Michael’s Family Restaurant

I hadn’t been to Michael’s for years, so we decided to try it while in the area to check out the new Whole Foods location. There were plenty of waitresses on staff, but we still had to wait about 20 minutes for our food. I ordered the corned beef hash with eggs over easy. There were more potatoes than corned beef in it, the eggs were runny, and one of my boyfriend’s eggs even had a broken yolk. Nothing special at all, so we probably won’t be going back.

Came here on a Friday night because our first choice was busy… seated immediately, as the place was about half-​full.
Our server got our drink order quickly, but things went downhill from there. As the place got a little busier (still no more than 75% full), there was a delay in getting food from the kitchen. The apps took almost 30 minutes to come out, and our meals came out about 15 minutes later.
As for the food, it was below average. My margherita pizza would’ve been good, but the crust was not good at all. The other members of my party were not satisfied, either.
Suffice it to say, this is a one-​and-​done experience.

Love the salad bar and the menu items. Such a nice atmosphere with a friendly waitstaff. Love getting the grouponsto this place.

Saturday — Noon.
Wisely went here before grocery shopping. To be fair, my review is only based on a very simple, standard two-​egg/​meat/​potatoes breakfast. If you can screw that up (and many places can, oh yes) then I probably won’t be back. I wasn’t very hungry, so just got that so I’d — I mean my wallet — would be a bit safer as I walked through the valley of the Shadow of Whole Foods.
Service was very good, prompt and balanced — by that I mean the waitress gave me privacy but didn’t ignore me. I hate when wait staff is overly bothersome just as much as when they are negligent. I should say that the place was relatively deserted, so it’s hard to judge what service might be like during a busier time. I will find out though, because after taking a look at the menu choices, I have every intention to go back, especially for the fish fry.
My eggs were cooked to order. You might think, «Eggs, so what? but if you’ve ever had a snotty over-​easy egg or received an over-​medium that was frisbee hard, you know. One thing I did think to share — my bacon had obviously been baked and retrieved from a pan somewhere. It was stiff as a board. I like crispy, almost over-​done bacon — well okay, I like bacon of most any kind, so this was fine with me but some people wouldn’t like it. The order came with potatoes, which I hadn’t seen on the menu. I rarely eat them now but had a few bites for the sake of Unilocal readers (see the sacrifices I make?). The potatoes were nothing to write home about, but they weren’t bad. They seemed to have varied flavors… seasonings I presumed picked up from other foods cooked on the same flat top.
I want to add too that the Unilocal reviewer who said something about getting hand-​foot-​mouth disease was just rude to post that to a public review site such as this. HFM is a virus that spreads easily through coughing and sneezing. It can also spread by contact with infected eh… well, I’ll say diaper contents to keep it polite. Now I suppose that doesn’t rule out getting it at this or any other restaurant, but given that the child mentioned is 14 months old, it seems more likely that it could have been something gotten through another route. At any rate to indicate that there’s very little possibility of it being contracted anywhere else than this restaurant is not only rude but potential defamation. If it’s a true concern, that’s a matter for the health department to investigate.
Carry on, Unilocalers.

A trip home to Rocky River isn’t complete without a trip to michaels for breakfast. Recently remodeled and owner is always there greeting guests, making sure you are well served, etc. Reasonably priced and really good food!

I purchased a Restaurant. Com certificate for Michael’s. The place is currently being updated but even the construction crew was accommodating, opening the door and apologizing for the dust. Nothing that interfered with the dining room. The service was excellent. Kathleen was a dear.
Rarely one says this, the food is under priced! Surf and turf with THREE SIDES for $ 14.00!??
One of the best Greek salads I have ever had and THE BEST tzatziki sauce I have ever had. You could dip a tire in this stuff and it would be delicious. The souvlaki platter was delicious. I was so full from the soup, salad, and apps that I groaned when my entrée was served. I ate every piece of meat on the skewer!
Definitely worth the trip and way more than worth the money. Give this little gem a try!

Greek omelet was good, portions large, prices good, coffee, service and atmosphere average.

Pretty typical diner food with a Greek twist. I got some sort of Greek platter and my bf got the gyro platter. You definitely get a ton of food for what you pay for. My $ 10 meal included a salad and soup and the huge meal itself.
The décor is not particularly remarkable but the service was great. We used a Groupon to visit and we will most definitely be back!

So, after our visit to Michael s Family Restaurant, my 14mo old daughter came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. She gave it to my 3 year old, who in turn gave it to me. (I am 24 week pregnant.
I have narrowed it down to coming from this restaurant as we have been in the house for, and have gone nowhere other the n the grocery store in the week prior to her first symptoms, and she didn’t go to the grocery store, I went by my self. it is 3 to 5 days from contact for symptoms to appear, so there is no where else she could have got in in that time frame.
4 dr.‘s appointment’s 2 fevered kids, then spotty and itchy and cranky kids, 1 vomiting, and 1 already overworked pregnant mother.
We weren’t super happy with out experience but would have gone back. Not anymore, I will never set foot in here again.

