Wimpy’s Diner

The staff is incredible! The chef was very friendly and the waitress was very accommodating. She let the customers right away that they ran out of pies and she brought the menu without any problem when one of us were tempting to get something else after we ordered the food.
I remember the price of the dessert on the receipt didn’t match with price that was from the menu and she changed it without a problem.
(NOTE: CHECK THE RECEIPT BEFORE YOU PAY IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS)
I’m impressed by the variety of food they offer, including the traditional diner menus. The food here is really filling for a reasonable price! I’m really down to come back for more stuff!

Excellent service. We arrived in a large group and the owner and chef were very accommodating to all our needs. In our large party, every meal was exactly as ordered and delicious!

Wimpy’s is a franchised restaurant, and the owner of this particular Wimpy’s is one of the most friendly, helpful gentlemen you will ever meet. He’s been there almost every time I go, and each time he has welcomed me with a friendly smile and a greeting. The servers are also very friendly, and even the cook says hello and asks us how our meal was. The theme is 1950’s, a theme I personally love, and the décor is clean, fun and interesting to look at, definitely kid friendly. As for the food, you cannot beat what you get for these prices — it’s delicious!
I love their breakfast, and for their dinner options, I’ve had the chicken fingers, and they definitely give me more food than I can eat, which is great for leftovers. As for their burgers, which they are famous for, I am not a fan. To me, they taste rubbery and have little spice for your palette, so I stay away from those, but there is so much to choose from, I really don’t mind. I’d say a lot of the items on the menu are LESS than $ 10.00, which is great for my wallet. I would recommend Wimpy’s to anyone who wanted good food for a good price.

We were a little scared when there was only one older gentleman there on a Friday night, but for some reason we persevered. Partly due to still not being super familiar with the area yet and trying to find more restaurants we like, which has been a challenge. I read the reviews and saw that not getting enough cheese in the omelettes was a concern, so I asked for extra cheese, and it worked out well. The potatoes that came with the omelette weren’t very tasty in my opinion. I also got a root beer float, and it was pretty weird. The menu said there would be two scoops of ice cream, but there was only one, and they put ice in with the root beer. I’ve never seen that in a root beer float before. It was a decent meal, but simple and could likely easily be replicated at home.

Service can make or break a restaurant, especially one where there is a safe, tried and true menu. The first time I came the service was excellent and the food was delicious. The second time I came, the service might have been the most atrocious I have ever had. She wouldn’t even look at us or talk to us, she gave us 1 menu for 4 of us, then didn’t come back for 20 minutes. Later she brought coffee with no milk or sugar, and didn’t even bring utensils when we finally got our meal! You would think the place was ramped and she was overworked… Nope. It was half empty and she was 1 of 3 servers in a max 15 table restaurant. I rarely complain but in this case I asked to speak to the manager. He wasn’t even there… Ie he was at home. This was last year and I hope /​pray they has been let go or smartened up. Because I would rather support a local business than a chain any day of the week.
Food was good both times though. Burgers are big and pretty good!

I went into Wimpy’s on Kerr to give it a second chance. I went for dinner almost two years ago on father’s day, and I had a very bad experience. I decided to try agan on my own at a much more quiet time. It was about 6pm on a weekday when I went in: very quiet, and I believe it was only the owner who was in. He was a nice guy and offered space for me to charge my phone while I dined. The restaurant had two other tables filled. I sat at the bar.
My food was really good: I got hot dogs with fries and a coke. It came VERY quickly (less than 15 minutes) and was a good price for the portions. The hot dog was delicious, and reminded me of the pemium dogs they sell in Toronto.
What would I improve? Well, I feel that the atmosphere of the restaurant, especially the exterior, could really use a working-​over. The interior is typical of a diner, but also needs work. I could easily see why some people would choose the Japanese cuisine or the Popeyes across the street over Wimpy’s; they’re in an area that’s much more appealing. I noticed that the chairs around the bar were a bit old and in a state of disrepair, and there was no 50’s/60’s-style music playing (which was typical of the old Wimpy’s on Lakeshore). Furthermore, the customer service at the restaurant needs work, as I felt that the owner was somewhat inattentive to the customers in the store. He also had his young kids assiting with waiting on tables, which I felt was inappropriate considering that some customers were ordering beer and liquor.
I would come back, but I feel that the other restaurants in the area are more competitive and have the potential to run the diner out of business, which would be really bad news for burger lovers such as myself. The (new?) owner shows promise, and I believe he can turn things around for the better.

Was in the neighborhood, and saw this on Unilocal,and my husband, son and I gave it a go. Kind of sketchy on the outside — didn’t look busy, and when we got in it was completely empty. But hey, we’re brave, so we went for it. We were all happy we did — the hamburgers are SO good. Not fine dining, but serious comfort food (and come on, most comfort food isn’t fine dining anyway). The onion rings were out of this world! Service was really great — very friendly waitress and the owner (?) chatted us up a bit as well.
We were all stuffed or we would have given the apple pie a go. Because, honestly, when the burgers, fries and shakes are this good — you just know they serve a fine piece of pie. Definitely on my list of favorite comfort food locations.

Surprisingly it’s pretty good. It’s a little diner type place, you sit down and order.
I got myself a burger and fries. The burger patty is football shaped, it sticks out on both sides of the bun. The beef is actually surprisingly tasty, certainly worth trying. The fries were good too, with gravy, it’s good.
It’s not very expensive either. Pretty decent meal at a pretty decent rate. If you’re a fan of diner type foods, then you’ll probably love Wimpy’s. Really cool décor inside too, really retro. On a final note the stave was really attentive and kind.

Wimpys is one of my favourite breakfast restaurants. It has the usual breakfast fare, serving all day, as well as sandwiches, a few diner-​style restaurant meal options, and floats and milkshakes. What I love the most is their home fries — I’m not sure what it is about them, but they are good. I also enjoy their omelettes and their souvlaki on a bun. Another favourite is the poutine, not real poutine with cheese curds, they use shredded cheddar cheese, but the fries are almost swimming in gravy with gobs of cheese on top. The poutine is the sort of thing you don’t want to order if you don’t like others at your table snatching your food off your plate. The servers are generally friendly, maybe with the occasional mistake but it is always easily fixable. I would highly recommend this as a breakfast or lunch destination at any time of day!
UPDATE: Their prices went up by a couple of dollars on each item last year. I might have been able to live with that but they changed their food. Their «home fries» are now hash browns with disgusting amounts of garlic in them. To get what used to be home fries, ask for «potato rounds». The big problem is that they cheaped out on ingredients. I used to love their American Omelette but now they barely put a sprinkle of cheese in it. They took a great restaurant and ruined it, so my five stars are now two. Sure their food is technically edible, but I will not be making the effort to drive over there anymore for disappointing food at a high price. Thanks for ruining a good thing, Wimpys.