Always great comfort food. Great serviceVegetarian options: Not much vegetarian options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 2 Pancake, Burger, Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs
Rachel C.
Service was great and quick. Big hearty plates and reasonable prices. Will be going back for sure.
Kathi Gant
The food was good, the place was very crowded. Tables seemed to close together.
Sarah R
Good salads and sandwiches
Summer
We got a table quickly and it was busy, but we saw a few tables sit down after us and leave before we got our food. Once we got the food, it was perfectly okay. The hash browns were not good and everything was under seasoned. We won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Dizzie
If you want Hot Rod Diner, I'd highly recommend going 7 miles down the road to the Hot Rod Diner in Hilmar. My family and I went to this Turlock location for brunch, and everything overall was pretty subpar. All of the breakfasts were very filling, however the chicken tender lunch and the sampler platter was really dry. On top of that, after being asked if we'd like any sauce for our food, we were charged 25 cents for EACH of these tiny thimbles of sauce. I have no problem paying extra for something, but a full sized sampler platter and a chicken tender lunch should come with just a little bit more than maybe 3 Tbsp of ranch, blue cheese, buffalo sauce, etc. especially considering the price of the food compared to the quality of the food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
leonardo ramirez
The best of the best excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vioryny V
Great breakfast!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
thebeatmuse
Service was too slow. Food was decent. Kind of fun
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
John G.
Awesome food, great service. Super consistent and go to for great breakfast!! Even when it's busy, this place still rocks. Never a long wait, and their bloody Mary's are bueno!
Went to breakfast on a Monday morning a little after 8:30am. Still had a good crowd but we were seated right away. Staff is very friendly and attentive. Food was delicious and was exactly what I envisioned for biscuits and gravy. A HUGE fluffy biscuit smothered in hot, white, pepper gravy hit the spot. And asked for a side of linguica instead of the sausage or bacon option (definitely worth the upgrade). Our coffee was always full- Hot Rod does not disappoint!
Mariana R.
If I could give it a 0 I would. We got the clam chowder and fish and chips, Clam chowder tasted to be out of a can and they just added potatoes to it which weren't even cooked. Clams were very very chewy and stringy. The fish and chips were small!!! A chicken strip from McDonalds was probably bigger than the fish from there. Very oily and soggy.. the fries were bland, soggy and cold. Price was not too bad. Paid 22.50 for both but definitely neither quality nor quantity. You gotta have always one of the other. The girl that tabbed me out was a tad bit rude. I asked if there was utensils and ranch and she said yes. Get back to work to our lunch and there is not a single utensils nor ranch, only about nickel size tartar sauce and one single ketchup packet. It was busy and packed in there, so that could justify if they didn't have about 5 waitresses and what seemed to of been 2 hostess. Service and food definitely not worth the $10 I left in tip, nonetheless what we payed for the food. Please don't go y'all.
James Allinen
In town for work and wanted a non cookie cutter place to have lunch. We found this little gem of a cafe and definitely will come back. Cool hot rod atmosphere. Nothing Vegas like but better than sitting in your local McD’
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
jeff horan
Fun 50's 60's themed diner with great food and friendly servers!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Scrambled Eggs, Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs, Gravy, Country Fried Steak, Fried
Tracy Cook
Food here is usually good. Called to place a to go order and was placed on hold for close to 10 minutes. Ended up hanging up and going some place else. Guess they don't need the business.
Always great comfort food. Great serviceVegetarian options: Not much vegetarian options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 2 Pancake, Burger, Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs
Service was great and quick. Big hearty plates and reasonable prices. Will be going back for sure.
The food was good, the place was very crowded. Tables seemed to close together.
Good salads and sandwiches
We got a table quickly and it was busy, but we saw a few tables sit down after us and leave before we got our food. Once we got the food, it was perfectly okay. The hash browns were not good and everything was under seasoned. We won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
If you want Hot Rod Diner, I'd highly recommend going 7 miles down the road to the Hot Rod Diner in Hilmar. My family and I went to this Turlock location for brunch, and everything overall was pretty subpar. All of the breakfasts were very filling, however the chicken tender lunch and the sampler platter was really dry. On top of that, after being asked if we'd like any sauce for our food, we were charged 25 cents for EACH of these tiny thimbles of sauce. I have no problem paying extra for something, but a full sized sampler platter and a chicken tender lunch should come with just a little bit more than maybe 3 Tbsp of ranch, blue cheese, buffalo sauce, etc. especially considering the price of the food compared to the quality of the food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
The best of the best excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great breakfast!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Service was too slow. Food was decent. Kind of fun
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Awesome food, great service. Super consistent and go to for great breakfast!! Even when it's busy, this place still rocks. Never a long wait, and their bloody Mary's are bueno!
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Went to breakfast on a Monday morning a little after 8:30am. Still had a good crowd but we were seated right away. Staff is very friendly and attentive. Food was delicious and was exactly what I envisioned for biscuits and gravy. A HUGE fluffy biscuit smothered in hot, white, pepper gravy hit the spot. And asked for a side of linguica instead of the sausage or bacon option (definitely worth the upgrade). Our coffee was always full- Hot Rod does not disappoint!
If I could give it a 0 I would. We got the clam chowder and fish and chips, Clam chowder tasted to be out of a can and they just added potatoes to it which weren't even cooked. Clams were very very chewy and stringy. The fish and chips were small!!! A chicken strip from McDonalds was probably bigger than the fish from there. Very oily and soggy.. the fries were bland, soggy and cold. Price was not too bad. Paid 22.50 for both but definitely neither quality nor quantity. You gotta have always one of the other. The girl that tabbed me out was a tad bit rude. I asked if there was utensils and ranch and she said yes. Get back to work to our lunch and there is not a single utensils nor ranch, only about nickel size tartar sauce and one single ketchup packet. It was busy and packed in there, so that could justify if they didn't have about 5 waitresses and what seemed to of been 2 hostess. Service and food definitely not worth the $10 I left in tip, nonetheless what we payed for the food. Please don't go y'all.
In town for work and wanted a non cookie cutter place to have lunch. We found this little gem of a cafe and definitely will come back. Cool hot rod atmosphere. Nothing Vegas like but better than sitting in your local McD’
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
Fun 50's 60's themed diner with great food and friendly servers!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Scrambled Eggs, Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs, Gravy, Country Fried Steak, Fried
Food here is usually good. Called to place a to go order and was placed on hold for close to 10 minutes. Ended up hanging up and going some place else. Guess they don't need the business.
Service: 1