Country Restaurant

This is a small little shack tucked into a quiet little neighborhood off the 99. Nothing impressive when you walk in, but does feel homey. The guy that came out is a hoot. He's from Laos and couldn't be more friendly and pleasing...will go all out for you! I ordered an Omlet that was beyond amazing- damn near the best I've ever had. You cannot believe the kindness that is shown by this man. I will be coming back soon. I left a big tip too. You can't go wrong here.

My family and I stopped on our way through town and had a lovely experience, the owners were very kind and made you feel extremely welcome from the time you walk in.. the owner was the kindest man you'll meet.... and the food was delicious 😋 if I lived in the state close it would be my constant go to...

Super friendly cook and really good eggs sausage and french toast. I recommend them for a quick bite. Didnt take even 10 minutes for my food to be ready.

Good food, good service, clean facilities and great prices.

A lot of food. Im not a country fried chicken steak kinda guy but it had good flavor and was huge! I will come back again definitely.

This place was amazing!! The kid was incredible and the staff was great. Will most definitely be returning.

My fiance and I were debating on where to have brunch before heading back to the bay area. We saw this little family owned spot and decided to give it a try. Right before we walked in, there was another family who had an elderly women needing assistance to walk in. The owner of the shop (Jacky) immediately came out to assist and opened the door for them. When we walked in, we were greeted with a big smile and a warm welcome. We sat ourselves and chose the smaller table because we wanted to leave the bigger tables for larger parties. When the wife came to take our order she insisted that we move to a bigger table so we have more room. Jacky insisted as well so we did end up moving. We ordered the chicken fried steak and a pork Vietnamese sandwich. The bread of the sandwich was super warm with a nice crust. Sandwich was delicious, chicken fried steak was great as well. However, the biggest highlight is the hospitality of Jacky. He respectfully asked if he can conversate with us and I said, sure. Our conversation was super nice; talking about family and our history. He is super easy to talk to. I can tell Jacky is man of high character and respect for everyone. During our conversation, Jacky was talking about how there were other donut shops and Mexican bakery down the street. Instead of saying that he has to compete with them, he said that we all share the customers. This statement here is what really did it for me when it comes to figuring out what kind of person Jacky is. Such a humble and genuine guy. I wish nothing but success for Jacky and his family restaurant. Jacky really deserves for his business to thrive, so I highly recommend the local community and travelers to come here to try the amazing food and perhaps get to know a really great guy. There is no doubt that if I'm ever in the area, looking for food, that I will be coming here! Thank you so much for an amazing experience Jacky!

Great first time there. The food was great and the owners were even better. Little hole in the wall but awesome. Donuts also available as well..

I ate here because it was convenient. Not much to look at so I wasn't expecting much. Upon entering, a guy was leaving with a huge smile and offered, "Best burger ever." I wasn't in the mood for burgers and looked for chicken tenders. I told the woman behind the counter I didn't see them on the various menu boards and to my surprise, they had them. And I kid you not, this off-menu item was literally the best I've had. The breading was perfect. Barely crispy and remarkably consistent. The chicken was tender and moist. It came with more than enough ranch dressing and a side of fries. Not just fries... perfect fries. Not overcooked. Not soggy. Again, barely crispy on the outside and pillowy soft inside. Better than any fast food chain. When I was done, the woman offered me a free donut. It was very good. Not the greatest, but above average. I realized, next time I am passing through Salida, I really want to stop and try the best burger ever.

Best people running this place so friendly and inviting. Even offered food at lower price. Had to refuse. Kindness goes a long way and the staff here cooks with love.

I've only done To-Go because I work nights. I dont understand the 1 star rating especially since they were getting a viet sandwich at a bfast place lol Their chicken fried steak is THE best! The texture of the steak and flavor is unmatched. Their gravy is flavorful and not the white pasty gravy like others because they add a good amount of sausage 🤤. CFS is my typical order at breakfast establishments and this place is better than any breakfast place Ive been to, period. It's a mom and pop shop but the hole in the walls are the best! Here to support local vs big chains any day.

I stopped in and grabbed a breakfast bagel and a twisted glazed doughnut, which both hit the spot. Great breakfast and lunch ch selection and very nice ppl behind the counter and in the kit hen! Cook comes out to talk after cooking my meal, and is always cool. Stop in!

I can't give enough praise and accolades for this place. Jackie "the cook" is friendly and on top of his game. The place is loved and looked after as it is a family run diner. If you have the time, get there early and enjoy a great tasting breakfast with a conversation.

Wonderful sevice feel like family when walking in. They had a fresh pot of decaf coffee made for us that is delicious. My fiance and I had the Chicken club with stack fries and I had the Kountry Omlet with hashbrowns and a pancake. Can't wait to have dinner here later.

