The Yelp reviews were good and ours will be too. We were warmly greeted as we entered and chose our booth. Decor was fun and interesting to check out. Hubs ordered the ham and eggs special--a great deal. I opted for an 11am lunch and chose the Philly chicken and cheese sandwich. No sides come with it so I opted for an(huge) side salad--and only ate half because the sandwich was good! The chicken was delicately seasoned and the melted cheese and delicious roll made for a very delicious lunch. We left full, satisfied and happy with our choice to eat at the Hot Tod Diner. read more

Hot Rod Diner - The counter at the Hot Rod Diner - American Near Me - Hilmar, California

Horrible service. ( Hilmar location) Charged us for sides and never told us at ordering and messed up our orders. Will not be back too this location. The( Turlock) location is much better and excellent customer service and food is much better. read more

The service was excellent even though I was taking out. And the food was great and there was a good abundance of it.

Can't go wrong to be honest, maybe I'm bias since I get the same thing everytime but they've never failed me even on a packed afternoon I get my meal in quick and easy. Highly recommend the chicken Philly ! read more

Came into town to visit family for the week and we came here on a Friday morning and it was a great dining experience. Customer service, waiting and food was all great. We were waited on by Jackie who was an exceptional, polite and kind waitress. She checked on us constantly and had everything in our order correct. We also wanted to give a two thumbs up to the cook because our food was fabulous and tasty! The environment was calm, moderately noisy which was great for the family setting. We truly loved it here and it was great value for the quality and amount of food that was served. Thank you so much for the hospitality and great dining experience, can't wait to come back and eat here again! read more

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Do not eat here! Unless you're REALLY hungry! I've eaten at the Hot Rod Diner several times and each time, not only was the food excellent, but the portions are large! I leave with a box every time! Additionally, the service is outstanding and the staff is always courteous and polite. Even when they're crazy busy! And the place is popular, so they do tend to get pretty busy. In summary, the Hot Rod Diner is just a great place to eat. read more

Breakfast was amazing. Atmosphere was wonderful. And our service from Jacky was perfect. Thank you. We will be back for lunch.

Walked in and the waitress was great. Friendly greeting and said sit where we wanted. She came over after delivering food to someone else and got our drink orders and dropped off menus (pretty standard to this point). She was great, friendly and took care of us without smothering. Got a good recommendation from her (omelette w/ chorizo) Plate was full, she kept the coffee topped off. Good experience overall. The only 'knock' I'd throw would be to the ambiance. I know the look of the 'fifties' diner was the try but it fell a little flat and just looks tired. That being said, not going there to eat the ambience, just good breakfast fare. read more

Hot Rod Diner - Omelette w/ Churizo and American fries - American Near Me - Hilmar, California

I have tried so many items off the menu and I have not tried one that I haven't liked. It is so well priced. It is a friendly local place with good food. read more

It's represent a Diner back from time. Service is friendly. My husband and boy lves the steak. It's bigger and less $$ than a big named restaurant. We try to go 2x a month read more

Average breakfast place. The food is what I could make at home. The only reason you come here is if you're too lazy to cook. The ambiance is of an old run down diner that's only still open because it's in a small town. The service is okay. Staff is decently friendly. This entire establishment is just okay. I recommend if you're too lazy to cook mediocre breakfast yourself. read more

Service was amazing, staff is amazing, and very friendly. Definitely a go to when I'm in the area.

Food is great but I don't think it's right that the waitress gets to tell you how much of a tip you can leave and we're talking like over a 25 dollar tip that's crazy to me, they get paid hourly and then to add 25 plus tip like she never even got us refills read more

Hot Rod Diner - a table full of food - American Near Me - Hilmar, California

Very friendly servers and good atmosphere. La bamba omelette is a must try. Always handle my large orders in a timely manner.

Omelette, fried potatoes, biscuit with gravy OMG! Everything is amazing!! Been years since I was here. I will be back soon!! Love Love Love read more

Great breakfast with my daughter. They were busy, but service was OK. Ambience is a hot Rod diner!

