American cuisine: the best places to taste it in Edmonton

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"This is definately the best place to go for a drink & a bite in Edmonton Joanna Higgins the restaurant manager is my vote for top restaurant GM in..."

Marty Zellweger

"Great selection of beer. With rotating kegs. Food is excellent, menu changes slightly with the season, with continued favourites kept on. The..."

Cameron Jay Rigsby

"Love this spot. The food is consistently good and the servers are top notch. Whomever is doing the hiring definately knows how to pick them. ..."

Jodi Diachuk Jakeman

"What's not to love about my local watering hole. Everything from the food to the staff to the atmosphere is incredible!! Nothing but love for you..."

Steven Arthur Biederman

"Recently I called to see if I could reserve tables for a large group to celebrate my birthday on a Friday. I was let know they don't do reservations..."

Jessica Matichuk

"Food was great, Parrallel 49 on tap is a huge bonus. Plus they have Games to choose from so we hammered out a quick game of crib while we waited for..."

William T. MacRobb

"An old friend was driving through Edmonton so we wanted to meet up for some food. He had his dog with him and we didn't want to leave it in the car..."

NT Sheppard

"Great “feel” , I loved the decor and the food was amazing ! The potatoes served with the hippy breakfast were so..."

Sue Catto

"Stopped here for lunch yesterday, July 10th, and OMG! The food is amazing!!! Will definitely be..."

Chantell Getschel

"Went last night with the boyfriend. It was a Friday night in Edmonton so it was VERY busy and VERY loud. Not going to lie, was expecting it to be..."

Sara Zaporosky

"I was in town on business with a few coworkers of mine and Local was suggested by a few of them whom had frequented the restaurant previously. I was..."

Foodiebysoul

"I always resort to local for the good food, reasonable prices and lively atmosphere. Service is always friendly and relaxed but can be a bit slower..."

Eat With Sharon

"A go-to in summer for the patio and the drinks. Wine spritzer (cheap skate) is about 4 and some change. And the ahi tuna club or ahi tuna salad are..."

Emmy💕

"Went here last Wednesday for their happy hour, $2.50 draft beer (P49 Craft Lager) and $2.50 taco... can't really beat that! If I were to go back, I..."

Anthony

"We had a great lunch with great service, thought we should try a new place and are so glad that we did! The crispy chicken sandwich was huge and..."

Cjohnstoni

"We often go here for drinks, and we really like the patio. The food, however, is mediocre. There's not a lot of options,and what they do have is just..."

Mich

"Windy day in Edmonton but still patio worthy! Walked in to a closed patio and they opened it for us! Sweet beer special on. Jeff ordered the tuna..."

Patio Buzz

"Favorite place for our weekly office lunch. Service is awesome and food is great (get the crispy chicken sandwich). Love this place and try to..."

Margaret Clark

"I love local! Always have such a good time when I'm here and everyone is always friendly. Renee Danielle Erica and Ashley are my favourite, super..."

Samantha Sangster

"Best fish tacos in YEG hands down! Great buzzing atmosphere, also nice patio for the summer time! Service is friendly and efficient! Just need to..."

LebHotelier

"Great steak sandwich and fish tacos. Yummy churros too. Service is average. ..."

Sweetsally

"Always a good time. Good food and a good atmosphere. The servers are nice and attentive. The bathrooms and really nice and the parking was..."

Jamie Bussey

"My husband and I went to Local, Edmonton South a few weeks ago, then Local, DT Calgary last week. He had the Local Burger and Edmonton and Deluxe..."

Teresa Lau

"This place is amazing! Service is always on par when I get here, never have to wait for drinks which is awesome. Food is amazing as well. You have to..."

Steph

"Decent pub food for a sports bar. Had a good selection of beer and beer specials. The service was good. Enjoyed the fish and chips,edamame and west..."

Foodie-ness89

"Yummy pub food similar to Original Joe's. Tuna Poke and the local Burger were excellent. Fries were pretty meh. Service was fine, beer specials are..."

Chrysler

"Been once for a beer with a Buddy. Enjoyed the atmoshphere.Menu was decent.Food quite good.Service solid.Certainly worthy of..."

R G

"Love, love, love Local! Especially Alexa A?! Best service, amazing food (and I'm a vegetarian!) and hey - cheap beer! Wouldn't pass up local for..."

Vik

"I have always enjoyed this place! Yummy sangria pitchers and nachos!Just the service does lack most of the time, please servers don't sit with..."

Margie

"Better than expected. Not a bad eatery. Its part of the earls and joeys family, so if you like the food at either of those places you will probably..."

FoodE

"First time and absolutely loved. Had the heuvos rancheros and hubby had steak sandwich. Both awesome. Service was prompt and friendly. Would..."

