Dianna's Diner

Dianna's gets a pass in my book, but not by much. The low approval rating of Dianna's Diner is enough to probably scare off all but the most loyal of customers to Dianna's. And judging by the clientele there on a Friday afternoon, they're going to start disappearing very soon. That's because when I brought my twins in here the other week, I saw about 1/3 of the restaurant was packed by seniors. This was during the prime lunch hour and yet there wasn't a single person in here that wasn't retired despite being near some larger businesses including a giant hospital across the street. Upon entering the restaurant, I had trouble actually finding a place to sit, but that wasn't because the restaurant was full, rather, it was because the tables that didn't have people at them had the remnants of the people before them. So although the floors were generally clean, the restaurant just appeared dirty because nobody was busing the tables.

The waitress I got was obviously new. You might think I'm talking about new at waiting tables, but what I really mean is probably new at life because she couldn't get anything right. Not that our food came out wrong in the end, but that it took her about 4 different times to return to my table to clarify things on the menu that could've all been asked in the first bit of the introduction. I wanted two kids meals and a mushroom swiss burger for myself, that's not that hard. Despite every table having their food when I entered, my food still took almost 20 minutes to arrive at my table. I believe that the cook, having been used to making food for old folks, was actually running on old folks time while he painstakingly made my simpleton food.

The food was par for the course, nothing seemed truly fresh. My burger was probably a frozen patty once upon a time, but yet it was decent enough. The chips portion was barely the size of a small child's hand. My kids seemed to like their grilled cheese and chicken strips, so that was fine by me (note: these are the same chicken strips they serve at Olive Garden). We also got a refill every now and then on our drinks.

So in the end, although you might believe everything I just said is written in disappointment, it's not. You see, I have observed the one female server many times while I'm doing a late night Ritter's run across the parking lot hustling her butt off in the restaurant serving or cleaning to know that she's probably more than just hired help, she seems to have some sort of stake in this place. And I can say with some sort of mental insight that it appears that Dianna's struggles every now and then to keep customers coming in the door, so I wish them the best overall. I just wish they could hire better help and take pride in their food by making it from scratch. That's how you attract the younger people in and in 5 years, they're going to need that generations business...

I love mom n pops diners! This diner has an exceptional staff, friendly and man the cook is 'let's say he should be a chef'!! Food is always delicious and the prices are reasonable!! I love eating there and being welcomed!! Hope they never go anywhere;)

Delicious food! The pork chops have great flavor.

We have eaten breakfast here now twice while spending time at the hospital. We have had great service and great food! I would definitely reccomend this diner.

I've been here many times and love it. Great breakfast, good portions and fairly priced. It has a great diner atmosphere and is 24 hrs on Friday and Saturday.

We went here because we love the diner feel, and you defianitly get that here. We sat at the bar our drinks never ran empty. Our food did take a few minutes to be prepared but it was great diner food when we got it. We will defianitly be back!

Their waffle fries are to die for! We got the hawaiian and chorizo burger and it was super good. Our server was very friendly as well. Overall a great experience! Will definitely come back.

I always like to try new places. This restaurant's name caught my eye. When I walked in I asked is it a sit down restaurant? The girl didn't understand me. So I then asked do you have take out. After repeating myself she understood. The price wasn't what I expected little more than the big burger chain.( McDonald's) when I received my order I was amazed at the size wow! Totally worth it. Only thing is I ordered the BBQ burger did not know it came with bacon. Yummy for me but I have some people I know who don't eat pork. Everything was made fresh great business. Oh yeah the lemonade was the best I ever had. Strongly recommend this place

Legit the best burger on the Southside. Lots of options, including turkey and plant. Fantastic sides, got to love a place with tots, and the spicy chicken looked legit but I did not try it. Super clean inside, very friendly staff, very fast too. I went back the next day for lunch!

Yummm. Next time will add some extra chipotle mayo as I felt it was drowned by the pickles but thats just me! (Got the Santa Fe Burger). Instantly felt like a nostalgic Ma & Pa Burger Joint and it was a great dinner

Delicious burger! Smaller place with plenty of seating! They have a whole bunch of specialty burgers. I got an avocado burger and these amazing parm fries would highly suggest getting a burger and parm fries although it’s an up charge. Will definitely go again if im in the area and looking for a burger!