Island Lake Diner

Great Diner. Just like the good old dsys. Excellent hardy Diner food just the way you remember them. Prices are great.

Went in for dinner on Friday and was very pleased with my experience. The service was quick and accurate even though they were clearly busy. They were so busy they ran out of clean cups and had to you plastic disposable cups instead. No big deal.
The waitress was attentive and the food was alright. The Greek salad was pretty good, especially for a diner. My bleu cheese bacon burger was above average. I didn’t particular care for the bun. The fries were nothing special but fine with some salt.
I would definitely go back again. My family had a good time. My two kids really enjoyed the large portion of jello that came with their kids meal.

I have had a few issues but kept coming back because the menu is extensive, the food is good, and the location is convenient. Well let me say that I will never ever go back after my experience tonight. We ordered dinner which was fine, and then we asked about dessert and were told the baked goods were «made fresh daily.» I ordered the chocolate cheesecake because it looked delicious and I wanted chocolate. The waitress brought it over and it was apparent that there was a very visible layer of green mold between the chocolate crust and the cheesecake itself… The owner was called over who seemed annoyed with the fact that we pointed it out, and stammered that «he’s going to check the temperature in the refrigerator because it’s only been there about a day and a half.» To be fair, she offered me another dessert, but my friend and I both politely, albeit excitedly declined in unison. In most circumstances of this nature, there is some compensation regarding the bill, but nothing else was mentioned and she airily motioned with her finger to one of the workers to ring us up at the register. To be blunt, I’m beyond disgusted with both the service and the management’s response. I am afraid to go back there. The positive to this is that I saw the intrusive green substance before ingesting it. Hey, you gotta look on the bright side… As a side note, my friend and I took pics on our phones, but Unilocal doesn’t present the option to upload.

The food is standard diner food. The service is fantastic. Great family restaurant. Free Wi-​Fi

Glad to see a good diner open up in this spot. Had breakfast and food was hot and excellent, coffee was great and refilled often! Roberto our server couldn’t have been more attentive. Will definitely be back.

We walked in at 12am and the waitress was friendly, perky, and attentive. They had an awesome home fries and omelette. The coffee was great too. Inexpensive and delicious food. The only downside to this diner is they are short staffed.

Good food for a good price. steve the manager is always friendly and the wait staff is excellent.

Dropping like a stone. Usually new restaurants start out bad and eventually get their act together, this place is the opposite. Food has gone down hill every time I’ve gone here. My last visit might really be my last visit. Went after a wake at the funeral home down the road for my mom, obviously it was a sad day and I just wanted something to make me feel good, comfort food, my wife and I actually ran into my cousin and her husband so we shared a table. I got a Belgium waffle, bacon and a side of grits and a chocolate egg cream. I’ve complained to management in the past about thing that should be cold not being cold, chocolate milk and pudding in the past, the egg cream was room temperature at best. Pretty gross. As for the meal, let’s start with the grits, please please take them off the menu, lumpy as can be, they have no clue how to cook grits, the bacon looked like it was cooked for 3 days, burnt to a crisp, the waffle was so over cooked and dried out, it was actually weightless, they cooked all the moisture out of it and it was cold, the butter wouldn’t even start to melt. What an awful dinner on a sad day.

I came in for the first time with a friend and had a very nice lunch before going to a nearby movie theater. It was a very nice diner. The place is clean and the staff were friendly. I had an awesome server named Dawn, who took very good care of us and made it an extra pleasant experience, as good service these days is hard to come by. We were able to eat with more than enough time to make the movie on time. My only reason for not giving more stars at this time is due to the limited menu for vegetarian selections. The veggie burger however was very good, one of the better diner veggie burgers I have had and clearly handmade. I look forward to coming back again in the future and am hoping to see more choices available to try as a committed vegetarian.

I have been here twice and both times the service was outstanding & so was the food! The atmosphere was beautiful for a diner!

Really friendly waitstaff. I ordered the meatloaf entrée. I was almost finished with my salad and then started chewing on a hair. No big deal since I have long hair and am use to eating hair. My meatloaf arrived with two more hairs on top. I pointed it out and was given the usual apologies and was asked if I wanted a replacement. I said no of course and ate my meal. Not that I wanted dessert but was not asked if I wanted it. It’s part of the dinner special. It’s right around the corner from me and I don’t cook. It’s a real bummer to say, they are BANNED for Life.

This place is dirty! I came in with my kids and husband around 8:30am and the first thing I noticed was that the carpet was clearly not vacuumed the night before. The place was half empty and the carpet looked like it would in the evening after a busy day. I shudder to think what the kitchen looks like.
When we walked in the hostess said, «I don’t know where to put you!» The place was half empty and we are a family of four, not a group of 12 people. Anyway, the food was okay for the price. I ordered the skillet and the pan holder that was on the handle of the skillet was dirty! I don’t want something that filthy very close to my food. The skillet was okay. The cheese on top looked like Kraft singles cheese. I wish it were real cheese. The home fries weren’t cooked enough.
As a grocery/​restaurant owner myself, the uncleanliness is really unacceptable. Especially for a new restaurant.

Food was amazing. What a great holiday, ordered a whole bunch of food. Everything was great!!! Highly recommend !

We had a wonderful experience at this diner. We each ordered something different and everyone loved what they had. The dinners, wraps and paninis were delicious. Dinners include soup or salad and fries are included with the wraps and paninis. The staff was quite friendly and we had great service. Can’t wait to go back again.

If you want a good amount of food for the price get something from the wrap section. The wraps come with choice of soup. Coleslaw, pickle and fries for under 11 dollars. Good deal. It was good too. Had our waitress forget a few things but she was cool and talked to us and made sure we were ok. The manager even came over to make sure. I always like that. Try it out

So far I’ve tried this Diner twice. Once for breakfast and once for dinner. For breakfast I had the French toast combo and it was good although I didn’t enjoy the ham. For dinner I tried the turkey Carver and it wasn’t that great. Very dry and I had to ask for a side of gravy. I ordered sweet potato fries that were delicious. The waitresses both times were friendly but neither seemed to be very trained or had waitressed before.
Altogether I’m unimpressed but I’ve had worse. I’ll likely try the place one more time because it’s super close to home for me, but I’m going to give a few weeks.

Waitresses screwed up my order a few times that I had I have been there the manager is rude and does nothing to correct the situation been there a few times and that was few times too many

The menu is so large it was hard to choose what to eat. The matzo ball soup was the delicious. The New York chicken wrap was very tasty but could have used more Dijion mustard. Fries needed more salt.
Great meal at a good price.

First time to the new diner in town and it was great! My girlfriend and I both had wraps. She had a southwest wrap with steak, onions, and peppers and guacamole and I had the New York Wrap with chicken, bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes. Both were awesome. Came with a soup and fries and both were pretty good as well. Our server was great and very knowledgable and friendly. Can’t wait to come back with our friends!

Second time we had dinner here 7÷29÷2015 and it was awesome. Buffalo Chicken wrap was tasty and not overly spicy. The complimentary pasta salad is awesome!
Always spotless, always friendly, always delicious! I Love This Place!