Ari’s Family Restaurant

Excellent value for the price. A small, family place that actually makes homemade food. I had pork chops with home fries. My gf had meat loaf with home fries. Both dinners came with bread, soup (homemade navy bean), vegetable, and dessert. Coffee and tea were both fresh. Service was excellent. Highly recommended if dining on a budget or just want a simple, homemade meal.

Very impressed by this place first time we came for brunch. Had the gyro omelet and coffee. my husband had the steak/​eggs/​potatos/​toast. All very delicious and good price for the meal!
Thanks Ari’s Family Restaurant!

Absolutely the best Eggplant Parmesan I’ve ever had ! The salad was fresh and the Balsamic Vinigaret dressing was just right. Fast service.

The good: so much original stuff inside, cool old bar stools, etc. In recent years the outside has gotten a lot more curb appeal too. The coffee is great. The waitresses are friendly. The food is better than average. The bad? Just one thing: DIRTY. Dirty as in they need to close the restaurant for two days, get some hot soapy water and bleach and cleaners, start on one end and make their way to the other. Is that so hard? I like this place and it has potential, it’s definitely one of the oldest historic places in North Olmsted, but when you sit down for breakfast and have the urge to grab cleaners and towels and wipe down the blinds at your table, that’s no good. They really, really need to WIPE IT DOWN and clean the place top to bottom. If they did that I would say it’s worthy of five stars. I hope the owners read this and take it to heart but I doubt they will. It’s a shame!

The place is quite small and really vintage looking. The waitress was really friendly and the restaurant is just a little neighborhood diner. Definitely not for kids because it’s filled with mostly old timers that were probably coming here since a long time ago. All I want to say is hands down the BEST grilled cheese sandwich I have ever eaten! Def a must try.

Came in for lunch with mom and grandma. This is a small restaurant, but clean and bright. Loved the service, waitress was so friendly. Not the best options for vegetarians, but I managed to find a Greek salad with poppyseed dressing and onion rings. Food was nice and hot, generous portions. Mom ordered chicken Parmesan, large and tender chicken with the perfect amount of cheese. grandma ordered veal cutlet, nice and tender, good mashed potatoes. Onion rings were perfectly cooked, nice and hot. Greek salad was large, with fresh veggies, good olives and a ton of delicious feta cheese. The real star was the poppyseed dressing. Sweet, sour, and stunning, this is apparently a house favorite and for good reason.
Server was Kelly, incredibly friendly and quick. Some of the best food I’ve had in the town, and the best service by far.
The only reason that I am putting four stars instead of five is due to lack of vegetarian options. Get a few more meatless entrees, and I will bump it up to five in a heartbeat.
I highly recommend this place to anyone in the area. Don’t miss out on this little gem!

What a divy surprise. It is what I want to see when I want a cross between a diner and family café. Perfect. The prices are surprisingly low but the quality will catch you by surprise.
I had the corned beef hash and eggs. Under 5 bucks. I was expecting the canned stuff. I was wrong. They use the shredded potato hash browns, onion and meaty chunks of corned beef. Two eggs perfectly cooked, toast. $ 4.99.
Pancakes the wife had were spot on.
If i were a local, this might be my go to place.

This is a nice clean little restaurant. The waitress was great and the food was great also!

Cozy, no frills, family owned diner. It may not be immaculate but they make a decent home style breakfast. Service is nice and efficient. The best part of the dish is the potato hash which was slightly crispy and buttery. The toast was not overdone, just slightly toasted with just the right amount of butter. Place is clean and comfortable.

I’ve eaten here many times over the years, but am not too impressed. I love diners & family restaurants, but this place has not been renovated since the beginning of time! It looks like something out of an early 1970’s time warp, once indoors. Most of the times, my food was good, but the last time I was there recently, the eggs were way undercooked. I wasn’t too happy!

Small, easy to miss on the street side, but the food was very good. Service was friendly but the inside of the place is old and run-​down, albeit clean.

This is a nice but basic restaurant to have breakfast. They do what they do best. I had the three eggs, hashbrows, toast and gyro meat combo. The best part about the place is that it is old school. I will come back again.

We were in town for a wedding and were looking for something locally owned. Ari’s didn’t disappoint. Great coffee and the food was tasty, plentiful, reasonably priced and served with a huge dose of friendliness. :)

Went w my buddy on a Monday morning. This place has been here forEVER. Started w a hot chocolate w whipped cream — mmm. Then had some French toast, eggs, bacon, and a side of corned beef hash.
Overall the food was fine, nothing spectacular but well done.
The staff was great, fast, and prices were cheap. I’d definitely come back.

Great home cooked food for the money. Service was fast and friendly. I would definitely recommend to friends.

This place has been here forever. The corned beef hash is as good as it gets and the coffee good. The service is quick and friendly.

How do I give this place zero stars?
We called ahead for a party of 9 – 10, when we arrived we were greeted with shock!!!
We were «reminded» several times that «We close at 8PM» and then the waitress stated several times she had «other stuff to do.’ She did not even offer us drinks!!!
We went up the street to Café Stratos where we were greeted with a smile and welcomed our large party with no notice.
Pass this place up and head over to Café Stratos!!!
You have been warned.