Wimpy’s Diner

The Owner needs to get a grip on this place fast .The service here has really taken a turn for the worst, our so called «waitress» had a horrible attitude the way she talked to us & those other customers around us, was ridiculious & the service as a whole was just plain slow & bad. What a shame… and yes, the place was pretty empty (Tuesday afternoon) This place needs to go back into its past & rethink everything, what happened to that happy, light hearted atmosphere that was Wimpy’s? … they went 99% of the distance with the décor … but seriously, why unplug the Jukebox setup; really dumb — (uh that kinda was the whole idea of having it there … REMEMBER? Please, no more… playing this trendy new garbage tunes through the lousy speakers — JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER JOINT (Oh, it’s more «Popular» …- DUH — NO !!! — What made Wimpy’s great & what can once more, is Fantastic food, service & the feeling of being in a happy 50’s diner !!! Bring the good old music back & lose the old hag prison guard waitress with the issues –Head office needs to adjust the training — do a makeover — increase the fun factor & increase the profits — This place was one of the best family restaurants; it could easily be again — Listen to your customers & don’t hesitate — you’ll be glad & so will we :)

Decent food, friendly staff and cool atmosphere. A little if the small size and the is usually a line up on the weekend (especially for breakfast/​lunch). Not really suited for parties of larger than 4; as the table size is limited.

Some of the earlier negative reviews mystify me. As it stands now, there’s a clear notice at the front counter from the owner encouraging positive or negative feedback, and promising that the latter will be dealt with quickly. Somehow I believe him.
Great breakfasts, consistent quality. Very fast and friendly service. My favorite is the ‘super’ (or something to that effect) club sandwich (turkey, ham and bacon).
Mike D. is right — the trek to the washroom is like going down into the catacombs. I don’t remember it being dark, but I wouldn’t want to do it after a few beers.
Here’s my main complaint. A lot of people want fries with whatever they order at a diner, and at most restaurants I frequent, fries are a typically-​offered side (included in the price). On most entrees at Wimpy’s, the fries are extra, and at $ 3.00 +, they are not cheap. Good fries, mind you. It just hit me by surprise on my first couple of bills.
About a 20 minute drive for us – out of our hood — but we keep going back.

What do you do when you are craving some traditional diner fare at 2am in North York? Drive to Wimpy’s!
They have a good selection of burgers and sandwiches. The chocolate milkshake is awesome. The service is typically above average. You need to trek down a long and dark hallway to reach the washroom in the basement. And if you come during the afterhours, there are always some interesting crowds for people watching.
What else would you want?

I have been here twice and each time I had a good experience with the staff and food.
I ordered breakfast each time and it was good for the price. Their lunch and dinner looked fine from the tables around.
If you come on a weekend you will wait for a table
Price was 8-​$ 12 for a big breakfast

I have a predilection to roaming the night owl options.
it just feels peaceful.
oddly enough my very fervent wish is to find a place that hosts a fairly good crowd during the wee hours.
In Argentina, in the city of Rosario. There is a 24 hour internet café/​snack bar that I would sometimes go into at 10pm and emerge at anywhere from 3am-​sunrise
That was one of my favorite places ever.
The endless options of online games and the convenience of food at the same place.
anyhow
I happened upon this 24 hour diner.
it was practically empty at 10pm
but picked up and up, and soon at 11pm it was about half full.
the food was well portioned, the potatoes were just… meh
not bad. but felt out of place taste wise.
pretty good stuff

This place is great for breakfast. The food always comes quick and the staff is always friendly.

Typical diner– good food and very good service. Exactly what you’d expect for a reasonable price. Don’t overthink it– it’s breakfast!

Some of these reviews really surprised me.
My review is based on new staff. I’m not sure if the locations has a new management team though.
Anyways. I’m notoriously know for being there after midnight since I finish work late. I never dine in, rather take out. But my food is always hot, fresh and no complications.
The stuff is absolutely amazing. Sweet ladies and cooks. I’ve yet to have problems.
I’ve also come here during the day. It’s has it usual crowd as well as new folks. No matter how busy it is, the staff will do anything in their power for food to come out in time.
The place is a diner so don’t expect a posh atmosphere. It’s suppose to look old and rustic. However, it’s quite clean inside and the noise level REALLY depends on how’s dining. Not the servers. So don’t complain when you go on a busy day that it’s really noisy. That’s not the servers fault. Stop being stupid.

This location used to be reliable for consistently decent food but based on my consumer experience on Thursday and my friends on Friday — the quality of food has gone way down. I noticed new waitstaff and cooks so I wonder if it has anything to do with that, hmm?
Peameal bacon on Eggs Benedict was so chewy it was unpalatable, Turkey bacon looked like pasty white mutant food… stiff and stale as a board. Coca cola from the fountain was flat (how, why?!!) so I opted for C plus in a bottle since there was no canned/​bottled coca cola or Pepsi. Poached eggs were undercooked.
Friend said the Philly sandwich he ordered on Friday was super greasy and to top it off the bun was burnt! He agrees the food used to be much better. what a shame… kitchen looks dirty as hell (and I’m sorry, some of the cooks do too!) I won’t be going back for a long time!

I give this place a 3.5÷5! This is a small but great little diner. I don’t think i’ve been to a wimpy’s diner before. Each booth has a neat little music player (that doesn’t work btw, don’t put your coins in it!). A note to everyone ordering: portion are huge, american portions i would say. The breakfast options has 3 eggs and the omelettes have 4! Why anyone would need so many eggs at once i have no idea why.
I got the junior burger melt (crispy sandwich with melted cheddar, caramelized onions and burger), it was really good! I looked past the grease and artificially spongy meat because i was starving and I needed just that after exercising. Our waitress, Melissa was great– really attentive and perky!
I think I’ll try the pancakes or share a dish with someone next time. Probably want to try a different location too.

