Canarys Restaurant

Great food, fast service and you can walk in and get a seat immediately. The prices are fantastic and the food quality is great, the service is super fast! The coffee is pretty basic, I’d love for a breakfast place to offer more higher end coffee’s. I’ve not been there for dinner or lunch so I’m not sure how the food is for those times, this is only a Breakfast review*. The Farmers Skillet & the country fried steak are my two favorite meals Canary’s offers, you get a high quality meal with a lot of food for a great price.

I came back, the owner replaced the knives with wood handled ones. I am happy that he listened.

This restaurant is not even WORTH one star, but I had no choice! The owner of this dive is a nasty person! My family of 14 (immediate, and aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews, and grandkids) went to this place for my wifes 67^th birthday. She is currently going through chemotherapy and can’t wait to long to eat. We had to wait almost 20 minutes to get waited on, when I asked the” owner” what’s taking so long, he was very rude and said” a waitress will be there when she’s not so busy”. He could care less! When we finally got our food, my wife took one taste of her meal, and could not eat it. Tasted like they dumped a whole salt shaker in the sauce… after telling the «owner», and asking him to take it off the bill, he said «I can’t afford to give food away «and wouldn’t do anything about it! His menu states «10% discount for seniors «, however wouldn’t do it for us because my meal was under $ 4.00, he insulted me and embarrassed me in front of my family saying «he would be ashamed to ask for a discount» Needless to say, I will NEVER, EVER go back to this establishment! I hope this GUY gets what’s coming to him.

I like Canary’s a lot. It’s better than most, but it could be better — and I want to see it happen. Hope the owner is reading this because I am a regular and a fan!
Here’s the deal:
The first great thing about Canary’s is that it’s CLEAN. For a modern-​day restaurant, you really do feel like they kicked it up a notch in the cleanliness department. And that’s so important. So, right off the bat that makes me a fan.
The second great thing about Canary’s? Canary’s is CHEAP. Like, a huge Canary’s breakfast is probably one third … that’s right, ONE THIRD, the price of the same breakfast at some fast food chain like Bob Evans.
And the food is decent — where a place like Bob Evans has that super-​processed chemical factory-​made feeling, at Canary’s you feel like you’re getting a decent meal.
Friendliness of staff is another great thing about the place — I love the waitresses here, they work so hard and they’re so nice. They’re not Bob Evans robots here, these people actually care. The waitresses are awesome here, they’re so attentive — I think they get an award for the best coffee service, because they never let your coffee go empty (as for the one review here that actually COMPLAINS about that, my suggestion lady is DON’T ORDER COFFEE! Us coffee drinkers appreciate the bottomless cup!)
Ok, where Canary’s can use improvement? I think they’ve gotten skimpier with stuff in the past year. The bacon is super tasty, but the slices are as thin as prosciutto that someone stretched out with a weinerschnitzel press. The hash browns used to be enormous and I think they’re gradually cut them down to half (and haven’t been cooking them as long). If you get there at the right time the coffee is awesome, but 7 times out of 10 it tastes like the grounds have been used too many times. And I think they could put in some specials in their breakfast menu, maybe add some healthy things with fruit or mediterranean staples or something like quinoa, and definitely get on some gluten free options. If you are gluten free there’s nothing here for breakfast at all, and very little for dinners, and that’s enough to keep a lot of my friends out. I bend the rules a bit but I end up paying for toast that I can’t even eat. I would happily pay $ 1 for gluten free toast or for some other option besides the plain toast. They added music, and it’s a bad idea, it’s annoying — they play it a little too loud.
So bottom line, the food is skimping out a wee bit and they could use some modern health conscious /​gluten free specials, but it’s still a great place that you need to check out!

Our favorite place every time we visit OH. Traditional breakfast we love and always get great service. See you next time :)

Had very good service, was greeted as I walked through the door. Given a menu, and was offered refills several times while I ate. The server was friendly, and as other servers passed my table they would ask if there was anything that I needed. This attention to the customer is enough to bring me back. The food on the other hand is not. I had the hot meatloaf sandwich with mashed potatoes.
The food was hot, a little salty not very filling. It was okay nothing great or special. The same food you could get at any number of places.
I prefer the small Mom and Pop places, they try harder than the big corporate places, but trying harder and doing are not the same.

The problem with these mom n’ pop diners is that they’re often inferior versions of the chain restaurants that they’re supposed to be better than. Everything for them comes out of a bag, or a box, or like the ‘cream’ is made of individual components that you would never consume. No I’m not being pretentious, I like a good greasy spoon as much as the next guy, but these generic places need something that sets them apart from the half dozen Perkins knock-​offs that I have to drive by to get there, and a plate of freezer-​fries isn’t going to cut it.

