I ordered the French Dip Sandwich. Best I've ever had. It was a fantastic dinner. Wish I had taken…read morea photo, but I wasn't thinking, lol. The cook said give me 5 minutes and it really was ready in 5 minutes with fresh hot fries.

This is your proto-typical neighborhood dive bar with a helluva good lunch, friendly help and cheap…read moredrinks. Tucked in the old BigLits parking lot, a neighborhood peeps, business men and farmers enjoying a good time.

I finally get the chance to try this restaurant. I've been wanting to try it since last year when a…read morecustomer came through my line at work and had a bunch of food they were getting for the restaurant. I don't remember the exact things but at the time I was impressed with what I saw and decided at that time that this is a restaurant I must try in my near future. So here I am. They are open Friday-Sunday. If you call the phone number listed for them the message states their exact hours for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. The service is really welcoming. The waitress/bartender is very friendly and answered questions I had before ordering. It's definitely a clean restaurant with big windows that surround the dining room, with a view of the water and boats. It doesn't feel like I'm just on a quick lunch break, I feel like I'm somewhere else then stockton. Maybe because I didn't even realize all this was so close and just down 8mile Rd. There's plenty of seating inside and outside. Having the option of eating outside on a beautiful day sounds great actually. I ordered the French Dip Sandwich with Fry's and ranch dressing. This is absolutely one of the best lunches I've had in a while. The meat was juicy and flavourful. The bread was soft and the fry's were fresh cut fry's. They were thin yet bigger like steak fry's and were the best I've had ever. Those alone are worth visiting this restaurant! I'll be back for sure to try more of their food. If it's anything like my lunch then I'm becoming a fast regular customer of theirs!

It's hard to believe this place is only 5 minutes west on 8Me Rd. It seems like it's so far away…read morefrom the stoplights and noise of the city. Although I've had many wonderful dinners here, this review is for breakfast. First time for breakfast and it was far above my expectations. I had Steak and Eggs and my wife had the fisherman's breakfast, two pancakes eggs and Ham. It was a 3/4 inch thick slab of ham. Our server was very nice and greeted us at the door. Very attentive. The cook checked on us twice during our meal. They are only open 3 days a week. I posted hours in the pictures.

Cute diner inside a bowling alley. My dad loves it here. Kind of like Cheers. It seems everyone…read moreknows each other in the early morning hours, they open at 7. It's quaint. The scrambled eggs were good. My dad got a side of French toast with sugar free syrup with his breakfast. He really likes this place and they are so nice to him. That holds a lot of weight for me. It's nice to see kindness

Decent breakfast spot, even if you don't bowl. It was clean, practically a 50s throwback. Food was…read moreabout standard for a small diner, and priced about average.

Okay, so this review has been a few visits coming. We started coming to California Al's about 2…read moremonths ago, trying to find a breakfast place in Lodi before my kid's practice. The other place I considered my hubs checked out the inside, and walked out and said "No.". So, we needed to find an alternate. We are so glad we did! We love this place. We have made a plan to never order the same thing twice so we can eat everything on the breakfast menu. They make their pancakes so well. They have crispy edges and is sweet. The batter is not heavy or dough so the pancake is really fluffy throughout. We've also had their French toast which was amazing! Light, crunchy, thick. Yummmmm had them with strawberries. We've shared their steak and eggs, the steak was nice and tender, great size and flavor! Our daughter has had their chicken fried steak, and we weren't able to wrangle any of it from her, she kept it to herself. Order the country potatoes. They have crispy bits that we fight over. Biscuit is FLAKY. You can see it even when it's innocently sitting in a plate waiting to be cut open and buttered. And the country gravy has the best flavor...and bacon in it. The staff are wonderful, the restaurant is always buzzing and looks like a local favorite. We totally plan to come back as long as we can. They're going to be on our favorites list!

Saturday, February 14th, 2026 Approx. 10 AM…read more OVERVIEW: Came here since this restaurant received such high reviews. Left slightly disappointed. PROS: - Nice family atmosphere - Large food volume for price - Good service CONS: - Ordered the Pancake Combo, which includes two (2) pancakes. As you can see in the attached picture, one of the pancakes was completely burnt. The chef tried to hide it by putting the burnt pancake under the normal one. I didn't notice it until I had already eaten 1/3rd of the meal, and was too hungry to wait to have another one cooked. This is not the restaurant's fault, but completely the fault of the chef at the time. Needless to say, I won't be coming back.

First time here for my birthday. Great service, very nice ambiance, and the food although a bit…read morepricey, was delicious. Their prime rib had so much flavor! I had filet mignon which was good, but after having a bite of the prime rib, that would be my choice next time. Calamari appetizer was a WIN. Mashed potatoes could definitely be better.

There weren't too many food options but this is an ideal place for a simple Brunch. I like that…read morethey had mimosas too. Overall, the food was pretty decent and the mimosas were decent too. I liked how the dining area want too dark or light. The place was really clean as well & the service was good.

