Wee Willie’s West

We frequent Wee Willies as we live close by. The food is always good and the prices are cheap, especially for the amount of food you get. Some of the wait staff can appear pretty rough but most are friendly. However, if they are the least bit busy they will not answer phones for take out orders nor will they answer drive thru (call 6 times without answering, wait 5 minutes at the drive thru without response). Even if they aren’t busy don’t waste your time with the drive thru it’s faster just to go in.

Great menu, tasty food, fast kitchen if the waitress sees you come in. Low prices make up for some service speed issues. Worth trying.

The Good: Food is ok. Portions Size: Good. Service: Is Fast, but the servers kind of rush you along. Pricing DECEPTIVE [see the bad]
The Bad: Ordered my sandwich on rye, normally no charge anywhere, $.050 upcharge here.
Server asked if I would like Potato Chips with my sandwich, I got a small handful of regular «out of the bag’ chips, $ 1.99 extra. I asked for some extra au jus which was small to start with approx. less than ¼ cup, which is why I needed more. The extra au jus was $.089. So as you can see they specialize in ala carte. This is completely done as a surprise, at no time were we ever told there was an additional charge for anything. The point is that the sandwich you order ends up $ 2.39 more. The money is not the big part although it is relevant. The point is that it is a surprise when you get your check. Just an example a family of four pays around $ 10.00 more than they thought. A GOOD RESTAURANT doesn’t need to play this sort of slight of hand.

After seating ourselves (as directed) and waiting ten minutes to be acknowledged, only to be told, «I will be with you shortly», we exited this restaurant and went to the mcdonalds across the street. The place was less than ¹⁄₃ occupied at the time. We have visited this restaurant for years and have always found both the service and the food to be inconsistent. We’ve had enough that has been great to keep us coming back, hopefully, but no more. Things seem to be getting more consistent and not in a good way.

I live a mile or so from Wee Willie’s West and it is on my way home. So it is easy. So are about 15 other places in the way home. But I will not stop at one of them, especially not for a burger on those evenings we need to do a burger supper. Willie’s gets it right and it hits the spot.
It is a convenient spot for a local breakfast, lunch or coffee meeting, not crowded between meals, so I regularly find myself here. Though I like «high dining» and finer lunches, I do not complain. It will be predictable and steady and I can get on with my day without delay or problems. This may sound like faint praise but it is not damning with faint praise. This is a good solid diner in an area of town with little to offer after pizza and Mexican and a smattering of fast foods. I shudder at those but take comfort entering Wee Willie’s. I can get in and out quickly or take a book and linger, no one will be bothered.
Unlike the downtown flagship, this joint is open for supper so its convenience quotient is high with me. Basic but done right.

The Original restaurant opened in Mid 70’s in Bloomington by William Lutgens. This being his second restaurant and close to, if not, 20 years old is closer to Elliotsville rather than Bloomington. Their known for fresh squeezed orange juice & lemonade, fresh ground sausage and trying out new menu items often.
On a cold rainy morning the coffee was hot and flavorful, fluffy Spinach & Western omelettes were enjoyed and our server, William, did an excellent job with a wonderful sense of humor. Pleasant, warm, friendly restaurant with locals interacting over a good meal. The atmosphere reminded me of Charlie Brown’s in Speedway but with a face lift. Nice place for breakfast.

This is a nice Mom and Pop departure from other Bloomington places. The wait staff are super friendly and literally run around taking care of tables. My coffee there is always topped off. I’ve had the fish, steak, and breakfast eggs — all very good. My better half is a fan of the black bread dinner rolls. The place fosters a quaint relaxed atmosphere with few (if any) students if you are looking to get away from campus culture a bit. Oh, and they also take credit while the other location does not.

We willie’s in Ellettsville has always been a solid little restaurant. The atmosphere is a lot different than the original location, but it’s still good. For the most part, every meal I have ever had has been pretty good, and the service has beed good as well. They have quite a varied menu, and I think you can get breakfast most of the day, but I could be wrong. They keep the place clean, and the food is consistent. The prices aren’t bad either. Definitely worth stopping in for a light and casual meal.

UPDATED REVIEW
I used to like Wee Willie’s. All I can say now is that you should get the salads. They are big and colorful and delicious and put together by a different person all together from the hot plate person who is a stingy person beyond all I have ever seen. The serving of rice I ordered couldn’t have filled my tiny hand. However, the waitresses (who assemble the salads, by the way) are wonderful. They are understanding and try to do their best to make your meal pleasant under the circumstances. I was there a couple of months ago and the new policy was that if you ordered water, you only got a little bitty glass (for which the waitresses were profoundly apologetic) because the owner was annoyed that people would bring those packets of drink powder. All I can say is cheap is as cheap does.
They still haven’t made new menus, though they’ve been saying they would for over a year.
In short, go, and have the nicest waitresses in the world bring you a wonderful salad! YOU go! Because I hate salads.
ORIGINAL REVIEW
I like Wee Willie’s. The food isn’t particularly healthy or enlightening, but the waitresses are nice enough to put up even with my dad’s shenanigans. There’s free wi-​fi and the servers take your order on little computer things. My only complaint is that the menu is really hard to read.
Overall, it’s a good place to bring your mom.

Small portions and the owner is known to be, shall we say, resembling where the sun doesn’t shine.