New Minnys

This was the worst place I’ve ever eaten! Their mashed potato tasted like those that come in 2-​minute microwable ones. The steak was thin and dry. I guess the hash browns were ok but hash browns are always ok. It was spacious but no one came. Sad.

this review is long overdue.
we stayed at hotel kabuki in june. or was it july? eh, sometime over the summer.
we were hung over, and i had a fat lip. (long story, i’ll Unilocal it when i review the club where this incident took place) i take full responsibility for choosing this place. everyone else wanted to dine on sushi, or something different and good. i wanted cheap grease.
theres a sign outside that advertises some sort of special. thats what got me. it seemed promising from the outside. how bad could it REALLY be, right?
wrong.
we get in and theres no one else in there. just an asian lady reading a magazine.
oh hello asian lady, you’re the waitress.
so far so good. we start glancing around. this place is kinda dodgy. its obvious that it used to be something else. and sooner than later we realized what.
she brings us some menus.
one said new minnies.
one said new dannys.
wtf?
next come the cups of waters and straws. we’re all kind of out of it, but surely i realize BAM! this is a denny straw!!!
am i on punk’d?
i start browsing the menu and BAM AGAIN! the pictures are taken straight out of dennys menus. moons over my hammy? yeah, that was there, only it was disguised by a different name. my beloved buffalo chicken melt? that was there too.
what the hell is going on here?
we ordered. i have no idea what anyone got because out of the 4 of us i dont think anyone finished anything. the ranch tasted like flour mixed with water. there was no flavor in anything whatsoever.
and all of the dishes were from dennys!!! next time you go to dennys look at the dishes: their kinda beige lookin and on the sauce bowls theres a dark brown ring around them. yep, new minnies was using leftover dennys dishes. ghetto fabulous.
the waitress was a bitch.
theres a staircase that leads to the 2^nd floor, which is wide open space. can anyone tell me what is up there!?! we dared heather to go up, and while bitchwaitress was not paying any attention to life, she made her move.
she got about half way up when bw noticed.
bw «excuse me! no! no!»
heather «oh my bad i was looking for the bathroom»
classic
everyone has complained about the 18% self gratuity they put on your check without warning. so i dont need to say much about that.
but i will say NEVER GO! i would rather eat off of the street than go back to this place. i beg you, please, just dont do it.
please
dont
do
it

For a dumpy diner in the middle of Japan town, I thought this place did it fine. It served up egg whites and sausage quickly with somewhat weird service. Nothing too harrowing and nothing too awesome. Bathroom was clean.

WOW, just wow. I have travelled quite a bit in this country (rural areas, the South, etc.) and New Minny’s is by far the worst place I have ever eaten!
I live nearby, see it often, and finally wandered in with my parents for lunch on Sunday because they were hungry and sick of walking, and mostly because they saw a specials sign out front and were intrigued. We went in and looked at the menu and despite the dingy/​filthy looking interior, decided to take a gamble. By the time we all realized it was a bad idea, we were already seated & had ordered drinks and no one felt like being rude and leaving.
I ordered the passionate pineapple drink which I thought would be some sort of juice spritzer… it was spritey alright, but it tasted more like the orange juice in it had gone bad. Which is likely considering it was left out on the counter the entire time I was there! My mom ordered a diet coke which cost $ 2.19 for a tiny glass and was disgustingly flat.
They didn’t have many options for the sides included with a meal and they were out of beer and boca burgers (seriously, out of beer in SF!?!). My dad ordered the fish and chips which came with fries and onion rings. I called his dish «the Illusion platter» because it did not actually contain fish nor onions. The «fish» was heavily battered and terribly greasy with no actual fish inside. He dug around and never found much. He grew up in the Midwest and is not a picky or healthy eater and he thought it was the worst thing he’s ever had! The onion rings were okay except that they didn’t actually have onions in them! We think it’s some sort of onion-​flavoured batter.
I ordered the pancakes, and they just tasted funny! Like sour. Maybe the buttermilk went bad too. I ate half of one and left the rest. The Veggie-​cheese omelet was okay, but greasy, and the hashbrowns were bland.
The waitress/​hostess was accommodating, but lackadaisical. There was only one other table when we came in, yet when she seated us she had to clean our table for us. The water we received was lukewarm and when my mom asked for ice, she had to chip away at it from a counter cooler. The glasses looked pretty dirty too.
Of the four meals, two were inedible and two were mediocre. Of the drinks, water was lukewarm and cloudy, and soda and juice had gone bad. The check was half printed and half handwritten making it hard for us to determine if we were charged correctly, but we just wanted to get the hell outta there.
Honestly, it was an experience never to be forgotten and we enjoyed seeing just how outrageously bad it could get, but this is a case where you should judge a book by its cover!
SUMMARY:
*Food ranging from inedible to mediocre, but always greasy and bland.
*Dirty looking glasses, tables, and restaurant in general.
*Bad drinks… somehow they managed to even screw up drinks, HOW!!!
*Lackadaisical service.
DON’T BOTHER!

