Cutest little corner restaurant! Love love love their empanadas and their happy hour deals. I got the chicharron and was absolutely stuffed afterwards. Would highly recommend their HH sangria (red is my favorite but the white sangria is pretty tasty too). My BF got their home burger and when they accidentally left off the cheese and took a bite, they made him a whole new burger! We were just expecting them to add cheese quickly so the extra service was super appreciated. read more

Perfect diner setting. Many regulars. Great waitress!!! And the food!!!!! Huge, Huge plates full of shockingly good looking food. You will need a carry home bag! Then when you get your ticket the small amount will surprise you. Cannot recommend this place enough. Or maybe not, not sure i want the secret out! read more

food service ambiance I wasn't thinking great of this when I went in. But, it was great. I ordered a bacon egg & cheese, and it was phenomenal. The pancakes were great too. The staff is really nice and overall it's a really cozy place. read more

Ricky's Cafe - Drink menu - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

I had a most wonderful and peaceful breakfast by myself at Ricky's cafe while the rest of my family shopped around the neighborhood. I ordered a western omelet with rye toast (my usual) and hot coffee. My server could not have been nicer. I apologized for needing to make a couple of phone calls while I was there and he said there was no need. There was an older gentleman who entered, seemed like he had fallen on some tough times. He ordered a bowl of soup and was kind of agitated, but eventually settled down. When I went to pay for myself, I offered to pay for the older man as well, but they waved me off and let me know they had already covered it. How kind! I ended up having a long conversation with the owner, she though she recognized me, but I was not who she thought I was. I left wishing I lived closer, if so, I would 100% be a Ricky's regular. read more

Ricky's Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Came here with my friends, all five of us, because nothing says bonding like squeezing into a table meant for three. If you're looking for a team-building exercise, forget escape rooms -- just try fitting your squad into Ricky's Café. Cozy? Sure. Intimate? Absolutely. Elbow-to-elbow dining and interlocked thighs? You bet. But shoutout to the staff for being super friendly! One of my friends basically likes his coffee as a dessert -- think sugar and creamer with a side of coffee. The staff didn't judge and even kept the refills coming. Free coffee refills AND free creamer? Saints. I went for the hot chocolate and a BLT with avocado because I like to pretend I'm healthy while still eating bacon. Hot chocolate? Chef's kiss. Beautiful presentation and tasted great on a cold day like this one. Solid 5/5. The BLT? Meh. The bacon was crispy enough to shatter into bacon dust, but the multigrain bread? Might as well have been toast armor. I paid an extra $2 for avocado, but honestly, I wish they offered sourdough or something a little less... indestructible. Still, it was decent. A respectable 3/5. Oh, and for anyone reading those old reviews about there being no bathroom -- surprise! There's now a single-use bathroom, but you need to ask for the key. It feels like unlocking a secret level in a video game, but progress is progress. Prices are not terrible but leaning toward the "my wallet felt that" side. Still, for the quality (especially that hot chocolate), it's fair. Overall, Ricky's Café is a charming little spot if you're a party of two or three. Five? Get ready to get cozy and interlock thighs. Would I come back? For the hot chocolate, absolutely. For the BLT? Maybe if they armor it with sourdough next time. read more

Ricky's gets it right EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Best grilled steak salad EVER!!! The dressing, the goat cheese, the crispy fried onions over the fresh arugula and grape tomatoes....pure heaven!! The steak is even perfectly seasoned and tender!!! Go order it...it never disappoints. Chapeau to the chef!! read more

Ricky's Cafe - Grilled Steak Salad - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Great Happy Hour & Wings for the area. The guy serving was incredibly nice and welcoming. Honestly these wings took me back to my high school days. Never thought I would be able to taste wings like these again. I definitely will be back for the wings. Get the sauce on the side! read more

Ricky's Cafe - Spicy Buffalo Wings - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Great prices and unheard of in NY. Very friendly staff and the food is made fresh in minutes.

