Landmark Diner Restaurant

My ture and honest to God opinion is this:
IF YOU CAN’T FIND ANYTHING ON THIS MENU, STAY HOME, ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE RIDICULOUSLY PICKY AND THAT NO RESTAURANT DESERVES TO DEAL WITH YOU.
Really, the menu is so extensive that anyone should be able to find something he or she likes. I’ve eaten here for years and have tried the folowing:
Salads — Great.
Steaks– good, especially for the money.
chicken or meatloaf Parmesan — both delicious
chicken pot pie — yummy
breakfast — good
stuffed grape leaf plate — to die for
house made Greek vinaigrette — so darn good
chop steak — good
beef tips — yummy
blt — typical but sometimes you gotta have one
pork chops — um pork chops of course they’re good but they season them really well
Tour of Italy — guilty pleasure
baklava — God I love this stuff
carrot cake — probably the best you’ll have unless you’re a baker
And the list goes on. I mean I’ve eaten here for years and I always love it. If I was only allowed to pick one restaurant ever in Charlotte, this would be it because there is such a huge selection.
One word of caution, be careful with the desserts on the top shelf of the desert cooler. They all look so delicious but by American standards they aren’t sweet enough.
If you think American sweets are disgustingly sweet, get one of those.
No judgement here. Just trying to steer you in the right direction.
Happy Eating!

This place has been around for a very long time and on late nights I do stop here from time to time. The staff on the other hand, I can’t help but to say they are shit and all pieces of shit when it comes to night service. I will still give them 3 stars bc I love the turkey plate there and grilled cheese with soup, simple but home style comfort food to me. The deserts are delicious. But I hate their staff. Idk if they are hired or family but all need attitude adjustments and retraining.
On numerous times during the night shift they pick and choose customers. Some they will allow in and others that aren’t of considerable «race» to them they turn away. They should know if they hours are on the door people expect service

Great Food and prices… Just get there at a good time or you’ll be waiting a little while. It’s well worth the wait however.

For a diner, it was some good food. But that’s what you get, diner food. I ordered an omelette and hash browns. The omelette was HUGE and filled with ingredients. The hash browns were the big chunks of potato, also a solid choice. The meal could feed 2 people but I chose to take on the challenge. The waiter was nice and friendly, but our food did take longer than I expected.

I have been here so many times and it has never failed to impress. I have tried many different things here. I have gotten he the fried fish & calabash shrimp special with 2 sides of fries many times. It never fails to impress. My sister had it once for lunch and she liked it too. Almost every single time she gets the chicken souvlaki. Both of my parents have also had it here and they love it as well. The last time I was deciding what to get and I decided to try one of the daily specials. I got the salt & pepper catfish and I am very glad that I did! I ordered it with a fries and a cup of chicken soup as my sides. Everything in this meal was so great! The soup was very good and the fries were cooked perfectly! It came with 6 pieces of fish which is so good for being a little less than $ 10. I was very impressed with this meal so I will most likely have it again. Honestly they have something for everyone here even my younger sister who is a very picky eater. It is a great place for a variety & just to have a good time!

My wife and I had dinner… the service was amazing… our waitress was the best!!! Food was good.

Love this diner! Have had breakfast and lunch with no complaints. I hope to try some of their sweet treats on display one day.

Dropped by Landmark for a late night bite and got a great comedy show from Christina, our waitress! She gave us great service and kept us in stitches the whole time! The food was yummy too!

Huge menu, enormous portions, good food, open late, friendly staff. It is truly a landmark in Charlotte. I can only name a few diners left around Charlotte: Kopper Kettle, Open Kitchen, Landmark… Must go if you haven’t been.

This place is a gem in a surprising location. Perhaps the best place in the city to get a good breakfast. Lunch and dinner is good also! Service is great. Landmark was featured on diners, drive ins and dives. Prices are reasonable and they have wifi. Very small coffee cups but the servers do a good job of keeping them full for Java addicts like myself.

Hours of their business are WRONG. Better call them first before you drive across town looking for food. Not sure how their food is, but Wendy’s is open when they said they would be.

I don’t like reading lengthy reviews so this will be short…
1. Needs remodeling, cuts in the seats and I mean big ones.
2. Food is ok, midnight diner off S tryon is wayyyy better. Cooks don’t remember what you order.
3. Discrimination!!! went there on Friday night (@ 2am it closes at 3am) this past weekend and the door was locked with customers in there. The restaurant wasn’t letting people they thought associated with CIAA in. Now I don’t know how you can tell who’s associated with CIAA when we were dressed normal. As much as that conference brings money to the city they should’ve been welcoming customers.
Word of advice Landmark if you don’t want to be associated with CIAA «affiliates» you definitely don’t need to be located on that side of town.

