Food was pretty good. They are small burgers, the double cheeseburger definitely can fill you up with a side of fries. The curly fries were super good, but the regular fries were kind of mushy and not the best. If you like soft fries definitely get those! Service was quick and they were nice in there. At the end when we paid at the register the guy said something really fast and we couldn't understand but it was funny. I was told they are mean in there and if they are it's an act. It's called wimpys for a reason haha. That's why so many other people's reviews say that the owner is rude. Everything makes much more sense now! Cash only so make sure you bring cash if you come visit! Hours are questionable for when they are open, when you search it up on Apple Maps it's in accurate. Bacon didn't look good but that's on preference. read more

Food was ok, smaller than expected, and more expensive than expected. Taste wasn't great, but it's a cool spot and seems like a staple for the Lexington community. read more

Classic dinner food to revive your morning! We had a great time and loved our server.

Visit wimpy place every year. Food is good. However, today I think we got ripped off. We had 2 burgers; 2 cheeseburgers; one fry and one onion ring. One coffee. The bill was $35.00. The order was not rung up in the cash register. I checked the menu prices, I wonder how many other people are getting ripped off. Wimpy' need to be more diligent. read more

Every time I visit Lexington I make sure I stop by. This place is so great. The food is always amazing. I've never had a better slider. Service is fast and efficient. Wish I lived closer. 10/10! read more

Food was fine--hot off the grill. So why such a poor review? Well, when we arrived we were informed that the breakfast special that morning was eggs, potatoes, toast and meat for $7.95 (as stated on menu). My husband and I went w the special, and one cup of coffee, which was $2.50. While we were waiting we noted the signs everywhere saying things along the lines of "this isn't Burger King, its not have it your way," etc. and the owner/server was heavy on the sarcasm. I get it, it's a small town and you can do what you want, and maybe this is part of your "charm" that people like...It was funny at first, but didn't stop and became annoying. He also said something to both my husband and I about being on our phones and not chatting w each other. We laughed at it the first time, but it became annoying the second time he said something (this after he said the same thing to the guy at the table behind us). What, am I at Luke's in Stars Hollow?! As I said, food was great. Got our bill, which had no price on it. I had a $20 and two $1 bills in my hand and when I went to pay he took all three bills and rang me up as $22. I was confused because he kept talking over me while I was trying to ask what the total was. I finally just shrugged and left a tip. When we were about five mins down the road both my husband and I had this "wait a minute," moment that we'd definitely overpaid, as with tax our bill should have been under $20. Maybe he assumed I was giving him my payment and tip, but he certainly didn't correct me when I set a tip down as well. We left w a sour taste in our mouths about that interaction, and wouldn't go back, which is a shame because the inside is cute, old school diner type we love. read more

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*EXTREMELY HOMOPHOBIC AND TRANSPHOBIC* I've been coming to Wimpy's for over 30 years. My grandma would take me as a kiddo and I would continue to bring myself back as an adult with friends, lovers, etc. since. Love your food. Incredible and great after a hot day at the beach! Our server Audrey was kind and we tipped her $10 on $23. My partner and I are very kind, pleasant and tip well when we go out to eat. Period. The moment we walked in, however, Mr. Baby D Andrew man-child was extremely rude to us, didn't acknowledge our presence and stared at us for our entire meal. In fact, the only time he acknowledged us was to scold me about how to properly put the menus back on the table lol. He ended up walking out about 1/2 way through our meal, and I took joy in overhearing the entire plumbing company (who were having lunch at the counter) rip him apart about how he's lazy, terrible at his job, rude, etc. When my gf and I left, Mr. Baby D Andrew was sitting outside on his phone. I glanced at him and said, "Andrew, right?" and he said, "yeah, and you are?" to which I replied, "oh don't worry about that babes". We began crossing the street to my car as I hear him yell out a homophobic slur that begins with a D and ends in yke at me. He also said other distasteful, homophobic things to us while literally standing outside of his own parent's restaurant. Not a good look. So, Mr. and Mrs. Wimpy, I highly encourage you to cut off the cancer that is Andrew Baby D and realize that he's going to continue to put off customers and that this won't be the last poor review you all receive in the future if he keeps on this way. read more

Absolutely the best! We travel up from Texas every year and easily eat at Wimpy's 3-4 times during our week. Amazing food and love the atmosphere! Never had a bad experience ! Well worth it! read more

Love this place. Not for everyone...nope...not for the light-hearted, easily offended, or overly sensitive type...just a great "Thumb-area" joint you'll come to love. It's also one of the best Sliders north of M59 in my opinion. Enjoy Lexington... read more

