Denny's Restaurant

This particular Denny's on Powerline and Oakland Park Boulevard (next door to Lowe's) is not one of the smartest places to eat.  Unlike the more "upscale" Denny's at Commercial and Federal Highway, this particular Denny's is in a far less desirable area in Oakland Park. Nonetheless, we popped on in simply because we were starving and had to go to Sherwin Williams (across the street) to pick up some paint.  This Denny's is fairly darkened on the inside, and not the cleanest as far as carpet and tables goes.  Still, though, it's got your typical Denny's menu as you'd find at any other sister Denny's.  Service was very slow, but polite; food was exactly what you'd get from any other Denny's, including the "upscale" one in Coral Ridge.  After breakfast, stepping out of the restaurant, we were hit with the usual parade of Powerline vagabonds and riff-raff....

Mold growing on the ceiling.

Filthy carpets.

Waitress asked if I wanted spiced fries. I said yes, she forgot them.

Took 20m to get a cup of coffee, good coffee when it came.

Left the tomato off of my sandwich and compared to other denny's it had almost no meat on it, but it was still yummy. (Super bird)

The fries tasted and looked old.

My wifes meal was delicious however and thus the two stars rather than 1

Waitress took half an hour to check on us, asked if we wanted more coffee and forgot it. She only had five tables. She seemed not to want to be there.

Seems like they are cutting corners to try to save slumping business.

After a tough 30-40 minutes, following Yelp reviews into a nasty catfish house on Andrews and a stuffy Southern restaurant in Wilton Manners, so we walked on both ( Prior to today, we have only walked out of one restaurant once in 10 yrs)

We were so happy to get to the safety of the known of a Denny's. They were very busy, and service was a little less than I am used to. Marge, an older waitress was seated, eating at a nearby table. When she saw that we needed refills on our drinks and some silverware, she got up and got both! That was a pleasant surprise! But the food was better than average! Of course, with a chain, they serve you the same food the world over, but HOW they serve it varies. I have the Western Burger with Hash Browns. I think it holds up well with the independent burger places.

Thanks Denny's We Needed That!!!!!