I love this damn place. The Hallah French toast is amazing. The Philly cheese steak will blow your mind and the 5 layer chocolate cake is like a chocolate orgasm in your mouth. Sometimes the wait when sitting down to eat can be long and some servers aren’t as sharp as others but the food MAKES everything worth while. Plus I’ve started ordering for pickup and it’s ready in 15 minutes tops. Much faster and eating this amazing food without pants watching Netflix makes it that much sweeter.

Pretty irritated. Drove almost 20 mins from home to here to eat. I didn’t feel like late night fast food so I picked this spot. I get to the door and it’s locked. Website says it’s open for another hour and 10 minutes. Open sign is still lit up. Girl washing the window says they close at 1am. It’s currently 12:45 am and the website states 2am (according to Unilocal anyway). I specifically picked this spot because it said it would be open. I wouldn’t have driven 20 mins if it had said otherwise. I don’t think I’ll be returning.

Love this place! Just to moved to Charlotte and this has quickly become one of my go-​to spots! The food and desserts are DEE-​LICIOUS and you get a ton of food for a great price. If you haven’t had the Turkey Tom, you’re missing out!

My first visit here and it was great! Firstly this place opens late check the schedule but closing ranges from 11 pm– 2 am depending on the day you go. It was fairly crowded at around 9 pm on a Friday. When you 1^st enter there is a huge case of delicious looking baked goods my, my, my! We were quickly seated and given menus and drink orders taken. I tried the Greek pita with chicken and the platter comes with Greek salad and fries! The pita was fresh and packed with food, it is delicious and too big to finish in 1 sitting. The salad was so yummy with the Greek dressing. Yum! I’ll be back again maybe I’ll try breakfast next

I am a native Charlottean and have always known about Landmark but had never eaten there till a couple months ago. My husband and I were there twice and enjoyed the food and the excellent service. Although the wait it long at times, it is worth it just to stand there and salivate over the dessert cooler.
We stopped in around 8pm two weeks ago, Saturday, January 2, 2016, for our third visit. It was not packed and we waited about 3 – 5 minutes to be seated. When our waitress appeared we gave her drink orders then I asked about the «potato boat» listed in the appetizer section of their vast menu. I had asked about it on a previous occasion and was told both the first time and this time that it is like «a warm potato salad». I was interested the first time we were there but chose the chef salad instead. This time I chose to order jalapeño poppers and a potato boat while my husband ordered the beef tips. We were served my tea and my husband’s beer and then after waiting about 24 minutes the waitress arrived with plates of food. She put down a plate with fried jalapenos and a plate that I could not tell what the product was and asked the waitress while she was serving my husband’s plate what it was because I thought she had brought the wrong order.
My husband and I are pranksters and I thought he was maybe pranking me because the two brown and black lumps appeared to me to be blacked horse shit. I mean, seriously, one was burned to blackness on the top with huge black chunks of material falling off of it onto the plate and the other was very close to the same. They were two very dark brown, oblong masses that appeared to be burned to oblivion. This was NOT warm, or cold, potato salad or potato salad of any kind.
When the waitress advised these were potato boats I said that this was not warm potato salad and laughingly asked if she was part of the prank my husband was playing. She said no and acted offended when I said I was not interested in eating that, that it was not what she described, and further, it was burnt to oblivion. When I asked her if she would eat that she said «NO!». She huffed at me and said she would «take care of it», however, she left the plate of burnt horse shit or burnt shoes, whatever it was, on the table and walked off. She came back in less than 7 minutes and picked the plate up and said «I can take this away and you do not have to eat it but the manager said since you ordered it you have to pay for it». I just stood up and said I was not paying for that because it was nothing as described and it was burnt to oblivion and then walked out, asking the cashier if I could please pay for the food except for the burnt horse shit /​burnt shoes. He was clueless and just stood there with his mouth hanging open. My husband was grabbing his jacket and coming out behind me. I got to the vehicle and looked up and saw a short and chubby Hispanic or Greek looking teenager or young adult chasing him. He got to their entryway and she blocked him from leaving by standing in front of him while he was calling me. He said that she refused to let him out of the building and I advised him to turn around there was a door right behind him and if she touched him to protect himself. My husband is a large man and could have seriously hurt this attacker. I advised him I was about to call 911 because no restaurant can hold him against his will because I would not pay for burnt horse shit /​burnt shoes that was supposed to be «warm potato salad». When she realized that he was walking out she ran out behind him yelling and screaming, then behind my vehicle, while I engaged my firearm anticipating being physically attacked, and she collected my tag number and said she was calling the police. She was smart enough not to stand behind my vehicle in an attempt to impede my exit.
This manager made a poor decision to behave this way. Not only did I not pay for the burnt horse shit /​burnt shoes, I also was not allowed to pay for anything else we ordered so they lost all of that money that night. If that really was warm potato salad it seems to me that it would have been easier and more cost effective for them to take the alleged food back and save a customer. We eat out more times than we eat at home and we really loved Landmark. It could have easily been a very regular spot for us. Their loss. This is not the kind of restaurant I want to be a parton of. What happened to the customer is always right? I hope the manager enjoyed eating the burnt horse shit /​burnt shoes. No wait, I bet she didn’t eat it. In fact, I will bet no one ate it, whatever it was.
We waited for police when we arrived home but none showed. I am appalled at the treatment and service we received at Landmark. Not only did they serve me shit and treat me like shit, the manager could have very easily been physically hurt or killed when trying to kidnap my husband and then by chasing us in such a menacing way.

