My wife and I wanted to go out for breakfast today, so we hit Ted & Ali's. We ate here a few years ago and really liked this place, so figured we would come again today... Service was quick and friendly. My wife got biscuit and gravy with bacon. Biscuits are homemade, gravy from Sam's Club (but was good) I got bacon, eggs and waffle. Bacon was a bit salty for both of us. Eggs were ok, but the waffle was not tasty and was heavy and dense. Like made from cheap pancake mix. Reminded me of Aunt Jem-- er-- Pearl Milling. REALLY offensive cheap chemical taste. read more

This place is a small mom and pop shop. Been around forever and is a go to place for locals. The food was amazing, I got one of the omelets and it was delicious! Now the service is as best as it will be. For a very small restaurant and always being busy, it took a minute but they always refilled my coffee in the mean time and it was nice to just talk with family! :) All and all, and amazing establishment I fully recommend! read more

Excellent choice for breakfast and lunch! Good food and excellent service. our go to place in Shelby!

Gotta love it always so good when u come here will leave 5 stars it's truly amazing to experience this kind of thing read more

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Good food at reasonable prices. Service needs improvement. First, there are a great number of workers but almost all are permitted to only refill coffee and pickup plates leaving long lines to order food. Many of the younger workers seem more interested in looking at phones and gossipping than taking care of customers. Black haired lady in charge only speaks w her friends and barely acknowledges ur presence when taking orders if she doesnt already knows you. There is a cook in the back who is not only is really good cook but also provides the best costumer service when she comes up front. She will actually talk w you even if you are new. Black haired lady in charge should take note!!! read more

When we are in the area this is our breakfast lunch choice. Had a great burger and love the hand fries which are like jojo's. Coffee is good. Husband had the country fried steak with sausage gravy, real smashed potatoes and corn plus a dinner roll. He was a happy camper. The servers hustle and are very good, attentive, others in party enjoyed meatloaf, liver and onions, house salad is huge and not just lettuce. The chili was a little bland needed more seasoning and several of us have a sweet tooth but they offer no desserts. read more

My favorite breakfast spot! Food is always spot on, service is fast and efficient even when they are super busy and you'd except a long wait!! Very home town atmosphere and always love the servers! read more

Pretty descent food & atmosphere in small town America: Shelby Ohio. I plan to return as I arrived near closing time & they were still gracious to serve me so kudos to this cafe; I purposefully chose eggs & link sausage since that would be quick to make but really wanted to country fried steak n' eggs so may choose that next time read more

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Best breakfast option around The place is a legit small town hole in the wall which is exactly how. Breakfast spot should be Good food served fast with big portions Always a go to when you feel like having a lazy morning breakfast read more

This is our absolute favorite small town breakfast spot!!! Great food at reasonable prices and exactly the kind of diner atmosphere you'd expect from a spot like this. read more

Very good food, if you haven't been to TED & ALI'S RESTAURANT yet, it's not too late. Doris King read more

Really amazing food, especially for such a small town. We did a to go over without any issues. The order was done quickly and directly correctly. And the food was absolutely amazing. Some of the best breakfast food in Richland county. read more

Amazing food amazing lady 100% broke my scale Best early morning food to get. You don't know read more

They have the best food there. I love that corner cafe. I love there fresh cut fries. There pancakes are awesome to and there burgers are great. read more

Okay I'm gonna say I was skeptical about this little place because I read all the reviews and they were all 5 stars, and I thought to myself it has to be one of those locals only diners where everyone's just nice to eachother because they've known eachother for 20 years. God was I wrong. First off, kudos for serving dinner items to me at 9am, I came in expecting breakfast, and I'm not a big breakfast kind of person so I was instantly happy to know I could order anything. Prices werent outrageous at all as we skimmed the menu. I ordered a meat loaf meal that came with meatloaf, mashed potatoes, a buttered roll and a salad for only $6.50. The meat loaf was phenomenal. Perfectly cooked, full of flavor, and a hearty portion size. Same with the mashed potatoes, they werent instant fake potatoes, they were definitely home made, and there had to have been like 2 cups worth on my plate. Crazy generous for the price! My girlfriend had chicken noodle soup and potatoes and I tried a bite of hers and it tasted good. The atmosphere is cool, lot of older folks eating and drinking coffee, nobody was rude and staring. Waitress was nice and did a good job. The hours here kind of suck I just wish they stayed open later! This place would get a SIX star rating from me if possible if they were open 24/7. Recommended! read more

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I love the Family oriented, quality service and amazing food options that I find at Ted & Ali's!!! Great breakfast and great prices!!