Wimpy's Place - Master chef at work! This is the nicest A-Hole you'll ever come to love... - Burgers Near Me - Lexington, Michigan

Honestly one of my favorite kind of places. Small hole in the wall, but super popular. Its like a If You know, You know type of thing. I love sliders and will happily buy them by the bag- which we did. We grabbed a bag of sliders with cheese, a small fry and a bottled coke out the cooler behind me. Paid, waited on the bench outside and 10 minutes later someone came out with a bag for us. We took the bag down to Tierney park and ate at the picnic tables before taking a stroll to the breakwall. We have Telways down in detroit (IYKYK)- and thats always what i compare sliders to. These were tasty- but no Telways. Not enough onions on these for me. However, the meat patty was pretty nice size for being a slider. They were also cooked with just a tad of pink in the middle, which is actually great for me. Fries were fries, and coke was coke. Another place that will be a quick stop next time. read more

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This place has some really good burgers and fries. We drive about 75 miles just to come here once in a while. Situated in a cute little town right off lake huron. read more

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Great food and fast service, if you're not sensitive to a little passive aggressive jokes from the owner then you'll love the place.

I would like to just go in and enjoy my food. The owner seems to "need attention" loud - here I am everyone notice me! A simple hello and allow your customers to engage if "they" choose to. It's offensive how the owner wants to get in your personal space. How about respecting what is going on around you... read the room, let people be. I'd go more often but it's too much to deal with. If you weren't the owner you'd be fired. read more

Don't understand why people think this is a "good" place as owner is obnoxious, rude, and prejudice. Go ahead, go....don't say you were not warned. Very surprised to find this type of loud crass person in a cute small town like Lexington. Even passed it on to his son. Food is not so great to put up with his crap, even if it's not addressed at you, why watch someone else get berated? read more

I'm not sure how I feel about this place. I thought the burger was really good - tender, juicy, and tasty but the atmosphere and service were far from good. The owner came up to our table once and made some corny and rude remarks. I was offended by him. Then as we were leaving, he made another rude remark. I'm not sure if he thinks he's funny or what but it's not well taken. The place didn't seem very clean and the employees were standing around everywhere and they were in the way as I tried to walk down the narrow walk way. Wimpy's is up for sale. I would love to see the same concept of the burgers with upscaled management. read more

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It's like being at home and your favorite jokester uncle shows up! It's all in your face grab a booth or a stool at the counter watch the cooks make sliders fresh the way you want em, hot shoestring fries? Absolutely! Dinner for two for under 20$ while you watch the Michigan game and the favorite uncle cracking jokes and slinging coffee and taking your orders..btw that uncle had been there 37 years. This place is old school, unpretentious and it's a gem! Don't go to Lexington without stopping at Wimpys. read more

Owner was extremely rude to us, including directly to my 11 year old son. Won't be back as a result.

This is a great local place in Lexington, MI where u can bop in and get a yummy burger and fries (or onion rings). It's our go-to place as we take frequent trips up and around the thumb area. This place has been here for as long as I can remember. And it's a great landmark! Open for breakfast and lunch, great prices. read more

Go here for the snarky cook and owner! He will tease you constantly and chat you up! (Good stories) All the while plying you with coffee refills and some good diner food. We had the special and it was affordable and the bacon was crispy! Go for the ambience and cozy diner environment. read more

I have been coming here since I was a kid. We used to get sacks of burgers and head to the beach. I introduced my husband to Wimpy's a few years ago, and he insists on going back multiple times whenever we are in town. They have damn good sliders and fries, and it's a fixture in the community. Some might find the owner a little gruff, but it's part of the experience and we love him for it! The kids that he hires are super sweet, and everyone works their butts off. We will continue coming here as long as we can. Much love for Wimpy's and his crew! read more

Food was ok don't understand the hype.. very little sitting ..staff was not friendly and owner was rude ..needs to be updated

As crazy as this may sound, this was by far my favorite restaurant (service and food) in Lexington that I visited. The owner, whose name I don't remember, was a hoot! I could talk to him all day. Great personality. If you're looking for cheap, greasy, and quick food, this is the place to go. The only reason for the 3 stars is because of the atmosphere - water leak damage, lack of cleanliness, etc. read more

