Take a Step Back in Time. This place is the real deal. Try the Senior Pancake special. Even though the coffee is extra, it's still a great deal! read more

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The food is only ok, but you get massive portions. The server was sweet as pie but she was working by herself so the service was considerably slow. This is an older establishment so you can't say the ambiance is modern but it has a certain dive charm to it. read more

I have lived in this area for 10 years and I somehow never saw this place. Honestly it's very out of the way. This is unpretentious American diner fair. These guys cater to the surrounding farmers and residents. Very homey atmosphere. Service was quick and friendly. This place was like a step back in time. The food is a solid interpretation of standard diner fare. My wife's Okie Special was a monstrosity of breakfast items drowned in gravy. The hot link on my plate was spicier than I expected, but I liked it. The biscuit and gravy were good. One small fault, my egg came out with a broken yolk. We'll probably put these guys in the rotation. It was pretty darn good. read more

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Always great food and great service. I brought my grandmother in for her first time( she is 102) and she loved it too .she got the pancakes eggs and bacon( extra crispy by request) I have the French toast eggs and bacon. Big portions, great coffee and fast friendly service. read more

Food was fair, howevet it was served room temperature, but the service...let's just say the poor waitress was completely overwhelmed by the 3 tables that had customers. It was almost impossible to get coffee refills. Lots of parking and even on Mother's Day, when we last visited, there were plenty of empty tables. read more

Had to Come Back for More The Old Dirty Bob's lets you step back in time and serves up great food at reasonable prices! read more

KK's Cafe - Classic Counter allows guests to Shoot the Breeze with Locals - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bakersfield, California

We have been meaning to try this place for awhile and today we finally did and were pretty disappointed. It took a long time to take our order. When we finally got our food it was all cold. The fried okra we ordered was pretty soggy inside. Both French toast and chili burger were cold. The eggs were ordered scrambled and were pretty wet. Our bill was pretty pricey too. So we were disappointed and won't be coming back. read more

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One whole star.. because the ice tea was good But the eggs, bacon and potatoes were all dry and very over cooked. My 2 scrambled eggs had large brown over cooked spots. Our sweet waitress was overwhelmed and lost in orders from the other two tables. The restaurant is outdated and needs better seating. Parking lot has lots of space. Probably never going back. read more

This diner is one of my absolute favorites to go to when craving something good to eat. I recommend this diner to everyone who loves large southern food, and breakfast items. It's a five star diner for me. read more

Hands down the the best chicken fried steak EVER!!!! If you order it you better bring a friend cause that's how big it is. My favorite breakfast spot in town. read more

When you see KK Cafe, it looks like a truck drivers joint for a good meal. It's been awhile since we went there for breakfast and noticed they have made some improvements to the place. Ordered the taco omelet which was pretty good. But in my humble opinion they added more hamburger meat than necessary. One thing I hate is getting burnt potatoes. Yeah, it destroys the presentation of the meal right. Overall, we'll be back again because I want it to succeed. By the way, the service was great! read more

Signs said "Under New Management" but we took the gamble and visited on a road trip. Tasty food, fast and friendly service, small town country feel. Thanks for a delightful lunch, would visit again! read more

Im a southern girl temporarily in California and this is the best breakfast I've had here! Homemade delicious food made with some serious love! The staff is amazing and the service was excellent! It's very much a little hole in the wall but it's one of those little gems! I will be back!!! Oh and the portions are huge!!! read more

A co-worker ordered chicken fried steak for us to share. I wasn't hungry, but SO GLAD I had some!! Man, it was awesome! HUGE! Perfect over medium eggs, good gravy, country potatoes, and the chicken fried steak... so so so tasty! I'll definitely be back! read more

This place was awesome! Great omelette, and fantastic pancakes. We got turned away from Buck Owen's Crystal Palace, guess you need a reservation for breakfast... then we got lost trying to find an entrance to the 99 and ended up here at KKs. Great service everyone was super cool and lots of coffee refills. Definitely gotta come back cause I saw someone else get a chicken fried steak and it looked AMAZING! read more

KK's Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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The food was excellent w/ massive portions. The service was very good, in spite of the fact that the restaurant was packed. It was a bit noisy, but it's a small place, and the regulars were having a wonderful time! read more

Great people, great food, cool location with a long history. Has a nice Country ambiance. read more

KK's Cafe - Taco omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bakersfield, California

For three things of biscuits and gravy that were burnt they charge us $32 and side of bacon and sausage. Very very disappointed in KK's café it's usually not this bad and the wife found a hair in her biscuits and gravy. I give them a 2 out of 10 read more

KK's Cafe - Burnt biscuits - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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I highly recommend KK's Cafe! The food is delicious, service is wonderful, and the environment is cozy. Mindy has been our server more then once. She is absolutely amazing! read more

