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MORNING THUNDER CAFÉ

Morning Thunder is an American Diner and Café known for fresh ingredients, huge portions and fun vibe. For 25 years, we’ve been serving breakfast and lunch to tens of thousands of locals, their friends and family. Home to friendly, fast service, a wide range of menu options (including vegetarian and gluten free) and endless cups of the best coffee in town 7 days a week.

Eat here often? Be part of The Morning Thunder Mug Club – leave a personal mug to be filled during your next visit. It’s just another way we help you feel right at home.

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OF THE HOUSE: BACON!

Bacon matters. Our famous bacon is thick cut applewood smoked goodness, always cooked to perfection, and lovingly applied to a wide variety of savory dishes. Order something with bacon, have it added to something that needs it, and even order it alone. We love bacon!

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JUST FOR KIDS

You’ve asked, we listened. Introducing Thunder Kids children’s menu. While we’re known for our huge portions, we recognize kids are still growing into their appetites. You’ll find portions and prices are more proportionate to their smaller tummy size but just as tasty as our traditional menu. With choices guaranteed to please children and parents, your littles will walk away both happy and full.

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BLURRING THE LINE BETWEEN LUNCH AND HEAVEN

Nothing says diner like a good ‘ol fashioned hamburger. Nothing says Morning Thunder like an eye-popping, grin making, gourmet burger built for a king. Join us for lunch where burgers reign supreme. In addition to our classic Thunder Burger options, we offer a daily gourmet burger so tasty it’ll make you weak in the knees. Fresh ingredients, hearty in size and customized with your favorite side, you’ll arrive hungry and walk out the door full and in seventh heaven.

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THUNDER BLOG

  • Here at Morning Thunder, we want you to feel at home. We love drinking coffee out of our favorite mugs while chatting with friends and figured our customers do too so, we created the Morning Thunder Mug Club. Here's how

  • How would you like your eggs? It's a question we've all been asked a million times and many of us order our eggs the same way every single time. Turns out eggs are not only protein packed power sources

  • Diners are, without doubt, the quintessential American restaurant. Here are five reasons why they're so popular. 1. Breakfast is served all day. Sometimes you just need eggs and pancakes for lunch. With a wide variety of options ranging from