So my family and I were all set for IHOP pancakes, but when we pulled up to the one in Dearborn Heights, we noticed there were no cars in the parking lot. (This was on 7/19.) A handwritten sign on the door told us that they were temporarily closed. :( What to do? I opened the Yelp app and Bob Evans was the next suggestion, so off we went. We didn't have to wait for a table, and we were seated in the back by the restrooms. Not my favorite choice of location, but at least we got a booth. I ordered my usual OJ, and inquired about iced coffee. I was told they don't offer it. Tragic! How could they not? I ordered the blueberry crepes and the cheesy hashbrowns. The crepes were not the thin, delicate crepes you'd think they'd be. These were thick and weird, and tasted like an omelette. That's exactly what I want, an omelette filled with blueberries and cream cheese. Gross. I scrapped out most of the filling and ate that with the thin edges. The cheesy hashbrowns weren't as expected either. I thought they would be made on the grill top and topped with cheese, but nope. They were like a baked casserole, and really dry. They were also topped with cornflakes. The fuck? I know that's A Thing for some dishes, but this was NOT the time and place. The flavor was ok, but that didn't save the dish. My mom got some sort of new peach pancake dish, and she said it was pretty good. My aunt got the biscuits and some kind of gravy/sausage/potato bowl, which she loved, and my cousin got a standard breakfast, eggs/bacon/sausage/pancakes, etc. She liked it. I'd go back, but for lunch or dinner.
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Liz T.
I always cringe just a little when my husband mentions that he wants to go to Bob Evans for breakfast. There are so many non-chain places that I would prefer to go to. Mediocre service. Slow wait staff (in her defense, she had two really large parties and us). And except for the biscuits, mediocre food. High priced, lower quality. So I guess in my ways, this did hit my (low) expectations. I'll say no next time.
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Salim M.
I ordered a Homestead breakfast which was ok. However, the potatos didn't seem like carefully cooked. The gravy wasn't so good in my opinion but I liked the stake and pancakes which I tried from my friends. The I suggest the steak plate.
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Mark M.
Nice location. The waitress was friendly but it was hard to find her when we needed her. We ordered the crepe with bacon and eggs which was tasty. Also ordered the steak and eggs with french toast. Steak was overlooked and the eggs weren't cooked enough. Coffee was hot and tasted perfectly. Quite a few baked goods on the table for sale.
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Matt N.
Bar none the best service I have ever received our waitress was the best the food was great and the managers even came to the table to see how we were doing I will most definitely be returning to this bob Evans
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Hunter P.
Id say this is a a average place. 5 of us went. 2 people out of 3 had toast that was burnt to the point of black. The other got an English muffin and it was leaking butter. Way to much. 2 of us got pot roast hash. The meat was good but wow they dumped so much salt on it. Another person in the group ordered the same and felt the exact same. It was not good. I wouldn't order it again. The eggs on top were good though and the waitress was nice.
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Michael H.
I haven't been to Bob Evans restaurants in a few years. The ambiance of the place isn't as warm and inviting as the old decor of Bob Evans restaurants due to the lack of woods, but it is more open and less claustrophobic than the old decor due to the use of tables instead of booths. I must say that the place was very clean. However, I do like the new uniforms. The new uniforms are a bit more modern and classy than the frumpy old dark uniforms. Coming in the door, my wife and I were met by the hostess who instantly seated us. We didn't have to wait at all to be seated. There was one frazzled waitress in the section who was very nice. And there was a nice deputy general manager who checked on us to make sure that we enjoyed our meal. There were a few problems which delayed out meal just a bit, but we weren't concerned due to the waitress making sure to check up on us and check on the progress of our meals. We couldn't get any flavorings for our drinks, because they were out; so, we couldn't get any flavored ice tea or flavored lemonade. The vegetable soup with beef was nice. Unlike some restaurant vegetable soups with beef, this one was actually meaty. The buttermilk biscuits were a bit on the dry side inside. They were tasty, but dry. You want your biscuits to be crisp and flaky on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. I recommend you put lots of butter inside these biscuits. There was a problem where we couldn't get the white meat selection of the three piece broasted chicken, but that was okay. My wife and I were cool with having a mix of white and dark meat. The outside of the chicken was a nice golden brown. It had flavor. And the meat was juicy and flavorful as well. The home fries were soft and tender on the inside and nicely crisp on the outside. They weren't greasy. The buttered sweet corn was sweet, buttery and freshly crisp. Then, there was the desert. I got the fruit cup which consists of seasonal fruits. In this case, it had bananas, red grapes and pineapple. All of the fruit was fresh. Based upon the quality of service that we got and the quality of food that we ate, I would have rated this place higher. However, I had to count off, because the meal was slow to come out even though there weren't that many customers there at the time.