Great place for a quick meal either eating in or taking out. Very friendly staff and fast service with a smile. Would highly recommend this place when you are in the area.

First restaurant we’ve gone to since we moved to Salida, the food is delicious, homemade biscuits and gravy are to die for. I love how the owners come out to greet and hold conversations with you, giving at that old town warm feeling.

VERY VERY RECOMMENDED The Food Is DELICIOUS And There CUSTOMER SERVICE IS PERFECT !!! The Owners Are Very Kind HIGHLY RECOMMEND 10/10 🔥💪🏼

Best "kountry" fried steak in the valley. Absolutely massive steak topped with a delicious white gravy, that comes with a biscuit, potatoes (country fries or hash browns) and eggs. The restaurant has a true home town feel and the friendliest and fastest service you can find for a sit down restaurant.

Charo Bascos

I've only done To-Go because I work nights. I dont understand the 1 star rating especially since they were getting a viet sandwich at a bfast place lol Their chicken fried steak is THE best! The texture of the steak and flavor is unmatched. Their gravy is flavorful and not the white pasty gravy like others because they add a good amount of sausage 🤤. CFS is my typical order at breakfast establishments and this place is better than any breakfast place Ive been to, period. It's a mom and pop shop but the hole in the walls are the best! Here to support local vs big chains any day.

S. Cage

I stopped in and grabbed a breakfast bagel and a twisted glazed doughnut, which both hit the spot. Great breakfast and lunch ch selection and very nice ppl behind the counter and in the kit hen! Cook comes out to talk after cooking my meal, and is always cool. Stop in!

Olive The Above

I can't give enough praise and accolades for this place. Jackie "the cook" is friendly and on top of his game. The place is loved and looked after as it is a family run diner. If you have the time, get there early and enjoy a great tasting breakfast with a conversation.

MarkAnthony Calderon

Wonderful sevice feel like family when walking in. They had a fresh pot of decaf coffee made for us that is delicious. My fiance and I had the Chicken club with stack fries and I had the Kountry Omlet with hashbrowns and a pancake. Can't wait to have dinner here later.

Bryan Rees

Great place for a quick meal either eating in or taking out. Very friendly staff and fast service with a smile. Would highly recommend this place when you are in the area.

Nydia Ruelas

First restaurant we’ve gone to since we moved to Salida, the food is delicious, homemade biscuits and gravy are to die for. I love how the owners come out to greet and hold conversations with you, giving at that old town warm feeling.

Alberto Vlog

VERY VERY RECOMMENDED The Food Is DELICIOUS And There CUSTOMER SERVICE IS PERFECT !!! The Owners Are Very Kind HIGHLY RECOMMEND 10/10 🔥💪🏼

keenan lopez

Best "kountry" fried steak in the valley. Absolutely massive steak topped with a delicious white gravy, that comes with a biscuit, potatoes (country fries or hash browns) and eggs. The restaurant has a true home town feel and the friendliest and fastest service you can find for a sit down restaurant.

Jackie is the coolest host. He's always so kind. And their food is great. Awesome family!

The owner husband and wife duo are amazing. The food and prices are a great blessing. Want good, affordable breakfast food, this is the place

I love this place. We had their 10 oz chicken fried steak smothered in their sausage gravy. They definitely didn't hold back on the sausage in the gravy. Most places add a few pieces or nothing at all. The eggs was perefctly cooked over medium, gooey yolk but the edges slightly crispy. And their hashvrowns perfectly fried and crispy. It was delicious. Great welcoming customer service as well.

Every time I have the opportunity to visit Salida's Country Kitchen - Breakfast and Lunch Served ALL DAY, I always receive a warm welcome and excellent service. The staff is friendly and attentive, making the dining experience even more enjoyable. The food is delicious, and I love the cozy atmosphere. Highly recommended! I’ll definitely keep coming back.

This is my families spot. We were still very new to this town and this breakfast spot is very welcoming. The food is good and the price is fair. The staff also so sweet and attentive. Also the diversity in foods! American styled breakfast. Boba and bah mi sandwiches, AND donuts. Plus burgers and chicken sandwiches 🥹 what a place 🖤

Family favorite early breakfast spot fast service great food for the price.walk in and enjoy

It's nice to get away from the big corporate chain restaurants. Not many of these little hometown diner restaurants left. This one doesn't disappoint with good food and friendly service.

Fantastic little family- owned place, they do a little of everything here! I ordered the Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs and everything was done right: 2 crisply fried patties drenched in white sausage gravy laced with a heavy dose of black pepper, eggs sunny-side and crunchy hash browns. Jacky was super-nice and attentive. Locals wandered in and greeted Jacky by name. Rest of the family came cruising in as i was leaving, boy's arms loaded up with supplies for the day. Local and Family-owned are the best!

