Rockets Cafe

i usually come here for brunch. The portions are more than fair with the pricing, and the food itself is average-​to-​good depending on what you get. I usually get the biscuits and gravy. While it’s nothing special, it fills me up and it’s not expensive.
The staff is nice, but sometimes they are aloof. I’ve seen multiple times where either I’ve needed something, or someone else, and they’ve been standing around not really doing anything, purposefully looking busy. I typically don’t mind because I bring a book everywhere I go, so I just flip it open, but it can be rather annoying if you have a deadline or meeting to attend to.

We found this place yesterday. The waitress, I feel bad for not knowing her name, was so friendly and the food was great. The atmosphere is on the dive side but without being too run down. It’s a special place though because the staff makes it homey. Even with a bar there, it felt like a family place.
I had a gyro. The meat was so tender and not overcooked. My son had the Irish burger and loved it. My husband had a fluffy omelette. It’s a huge menu but they handle it well. Later, my husband ordered pumpkin pie for dessert and although they were out of whipped cream the pie came out with a pile of whipped cream on it. It was so fast but apparently the owner ran to the store next door and got some. They really made us feel welcome and the prices were very reasonable. 3 people with drinks and one dessert (huge and fresh pumpkin pie slice) came to just under 28 bucks. We’ll be back.

One of our favorite stops in Toledo.
The service is always good, the girls never seemed stressed even when there is a breakfast line at the door.
Love the sausage gravy on any breakfast item.
Keep up the good cooking!

Great cheap drinks but I would not order the burgers n sides ever again. The meat itself has no taste and the fries are disappointing. The extremely large size of every meal on your plate there doesn’t do any justice.

A few things come to mind when talking about Toledo diners:
1) Something with gyro meat must grace the menu
2) Portions are probably going to be at least football-​sized
The Rocket Café easily takes care of both of these staples.
I imagine that being situated next door to Schmucker’s is a pretty daunting task. I mean, it has been a Toledo institution for many years; however Rockets Café seems to hold its own. The waitstaff was friendly, albeit a bit slow at times, but the food is what I expect from a diner. Large portions of greasy potatoes sitting next to an omelet that is made with so many eggs, a full cardiac workup should come complimentary.
The food itself was standard fare, nothing amazing and nothing wrong with it. The peculiar thing is the fact that there is a pretty substantial fully-​stocked bar that takes up a good ¹⁄₃^rd of the restaurant. I haven’t seen anyone sit at it and I can’t really imagine that the tables get pushed to the side at night, a thumping sound system appears, and drinks start flowing… it does not appear to be that kind of place. I guess if you do want that double shot of Jack with your pancakes, you have found your breakfast/​brunch hub.

I really like this place. The food is nothing spectacular but pretty good especially with the broad variety available. They have a bar that seems out of place, but comes in handy on Friday nights (during which time the casual diner turns into a Karaōke bar).
I keep going back to this place again and again. The salads are huge, tasty, and inexpensive. Like I said, the food is nothing out of this world, but it is pretty solid.

Eat here quite often. I like their chicken kabob and grape leave platter. Prices are reasonable. It’s a nice convenient neighborhood dinner. Today we had breakfast. Their hamburgers could be better though. They have karaōke on Friday nights.

An unsung little place on Reynolds road just next to Schmucker’s – but with liquor. Décor, inside and out, is nothing special, in fact it’s kind of plain – but in a pleasant way. But the food is good, real good. We haven’t worked our way through the menu; in fact we usually stick with the humus, chicken and vegetables plate – healthy and delicious if you don’t eat too many of the pita chips.
The humus is as good as any place in Toledo – and there are a LOT of places in Toledo with good humus. The chicken is fresh cooked to order and appropriately spiced. The beer’s cold and there’s a full bar.
They’re also open for breakfast, but I’ve never been there that early and haven’t been there late either. The crowd could be a lot more «neighborhood bar-​like» at night, but I don’t know first hand.
The owner is usually there; he’s super friendly, genuinely nice guy and willing to please. And he’s apologetic if he doesn’t have what you want, from a specific dish to a particular beer. The people he hires are friendly and efficient too.
Oh, they had a great, absolutely great, Jigg’s dinner on St. Pat’s day!
I’m a fan. It’s one of our go to places for a healthy (or not-​so-​healthy when we’re in the mood) place for a weeknight, on-​the-​way-​home-​from-​work dinner.