Multi trips. Everything I have tried has been perfect. Staff is great. My goto for breakfast. I probably average once a week. The staff spoils me rotten. If you're thinking it's because I go once a week it's not. From my observations they spoil everyone rotten. read more

Service could improve immensely. Servers were too busy folding silverware and gossiping to serve us. Upon getting my silverware, she dropped it on the floor and gave it to me. Nasty. Food was fine, just the service was not good. read more

Nice atmosphere and comfortable on a chilly morning. The staff is very friendly and attentive. Eggs cooked perfectly. The potatoes (home fries) had little flavor and the chunks are very large. The bacon is thick cut but had little flavor... read more

Cruz's Cafe - Classic breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

This little place rocks! Very friendly staff that are very helpful and attentive. It is tucked away in a little mall but inside it has a nice home kitchen kind of atmosphere. I go by there for breakfast almost weekly and the food is fresh, well prepared and very tasty. read more

My go-to to breakfast place. Big menu with great flavors. Service is awesome. Get there early on weekends asit is always packed.

Visiting from Cali and I'm a big foodie! Walking in you're welcomed by old skool diner vibes and decor. Service was good, plates were well portioned! Pretty much ate the whole thing. Only thing I will comment on is that I expected fresh guacamole (like a chunky guac) on my plate. It looked like it was squeezed out of a bottle. Other than that, would return to try other options! read more

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Super cute spot they have the best breakfast and amazing service mimosas are top tier!!

If you liked Riley's, then you'll like this place! Such good food and the menu and decor are the same as Riley's! Love the garden omelette and I always order cheese melted on my hash browns. So good! read more

Vegan Just Egg, Beyond Sausage, Biolife cheese and vegan waffles can transform majority of menu items to a vegan friendly meal. My husband ordered a regular menu item and asked to have the omelette made with Just Egg and switch the meat with Beyond sausage. This along with hashbrowns and English muffins made a perfect American breakfast without hurting any animals. If I could add one thing to the food here, it would be addition of lattes or a better selection of coffee. The coffee served here is the standard drip coffee that you'd expect at any diner. A friendly waitress walks around the restaurant asking guests if she could top off their coffee cup. The interiors and decor is exactly what it was like when the place was Riley's cafe. The quirky signs on the walls remain. The furniture is the same even the window treatments are the same as they were at Riley's. I wonder if the new owner wanted to keep the iconic charm that was a part of Cedar Rapids for a long long time. So all in all, this place is everything you'd expect from a Midwest Diner, with an added benefit of being able to eat vegan friendly food. read more

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Great food and great service. And the minimum of 85 characters is why people do not enter reviews.

I decided to stop by Cruz's Cafe for breakfast. Immediately after I sat myself, a very sweet waitress came to take my order for drinks and then came back with the drinks and took my order (since I was ready). I ordered an Egg White Chicken and Goat Cheese Omelette with spinach instead of roasted red peppers and with an English muffin and Black Beans. For drinks, I ordered: an orange juice, an ice water, and a coffee. Everything tasted good. The only thing was I had never tried chicken in an omelette before, and it was different. Service was great! Restaurant was clean. Decor inside the restaurant was neat. Overall, pretty good experience! read more

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I have eaten here 3 times and I have yet to be disappointed. The chicken fried steak seems homemade and was great! I haven't tried the cinnamon French toast yet but I have had the regular French toast and it is hand battered none of that nasty frozen stuff here. Keep it up! I love your specials also (I had the chicken fried steak dinner). Good service also. I'm going to hate when the word gets out and this place gets packed but I guess it eventually will. read more

Absolutely one of my favorite restaurants! And as a vegan it's easy for me to eat there. So grateful for that. Amazing service too!

FANTASTIC cinnamon roll French Toast and wonderful veggie omelet. Felt the pricing was right in line with other places. Cute inside and VERY busy on a Sunday AM, but worth the wait! DEFINITELY will stop in again. Lots more to try!! read more

