Cornerstone Cafe is exactly the kind of morning café I look for. It has that comfortable, easy start-to-your-day feel--solid breakfast options and a relaxed atmosphere that doesn't feel rushed or chaotic. It's the kind of place where you can settle in, reset, and actually enjoy your morning instead of just grabbing and going--though I still appreciate a good grab-and-go option when I'm moving. The service is spot on--friendly, attentive, and efficient without ever feeling overbearing. Everything moves smoothly, and you feel taken care of from the moment you walk in. Definitely one of those reliable spots that makes you feel like you've already found your "local," even when you're just passing through. read more

Great food, excellent prices, and fantastic service. Second time visit after way too long and we had forgotten how good this place was, how big the portions are and how friendly everyone is. We vegans were able to, with the gracious help of our server, put together a potato scramble with lots of veggies -- cooked perfectly, not overly greasy or oily. Also had a short stack of three huge pancakes - so darn fluffy and delicious!! Quaint interior, lots of seating,plenty of booth-type accommodations as well. Love this place!! read more

Been coming here for years. The staff definitely treat you like family and also the food is always so good. The restaurant is always so clean. I love the fact they grind there own coffee beans on site so it's always super fresh and taste great. I got the biscuits and gravy combo and a coffee it all was so good and the size of the food they give you is great as well. We will continue to keep coming here an telling people we know about it as well. read more

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I LOVE long standing neighborhood eats! I love them even more when they have a counter - and all of the characters that sit at them! Myself included. First time in so I had the name sake omelette-come hungry-you are going to get a plate full! 4 eggs to their omelettes! Then there was a side of biscuits and gravy! Lord, again not small at all - So much fun to hear the cooks call out to customers was they walked in - makes me want to come back tomorrow-and the next day to become a regular! read more

Excellent food! Great service! The restaurant is old school breakfast spot. Cute and cozy!

Great breakfasts, great service and best prices, especially the early bird specials. Get there before 8AM! It's cozy with an "at home" atmosphere. Give them visit, you won't be disappointed. read more

Placed an order for pick up and the customer service wasn't warm on the phone. And when picking up the food it was busy but again customer service didn't feel very warm or welcoming. The food was ok for its price. I would go again just because it was so cheap. read more

Cornerstone Cafe - The early bird special is the main reason to go! - American Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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This is my favorite neighborhood spot. Everything's reasonable. They have an early bird breakfast that cost no more than eight dollars on average you could spend seven dollars for full breakfast. The eight dollar early bird breakfast is a waffle combo and again I always bring food home they have everything you can possibly manage also, one of the things that I really love about this place is sometimes you end up ordering two breakfast you'll get the early bird breakfast but then there's a special and there's like three or four items on the special and they're always unique, always really well-made. There are some items that don't show up on the menu but there are customer favorites like the chili omelette so I highly recommend this place. They do close at about two or 230. They're open in the morning though nice and early at about seven I wanna say it's either 630 or seven I believe it's seven and they're always friendly. It's a really nice local spot. They have like specialty items if you're looking for grits on the sausages are good they have linguica chorizo and other sausages. They do phenomenal job with pancakes, different types of pancakes. They had a pumpkin apple combo up earlier this week. That was really good so it's another one of those spots that I found by accident and hey, you know I have never had any regrets my meals whether it's breakfast or lunch I've always been great.. read more

My cousin visits this restaurant at least three times a month. The staff and owner know him very well. He treated me to breakfast and I ordered the posole. It was delicious. The owner came out and introduced himself and asked how was our food. The staff is so friendly, and you could tell they have regulars. I highly recommend coming here. The food is delicious and the prices right read more

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My favorite family restaurant ! The staff is amazing a the food hits everytime . My kids favorite are the blueberry pancakes

Amazing food, amazing service. Highly recommend. Small and cramped breakfast place but amazing. read more

Cornerstone Cafe - American Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

It's like..: you ever been on vacation at a MOTEL that serves complimentary breakfast. That's this place. Ordering to go is such a risk. Eggs..ZERO Seasoning. Taste like rubber. I can't make this up. The waffle?, not a crunch to it whatsoever. The boiled sausage link is probably the safest choice. Shame on me for skipping dinner and waking up starving. This is jail house breakfast. The pancake taste like pancake batter cause they flip it for 2 seconds then put it in the to go box ‍ read more

