Eighty8 Family Restaurant

Now that’s more like it.
Several weeks ago I wrote a scathing review of my ex-​breakfast diner. (Sorry, but I feel strongly about my bacon and eggs.) I vowed never to return there after yet another botched breakfast. I had to find a new diner-​style establishment close to home. Not a fan of the brunch buffets. I was looking for a no nonsense reliable place where I could enjoy a couple of eggs over easy. Not as easy as it sounds. A few places looked promising but they were closed on Sundays. Finally I went to the one place where I knew my search would end — right here on Unilocal.Lots of great reviews on breakfast nooks in the area really helped me to narrow it down to a few places.
Eighty8 caught my eye. Cool name for one. Plus they scored high in value and good home style cooking. I decided to give them a try. The trek from Markham to Thornhill is a short one on a Sunday morning. The restaurant is tucked away in a little plaza on John Street. As soon as we walked in, I knew this place would be perfect. Quaint décor, cheerful, friendly staff and great coffee. We were off to a good start. Simple menu, check. Low prices, check. WiFi, check. The final test was the actual meal. Eighty8 passed with flying colours. A simple breakfast served hot and quick and free coffee refills.
Thanks, fellow Unilocalers! Never would have found this place without you.

I’ve been coming here since I was a poor high school student who paid restaurant bills in piles of change (embarrassing but hey I definitely wasn’t the only one)
Well I came back today with my brother for a quick brunch before he went back to school.
You really can’t go wrong with the prices, they are extremely reasonable.
I got a breakfast with eggs, sausage, toast and home fries for $ 5.95. That’s cheaper than fast food! Only off thing was the home fries were not crunchy at all, but I didn’t bother sending them back.
My brother got a club sandwich which he liked too.
Some of my other menu favourites are the won ton soup and omelettes. They have all sorts of food for all times of day.
Will definitely return, it’s a good Thornhill go to and doesn’t seem to be leaving any time soon!

Pretty average greasy spoon. Prices are good and portion sizes are also pretty substantial. I had a twenty2 combo while my fiancée had an eggs benny with spinach substituted for peameal for an extra dollar. It seemed silly to charge extra money to substitute spinach for peameal but oh well.
My food was ok, can’t really go wrong with an eggs and meat pile. It was a little odd to serve my sunny side eggs and assorted meat on top of my pancakes, it would probably make more sense for it to be served on a side plate. The eggs benny was just ok, Hollandaise tasted like it was store-​bought powdered stuff. The spinach was a little bland and mushy, probably frozen which was disappointing because it was a relatively expensive item on their menu.

Great food, fast and friendly service! Coffee was always full, the breakfast again was great and you cannot beat the value!

Best value breakfast in town! Located in a hidden strip plaza, this family diner serves up a great breakfast dish at an excellent price.
You get 3 eggs, 4 strips of bacon, 2 slices of toast, home fries, wedge of fruit, and a bottomless cup of coffee… plus friendly customer service… all this for only $ 5.95! Great value, the eggs are cooked perfectly, bacon strips are full strips, and the coffee is pretty good too.
The price is truly unbeatable when you compare to other diners/​restaurants where they charge the coffee as a separate item.
Would I go again? Hell yes, I’m already a regular for their breakfast… however, I can’t comment on lunch/​dinner as I’ve never had it.

The best diner ever in the markham/​thornhill area. From the chopped steak and scrambled egg breakfast, too the mushroom and swiss burger. Eighty eight is truly one of the best family diners out. The lady always makes sure you’re taken care of and brings fresh fruit to you at the end of your dinner meal at no charge. Thank you guys so much

Family run restaurant. Head server looks like he’s the owner and he actually cares about his guests.
Pancakes are huge but not fluffy enough. They’re a bit dry so takes away from the flavour.
Omelettes and other pan fried eggs taste great — hard to go wrong there.
Breakfast combos are huge with large portions. Worth the price if you can eat a lot.

A classic greasy spoon in a strip mall. Good coffee, good eggs and great bacon.
The family run atmosphere is great. It shines in ever aspect of the service.
If you want a fast, cheap and good quality breakfast give eighty8 a shot.

Cheap and cheerful. I have only eaten breakfast here but it never disappoints.
Friendly service, great food Nd very reasonable prices.
My breakfast place of choice!

I live on John Street and have been going here for take out and eat in for years.
Service is good, (Breakfast)Food quality is okay
About a year ago the old chef left and they are using someone from the family.
Anyhow food quality has been getting worse and worse every week.
We keep going for breakfast thinking it was just last time but every time is the same or worse :(Really too bad I loved this place

LOVE this restaurant, I eat breakfast and lunch at Eighty8 weekly! Very family-​friendly atmosphere and the owner/​waitress is beyond kind. Recommended for families or cozy dinner date!

I will preface this review by saying that 4 stars is ridiculous. Food and service warrant 3 at best.
I have visited the eighty-​8 a few times, always at breakfast, looking for the perfect combination of starch, grease, and caffeine to start my weekend or *when underemployed* weekday right.
As rooms go, the Eighty8 is weird. A long corridor with vaguely surreal along one wall, and a fireplace that’s never on. Chairs and tables look like they were stolen from a few fancier restos (and the occasional patio) in town; they’re a bit beat-​up, as though hurriedly loaded in the back of a truck under cover of night, before Nicky and Henry Hill lit the joint up.
Service is similarly weird. Neither impersonal nor perfunctory. It’s awkward, but eventually you give your order, they take it, and food appears. Generally as you ordered it.
The food can be weird, if you stray from the breakfast menu. If Greek diners redefined chili through the addition of spices like cinnamon and cloves, then Chinese diner orders are busily redefining the menu with fanciful takes on pastas, soups, and other stuff. I admit, I stick to breakfast.
The breakfast is pretty damn good. Eggs arrive properly over easy; bacon is burnt to hell, as order. Sausages are sometimes overdone, but no complaints. Home fries can be swapped out pour leur cousines francaise, mais vous etes plus content si vous choisisez les flapjacques (translation: skip the toast and taters. Get the pancakes. They’re huge and spongy and awesome).
Coffee ranges from diner dreck to damn fine.
The whole experience won’t set you back a wack of cash, either.
The Fourth star is for being a cartifiable greasy spoon in a neighbourhood that sorely needs one. For all the mid-​market chains, there’s something to be said for anti-​corporate unfriendliness when you walk into a place unshaven and smelling of last night’s stag party. Not that I’d know from experience.
Now, why are you in Thornhill, anyway?

The biggest surprise about this place is that it has survived… this location has seen several restaurants come and go over the past three years… this restaurant has however been here for over a eighteen months now… which is a formidable achievement.
It is your average local neighbourhood «greasy spoon»…food is good… place is clean… staff are nice… and it has survived!