Luci and Ethel's

They have a wide variety of food at this location. You may need to wait a little bit because it is all made fresh! The chili is great. You can't beat their cheeseburgers. Sandwiches are artistically made with generous portions. All the food is fresh. Their coffee is always fresh brewed. The soda fountain is always charged right. It is conveniently located to several large businesses in the area. They offer takeout and it's worth it! It's a great place to pick up something for home. The prices are reasonable and the food and service are very good. Cakes, pies and other desserts are delicious and a wonderful treat. If you are taking a tour of downtown or around for business this is a perfect spot for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Well, technically I did not eat here. Why the one-star rating?I'm not from the Detroit area; however, I noticed that there are not many late-night dining options in the area. Realizing this, I decided to call the restaurant to inquire if they would be open before taking an Uber from the casino. The person who answered the phone told me the restaurant would be open for another hour . . . at least. I get to the diner about 15 minutes after hanging up, and the place was closed. Looking at the other reviewers of this place, it looks like I dodged a major bullet.

If you expect a lot, you'll be disappointed. It's a dive and I happened to enjoy it. Convenient however the hours are not helpful.

A pretty bare lil diner, but breakfast served at all hours is definitely a win. Sure, the drunk coney is an experience to be had in Detroit, but after a few consecutive weekends of chili-slopped dogs I find myself looking elsewhere for sober-up food.Enter Luci & Ethel's.Not sure if I would seek out L&E's on a weeknight, but 3am on a Friday night after a hours of boozing at D'Mongos or City Club? Yes pleeeease. The breakfast burrito is cheap & tasty, def hits the spot.L&E's is open 24 hours on weekends & big bar nights, not sure of the weekday close time. CASH ONLY!

The bad reviews I dont get it why people are complaining. Me and friend went around 9:15am you seat yourself the place is clean and the waitress was nice. We ordered Chicken and Waffles and just so you know, they use boneless chicken strips and the Waffle is extra crispy and buttery it was very good! My friend ordered a Bacon Cheeseburger it looked delicious he said it was. Anytime the cook the had the to come ask you how the food was that's a place that I'm definitely going to go back to! Some folks spend a lot of money on these trendy and exspensive places and not one time will a cook or mgr come ask you how was your food! The prices are fair too I spent about 19.00 including drinks they don't serve liquor or beer. Oh and they have daily specials. Maybe evening service is different idk but I feel this place is worth a try! Also they been there forever and they have two TV's inside no outside sitting though and mostly high sitting tables and bar stool sitting.

Four Words: DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!! I fully agree with the other reviews in terms of slough-like service from disinterested "employees" (using that word lightly) and food that falls under the subpar category. I wasn't sure who worked there and who didn't, from the waitress who seemed like she just got off work from a strip club to the cook who seemed hungover or high, I didn't know what was going on. The bulk of the clientele seem to be elderly folks who come in from next door from the flop house hotel... I would suggest you avoid this place like the plague as everything is dirty from the floors to the plates to counters to the silverware (if they have any clean during your visit), I'm not really sure how the department of health hasn't shut this place down.

The burgers here are basic and basically good. Fries made exactly as they should. Great coffee. Very reasonable prices. Good service. Good people.The place itself has little to offer. You have to go "next door" to the hotel/night club for the use of a restroom that looks like the grunge crew may return at any second to defend their territory from intruders. The restaurant was once a quaint "50's" style diner but it looks like they've given up any hope of keeping the theme alive or even interesting. Honestly, who cares about the 50's anymore? Especially in Detroit.The shattered glass decor coupled with a natural Detroit urban blight decay theme leaves one speculating as to when exactly the demolition ball will end the misery of this once obviously grand building. Yet, they endure.You'll be hard pressed to find any place even remotely like Lucy and Ethel's which is swimming in local flavor and character as well as characters. Perhaps a great place for a burger and coffee for the adventurous Avante-guard that seem to discover these little gems of the soul of a dying city.Too few places like Lucy and Ethel's that deserve to be thriving but not. Too many swarm to the comfort of complacency that is offered with the likes of Slows or Small Plates. What happened to the adventure, the danger, the romance? Was it neutered by Royal Oak? Did the Casino's destroy our sense of who we are as a city?Go to Lucy and Ethel's and experience life, not plastic. And while you're there, flip the waitress a good tip. Anyone that works there must really need the money.

You have to have the right frame of mind to like this place. Yes, at 1am on a Saturday night you'll find the trickling of City Club's crowd making their way in. No, it's not sparkling clean.I, however like the food and company. You'll meet interesting people and enjoy the old diner experience. The veggie burger, patty melt, and fries are great to sober up on.

Great decor in a cozy Detroit nook, basic diner fare, cheap prices.An unassuming diner ("and more" as it says on its awning) at the base of the Leland hotel (Cass Ave & Bagley St.), Luci and Ethel's has a lot of potential to be a phenomenal joint. The strangest quality about the restaurant is that they've obviously spent some time making the interior look and feel like a real retro-diner... think late 50's Detroit... cushioned twirly chairs, wood paneling and chrome trim, Elvis and Coke memorabilia hanging about the walls. Even the exterior street-side veneer half-glistens in its marble and chrome as you drive down Cass Ave. And, unlike 80% of downtown Detroit eateries, they have some seriously great windows... a corner joint with windows from edge to edge... so tons of light.The menu is classic diner food. Burgers, BLTs, Philly Cheese Steaks, Soups, Chips, Fries, Soda, and all-day breakfast. The food is fine. I ordered a BLT and it was simple and to the point. The bacon was really good and piled much higher than most BLTs... but it was served only buttered and with no mayo... the tomato and lettuce a little skimpy. The physical menus themselves are a little ratty and torn around the edges... in slight contrast to the kind of "new"ish looking gloss of the place. The service was super fast and friendly, but also a little eccentric... like, Cass Ave-eccentric... meaning the server and two regulars were talking a bunch of strange nonsense in a way that seemed oblivious to the non-regular sitting in on this strange conversation. I kind of liked the oddity, but, then again, it was like crashing someone's three-person basement chill-out.The LOOK of Luci & Ethel's is perfect... and the menu is predictable but appropriate. I think they just need to advertise and get a more constant stream of people circulating through so it doesn't feel like you're dining in someone else's kitchen. Definitely worth checking out at least once.**CASH only** ... and bring two or three quarters for the meter...

Best place to get breakfast downtown. Not like all of the other over priced hipster breakfast spots downtown, Just a normal little breakfast spot with nice workers and cheap prices and good food. My breakfast was only 9$ and it was so good, my friends also tried the pancakes which were very good too. Highly recommend. The waitress was super nice too