Off the beaten path but easy to get to off the 99, we stopped at this unassuming place for a quick breakfast on the way to Yosemite. What a find! Definitely a local place, you can see the regulars up at the counter bantering with the waitstaff. The staff know what these patrons want and get it for them before they have to order! Our server was Ashley, a friendly fresh faced server (highlight on point btw!) whose suggestion for the cheese and salsa for the hash browns was perfect! I'm picky about my eggs-they have to be VERY well done or they go back. She eats her the same way so they came out well done but not totally dried out. That's super hard to do so color me impressed. The corned beef hash was good, and lightly crispy. The biscuit was dense, but in a good way. Dense but not heavy? I don't know, but it was good. And the gravy-win! Most gravy is made with too much black pepper for my taste, but this was definitely a sausage gravy. You could taste the smoky sausage/bacon flavor in the gravy without black pepper overload. It was just the right consistency. Overall I have to say A+ for my food and service! If you happen to find yourself up this way definitely stop in for a bite! read more

KK's Cafe - Well done scrambled eggs, corned beef hash, hash browns with cheddar cheese and a side of salsa, and biscuit with gravy. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bakersfield, California

KK's chicken fried steak is the best in Kern County. Huge portions, and it tastes great for a great price. If you get the full size your order comes out on three different dishes. It's so big I ate lunch there and took a full Togo box home. Then my wife, 2 year old and myself ate on it for dinner. Besides the huge portions the taste of the seasoning in the batter, gravy and how it was cooked was top notch. Hats off to this place. read more

It's unfortunate to say, but things have gone downhill. Place is pretty dirty, menus have food on them and are not clean, tables was dirty, and the waitresses just aren't as good as the ones they had before. We didn't even get our complete order. read more

Nice, warm family place. Delicious food with a friendly service. A place that I Definitely will visit my next time in Bakersfield.

My partner and I decided to try this place out because they serve pancakes and Chicken Fried Steak (our faves!). We read about this cafe in a local Facebook group we're a part of and we were intrigued. When we got there, it was more than 1/2 packed , so we sat down and the waitress was with us in minutes. She got our drink orders and then we ordered our food which did not take long at all to come out. The chicken fried steak & pancakes were HUGE (price reflects it). I enjoyed the pancakes, they were super soft and moist but the chicken fried steak was SUPER salty... it was NOT enjoyable at all. My partner would have definitely ate most of it but he couldn't even get the salt taste out of his mouth to continue eating it. If we go back, it'd be for the pancakes and to try something else because it's a No for us to the chicken fried steak again. The waitress did ask us how we heard about the cafe and was very helpful and friendly. read more

KK's Cafe - KK's Chicken Fried Steak, pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Ordered through uber. Kk's cafe cancelled the order without notifying me. So I waited an hour (the estimated time for the food to be delivered) and checked the app only to find out they cancelled it without notifying me...?? I contacted Uber support and Uber said it was cause they were out of one of my items but that seemed untrue since most places will either call and ask if you want something else or just not include that item in the rest of the order and refund you for the item they don't have. I checked their hours and turns out they were going to close an hour and 15 min after I placed my order. So seems to me those jerks just didn't want to make any Uber orders an hour before they closed. The least they could have done was call me read more

Great customer service great food! Perfect for breakfast lunch or dinner. Enjoy with family

Save your money. This is their $16 ribeye "sandwich" which had a bone in it. She asked me how I'd like it cooked. I said medium rare to rare. It was so well done I had to try and saw through it with a steak knife. I had one bite and decided just to eat my fries. The waitress asked how it was and we said it was so over cooked it was inedible. She said she would take it off the Bill. Well she came out ten mins later, leaned in close to me and said "Don't worry I took it down to $8.00". I was assuming she meant for the whole Bill. My mom had a club sandwich and we ordered two iced teas. Apparently she meant that she charged me $8.00 for my meal instead of $16. So I paid $8.00 for French fries. Our whole Bill was $30. For a club sandwich. Fries. And two iced teas. Save your money and avoid this place. This is not the KK's we once knew. read more

Completely inedible breakfast still cost me over $30. I had the pastrami which was tiny and so overcooked I had to stop after 2 bites. Usually the mustard would help, but there was only the smallest of drops under that bun. The girlfriend had an omelet with eggs that were also overcooked with brown flat spots and the bacon cracked into dried bacon bits when broken. Both daughters had the same problem with everything being overcooked. The only thing made right was pancakes and the ice tea. They can't try to precook everything and let it go to an early grave in the oven and still expect to pass it off as a sit down restaurant. I did speak to the manager and she offered to take off the one only and offer a 10% discount, but then let us sit there without the check until we had to get up and ask our original waitress for a bill so we could leave. It's one thing when your kitchen staff is sub par, but the manager didn't really seem to care about the quality either, just the bill. read more

KK's Cafe is probably one of the BEST places I have ever been! Pretty cheap (in a good way), and customer service is TERRIFIC. I am a usual customer and everything gets better and better! Thank you KK's Cafe! read more

