Homey family diner serving hearty breakfasts & diverse American lunches, plus homemade dessert. Based on 902 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
2650 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Phone: (831) 515-7036
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Hours
| Friday | 6 AM–2 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–2 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–2 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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6 AM–2 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 6 AM–2 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–2 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–2 PM |
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MJ Stearns – Your Local Real Estate Expert
This place has been around forever and is always packed when you drive by. There is most likely a waiting list for a breakfast table, but it’s definitely worth the wait.
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Rita Englund
Visited on recommendation from local. So glad we did! Tried two specials: corned beef and hash, asparagus scramble with side of grits. The food was delicious and filling. We also had the biscuits with fresh made blackberry jam. Loved it! The service was excellent, staff worked together to keep our coffee and water full. We will be back when in the area.
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Kate Winn
We just relocated back to Santa Cruz over the weekend and wanted to try out a Breakfast place that we haven’t tried yet to celebrate. We were expecting your average diner food but was pleasantly surprised. The Portions are massive but what really impressed me was the food quality. I have what feels like a million breakfast burritos but this is by far the best one I have ever had. Even the hot chocolate was set to a temperature where you could drink it right away without burning yourself and the Cinnamon French Toast had the right balance of spices to have the cinnamon but not have it be overpowering. I would certainly say this is the top 3 best breakfast diners that I have tried so far in the United States. The staff is also wonderful and the establishment is smaller but quaint in a good way. 1000/10 would recommend to everyone. They even have Vegetarian and Vegan options.
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Jessica Husted
Excellent food. Very short wait even though it was very busy. Eggs were cooked perfectly as ordered. Bacon was crisp. The potatoes though…they were AMAZING! Price was also amazing for the food you got. Highly recommend this place for breakfast. Couldn’t get a better breakfast elsewhere.
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Brianna Sanchez
Great food, great service. Different from the prev owners menu but I’m not mad at it. Went in with an open mind and really liked it. They brought back some things such as fried steak, benedicts and hash browns. Witch I think is a plus because I love all of those things. Went with the special french toast and benedicts this time and really enjoyed it. It was packed when I got there but got sat pretty quickly.
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Ray Wu
Went in on Saturday for brunch, the sign up sheet was longer, however, the wait was okay as people were in and out quite quickly.
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Brent Dittman
One of the best breakfasts I’ve had! A family friend introduced us to this gem. Definitely recommended for all your hungry breakfast mornings. I had the Eggs Benedict and others in my party had the chicken fried steak and the French toast. Zero complaints, such a delicious meal and had some great salsa to go with my potatoes! Will definitely come back and recommend for anyone looking for a great place to have breakfast. The staff are very friendly, knowledgeable and enjoy what they do and it shows!
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Ashley Hilton
Not what it used to be. The sign says new owners and back to the “old” menu but I guess I miss the new old menu. Signs everywhere now charging for using a credit card. Staff seems the same and they are always great. Have been getting the chicken fried steak here for years. Apparently they took it off the menu last month and just now added back on, it was like a hamburger steak with gravy. No breading. Also miss the old salsa and there’s no curly fries anymore. The food wasn’t bad but definitely won’t be frequenting this place as much as we used to.
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Josh Smith
This place has a lot of food options and the staff was very friendly and attentive. We got breakfast and it was refreshing to see smaller plate options that still sounded good. We ordered a single pancake for our one year old and they made it in a mickey mouse shape.
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Janie Heuck
My husband and I are in the hospitality business and just had breakfast there. Place has a great vibe. Food was delicious and plentiful. We were struck by the friendliness and how pleasant, attentive and happy the team working there was. A great experience!!!
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