Wilson's Sandwich Shop — Restaurant in Findlay

This review is so hard for me to have to do because with the ratings that’s on this place I expected a great mom and pop old fashioned diner experience. I don’t like rating a mom and pop place poorly but I’m a straight forward honest person and. Gonna give my honest review.

We stopped at another place for a coney to try as we couldn’t decide between that place and this one. We made the absolute wrong choice.

This was Saturday during the car show.

I will say the lady who waited on us was absolutely wonderful.

However, the employee sitting along the windows on the stool when we was there was absolutely rude and disgusting. Had we not already placed our order, we would have left. Honestly. We still should have asked for our money back and left.

I asked if the unmarked door was the bathroom and was told it was by the nice employee. So I went over to the door but someone was in there.

The rude employee informed me rudely that she told me someone was in there. Which I replied I’m sorry I didn’t hear you.

Then when the employee come out of the bathroom I went to go as it was my turn and the rude employee turns towards me and belches at me. Are you kidding me right now?

Anyways, we get our food. The fries was old and cold. The coney was okay. The hamburger was absolutely terrible. Tough hockey puck. But what got me was when I was about halfway through I began finding pieces I could t chew and started pulling some kind of paper out of my mouth. It’s not that there was paper in it that was the worst. What was worse is where the hell did his paper come from inside my sandwich. My stomach was absolutely turned by this. There was 4-5 pieces total and I’d wadded most of them in a napkin before I decided to take a photo of the last two pieces. I was now nauseous. The meal was absolutely one of the worst meals I’ve had out in I don’t know when. It set the new bar for terrible food. So then I thought maybe a bite of pie would help my turning stomach. Nope. One bite and struggled to swallow it. It was awful.

This is definitely a one and done experience. There is nearly 1300 people reviewing this place that truly needs to get our more if you think this place deserves the rating it has.

These reviews cannot be legit. Usually reviews don’t fail us like this. But wow this one I will definitely not waste our hard earned...

Well, where to begin?

Wilson's is a Findlay landmark, and judging by the reviews and people I've talked to, a cherished institution in the community. I had several people share memories of eating there with family, celebrating life events, and generally being a psuedo-gathering place of the community.

The problem is, once you remove the nostalgia and "local landmark" rhetoric, you're left with a greasy spoon that just isn't very good. The cafeteria-style eatery has a decent menu with diner-esque staples like burgers, hot dogs, fries, etc. Service is quick and efficient and the prices are cheap.

But the food....is bad. Greasy to the point of tasting like grease and nothing else, the fries were bland requiring heart-attack levels of salting to get any flavor, and the hot dogs were forgettable. The burger dribbled so much grease that an actual puddle formed on my tray, tracing it's oilyness from side to side. Also, no free refills on beverages, so...

Awesome burgers, chilli is the best i've EVER had (this includes homemade), malts are amazing as well. Fries & onion rings are great & not full of grease, homemade pies daily (Oh my). Breakfast is also served of which i've only had their donuts ( those were 5 star as well), Brings back memories of coming here as a kid (i now bring my kids here). Delicious... drive-thru is always 5 or so cars deep & they walk out to take your order. I remember my grandparents on both sides of my family eating here & even my great grandmother (who told us it was her 1st ever job) Historic place that is obviously amazingly delicious or it would not have lasted with all the other chain burgers spots in Findlay. This place has stood up to the challenges of chain burger spots & has flourished which should tell you something, if it doesn't I will.... Quality as well as deliciousness. If your in Findlay looking for a burger I highly recommend you stop in, you...