They might have had different management back in 2003 (and I don't mean to beat a dead horse) but, we heard a radio advertisement about this place so we went to check it out. We lived in the Polo Grounds back then, not very far away. We go inside and stand and wait to be seated (sign said "wait to be seated"...Fair enough). There were people eating and half the cafe was filled up. There was clearly plenty of seating left evidenced by the many empty booths and tables nearby. We made eye contact with a few of the servers as they were scampering about helping customers, but they ignored us. After about 15 minutes I look around for a server, I notice the cook is looking right at me with a stoic face. I smile and he looks away. Maybe it was a "server training day" (besides the point). I was there with my wife, step daughter and my infant son. We were completely ignored and we even had our Sunday best on. After about 20 minutes of standing there, we were getting tired so I finally got a servers attention and politely ask how much longer? She ignores me completely! Really?? It was like a "Twilight Zone" episode! Well, after the 20 minute wait and rudeness, we left never to return! That's 20 minutes out of my life that I'll never get back! Sad because I'm a loyal patron once I find a place I like, just ask the many other local restaurants I go to. I lived in Bakersfield for 20 years and have NEVER had that happen before! I went to one of my other "go-to places I keep in my rotation. I always like to try new places too! I've heard that they've changed management a few times since then and they may have new management now (not sure). Message: "Hey, if you want my business, at least be somewhat courteous! *To be fair, this did happen back in 2003 and I'll assume that service has improved since then. I know I need to let go, but man, the disrespect. And I'm a veteran too! read more

This place is the best, hands down. Our whole family loves it and they don't know what small is lol. Everything is large portions and the best chicken fried steak around. read more

Driving thru Bakersfield or want a change of scenery for breakfast, look no more. You'll definitely get ur bang for ur buck here. If u have a rather large group this place could be iffy but small families , couples , and truck drivers are perfect passing thru or visiting Bakersfield, Ca. read more

KK's Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Great food and service. I've only been here once, but the food was really good, and the price was excellent for the portions. Even though they don't normally offer curbside pickup they brought my food out to my car when I explained that I had a dog with me and I couldn't leave him. I would definitely go back again if I'm driving through there. read more

This is a great find. Good old fashion food in a great down to earth location. When I fIrst walked in and saw the line of regulars at the counter I knew this was my kind of place. Service was super friendly and the selection of food was great. This may not be a place for everyone. However, if you like life a bit simpler and love good county cooking give it a try!! I will be stoping by on my way up the 99 whenever possible . read more

I went there yesterday morning and spoke with several of the old timers. I used to drive a big rig back in the late 80s and me and my brother stopped there several times when is was the old truck stop. A welcomed stop for some rest, food, and shower. I shared my visit with my older brother. One of the gentlemen stated back in the 70s was around 33 cents a gallon. Spoke about Elvis and he served with him in the Army. A great visit and great breakfast. read more

Horrible service ! Missed food in our order and won't replace without charge!! 2 pieces of French toast! The drive alone is 20 mins and then to drive back over to pick up missed food and pay is Ridiculous no discount nothing ... manager is rude and lost our store ! This company order from you guys weekly , will be taking our money to company's that appreciate there customers ! read more

We were so hungry for breakfast and didn't feel like the chain restaurant on the other side of the freeway and we knew this was a cafe but it used to have another name. Upon driving up there were a few cars outside which was a good sign and it looked clean and freshly painted. When we walked in we were greeted by a young waitress that told us to sit anywhere and we selected a booth in the window. The restaurant had a few customers. It was decorated with cowboy themed decorations but clean. It had a usual diner counter. She promptly brought us menus and took our drink order we chose coffee. The menu was the usual diner suspects and boasted about their chicken fried steak and eggs which grabbed my husbands attention immediately as he's very partial to a good chicken fried steak. She returned with our coffee and took our order. He selected the chicken fried steak and two eggs over medium cowboy potato sand I chose French Toast. The coffee need help. It is that usual Farmer Brothers coffee that isn't made strong enough or they don't filter their water, so it's pretty nasty. The chicken fried steak came out and it was gigantic but unfortunately it was all breading to my husbands disappointment. About 1 inch thick on each side of the 1 inch steak. That was a huge disappointment need I say more and it was just a plate of breading left since he is not much of a breading guy. I kind of picked at it since I like breading myself and it was tasty but too bad it was all breading and not a big steak!! His cowboy potatoes were so so and the rest didn't make up for the fact that the steak was hidden in this huge amount of breading. Now my French Toast was your typical diner French Toast and I liked it. I guess there wasn't too much more to say since it was so overwhelming about that steak! We are not too sure if we would give this place another whirl because if you cannot get coffee right that should of been our first clue. Otherwise it was clean and the waitress was friendly. read more

Not liking the price increases. Ordered a side salad with my hamburger. Hamburger used to be $8 now it is 11.99 side salad went from 3.99 to 7.99. I don't pay 7.99 at a fancy steak house. Also the salad changed not for the better. $21.00 for a hamburger fry and small salad? New ownership must rethink or they will loose business. Probably raised prices for the new decor. Nothing was wrong before. It used to be a awesome place to go for affordable good food. Good service but I'm a regular there, but probably won't be going back due to prices. read more

Little country/truck stop restaurant. Service sucked today and has for about the last year. No other words for it. Could be a great little place with some decent wait stuff. Used to love it there. Time to buy some cleaning supplies and do a deep clean, too. It's getting downright gross. I really, really want to love this place but I can't right now. Yikes! read more

KK's Cafe - Across from tank cars and railroad tracks. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Good food but how do you run out of biscuits early in the morning and then not just make some more?