This is a neighborhood restaurant for us and when they first opened it was decent. Current day, the food is barely meh and the service is severely lacking. My party of two waited for 5 minutes at the front before we were acknowledged by a busser. It was after the dinner rush and an hour and a half before closing. I felt like we were an inconvenience to the waitress. We were seated and no one came by for nearly 10 minutes. In that time a table on one side us got their orders incorrect after what seemed like waiting for a long time. How long? I don't know but their 10 year old looking kid was not hungry after waiting they canceled his incorrect order. The table on the other side of us found flies in their food. We ordered two $16 burgers and they actually came out pretty quickly. Buns were small, dry and oily. The patty was similar to the frozen ones I get at Costco. I was happy to see they no longer serve the nasty burnt finger looking fries they used to but now they are steak fries that look like they are from the freezer isle. Burger was half as good as an In and Out cheese burger. Our waitress was never around to take a beer order or to refill water. Our order would have had two, maybe 4 beers but she never took an order and if they did I'm sure it would be like the last time we went and they'd never come around for a refill. This is not only bad service but it hurts their bottom line. Too bad they don't seem to care. The bill seemed steep for two burgers and fries. There was no value in the meals and the heavy greasy feel, and mess on my fingers, made me regret the effort. On top of that, there was a surcharge on the bill for non-cash payment. I know good food and do pay for it often. This visit is right there with past visits and concretes my decision to knock it off the list. Really a shame for something that used to be really good all around. read more

Gross food and AWFUL lighting. It felt like I was in an interrogation room the whole meal and the food was flavorless and just not tasty. I will not be returning. read more

Dads has always been my go to when I want a vegetarian mean and good beer, cider or even a kombucha on tap. I also love that they have gluten options for bread. Sadly the menu and quality has changed over the years. Their fries especially the blue cheese habanero used to be a highlight of the meal. Now they serve thick what appears to be frozen and definitely flavorless steak fries. Yuck. Especially considering prices have gone up. I'll probably stick to going to the downtown location as they have the impossible burger and have kept up the quality. read more

Dad's Kitchen - New American Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

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After a brief walk around the hatchery, then down and up a couple miles of bike path, I returned to the car in search of a diner. Bam, Dad's Kitchen- 1.6 miles from where I was sitting. I've read good things about it here on Yelp, so I became curious. After a brief call to make sure dogs are allowed, we arrived to a table on the patio, covered by enough cloth to make it feel indoors. Never did find the actual front door actually- showed up through and exited through the back gate. Ordered a couple burgers, one with an upcharge for some dressed up fries and the other with regular fries. Also got a plate of six onion rings. The difference between the blue cheese fries and the regular ones seemed negligible, but the burgers were big enough to bring half of each home yet still leave full. (Two diners...half a burger each.) Not enough to make me want to return for another though. A-OK- yes; Do I want to return- not especially. read more

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The food is still pretty good. They run out of items way to soon. They need to train/prep their servers better and their bar situation could actually kill them. I hope they make it because it! read more

Food - 2 stars Price - 2.5 stars Service - 3 stars Atmosphere - 3 stars I have been to Dads in Sacramento, but it has been a long time. I came to this one because I wanted to see if it was still good. NOPE! I ordered the Cowboy Burger, cooked medium with onion rings. The burger came out very well done, and the onion rings were not edible, at all. I wanted to pep up my well done burger so I asked for some pickles, and they charged me for pickles? LOL. Burgers don't get pickles according to Dads unless you pay for them. Thank goodness my GF sandwich came with onions or I woulda probably had to pay for those also. LAME! The onion rings looked awesome but that quickly changed when I attempted to eat them. Outside was drenched in the sauce they use, they were burnt and the inside was an oil sponge. Terrible. Will not be going back to Dads sorry read more

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Good food and service. You have a choice of inside or outside sitting,Friendly, attentive staff.