One day I’m going here with the sole purpose of trying every desert. No meal. I’ll just just start ordering slice of pie after slice of cake after pastry with coffee. I will get very very sick. I may die.
Landmark makes the best deserts in Charlotte and they are made in house. These are working man’s deserts, chocked full of refined sugar and flour, steroids for diabetes. No fru fru half a bite macaroon éclair brule or whatever fancy nancys eat for an after meal treat.
My favorites are the tuxedo mousse cake and the tall chocolate cake. So I’m like that German kid from Willy Wonka and the chocoloate factory with chocolate all over my face. I don’t care.
The regular menu is fairly hit or miss. The souvlaki and spanakopita are a hit. The fried chicken is a miss. The onion rings are a big hit, but the fries are not. It’s weird yeah?
There are salads I guess, for joggers or those people who don’t think they’re gonna die or whatever.
It’s open until 3 am. This is the best alternative to waiting in line at Midnight Diner like animals.

The food was soso. I ordered pancakes. I prefer my a little light but the came out dark. I haf tgem sendt back and yhey did bring ourt a new order but it was the same. My silverware wss dirty. Hair in food… mewww. And discourteous server. I’m done. The end

This place is «ok». They have a large variety of foods from all different categories to choose from. It is really hit or miss. Sometimes the food is pretty good, otherwise a disappointment. Baklava is delicious! Good service.

I don’t know whether to give 1 star or 5, so I’ll stick to the middle. Its weird. The coffee is good, they are open late, and the menu is ginormous. That said, its kind of dirty old run down diner with not that great of service.
I’ll keep this one short and sweet. Go for coffee and desert or go for the Greek food. Many other options on the late night for breakfast type food. And as others have said, parking can be an issue.

I’m a big fan, and I can’t really add much to what’s already been said in the other positive reviews.
I used to come fairly frequently as a kid, and didn’t really appreciate what it was. When I came back recently, I was compelled to try the turkey and dressing by the same Triple D episode everyone’s probably seen a dozen times. But it definitely doesn’t disappoint. The portion they give you is so huge, the turkey and dressing get their own separate plate, while your sides get a second one.
I ate until I was stuffed, then brought home a box that probably weighed close to a pound. (And then I ate that like an hour and a half later because it was so good I couldn’t get it out of my head.)
My family kinda hated their experience, because we had to wait FOREVER.
But, in Landmark’s defense, it was a Sunday afternoon at about 1pm, and we had a party of six. I didn’t mind waiting, and understood it. But if you’re coming with a party much bigger than two, and you’re not in a patient mood, you may want to choose somewhere else.

It was busy! Went with a group of friends who always go when they are in town. They like to go for the prices, food quantity and Guy Fierre are there.
Huge portions. Diner food. They were so busy that even though the menu is huge food must be fresh.
I had the lasagna, Dan the spaghetti and grilled chicken. Good diner eats … BUT the baklava… Eat it!

Menu is way way way to big! Its overwhelming the literal size and amount of items. I think the best thing they have going for them is the dessert display and the popularity from Diners, Drive Ins and Dives!