Does anyone know the legality regarding the automatic 18% gratuity that’s tacked on to any bills regardless of party size? Other places warn you with posted placards or at the bottom of the menu…
I ordered a sausage breakfast sliced into four pieces (it was a poor attempt at an optical illusion to make it seem more abundant) the rice was accompaniment more crappy then a port o’ potty at a chili festival, and the eggs were-​well the eggs were the only ok item on the plate. And the kimchee? Well, it was never even brought ‘en.
The first time I came here was after a late night bender, and I didn’t know any better-​I suspect anyone who post more than two stars is guilty of the same. I just thank goodness I was sober this time.

i wish i could give them minus!
so this morning, my husband and I wanted to get a breakfast.
so we took our daughter and passee this place, he said «WHY DON’T WE TRY THE PLACE USED TO BE DENNY’S!» that was a wrong call!
the outside says «New Minnys» the menu says «new danny’s»
7:30 in the morning, two tables left and its only us.
i order pankcake breakfast-​two eggs, two bacon and two sausages with pancakes,
the pankcakes tasted sour, felt like it was old…
they cut sausages into half so that is my TWO SAUSAGES… realy
waterdown OJ, dirty looking inside, they don’t even have TABASCO, they have the fake ones…
i will never ever go back there!

after a night of clubbing and drinking this place was an alrite place to get a late night snack. i got a patty melt and it was ok, wasn’t the best i had was a little dry and the bread was extremely greasy. service was a bit slow, but there was only one waitress working that night so its not her fault.

Worst dining experience in life to date.
This place was dirty, run-​down, you name it, thats what it was.
The sign outside said «Minnies», here on Unilocal,I found it as «New Minnies»
the menu said «New Danny’s» and the straw wrappers said «DENNYS!»
The waiter/​chef was very weird and awkward, made us all feel uncomfortable. He kept offering juice!!!
Couldnt tell a difference between the watered down coke or watered down sprite, they both tasted the same.
Food tasted and looked old.
he charged an 18% gratuity for 3 people.
Never go here! Or at least try your hardest not to!
We stood at the Kabuki hotel, and on a Wednesday morning, it seemed like nothing else was open in Japantown. The town was dead.
The «serves breakfast all day» sign is the thing that got us.
The swarm of flies at the front door should have been a good sign to NOT go in.

I wish there was negative stars cauz i wud have give –100 for tis place!!!
1. we wanted coffee… n he kept selling us some juice after we insisted we want COFFEE…
2. he added an 18% gratuity withot even telling us when ter was jus 4 of us!!!
jus keep away frm the place! it sucks! ul spoil yr day for sure!!!

after being charged a 46 cent credit card fee, i didn’t leave a tip…
I JUST GOT MY CREDIT CARD BILL AND MOTHER EFFER ADDED HIS OWN $ 2 TIP!!! WHAT AN EFFEN A$$HOLE!!!
I FRICKIN’ HATE THIS PLACE!

We were in Japantown and wanted Denny’s. YIKES! Denny’s is gone. I wanted to go somewhere else, but Mr. C was grouchy so we just went in. This place seriously needs a visit from Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares.
1)Table was sticky. Totally gross.
2) Server (also host) was trying to upsell us the whole time — you want juice? You want anything else? Food? Pie? Dessert?
3) My drink (iced tea) looked like it used to be warm and was a very light color — watered down.
4) Menus were sticky. Gross. They also said «Danny’s» on the front.
Overall, we were afraid to order anything that we were pretty sure wasn’t originally frozen. We ended up splitting the appetizer sampler (which prompted the server to come back and check to make sure we only wanted one sampler and not two) — simply because we were really hungry and didn’t want to be impolite and walk out because the place was too freaking scary to order anything that might be handled.
The menu said that the sampler platter came with «dipping sauces.» We got a bowl of watered down ranch dressing, 2 mozzerella sticks, 2 chicken fingers, some shoestring potatoes and about 10 reconstituted onion rings. The katsup tasted old. Not really a good value for the money.
Bummer about Denny’s not being there anymore. I’d have to say that this experience was in the bottom 3 of my extensive restaurant experiences here in SF.