When I went on Hot Rod Diner website it showed their menu prices. They were not even close to the price they actually charged. An example is their fish and chips that were listed at $7.49 and was $14.99. They need to quit advertising erroneous prices. read more

Have been coming to this location because of bad experience at their Turlock restaurant. This location is what the Turlock location used to be: good, large food portions and excellent service. It was impossible for our coffee cup to run empty with all the help constantly asking if a refill was needed. This place has more seating and less wait time, so it is well worth the drive from Turlock. read more

This place is always so good, great pleaser of my whole family, breakfast, lunch, dinner. Everything is always good

I love this place but when Lauren is waiting tables she seems to forget she has customers waiting on her for 15 mins to 20 mins ! Watching the men playing cards should be after taking orders! Or after work. Fed up! She does this all the time! read more

We are venturing out to find new places to eat. Seriously, life is to short to eat at the same place every other day except when you have a " Never Ending Pasta Pass" from the Olive Garden but that's another story. We are gathered here to talk about the Delicious Food we had at the HOT ROD DINER. I ordered the Chantilly Lace French Toast and yes I will get this again. Dale ordered "HOBO Scramble" something with Chorizo and Potatoesand I ate a good portion of his dish. Service was On Point! I noticed they had a bar in the adjacent room I know, we're going to be coming back here to maybe have a hamburger and a beer two. read more

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Whenever I get to visit my boyfriend in California I ask him to take me to this restaurant, love the burgers and the service. The times I've been there we got treated nice, specially at the Hilmar diner. Staff was friendly and waitress made sure we were having a good time and good food and drinks. The place looks very retro and cool and looks clean. Love the names on the menu. read more

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The food here is amazing for breakfast or lunch. Our experience was great thanks to our server Stacie. Stacie was amazing very attentive, accommodating and excellent service. She made our experience so much better. I would highly recommend Hot Rod Diner read more

I love the hometown feel of Hot Rod. It's truly an all American grill. The food is delicious!

Absolutely fantastic service -- they took care of our 25-person team on short notice, brought us waters and menus quickly, and had such a fast turnaround between getting our orders and serving our food. Delicious and filling meal -- veggie burger came with a solid portion of fries -- at a very reasonable price! read more

Hot Rod Diner - American Near Me - Hilmar, California

Totally bummed! I usually eat at the Turlock location but thought I would try this one today. Big mistake! First of all we didn't get our drinks until after our food . Plus my potatoes where cold. Waitress was horrible not well at multi tasking what so ever! I have been wanting a hot rod omelette for a while now and wish I wouldn't have come here! I was disappointed from all aspects . I'm actually still sitting waiting for her to get my bill. It's working on 10 minutes or so and still no bill. The sad part is that it's not really that busy for a Saturday morning maybe that should've been a sign. read more

Nice local diner for standard diner fair. Solid breakfast, good omelette, though a little too much cheese and good pancakes too.

Been here a couple times now when I come in to Hilmar on business. Place is a really good little dinner with menu offering breakfast, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and a few entree's. Staff is friendly and service is good. They give you good portions and prices are excellent. I would definitely recommend this place. Oh yeah and the waitresses are pretty hot too read more

If you're in to frozen food, then this is the place for you lol at least the service was good

My first time in a few years not disappointed!! Great service by Lauren, enjoyed the whole experience!! Fast friendly and my food was hot and delicious.. I had linguica and eggs!! I will be back soon read more

Just recently bought a home in Hilmar and was looking for a local place to grab a nice breakfast. My search began and ended when I experienced Hot Rod Diner for the first time. The friendly greeting upon entering was a nice breath of fresh air. While I was/am new in the community, it was as if they had known me for a long time. Warm, friendly, greeting with a smile, what a novel way to greet the guest! It's something that you rarely see anywhere. When I saw their extensive menu with all the options.... I was like WOW! The large portions are not a hit and miss, that is how they serve everything that I have seen. The food always comes out of the kitchen tasting consistently the same. Credit to the cooks and kitchen staff! Delicious food! In closing I must give a shout out to the service staff! Hattie, Lauren, Jackie, etc are absolutely THE BEST! Friendly greetings, pretty smiles, exceptional service, great conversationist, remembering what you order... the list can go on and on! So I say Thank You to the entire staff! Job well done! Keep up the good work! I will see you all soon! read more

