Detroit Eatery

This place is disgusting. Go here for the cheap beer and poor company if you must, but don’t eat the food unless you want to be sick and feel ripped off. It’s a couple rungs below «greasy diner food».

I must say their food is good, I really enjoy the clubhouse sandwich. But I was there the other night and the young guy that served me went out front of the store to put some garbage out and when he came back in DID NOT wash his hands at all. Was very disgusted with the fact that he touched garbage and decided not to wash up afterwards and then serve customers. Probably won’t eat there again.

This place (Detroit) ROCK (s) (city). Great burger, very flavourful and the bacon is maple, which is tremendous. Coffee kept coming, food was hot, it’s great to have the option of having fries or not. I will come back for sure, and they play classic rock music which is a HUGE bonus. Only negative is it’s very dark, which can be beneficial if you’re fighting a wicked hangover or just heading there for some post 420 munchies.

Holy ! Normally I would never walk in to a place like this just because it looks. .. Ummm, a little shady from the outside. It is a tad shady but amazing bacon burger, top 5 ever for sure !!! Fries were fries, gravy was good. The spices in the meat with the maple bacon was just awesome.
I’ll be back for sure

We’ve been eating here for 25 years. Weekend breakfasts often find lineups out the door. The regular menu is huge, and prices are amazing. We had the Detroit Burger and the Greek Burger, both perfectly cooked on toasted buns, served with coleslaw, for under $ 7 :) It is licensed. Great neighbourhood spot!

It was alright, its a value vs quality thing. It’s a home cook style burger but you get alot of meat for the price. I went with double Detroit, which included peameal bacon but it wasn’t that good, nor were the onion rings or patty. It was just alot of mediocre food for a good price.
I guess I got try breakfast, Maybe that redeem this place
Pro: good price and value
Con: lack of favour and taste
Price is only thing saying it from a one star, I only stop here because it had good rating but that probably all from biased long term customer who haven’t had a good burger in there life

I love it all, absolutely everything! I have never been disappointed at Detroit in about 13 years of going to this spot:))

I went there for my birthday breakfast. The server is really nice talks a good conversation with you to keep you occupied.
I love the vanilla milkshakes they have so much ice cream in it.
The pancakes are delicious.
My friend had bacon and eggs and home fries and it looked spectacular.
And if your a regular like me you might get a lollipop from the gene Simmons candy bowl.

This place is a greasy spoon, hole-​in-​the-​wall diner type place, so when you come here don’t expect to be wowed out of your seat. Provided your expectations are along those lines, this place is great!
My family and I were there as Toronto tourists and Red Wings fans, having seen that Kris Draper took the Stanley Cup here in 2008 after the victory, we figured we had to try it out. The food itself was as expected, we all got burgers that were filling and priced fairly. They weren’t memorable but they did what they were supposed to do, so for food I would give 3 stars.
What bumps this review to 4 stars was the service. There were only three or four guys running the place, but we engaged in some great conversation with all of them throughout our dining experience, topics of conversation ranging from the Red Wings and hockey in general to the many differences between Toronto and our hometown Phoenix. It made for a great visit, and we even took some goofy pictures together. If I find them I will upload them to Unilocal :)

I really wanted to like this place because it’s in my hood, it’s locally owned, and it’s a greasy spoon that I could see myself going to on a regular basis.
But I can’t. Why? Because the burger was mediocre and it gave me the shits.

It was ok, I had the standard breakfast, nothing special, very ordinary. Coffee was passable. I wouldn’t go out of my way to go back but would go again with others if that was the choice. Soup is good and a real deal at $ 3.00 per bowl

Hard undercooked potatoes in the home fries.
Eggs were like Denny’s scrambled eggs without the corporate product management.
Blah.
Plain pancake.
It eats like a greasy spoon w/​the emphasis on greasy.
Great friendly servers.
Coffee was «not-​bad diner coffee».
We took friends here. They were Bee Gee’d and also Phil Collins’ed.
Perfect metaphor: disappointing and cheesy.
Embarrassing.

I am surprised to see such a high rating. I had dinner here once and was completely underwhelmed. The staff seemed like they could give a shit that we wanted some food. The food itself was 100% lackluster. The only thing good about this experience was they were playing Jack Russell Terrier races on the TV and that was entertaining.
Never have gone back.