This is a good restaurant to bring the kids along. I came in for a late dinner with my family, my cousin and her two young nieces, who are 6 and 7 years old. Our waitress was fantastic with the girls and was very nice to us all. The menu is pretty extensive with lots of Greek option. I wasn’t all that impressed with the food but it was nice big portions and each dinner came with several side item choices.
The interior is current in remodeling stages so it’s a bit different than I remembered from when I was a kid eating here. Prices are reasonable — $ 10-​$ 13 for entrees.

Remodeling, but food is still great. You get so much food for your money and the waitresses are nice and attentive. Can’t wait to see how it looks after the remodel!

One of the best fish fries that I have had. It is all you can eat but the pieces they give you are huge! I have not had any of the other things on the menu but if you are looking for a great fish fry, this is your place.

This place is a throw back to the 80, s. The décor is old and the booths are worn. But if u can get past the superficial u will find great service. Nice people and a well priced meal. It’s good food at a good price.

You cannot go wrong here for any meal, but I especially love the omelets at breakfast!

The salad bar is very good, the soup is home made and great, and Chef Dino’s creations are just superb! I can’t rave enough about Dino’s Greek creations and the quality of the kitchen’s work. You are getting a near Michelin rated dinner for ¼ of the price.
The service is swift, courteous and effective. The owner, Michael, always has a kind word to say. These are good people running a good restaurant.
You will not regret a meal at Michaels, and it may well be the best you have had in months!
4 stars because it is time for a bit of a facelift on the interior. Michael says it «is in the works» Can’t wait to see the coming tweaks.

I really really wanted to like Michael’s as it’s located within a short distance from our home. Being family owned you expect that homestyle atmosphere and hospitality. While our waitress was very kind and attentive the rest of the experience was lacking. The first wrinkle was that when we mentioned that we had a LivingSocial coupon the waitress then alerted us that we could only order from the main entrée portion of the menu. That’s fine we both said and proceeded to order two seafood dinners. Second and final wrinkle was the food, I consider myself a human garbage disposal and will eat just about anything, that being said the seafood was not fresh and was not good to the palate. We left just as hungry as we were when we walked in the door. Please shape up Michael’s we really do want to like you.

I like this restaurant. It has good home cooking. The prices are decent. The staff and service is friendly. The menu does has variety.

This was great, will definitely be returning. We wanted a salad bar, so Unilocal pointed us to Michael’s. What a pleasant surprise. We ordered meals with salad bar. The salad bar was nice, the soups were excellent. The meals were amazing. I had the baked scrod, so delicious! Highly recommended for a nice family restaurant.

The groupon can not be used at the same time as happy hour prices, regardless if you get regular priced meals w/​the groupon & hope to tack on the happy hour in addition. The groupon did say, can not be combined w/​other offers, so my miss. The groupon did not say that you could not use it w/​regular priced sandwiches. Very much a «Blue Light Special» feel to the restaurant. Great menu, great happy hour (if we could have used it), good food, if not a bit bland (however w/​the elderly’s need for lower sodium, I can see that being necessary). We got the cheese on fire, hummus, meatballs, grouper, and seafood pasta dinner. Hummus was too thick, but good otherwise. I would skip the meatballs, slightly dry and bland, cheese was great, very good quality seafood. Enthusiastic waitress with good recommendations.

Um, yes. Very much yes.
I don’t need much from a diner. I need fairly decent service, great food, and a place to sit and eat in peace.
Service? Fairly decent. Even nice. They accommodated my request for something not exactly on the menu for Lorelei. The waitress was really nice about the fact that there was food all over the floor after we were done, although I felt bad about it and cleaned most of it up myself (and tipped extra).
Great food? Yes! I mean, it’s not Lola or anything, but it hits the spot and the portions are GINORMOUS. I had the Rinky Dinky omelette (love the name), which is pretty much like the kitchen sink. It had what seemed to be 4 or 5 eggs, ham, sausage, bacon, swiss and american cheeses, onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Like the Shipwreck at Lucky’s, only half the price and … wait for it … it tasted BETTER!
That’s right. This omelette was probably the best I’ve had in Cleveland. I think it has to do with butter. Not oil, butter. Same goes for the home fries, which would have been perfect if only a little more well done (I like the crisp brown parts a lot, and there wasn’t much of that). But still, plentiful, and delicious, mostly because of butter. Paula Deen would be proud.
What wasn’t so great? It was speckled with old-​guy man-​dates. Not that I really have anything against crotchety old men, but this was a little too much of that. Guys loudly reading the menu to each other because the other guy can’t see too well; another guy coughing for five minutes straight without covering his mouth … etc. It was like that song «Boom Box» by the Lonely Island: «Every day for lunch they eat BOOOILLED GOOOOOSE!»
Anyway, I’m glad I tried Michael’s, because the food filled me up and hit the spot, and they are kid-​friendly. Also, parking’s not a problem due to its location in strip-​mall-​land.