Sloppy Genes Cafe - Sterling

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.

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.

We went there and got 2 maid rites and 1 fry and 2 drinks. It cost $26+ and when I gave the lady (rude my money she took it and never even tried to return the change. I was astounded by that. The prices are way out of line now. Also everything you order is individual so each order will cost you in the neighborhood of $15 dollars per person if you want 1 maid rite and a French fry with a drink.This use to be a place to go to and not even close to what it use to be.

Good food. We go every time we visit. It's always a good meal that everyone eats! Cash or check only

Great old time restaurant not fancy just clean good foodPrice is great you get what you pay for You don't walk out hungry