Stricty about this most recent visit a few days ago. 4 stars Not sure if she knows me by this review or remembers me from way back when I worked across the road but considering the amount of time and the total change of my hair and style. I am shocked she actually recalled the memory of me and was nice to know I was remembered. Family member was in town and he wanted dennys. informed him of this place as a local fav alternative. also told him of my previous complaints on the drive but was forgotten and not considered. Got my fav country friend steak and its just as good as i remember even the leftovers i took home were good. Family member had the fajita skillet breakfast. Shuda warned the poor guy that he wasnt in boston anymore and what we call spicy and spicy italian are two totally different levels of kick :P But he didnt complain too much. Service was wonderful. Only issue was what i think was a new server who didnt have technique yet. so it was annoying telling her every 5 mins our drinks had well over 60% and didnt need a refill yet haha but the effort was there as she learned from the gal whos always in charge. I may go here very rarely now but ill be sure to send my breakfast crowds here when they ask for it in particular. Better than any dennys read more

Amazing food. Interesting approach to taking orders, but we were happy to be seated, get coffee and waters and then wait the 20 minutes necessary for them to take our order. We were warned before we were sat that we would be waiting. The breakfast menu is extensive so the extra wait time was fine. We all ordered a different skillet and there was nothing left when we finished. Once the food is ordered is comes out fairly quickly and very hot which is always a bonus. Lots of coffee and water refills. The homemade salsa is amazing and we were hard pressed not to eat it with a spoon! read more

We didn't eat here, but we traveled from Seattle to Yakima and planned on eating here. No where on their website or Yelp said they were out on vacation until May 2nd. Very frustrating that they couldn't post this info on their homepage. read more

I've been to this restaurant several times and have never been impressed with the slow service and mediocre food. But I do believe in supporting local business, so thought I would give it another try. My mistake. Walked into the restaurant to find about half of the tables empty. Waited for more than five minutes at the door just to be greeted. We were told that there were tables available, but that it would be at least 15 minutes before our order was even taken. What? How about seat us, explain that the kitchen is backed up for whatever reason, and take our order. Instead you have one woman trying to handle the entire front of house. The other various employees are either not allowed to do anything or are just worthless. Either way, the service is horrible. We left and enjoyed a nice breakfast at the Apple Tree Golf Course. Beware of slow service, rude employees/owner, frozen foods being served as fresh, and expensive prices for sub-standard food. read more

This place has the worst service. The wife of the owner is the only person who can take your order because the husband cook must be a real grump. One time, we ordered a waffle, which is on the menu mid you, and she said to us, "I have to check if he'd be willing to make you one." I've seen them turn people away multiple times because they are busy and don't want your business. Ridiculous. read more

Moved here recently from California and my wife and I had an Amazing breakfast. I love the phili - style meat with eggs potatoes MINUS THE ENCHILADA SAUCE :-) and toast. Got a side of avocado and it comes with a cooked fresh jalapeño. Great portions great service. Amazing food. Fav breakfast place so far in Yakima. read more

Awesome place, yelp steered me right again. I got the eggs benedict, my brother got a skillet of some sort. Both had ample amounts of everything, everything seemed to be made from scratch. We got plenty of coffee refills, and the food came out fresh and hot. Definitely stop by this place if you're looking for an old fashioned home-cooked breakfast or lunch. read more

Have not been disappointed at all. Every time I go and eat there, I try something different. Biscuits are kinda small, but the plate amount makes up for it. French toast slaps like a 1940's school principal... other words, delicious! I look forward to my next visit! Prices are also very reasonable. You definitely get what you pay for! read more

Unique and delicious! I can't believe no one has reviewed this place! Where else can you find french toast breaded in cornflakes and also get some of the most delicious chorizo of your life? I like that they include jalapenos as a side and their hollandaise is good and authentic! The decor is fun and kitschy with velvet horse paintings, moose tablecloths and wooden signs. They have a sign at each table asking customers to be patient because every egg is handcracked and everything is made to order. We did wait a bit for our food but we had a large party and it was entirely worth it and one of the restaurant owners (Dolores I think?) waited on us the whole time, was extremely accommodating about adjusting orders and was just very charming in general. One word to the wise - come here with a big appetite! read more

Do not quite understand the YELP ratings for this place. It is okay, but nothing special. Basically like a non-chain Dennys or Ihop. Meh! I have had much better, elsewhere, but you won't be food poisoned (unlike some of the chains in this genre) and it is edible. read more

Went to Yakima for a wedding. We needed a good breakfast place before the wedding. Read the reviews and this did not disappoint!!! Worth it!

