I just wanted something other than Denny's late night. Well, I wish I would've went to Denny's. Called before coming twice and got no answer, finally arrive and the employees are sitting around playing games, there is literally not one customer in sight, sooooo why couldn't you answer the phone?!? My food was disgusting, taste like it's been cooked in old grease or an old pan. I ordered pancakes, a blt and a piece of apple pie. I literally never will go here again. I asked for a to go drink and the lady dipped her hand in some melted water with barely ice to get ice for my cup, when she turned around and her hand was soaked from making contact with the ice water I was disgusted and didn't even want my drink anymore. Idk how these people even passed their damn health score! read more

This is a legit greasy spoon diner. No less, no more. Juke boxes, exhausted waitresses, and decent coffee. Definitely embodies the overall eeriness of Bethesda. read more

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I seen the signs for this diner many times, and I could never find it lol. I finally came in today and I'm so glad I did! I got the steak and eggs with home fries and some bacon. Everything was very good, and everyone was very sweet. I will be back for sure. read more

Tastee Diner - Grilled steak, eggs, home fries, and bacon - Diners Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

Tried this place for the first time and i wasn't disappointed. I ordered 3 pancakes an order of home-fries and a plate of french fries and gravy. The pancakes are the best I've ever had and they were the size of the plate. The home-fries were good, hand cut from fresh potatoes. I saw pictures of the gravy here on yelp so i had to try them. I ordered fries with gravy and they were amazingly good. They told that they make most of their food fresh on site and it was evident in the food. read more

If you are the type that's going to get worked up over a place that's a little rough around the edges, then this is not the place for you. If you don't mind walking in and smelling cigarettes and it looking like it hasn't been renovated since 1960, then you're good to go. Come for the food, not the atmosphere. This isn't the place you bring the girls to Sunday brunch, but if you want a good old school flavorful meal that's good for the soul, this is it. The food is delicious, cheap, and tastes like your grandma made it. The service is fast, the waitresses knows everyone in the joint's names, and the regulars are going to chat you up. I got the vegetable beef soup to start, and it was sooooo good. For my main, I got the steak and cheese and it tasted just how you want a steak and cheese to. My boyfriend got a full breakfast spread with corned beef hash and everything was phenomenal. We will be back and regularly! Thanks Tastee! read more

My boyfriend and I LOVE quaint little places like this- especially diners! The This place seriously takes you back... way back. All the waitresses are older and so sweet. Very prompt service. We were in and out within 45 minutes! So now to the important part-- the FOOD. It was definitely good but nothing amazing. I had the creamed chipped beef (one of my favorite meals of all time). I'd give that a 3/5. I definitely want to try something else from here because I know that people rave about some of their dishes. My boyfriend had the country fried steak with gravy (special of the day), he would also give it a 3/5. We will definitely be back. Definitely worth trying!! read more

There was a reason why it was empty, it was a terrible place. I had to ask for menu, I had to get my own flatware, no cheese in the omelet, so many wrongs. Does anyone have Gorden Ramsey's contact info??? LOL I hope the waitress can figure out why she didn't get a tip... But that would be asking for too much! read more

Tastee Diner - There is a reason why it looks so empty! Do not tempt yourself to eat here. You will regret it. - Diners Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

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We love the food at the Tastee Diner and the fact that it is a 24-hour joint for nightowls like ourselves. The owner is also a very friendly dude. However, I can only give it three stars because the service is terrible if you're not a regular. The servers are VERY VERY friendly and attentive to their regulars. I understand that- I've been a server too. BUT, if you're not a regular they're not friendly at all (downright rude at times) and basically ignore you once they take your order (I had to ask the owner twice for a drink refill)....which means I will NEVER become a regular. If the servers were equally friendly to everyone, this would be a 5 star diner. read more

The food was decent, pretty good actually. What threw me off was the inside-- I felt like I had been time warped! The servers were pretty unprofessional, yelling in and out of the kitchen at each other about what food they had to offer, what to bring out, etc. The bathrooms are small, scary, and just... I don't know... scary. I don't think I'd come back because I felt like the place was uninviting but then again, those chicken wings were pretty good. read more