Whenever I'm in town visiting my friend, this is the place where we love to grab brunch. The staff…read moreis always super friendly and the food comes out fresh / hot and in large portions. They have plenty of seating for small to large parties and even have seats up at the bar. It's got a small town cafe feel to it and I love it. I usually get the BLT sandwich with a side of fruit an an iced tea. Their BLT has to be my favorite because they load it up with bacon! I can't stand when you get a BLT and it lacks bacon, that surely is not the case here. My best friend loves to get their over medium eggs; the yolks are flawless, hash brown with cheese and toast. My other friend is a huge fan of their banana nut bread, it's a delectable breakfast item that feels more like a dessert and is dangerously addictive. I can't say enough positive things about this establishment, I will for sure be back again and again when in the area. There are plenty of other options. Please give them a visit and let them know what you think!

Food: **** Service: *****…read moreAmbiance: **** We had an event to attend in Stockton, after event we were hungry so stop by this place. First time here, parking lot was full. Walked into a diner type restaurant. They still had covid barriers up on some of the booths. Place was packed and wait time is 15-20 minutes. We decided to sit on the counter. In our opinion, best seats in the place. You can watch all the meal preps and they were HUGE dishes! I had ham n cheese omelet with hash browns and pancakes and my husband ordered an all american omelet. Too much food. Next time we will split. Both omelets were cooked to our liking that we tipped our cooks (photo) We will definitely come back for more breakfast and maybe try lunch too.

Sounds like a local fav for the older set out here in Stockton. It's in a somewhat nicer/more…read moreupscale shopping complex. They've been around for over 30 years so that's a statement on its own. Place is big (lots of seating), bright with natural light. Service casual with a nice wine/cocktail menu, cloth napkins and bread service. The early evening visit I went was super quiet and it seemed like the servers knew all the regulars in there. I like that vibe. Glass of Pinot Gris ($10/4.5*) Anytime I travel around and dine I try find if a local wine is available. I saw they had this unique white wine from a Lodi winery so I immediately went with that. Cool, crisp, slight stone fruit aroma with a minerally finish. Love those traits in a white wine with seafood. Cajun Shrimp ($20/3.5*) Upon arrival for the price I initially thought it was an iffy portion for the price. 6 smallish shrimps (1 n a half bites per shrimp). Very simply prepared, grilled lightly with just a smidge of cajun seasoning then served with 2 sauces (a cocktail and tartar). But as I ate these, I did start to like them more and more. The seasoning was not bold but did work well with the grill flavor. And a dab of creamy tartar sauce complimented the spiced-grill flavor nicely, and it paired super nice with the pinot gris. These ended up being better than I had initially perceived. Clam Chowder (4.5*) I chose a cup of chowder as it comes with an entree. A salad can also be had if you wanted. But I found their chowder to be quite ideal. Perfect creamy texture without being too thick and stodgy, and great presence of potatoes and tender clams. The flavor could be more briny/clam-y but that's just my preference. Great with a dab of Tabasco and a dip from their hearty table bread. Snapper Filet ($24/4*) Thin filet seasoned very mildly if any at all. Chose for it to be grilled versus fried or sauted. But you have choices here which I applaud. But it was so mild that I took a half pat of butter and melted it on top of the filet, sprinkled with salt and a squeeze of lemon. Totally amped up the dish. Next time I think I'll try a more involved dish like a seafood pasta. Served with nicely steamed veggies and red potatoes which I find comforting with simple seafood. Too full for dessert and their offerings did look promising. I visit my retired aunt and uncle in this town a couple times per year. I think I'm gonna include this place as part of our options for dining outs. See ya again Bud's, well played.

Service: 3.8 = attentive & friendly Food: 2.2 = unseasoned…read more Wife not feeling well, but she still needed to work; so ended up driving her around for work. Lunch time so she chooses Bud's a long standing restaurant located in the Lincoln Center. Walking in and looking around, you get that old school vibe where a more mature crowd would dine for lunch and talk business. We were greeted and sat immediately, followed by waitress coming by to take our drink order. We placed our order: Fish & Chips (no coleslaw) for me and my wife chose the catfish platter. Restaurant provided bread (supposedly sourdough but couldn't tell by smell or taste) and butter prior to our meal. Food arrives and my fish looked (like fish sticks) & smelled like something out of a frozen box, luckily after a bite the fish was fresh but unseasoned. And because it was unseasoned, the only thing I could taste was the lemon I squeezed on top. My fries were salted which helped . My wife had a nice piece of fried catfish that was unseasoned too with steamed veggies and a side of rice that was very dry. Our waitress kept tabs on us during stay which was probably the highlight of our visit. Not sure if this was an off day for their kitchen but when a staple like Fish & Chips at a seafood restaurant is excused poorly IMO then it's time to go back to the drawing board and hold the kitchen to a higher standard.

Came here for an early dinner late lunch with my girlfriend. They have a great happy hour which had…read moreplenty of options. I ordered the mai tai which was good and she had a glass of Chardonnay. I ordered the chicken parmigiana which comes with veggies and mashed potatoes and a salad. I did the Greek salad which was amazing. We also had complimentary bread which was fresh and tasty. The veggies were great but the mashed potatoes were a bit different not bad just different. The chicken parmigiana had a great flavor but the chicken was a bit overcooked. The service by Raul was good he was attentive and changed the music playlist as the other customers asked him to change the music. Overall it was a good experience and would come back to try something different

I really wanted to have spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and didn't fill out preparing my own. I…read morewent online and saw this and all I can say is I made a HUGE mistake? THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS I've ever tasted. A complete waste of $