Upon walking in a busy Saturday morning, the waitresses were reluctant to seat my parents and I. My father lost his cool after being ignored for what seemed like ten minutes. We noticed another Hispanic couple being dubbed while the white customers were treated first. Kinda sucked seeing that especially in Jackson heights... but whatever. The food was delicious diner breakfast food. It's less greasy than other options around queens and the portions are smaller for sure. The toast came already buttered for anyone that cares about toast customization. The coffee according to my mother was "real coffee" and the home fries were sooo yummy. Ima come back regardless of their slow service. read more

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I came here for a quick breakfast the other morning. The location is great, as I live just a block away and it is situated just a few blocks away from the 74th St Jackson Heights train station. I ordered a very basic breakfast of eggs with bacon. the order came with a home fries, a choice of toast, coffee/tea, and juice. It was plenty of food for a reasonably priced breakfast special. The staff was friendly and using straws and paper cups to cut down on cross contamination with Covid-19. I will certainly come back for breakfast or lunch soon. read more

Ricky's Cafe - 2 Eggs Any Style with Meat - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

This is our favorite diner when we come to the Jackson Heights - we live in Brazil. The service and food is excellent and perfect. Friendly atmosphere and very professional. Thank you. read more

I'm a regular. For years. I grew up in this neighborhood. Ricky's is my go to for friendly, neighborhood feel and good food. The coffee, the breakfast (eggs Benedict, steak and eggs, omelettes, pancakes) all delicious. Sandwiches are BIG and tasty too. The service here is why I always come back. They are so friendly and inviting. Also, I love the lemon ginger iced tea the owner makes. I look forward to it when it starts getting warmer out. read more

Around here there is only street parking so make sure to come by train if possible. This place is a dinner like at the corner and the staff is very friendly. We sat here drank coffe and our waitress was awesome. She did not bother us making us order things. she only told us to make sure to call her when we ready, and that is great cause we took our time. Tuna melt- I got it with dinner roll and a cheddar cheese. Amazed with the taste. The food here was pretty good. this is a very nice meal. I will come back to have it again. I do have to say that they took a little long to bring the food and it was a little cooler when it got to the table. So the biggest negative to me was the food not being as warm as I hoped but besides that it was a great place to come a chill, drink some coffee and not worry about a crazy waiter trying to flip the tables. I will come back again for sure. read more

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This place still holds it down in town! Came here for Tuesday bfast. We ordered - Lemon ginger tea T. Sausage egg & cheese croissant sandwich Steak & eggs w/potatoe Croissant fluffy yet crispy, sausage of choice not too salty and flavorful. Even with the cheese everything tasted "clean" and not greasy. Steak was done medium the way it should have been and eggs tasted fresh. Tea was just the hint of zen needed to make this meal on point. Staff still friendly and helpful as always. Thank you for making our Tuesday morning and a great start to a short road trip! "This is a plate worth licking" read more

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Great New York diner food! This is a very friendly neighborhood diner. The food is good and the service is very welcoming. This is our favorite breakfast spot when we visit family in Jackson Heights. read more

Best hamburger and sandwiches around. Consistent quality. Dine there or have it delivered.

The nachos are soggy and no jalapeños on them. The salad isn't fresh. And they put anchovies in the salad with no knowledge. I will never order from this place again. read more

Ricky's Cafe - SOGGY NACHOS. WITH NO CHEDDAR CHEESE NO JALAPEÑOS. SHE GAVE ME CILANTRO TERRIBLE - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

I really try to spend money at small neighborhood businesses and support them, however a full service restaurant WITHOUT a working bathroom for customers to wash their hands and use the toilet is 100% UNACCEPTABLE. This restaurant has good food, reasonable prices, and very nice servers, however NO BATHROOM? I will not be a customer here. I was very uncomfortable the entire time I was there. I'm glad to edit this review once you have a bathroom for customers to use. read more

Oh man, where do I start? During our walk to the train station, my husband wanted to get a cup of tea with milk to go. And since we had a long ride on the train to Brooklyn, we ordered a breakfast sandwich as well. The place was full of diners on a nice Saturday morning. However, with only 1 cook, service was very slow. It took about :20mins to get our order, but she forgot the tea. So I asked mentioned to the waitress about the tea, she said I never ordered it. What?! When we stepped into This place, I asked if they had tea, and made the order. Ok. Fine, ordered a tea again. When it finally came, the tea was cold. Apparently, the waitress made the tea only with cold milk. What??!! And when I reminded her we wanted a hot tea with milk, she made the tea again, but this time with only hot milk. OMG!!!!! Is this her first time making tea? We told her this is taking way too long, and we have a train to catch, if we can just get a refund on the tea, she said "NO". Since we were running late, I did not argue with her further, and just left. This was my first time, and will be my last time ordering from the place. Bad service, bad attitude, bad knowledge. read more

