Long story short, it used to be a Waffle House. They had the name first for the state, and encroaching reverse-carpetbaggers had to use the Waffle Steak moniker whilst dealing in Hoosierland. That said, I don't think I've ever gotten a waffle. The Patty Melt is great, as is the B&G, and if you're stupid and have a sense of humor, anything seafoody is a riot - I suggest the Shrimpin'. The coffee is bottomless. The waitresses are quite used to the late night parade of drunks, scumbags, and cops, but Sunshine is a neutral zone. As much as I lament the fall of Family Kitchen (Stars and Stripes, Omega, etc), Sunshine is a snug harbor for the nocturnal set. read more

This place is a tiny oasis of culinary frankness in a desert of near-death commercialism. Service is friendly, no-nonsense, and very quick. Coffee is neverending and the food is delightfully unassuming. My philly steak and swiss omelet was delicious and crafted from simple yet high quality ingredients; the onions were onions, the peppers were peppers, and the meat was real meat. This is the sort of place where families, cops, drunks, and ordinary people all go to eat in peace. If you need diner fare, look no further. read more

The best Breakfast Place in Muncie and My wife's favorite. The waitresses does not cater to Locals and treats all the same. Food is great and open 24 hours! If this is not Ball States Favorite Breakfast, what could possibly be? read more

My meal was super delicious & the service was great. It is your typical breakfast place with great American breakfast, lunch & dinner options. The only complaint I have is that the restaurant is a little outdated but the great food makes up for it! read more

A greasy spoon, but one that grows on ya. I started eating at the Sunshine Cafe in 2001 when I was a freshman at BSU. The decor is rather outdated and the music is mostly oldies. The food itself is nothing special, though there is a wide selection to choose from, all at reasonable prices. The best thing about this place is that it offers a late night / early morning escape--a place to go and sober up at 3:00 am on a Sunday, or to have those quasi-philosophical conversations with close friends. It should also be noted that they offer a 10% discount to BSU students if you ask about it at the register. read more

This place represents the heart of Muncie. It's a meeting place for old timers as well as Ball State students. Very relaxed. Feels like Mama comes there everyday just to cook for you. We are night owls so we come in around midnight or one o'clock.. The food is still fresh, cooked to order, etc. Come on down and fill your tummy with love. read more

Food 3/5: It's meh, only thing I've found good is a salad, steaks are terrible. Service 3/5: Sometimes way slow Scenery: 1/5: Talk about outdated read more

Awesome salad. Great prices. Very helpful and sweet wait staff. Super deal for the money

When you have children in the kitchen , MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING AND MAKE Sure your food is NOT cold. I live right behind here. I come in all the time. The one night my bf and I came in with our friend it was around 10 before mashed potatoes are done being served. There were only 3 tables and us and each one of is were waiting a long time. When we FINALLY do get our food everything is cold. Country fried steak and the gravy, both cold. My steak was cold and my dinner rolls were hard...What in the actual fuck? My bf and our friend both got the country fried steak, one of them was much larger than the other and they skimped out on mashed potatoes and only gave a very small portion on one plate while the other was a good size. Same exact order and we ended up with one skimpy plate, the waiter knew it too because she gave my bf another biscuit when we didn't ask for it. Such a disappointment. I always have a good experience here UNTIL they started hiring children who obviously didn't give a fuck about their customers. If I could I would do a negative tip. read more

This is a fine place to eat breakfast food. I had standard bacon, eggs, toast, hash browns and pancakes. All of it was good but it didn't seem to be overly amazing or anything. The service was satisfactory; they were friendly and kept our drinks filled. The dining room doesn't look like it's been redecorated since 1991; it had a little Twin Peaks vibe but not in an interesting way. I don't live in Muncie so this was probably the only time I'll ever come here, but I'd recommend it to others if they want breakfast. I'd just also mention that it's not going to blow your mind. Overall, it's an okay place to eat. read more

Good food and good prices. A bit crowded but you cannot fault a business for being popular.

