Wimpy’s Diner

Service was ok. We could’ve had our coffee refilled more considering it wasn’t busy. Food is pretty consistent, you get what you asked for, and it arrived in a timely manner. We both got the Southwest Eggs Benedict. The homefries were bland, but the eggs were fabulous.
Location was clean and had 3 different sizes of booths. Like all Wimpy’s locations, they only have booths and stools at the bar.

Dropped in for a quick burger at lunch time. Food is cooked and served quite quick. The staff are friendly, prompt, and polite. The restaurant is pretty busy during lunch, yet it all holds together exceedingly well. A convenient location in DownTown Whitby too, although I can’t figure out why for the life of me they aren’t open late on Fridays and Saturdays when the downtown of Whitby is packed with party goers eager to spend money… Maybe we will see that change soon.

After a night of house hunting, I took my boyfriend to Wimpy’s in Whitby to get a quick bite to eat. This Wimpys is located just north of Dundas at Brock road on the east side.
One thing I always love about Wimpy’s is the classic diner atmosphere. On top of that, the menu here is pretty large so you can find some good diner food to suit just about anyone. They had a few specials on but I ended up going with the Wimpy’s turkey club and my boyfriend got chicken fingers. The restaurant was pretty quiet so we got our food quickly and our server was very friendly and accommodating when we needed more time with the menus.
I LOOOOVE the club at Wimpy’s — its a great size, big enough for dinner and the only time I’ve been able to have a side of fries or something is if I split it with someone else. This is probably one of my ultimate club sandwiches — YUM!
Overall, Wimpy’s is a great diner with predictably great food. I’ll be back to try out some more things and see what else they have to offer — but its going to be hard to tear me away from that club sandwich!

I was completely ravenous today at lunch, & I was having trouble deciding where I wanted to eat, & what was going to fill me up. After some deep thought, a neon flash went off in my head, & it occurred to me that I hadn’t been to Wimpy’s in probably over ten years (mostly because my wife doesn’t like it there). I remembered that they have a monster burger, & just like that, the decision was made.
I went to the Whitby location on Brock Street, & walked in. For those of you who have never been there before, Wimpy’s is a 50’s-style diner, with tons of signs & murals on the walls, featuring 50’s icons like Elvis, Marilyn, James Dean, etc.
I got there at about 1:30, grabbed a newspaper & sat in a two-​seater booth to wait for a server. There wasn’t really a wait, as the waitress brought me a menu (that I didn’t really need), & took my order right away. It was a foregone conclusion that I would be ordering their Wimpy’s Famous Hamburger Combo, which is a monstrous 10 oz burger, with fries & a side of gravy.
She brought me my drink & there was only a brief wait before my meal arrived. Now, when I use the term «burger,» it’s being used out of convenience, because in actuality, it looked more like a deflated football with grill marks on a bun — only about a million times more appealing. The burger isn’t round, but more like a rectangle with rounded ends. It completely dwarfed the bun, & looked almost ridiculous. Beside the burger was a large pile of fries that were so piping hot, I had to eat the burger first.
Since the burger hangs over the bun, you don’t really have much choice other than to eat the patty until you get to the bun. The patty was pre-​made & formed, which isn’t really surprising, since that’s how chain restaurants maintain consistency. As a result, I can say definitively that the patty was super juicy, flavourful & cooked just right.
Once I managed to eat my way to where the burger actually met the bun, the burger got even better. The toppings were crisp & fresh, & the burger was so juicy & messy, which was just what I wanted today. The fries were frozen too, but because they were hot & cooked properly, they were great, too. The gravy was your standard packet gravy, but it fit perfectly with everything else. Some people decry frozen food as low-​quality or «not real food,» but I’ve been to places that serve «fresh ground beef burgers & fresh-​cut fries,» but weren’t nearly as good as what I got at Wimpy’s (cough, cough, STARR BURGER). If a place serves hot, tasty food, who cares if it’s frozen?
At any rate, my meal came to thirteen dollars & change, which, considering the huge portions, seems fair. This was the first time in a long time that I couldn’t finish everything on my plate, so you know that the portions are ample. Good food, good service & decent prices mean that I’ll be back.

I wasn’t satisfied with my experience. It was around 2 PM on a weekday and I was working in Whitby so we thought we’d try lunch at Wimpy’s. The restaurant was empty but the server was very slow to take our orders. For $ 15 I was able to secure a turkey sandwich, a couple of onion rings, and a small fountain pop. The price was a little much for what it was. By «texas toast» on the menu they actually meant wonderbread. The turkey was very fatty. I think you’d have to try pretty hard to find fatty turkey breast but they managed. The turkey tasted off, too, I think it was past it’s prime. Even though the sandwich is premium priced you have to pay even more to add cheese and you have to ask specifically for mayo because apparently most people relish dry sandwiches. It was something like $ 4 to make it a combo which means a drink and choice of side. I chose onion rings and got what I would pay .75 cents for at Pizza Pizza. Honestly, it’s flour, salt, and white onion, you can give more than six if you are going to charge $ 4. Anyway, I ate it, then decided to take a washroom break and get back to my day. The toilet was filled with the previous diner’s excrement and wouldn’t flush. It was a nice end to the meal. I won’t go back.

Wimpy’s Diner has a cool looking atmosphere along with some economy breakfast menu choices till 11am. Or splurge on what you desire from their menu, even for vegetarians. I tried their breakfast special with two eggs, potatoes, choice of meat, choice of bread for four bucks. The turkey bacon was low in fat and low in satisfaction. Credit cards accepted, street parking, open Monday-​Thursday 8am-​8pm, Friday-​Saturday 8am-8:30pm, Sunday 8am-​4pm.