Today my wife and I walked into Wimpy's and wanted to sit inside (while standing at the STOP sign). While we were waiting to be seated, I'm assuming the owner asked us if we wanted to be seated inside or outside, I requested to be seated inside and pointed to an open booth. This is when the owner in a Condescending smart ass tone started pointing to the stop sign talking about how I need to stand at his stop sign and asking me if I know how to read while we are both standing at the stop sign, all the while waiting to be seated. I ask myself does he ask all his customers if they know how to read, or just me for some reason. So We Finally get seated and he asked us what we wanted to drink, my wife ordered water and I asked for a Vernors. At this point I called my father in law to see if he wanted anything and the owner pointed to the menus and started again with his smart ass condescending tone that menus are for ordering food while leaning and standing over me. At this point I looked at my wife and said let's leave, we got up and he says good glad your leaving. I told him we are leaving because of his smart ass shitty attitude, he said good don't ever come back, once again I told him we are leaving because of his shitty ass attitude and left, and disengaged from this Miserable individual and walked away. As a customer I do not recommend this location and wonder if he treats all his customers like this and they just deal with him. And honestly the food isn't even that good it's just something to fill the void. I can't imagine as a business owner speaking to paying customers in this manner. We will never be returning and I recommend anyone reading, not to give Wimpy's any business. read more

The owner is super sweet and caring, but the food is nasty. It's worse than McDonald's honestly. Fries has no salt and were stale and gross, burgers were cooked so long they were like greasy jerky. read more

Stopped in to wimpy's today to pick up our breakfast...the owner was super friendly and made me laugh. The food was delicious as usual. The perfect start to the day! read more

I've been to Wimpys several times in the past and the food is pretty good, however the last time I was there I noticed one of the cooks grabbing raw beef with his bare hands and then proceeding to immediately grab onions without washing his hands. from there he placed his hands on a number of other surfaces including burger buns, all while not having washed his hands. Wimpys is an open diner concept, meaning you can watch every movement of the cooks and, being a chef, I always like watching people cook. I lost my appetite afterwards and informed the manager on duty about my concerns. He then explained to me that the health department said they were okay to go from the meat to onions and I tried to explain he was mistaken. I called the Sanilac County Health Department to question this and to also file a complaint. I was given a call back to be informed that the establishment has been called out on that behavior multiple times in the past and that they have been told it is not proper health protocol. Me being a chef I knew this, and although I enjoy the food from time to time, I doubt I will be back. read more

Everyone in the Thumb raves about this place...I cannot find ONE reason why! $2.29 for a cheese burger, I have no problem paying that much for a cheese burger, but I do have a problem paying that much when it is the same size as a slider. The burger itself was greasy, paper thin, and didn't even cover the wonderbread bun it came on!! $2.99 onion rings...a plate with literally 7 tiny bite size frozen onion rings. For what we paid, it was not a great value. Soda drinkers beware, there are NO FREE REFILLS!! Manager(s)/Owner(s) are RUDE! Both times we went in this place we were never welcomed, we were rudely barked at saying we couldn't sit right away and they were no longer serving breakfast. What happened to hello?! Plus, the way they treated their young staff was appalling. Dogs are treated better than those poor kids. Hours are set to almost guarantee they will not make money. Close at 7 on a Friday and Saturday?!?! You close, just as everyone is getting to their cottage/into town and wants to eat...and you are closed! Cash only...no plastic...which is silly since they over price their food. Just stay away...you are better off supporting the town by going to A&W, getting your moneys worth and having great service! Better yet, hit up the Knights of Columbus Fish Fry on Fridays! read more

Love coming here when in town, always a fun experience and the staff is typically very helpful and accommodating. Not a very large place so it can get packed and busy, however they will keep your drink full and make sure you are doing okay while dining. Love the food, yet the burgers aren't very big. Would recommend getting a few or getting doubles. The owner is a real character and always takes time to joke around with my friends and I. Check this place out when in town for some great food and fun service! read more

My favorite burger place on Earth...and probably the universe. I've been coming here since I was a small, small, kid with a great metabolism. Now that my metabolism has caught up with me, I often throw caution to the wind and gorge on some Wimpy burgers. The place is very small, and sometimes you have to wait to get a spot, but it's worth it. The atmosphere is great, kind of a family thing with the owner palling around with the customers and staff. The burgers are amazing. Not really sliders, but not really full burgers. I can usually do about 2 or three. Fries are decent, nothing special. Lexington over the past 10 years seems to be shifting from a quaint port town to an uppity shopping villa for the rich people who own condos. It's good to see that Wimpy's Place is still Wimpy's Place. Whenever I'm in a 50 mile radius of Wimpy's, I always find an excuse to go. read more

Wimpy's Place - If god made a burger, it would look like this. - Burgers Near Me - Lexington, Michigan