I'm disappointed. I really wanted to love this place. I have heard so much about it and finally found the time to visit. We had to wait quite a while for our table, but being busy is a good sign, right!? We ordered a couple of the DDD specials and we weren't impressed. The food was flavorless and greasy. Our server was lovely and tried hard to make sure our drinks were refilled. The food runner needs to learn how to smile, she looked miserable! I won't be coming back anytime soon. Maybe if we had ordered lots of alcohol the food might have tasted better. read more

My wife and I had a very tasty lunch at Dad's. I enjoyed the French Dip sandwich. My wife had a burger. Leftovers were for dinner. The server was excellent. The atmosphere is not fancy but comfortable. I will return. read more

I had been reading about this place for months and finally realized that I would be near the Hazel location at lunchtime. There was plenty of parking and open tables when walked in at noonish. I was warmly greeted and directed to choose my own table on the patio. My mom made terrific meatloaf, so I chose the meatloaf sandwich which came with fries. Gotta say I was disappointed with both. Flavorless. So I waited a month and went back. This time I ordered Dad's burger which comes with...fries. This burger was perfectly cooked-rare, and very tasty. The special sauce was a nice addition to the flavor of the burger so I ordered some for the fries. I don't think you will be disappointed if you order a burger here, though it seems a bit pricey for just a burger and fries. The order was large enough that I took home half the burger. read more

Staff is prompt and courteous. Good selection of beverages. However, the burgers are served raw. If you're not into ingesting live parasites then suggest you skip the burger. There's a note on the menu that says something like 'Dad says this burger cannot be cooked well done'. Apparently that applies even if you request it to be fully cooked. Not sure how the environmental health department gave this place a passing grade. No fast food burger joint would be permitted to serve raw minimally cooked burgers like Dad's does. Disgusting. read more

Arrived at 730 p.m. Thursday night. There was nobody sitting outside in the patio area. Pretty dad. I wonder why !! Everything is over priced. 8 dollars for a flat beer ? And it took more than 40 minutes to prepare our burgers. Not going back. read more

Dad's Kitchen - This picture shows how things are bad in here. Expensive beer and food . That's why no one is here except a staff member. Won't go back . - New American Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

This rating is a balance of service and food. Though our server was extremely friendly and prompt, the overall service was slow and detached. I wasn't greeted and though there were open tables, not seated for quite a while. The hostess and other server in our area (seemed bored when she asked about and brought our drinks) didn't seem to have much time for us. The food was good. I had the bourbon burger and asked to add pepper jack cheese and avocado, neither of which were added. The burger itself, was tasty. The fries didn't seem fresh and were soaked in oil. In fact, the menu does not make it clear in the descriptions that the fries have oil (garlic, habanero, etc.). The drinks, however, were good. There were no issues with the bar. read more

I got the chicken tenders and LOVED them, haven't had a good chicken tender in a while! The fries are perfectly cooked and the service is quick and friendly :) read more

First time coming to Dads. Great atmosphere, excellent beer selection and big portions. The Dads Burger was very juicy and cooked to perfection. The Hot Blonde chicken sandwich was a little bland but still tasted yummy. The restaurant was clean and the servers were very friendly. Would definitely come back if we're in the area. read more

Dad's Kitchen - Hot Blonde chicken sammie. - New American Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

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This is the third or fourth time we've eaten here and would love it, be careful when you order because it's a lot of food!

I've been wanting to try this place for a long time but it was just nasty. Food was bland and had ZERO flavor. The only thing that was decent was the ranch and the regular fries. I had a watered down mule and onion rings that were straight batter. Disappointed. $63 dollars down the drain and not even satisfied. read more

Dad's Kitchen - New American Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

Menu keeps changing, yet the kitchen still can't find a vegetable to put anywhere near it. Food here used to be decent, and I use that term loosely. Now it's $16 for a plate of fries and a flat sandwich drenched in cooking oil, or a plate of chips drowned in enchilada sauce and exactly one egg on top. Ambiance is nice if you enjoy feeling like you're eating inside of your weird uncles garage read more

Great food!! The Brussel sprouts are excellent!! Great service. Down home vibe with indoor and outdoor seating.

