Denny's At Woodburn

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  I had been driving nearly 7 hours straight and decided to stop here close to midnight for a pit-stop before continuing a long road trip back up to Seattle. Normally I'm more of a Shari's and IHOP fan when it comes to chain diners but alas, Denny's was open and close by. I think it deserves a positive yelp review because the waitstaff were completely nice!! I mean, almost in a suffocating way. My waitress was really thoughtful and sent me off with a free coffee to go after I told her I had a long drive north. The bathrooms were clean and nothing was broken or out of supply so that's a good sign. The food is Denny's food, nothing to write home about, but based on the service alone I don't have any negative things to say. Four stars.

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  Posted on 11.21.12 Ellen T.

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  Denny's is a staple of almost any town. Denny's is like an old friend, there when you need them and there when you don't. Always open and always ready to feed you.
  
  Woodburn Denny's is one of the smaller Denny's I have seen. They have been re-modeling the whole place. They are done now and it looks very nice. The bar area is amazing too. The food is always good and the service it okay. If they are super busy expect to wait a little. If it's slow you will be served fast. That's how it works in ever restaurant. If you eat that this one lot get a punch card, after 5 meals the 6 is on them.

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  Posted on 04.01.12 Seth K.

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  I feel like this place is unfairly rated. I'm trying to compensate with the 5 star review. People, you have to review it for what it is. You're not going to some frou-frou dining establishment--it's Denny's.  
  
  Denny's was there for us when we needed them. We arrived in town late (9pm) and weren't feeling the nearby fast food establishments. We've had an array of experiences with various Denny's, and this one is among the top of the list. It was clean, had friendly service, a short wait for food, and decent food all for a great price.
  
  I had the Club Sandwich and my hubby had the Grand Slamwhich. I would recommend both.

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  Posted on 02.18.12 Megan P.

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  Let me set the scene for you, Yelpers....
  
  The night before Christmas Eve. Swirling snow, lights sparkling in the distance, talking to loved ones on the phone, journeying through life. Ah, the festive holiday season.
  
  But wait, let me start over. What if the swirling snow were drifting around the cars and trucks parked on I-5 south of Portland, skidding and slipping over the inches-high ruts of ice on the interstate? What if the sparkling lights were the desperate signals of vehicles just wishing, hoping, they could be moving at five m.p.h. instead of zero? What if you were talking to loved ones on the phone in a frantic attempt to find someone, anyone, with an Internet connection to tell you what interstate hotel might actually have a room in the middle of an ice storm? What if the journey had actually begun two days earlier in sunny La Jolla, when your travel companion, on hearing you had a canceled San Diego-Seattle flight that was rebooked for Christmas night, had the bright idea to get home for Christmas by driving from La Jolla to Seattle? When you could have been spending three extra days instead in, well, La Jolla?
  
  You get the picture...and enter Denny's. After snagging one of the last hotel rooms in Woodburn, Oregon, and inching the car over ice into a sort-of parking space, by 10:30 at night we were starving, stressed, and in need of food. Fortunately, Denny's was only a few steps away. Steps to be taken carefully through the ice and slush, but steps nonetheless. The lobby was filled with other road refugees. Hot topic of conversation? I-5, snow, ice, you take your pick. The wait for a table? About thirty minutes. Desperation settling in like an icy...never mind.
  
  By the time we were seated, my travel companion was descending into chills and fever from the stress. We had to wait another thirty minutes to get our food. A turkey sandwich, and a grilled chicken salad. Believe me, it took some perusing of the menu (more like a grim search, really) to find something to eat. Even the skillets were looking good at that point, but unfortunately they only serve those until 10 p.m. And this was later. A plus: the sandwich was good, and the chicken on the salad was not dry.
  
  Move ahead about twelve hours. Yes, twelve...and we're back at Denny's again. Snow chains required on I-5. Do we have snow chains with our La Jolla rental car? No. Wal-Mart? Been sold out for a week. And did I mention it is now Christmas Eve Day? It is? At Denny's for breakfast? Yes. I was horrified to hear myself debate with my companion over whether the Grand Slamwich or the Moon Over My Hammy would be the best culinary choice for the morning. After all, the Slamwich does have a little maple spice topping....When the waitress came back, I heard myself say "Can we have the Slamwich, please?" The horror, the horror....
  
  Nevertheless, Denny's came through when no other restaurant could be there for us, and for that I am thankful. Let me tell you, the staff was super-friendly even on a night when all of their customers looked like zombies from a frozen planet, and they kept our water and coffee filled up. So while I hope to never, ever spend Christmas Eve stuck in a hotel room in Woodburn again, and I mean EVER again, Denny's nevertheless holds a special place in my heart where I keep my Christmas memories. And nightmares....

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  Posted on 01.08.09 Hannah L.

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