Janine

"My Go To Place. Always good food, good beer selection, good servers, a little loud but that's getting..."

Withawye

"Awe place!!! Great environment and great food! Awesome servers..."

Quyen

"Drunken Chicken- just awesome!. The Drunken Chicken by far is the best thing on the menu. Carried over from OPM, it's so flavourful and delicious!..."

Lynn

"Service is decent. Fish tacos, calamari and wings were great! Veggie burger was ok, it was lacking something. Drunken chicken was quite good too...."

Erin

"Love Local! They have such great food and service and really a great atmosphere. If you go there on a Friday or Saturday you better be prepared for a..."

RMB

"Unbelievable steak..."

Kevin Fink

"Consistently good. I must have been to Local at least 10 times and every time it's been good. They are reasonably priced and the everyday drink..."

Foodie For Life

"Their burgers are top friggin' notch. Also has plenty of TVs, something I can appreciate when the game is..."

Patrick Nguyen

"The service is hit and miss, we have been here half a dozen times or so now. Our favorites include the hot wings, calamari, fish and chips, burgers,..."

Sstyre

"I love this place. The staff are always amazing and treat me like gold and the atmosphere is amazing. The open walls make it nice and breezy inside..."

Peter Trembley

"The food was awesome. Our server was amazing. Refills kept coming. Food was quick. And we got in really quick for a Saturday night at 7:00. We..."

Tasha

"Great pub food. My husband had the Deluxe burger, I had the crispy chicken sandwich. Both were enormous and delicious. Plus $4 beer... You can't beat..."

TCoup

"I'd go back.. We had a group of five. We ordered salt and pepper wings and nachos for appetizers. I had the Oil City Burger with Yam fries. It was..."

Dschlepp

"Best Burger. This is the best VEGGIE BURGER I have ever had. It is everything you need a burger to be and then some. The staff is hit or miss..."

Robin

"Awesome beer and tacos.. The only place that serves Alley Kat Aprikat on tap and thats the only way to enjoy this beer. Served up with two tacos, one..."

Skell

"Dear Ryan, I work at local! I'll totally put in the word for a pulled pork sandwich! In the mean time.... Go back and try the crispy chicken..."

Anna Steen

"Love the Music. Don't spend too much time in South Common but had the plan of going to see a movie...needed to kill some time and both the g/f & I..."

Ryan

"Visited on Mon Oct 1st - the food and the service were excellent. I had the baja tacos (fish) and my husband had the drunken chicken - both dishes..."

Margaritom

"I held a customer appreciation dinner at Local for some clients ( 16 in total) on August 2nd.I had made reservations a few days before and..."

Scott Norris

"Just okay. I had a girls night here. We each had some drinks and then shared some nachos. there was nothing special about this restaurant, everything..."

Allaria

"Impressed!. When my husband and I first moved to Edmonton we saw this restaurant next to Joey's in South Common and we thought wow big competition..."

Sweetface

"Great Drunken Chicken!!. I love the fact that this is one of the places i can get a great gluten free dish. The Drunken Chicken is the best and we..."

Drake

"Great place to go to watch the oilers and get a high class meal. The Mediterranean Ahi Tuna Salad in GF was absolutely delicious. Hats off to the..."

Darryl Kolewaski

"Lots of beer, good food, give it a try!. The beer selection is expansive. The menu is short, but the Tuna club (ahi tuna) and Deluxe Burger are..."

PrairieGal

"Pretty good.. I had a $50 gift card to OPM before it closed, and the managers at Local gladly changed it over to the new brand, as the restaurant was..."

Lindsay Gaudet

"Best Tuna Sandwich in the World. I don't even need to write a review. Just read Erika's. The tuna sandwich is the best thing you'll ever eat and the..."

Seolsen

"This place is great! The Goyza was great. The chop salad was amazing. The beer selection is large and the servers where friendly. Great..."

Colin

"Great gyoza, service was fast, it is loud though, and I like loud! But this was a little too..."

Dayna Haley

"Went for Happy Hour yesterday with a friend. Place wasn't busy but you could tell it was a place that others enjoyed. Got seat right away, their menu..."

Alie Desrosiers

"Had a great time at Local Eatery. Went for brunch a I will highly recommended. Fast and great service if you are their early, once it started to get..."

ChicosReviews76 Aguilar

"Update: we have been back twice since..and each time is amazing!!! We were there today and Kat served us. Great service and amazing good. The..."

Amy Marie Collins

"I love Local’s ambience. Chill place for a date or to have a meal with friends or family. The Mains menu could see more variety. I ordered the..."

ArNa

"Great place to hang out with friends , family, or your significant other.. the food and service were fabulous. The truffle mayo is to DIE for ! Our..."

