Doug’s Day Diner

Hearty portions, delicious foods, friendly people, neat drawings of castles done by local kids (I’m guessing).
We sat at the bar.
I had the asada skillet with green chili, and the meat was really tender and flavorful but more like pot roast then asada. I still found it very delicious but my significant other is picky about his asada so I figured it’s worth a mention.
He had the biscuits and gravy. The gravy was flavorful and he he ate it all, which he normally never does with that dish.
Then, since it was our first time there, they gave us a blueberry pancake for free! Can’t go wrong with pancakes, I am normally neutral to them but that one was good enough that is be tempted to order it again.
Definitely will be back. They say the best time to go is weekday mornings as they get slammed busy on the weekends. Makes sense. They’ve got a cool place.

We go to Doug’s every time we are in the Denver area. Everything that I have tried is incredible. Both the adults and the children in my family love it. They make everything/​almost everything from scratch including their jams. If you are close-​by, go!

We came here for brunch on our recent trip to Denver. It’s a super tiny hole in the wall kinda place in a strip mall so we had a wait quite awhile to be seated for our party of 8. After a 30 minute wait we finally go seated. The décor has your usual American diner feel with wood paneling and wooden tables/​chairs everywhere. The menu has your usual american favs ranging from classic pancakes, omelettes, burritos and a sweets section for the breakfast menu.
The top 3 fav items that we ordered:
Huevos Rancheros: Two Eggs atop Corn Tortillas with browns, beans, choice of Red Chile and/​or Green Chile, Cheeses, Garnish & Tortilla. This was amazingly good although it didn’t look too visually appealing. It’s like a mexican deconstructed burrito with an egg. I had the green chile that gave it a mild spice kick with each bite. The portion is VERY filling so come hungry! The flavor profiles were on point with just the right amount of refried beans/​cheese ratio. Overall flavor 4.5÷5 overall value ⁵⁄₅
Ranchers: Doug’s Breaded Steak, Browns, Country Gravy, Three Eggs & Griddle Biscuit. This was quite literally larger then life size like most of the items on the menu. The huge fried steak had a good crunch with the creamy salty gravy. The griddle biscuit was literally the size of a whole burger bun and you get two of them! Yes another gut busting entrée if you can even finish this plate in one sitting. Overall flavor ⁴⁄₅ overall value ⁵⁄₅
Sweet Combo: One Hot Cake or Sweet Toast plus One Egg, plus One Thick Cut Bacon Breakfast. OMG when they say one hot cake this is more like 3 BIG HOT cakes! These hot cakes are literally the circumference of your face if not bigger! Yes we measured it! haha What made this item a total winner was how perfectly fully moist yet crispy these hot cakes were. You can’t stop eating these hot cakes until you’re brain tells you’re too full that you’re about to explode! The homemade maple syrup served with these delicious hot cakes was also a winner with the perfect amount of sweetness and maple. Overall flavor ⁵⁄₅ overall value ⁵⁄₅
The service here was great too as our waitress was very friendly and refilled our coffee’s, water a good half dozen times as we all went into food comas after attempting to devour our plates. You for sure will be taking most of your plate home if you’re not sharing unless you have a monster appetite! Definitely a great place for brunch! Just be prepared to wait if you have a large party since they have limited tables.

I came in during the week with my two kids and waited 20mins to order/​get drinks and knew it would’ve taken waaay too long to get food so we left. Food is decent, but last few times I’ve been in the service has been mediocre at best. I’ll go somewhere else.

OMG… Doug’s Day Diner… odd name… Great food!
Met a friend here before work the other day and really wasn’t expecting a lot. Was surprised by a delicious meal. They have a great assortment, and even better they don’t mind doing substitutes to please the paleo person in your group.
Waitress was super friendly, and food came promptly. Was a little slow on a work day, I would suspect they get much busier on weekends.
Stop by if you are nearby.

The pancakes are giant and delicious! I love this place mostly for the location, but the food and service is really good too.

Staff and service was good. Enjoyed the food. Big portions. Had the biscuits and gravy. Ate there with a handicap friend (wheelchair).
Dislikes:
Cramped waiting area
Not handicap/​wheelchair friendly (cramped spaces between tables)

Solidly good breakfast food. Great grilled biscuits with yummy homemade jam. As all good breakfast places go, get there early or you wait. We drive a good 10 miles to eat there now and then, never disappointed.

Had a wonderful brunch with a friend. The pancakes are always delicious and the staff are helpful. They keep the coffee flowing.

This has been one of my favorite places to get breakfast for years. Despite the extremely cramped and awkward waiting area when they are busy, and the less than desirable café style seating area, the food always made it worth it. However!!! As of lately the service and quality has been a huge disappointment! Before the food presentation and flavor was incredible and well prepared, like who ever was cooking really cared about how they presented it. These days it would be hard to tell the difference between this food and a truck stop Sunday brunch special, except that you might find more flavor elsewhere.
This morning my wife ordered the huevos rancheros with carne asada. What came out was actually dried out slices of pork roast that had absolutely no flavor, a folded tortilla with and egg and green chile on top, and a side of French toast that was wheat bread with powdered sugar on top. The only ones that will enjoy this meal is our dogs who we took the meat home for.
My order was the Same thing I order every time I visit this restaurant, and while it was not terrible, it was very apparent that the quality and time they take to prepaid the food has suffered drastically.
I leave here today very disappointed and not sure I have any intention on returning

Breakfast was great, service was awesome, coffee kept coming and it was hot. Overall great breakfast experience with the family our kids loved it and the huge plus was that the syrup and jams are home made. Pretty much everything but the sour cream lol! We will be coming back and try to be regulars.