Great place. My mom lives in the neighborhood. When I am visiting we love to go there. We order takeout too. The staff is great and they treat you well and make you feel so welcome. Love the food! read more

Cute little cafe! Perfect spot to take a break from shopping. family owned, and very kind people! read more

Ricky's Cafe - Coffee - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

The service was HORRIBLE. The waitress wasn't very inviting from the beginning and it just got worse. She filled up our coffee once and once the food was delivered, she never came back. I had to work hard to get her attention to fill up my small glass of water. I finally just went up to the front to get the check and was trying to pay for it but the 4 people at the register were just arguing at each other with a calculator and paid no attention to me. I sat back down and fumed a little more. Finally I went back up and paid the bill and left $0 in tip. I've never been so annoyed at bad service as I was today. The walls are pretty gross and need a nice cleaning. The food here is okay which is the only reason they get 2 stars instead of 1. Definitely go to any other place for breakfast. read more

I always enjoy a visit to Ricky's! The food is really good, and often even better than that! And the staff is GREAT! It's always a pleasure to see Layla and Ursula. read more

Service was excellent and food was delicious. Would definetly come here again. Place was small but comfortable.

This review isn't about the food because I've only eaten here twice. Can't complain. Anyway today I'm in the neighborhood looking for a place to get something to eat and decide to buy something from this place. I pull up the establishment on Yelp to check out the menu and decided on the Cuban sandwich and a Snapple. Had I ordered the items on grub hub or via Yelp, I would've saved $3. Now why is it that I was charged $2 more for the Cuban sandwich and $1 more for the Snapple? Had I been charged the correct amount I would've probably tipped $3. After noticing this price discrepancy I didn't bother leaving a tip. read more

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This is a review for the waffles. The waffles are huge but sadly they are not waffles. The staff assured me that the reason they take time to make is because they are made fresh. However the end result is actually pancake batter put in a waffle maker. The result is a dense dry not crispy waffle - To Ricky's please make waffles - you can find the recipe online - yes it takes time because you have to make meringue from the egg whites and you need to use more sugar but you won't get called out by the inspector... read more

The food was outstanding and the service provided by Beatriz and Barbara was top-notch. They even went across the street to get more fresh fruit for my friend after running out. Highly-recommended and glad we stumbled upon this restaurant. read more

i was literally just charged 16$ for this god damn chicken cutlet sandwich!!!!!!! these people are ridiculous. i have never in my life paid this much for a damn chicken cutlet. i called them and i asked why it was so god damn expensive and they said that's how much they charge. lol!!!!! on top of that they charged a to go fee 0.75 cents lol!!!!! meanwhile i picked this up myself. i would understand if i had it delivered but get the hell out of here. never again will i order from these thieves. read more

Ricky's Cafe - CHICKEN CUTLET - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Saturday morning, was finally able to check out this cafe after passing by it constantly. Typical diner/breakfast spot with your familiar fare of omelets, pancakes, and the like. Around 8:30am and still plenty of table space (though filled up fast about 10 minutes later). Decided on the Challah French Toast ($6.25), which comes with a cup of coffee and some juice. Coffee is fresh and unlimited. Orange juice came next, about the size of two shot glasses, but good enough. The french toast is four thick sliced halves of challah; a little burnt yet tasty with the butter/syrup that is served. Service started off well, then got less present after more patrons started pouring in. Overall the value here is very good, so want to give it another shot considering the extensive menu and location. read more

Ricky's Cafe - Challah french toast, coffee, toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

NOPE. NOPE. NOPE. The food BRINGS them up to 2 stars. The SERVICE was awful. I've never not left a tip and today the service was so bad that it warranted no tip. The front of the diner was kind of cute but the back table where we sat was filthy. The walls were covered in food and needed a serious wipe down. The floor was so greasy and slippery it felt like it hadn't been washed in weeks. The plastic ketchup bottle had been refilled so many times and the exterior was perhaps never cleaned, just disgusting it makes you wonder why they thinks it's ok to put this nasty bottle out on the table. I'm unsure how they have an "A" rating. The waitress was cold, and rude. Only bringing 2 cups of water for a table of 3 people. I asked sweetener for my coffee which never came so we needed to get up and go ask for it again, at which point she came and threw it on the table. Once the food came out the waitress decided to never come back over to our table or even glance in our direction. read more