Enjoy a quick wimpy burger with grilled onions and pickles and a side of fries. Always a good place to go for fast, yummy, easy on the wallet food. The atmosphere is the free entertainment. read more

This is the 2nd time I have been to this place. I was hoping that the first time was a fluke and the owner and his wife were just having a bad day. After reading some of the other reviews I guess this is how they treat all their customers. They are very condescending and rude! The owner made a very racist remark that I will not even repeat in this review. I was shocked, as was everyone else at the table. If you want to be insulted then this is the place for you. Otherwise do yourself a favor and go ANYWHERE else!!! read more

Awesome little spot in Lexington. Been going to this place since I was a kid with my grandparents.

My daughter and I were passing through Lexington, once in March and then again in April of 2021. We stopped here to pick up breakfast-to-go (because of COVID), and we both ordered the Wimp Muffin. It was delicious! The owner was friendly. I'm glad we found this diner, and we'd definitely return if we are ever up that way again. read more

I'm going to have to disagree with the majority of the reviews here. Maybe it was because it was an off-time -- about 2:00 on a Thursday afternoon in early September, but Wimpy's Place was exactly what I was looking for: a little local diner-like place. While I had the feeling that it was supposed to be a burger joint (thus the name of the Popeye character), I opted for the salmon burger. It was NOT fried which was a plus, and it was thick with chunks of salmon and nicely grilled. Very tasty and just what I was looking for. I also had onion rings, which I noticed came right out of a bag. But, I thought they were also tasty, albeit a bit overpriced. I didn't ask for a refill on my iced tea, but at $1.69, I wasn't terribly surprised that they didn't offer free refills; most places that do charge upwards of $2 these days. There were only 2 young boys running the grill, mostly talking to each other about some inane show that was playing on the tv. But while I was there, a local regular came in and the boys were chatting with her -- it was quite amusing and just the small town dive I was hoping to find. I It was annoying that they only take cash, though; I don't carry a lot of cash on me, so that was a bit shocking. Still, I was generally pleased so I gave the kid a couple bucks more than the bill. He seemed genuinely surprised at that and tried twice to give me change! read more

RUN. DON'T WALK IN. This was a horrid place. The owner is a cocky overbearing egotistical person. He could care less if you like your food as long as you pay for it. They think that just because they are the only small breakfast place in town they can be rude and do whatever they want. Didn't even eat my food it was so horrible. read more

Two stars on account of being harassed for not acknowledging the owners giant stop sign. Me and my boyfriend went to grab some food here on our drive home from the tip of the thumb. We were super hungry and decided to give a local spot a shot. On walking in we were eager to grab a seat and there were tons of spots available so we grabbed a table and the owner started rudely asking if we knew how to read because we missed his stop sign in front of the door. He was helping a customer at the register, there was no hostess, and it was a diner so we figured it was a seat yourself type vibe. I could understand if the place was packed and we were stealing someone's seat but their were numerous tables open. We decided that we should dodge this bullet and get the heck out of there. Not a fantastic way to treat customers! Kind of soured our stop in Lexington as well. read more

The owner is obnoxious and always touching you. He is not funny and the food is overpriced. The potatoes in the breakfast special are cold and inedible. The eggs and toast were good, though read more

The best burgers around They're so tender and melt in your mouth. The diner is small and cozy and the service is warm and friendly. I have been here multiple times and have been happy every time. This place is up for sale. I hope the new owners keep up the same service and menu. read more

Food-wise, you can't get a better diner style burger. Service-wise, not up to par. Today we made our second visit to Wimpy's for an early lunch. We arrived at 11:00 am and before being greeted, a member of the staff told us we would not be able to order breakfast as they already had 15 orders and they couldn't handle that on top of breakfast orders. It didn't impact our decision and our food was still great. Pricing is great but keep track of your tab. On both visits, the staff charged us for additional items we did not order. It's cash only and very casual. Fortunately, the food is worth the sub-par service. read more

Wimpy's Place - Double Cheeseburger with Grilled Onions. - Burgers Near Me - Lexington, Michigan

First and last time eating at this place such a disappointment, we got a to go order the fries were cold, old and burnt. We ordered 18 burgers they were either missing half the meat the pic I took was one of the better ones ,or burnt, or completely under cooked. Please see the pictures do yourself a favor and save your money and go any place other than than there. read more

Wimpy's Place - This one was quite crispy burgers should not be crunchy the rest were either undercooked or missing half the meat - Burgers Near Me - Lexington, Michigan

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