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Karl R.
"Bob Evans, down on the farm!" You can't grow up in Windsor/Detroit without that jingle rattling around your brain. Think of Bob Evans as a slightly upmarket version of Denny's. It's bright, cheerful, lots of friendly, friendly staff. The all you can eat pancakes breakfast deal is spectacular. Those are some good flapjacks I'll tell you. Service is a bit hit and miss.
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John D.
Real good food, great friendly staff. Ate here twice for late supper on a recent stay in Dearborn. Food was good and satisfying portion size. Best part was the service! Christine and Dominic were extremely helpful and took the time to give us great information on sites we wanted to visit in Dearborn and Detroit. This was especially considerate on their part as it was late and at the end of their shifts. We are now fans of Bob Evans and hope they make it out here to Southern California.
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Michelle W.
This Bob Evan's location has fallen off so badly in the past year or so. We used to eat here weekly, at least. If it's dinner rush, we wait forever just to have our drink order taken. Food takes even longer. There's usually no manager in sight - and I am NOT one to complain - but a manager should be helping servers when it's too much for them. It seems there is a new manager here now, equally as bad. 2 years ago this was our favorite place. Super friendly staff, awesome food & service. I'm really sad to see this particular store have gotten to the place it is. We keep trying to give them another chance, because we truly used to love it. But now, the staff is immature, unprofessional (we hear them talking from the kitchen a lot of times). The food - hit or miss. Usually miss. Our last visit (which actually was our LAST visit) the turkey was hard and cold, the rolls were hard, and cold...I actually sent mine and my sons meals back (which I don't do, ever) and they were remade, equally as unimpressive. I hope Bob's can get it together. I really do hate to see this location crumble, but at this rate, it'll be closed down in a year.
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Marinda H.
Day/Time of visit: weekend lunch Atmosphere: typical chain breakfast place (IHOP, etc) I finally had my first Bob Evans experience. My previous interactions with BE had been when I stopped in to buy my dad gift cards for his favorite breakfast restaurant where they call him 'honey' and he can get his sausage gravy fix while waiting for my mom to get her hair colored. We made the mistake of stopping by the Saturday of Mothers Day weekend for lunch. The place was packed - they had some Mothers Day special thing going on (not sure what it was????) but all I can say is if I were a mom and that was my special meal to thank me for all the things I do, I would be very very disappointed! Our server was very young and very new - service and food was very slow and items brought out piecemeal (like, here's your biscuits and sausage gravy breakfast but I forgot the sausage gravy..... 5 minutes later looking at cold greasy biscuits still waiting for gravy to show up... ugh). My parents assured me that this was not a typical experience and they too were disappointed. If they weren't BEA's (Bob Evans Advocates) I would likely never go back again. But somehow I think I will get another opportunity the next time I visit my parents... c'est la vie ;)
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Jack B.
We had 3 course meal for $12 and had a bogo so not bad price. Food is usually good . Wait staff was excellent and attentive. Total bill should be less than $20 Tonight
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Kelly S.
This Bob Evans have been remodeled & looks great. The food is still great of course, I've never had anything here that I didn't like so that's a plus. The service varies, sometimes it's great and sometimes it's not so great but that doesn't stop me from coming here. The prices are great and the menu has a lot of variety so I'll keep coming back.
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Brad H.
Bob Evans is a very welcome change from a sea of artery clogging diners and offers something unique, fresh yet breathtakingly plain and unoffensive in presentation. If you're looking for a sit-down alternative to subway at breakfast, this is it.
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Robyn T.
Ok, why not review a chain? And I'm kind of embarrassed commenting on a restaurant who's average age is about twice mine, but this particular Bob Evans deserves some props. It's close to my house so I've been there a few times, and it's always good for a decent breakfast with some good biscuits and honey. Bob Evans is Bob Evans, but the wait staff at this one tops most of the restaurants I've been in a while. The hostess remembered us the 2nd time we went, and started calling us by name each time we came in. I also saw her hugging other patrons and asking about their families. The wait staff laughs and jokes and sings with each other and everyone pitches in to help everyone. The manager visits the tables and laughs with the patrons. It's like that whenever I go there and their good spirits are pretty contagious. I went to a different one once, and the server looked and acted like she had just come off of a 14 hour bender - just not the same. Great job guys and keep smiling!
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Danielle H.
