Mickey’s Diner By Willy — Restaurant in Saint Paul

a friend and I came to this restaurant one evening thinking it was as good as the original micky's, I wanted it to be good, and it wasn't. wasn't busy at all, I see why now. we sat in the parking lot looking into the restaurant. The waitress was sitting at a table. once we got into the restaurant, we sat down at a table and saw that it was dirty and had ketchup everywhere, even on the menus. the waitress heard us talking about it and then came to wipe it off, saying that it happened because she was cleaning the ketchup bottle and it spilled ,lies !. we watched her sitting at a table before we came in. she gave us both water and one straw, then she left and never came back, the guy behind the counter had to come to take our order, who was not friendly at all. after receiving our food, we noticed the hashbrowns looked like mashed potatoes, and a thin patty of meat with two slices of cheese on toast that was supposed to be the patty melt was brought out to us, not the waitress or the person that took our order but by the Cook. we ate as much as we could, and then we waited for the check and was told that we had the come the register to pay, we looked up and saw hundreds of flies in each of the light figures all over the restaurant. i got a little sick seeing that. I guess it doesn't take much to please people these days by looking at the reviews, lol. and two guys behind the counter spoke to each other in another language but we didn't think anything of it but while in the parking lot leaving a young lady said that she knows the language from traveling and that they weren't saying rude things about us. we'll never eat there again, and I'll tell everyone I know never to eat at that place. The original micky's was great with friendly service and great food clean with positive vibes. I don't know who micky's by Willy is, but he needs to sell...

So…I’m here in town on business and wanted breakfast after 2:00p on Sunday. I found Mickey’s.

There weren’t clean tables available so we sat at the counter. Flies were everywhere. Menus were greasy. A hamburger sat out on a ledge and open food around the grill. Between swatting flies and trying to identify the food particles on the mouth of the water glass, I decided to throw caution to the wind and order. Locals had given great reviews.

Although pleasant, the waitstaff are a hot mess. I’m just proud that they’ve overcome their demons to have jobs considering they look as if they were gainfully employed on the corner to pay for their next elevated experience.

Real potatoes but undercooked, real eggs as confirmed by the 4 egg shells I bit into. Pancake was underdone.

I was only able to make it half way through my meal because I saw a black ant crawl across my sleeve, flies were drawn to my syrup, and a small contingent of gnats were holding a meeting on my purse handle.

That will do it. We jumped up, paid and left.

Seriously, if you don’t have issue with cleanliness or bugs this spot is for you. This place has potential because of its history and the use of real ingredients, but they don’t care enough to do better because locals continue to patronize and don’t take issue.

Also, don’t assume you’re the only two people in the room that speak your language. I heard and understood everything the manager and the cook said about me. I...

I normally do not write reviews of dining establishments, but I have to blow the whistle on this one. No idea how this has such a high rating on Google. This is some of the worst food I've ever eaten. All I ordered was the normal breakfast and the only halfway edible thing on there was the sausage patties, which were obviously from frozen. The toast was dry, eggs were overcooked, hash browns practically raw. Nothing had any flavor; no salt, no spices, no nothing. Just heat applied to food.

Meanwhile the waitress was asking me every 3 minutes can I get you anything else, how is everything? I mean way too often. At one point she came and sat next to me at the counter and was asking how the meal was. I wanted to say get out of my face! She even complained that I didn't finish my plate. How could I have??

Anyway the place is nasty, cramped, and has no charm at all. I do not want to hear that I should have expected this from a 24-hour diner. Just look at Astro Restaurant in Los Angeles and you'll see that a nice 24-hour eatery is achievable in 2024.

Edit: I've just looked through and I see the owner responding to the bad reviews saying we'll fix it, that'll never happened again, we'll do a 180. Guy seems...