Normally everything is on point. However I do not recommend the fried pickles. They are soggy and just disgusting. The whole box went in the trash. Which is very upsetting I've been craving fried pickles for months. I'll know better for next time. read more

Dad's Kitchen - The whole bottom of the box is filled with grease. Yucky - New American Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

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I've only come here a couple times but every time I did I've really enjoyed it with my family. The restaurant has a close and welcoming touch and makes me feel welcomed. The food is good too. The young ladies at the front are always are so sweet and attentive and take good care of the customers that come in like me and my family. read more

Tried Dad's Kitchen for the first time last night. The food was ok, and the beer selection is good, but the service was terrible. First, it took awhile for the waitress to come to our table. After we ordered, it took forever for our hamburger and sandwich to arrive. It came to the table with luke warm french fries, which leads me to believe the food sat it the kitchen for awhile before I asked the stewardess to check on the food. We asked for ketchup and salt and pepper, only to have to get it ourselves from another table. Lastly, a soda refill request was only accomplished with a second request. Dad's Kitchen needs to work on customer service. read more

Loved this place. Post Shamrock and ready to drink n eat. Best Bloody Mary ever!! Bacon is off the hook! Spicy and alcohol! Burger is off the hook. Lettuce wrapped. Grass fed. To die for. Cooked perfect. French toast brioche is off the hook. The syrup was killer. Def need to come hungry. Good service by the female bar tender. Pro at her job! read more

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Name perfect for the food you get no lie.. or maybe I was lucky for dad that cooked like this ‍ read more

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Went there yesterday while visiting family in the area. Disappointed doesn't even cover how we feel. Had it not been for family we would have complained, but then again server never table touched to give us the opportunity to do so. I have been a server many years but honestly that doesn't matter. The food was awful!!! Burgers used to be so good. This time a medium burger was burnt, fries cold and forgot one order completely, never came back to say it's cooking or say I am sorry!!! Daughter n laws chicken sandwich burnt and dry. Did we complain ? No ! Didn't even see an adult looking person to complain to. Used to be excited to be in the area to go to Dad's to eat, well won't happen again. Upper management needs to read this and maybe be concerned on how things are being run. read more

Love this place. The food is comfort style with fun and unique specials and the atmosphere is also family style and super friendly. They have a great beer board, full bar and sports on multiple TVs....my kind of place. I had a jalapeno popper burger the other day off the specials menu that was delish. Just the right amount of flavor and very creative. Great local spot. read more

Once again I tried a trendy place I found on yelp and was it was overpriced and lack of seating. Assume at least a 30-45 wait as the place only seats 20 people. Since I had so much time to wait I picked what I wanted and the waitress wasn't too happy I already new what I wanted. I had to ask for both. MY refills read more

Service was awful and the food is edible at best. The waitress did not notice us the whole time. Some of the worst Service I've ever had. Part of it could be because they just are under staffed. But the burger and chicken sandwich we got was awful. Tasteless chicken sandwich and dry crap burger. We got onion rings too and were average at best. Ugly old restaurant and bad seating and played loud garbage music. Honestly nothing good about this place. I hope it shuts down. I have no idea why it is open they Honestly do nothing good, nothing. read more

Great Game Day Chili. I usually make my own because I'm picky about chili. Dads Chili was perfect, meaty, chunky, right amount of beans and cheese. Very Thick. Loved it. read more

Ordered medium rare. Look at how overcook these came? Also, notice how there are no replys from the owner to all these yelp reviews. They must not care. read more

Dad's Kitchen - Steak - New American Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

Haven't had a bad brunch item yet! This place knows how to do it. The staff is so friendly too, always feel like we're family when we walk in. read more

We tried this location as part of a date night with the wife. I had the classic cheeseburger and the wife had the Dad's burger, blue cheese and bacon. The buns are fresh made not prepackaged store buns. The meat is fresh not frozen preformed patties. The fries are steak fries, harder to cook. Although I don't preferred the steak fry cut, they were cooked just right. The place is a little too loud the have a conversation, but we enjoyed the food and will come back. read more

Dad's Kitchen - Classic burger - New American Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