So my family and I were all set for IHOP pancakes, but when we pulled up to the one in Dearborn Heights, we noticed there were no cars in the parking lot. (This was on 7/19.) A handwritten sign on the door told us that they were temporarily closed. :( What to do? I opened the Yelp app and Bob Evans was the next suggestion, so off we went. We didn't have to wait for a table, and we were seated in the back by the restrooms. Not my favorite choice of location, but at least we got a booth. I ordered my usual OJ, and inquired about iced coffee. I was told they don't offer it. Tragic! How could they not? I ordered the blueberry crepes and the cheesy hashbrowns. The crepes were not the thin, delicate crepes you'd think they'd be. These were thick and weird, and tasted like an omelette. That's exactly what I want, an omelette filled with blueberries and cream cheese. Gross. I scrapped out most of the filling and ate that with the thin edges. The cheesy hashbrowns weren't as expected either. I thought they would be made on the grill top and topped with cheese, but nope. They were like a baked casserole, and really dry. They were also topped with cornflakes. The fuck? I know that's A Thing for some dishes, but this was NOT the time and place. The flavor was ok, but that didn't save the dish. My mom got some sort of new peach pancake dish, and she said it was pretty good. My aunt got the biscuits and some kind of gravy/sausage/potato bowl, which she loved, and my cousin got a standard breakfast, eggs/bacon/sausage/pancakes, etc. She liked it. I'd go back, but for lunch or dinner.
(2)Liz T.
I always cringe just a little when my husband mentions that he wants to go to Bob Evans for breakfast. There are so many non-chain places that I would prefer to go to. Mediocre service. Slow wait staff (in her defense, she had two really large parties and us). And except for the biscuits, mediocre food. High priced, lower quality. So I guess in my ways, this did hit my (low) expectations. I'll say no next time.
(2)Salim M.
I ordered a Homestead breakfast which was ok. However, the potatos didn't seem like carefully cooked. The gravy wasn't so good in my opinion but I liked the stake and pancakes which I tried from my friends. The I suggest the steak plate.
(3)Mark M.
Nice location. The waitress was friendly but it was hard to find her when we needed her. We ordered the crepe with bacon and eggs which was tasty. Also ordered the steak and eggs with french toast. Steak was overlooked and the eggs weren't cooked enough. Coffee was hot and tasted perfectly. Quite a few baked goods on the table for sale.
(3)Matt N.
Bar none the best service I have ever received our waitress was the best the food was great and the managers even came to the table to see how we were doing I will most definitely be returning to this bob Evans
(5)Hunter P.
Id say this is a a average place. 5 of us went. 2 people out of 3 had toast that was burnt to the point of black. The other got an English muffin and it was leaking butter. Way to much. 2 of us got pot roast hash. The meat was good but wow they dumped so much salt on it. Another person in the group ordered the same and felt the exact same. It was not good. I wouldn't order it again. The eggs on top were good though and the waitress was nice.
(2)Michael H.
I haven't been to Bob Evans restaurants in a few years. The ambiance of the place isn't as warm and inviting as the old decor of Bob Evans restaurants due to the lack of woods, but it is more open and less claustrophobic than the old decor due to the use of tables instead of booths. I must say that the place was very clean. However, I do like the new uniforms. The new uniforms are a bit more modern and classy than the frumpy old dark uniforms. Coming in the door, my wife and I were met by the hostess who instantly seated us. We didn't have to wait at all to be seated. There was one frazzled waitress in the section who was very nice. And there was a nice deputy general manager who checked on us to make sure that we enjoyed our meal. There were a few problems which delayed out meal just a bit, but we weren't concerned due to the waitress making sure to check up on us and check on the progress of our meals. We couldn't get any flavorings for our drinks, because they were out; so, we couldn't get any flavored ice tea or flavored lemonade. The vegetable soup with beef was nice. Unlike some restaurant vegetable soups with beef, this one was actually meaty. The buttermilk biscuits were a bit on the dry side inside. They were tasty, but dry. You want your biscuits to be crisp and flaky on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. I recommend you put lots of butter inside these biscuits. There was a problem where we couldn't get the white meat selection of the three piece broasted chicken, but that was okay. My wife and I were cool with having a mix of white and dark meat. The outside of the chicken was a nice golden brown. It had flavor. And the meat was juicy and flavorful as well. The home fries were soft and tender on the inside and nicely crisp on the outside. They weren't greasy. The buttered sweet corn was sweet, buttery and freshly crisp. Then, there was the desert. I got the fruit cup which consists of seasonal fruits. In this case, it had bananas, red grapes and pineapple. All of the fruit was fresh. Based upon the quality of service that we got and the quality of food that we ate, I would have rated this place higher. However, I had to count off, because the meal was slow to come out even though there weren't that many customers there at the time.
