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The Junction Diner & Lounge

3.3 (40 reviews)
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Breakfast Menu
Stan W.

This restaurant is attached to the Duniya Hotel, but it's not just for guests. We went here twice for breakfast. The food itself is basic breakfast fare (eggs, hash browns, toast, bacon), and the lower rating is because of the extremely slow service, but the price for that breakfast (currently) is $2.99. It's the cheapest breakfast I've seen in years! If your counting change and hungry for breakfast in Bakersfield, give this place a shot.

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Kay D.

Came here last night after a long train ride . On a Friday night it was pretty dead at 12am, I dont mind that. What I do mind is the dirty looks I got from other people AND one particular bartender , why? Maybe because I'm a person of color ? Who knows ? I walked in alone with smiles and no reason for anybody to dislike me. Sat down ordered a Rum Punch from the bartender, she didn't know how to make it so she searched it up which was fine with me! It was good , I tipped her as well , she was nice. (Taller lady with brown hair ) Second bartender had an attitude ( a shorter lady with dark hair ). Asked for directions to the bathroom and told her I'd have to leave my backpack and drink here at the bar! When I returned from the bathroom , my bags were knocked over and my straw was missing from my cup ! Now as a female traveling alone , I notice small things like that. When I asked the bartender about my straw she said my cup had knocked over so she filled it ... YEA RIGHT ! I would've seen if my drink fell! And she didn't even know what I was drinking to make it again! The other bartender had left! And also , my drink wasn't full , it was exactly where I left it at.. you mean to tell me she had the recipe to make half of the cup? Smh.. I told her I needed to know if my drink had been tampered with cause that's messed up! And my bags on the floor ? What's up with that ? My experience here was bad, if you are POC like me , don't go.

Chicken Ceasar salad
Jennifer O.

Nice happy atmosphere , bartenders were fast and friendly. There's a pool table , jukebox and karaoke. Bloody Mary was tasty and the Grilled chicken Ceasar salad was amazing ! They have a really good bar menu with lots to choose from , we tried the mozzarella sticks too and they were delicious. Prices are reasonable especially the cocktails , we'll definitely be back

Best and friendliest bartender around!!!  If you like karaoke and good time.... this is your bar!
Shannon T.

Tabatha is the funniest bartender and is quick and efficient!! So fun, come check it out

The service is awful, I wish I could review the food but no one has even taken my order
Paloma G.

Terrible service, I've been waiting and waiting but no one has taken my order. Edit: I just gave up and left

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Mimi J.

If you fancy yourself a contender for the title of the next American Idol, then you probably need to head down to The Junction to polish up your crooning skills during karaoke hours (8:30 pm - 1:00 am Tuesday - Friday). Karaoke DJ Mac (or Greg, depending on the night) has a huge catalog of songs for you to choose from in a variety of genres. Grab a song binder, a slip of paper, and a pencil and start browsing for that perfect song that shows off your voice, fits your personality, and that you (hopefully) know the words to and join the rotation. Now, I have to be honest, I can dance but singing is NOT my forte. I have been here on several different occasions with a friend who excels in that area far more than I ever could; this guy can sing 'The Auctioneer' and enunciate every syllable perfectly. I prefer to enjoy the company, the beverages, and be a cheerleader for those more talented than I. There appears to be a group of regulars that know each other by name and cheer each other on enthusiastically. They are very encouraging when newcomers try their hand (voice?) at a song. The bartenders are friendly, personable, and mix a variety of tasty cocktails with funny names. On this particular visit, we arrived early and ordered some food - nachos, and a chicken sandwich. The chicken sandwich comes as two sliders with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and your choice of sides (fries, potato salad, or fresh fruit). The food was okay, nothing special. All 4 stars here are for the bar - drinks and karaoke. The bar is not fancy hipster material - pretty basic actually - but then that is not the crowd to which they cater. Come on down and show off your chops.

John N.

Open for breakfast only which you can receive free when you stay here at the hotel. Diner style food and quality average nothing special but it does the job. This is not a grabbin go place city down and place your order.

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Food was great, service was great, very clean. Would definitely be back. Pancakes and coffee y'all.

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Never been here the bar tender was amazing!!! Denise was so attentive and fun she made the experience great! Go to spot every week now!!!!

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We stayed at the Red Lion Inn...the Junction provided complimentary buffet breakfast...wow! Good food and great service!

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Does this place have karaoke every Saturday?

Yes, it's "free" until 1 AM the about $5 a song... It can be really good, or really bad (not in a good way).

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Pleasantly surprised by the sound quality (KJ Tiff) and we will likely make this a stop again in the future when trying to find ways to break up long drives.

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Nobody plans to spend an evening in Bakersfield. You pass through it on the way to somewhere else…read more-- Mammoth, the Sequoias, the long flat grind up the 99 to Sacramento -- and if you stop at all, it's for gas or a bathroom or because your BMW's brakes have decided, somewhere around the Grapevine, that they'd rather not. Thank you, Weatherford BMW of Berkeley, for the near-death experience and, inadvertently, for one of the best nights out I've had in years. Stranded and waiting on repairs, we checked into The Padre, the only hotel in Bakersfield that feels like someone with a subscription to Dwell had a hand in it, and set out walking through a downtown that time has treated with more kindness than reputation suggests. There's a Woolworth's luncheonette still hanging on. There are old brick facades and wide sidewalks and the particular quiet of a Central Valley evening when the heat finally breaks. And then, on 18th Street, there is Tiki-Ko, and suddenly you are no longer in Bakersfield at all. You are, instead, inside someone's magnificent obsession. Tiki-Ko is a proper tiki bar -- not a tiki-themed cocktail lounge, not a place that bought some bamboo at a craft store and called it atmosphere, but a genuine, committed, floor-to-ceiling shrine to mid-century Polynesian fantasy. The carvings are real. The lighting is correct -- which is to say, barely there. The mugs are serious. There are pufferfish lamps and carved totems and the whole glorious taxonomy of tiki ephemera, accented here and there with a skate-culture edge that keeps it from feeling like a museum. It's reverent without being precious. The drinks are the real thing. Mai Tais built with actual orgeat. Zombies that earn the name. The bartenders make them with the kind of care and enthusiasm that tells you this isn't a gig -- it's a calling. They want you to be here. They want to talk about rum. They want you to try the Painkiller. In a city that most Angelenos regard as a punch line, somebody built a world-class cocktail bar and filled it with joy, and the regulars clearly know it. You will not plan a trip to Bakersfield. But if you find yourself there -- by mechanical failure, by accident, by the peculiar mercy of a bad brake job -- walk downtown. Find the tiki bar. Order a second round. Stay longer than you intended. Bakersfield has been underestimated, and Tiki-Ko is the proof.

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