My weekly lunch group and I were looking for new diners in the area and we stumbled upon Cruz's Cafe. Acting as an almost replacement for the now defunct Riley's Cafe here in town -- Cruz's offers a familiar atmosphere and menu. Warming and inviting -- the walls are filled with old local street signs and automobile signage. Like the decor, the menu is also a spin-off of Riley's but updated and altered in all the right ways. Cruz's has added dishes like loaded cheesy waffle fries (which are fantastic, by the way) and an eggs benedict flight -- among others. Service at Cruz's was prompt and everyone we interacted with was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu which isn't always the case with newer restaurants. It felt like the timing of everything was just right. From the time you get seated, to getting drinks, to getting starters, entrees, and the checks... Everything from walking in to leaving had a great flow at Cruz's. The restaurant and the staff provide a feeling of being a well-oiled machine. The common pitfalls for new restaurants just weren't pitfalls at all for Cruz's. My group has now been to Cruz's multiple time and have tried a wide array of the menu -- from appetizers and soups to sandwiches and breakfast staples and we have yet to be disappointed. The people at and behind Cruz's are doing it the right way and deserve the patronage and support of this city. I look forward to being back soon. read more

Wonderful breakfast!!! Fast!!! Exceptional service!! I called ahead for to go, then we decided to eat there. Staff was awesome in accommodating that switch! Chicken and goat cheese omelette was very tasty!! Cannot wait to go back and try more of the menu!! They even had my favorite beer on tap!! Tip the Cow!! read more

A small setting, not a ton of seating, lots of food options and the food was good. We got a cheeseburger a d a side of mashed potatoes and a make your own omelet with fried potatoes. It had good flavor and portion size was plenty. Good prices as well. Definitely will go back. read more

Cruz's Cafe - Cheeseburger and side of mashed potatoes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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This has quickly become my go-to breakfast and lunch spot in the area. I have never had a bad meal here. The staff is always incredibly awesome, and the prices are definitely reasonable. If you like great food, served with a smile, and like to feel truly appreciated for you patronage then this is the place to go. read more

service was great, food was hella bland. not sure if I'm just from a big city and this is Iowa and that's why but it was not seasoned and I only took one bite of my food. luckily it wasn't expensive. the coffee flights are awesome! read more

I'm really sad because I really wanted to like this place. I give them grace because I know they were busy and probably backed up, but my husband and I waited 50 minutes for a sad meal. I ordered the Mardi Gras Benedict and I was envisioning a nice piece of chopped up sausage and jumbo shrimp with a delicious sauce on top of it with the Cajun seasoning, but it was super tiny pieces of meat and shrimp that I could count and barely any pepper. My husband got what looked like 1 scrambled egg and 2 pieces of bacon and French toast. For such a long wait we felt underwhelmed and sad. I don't know if we'll be back unfortunately. Im mostly frustrated because we sat for 50 mins and had zero communication. Our waitress didn't tell us what was going on, how long the wait would be, nothing. It's really disappointing. Especially when we got zero refills and watched her cater to other tables the whole time. read more

No wait, friendly service, great coffee & fantastic food! We aren't local, but love coming here when we're back in the area visiting family & friends. We always have a positive experience! read more

Cruz's Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Walked in. No one at counter. Waited waited and waited Finally I made eye contact with someone in the way back... but I was ignored. Eventually I just walked out and I've never come back read more

I had a breakfast meeting here this morning. The service was excellent as was our food! I had an omelette with hasbbrowns & coffee cake. It was all VERY good. Prices are generally in the $9-11 range for entree's. read more

We went in on a Monday morning around 10 for breakfast and it was busier than I was expecting. There was one person serving inside and one person serving outside. I was pleasantly surprised at the quick and positive service we received. On top of that, the food was DELICIOUS! They were on top of everything, efficient, and it was overall a great atmosphere. We will be back for the mega mimosa next time! read more

Asked for crispy hashbrowns. Brought out barely cooked hashbrowns. Sent them back and brought out burnt hashbrowns.

We were passing through Cedar Rapids on our way to Omaha. We stopped into Cruz's Cafe for breakfast. The service was very good. Our waitress was super friendly and accommodating. The coffee was so smooth, with a pleasant taste. My egg sandwich on a buttermilk biscuit was warm and tasty. My husbands vegetable omelette was tasty. "A nice medley of flavor." read more

Horrible service the waitress has complete attitude issues with having to wait for the guests to arrive for a larger party even with plenty of open seating available inside and outside. Would not ever eat here again or recommend this place to anyone. read more

Had the Biscuits and Gravy with a hotcake, girlfriend got the cinnamon roll french toast. Everything was amazing and we will be coming back again read more

We got coffee and when we opened a creamer there was mold and goo it was disgusting and seemed like they don't rotate creamers and jelly! Check expiration read more