My grandparents have been going to Sunshine Cafe since before I was born, and they started bringing me along with them when I was just a few months old! It's become a very special place to me and my grandmother, and the staff is always so friendly. The food is great too! read more

i love sunshine i'm a student at ball state but this place makes me feel at home. so cozy and comfortable. i always switch it up with what i get i am not a find one thing and consistently get it type of person. pls get the hot chocolate btw it is so good. read more

Actually this is a small chain EATERIE, but maintains 1970's appearance, style & menu. It's a place outa the past, but that's good in some ways. Lotsa older folks were eating here, so it has to have good something. My BLT WAS GOOD, with the bacon being excellent. My veggie soup was "waterie," like out of a generic can. Service was very good, & prices reasonable. I was hoping for a brewed stew, and not just a few peas & corn thrown in with a bunch of potatoes, in water; SOUP ??? It'll be breakfast, next trip. read more

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A friend of mines parents used to own this place. Im not sure if they still do, but the one thing that I absolutely love about this place is in the 20+ years that I have frequented here, the food has never changed and always prepared the same way as day 1. Down home cooking and family friendly. read more

Typical clean diner. Basic decor, nothing fancy, nothing shabby. Tables kept turning over throughout my leisurely breakfast so this place is popular. Very fair pricing and great quality. My pork chop and eggs was the perfect way to start my travel day. Chop was moist. Eggs over medium were right on the money -- just slightly runny. Hash browns tasted as though they were from freshly grated potatoes, not frozen. Food delivery was a little slow, but the place was busy busy busy. read more

I love this place! It's the best 24 hour restaurant i've ever been to. My friends and I love to come and laugh with the servers, such kind people! And bottomless coffee for only 2.19? What a steal! I highly recommend this place if you're drunk at 2 am and craving food. read more

Very friendly. Great food. Fast service. Good customer service, servers are always so sweet. I just wish that they would pay a little more attention when taking/making orders. I also love that they are open 24/7! Family favorite for those days my husband gets home from work very early in the morning and we want to have a family meal somewhere. Recommend the omelets! read more

This café has pretty good food. I would DEFINITELY recommend the fried chicken! There are a few minor problems... I think that the waitress was new but I am honestly not sure. We sat down to order our food and after we ordered, it took them about an hour to bring it out to us. The food really didn't look like it took that long to cook but it was magnificent. The waitress didn't apologize for the wait and she was rude to us when we paid at the front counter. Besides that bad experience, this café is pretty good and is clean. 3 stars read more

this is my favorite place in Muncie to go for breakfast. the food is always amazing, no matter what you get. i like their omelettes and pancakes the best. the friendly staff is what makes this place better than other breakfast/cafes. they're always nice and helpful. i highly recommend coming here! read more

Good food. Wait staff is pretty good. Sometimes if you go at night be prepared to wait though. Good breakfast food. Good lunch/dinner food. Drink refill/fillup is decent too... just matters on the server. read more

Typical breakfast food w/ lunch and dinner served as well. I always wonder how places like this stay open 24/7 but some questions are better left unanswered. I had the patty melt last time I came here. Nothing special. It was a patty melt. The food here is IHOP quality except the business is more local. One thing I recommend trying is the cinnamon bun. It's big. As in shareable big. Otherwise, nothing else left to say about this place. It's a classic breakfast spot near the Ball State campus perfect for individuals suffering hangovers or a case of the munchies (you get the idea). read more

I associate this place with our recovery brunch spot after a night of shenanigans. I look back and laugh as I can only imagine what we looked like half the time walking through the doors of this place. Haha But! Their food is amazing and it's all decently prized. It's located close to Ball State's campus, so that's convenient. I should make an effort to stop by here for brunch the next time I'm back in Muncie. Great spot! read more

This place is perfect! It's an authentic diner from a bygone era, but it's not a greasy spoon. We went there for breakfast and enjoyed bacon, eggs, pancakes, toast, coffee, and tea for a reasonable price in a comfortable, homey atmosphere. If I lived near this restaurant, I would be a regular. read more

I don't really know how the food is here - I don't much remember it. Most times I've been here its always been in the middle of the night for coffee with friends... Great coffee and one of the few places always open in town... I can't bring myself to change over to the IHOP... read more

Excellent local breakfast spot open 24 hours and as appetizing as a one should be. The home recipe pancakes to the sizeable and well-prepared omlets make this family friendly restaurant a must-stop while visiting! read more

Ordered to country fried steak with the eggs sunny side up. Looved how everything was the way it was supposed to be. Such as the hashbrowns are nice and browned/crispy, the steak was cooked through and soft yet light, good helping of pancakes and egg was done just right. Service was a tad bit slow but we went in on a morning it was busy read more