There are nice diners, and there are cheap diners, and this one is the latter.
Today was my second time coming here, and it made me remember why I’ve only come once before.
The first time I came many years ago I ordered the pancakes, which were nothing special and overpriced.
Today I got the chicken fingers with fries. I got the dinner version because it comes with coleslaw, an extra chicken finger, and garlic bread. The chicken fingers were fine (those are pretty hard to mess up), the fries were awful, and not even salted. They also forget to put ketchup in my bag, so I had to go back (even though I asked if everything was in there including the ketcup). The coleslaw was decent, and the garlic bread was nothing special. $ 14.
My particular server was nice, and I happen to know it was the kitchen that forgot to give me my ketchup. However, the other server that I spoke to momentarily had a bit of attitude. While I was there, there was also a guy who came up to the front to get water because he had been waiting for it for over 10 minutes.
Overall, if you are craving low quality diner food that is overpriced for what you are getting, this is the place to go. I expect that people who don’t have much expectation for diner food, service/​atmosphere, would be okay with this place, but that’s not me.

This deserves a zero stars! Stay away from this dirty «restaurant» that hire servers with attitude. We came in as a group of 9 to enjoy a late breakfast/​lunch — everything was great until we met our server. Here’s what went wrong — food took a very long time come to the table and it was cold. When we told the server she yelled back saying that’s how it comes from the kitchen. Finally sent it back and they brought it back with a half eaten sausage. There was hair in the club soda and when showed it to the waitress, she claimed that it was our hair. The hair was black, we all have blonde hair or short hair for boys. The place is extremely dirty, the food is questionably and definitely microwaved, and the servers didn’t have their customer service training. Won’t be surprised if everyone gets sick after the epic meal fail.

So here’s a breakdown of my experience:
— There was rice inside my drink! The dishes are obviously not being washed properly.
— my potatoes were extremely dry. The food is obviously not fresh.
— 6 $ for 4 strips of burnt bacon!
— Grilled cheese arrives at the table burnt!
— Servers are gossiping and disrespecting one and another in front of the customers!!!
— Grill cheese + Chicken club + 2 egg breakfast = 50 $. Way to expensive for very low quality food.
Overall: Not worth it!

On occaision i pass this place and think about dropping in so this time, i did.
Some love it some hate it, so i had to see for myself.
I have come to this conclusion, its edible, but lots of food does not mean great food.
For the price its fair trade, but the burger was dry, the fries were greasy, but a big portion. I guess it depends what you are into, and this aint it for me.
Now its a been there done that situation.
Its just OK and thats the best i can say. for $ 10 i got what i would call a decent meal, its just that if i compare it to the burger i had on the weekend i would surely pick the other place if given the choice and i was in the area.
But, I had to try it for myself. I came, i saw, i ate, i left, I lived. However I wont be craving a return.

I’m used to diner food in the US and Emily’s is right on par. They’re open 24 hours now which is awesome and usually everything that I get is pretty good. Mediterranean wrap, and onion rings :-). The only downside is that the place is really small. Only 10 or so tables and it’s fairly narrow. Still, I’m sure I’ll come back sometime soon.

I am not really a huge fan of Wimpy’s, but this would be my favorite location in Toronto. Every Wimpy’s seems to do their own thing? Why I am not sure, but if you find something you like at one location it will more then luckily be different at another location.
The service is always friendly, and fast. No matter how busy the place is they still get things done at a reasonable time.
Weekday lunches and weekend brunches seems to be the busy time for this classic style diner.
If its fast, greasy food you are looking for, without all the frills then stop into this location.

Let me preface this with that I feel like this is like reviewing a Burger King or McDonald’s but given that its reputation on Unilocal is terrible, which doesn’t compare to my experiences there at all, I had to let people know what I thought!
New Years Day some friends and I were ravishingly hungry and hungover and needed to eat. Cora’s was closed so we went here.
When we arrived there was a huge lineup. To our surprise it moved rather quickly and we were seated within 10 minutes or so. We got a booth which was cozy bus-​style seats. There was a jukebox at the table. We were thinking of using it but didn’t but it was cute that it was there.
Our waitress was very friendly and on top of things, even with a diner full of people. I ordered the Wimpy’s Club which had bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo and chicken breast on white bread. It was good and tasted like a club! The chicken was good quality especially for a restaurant of 1.5 star calibre as it says on Unilocal.For a club it was more than I expected from a diner because the chicken was actual chicken breast and not deli meat.
For a diner with an average rating of 1.5 on Unilocal I was expecting it to be terrible but I was actually quite impressed. Way better than Denny’s or Golden Griddle, and the friendly waitress made our stay there enjoyable.

Can we say trashy?
Blarring tv, kids screaming cold eggs and complaining waiters
Used to be good about 3 yrs ago and all the noise and drama was worth waiting in line on a Saturday for the food but the food got terrible too.
One i sat behind 4 drunk guys at 1130am and the waiter just went along with it.
If you wanna feel like dirt trash in the am come to this place, the surrouding Plaza with its ‘interesting’ ppl will get you in the mood.

This place is classic Wimpy’s. Delicious, gigantic burgers and friendly service. I’ve only gotten takeout here for work and they have always gotten the order correctly, despite everyone’s special requests.
The space looks like an old retro diner and is pretty busy during weekday lunches.
The food itself is what you’d expect, nothing mind-​blowing, but satisfying.