Category: | Restaurant, |
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Address: | 4700 N University St, Peoria, IL 61614, USA |
Zip code: | 61614 |
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Monday: | 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Tuesday: | 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Wednesday: | 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Thursday: | 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Friday: | 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Saturday: | 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Sunday: | 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
A classic, kitschy diner with amazing biscuits and gravy, hot coffee, and pancakes. Many locals and regulars visit as well, which to me is a good sign of a great business. They have nice family feel.
We take the grandchildren and they love the experience. Malts, cheeseburgers, root beer floats, etc. There are some cute gift ideas for sale also. The only drawback if you could call it that is it takes awhile to get the food but it's all made fresh so I don't mind.
My wife and I went here for breakfast. If you are looking for a quality breakfast for a cheap price, stop and park in front of The 50's Diner and walk inside. We went in on a Sunday morning around 10:00 am and were seated within 20 minutes. The service was prompt and kind. Our waitress answered all of our questions. I could not see through my coffee, which was a plus. The flavor was mediocre, but it was $2 for unlimited cups so I can't complain. Eggs cooked to order, hashbrowns tasted great, but the country fried steak was a bit greasy. All in all, we were satisfied. We will be back.
Good food, great service, down home cooking, and they treat you like family. If you go there often enough, as I do, they will even pick on you (if you like that sort of thing, and I do). I would have given them a five star rating, but I feel like they are are a little bit pricey for what you get. But hey, I'm old, I still think gas should only be $.25 per gallon.
The 50's Dinner was clean. They have polite waitresses. They even teased a gentleman about spilling his water. It was done in a fun manner not a mean manner. You knew they was teasing him not trying to be mean. Mom and I had good chuckle. Its always fun to go somewhere the staff all pleasnt, work well together, and can all joke around with the customer's. A very pleasant atmosphere. The food was served fast and hot. It was delicious. Since it was my moms birthday is checked if they had banana cream pie and a candle so i could sing happy birthday they didn't but did bring her a strawberry sundae at no charge. I would recommend The 50's Dinner to anyone who likes loose meat sandwiches, great atmosphere, fun waitresses, great service, all at reasonable prices.