Great service — great omelettes! Been going to the one by 150^th for years. This place is closer to home and has great prices and fast service

I frequent this place almost weekly as I have family that are regulars.
I will try my best to not be biased in my review as I feel I may receive better service due to the owner and servers knowing me.
This is a very typical diner when it comes to very simple food at a good value, mainly targeting the senior population.
The price is very fair, for the portions and quality you couldn’t expect it to be any less expensive. This is the sort of place you come to get what you’d expect. With the price you can’t expect a designed interior, you can’t expect high quality ingredients, and you can’t expect the servers to be perfect. They are great to me, constantly checking up and refilling my coffee, but they are usually busy and sometimes slightly disorganized. The menu is decently diverse, I stick to a few staples and they are always consistent. Not too salty, not too bland, things are well-​cooked and simple. The restaurant is always clean, especially the bathrooms, and generally I would assume the kitchen is as well. The owner is great and always around, he will even take your order and serve salads himself often. Generally this place is well-​run and worth the try if you are looking for a simple meal at a good value.
I give this place 5 stars because I’ve never been disappointed, it’s not going to impress you, but you will never be let down. A true staple to the west side suburbs and I hope it’s here to stay.

You know, despite how cheap Canarys is, I can’t get over how bad the service and some plates are. NEVER order bacon from there, it is as good as salty paper. After bringing out my eggs which were scrambled instead of over easy, the server just asked if that was «ok» and didn’t offer to fix it. Again though, it is extremely cheap, so if you just want some basic breakfast at a super low cost and you’re within a 5 minute drive, it might be worth it.

The food was good, price was awesome and my server was really nice. The food came out really fast. Foodies don’t belong here… This is where you come to get decent home cooked food that’s likely smothered in brown graVy.
I wanted to leave this review because the ‘hostess’ was horrible. Unfriendly and mumbled as she sat me. She was tring to get everyone’s drink orders before they were even at their table. Maybe that’s what old people prefer?
Then at the end, my waitress took the check up, but same ‘hostess’ brought it back to me… And stood there while I added my tip and signed it. I made a comment that is never had anyone wait for me to sign the bill like that and she waved my copy at me like she was holding it hostage. ‘Its just easier this way’
No dear, it’s just tackier that way.

Ordinary, clean, friendly, standard, no negatives, for the hungry. This place is jello so do not expect Crème Brûlée. If you are surrounded by snow and cold, come here to be filled with food your grandmother would make for you in the midst of deep winter in Cleveland — and you might see her working here too. The eggs are proper and made to order and the servers are polite, except for the standard excessive refilling of my coffee to scalding temperatures.

The food was excellent. And a great value!
Sausage and biscuit gravy was great. The Mexican skillet was even better.
The sausage omelette needs a little work.

Prices are inexpensive and service is quick and friendly. So far the food I’ve tried is so-​so. I ordered ribs, which were really ordinary, just ribs baked in an oven and topped with bar-​b-​q sauce. Onion rings are not crisp. Fries are the frozen variety that come out soggy. Vegetable sides appear to be canned. Lots of seniors here and we know they like it bland and soft.

Canary’s Family Restaurant is now the third incarnation of the cursed 27 350 Lorain Road location following Rosie’s and Vienna Deli. Of those three, Canary’s is the worst (though Rosie’s wasn’t far behind) with its ho hum menu of low quality food. The Chicken Noodle Soup came in a modest sized bowl of broth and plenty of noodles, but only scant traces of chicken and vegetables. The Fried Chicken with Baked Potato was three pieces of chicken – two of which, the drumstick and the wing, were no bigger than pizza chain buffalo wings. The chicken was way overcooked and dry inside with the only positive point being a vague hint of spice in the breading. The baked potato was passable, though automatically topped with an (un)healthy scoop of butter.
Prices are fairly cheap, but you are going to get cheap food in return. On top of all this, when one of the elderly customers (there are many) crapped his or her pants, I learned that the atmosphere wasn’t just painted on the walls.

So glad North Olmsted has another breakfast option. I’ve been to Canary’s twice now and both times the food has been pretty good. I wouldn’t say excellent, but it’s good. Prices are super cheap, so I can handle OK food as long as it’s cheap. The menu is HUGE and personally, I don’t care for menu’s with a million things. I have a hard time deciding between 5 things, I don’t need 500. I guess if your someone who likes tons of options, then this is great, but if not then beware! I ended up ordering way more then I could eat, eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, toast and pancakes, like I said the menu is huge and I just couldn’t decide or find 1 meal that had some of what I wanted. You will more then likely spend 15 minutes reading and deciding, just on your breakfast. First visit service was excellent (evening) second visit took forever. We waited about 40 minutes for our breakfast. I understand morning is breakfast time and their going to be busy, but isn’t speedy service part of the business? I just can’t wait that long for eggs! Overall, I like Canary’s, but I wouldn’t go back early morning for breakfast, just not worth the wait. I probably could have cooked, ate and cleaned up my own kitchen in the time it took them to make it.

I like this place. Fast service, good menu and good tasting food, affordable, nice caring staff, and immaculately clean! Why go to a ripoff national chain, where you will pay at least twice as much, and often get smaller portions? Family Restaurants and Diners are a much better value by far!

Great Food Great Service no Wait and the menu has a great selection!

Good food, average service, no wait, extensive menu!

Canarys isn’t new it’s a west park tradition/​institution. This restaurant is the 2^nd one. The first is located in westpark and i’ve frequented it for a long time. If you’re one of those weirdo people that expect everything you order to be a perfect 10 then go to a 5star restaurant or go home and cook it yourself. Canarys is great because #1 it’s suppppppeeeeerrrrrr inexpensive and #2 you don’t have to do the cooking. If you don’t like this place then you’re a food snob elitist. The staff that treats me like family and the 2×4 for breakfast keep me going back again and again.