Sloppy Genes Cafe

111 E 3rd St, Sterling
(815) 625-6846

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Devin Beard

Rude and yucky. Tried it after 25 years and the memory was better than what's going on there now

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Cody Denning

No one compares! If you haven't tried this place your missing out!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stacie McGovern Davis

would never recommend this dive....came in and sat down and was greeted with the rudest woman ever, not going into details but we left and will never go back

Johnnyc Goss

John Goss 1 review just now New If your looking for a quaint little spot to start your day off right I would recommend this place. It's small but cozy. You get to watch them cook your food which is cool. The customer service is excellent. I haven't had their lunch but their breakfast is really good. Wish they had a TV so I could catch up on the news without staring at my phone though lol. Give this place a chance like I did and you might just find your new favorite spot for breakfast

John Goss

If your looking for a quaint little spot to start your day off right I would recommend this place. It's small but cozy. You get to watch them cook your food which is cool. The customer service is excellent. I haven't had their lunch but their breakfast is really good. Wish they had a TV so I could catch up on the news without staring at my phone though lol. Give this place a chance like I did and you might just find your new favorite spot for breakfast

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

brenda plock

Love the food so much!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Maid Rite and Fries

Lonnie Minkel

Pretty good but got expensive. But everything has

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Maid Rite and Fries

Angel Eissens

Always delish!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gene-Rite Supreme, Maid Rite and Fries, Supreme Omelet, Hash Browns, Soup, Cheese Fries

Jana House

Not very friendly
The food alright
I went to take my sister to Gene's for breakfast n she is alogic to eggs
Asked if they have egg white
N no they don't
Disappointed
A little high compare to other places around town

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Rowland Gillette

Sloppy genes is one of the best hole in the wall restaurants in the area. However after today I’m not going back. I had one of the rudest customer service experiences today. Myself and 2 friends came in today with drinks from the local AirPlay next door. Instead of asking us to put them away, the waitress looked at us and said “haven’t you ever been to a restaurant before” and “why do you think you can have drinks in here”. And then told us we had to get takeout only and couldn’t eat inside. I totally understand no drinks but she went on a rampage and didn’t even let us say anything. The food was really good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Markie Maypo

I've been going to this little diner literally my entire life. It used to be a Maid-Rite back in the day, but they renamed it 20ish years ago and it's now Sloppy Gene's. It is the very definition of one of those "hole in the wall" restaurants that people always like to talk about how they "discovered" on a trip somewhere.

They have quite a varied menu and they still have the famed "Maid-Rite" loose meat sandwich, they just call it a "Gene-Rite." Most of it wouldn't be considered health food I'm sure lol. My close friends and I lovingly refer to it as "the greasy spoon." Although Im sure you COULD find a salad or something, if you really HAD to...? But I've never had anything bad from there and the staff is engaging, pleasant, and kind. Or at least I've never seen them be anything but that.

The restaurant itself is a little dated inside, but it's clean and well taken care of. All of the food prep areas are clearly well kept and are right in front of you to see.

If you like that classic American Diner type vibe, this is you stop.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gene-Rite Supreme, Maid Rite and Fries, Soup, Cheese Fries

Lisa Judd

Food is aways good and fresh!.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tony Chavira

Great food and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Leo Dempewolf

Great people and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kim Rodriguez

Parking: Maybe 2 spots to park in back the rest are on the busy street or a city parking lot further away .

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

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