I would give this place 10++ stars if I could. The best dang food (especially the Chorizo!!!) anywhere! Dora knows you by name after the first visit and the service is outstanding. A couple of years ago, my wife and I decided to stop in and eat breakfast there before heading back to Seattle. We were just blown away how good it was. We tipped her (Dora) a few extra $$$ since it was so good. The next trip to Yakima (several MONTHS later) we couldn't wait to stop in and eat there again. When we walked in, Dora came over and asked us if we were the one's who had left her TOO MUCH TIP? (She SAVED that tip for MONTHS until she saw us again). She remembered us and thought we overpaid! We explained that it was well worth the extra $$ to tip for the excellent service and food and to just keep it with our blessing. We couldn't believe she was so grateful and honest that she just couldn't pocket it. Wow. I haven't seen that honest of a person on 30+ years. She has earned our business for life! **Note - There is a sign on each table that says "every meal is home-made when you order so please be patient". Slow down and enjoy your meal with friendly honest hard-working people. It is worth it! God bless you and your family Dora. I feel sorry for those of you that eat a fast-food breakfast. You don't know how good REAL food tastes. read more

Had the eggs Benedict but was more of a butter sauce than a hollandaise. Wife had the French toast which was also very heavy even for a French toast. Food would be much better without all the fat and butter and oil used. Potatoes were decent and service was excellent. Disappointed with the food. read more

The service here is pretty terrible. I don't like to lay blame because it was clearly understaffed, but if the location is that busy during a Friday morning you'd think they might hire some more people. I had the oatmeal and my friends had eggs and bacon and biscuits. Everything was fine, but the fact that we waited 15 minutes to have our order taken and 20 minutes to get coffee made the experience less plesant. That being said, any morning experience is less pleasant when I haven't had coffee yet :P read more

Ordered the Chorizo and it was burnt. I spoke with the host only to hear "it's made like that". They kept trying to explain to me why it looked burned even though I explained it was the taste that was my issue. My server finally apologized and took the Chorizo off my check. There was also a large amount of wait time and no seating area to wait. read more

Tiny little place, great service and delicious food! Ranchero skillet was amazing, and their hollandaise on the scrambled benedict was unique and delicious. read more

Holy yes!! Breakfast done right! They took such good care of me. As i can be a needy customer ha. But they are incredible. Dora is an amazing women. Coming from Portland this place was such a great find. Yakima is lucky to have This place. Please stop here if you're driving through or if you wake up and want someone else to worry about the cooking. Great time! read more

Mediocre bland food and overpriced bad coffee. The food was as bad as Denny's, but the kitschy decor earns the place one star.

It is a nice place and the server is very friendly, but behind a nice server is a trapt. We were sitting down there for 15 minutes , finally the server came to us saying that they couldn't take our order up to 15 minutes or so because they just getting large order of group of people. My husband say alright, and we were patiently waiting after 15 minutes waiting they took our order and we still to wait another 30 minutes. And now we already wait for an hour and still haven't got our food. If you guys in a hurry don't come here unless you don't mind to wait for a long time. The food was good though. read more

Awesome breakfast and comfort food, the staff treat you like family, we love the skillet breakfasts and omelettes, Very, very good. read more

My husband and I are from the west side of the mountains, he is now living in Yak going to school (I am still on the west side). So, when we were looking for really great breakfast, I did not get my hopes up...but holy cow! This is THE BEST BREAKFAST I HAVE EVER HAD! That is no overstatement. The service is great, the food is beyond fantastic, fresh, and homemade without all the grease you get at your normal greasy spoon restaurant. We will go here again and again! read more