I'm from NYC, and came down to MD to visit some family. After leaving an event around 9:30PM we decided to come down to this diner since my cousin said the food was great. We were a party of 4 and all ordered burgers. I personally ordered the tastee burger, the waiter sold me on that one once he said he was basically like the BigMac. I was extremely disappointed with 1) the size of the burger. I literally ate it in 3 bites. 2) Really? It literally consisted of the burger patty, cheese, ice burg lettuce, and thousand island dressing. The only thing decent about my meal were the fries. It came out hot and crispy which is exactly how I like it. Now, I'm not saying the burger was bad. I'm just saying it was disappointing and I definitely had a lot better. Guess I've been spoiled with the diners back in NYC. Bottom line, I wouldn't recommend. But it is decent food for a decent diner. read more

First time I came here I thought it was awesome. Loved the greasy spoon and all that. This time I got pancakes with so much grime and grease in them from a griddle that hasn't been cleaned in what tastes like a month and I am done. Won't be back. Clean the griddle. I don't want bacon from last week in my pancakes today. read more

Tastee Diner - black grime in my pancake there, that is gristle from the griddle. Mmmm. Crunchy and gross. - Diners Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

A nice cozy diner but their food is a bit lacking. Spaghetti noodles with a fried veal cutlet +cheese and plain tomato sauce is too... plain read more

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I've never been here sober. Just want to put that out there. It's become an unspoken "tradition" while drinking in the area to end up here for breakfast at some ungodly hour. It's less crowded than Denny's and the food in my opinion, is better. At least I know they didn't take it out of some pre-packaged thing and stick it in the microwave. I always have potatoes and scrapple (I love that stuff...I don't care what's in it) left over which is great to wake up to when hung over and don't feel like cooking. Not sure if I would like the food as much sober but while inebriated it does the trick! read more

Good cheap food. Small, kind of dive but has lots of character, that the locals hang out at. Excellent service. Friendly staff and customers. We are from the west coast and just wanted a good, inexpensive diner experience on our way from CT to DC and found the perfect mix here. read more

I would definitely go back. I came here after the bar. I orders the turkey club which was delicious!!! No wait and fast service.

This is my all time favorite place to grab breakfast food. I usually sit at the counter and order the same thing. I'm been in with my wife from time to time and ordered a couple of different items but it's always breakfast no matter what time of the day it is. This is the stereotypical diner. Nothing fancy. No huge displays of fancy pastry or upscale ambiance. This is the real deal. The diner experience at it's best. If you want good, "comfort food" with friendly chit chat, this is the place to go. read more

Place is really dated and could use a lot of remodeling. I went for breakfast and ordered the steak and cheese omelette. It was $8 and change. I asked the waitress how big it was and she made it sound large. What I got was a 2 egg omelette with a few small pieces of meat and very little cheese. It tasted fine but for the price should have been way more substantial. Coffee was good and the waitress kept my cup full. Overall a good meal just over priced and the surrounding's a bit ran down. I would find another place for breakfast next time. read more

Great service great food! A little cold, but not as cold as outside! Trust me we would know after running 4 miles in this 30 and below degree weather! Did I mention great food!!! SOS was delicious!!! read more

Admittedly, I have only been here during hours where no other place is open. The coffee isn't the best I've had, certainly, but it's fresh at two in the morning. I've been pleased with how cheerful the staff are, and they don't press you to hustle along even if no one else is around. The other night our waitress brought us out two pieces of pie with ice cream because someone had cut the apple pie unevenly. She didn't want to be unfair, and we got it a la mode. It was an extra mile thing, and that was great. For a diner that's open whenever, it's exactly what you'd expect. read more

Great breakfast! Very quick and happy service! Miss Patty is the best. Will come back.