This is one of my favorite places: Though parking is somewhat limited, inside is just really nice! Staff is very helpful & accommodating, & the menu is nice & simple, & the prices aren't that bad. I recommend this place to any one. read more

Me and my fiancé always go to hot rod for the coffee but we also love the food there too it is really good the breakfast is amazing and so are the burgers read more

If I could give this place a 0 star I would. By far one of the worse experiences I have ever encountered celebrating a birthday. We went in for our lunch to celebrate our Co Workers birthday. It was about 14 of us so we called ahead of time to order our food as we only had an hour to eat. We get there and everything was fine. Our waitress, CRISTINA, who made this whole experience bad was one of the worse waitresses I have ever encountered with. She never went to our table to ask if we needed refill, forgot our silverware and kept forgetting the sauces we had asked for since the beginning. She then comes to bring us a tab all together when mind you, she never once asked us if we were all together or seperate. She goes ahead and splits a tab for one of our co workers but then goes and says that she can't do it for the rest of the party? Like really? Why not? I had an $8 meal and she was trying to charge me $15 for my meal? Ridiculous right? When i went up to her being respectful, she turns around and starts blabbing words saying "how ridiculous we were" like its our fault she didn't ask us how the ticket was going to be. I've waitress before and know that for a fact you can split tabs and still charge gratuity on each tab, as that's what it seemed like she was after the most. Most extreme rude waitress ever! Will def not be going there again! She def needs to find another job, because being a waitress isn't cup of tea. read more

If you want to have an All American dinner experience, Hot Rod is your place! This in an old building located on Lander Avenue, the busiest street in Hilmar. It has plenty of parking around it, which makes it a good location. The ambience reminds me of the Happy Days dinner: booths with red leather seats, checkered floor, and 50's decoration. The staff is friendly, they make sure that you always have coffee in your cup and water in your glass. The food is decent and the portions and massive, so you can easily share a breakfast plate with two people. I personally like their pancakes that cover the whole plate with couple eggs over easy and two sausage links. They get busy during the weekend, especially in the early morning. So make sure to go early in the morning or close to noon if you don't want to wait for a seat! read more

We stopped here on our way to Turlock and were pleasantly surprised! Really good food and good portions. The fries are super. Will definately visit again! read more

Pretty decent breakfast here, I like this location better than the Turlock one. I really haven't had a bad meal here. Egg dishes biscuits and gravy and the pancakes definitely worth a try. The service is good, waitresses keep your coffee cup full and are friendly. read more

Bad service, cold, bland food and waiter was not anywhere in sight. I usually leave good tips but this waiter was not worth a penny!!

The food took a long time from order to serving. The cheese on my patty melt was awful, probably velveeta. The burger was greasy. It also didn't taste like beef. Awful meal. The resturant was dirty and there were employees gossiping and on their phones. Wiping tables and sweeping the messy/ dirty floors would have been quite an improvement read more

For a town as small as Hilmar, this is a pretty good diner. It was definitely popular with the locals as it was jam-packed and it's one of those places that you pick your own seat. I was there with the grandparents and they recommended it. So we picked a booth, I slid in and my midsection circulation was nearly cut off as they made these plush booths with wide tables that really don't allow for much comfort or I am turning into a fatty, either way it was no bueno. We were promptly given menus and our waitress showed up shortly after. She took our drink orders and then gave us some time to decide on what we wanted. It didn't take long for me to decide on a Tuna Melt with a side salad while the others went for different sandwiches. All of our orders came out fine except for my grandpa's which was a completely wrong sandwich and the cup of soup he ordered with it didn't come either rather fries were in it's place. He sent it back and was promptly given what he ordered. In all the food was good, staff is friendly and I think I could go back there. Perhaps not a booth next time though. read more