In a land filled with Mc-restaurants and generic food, there is a savior in Sunshine Cafe. We ate here recently during a conference at Ball State Univ. and the food was phenom! Although the service is a little slow, if not standoffish, it almost adds to the no nonsense approach to the place. The pancakes are amazing, as is the philly cheesesteak omelette. Prices are reasonable, and portions are generous, enough for two to easily share. Since this is a 24 hour joint it's also a nice place to go chill. read more

We were recently visiting Muncie and this was one of the recommended diners to have breakfast. I read a few yelp reviews and didn't expect anything great but thought we're in the middle of the country maybe some good home-made comfort food would be served. Yeah - no. Place is a throw back and they leave a thermal carafe of coffee on your table which was nice. Our server didn't seem too happy to take our order and didn't know what some items were but that's ok I guess. The bacon was good- 4 crispy pieces with my perfectly over easy eggs accompanied by the thinnest slices of wheat toast and a small potion of previously frozen has browns. Thank Goodness I ordered the toast plain as the scoop of yellow atop my sons pancakes was NOT butter but a margarine like substitute- Yuck! The biscuits dry and sausage links brown n serves. Noticed on the menu that all the pies are made by Sara Lee. It cost about $12 per person which included tax but not tip. This place had a steady stream of patrons .... read more

Welllllll you know....it is what it is. A little breakfast type place, clearly more geared towards seniors during the day and drunk college kids at night. All the waitresses were probably in high school or college and really didn't take their jobs seriously. I wasn't expecting much anyways, I was just hungry after going to a show at Emens. I was a little put off by how dirty the carpet was and the fact that about 3 ft from my table was a giant cart of cleaning supplies, dirty dishes and trash can. Not exactly appetizing. The food was ok and not expensive so it's good to go to if you want some quick breakfast and aren't too picky about your surroundings. read more

A-OK sums it up. It's not great, but it's good, it's filling, it's clean, and the service is fast and friendly. Nice, homey atmosphere, and convenient location. Is it worth a trip across town for? No, probably not. But if you're in the area, it deserves a stop. :) read more

I used to live down the street from this place in college. It's open 24 hours, the coffee is never ending and the food is pretty good. Sunshine Cafe is like a dive bar, in a good way...the cast of characters that hangs out there is entertaining in a good way and the decor is simple. The pancakes were good as were the chicken strips. Excellent after a long night of studying, and by studying I also mean drinking. read more

Sunshine cafe is a local favorite and definitely a late night destination for those early morning party people looking to get some grub. They have a great menu and patient wait staff luckily. I haven't been there for anything other than breakfast but I hear the other food is very much like Bob Evans but more diner home cooked style. read more

It never disappoints. We love the food, the coffee is hot and it's open 24 hours! My husband & I have become attached to a specific server that just delivers the most amazing service. All of their staff is courteous and attentive..we always leave very happy. We waddle out every time we go, lol. If you get the chance to sit down and enjoy a short stack from Sunshine, jump on it! read more

Back in the days of diners one had that relaxed good time feel good experience and the Sunshine Café of Muncie gives that along with it's great food. We had the BEST service and the food was great. It was well worth the money! It really sent me back to my childhood in the 80s before giant franchises took over the dining experience. I love this place and I can't wait to go back. It is A MUST in Muncie. read more

Always been a local favorite of mine. Been a lifetime resident of Delaware county and visited here many times. Never a bad experience.

I literally heard the cook arguing, complaining, and cussing the entire time we were in the restaurant. Multiple times the cook said fu**ing!!! Our booth was on the outside wall of the building which is the furthest we could be from the kitchen. I felt bad for the waitress and anyone else who has to deal with this man. read more

We happened upon this restaurant as we were headed home from Indy. I would highly recommend this place because the food is good, staff is friendly, and restaurant is clean. read more

After living in Muncie for 10 months, we finally got around to trying this place, and were mostly satisfied. My wife got the country fried steak, and said it was very good. She also enjoyed the green beans and mashed potatoes. I got the fried chicken, and was less impressed. The meat was of the mystery variety, like what you get in a TV dinner, and not full breasts as I was expecting. And the batter was kinda weird, more like seafood batter than what I'd expect on fried chicken. It tasted okay, I suppose, but not great, and I probably won't order it again. They offered sliced tomatoes as a side, which is great, and they were good. The mac & cheese wasn't the best I've had, and was an unnatural shade of orange. But the menu is large, and I'm keep to try some of the other stuff they offer. read more

You want greasy spoon cafe and you want it great? It's here. The coffee stays on the table and your food comes quick- given their not really busy. In town for the game? Stop by! read more