Cornerstone Cafe - Did they not flip the pancake long enough? - American Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

Brought my 78 year old mom here for lunch yesterday. The new owners have managed to both keep the atmosphere the same while also perking it up. The festive autumn decor is a nice touch. Mom had a hamburger and I had a party melt. Both were the perfect old-school diner taste and hit the spot. Servers and owners are so friendly. Clientele is local and the cozy restaurant is always filled. I just love this local, old school diner! read more

Very happy that I gave a chance to try the chilaquiles! Layers were really tasty, from smoky beans on the bottom to the eggs on the top! Definitely recommended when it is on the specials board! My boyfriend got corn beef hash with scrambled eggs which was also a good choice considering he cleaned the plate! Service was really fast and we appreciated all the people we interacted with. Cafés ambiance is an open space and they display art on the walls. read more

Cornerstone Cafe - Chilaquiles - Special of the day - American Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

Update: they keep getting better and better. Fan-freaking-tastic!!! Best early bird breakfast there is. Extremely friendly staff, and my order is always correct! Really love this place, it's like a family. read more

Cornerstone Cafe - Early Bird Menu - American Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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Horrible experience, had my food ordered through Door Dash, I specifically asked for no bell peppers and the bell peppers and onions on there were raw, not even cooked. I also ordered a site order of gravy that never came with it. I asked for cheddar cheese and instead they put American sliced cheese over the potatoes instead. The food was gross, not good. I also ordered a waffle for my girlfriend that was cold, burnt that came with no butter or syrup. I get it mistakes are going to be made, but sending the food out to your customers like this is not right. read more

Cornerstone Cafe - Potato Platter - American Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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Great food, prices, and service. The guy who keeps the excellent coffee cup full is super. Best coffee in town.

I'm a little disappointed. Last time we were here , it was fast, efficient and friendly . Today was a different story . We sat ourselves and waited to have our order taken . We watched 5 other tables seat themselves and how quickly their orders were taken as we were overlooked . A man served us water swiftly . But It had been over 10 minutes and still no one came even though one of the waitresses said she would come take our order so we left and went elsewhere. read more

Just moved here and so happy I found this gem! Generous portions, best crispy hash browns EVER!!! Staff is super friendly and attentive! Will be back again and again! read more

Never disappoints! Your go to neighborhood cafe. The homestyle hash browns are the best! And the staff is so welcoming and spunky. read more

Every time I visit my parents, a trip to cornerstone is a must for breakfast. The chicken fried steak is always my go to. It is delicious. The staff is always friendly, I have never once had a bad visit at Cornerstone and look forward to my next visit read more

Excellent: FOOD & SERVICE. A busser did question me or had a funny look in his eye when requesting a to go container but overall--our breakfast was superb. Hubby and I are a bit restaurant service fanatics too. Price was the best too as we had to leave behind a restaurant due to its closure. Price is actually better. Our breakfast was under $40 Breakfast highest meal on menu was $12.50. I had the pork chops SO GOOD TENDER He had basic eggs and crispy bacon. They said we don't have hash browns but home potatoes. I was disappointed to hear so we had no choice but to order them and Omgosh a little too tender inside but crispy on outside better than the shredded hash browns for sure the home potatoes we delicious and was so happy! Highly Recommend! read more

Cute little restaurant located in the Green Acres parking parking lot. Definitely an older restaurant but the service was fantastic. Never had to ask for anything and food was out within 5 minutes of ordering. I knew it was going to be good when I saw the police inside eating. They know all the good restaurants. They also offer a senior discount and an early bird option until 8:30am. I would definitely return. read more

Cornerstone Cafe - Middle - American Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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Pretty much what I expected when I decided to eat here for breakfast. Typical diner fare. Big portions, good prices, friendly service.