I like this place for the variety of the food, but if you can’t scramble eggs without them looking like an omelet this might not be the spot. Crappy job, and crappy customer service in response to the eggs. «Thats just the way they do them» what happenned to fluffy?
By the way, good customer service STILL matters. Don’t accept poor service! Affect them with your lack of $upport, maybe then they will take it more seriously.

A few years ago this was my favorite restaurant. Then I had a horrible encounter with one of the guys who still works there over some over medium eggs which were first almost raw and then brown and cooked solid. I didn’t go back for a long time and now it seems that the service isn’t what it once was. One waiter that I had for breakfast recently had an outright nasty attitude and was so rude that he was actually complaining to us about the people at one of his other tables. There are a few girls who are still very friendly and helpful and the food is usually good but don’t stay too long after you are finished eating because they may ask you to leave.
My suggestion, takeout! The spanakopita is amazing.

First off, I know it’s kinda dumb… but I took away one star based upon the size of your menus. They are ridiculous. The menu is at least 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide. I couldn’t see my fiancé while we were both trying to decide what to eat, I got a neck cramp trying to see her over my menu. If this gets fixed I will give you a 4 star :)
Service was fast and friendly. The food was decent. The broccoli cheddar omelette and home-​fries my fiancé got were on point. I had the Philly Melt, and to be honest, I was disappointed. You will be able to find pictures of what we ate if you check the restaurants images. My Philly Melt LOOKED amazing… it had a lot of cheese, the cook even obliged and added grilled onions, and mushrooms. BUT it all tasted pretty bland. The meat itself didn’t melt in your mouth like I expect a real Philly to. The meat was’t BAD, just not tender enough to be legit. I didn’t enjoy the batter on the onion rings, maybe they needed to change the oil.
I picked up a baked treat on the way out. All of there baked goodies looked freshly made.

I only went for dessert and coffee.
The lady at the counter asked me if I had any questions about what was in the (huge) dessert case… haha… what is this? what is this? what is this? what is this? yum. what is this? what is this… Borat, anyone, Borat?
Sitting down I asked to see the menu for future reference… wow and wow. Diner food for sure, BUT… I started seeing other people’s dinner coming out and WOW! YUM! I’m definitely coming back here for dinner… lunch and yes…
BREAKFAST ALL DAY.
Thank you.
I had the Lemon Cream Cake. I will have the Lemon Cream Cake again, and again and again.
Service was great. Never a wait for a refill and she always checked in. I’m sorry I didn’t remember her name.

This place is awesome! When I think of a diner, I think of a place like this. I was in the mood for dessert specifically red velvet but they did not have any but they had plenty of other options. I tried the carrot cake and tiramisu. Both were amazing melt in your mouth options. We did not order any main dishes but we did order two appetizers. Their spanikopta and their baked potato dish (?) that was like a twice baked potato. Both were extremely filling for appetizers and did not disappoint.
I did not take down for the service but I will say our waitress disappeared for a while but we were able to flag down the other waitstaff to help assist us.

Was in Charlotte for a long weekend and had this place on my target list for a while. The place is a out parcel of a strip shopping center. It has two sides with a counter and another side with booths and tables. The menu is large with a ton of options. The group I was with tried a few breakfast items and a few dinner items.
For breakfast items the challah French toast and pancakes are both light, fluffy and flavorful. Would order both again. The dinner entrees were a club sandwich and baked ziti. The club sandwich was huge and tasty. Baked ziti was ok and garlic bread was surprisingly solid. We also had a side of Mac and cheese which was excellent. A old school style.
Finally we tried a piece of lemon cake and tall chocolate cake. Both were moist, light and very tasty.
Overall a very solid visit and I look forward to return visits.

Featured on Diners, Drive-​ins and a Dumbass, but we came here because it was open late and we wouldn’t need a reservation. Go figure that on a Saturday night, the place was packed and we were told by the hostess and by our waiter that they were short staffed. Which did make for a 30 minute wait for a table and then a wait to place our order. But by that point, it got back to normal.
My wife had the Greek salad and pronounced it excellent. Loaded with feta cheese, anchovies and lots more stuff than lettuce, she said it was fresh and crisp and very tasty. The included pita bread slices were excellent.
Having checked the reviews, I opted for the chicken souvlaki. Lots and lots of chicken, a great salad and a big pile of tasty fries. Yum!
Pastry counter looked awesome. Cheese danishes. Cinnamon horns. Cherry turnovers. Wow!
Very inexpensive meal and once the crowd was clear, the service was great.