I wish I had the option of giving negative stars…
BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD!
Came here w/​some friends, I ordered a tuna melt w/​hash browns…
they gave me a turkey sandwich w/​fries… I complained, they changed it and gave me a turkey melt w/​fries… I was too hungry and lazy to argue at this point, so I ate… They charged us for the stupid turkey sandwich that we did not order or eat! And they refused to take it off our check. Then all of us started arguing with them and told them we were going to report them to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), finally they gave us the money back for that stupid turkey sandwich that we did not order or eat, after arguing for like 10 minutes! How stupid! What horrible service. Stay away so u don’t end up paying for something u didn’t order or eat, and them still refusing to give u ur money back!

Ah weekends… Where my binge eating finally meets my binge drinking. This illicit meeting generally occurs around 2:30 — 3 AM with the bastard child of this unholy coupling making an appearance around 6AM… (yes I am a grown man who still makes poop jokes, deal…)
New Minnys is a good provider of what I need in those wee morning hours. Namely greasy ass breakfast, greasy ass appetizers (mmm cheese sticks with ranch…), and yes they will serve you your choice of beverage *wink wink* if you want to keep it rollin’ after they kick you out of the pub.
My personal favorites are the Hawaiian style breakfasts (Spam or linguica, rice, eggs = heaven on earth). Other than breakfast, they serve standard diner fare: burgers, sandwiches, etc.
Bottom Line: New Minnys food really hits the spot late night, especially if you’re a late night breakfast man like myself. BONUS: They have one of those claw machines where you can grab the stuffed animals by the door. Not to brag, but I managed to pluck 2 on my last visit… It’s the small victories in life that matter.

Denny’s? New Danny’s? New Minny’s? «What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.» That is, unless the name change also accompanied a sex change.
The Denny’s here used to be full of young people who just came out of an AMF binge at Temple and need a place to sober up. A place that served high-​fat foods and above average coffee to help us drive home safely. Now it is just a huge mess of things.
To start off, a question may pop up when you walk in here: How does a restaurant lose its «Denny’s» name? I can think of two scenarios:
«We here at Denny’s Corp. regretfully inform you in this letter that your restaurant, franchise #84 126, does not meet our high standards that we carry at every Denny’s restaurant and you must take down any Denny’s references within a month.»
–OR–
«You forgot to pay your annual $ 25 Denny’s franchise renewal fee.»
My friends and I came to New Minny’s after a night of mild drinking and it was the only thing was opened late. When I initially walked in, the first thing I noticed was that it looks pretty much like it did when it was Denny’s. That’s not just the décor, the menu is pretty much identical too. Changes include the removal of graphics and the substitution of trademarked names with generic terms («Grand Slam» became «Humongous Breakfast» and «Heartland Scramble» became «Hearty Scramble»). First thought I had was, «OK, they lost the usage of trademarked terms, but the ingredients in the description looks the same, so it must taste the same.» BUZZ! It turned out the ingredients are the same, but they don’t come from the same source. I know, it doesn’t sound like it matters since it’s not a fancy restaurant, but they took the cheap route: Tapatio instead of Tabasco, and Safeway ketchup instead of Heinz. The hash browns in a Heartland Scramble from a Denny’s should be buttery, flaky and crispy. The hash browns I received when I ordered the Hearty Scramble was a soggy, wet wad of a fried potato square (see picture posted by another user).
Besides the weird taste, the real kick-​in-​the-​teeth was the service. The waitress my party had was spaced-​out, almost if she was on ‘shrooms or something. Never seen an old Asian lady spaced out on ‘shrooms, but I digress. My friend ordered some chicken nuggets, and then the waitress told her, «you can’t have that.» My friend asked why, and she replied «because you’re not a kid.» IT DOESN’T SAY IT’S KIDS ONLY ON THE MENU. So, my friend then orders chicken strips. After about 30 minutes, we finally get our food, then the waitress goes to my friend and tells her «we’re out of chicken strips.» OK, why did the waitress wait until the food is served before telling her that they are out of a food item? My friend, angry and hungry, then politely asked only for a side of bacon and pancakes. 15 minutes later, she received only pancakes. She then started bursting into laughter. Why? Because there are three levels of pissed-​off-​ness:
1: Mildly pissed. One can just brush it off. Everybody makes mistakes once in a while and it’s not a big deal.
2: Very pissed. «I demand to speak with your manager!»
3. Boiling-​point pissed. This is when you are so pissed that you start laughing because the situation is so outrageous, you must be on Candid Camera.
Why is this restaurant serving counterfeit Denny’s food? Were the cooks so uncreative and lazy (or unlicensed to work in this country), they couldn’t think of a new, refreshed menu? Did they have THAT much leftover frozen food from the old Denny’s that they figured it would be financially apt it to hold on to the old menu, sans-​trademarks? I don’t have high standards when going into a Denny’s, but this restaurant totally blew my mind. If I have anything positive to say about this restaurant, it would be that it taught me that surprises can come out of anywhere in life.
Reminder to self: Unilocal-​up a restaurant before going there the first time. I just clicked on another review by another Unilocaler and saw the link to New Minny’s health and safety score. As a med-​school friend once told me, if the skin is bad and yellowish, then there may be liver problems on the inside.