The service is great and the food is like home made. It is delicious and they make you feel welcome. You really want to spend time here while enjoying a good meal. Good job! read more

the cuban sandwich was for sharing size, had the right crunchy baguette and meats. the hummus platter came later and had some feta and olives too. all these matched the mimosa that came in a big wine glass and just had the right twist. downside was we're rushed to go, we could have ordered some more, if only... read more

Ricky's Cafe - Cuban Sandwich Cuban Sandwich - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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Overall good experience and food at the restaurant. The delivery option is a disaster. Food took 90mins to deliver. Food packaging was crushed. Food with sauce was packed with paper cover which spilled all over, created a mess and covered all other food and drinks. Took some time to clean everything before we can eat. Now having dry food since all the sauce spilled. Coffee and Tea tasted like the sauce though. Please use better judgement on packing food. read more

Extremely overpriced, but they're one of the few cafes that have retained their identity over the years. I grew up with this cafe but I hope they realize that charging 13.95 for a avocado toast is just insane. Saturday morning staff is pleasant. Wouldn't recommend the delivery service. I live a block away and it still takes over 45 minutes, they arrive with cold food and they've gotten my order wrong before. read more

This place has been here for as long as I have been in Jackson Heights. (almost 30 years) My father worked here in the late late 80s and I always just remember him being by the door on the side of the cafe with the really tall step that I was never able to climb as a child. The food here is regular diner food which is good because the only other diner that is decent is pretty far away (for my lazy ass). I saw a NY1 report that said that the owner is going back to culinary school to learn how to change up her menu. I think that is a great way to show that you want to keep your customers happy, and make new ones. I have always had a pleasant experience while being a patron at Ricky's and look forward to eating there again soon and seeing eventually what the new menu options have to offer. I have had regular BLT's, breakfast platters and they have always been delicious. I have not had any dinner specials here and I guess I will never call in my order after reading what other Yelpers said so far. read more

We absolutely love this place. I had originally passed it by for a while, figuring it was just a typical diner - but it is so much more. The QUALITY of the food is very high. Love it for breakfast and lunch. Great ingredients, fantastically prepared. And as a chef and frequent restaurant-goer, I have a high standard. And the service is so warm and friendly, it feels like friends. This kind of warm, wonderful place is so special. To keep it going in our neighborhood (with increasingly high commerical rents), I really encourage you to check it out. read more

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I been coming to this place for a very long time, my family and I are loyal customer, specially when I use to live in the area over 15 years ago, I now travel from Brooklyn just to have my breakfast, a delicious home cook fresh avocado with Pico De Gallo, top with black beans ,white melted cheese with tortilla chips, very tasty, oh and dont forget the coffee, this place is one of my favorite restaurants it's conveniently located in Jackson Heights, Queens, on the corner of 37Ave and 75th St, near all major subway and bus transportation.(74Ths St and Roosevelt Ave) just off Lil. Bombay. The diverse of waitresses and support staff very friendly and professional, they make you feel genuinely welcome. I notice the chef did a very good job cooking my order it's what I expected, I rarely praise cooks but she was very good. If your hungry and you want some good breakfast at affordable decent prices just drop by at Rickys' it's worth it. read more

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I love love LOVE this place!! I have been coming here to eat for years and the food has never disappointed nor the service. Ricky's has always given off that warm and inviting vibe, and every time I bring a friend with me they're always delighted as well. Obviously like most places, depending when you go it can be a bit hectic but the staff are never short of accommodating. I have never encountered a waiter there who was rude or short with me there so I was shocked to read some of these lower-rated reviews on here. But to be honest, I take those types of reviews with a grain of salt because my experience time and time again is nothing less than exceptional. Everyone who works there is so nice, Barbara and Leila especially since I tend to come in the mornings - they are an excellent team! Ricky's is a Jackson Heights staple, and it honestly should be a landmark diner at this stage. I will never stop coming here!! read more

RICKY'S CAFE ION 37TH Avenue is a pleasant place, friendly staff....but the service sucks....the first time I went I ordered a spinach omelet with bacon....when it arrived it had no spinach...then I was charged for Turkey ham as well as the bacon...no ham was present nor ordered. Just left there today after waiting 30 minutes for pancake bacon and two eggs....my coffee ran out...no refill...then the food came out they did not bring syrup, but what was worst everything was ice cold..very disappointed!! Needless to say I will not be going back! read more

My little go to spot! Love it here food is always great and so is the service. You also can't beat the great prices.