Stopped in here almost by accident... what a great surprise. The food was really delicious and fresh, the waitresses were covering the dining room like a solid team, and all the patrons were just (I know this sounds hokey to say) happy to be together in this delightful restaurant. Don't miss a meal here if you're in the Shelby area! read more

Great for breakfast all day till 2:00 read more

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Very good breakfast. A lot of food for a reasonable price and very friendly staff too.

Good food & service, pricing is great. Wish they were open longer hours, you'll leave with your belly full.

Cute little corner diner in Shelby, Ohio. Caters to the breakfast and lunch crowd, as the place closes at 2 pm. It seemed we were the only "outsiders" in the place as everyone knew one another from the cook to the customers. Small town USA. Ya gotta love it. Wife got the taco salad and it was very good. I got a double cheeseburger and you could tell from the shape and varying thickness of the burgers, that these did not come out a processed box, but that the cook had made the patties by hand. Finally a REAL burger. One of the other sons got the pulled pork and he deemed it quite good. The other son got a Reuben, and it was also very good. The french fries were hot and crisp. The place was clean and so were the bathrooms. If I were to make one suggestion, it would be to have the waitresses be a bit more attentive. I expect it was due to us being "outsiders", but one lady spent more time texting than anything else. The other two were busy carrying on a conversation amongst themselves. This sort of thing delayed us getting menus, and extended to delaying our food. What I mean is the food would sit at the cook's counter. You could see it there, but no one would pick it up and hand it to us. I even had to get my own mustard bottle after asking for some twice. Other than that very good. read more

Love this place for breakfast. Great food and great service. You can't go wrong with the country fried steak!

Great food to match the already great prices. The staff is super friendly and always checking to see if we needed anything. Couldn't ask for a better place to eat in the small little town. read more

I LOVE TED & ALI'S!! It is such a fun loving place! You just feel like you are home when you walk inside the doors. The food is so beyond delicious every time!! The prices are wonderful, nothing is over priced! I highly recommend this place to anybody! If you enjoy food at all, you will enjoy Ted & Ali's!! read more

Great food at a low price. I go here every week and I'm never disappointed. Sometimes there may be a little bit of a wait, but servers do a great job at making sure your cup never stays empty for long. For a little corner café, this place is definitely worth your money! read more

Oh Yelpers, why have you forsaken me? Five stars? Come on. Expected so much and got so little. My wife and I were very excited to try this highly recommended restaurant this morning. The gravel parking lot was packed at 10:00 a.m. which we took to be a very good sign. The inside is about par for the course for a small town restaurant. All tables were filled, so we opted for the only available seating at the counter. Our waitress - a term I use loosely - arrives after a couple of minutes and asks for our drink order with coffee pot in hand. We both opt for water which seemed to put her off for some reason (I am sensitive to caffeine, give me a break). Shortly after our waitress returns with waters and takes our order. My wife opts for the shredded chicken and tater tots, and I choose the closed face roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy. As we sit awaiting our meals we observe the chit chat going on between the large staff and locals / regulars in the restaurant. Understandably so, as the newbies / outsiders we were obviously not part of any of these conversations, but were also eyed suspiciously by both staff and patrons. After an uncomfortable 15 minute wait our food is dropped off without barely a word, or smile, from our waitress - she did not check on us again through the rest of the meal by the way. With the first bite we both realized that this experience is just continuing to get worse. My wife's shredded chicken looks very unappetizing and tastes exactly as it looks. I say that as a shredded chicken lover who had, up until today, never met a shredded chicken sandwich I didn't like. Strange flavor and lukewarm. I wanted so badly to take a photo of the sandwich, but realized that taking pictures in this establishment may not be wise. We had already attracted enough attention as I guess the locals had never witnessed an engineer and buyer out of their natural habitat. Her tater tots were not very good either with nuked pieces of other food items from the fryer making their way into her serving of tots. My closed face roast beef was about as lame as it gets: the roast beef was actually just a bunch of slices of cheap lunch meat on white bread with instant gravy. Extra points for serving real mashed potatoes, but they still weren't that great and seemed to be lacking milk and butter. The waitress stealthfully delivered our check without a word as I looked down at one point and realized it was there. No standard "How was your meal?" pleasantries. Interestingly, at check out the cashier did not say a word to us either. I was locked and loaded if the question was posed, but sadly there was no inquiry as to if we enjoyed our food and service. Total price was $11.97 which proved to be the only high point of this experience for us. I can see how Ted & Ali's Corner Cafe would be ok for some - most notably locals and maybe those who really like generic diner food. If you aren't a local don't expect the welcome wagon, and if you are a "self-professed foodie" you will definitely want to look elsewhere. read more