Its a diner. I got a good quick and greasy breakfast with two eggs, toast, bacon, potatoes and coffee for $ 7.50 — I’ve had cheaper but its okay.
Coffee was watery and slightly burnt.
The place is Detroit Red Wings and hockey themed if you’re into that. Mostly men in here.
Not much else to say!

This is a great place for breakfast on the weekend. It has a casual atmosphere with a friendly staff, and pretty decent prices.
I went off menu w/​my order — a breakfast burger — something I had always wanted to try but never had the guts to order before. For the uninitiated, a breakfast burger is basically a bacon cheeseburger with a fried egg on top!
Needless to say, it was intense. But hey, anytime you can impress a bunch of hockey-​loving Canadians with your order, you know you’re doing something right!

My husband and I come from Windsor and Detroit is our favourite city in America. So when we moved to the east end and saw this diner, we had to try it.
This is my favourite breakfast place in the whole city. As I said, I come from Windsor and I appreciate a greasy spoon breakfast, and that’s hard to come by in Toronto at times. I just want two eggs, over-​easy, with bacon, homefries and white toast. And no one does that better than the Detroit Eatery. Their bacon is amazing. Perfect every time.
I come here often. Love it.

Bias Review Alert!
As a life-​long FAN of Detroit Red Wings, obviously this Diner/​Dive has a special place in my heart. Most of you would probably give good marks for something you’re passionate about as well. It’s hard to disagree with something that you’re emotionally attached to. This is mine!
Awesome décor with Photos/​Posters/​Memorabilia. Love the Dive feel of this place. 2 large LCD showing what else but a Sports Channel? Service and owner do a fine job along with a no-​nonsense Menu and has a Daily Specials as well. You would think they would have items named after Red Wings players or something but this place isn’t as pretentious as that.
While I enjoy Faygo brand Rootbeer (Detroit-​made), I waited for my Burger ($ 4.75). It came out smelling pretty good which usually means the Patty has been seasoned and when I tasted it, the large Patty was seasoned nicely and had a bit of juice. They even topped the Burger with Tomato & Onion as if they can read my mind what I like on it. It came with some plain Slaw and a Pickle slice.

Yearning for the days that you could eat your breakfast with a side of tobacco smoke? Yearn no more. The proprietor (and/​or some of his friends) stand on the sidewalk right outside the open doorway and smoke in between orders. Ooops, is that the ready bell? The server has figured out a way to come back in to serve the order while still allowing smoke to inundate the restaurant (see photo).
Anyway, my 2 eggs over easy, home fries and toast were fine, the coffee was substandard diner fare, and the chocolate milkshake (oy!) was not great. It had a texturizer-​y mouth feel. Table-​mates claimed the bacon was pretty good.
No need to rush back.

I’ll have to come back for a second visit when this diner isn’t teeming with screeching, unsupervised children and parents too exasperated to care, but for a first impression Detroit Eatery was pretty decent. I ordered the two egg breakfast (no meat) for $ 6 and my dining partner had the pancakes (described as «excellent»).
The diner is no frills and decked out in Detroit Red Wings posters and jerseys. The staff is lifted straight out of Fargo Rock City and the uniform here is metal t-​shirts like Metallica and Hypocrisy.
My breakfast was decent but not unforgettable. The home fries were basic boiled and fried potato discs, eggs over easy and plain white toast (not buttery enough). I didn’t dare approach the tomato on my plate.
Cash only.

The Detroit Eatery continues to attain gastric recognition yearly. Winner of the prestigious Best Souvalaki 1999, the Best Homemade Burger 2000 – 2008, The Greatest Steak and Eggs 2007 and the Best Greek Omelette 2001 – 2006, the fare here continues to amaze even the most jaded burger aficionados.
I’m not making this up. I’m actually reading the back of the beautifully crafted Detroit Eatery vintage tee that I purchased this very afternoon. I will say it was an impulse buy, but stopping in at Detroit’s was carefully carefully planned. From the moment you enter the veteran staff at this fine restaurant take car of your every need. Your table is watered promptly and as soon as you close the old school menu in front of you there is a server awaiting. The food arrives quickly and the burgers more than live up to their gargantuan hype. every bite is chalked full of greasy burger goodness and with a side of tangy slaw and crisp french fries this could be the finest hamburger combo in the city!!!