I called and ordered my food in advance to avoid the long wait since I'm at work, didn't help one bit. I arrrived at the location it's a little off to the side but that's ok. I enter and wait to be acknowledged by someone to make my needs know, takes 10 minutes. I inform the server that I called an order in. She says ok and walks off. Same person puts food at counter to be rung up and I approach and wait there for 10 minutes. The same lady walks past not saying one word and finally comes to ring me up. The second I inform her that I have to separate the orders she gets flustered and huffily walks away, leaving me dumbfounded. The older lady comes over and separates the order and rings up the cash purchase and the hefty woman comes over and rings up the other. When I get my order it's messed up , it looks like the sandwich was balled up in the wax paper and thrown in a bag and the fries were cold. I called the manager and he said "we've been in business 300 years and this has never happened, yeah right! I read reviews after the fact and wished I would've read them before. I will never patronize this place again , & neither should anyone else if this is how they treat customers. read more

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Friendly staff, a little rough around the edges; not trained by corporate kind of a way, but genuinely friendly. VERY old school, genuine diner. Not the mock double t or silver diner. They have the really good pellet ice. Lol the burgers are TO DIE FOR! Pancakes are super good as well. They used the little mini chocolate chips rather than the normal choco chips. It's the little things that matter. Def coming here again!!! read more

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I had breakfast with my family for the first time today and it was excellent! I ordered the steak and eggs. The steak was cooked perfectly medium rare and was presented to me without any bone or fat. It was delicious! I really enjoyed this old school Laurel hangout and will definitely be back! read more

I'm not sure how long this diner has been here, but I'm confident it's MUCH longer than the 15 years I've known about it. It is THE traditional diner in the area and kinda what the Silver Diner chain always wished it was. You will be travelling back in time the moment you walk through the front door. No, you won't get gourmet cooking or perfect silverware, but you will get a large menu with the standard diner fare at a reasonable price with friendly and fast service. If you don't know the meaning of "greasy spoon", think that the term is ALWAYS derogatory, or require fine dining, please don't bother coming here. If you want a throwback diner experience with decent food (and all day breakfast), this is your spot and the average of 3.5 stars is representative of what you will get here. read more

Love this place A Real Diner Just like 29 Diner in Fairfax Only much more room & choice if Seats Stopped by after Renaissance Festival last year I'm never Disappointed by this place. If you like the ORIGINAL OLD DINERS and regular food & REAL working class Friendly people. You'll love it, I Do 2 Orders of fish sandwiches with fries, 2 cokes Much less than you'd think. read more

Went here about a month ago. Got early morning breakfast to go. Got a bagel with bacon, egg and cheese. It was ok. Bacon tasted 'dry' if that makes sense. I tried 2 days ago to call in an order and the number was disconnected. I checked for alternate numbers AND made sure I had dialed the right number. I called several times. Not sure what happened but I just went to Linny's Deli on Main St. read more

Of all the Tastee Diner's in the area, this is probably my favorite. The Bethesda one gets ridiculously crowded on the weekend, and the Silver Spring one just isn't the same since they expanded and moved. This one still kept the classic diner shape, leaky windows and all. Standard diner fare, breakfast served all day, and unlike certain other so-called "diners," no reduced-fat, low-salt "heart smart" meals for the flavor intolerant. The Tastee Burger is still good and greasy, the fries are still hot and crispy, and the coffee's still fresh. And you can still get a full meal and a slice of pie without getting handed a bill for the month's rent. One of the few places still open 24 hours, so it's comforting knowing that you can come here at 4am and get something decent to eat. A tasty little time capsule from a simpler, less pretentious era. read more

Absolutely disgusting , the food was terrible , my potatoes were dry the eggs were wet , the ham was absolutely salty and seemed old and heated up , I do not recommend you go here at all , worst food experience in a long time but they did have good French toast . The service was rude and plain the music machine took my money and didn't play a god damn thang.0 out of 10 this place needs new management, new servers , new chefs just throw the business away read more