I think the owners are following a smart strategy… keep changing their name and hope people forget their previous identity. Kinda like a Lifetime TV-​movie where an evil woman — probably Heather Locklear in a black wig — marries a millionaire, kills him on his yacht by leaving arsenic in his martini, runs away to another state, dyes her hair, changes her name to «Minny», and starts the deadly pattern over again. But you don’t fool me, Minny. You can change your name and even have a sex-​change operation — but you’re still the same mediocre place, aren’t you Danny? (…this is wear I pull his bouffant wig off) …or is it Denny?
This is the third time I’ve reviewed this place, and I always give it the same two-​star rating. Now you’re asking… then who do I have to blame but myself for such mediocre experiences? Well, sure… but I think this is still the only place left in J-​Town to get a Hawaiian breakfast. And that is such a sad thing since I would go anywhere else to get one, but this is it. I’m at Minny’s mercy for what they call an «Asian» breakfast lest there be any charges of overt racism. I just don’t remember the last time I saw a Spam restaurant in Tokyo.
And overpriced… Land sakes! $ 14.51 for a plate of four thin slices of oily Spam, a couple of eggs, a scoop of rice, a soupçon of off-​the-​shelf kim chee, a flat of hash browns with a slice of American cheese melted on top, and a cup of watery Joe (see my photo). The place looks exactly the same as before, only the menu has been changed to protect the innocent. And it’s the same guy who waits on the tables… not friendly but officious. I just wish they wouldn’t seat me so close to the open front door on that freezing morning last weekend. I do have to admit I may need to buy my own tins of Spam now that I’ve seen their falling health code score. Oh my.
FOOD — 2 stars… well, they do offer Spam but at what price?
AMBIANCE — 1.5 stars… a Denny’s by any other name should smell as sweet
SERVICE — 2 stars… officious, I tell ya
TOTAL — 2 stars… barely…and only because it’s the only «Asian» breakfast in the ‘hood

I miss Denny’s but the current restaurant in it’s place, New Minny’s, provides a good enough breakfast at a good enough price after the bars close. This Area is full of better restaurants so I can’t imagine anyone going here for anything else. While it’s not quite as good as Denny’s it’s better than it was when they were calling it «New Danny’s»

THE WORST FOOD EVER! WE ORDERED THE LOCO MOCO AND THE RICE WAS UNDERCOOKED… HOW DO U MESS UP RICE??? i think the fact they were a little rude and they chose to charge us gratuity for our 5 person party!!! they knew we weren’t going to tip much. but they DEF did not deserve a 18% tip! they are just slow and and they just don’t really give a crap…
it’s really sad and empty all the time and the service sucks, depending on thier mood. DO NOT GO THERE! just eat late night somewhere else… or drive to a real denny’s in daly city.

The only thing that was good about this place aside from eating some food after a night of clubbing was the awesome customer service from the manager working there. He had actually walked out of the restaurant when he could see we were looking for what used to be Denny’s.
When any employee runs out to make sure you are looking for a breakfast place so they can have your business is doing something right. That is the only reason I gave this place two-​stars.

This has been one of the worst if not THE worst restaurant I’ve ever been to. We had a large group and we had one server taking our orders. She did not write any of our orders down but she memorized them. Knowing that she might forget my order, I purposely made a short conversation with her, hoping this way she wouldn’t forget my order. I ordered a Loco Moco over rice with over-​easy eggs.
One easy thing, my friend that sat next to me ordered the exact same food as I did. When the food started arriving, everyone got their food except for me.
10 minutes later, I asked what happened to my order, and the server must’ve forgotten since she DIDN’T write down the orders.
5 minutes later, she comes back and tells me they ran out of rice and tells me to order something else.
…Run out of rice??? How are you going to run a business and tell your customer you ran out of rice? That’s like telling me you ran out of water… Tell me your rice cooker broke; tell me your stove stopped working… don’t tell me you ran out of rice!
1 star!

This place is a huge disappointment. I think that it used to be a Denny’s, and it has the same feel now. But the food is actually worse. Yes, worse than Denny’s. It is also kind of expensive for what it is (reheated frozen potatoes, etc.). I think breakfast for 2 was about $ 35 with tax and tip. The server was extremely pushy with us, even though there was only one other table at the restaurant, and acted extremely annoyed that I only wanted coffee and not juice as well.
I was hoping to find a good greasy spoon 2 blocks from my house, but even though this place is open 24 hours, I wouldn’t venture in here again, even if I were starving and drunk and it was raining and they were giving away food.