Never disappoints...Today I got the seafood platter. It was very good I also got a v8. Besides the guy seated next to was being a Nancy. read more

Cornerstone Cafe - My meal cod, butterfly shrimp and tartar - American Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

This is my fav, I'm saying all time fav for a breakfast and lunch! I love supporting local businesses and I just realized they have a Ciitrus Heights location. Oh, that's close to my mom's--oh yay! mumm, mumm! I adore the staff at Midtown-- dine-in or to-go. There is something for everyone on this menu, and I'm slowly working my way through it! read more

I have generally dined at Cornerstone for breakfast. This day, I decided on having lunch. I decided on half sandwich with side. As it was Friday, the soup was clam Chowder which I'm allergic to. The sandwich half, was extremely fresh & filling. I really like the mayo that was used. The salad was huge, fresh and loaded. Extremely good selection for the day. Very impressive and looking forward to more lunch options. Excellent server, too. Thank you! read more

Cornerstone Cafe - Half ham sandwich on wheat - American Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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Good breakfast. I ordered togo. I had a chorizo omelette/comes with potatoes & choice of biscuit, i added a side of country gravy/ i think it has small bits of sausage in it, & i added 2 salsas. Came out to $15 ish. Salsas are $1.00 & some change each. **So the omelette was good & large, the biscuits were soft & country gravy was delicious, potatoes was soft, the **salsa was very sweet, more like a sweet tomato sauce,kinda smells like marinara sauce, didn't taste like salsa, but I like salsa with a little spice.** over all good breakfast Thank you. read more

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One of our favorite spots! Small little homey place. The breakfasts are large portions, and come out fresh and hot. The service is amazing in this little mom & pop spot. Highly recommend! read more

Small place and very homey love it food is always good and reasonable prices!!! Great little place !!!

This little place is a gem. Good food and the price point is very reasonable. Lots of options as well.Did I mention that the service was very good as well??? read more

Delicious little hideaway cafe. Closes at 2 though. Food is great, staff is friendly. Someone recently vandalized this little cafe, so they could use ALL our support as they move forward. read more

Great prices and amazing food! I used to live nearby and now I happily make the trek across town when I'm in the mood for some good breakfast! read more

Missed the early bird special today, so tried something new. The picture says it all. Porkchop and eggs. $12! read more

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Yesterday morning my boyfriend and I stopped in to try this place out after going through reviews, the outside isn't much, but the inside is popping! They have amazing artwork throughout for sale, the restaurant was packed and you can seat yourself, we of course chose the window seat, yea we're romantic like that. ;-) And immediately we were greeted by a sweet and bubbly server! I ordered a glass of OJ and The Corn Beef Hash Scramble. The country potatoes were nothing like I had ever had, different in a good way! The flavor of the corn beef itself was missing in the scramble so I asked for a side of salsa and poured it over the hash to give it a bit more oomf. The portion on the other hand was great for under $8, I had leftovers! I am not sure where they get their orange juice, but I want it at home, wish I ordered a large, it was delicious, sweet and very flavorful and under $2! I would recommend this location for the best price in town, for less than $8 you cannot beat the price and their early bird specials available until 8:30 AM are amazing as well! Tell me were else can you get a full breakfast for less than $5? I tried a bite of my boyfriend's Corn Beef Hash & Eggs and it was incredibly flavorful and not to mention delicious, so I would suggest ordering that instead of the scramble! We'll definitely be back to try more off their vast menu, they serve breakfast ALL DAY and lunch starts at 11:00 AM! read more

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Great food at affordable prices. Serves breakfast and lunch. Excellent customer service. Family friendly diner.

Cornerstone cafe is awesome. The food is good quality well prepared. The coffee bottomless. I couldn't ask for more. The server was really great. We were in a bit of a hurry and she got our food to us quickly. Piping hot and delicious. I wish I lived close I'd be there often. Keep up the great food read more

Simple offerings. Good quality and service. Long-term staff. I've known them for decades! read more

I really love this little breakfast and lunch cafe. Very old school. Service is normally outstanding. They are right on coffee refills, though i think the coffee could be a little better tasting. But, hey, it is a neighborhood joint, not a gourmet coffee hangout! Lots of food prepared the way you ask for. Love the extra crispy potatoes! My go-to spot for breakfast with family and the girls! Keep up the good work. read more

I love this no frills breakfast place! Basic breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, and waffles! The line cook is amazing here. Quick and good! Need I say more? read more