I visited the Tastee Diner for the first time today because I wanted to (1) have a good breakfast and (2) I wanted the old school diner feel. The reviews seemed to be pretty good, so I figured why not give them a try. Upon pulling up, I sat in my car to review the menu and because I had received a phone call. My eyes were met by a gentleman who I thought was a patron leaving the restaurant (but later seen he was behind the counter-so I assume he was an employee/manager?). Everytime I looked up, he was staring directly at me. When I no longer saw him outside, I finally decided to go inside. I wasn't greeted by anyone just cold stares and lack of customer service. I saw 2 women sitting at the counter, eating and holding a conversation with the gentleman that was outside staring at me. All 3 saw me come in and looked at me without saying a word until I asked: Can I Sit Anywhere? Them: Yes. Again, no warm greeting or smiles. They simply carried on their conversation. So I went and sat at a table along the wall. It was me and another couple in the restaurant. After 5 minutes of settling in, I was greeted by the waitress. When I ordered my food, the waitress then says to me: That is going be $12.58. Are you ok with that? I was taken aback because I wasn't ordering to go. I was sitting down to eat and the prices were right there in front of me on the menu. Weird. Typcially whenever I dine in at family owned restuarants, the hospitality is unbelievably great. The employees and managers are warm and embracing. However, this time I can't say I had such a grand experience at this diner. I paid my tab and quickly left. I felt very uncomfortable, scrutinized and defintely will not return. read more

I have gone here a few times and I believe the food has been really good but very greasy. That lady time I went there the waitress seemed very uninterested in serving us. I did feel that she has something g personal going on that is why she was a little cranky buy your customers should never feel your annoyance with your personal situation. I had tried to come back and pick up a to go order and again a different woman on the cash register didn't even acknowledge me even though she was standing right there when I walked in. She was very uninterested in helping me. I think the food is pretty good but if I never go to this restaurant again I would not be hurt by. Service with a smile would be kind of nice. read more

This is a little gem, in Laurel we were trying to find a place for breakfast our GPS gave us this restaurant we called there was no wait however they were wait at the other two name was restaurants that we were not going to name however the camaraderie The Waitresses the atmosphere and the food is excellent and it's to die for so if you feel like not waiting in line at IHOP or at Denny's this is the best place to go read more

Doesn't exactly live up to its name of "tastee". The sausage was over cooked, eggs undercooked, coffee was average at best and service was slow and poor. I do not suggest this place. read more

I go here for brunch on Sunday's. French toast is pretty good along with the home fries. I had a burger there once and it wasn't anything special. The food is good and it has a old school diner vibe to the place. The wait staff is hit or miss. Seem to be nice to the regulars but are so-so to others. Booth seating or you can sit at the bar. They have keno and other gambling games also. read more

I enjoyed a bacon cheese omelet with rye toast and homefries, the bf had a Western type omelet and we also shared their special, a strawberry malted waffle. The prices are reasonable and the diner vibe is cool and authentic. I see others have complained about the service, but our waitress was perfect. Someone too bubbly before I've had my coffee is honestly off-putting to me. Our food was quick, delicious and exactly what we ordered. I love that Yelp helps me find these cool local establishments when I'm traveling. read more

The look of this diner might temp you to say no take my word on in it you must go in or take a carry and if you do try the blueberry pancakes there the best tasting pancakes I've ever had bee there just one time read more

I used to drive by Tastee Diner everyday for two years with my dad when he drove me to the Marc train. We always joked about going but never went. After I left Maryland and came home one day, we decided to go just to check it out. We ended up having a great time. The waitresses were friendly with a very casual, family style feel. The interior is very old school and hasn't been renovated, but that's part of the charm I think. The service was quick, the food came out quick, and was really cheap (~5 & ~7) for the breakfast specials. I was suprised that the coffee wasn't bad, a little luke warm but not bad. The pancakes were savory and sweet and fluffy, almost had a malt flavor. The eggs were cooked just as requested and the bacon was crispy and great. The english muffins were toasted well. Overall, it is what you would expect from a 24/7 diner. I personally was pleasantly surprised by the food and more than happy with the service. read more

Simple and old fashioned but good food and very friendly service. Don't expect anything fancy . My wife had a taste for hot roast beef sandwich and we got lucky when we stopped at the Tastee.The waitress was very busy but extremely efficient and frienddy. We will stop in again when in the area. read more

Nice staff and it's usually not too crowded. Great food fast and cheap

Location, vibe, food...no, just no. And I love a good diner, but this isn't it. It felt like I stepped back into old Maryland in the 50's. Was willing to rate higher if the food was good, but no. read more

Way better atmosphere than the higher priced diners down the road . If you want a true Laurel , MD feel go to this one , breakfast is perfect, coffee is good , price is right ... read more