Can’t wait to go back! This is the kind of small town, family owned and operated diner that made California great! Everything was tasty, fresh and a great value! They have a donut counter that you just can’t ignore. Plus, there’s tons of cool knickknacks to look at on the walls so you’re never board while you wait for your breakfast or eat. Somebody very creative has built a number of miniature models of homes and other buildings all made from tiny bits of wood. It’s really a cool spot!

Erik Garcia

Jackie is the coolest host. He's always so kind. And their food is great. Awesome family!

Julia Soriano

Family favorite early breakfast spot fast service great food for the price.walk in and enjoy

Enrique Fernandez

Good food, good service, clean facilities and great prices.

Kimberly Grijalva

The owner husband and wife duo are amazing. The food and prices are a great blessing. Want good, affordable breakfast food, this is the place

Troy Martin

It's nice to get away from the big corporate chain restaurants. Not many of these little hometown diner restaurants left. This one doesn't disappoint with good food and friendly service.

Michachris

Every time I have the opportunity to visit Salida's Country Kitchen - Breakfast and Lunch Served ALL DAY, I always receive a warm welcome and excellent service. The staff is friendly and attentive, making the dining experience even more enjoyable. The food is delicious, and I love the cozy atmosphere. Highly recommended! I’ll definitely keep coming back.

Germaine Melanie

I love this place. We had their 10 oz chicken fried steak smothered in their sausage gravy. They definitely didn't hold back on the sausage in the gravy. Most places add a few pieces or nothing at all. The eggs was perefctly cooked over medium, gooey yolk but the edges slightly crispy. And their hashvrowns perfectly fried and crispy. It was delicious. Great welcoming customer service as well.

Kianna Melena

This is my families spot. We were still very new to this town and this breakfast spot is very welcoming. The food is good and the price is fair. The staff also so sweet and attentive. Also the diversity in foods! American styled breakfast. Boba and bah mi sandwiches, AND donuts. Plus burgers and chicken sandwiches 🥹 what a place 🖤

Ted Giraldin

Can’t wait to go back! This is the kind of small town, family owned and operated diner that made California great! Everything was tasty, fresh and a great value! They have a donut counter that you just can’t ignore. Plus, there’s tons of cool knickknacks to look at on the walls so you’re never board while you wait for your breakfast or eat. Somebody very creative has built a number of miniature models of homes and other buildings all made from tiny bits of wood. It’s really a cool spot!

Good small country kitchen, food is good, service is good but kitchen is a bit slow.

Good local breakfast and lunch place. Open until 4 pm. Delightful couple run the place. Good prices. Been her forever - third owners over the past twenty-five years. Where the farmers eat breakfast in Salida.

Nice little local breakfast joint. Always packed early morning with the local farmers and businesses. There signiture meal is the Chicken fried steak which is a challenge that will get your picture on the wall if you finish it. Always quick and friendly service.

It was surprisingly good for what the place looks like. The guy was the waiter cook and server. We tipped him well. He was much faster than we thought he'd be.

A super huge breakfast at a descent price; they are famous for their chicken fried steak. Make sure to be hungry, or order for two persons, as it's a lot of food. Furthermore, they tenderize the chicken patties the night before, and finish with a thick batter. Well worth the visit!

Older hole in the wall breakfast shop - I had the breakfast burrito with sausage, eggs, hashbrowns and some vegetables - was very good. Not expensive either

Jacob L

Older hole in the wall breakfast shop - I had the breakfast burrito with sausage, eggs, hashbrowns and some vegetables - was very good. Not expensive either

Not terrible but they could do a LOT better if they tried even a little; they don't have much competition nearby except from a chain (Perko's). They could really clean up a few things like water quality and add maybe 2-3 cheap healthy items on their menu. I get it this is an old school greasy spoon -and their country fried steak is decent by the way as is their gravy- but people also look for more heart-healthy stuff these days. Tofu and mushrooms are super cheap and adding a vegan or vegetarian scramble to their "specials" menu should be easy. Their pancakes are very plain here but their omelets are good; they will make one with egg whites if you ask.

