The Ridge Diner - Park Ridge

WORST MEAL OF MY LIFE.As soon as we walked in, the host and entire staff looked unhappy, unfriendly, and had bad attitudes. Host was a rude man who was very dismissive of customers and their seating requests. No smiles. No customer service whatsoever. Once we were seated at the booth, we waited about half an hour before a server came to take our order. Servers were all over the place catering to different tables. I ordered the chicken and waffles and my boyfriend ordered whole wheat pancakes. We waited for another half hour... we asked our server(s) to check on our meal. They seemed confused. It was obvious they forgot to put the orders in... once our food arrived, the REAL disappointment kicks in. HOW DO YOU MESS UP CHICKEN TENDERS?! My chicken looked fake and rubbery. The presentation was AWFUL. Just downright ugly... my high school cafeteria made better meals than this. I didn't eat the chicken, just the waffle because I was starving. My boyfriend's pancakes were so thin. Seriously... Terrible. I wouldn't feed any of the food here to stray animals. Never again.

The place is a absolute joke and should be shot down the food is greasy and nasty completely disrespectful servers and food is very greasy and undercooked! I will make sure to get the health department involved in investigating this place because of how nasty and dirty it is!! And also look at your other reviews that says it all!! What a joke

What I appreciate about The Ridge Diner is their cheerful and professional approach to takeout orders through Seamless and Grubhub. The food is prepared incredibly quickly and is always ready for pickup. They even offer a complimentary dessert in the fall!

When I say to cook the home fries until they're burnt, I really mean it. Please don't serve me anything that's mushy!

The few times we have gone to the diner, they stuck us in the back room near the bathrooms. My belief is it was because we had kids. The diner was not busy at all and they stuck us in a hot room near the bathroom. Also, upgrade the chef. The food is not so good.