Happy Day Cafe

I stopped in for late lunch the atmosphere was pretty cool playing some 50s music and 50s memorabilia on the walls. The menu had lots of theme names to it. Laid back place plenty of room between tables and clean. I ordered a Peggy sue burger which was a handmade burger topped with fried green tomatoes and homemade palmetto cheese. Bun was soft. The sandwich comes chips I upgraded to fries for extra $2. Worth it in my opinion. This was one of the best burgers I have had in a while.

Yen's was closed, so I headed over to Happy Days one day. I hadn't eaten there for a while. The last time I had stopped by, they were closed. It was around 1ish, and I was on my lunch break from work. I knew exactly what I wanted - one German dog and one Hound Dog. The food was decent. The service was absolutely awful. There were a few women working, and it wasn't busy. I had a seat. I was not greeted. One lady made eye contact a few times but did not acknowledge me. She walked right by and cleaned off a table. Another girl was waiting on a table - it was the only other table that had customers at it. I did see a third woman pass by. I'm not even sure what she was doing. I probably waited a good 15-20 minutes. It was confusing and frustrating. I didn't understand why I wasn't being waited on. I honestly felt like maybe they didn't like me or didn't want to bother. Maybe hoping the other person would wait on me? I was frustrated because I only had a certain amount of time on my break, and the clock was ticking. I was about to leave when finally the one lady who was waiting at the one other table came over. She didn't apologize for my wait. I just wanted to place my order. I told her that I needed to get back to work quickly. She got the hot dogs pretty quick, but then she never came to my table again. She never gave me a refill that I desperately needed. Never checked to see how my food was. Nothing. It was probably one of the worst services in South Charleston, honestly. Finally, I went to the register and asked for my bill. I also asked that lady for the refill that I needed. I won't be back. There are way too many other places that sell hot dogs that actually provide GOOD SERVICE!

I really wish I could leave a better review. My wife and I visited Happy Days Cafe in South Charleston as part of an afternoon date. We had considered a couple of options before deciding on Happy Days Cafe. I was intrigued by the old time cafe theme. We checked out the menu before hand and again were impressed by all the different options. Once we got there, we noticed that they weren't too busy and had quite a few empty tables for seating. My wife and I sat close to ten minutes before we were finally greeted by a waitress passing by. She sat two menus on the table, took our drink order and told us she'd be back to take our order. Once she came back, we attempted to place our order. We asked for an order of the mozzarella cheese sticks, the classic burger to share, and instead of the chips, we asked for fries and an order of onion rings. We were quickly informed that they had just sold the last serving of onion rings. Ok, that's fine... about 10 minutes later our hamburger came out with a bag of lays potato chips and a serving of steak fries. We never saw a waitress stop at our table again. We saw them constantly at the drink station assisting customers coming up to try to get their own refills. Not once did any one stop by to check on us or ask us if our food was good (the burger was really good, and the fries were definitely hot). Unfortunately, we won't be able to review the mozzarella sticks since those never made their way to our table. As far as the ambience, the only thing Happy Days about the restaurant was the jukebox on the menu and the 50's music playing. The decor was extremely plain. Grey walls, red columns, and dim lighting. The red solo cups and the paper food baskets that the hamburgers and fries came in seemed cheap. Certainly using the blue plastic reusable cups would been less expensive than the throwaway cups. The product sitting in the customer area also took away from the atmosphere. We would love to have tried the desserts that were listed on the website though they weren't seen on any menu. But it's ok, a waitress never came by to ask us any way.

My wife and I were just passing through town and looked for a place nearby and just happened to find this place. Service was friendly and prompt. The food was outstanding.

My family loves this place. Everything we've tried has been great and I love the ladies that work there, especially Nina. Desserts are great too.

Very rude staff. My son and I were walking by on our way to the thrift store and it was very cold so I decided to stop in here and ask if they have coffee. The lady at the counter very rudely rolled her eyes and said yes. I ordered my coffee and asked her if they have any flavored creamers. She said no so I said in that case please give me 5 creams and 5 sugars. She huffed and puffed and tossed 2 sugars and 3 creamers at me. Her tone the entire time interacting with her was a tone of disgust and annoyance. I decided since I was being treated so rudely I'd step outside and use one of the outdoor tables to sit my coffee on while I put in my cream and sugar. After I got one sugar in, I looked up to see the staff member standing at the window staring me down through it as if I was doing something wrong. I'm not sure what her problem was or what kind of idea she had of me but it was rude, hurtful and honestly quite embarrassing. I know I present myself as a clean, well mannered, well dressed and respectful person so I definitely didn't come in looking like any type of trouble. I'm always sure to be very polite and patient with others and staff members at restaurants. I gave her absolutely no issues or reasons to be disrespectful and rude.

The staff was friendly, however, they said our order did not print. they put the order when filled, up against their shirts they did not have trays. When they took cash or card for payment they did not wash their hands or sanitize them. They would clean off the tables not washing hands and go pickup an order and take it to a table. I will NEVER be back.Tammy

Improve customer service! Greeted rudely on phone and issue could have been resolved then, person answering phone didn't answer my question- just said you weren't open even though you opened in 3 minutes; caused me to drive 20 miles to tell me you were out of what I wanted.

Horrible staff. 1 staff member can ruin it for everyone. I was looking forward to the food but after the attitude of the person waiting on us and then flat ignoring us I had no desire to stay and eat.

I went here for lunch with family. We had a large group with several children and they were very accommodating. The server was very attentive, making sure everyone was happy with their food and keeping drinks refilled. I had the Blue Hawaii burger, which reminds me of the Big Kahuna burger from Pulp Fiction. It was indeed a tasty burger! Fries are crinkle cuts and they serve them nice and crispy. I requested ranch for dipping. It is homemade and tastes great! My wife got the Chuck Berry hoagie, which she said was also very good. The kids liked their chicken tenders. The sweet iced tea was good and sweet too! I recommend and will definitely go back the next time I have the opportunity.