This place was recommended to us by a friend. His reviews were raving and we couldn’t wait to give it a shot. But man were we disappointed. My wife and I had Biscuits and Gravy for breakfast and to be honest they didn’t even resemble Biscuits and Gravy. The biscuit had been warmed up and I’m not even sure it was a biscuit. It was more of some hardened dough. The gravy was okay but really not great. To be fair, we are from the south and are used to really great biscuits and gravy and have traveled a lot around the country trying breakfasts from a lot of areas. This breakfast just didn’t cut it. However, the staff was attentive and friendly. If hard pressed we might give them a second chance but not likely. It’s too bad. Was really looking forward to a great breakfast.

Cooking and eating. cooking and eating. Coffee gets a 7, had the heuvos green chili good, potatoes very good, no retried bean, real pinto beans unique flavor a plus. Corn tortillas under heuvos a little tough. Noting truly unique, but still good. Wait staff great. Give it 3.5 stars

Again with the great service! Hubs and son went with the Hillbilly again and were not disappointed. Daughter got the sweet combo with sweet toast (french toast) and she said it was good. I tried the Huevos Socorro w asada ½ red ½ green… Delish. I do have to say that I prefer the green chili over the red but I’m glad they do the Christmas option so I could compare. It was good but I’d pick the asada papas over this because I get more hash browns. We of course ordered a biscuit on the side to share with the homemade raspberry jam! I could eat those all day long… Mmm biscuits and jam! We were really excited that we only had to wait like 10 minutes for a table as that’s sometimes a deterrent for why we don’t come as often. Overall great experience and what you hope for when you go out for a meal.

Thank you, Unilocal.Seven AM flight from DC. Knew I would land hungry and in time for late breakfast. Was directed here. Whatever my previous favorite breakfast of all time was, this lapped it. Taos papas. Mound of potatoes and onions with sausage and chorizo smothered in salsa verde with two eggs on top. Un-​freakin-​real. Perfectly balanced flavors. Just right amount of heat, and I can tolerate much more. Great staff. Great coffee, which they loaded me up with for my 2-​hr drive. If you land at Denver airport in the morning, do the right thing and come here.
I love Colorado. Every item on every menu has a red and green chili option. Yes, all of them.

Dougs always delivers. My favorite breakfast spot in Aurora. The biscuits with homemade jam are delicious.
Portions are giant, you will leave with some for later.
Homemade green chili turkey sausage will start your day in the right direction.
Go today.

I am so in love with Dougs. The charm, the staff, the food it’s all great! My BF and I go in every couple of weeks and it feels like we’re going over to our parents for breakfast! Long wait on the weekends so prepare! But if you’re up to wait, you wont regret it! Love you Dougs! xo

We’ve had Doug’s Day Diner bookmarked for quite a while and finally had a chance to visit. We were seated right away and our server was amiable and clearly knew her stuff. The dining area is light and open with a view into the kitchen. I ordered carne asada papas (basically, hash browns, cheese, and marinated steak) «christmas tree style», meaning half red chili and half green. The Boy ordered pork adovada papas with red chili only, then we also ordered a plate of sweet toast to split.
My overall impression of the food was that it was good, but didn’t live up to the mouth-​watering descriptions on the menu. The carne asada wasn’t dry but it was well done and not very remarkable and I didn’t like that the has was chipped rather than shredded. I commented to Boy that I felt more like I was having chili cheese fries for breakfast than having a hash skillet. The sweet toast was also kind of meh. Not bad, but just plain old french toast that didn’t have any discernible orange flavor as the menu promised. The green chili was also kind of weird. The flavor was good, though mild, but it was thick like country gravy, which was a little off-​putting. I will say however that the red chili was delicious and had a really nice unexpected kick to it that I really enjoyed.
Given that I’m still on a diet, I really liked the fact that so many items on Doug’s menu are available in half portions. However, those half portions only save you a couple bucks compared to the full sized dish, and $ 8 seemed like a lot to pay for a small bowl of hash.
Overall I’d say we weren’t super impressed by our first visit to Doug’s diner, but there was enough good there that we’ll give it another couple tries to see if we can find something on the menu that better suits us.

This diner is right next to my house and is really good. It’s very affordable and very cozy. I love going here.

Alright I’m pretty sure I found my new favorite diner! What a great place for breakfast and I can’t wait to try the lunch menu.
Went on a Saturday morning and had about a 15 min wait, that doesn’t bother me because I know at 9:00am any place worth it is going to have a wait for breakfast. By 9:30 I’m sure there was a 30 – 45 minute wait so get there earlier than 9:30.
Ordered the Rancher which is a breaded steak (chicken fried steak) with three eggs, biscuit and hash browns. Too much to eat… the plate was huge! Peeps I was with ordered the Hillbilly and pancakes. All of it was great and he homemade sausage was legit! Can’t wait to go back and try it again!
The menu isn’t huge but there is enough to make anyone happy. The was good, as the hostess was more than accommodating and the waiter was never behind on refills or anything we needed. Great place that I highly recommend!!!