Had the breakfast burrito's and they were amazing. There pretty good sized and the salsa was delicious as well.

Nice basic place. The wait staff knows what to do and does it well. Breakfast was good. Tried the country fried steak and it was very good. Choice of cube or hash brown potatoes. Place was busy at 7 am. . I would come back. read more

My girlfriend and I eat here as much as we can and everything is fair priced and delicious. We've never had a bad meal or been treated as "outsiders" like that one guy whined about on his review. Honestly, I looked at his profile and he just hates his life. I mean, he reviewed a truck stop... Get over yourself, guy. read more

I love the old diner type places, they are few and far between now. Love the bacon, which is different than any I've had and I've had a lot of bacon. Great place to grab a bite to eat. To my surprise my wife ordered an Asian salad with shrimp and she loved it. I usually have sausage gravy, biscuits and eggs. My son loves the pancakes with a side of bacon. Always good and very reasonably priced. read more

Ample, tasty portions and quick service. Add in good prices, and you can easily see why it's so crowded!

If you love amazing delicious food in large quantities, then this is the place to be. My daughter and I went twice in one week just for their outstanding waffles and bacon. The staff is very nice and make you feel at home. Seriously, order the waffles! DELISH! read more

Hands down best diner in the area! Staff is awesome and food is even better! Worth a trio to Shelby for!

Best breakfast and lunch in the area. Family owned and operated with the nicest people in town. Make it a point to stop in and enjoy!!

I absolutely love this place... My boyfriend and I frequent this restaurant and have yet to have a bad experience. The food is always hot and awesome and our coffee is always fresh. The staff is wonderful and always friendly. Not to mention very cheap! read more

Super cute diner, staff is super friendly & food is terrific! Service was great. A gem if a place.

Had lunch here while in town for work and was excited that they have breakfast all day, and man was it good! I got 2 pancakes with bacon and sunny side up eggs. The bacon slices were big and thick cut, cooked to perfection and not greasy. Really great quality meat, one of my coworkers commented that it must be sourced from somewhere local because it was such high quality. What really stayed with me though was the pancakes - they had a hint of some kind of flavor in them that was really good and has me wondering how to replicate it at home. I don't know how to describe it other than delicious, but it definitely wasn't your basic pancake batter. Maybe it was the grill they cooked it on, I have no idea but I'm definitely coming back the next time I'm in town for work to solve the tasty pancake mystery. Yum! read more

Awesome place stopped here on our way to a surplus store on a mini road trip. Very good food, very good price.

Oddly enough a good place to eat! My BH tried talking me into going here for years but I refused cause the first time I saw it there literally was a hole in the wall and several motorcycles parked out side. They've since repaired/cleaned up tho', & the food is excellent! read more

wait staff so loud had trouble hearing person across our table, eggs over easy were hard, hash browns needed cooked more toast was good ! now I know why I leave town to get a good breakfast . read more