Over priced for what you get. Their "home fries" is just a bland smashed up baked potato with no seasoning. I doubt I'd eat here again.

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    Food was good. Service was good. Nice clean place. I will definitely be back to try another selection on the menu.

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