Deaner's Diner — Restaurant in West Fargo

We've been to Deaner's Diner several times prior to writing this review. The times were varied for a more accurate assessment. Upon entering you will definitely notice the nostalgic red and white decor with shifts between old Hollywood and race car themed. I like the decor! It's always nice to have something of interest to talk about/look at whilst waiting for your entrees. There is a laid back air to this place - reminiscent of days gone by, or places off the beaten path 😊 That being said the servers are probably not what you'd regularly get from a chain restaurant. You get the feeling the customer base here is largely frequent flyer. There were a few first name basis greetings exchanged. This DID leave one feeling like the obvious "stranger in town"- as the long comfortable exchanges between the regulars and servers left me hanging for unnoticed drink refills. My dinner(supper)entree was the ribs which were not to my liking. I had ordered them as I'd seen they'd had received a local accolade for them. However, my personal preference is done until fall off the bone and seasoned at least a little whilst cooking. Unfortunately, these were just plain and topped with a cold sauce before serving. My side vegetable was a bland mashed squash which was soft enough for a baby or nursing home. To end on a good note...when we had sandwiches for lunch - they were very fresh, tasty...

I haven't been here in a few years because the last few times the food was mediocre at best. Generally i have come for breakfast but have had lunch a couple times too. Today, I had a sausage and ham omellete with onion and green pepper, side of American fries and sourdough toast. I asked for the onion and green pepper to be sautéed well done. Food came out in under 10 minutes which i thought was impressive at first, but knowing how long sautéed veggies take to actually be well done, i knew what was coming. Onion and green pepper must have hit the pan for 2.7 seconds and thrown into and onto the omelette because they were still very crunchy. Take the veggies out and it still wasn't anything to write home about. Everything was so bland, again. The American fries were, well, not fried? White, almost raw looking pieces of potato hardly cooked through and unseasoned wasn't on my bingo card. (Maybe microwaved for 6.2 seconds?) Didn't eat those. How fast we got our food is making sense now! The sourdough toast was good though, so there's that! I didn't bother sending food back as i have come to the realization this is the norm and had things to do. Really want to like this diner as I love breakfast food and it's local, but I just don't think I can come back and spend money on something i can do better...

Please like us on Facebook and Instagram at SNDTRAVELS and EATWELLTRAVELOFTEN Well this one is a little difficult. After checking the reviews on several restaurants, we decided on this one. Upon arriving it looked like a good choice as there were several people going in and out. Our server was friendly and helpful. We decided to split the turkey club sandwich, spent extra on waffle fries (asked for extra frying to crisp) and I added a bowl of chili. We finished with coconut cream pie. The turkey was not deli meat but fresh thick cut roasted, tender and jucy. The sandwich was good except the fact that the cook burnt one piece of toast. This should have never made the plate. NO excuse for that. The waffle fries were not crispy as requested but were ok. The chili was what I call northern chili with beans and large chunks of tomato but it was what I expected and I enjoyed it very much. The coconut cream pie had really good filling but the crust seemed to be a frozen shell that was never cooked. Browned it would have added flavor and made this a really good pie. Overall, mostly good so I would try it again. They just need to put a little more care into it. Update on owner questions. Yess all issues were...