WTF happened to this place? Last few times have been sub par. Tonight was awful. I got the cobb. It was the blandest most boring cobb I have ever seen. The chicken was super bland, the bacon was limp, the blue cheese dressing tasted like half and half with some mayo and a couple blue cheese crumbles. It was watery and absolutely gross. My friend got the mac and cheese with bacon and ate three bites of it because the pasta was so overdone it was mushy. I ordered the cowboy burger for my partner, to take home to him and they gave me the wrong burger and he said it was nothing to write home about. AND I was sat outside, but asked for a table inside if one opened up because it was still very cold despite the heaters and was told I would be moved as soon as one opened. I sat outside all by myself waiting for my friend and some water. 10 minutes later and the server finally came out to give me water. Through the window,I had seen a couple get up from a table inside. I asked her about that (especially since I was told we would get the next inside table) she said I could have it, if the host wasn't already sitting someone there.... me. that should have been me. She went inside and I was then told I could go in. It was weird. The ONLY yummy thing I got was the spiked apple cider drink. That gave them 2 stars tonight. It will be a while before I spend any money there again. read more

Year after year, dads never disappoints! I can walk in and order a beer, tacos or even a pizza. The staff is always courteous, prompt and ready to serve. It's truly like coming home. The rotating beer selection never lets me down. The pint nights are very fun and the dads mugs are the finishing touch to a great restaurant. I truly recommend this to all of my friends, the private room is perfect for large parties that I've reserved for family functions. If there was a way to give Dads 10 stars instead of 5 I would! Keep up the great work guys! read more

Dad's Kitchen - 102°F outside! Not at dads!!! The beer is always cold - New American Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

The staff knows what I like even my fav beer and soda the owner I have known for a long time. I suggest the Cuban Sandwich it is very good.

My friend and I went on a Thursday around 3pm and ordered the Brussel sprouts which were pretty good. The carnitas tacos were terrible. It tasted like boiled pork with no flavor. My friend ordered the chicken wings and she said they were chewy. We both left unhappy. read more

This used to be a favorite spot. But the last few times the wait time for food has been outrageously long. Today was the last straw; everyone on the patio was seated after us, yet got their food before us. The medium burger was more rare and the root beer was flat. But worst of all...,and the whole reason that we decided to come take one more chance on the service....there was NO garlic on the garlic Parmesan fries. Not sure what is happening in the kitchen, but we sure won't be wasting our time there again. read more

Hamburgers are one of our favorite things to eat. My fiancé heard about this place from a guy at work. After cake tasting in Tahoe we drove home and were dying to put something into our tummys. A burger it is!! We came to dads and sat in the patio. I asked if we could have our dogs with us. The guy said only service dogs. I said on the patio? And he repeated, only service dogs. Probably the only disappointment. My fiancé ordered the cowboy burger and fries. I wanted the dads burger but the menu said it can't be well done. And I like my meat done so the waitress helped me with another similar option. I got the classic burger and added a bunch of stuff: bacon, blue cheese, avocado, jalapeños and I got the habanero blue cheese fries. The bigger and sloppier the burger, the better. My fiancé loved his burger. He said the BBQ sauce was really good too. My burger was excellent as well. The patty was thick. I don't like plain burgers, I like the ones I can add a million things too and it needs to get messy. The fries were yummy too but I got full quickly and only could eat half. I'm sure we will return! Ps. I love how they cut the burger in half :) read more

Dad's Kitchen - Classic burger +extra toppings , habanero blue cheese fries , and a cowboy burger in the back - New American Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

Great environment kid friendly has hard kombucha which I love. Shirley temples for the kiddos. Food is always fresh and hot. Great service as well read more

First time here. Heard about it through a friend that works at the dental office next to it. This place was also featured in the food channel with Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-ins & Dives (Greenhaven location though.) I was with my daughter and mother-in-law. My mil is picky when it comes to food. I am as well. And this place wasn't bad at all. Will definitely try the one in greenhaven as well. I had the Spinich and apple salad. My mil had the spicy chicken sandwich, and my daughter had the fish and chips. read more