I have been wanting to try their breakfast for a while. My first impression as I walked is was I am at a doughnut shop. The only server there greeted me with what sounded like, “Find a seat”. I did not know if she was actually talking to me because she made no eye contact and was talking as she past by real quickly. I usually have great experiences when I eat out in regards to service. This experience wasn’t a good one. I can’t say enough about customer service. And this server has NO people skills! This server alone, will drive customers away. As far as the food goes, it wasn’t bad. But it wasn’t spectacular either. The menu had masking tape over so many choices. I usually look at Google before I go to a new place and look at all the pictures of food. What I wanted they only had in a much smaller portion. I always want to be fair with my reviews. I only like to give 5 and 4 star reviews. I take into consideration that we are human and have bad days. I really don’t think this is the case.

ab6485

I have been wanting to try their breakfast for a while. My first impression as I walked is was I am at a doughnut shop. The only server there greeted me with what sounded like, “Find a seat”. I did not know if she was actually talking to me because she made no eye contact and was talking as she past by real quickly. I usually have great experiences when I eat out in regards to service. This experience wasn’t a good one. I can’t say enough about customer service. And this server has NO people skills! This server alone, will drive customers away. As far as the food goes, it wasn’t bad. But it wasn’t spectacular either. The menu had masking tape over so many choices. I usually look at Google before I go to a new place and look at all the pictures of food. What I wanted they only had in a much smaller portion. I always want to be fair with my reviews. I only like to give 5 and 4 star reviews. I take into consideration that we are human and have bad days. I really don’t think this is the case.

Not a real restaurant anymore. It is a donut shop with some extras. Not great food. Ok but the reviews need to be removed after to ownership change to be accurate. The old reviews are not accurate or relevant with the new ownership. My wife seemed to develop food poisoning symptoms after having breakfast at this place. Will not return.

The chicken fried steak is big but it was tough hash browns tasted sour the eggs were cook very hard and were supposed to be over medium. I had steak and eggs my steak was tough and cook well when it should of been medium rare. Will not go back. Been there done that. 😕

Ordered the patty melt and they use frozen hamburger pattys with no flavor on sour dough sandwich bread that got soggy. Very disappointed!

Ordered then waited 45 min. No breakfast yet. Waited while others ate. No breakfast yet. Asked about my order. Told it was being boxed up. To go order. Then waited another 15 min and was then told they forgot to make my breakfast by the same person who said she was boxing my order. Got refund and left. Do not like being lied to. Waited over an hour while everyone in my bike club ate Will not return no matter how good the food is supposed to be. Very poor service.

Warning! deception!: Under new ownership. This place is totally unrelated to the old Salida Country Kitchen. It's a trick they are pulling on people by retaining the same name... First of all, the place was very messy and the salt and pepper shakers had lots of dirt all over the top of it, the back was full of boxes and it didn't feel clean. Second, the food was very tasteless and amateur. I got the Vietnamese chicken sandwich and it tasted like it had rotisserie chicken meat in it. It had the flavor of a rotisserie chicken from Foodmax and the chicken was very tough. My wife ordered the ham and cheese omelette. It was pretty much tasteless because although they used a good amount of cheese and ham but it tasted and looked like they just put the ham and eggs into the pan at the same time without browning the ham first. Because they have many things on the menu they are not making a lot of things from scratch. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't have the name of Salida country kitchen which used to be a very delicious restaurant where everything was made expertly. They should change their name. When we came in and we expected the Salida country kitchen and it wasn't we felt like we were trapped so this restaurant is kind of like a trap. Be careful. If this restaurant was honest they would not use that name and they would not use the same Google reviews and Yelp account because the old owner's success has nothing to do with what they're doing now. The positive is that the owners were very nice and generous however in a creepy uncomfortable sort of way. Definitely never coming back here. The only good thing was the hash browns which tasted real crispy like they deep fried them. By the way, there is no more chicken fried steak challenge.

Wesley Richmond

Warning! deception!: Under new ownership. This place is totally unrelated to the old Salida Country Kitchen. It's a trick they are pulling on people by retaining the same name... First of all, the place was very messy and the salt and pepper shakers had lots of dirt all over the top of it, the back was full of boxes and it didn't feel clean. Second, the food was very tasteless and amateur. I got the Vietnamese chicken sandwich and it tasted like it had rotisserie chicken meat in it. It had the flavor of a rotisserie chicken from Foodmax and the chicken was very tough. My wife ordered the ham and cheese omelette. It was pretty much tasteless because although they used a good amount of cheese and ham but it tasted and looked like they just put the ham and eggs into the pan at the same time without browning the ham first. Because they have many things on the menu they are not making a lot of things from scratch. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't have the name of Salida country kitchen which used to be a very delicious restaurant where everything was made expertly. They should change their name. When we came in and we expected the Salida country kitchen and it wasn't we felt like we were trapped so this restaurant is kind of like a trap. Be careful. If this restaurant was honest they would not use that name and they would not use the same Google reviews and Yelp account because the old owner's success has nothing to do with what they're doing now. The positive is that the owners were very nice and generous however in a creepy uncomfortable sort of way. Definitely never coming back here. The only good thing was the hash browns which tasted real crispy like they deep fried them. By the way, there is no more chicken fried steak challenge.