Their French toast is awesome. Two pieces for around $7. My husband got the biscuits and gravy with red potatoes. He said it was great too. The staff was friendly and the food was brought to the table quickly, even though there were quite a few customers. Will go again! read more

was it yakima for a short time and found this restaurant. The service was slow but the food was just perfect. will go to this restaurant again when I am in yakima. I especially liked their backwoods french toast which had the crushed corn flakes on them. And my eggs were done perfectly read more

Delish! Sunrise scramble was amazing. Eggs, onions, mushrooms and spinach. I ordered the red potatoes and the slices were firm and not mushy. I dislike mushy potatoes, so I was pleased. The thick slices sourdough toast was a perfect side. My coffee cup never was more than 1/2 full-great attention by the staff. This is a great place for breakfast. read more

Sandwiches were good. Kids chicken looks like frozen store bought. Kids hated it. Grilled Robert was better than Reuben. Robert is same as Reuben except it has turkey instead of corned beef. Turkey was more flavorful than the corned beef in my opinion. Others here have over rated this place. At best it was 3 and a half stars. read more

Great service! Very friendly! Love it. Hard to find at first but worth the effort!!

Amazing!!! We stopped here midway on our road trip and were very impressed!! Amazing customer service!!! They let us know right off it'd be a little wait to get our food since it was busy but even though they were busy they constantly checked in and refilled my coffee. The lady who took our order was so sweet and extremely helpful. My boyfriend couldn't decide between two dishes and she made a way for him to try both. He got the chorizo scramble and a side of eggs with their hollandaise sauce. The flavors were amazing!! Very fresh and not greasy tasting! I got the Backwoods French Toast with the peanut butter cornflake batter and it was to die for!! Would definitely go back!! I still can't get over the customer service and not just our waitress but ALL of them. Can't wait to make a trip back there! read more

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Delicious! Cute little hidden spot. Would never have found it without yelp! The service was quick, as was the food.

Very good breakfast place. I had the lodger omelette with added spinach and tomatoes, no gravy. The meat and veggies were fresh and tasty.

I love this place! Great service and great food. They're very vegetarian friendly, and flexible with substitutions in their food. My favorite is the ranchero skillet with the fried jalapeño. Best brunch in Yakima! read more

Outstanding French toast! Small space in a strip mall store front BUT worth stopping by.

Random find thanks to Yelp! It was really good and hearty. I ordered a Mexican scrambler. I forget what my company ordered but I remember her loving it. Service was good, fast. It appeared that were multiple levels and so there's plenty of space. They don't have very many drink options. It might only be coffee but that's not a deal breaker. If you're in the area it wouldn't hurt to check it out! read more

Stopped by for breakfast on our way through town. Highly recommended. Quality food and friendly service. I had the snow slide, yummy. My brother in law added roasted jalapeños to his breakfast. He said they were delicious. read more

If you find yourself in Yakima, fill up here for breakfast. Attentive staff and creative menu options. Well cooked and down home feel.

Outstanding service. Very nice and welcoming. The food was very good also have the grilled turkey sandwich and the spinach salad. Both very good but you have to try the homemade potato chips. This is a local dive but worth driving a couple miles off highway 82 to get to it read more

I have eaten here a couple times and the food is great! The housemade chips are the best. The staff are so friendly and even remembered me from a visit 2 months before. read more

They had me at "Honey". This is old school good. The service. The food. We love this place. The best non-espresso coffee in town. The chorizo scramble is so good. read more

Delightful breakfast place! Very attentive staff. Very, very fresh ingredients. Only real cracked eggs for omelets with all fresh vegetables. Made to order. Bread special ordered multi grain cut thick slice. Open breakfast and lunch only. Really quite large as there are two rooms and an upstairs. read more

Great food. They customized the meal for my husband who is a new vegetarian. The service was awesome! I'd definitely recommend coming here.

Backwoods is a fantastic place for breakfast everything was good and the service is fantastic. We are just moving back to Yakima and love finding new and great places to eat this place is a must. The owner's are kind and personable. read more