Pavan Jacob

"Decent quality food. The menu is a bit limited for entrees as half of it is taken up by brunch items that I could not order, whereas the steaks/meat..."

Antony Ta

"Very good brunch. Everything was fresh and delicious. Service was quick and friendly. We had eggs Benny, fish tacos and brisket hash. Would recommend..."

Eugene C.

Urban Diner

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"Urban Diner has been around for a long time and is a pretty sold staple in the Westmount breakfast scene. Serving up American-style grub, they do it..."

Erika Golem

"Great food and exceptional service. Expect it to be busy, but it’s worth the wait. You won’t eat like this at a chain! Support your local..."

Craig Scott

"I am in absolute disbelief that I have not rated this place yet. I’ve been coming here for brunches since I was old enough to go to brunch. Urban..."

Nitsa Al

"We came for breakfast or brunch on a Friday. It was busy but we still found free parking and didn't have to wait. My classic breakfast was very good..."

Glen

"An edmonton classic. Great brunch, sandwiches and the poutine is beyond words. Especially the brisket. I would also recommend trying any of their..."

Danaelynn

"Great place to chow down on some classic diner eats. Their mac and cheese is delicious.... they use cavatappi instead of the typical elbow macaroni,..."

S

"Can I have brunch here everyday? Love the eggs bennies here and the diner potatoes omg. I can eat it all day long. An awesome selection of brunch..."

Around The City

"Definitely a place worth checking out for breakfast and the lunch items sound delicious too! Have been here a few times for breakfast and I've never..."

Foodie-ness89

"Breakfast for lunch? Always! Urban Diner is a place you can consistently come back to and expect awesome food. I recommend everyone to try it (if you..."

Anthony

"Just awesome. This is one of those hipster diners, not a traditional greasy spoon, but its a good one, and it doesn't get so hipster that it ceases..."

FoodE

"Recently I’ve been on a dire hunt for milkshakes, which is an added opportunity to branch out from the typical Denny and Ihop joints. In this case,..."

Ah

"Busy place for lunch, which I take as a good sign. Prompt service, tasty menu selections. The server recommended the beef dip and it was just right!..."

Rachel.hn.c

"Have not been here in quite awhile, but have always enjoyed it here. Stopped in on a Saturday right as they were opening. Ordered the house..."

Dee

"Urban diner, a restaurant for delectable breakfast. I always get their special which has always been some type of quiche for me (not sure if that's..."

Erica To

"The poutine here is magical.... Had the turkey club and cleaned up my poutine bowl with it... It had nice Christmas style turkey, not sub par deli..."

RickyRocket

"Urban Diner is one of my favourite smaller restaurants in Edmonton. I've never heard a bad thing about their food. I am in love with their mac and..."

Celbs93

"After hearing so much about this place, I finally made it out to try it. We came around 12:30 and were sat promptly. They only serve brunch on..."

Panda

"Came during brunch-a-thon on the 24th of December with two friends. It was busy but we got a table quickly. Had the traditional toast, eggs, and..."

M

"Urban Diner has two locations in Edmonton, one near the University and one on 124 street. I've been to both locations but I usually go to the one on..."

Ms. Hangry Foodie

"This place is amazingly good. Our entire group was so pleased with the food, service and ambiance of Urban. The salmon burger was delicious and the..."

Alana Smith

"Dining earlier in the week with my 6 yr old. Everything was great. Good food, awesome server, pleasant atmosphere. Except my child asked me why one..."

Jennifer

"Amazing brunch here this past weekend. The patio was amazing in the sunshine. So quaintly tucked away in a little Italian Villa of restaurants..."

Cale Bosch

"Delicious food. Great choice and nice patio! Staff were super accommodating with our big group and ensured that we could all sit together without any..."

S.W

"Worth a visit. Table of 5 at 9:00am on Saturday. Place was jammed packed by 9:30. Great service from waiter to the gal at the register. Our meals..."

PSYoung

"We were a table of 10 and this being my first time here, I learned they have a very interesting seating policy. Apparently your whole party must be..."

Jonny

"Finally got down to the Urban Diner for breakfast and I wasn't disappointed. The vegetarian breakfast wrap was amazing, I wish I would have had room..."

Brandy

"Fantastic Frittatas. The frittatas here are basically the best breakfast I've ever had. Very filling. Much tasty. Service and price are a..."

110cd406

"If you only have one thing here you have to try the Fried Chicken! I swear everytime we go back I'll have something different but I always come back..."

Nebulatig

"Great Mac and Cheese!. My daughter and I hit the Urban Diner tonight for some Mac and Cheese. I would normally make it myself but it's a super hot..."

FoodFanatic

"Disappointing experience at a Brunch place I normally love. I have been here a couple times for brunch, and usually it's quite tasty (love the..."

