Michael’s Restaurant (Lawrence)

Micheal’s Restaurant (Lawrence)

Last week, Melissa and I went to lunch at atMicheal’s Restaurant in Lawrence.  While we didn’t meet or see Michael, we did have an enjoyable time.  It’s funny, we both lived in NY, and now both live in NJ.  Anyways we decided to meet almost exactly halfway.

Melissa is an amazing woman.  She is humble, but I’ll brag for her.  She has completed an ultra marathon, several marathons, and a kick-butt runner.

Micheal’s Restaurant Atmosphere: C

The inside of Micheal’s Restaurant is a typical diner.  You walk by a small bakery section, and we were immediately sat into a booth. A few regulars were sitting and staring at us like we didn’t belong.  It was nothing unique or exciting, but nothing bad either.   It was just a regular, plain diner.

Micheal’s Restaurant Coffee: B

At first I would have given the coffee a D but (finally) after flagging the waitress down she gave us a refill pot.  It wasn’t overly good coffee, but it wasn’t bad.  This is another category that I will end with another normal, plain diner coffee.

Micheal’s Restaurant Food: B

The menu at Micheal’s Restaurant was extensive as all diners are.  At first, the waitress gave us just a breakfast menu.  I thought that the menu was extensive (without realizing there was no lunch).  Then she gave us a lunch menu, and both of us ended up ordering salads.  I ordered the Greek salad with chicken and pita bread. (As I do in about 99.9% of my first times to a new diner).

It also came with a bowl of split pea soup with their signature croutons.  Honestly, their croutons were fabulous, and I could have filled upon them.  Their croutons alone bumped up the food rating from a C to a B.  I should have taken a photo, but it was gone too quickly.

The Greek Salad was a little bit smaller than I was hoping.  I think I was a bit jealous because Melissa’s salad was massive and my mine was dinky.  It came with lettuce, egg, tomatoes, onions, tomato and grape leaves.

Micheal’s Restaurant Price: $$

At Micheal’s Diner, it was 32 dollars for two coffees, two meals, pita bread, and extra chicken.

Overall Thoughts/Would I come back to Micheal’s Restaurant (Lawrence)?

If I’m in the Princeton area again, I will probably go to the Princetonion over Michael’s Restaurant.  I didn’t think Michael’s Restaurant was terrible, but there are better choices in the area.  If I do go again, I’ll try the all you can eat salad bar and see how that is. The service was a little bit slow (I thought maybe the woman forgot about us).  Once again, just another average diner in NJ.  The company (Melissa) made it a lot of fun, though.

I give Michael’s Restaurant (Lawrence), an overall rating of C.

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Questions for you:

What is your favorite soup?

Mine is either split pea or lentil.

What is your favorite restaurant dish?

I love Greek salads and omelets at diners.  I never have any of the ingredients on hand to make a great salad.  My omelets turn out to be scrambled eggs.