(3)Karl R.
"Bob Evans, down on the farm!" You can't grow up in Windsor/Detroit without that jingle rattling around your brain. Think of Bob Evans as a slightly upmarket version of Denny's. It's bright, cheerful, lots of friendly, friendly staff. The all you can eat pancakes breakfast deal is spectacular. Those are some good flapjacks I'll tell you. Service is a bit hit and miss.
(3)John D.
Real good food, great friendly staff. Ate here twice for late supper on a recent stay in Dearborn. Food was good and satisfying portion size. Best part was the service! Christine and Dominic were extremely helpful and took the time to give us great information on sites we wanted to visit in Dearborn and Detroit. This was especially considerate on their part as it was late and at the end of their shifts. We are now fans of Bob Evans and hope they make it out here to Southern California.
(4)Michelle W.
This Bob Evan's location has fallen off so badly in the past year or so. We used to eat here weekly, at least. If it's dinner rush, we wait forever just to have our drink order taken. Food takes even longer. There's usually no manager in sight - and I am NOT one to complain - but a manager should be helping servers when it's too much for them. It seems there is a new manager here now, equally as bad. 2 years ago this was our favorite place. Super friendly staff, awesome food & service. I'm really sad to see this particular store have gotten to the place it is. We keep trying to give them another chance, because we truly used to love it. But now, the staff is immature, unprofessional (we hear them talking from the kitchen a lot of times). The food - hit or miss. Usually miss. Our last visit (which actually was our LAST visit) the turkey was hard and cold, the rolls were hard, and cold...I actually sent mine and my sons meals back (which I don't do, ever) and they were remade, equally as unimpressive. I hope Bob's can get it together. I really do hate to see this location crumble, but at this rate, it'll be closed down in a year.
(2)Marinda H.
Day/Time of visit: weekend lunch Atmosphere: typical chain breakfast place (IHOP, etc) I finally had my first Bob Evans experience. My previous interactions with BE had been when I stopped in to buy my dad gift cards for his favorite breakfast restaurant where they call him 'honey' and he can get his sausage gravy fix while waiting for my mom to get her hair colored. We made the mistake of stopping by the Saturday of Mothers Day weekend for lunch. The place was packed - they had some Mothers Day special thing going on (not sure what it was????) but all I can say is if I were a mom and that was my special meal to thank me for all the things I do, I would be very very disappointed! Our server was very young and very new - service and food was very slow and items brought out piecemeal (like, here's your biscuits and sausage gravy breakfast but I forgot the sausage gravy..... 5 minutes later looking at cold greasy biscuits still waiting for gravy to show up... ugh). My parents assured me that this was not a typical experience and they too were disappointed. If they weren't BEA's (Bob Evans Advocates) I would likely never go back again. But somehow I think I will get another opportunity the next time I visit my parents... c'est la vie ;)
(2)Jack B.
We had 3 course meal for $12 and had a bogo so not bad price. Food is usually good . Wait staff was excellent and attentive. Total bill should be less than $20 Tonight
(4)Kelly S.
This Bob Evans have been remodeled & looks great. The food is still great of course, I've never had anything here that I didn't like so that's a plus. The service varies, sometimes it's great and sometimes it's not so great but that doesn't stop me from coming here. The prices are great and the menu has a lot of variety so I'll keep coming back.
(3)Brad H.
Bob Evans is a very welcome change from a sea of artery clogging diners and offers something unique, fresh yet breathtakingly plain and unoffensive in presentation. If you're looking for a sit-down alternative to subway at breakfast, this is it.
(3)Robyn T.
Ok, why not review a chain? And I'm kind of embarrassed commenting on a restaurant who's average age is about twice mine, but this particular Bob Evans deserves some props. It's close to my house so I've been there a few times, and it's always good for a decent breakfast with some good biscuits and honey. Bob Evans is Bob Evans, but the wait staff at this one tops most of the restaurants I've been in a while. The hostess remembered us the 2nd time we went, and started calling us by name each time we came in. I also saw her hugging other patrons and asking about their families. The wait staff laughs and jokes and sings with each other and everyone pitches in to help everyone. The manager visits the tables and laughs with the patrons. It's like that whenever I go there and their good spirits are pretty contagious. I went to a different one once, and the server looked and acted like she had just come off of a 14 hour bender - just not the same. Great job guys and keep smiling!
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