Kathleenh779

"Chicken burger was very soggy on the bottom and try on top! Would not..."

Dineitall

"Parking is a challenge but there are lots of tables, looks smaller outside than in.park kitty corner at MoC.i had the Breakfast burger really good..."

Tony Cronin

"I love this restaurant, year round, inside and out. The food is fabulous, the prices reasonable, large portions - and the Lemon Sour Cream Pie - oh..."

Boston Cream Pie

"Great Brunch Spot. My family met here for a Sunday brunch and everyone loved it! The service was quick, friendly and helpful. Even the toast comes..."

Sammy14

"Very well done dishes, price cheap... Steak sandwich is..."

Dull Knife

"Very Good Food/Service "Like" "Like". Met our kids here for brunch last Sunday. We didn't have a res but, despite that, we were seated in about 5..."

Foodie Goodie

"Mixed reviews: I had the eggs Benedict served on a crab cake. It was outstanding!!My patents had the corned beef hash and breakfast burger and..."

Chrispy

"French Toast anyone?. There are some places that make french toast.. and then there's the Urban Diner. It has to be one of my favorite breakfast..."

EdmontonLight

"My sister who is a local recommended that we have dinner her when we visited in the summer after seeing it featured on the food network show "You got..."

PickyBitch

"Breakfast is consistently delicious. great service and amazing orange juice! i always suggest this location to out of..."

EYEG

"I've had most of the sandwiches and they are all good. Great chicken soup as well. It's a busy place so sometimes the service can be a bit slow, but..."

Foodpls

"Great place for breakfast. The diner potatoes are amazing. Always have had great service even when busy. Patio is also..."

Rockette

"Food was alright. The service was friendly but slightly sporatic. I would go again, but only if I was in the area. I wouldn't make it a special..."

Bill

"Delicious! I recommend breakfast burger if you are craving for big meaty..."

Eric

"Some Guy. Went here for breakfast while I'm moving into the neighbourhood, and I'm overall quite impressed. My fiancee and I had the French Toast and..."

Some Guy

"Sunday walk. We walked with no realy destination but ended up at the Urban Diner around 10:00 on Sunday morning. The patio is so peaceful. Service..."

Downtowners

"Great, casual place to get some delicious food! We take our 2 kids there fairly often and they are always very accommodating. My personal favorite is..."

Heidi T

"Great food. Highly recommended. We'll be back. Just kitty corner to..."

Rick Hopwood

"When You Want a Great Casual Meal.... Go to the diner. A new chef (not brand new) has begun putting his stamp on the menu. All the real greats..."

OneEyedFred

"Great lunch!!! Get the Victorian lemonade...."

Falynn Schellenberg

"Will definitely be back!. My husband, daughter, and I came at about 5:30 on a Saturday evening. It was busy, but not packed, and we were seated right..."

Sandra Drake

"Not shabby at all (:. We were a pretty large group (of thirteen) that showed up out of the blue, so we were pretty relieved to find that the..."

Harajuku

"Pleasant Lunch. My wife and I stopped in for lunch. Overall it was a pleasant experience. Their clam chowder was tasty without being too starchy. My..."

Park Ranger

"Casual Saturday Brunch. Had the opportunity to visit the Urban Diner (downtown) for the first time. We had met friends for brunch and had the most..."

Dinger

"Originally from Toronto and my favorite restaurant out there is peters on eglinton and I always order a Reuben sandwhich ...well peters Reuben is..."

Rory

"This place is sort of pricey but the food is good! I've had bench there many times and it's always..."

AMandaM

"Had a great breakfast here. Waffles are great and the mimosa's are good if you like pulp in your orange..."

Hecobb

"Delish. Should have reviewed this place earlier but neglected to.have probably done weekend brunch here 4 or 5 times and have had great..."

Boxer

"Always get this place mixed with high level diner... Nevertheless... Located in a nice part of downtown Edmonton. Fair prices, decent, typical diner..."

Ernest Hui

"Amazing downtown restaurant! I highly recommend their Huevos - definitely an in-house specialty! The food is always amazing and and incredibly fast!..."

Literary Lindsay Paints

"My family went to experience the Sunday Brunch at Urban Diner and we were not disappointed! We ordered 2 of The Classic one with meatloaf and the..."

G Fisher

"Quiant, hip little diner with one of the BEST Breakfast Sandwiches in Eddy. Atmophere was great with friendly and attentive staff. Highly..."

Raymond Cowell

"This is a lovely little diner with fast friendly staff, a decently varied menu and a pretty neat location. Their prices are good, especially for a..."

80'sRetro

"Solid experience all around. Not pretentious, but good quality food in a comfortable atmosphere. The brunch is heavy on meats and carbs, but..."

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