Ellie's Mutt Hutt was a really cute little spot! It was unclear where the entrance was and I immediately felt like I came in the wrong door and was in the way. Someone told me to sit where I wanted so I headed outside. A waitress asked me what I wanted to drink and I told her that "I don't know what you have." After a brief wait the menus arrived. Having gluten allergies and not being able to eat raw vegetables, I had some challenges. The waitress was very helpful in recommending the BLT sandwich... I haven't had a BLT in a long time and it was OUTSTANDING! I really needed to eat some vegetables...I asked if I could order the grilled veggies but not on a sandwich (there was a grilled veggie sandwich). No problem! A side of grilled veggies! I also ordered an iced tea. This food was the most delicious I've had in a LONG time! The sandwich was perfectly toasted (lettuce and tomatoes were my treat for the day), the grilled vegetables were delicious and NOT dripping in butter or sauce...just plan!!!, and the iced tea was dark and perfectly unsweetened! Absolutely delicious!!! read more

The Mutt Hutt has been in Ukiah for so long i think 40 years, the owners, the staff have always been very friendly. This pretty much was the first place to serve vegetarian dishes here in Mendo, i used to come here once a week for the # 10 tofu burger when i lived out of town, the chicken avocado salad is one of my favorites and the chiliqules (spelling sorry) my youngest son loved getting a smoothie and a chocolate chip cookie, chili dog. The food is consistently good the service and staff always efficient and nice. I was goin through a very hard time in my life and was walking to all my appointments and i came in to pay for a cup of water and lemon and a lot of times they didn't except the small amount of coins i offered them. Such a nice and long time lovely place to get a bite to eat or a coffee. I highly recommend read more

THis place was great 30 years ago, and is still great!. Delicious tuna salad and took amazing moist muffins to go! A+

Delicious food, great friendly service, vegetarian options. Very casual. In and outside. I just wish it was ok to have dogs outside.

Extremely dissatisfied with Ellie's Cafe, I made a reservation for 6 people at noon on my birthday, only to find no available seating upon arrival. When inquired about waiting, staff suggested waiting for an available table inside or dining outside. We opted to dine outside, where two tables were pushed together, one of which was noticeably uneven, resulting in us separating the tables. Despite the outdoor temperature being 80°F, the heaters above us were on, prompting us to request they be turned off, which led to complaints from other patrons. As a 33-week pregnant individual, I became overwhelmed, started crying, and stepped away. Shortly after, a staff member approached, asking if we were ready to order, despite being aware of the circumstances. We chose to leave without dining. Due to this experience, I will not be returning, which is unfortunate, as I genuinely enjoy their food. read more

Sadly, I have to update my review and not for good reasons. Ellie's is still a unique restaurant with incredible wait staff and great food; however, two things have changed, which have caused me to lower my review score. First, they have raised their prices several times and are now one of the more expensive restaurants in Ukiah. While that is somewhat understandable, given that food prices have increased, they have more recently started cutting back on portion sizes (known as shrinkflation) on some of their products. My wife and I got our usual to-go order recently, Brown Rice and Tofu, and I got the BBQ Chicken Salad, but my order was in a smaller container (which is new) and was much smaller than usual. Raising the price AND lowering the portion size is unacceptable to me. I will be going to Ellie's a lot less often from now on. read more

Still really love this restaurant and come here often but something that has become frustrating and seems to be more and more consistent is that there is no distinguishing between a host versus a server and because of that often you end up standing waiting for 5-10 even 15 minutes to be sat. Well, I understand that patience is a virtue when people set aside one hour or 45 minutes of their time and 15 of that is wasted standing due to they're not being adequate staff or the staff being off doing other duties is kind of frustrating. read more

Third time back. Great spot and ac works Great price, food was quick and served by a pro read more

4 stars seems about right. The dark wood furnishings and lighting make it feel like a tavern. I only ever get the chicken and brown rice and the butternut squash soup which are superb. The front of house employees are mostly if not entirely young people, college age-- maybe the occasional high schooler entering the work force. Customer service is fine overall. :) read more

I usually pick up salads or a Mendocino scramble to take home but I've been going to this restaurant for years! It's a favorite with out of town visitors too So grateful for this restaurant in our community read more

This is a very cool place! Talia (I believe that's how she spells her name) did a great job, and was a gorgeous woman, absolutely beautiful. The food was great, I had the Patty Melt. I would definitely eat here again and recommend it to my friend's. read more

I've never made a complaint on yelp in my life however, this is the third time I've gotten my Johnny cakes burnt beyond edible. Pictures din lie. read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Burnt Johnny cakes for the third and last time. Kim, pictures dont lie. - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

Chanced upon this restaurant passing through town. Excellent in every way. Great atmosphere, great service, on top of fabulous food. Uncomplicated, very flavorful, just the thing when feeling travel weary. read more

this is by far the best restaurant in the entire town. I have lived in Sacramento, Newport Beach, and many other places and I CRAVE this place. My go to orders; marinated chicken wrap or sandwich, BBQ salad, chicken avocado salad and always a cookie for dessert. 1000/10 read more

Thank you for bringing back the chunky chicken and not finely chopped chicken in your chicken avocado salad , it is the best salad ever. I just ordered one today and enjoyed it very much thank you so much. I will be back again and again and again I'm glad I gave you guys another chance two thumbs up read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Chunky Chicken & Avocado Salad - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

Great food - friendly service - cozy. We eat here often, all times of the day. Breakfast favorite is Johnny cakes, lunch is Apple Walnut salad, dinner is a juicy burger. read more

Ordered x2 orders of Chicken and Rice, along with x2 Cookies and x2 Original Smoothies. The food came or good as normal, but the server forgot our cookies and our smoothies. When we brought it up to the staff they were rude and acted like it was our fault that the cookies and drinks didn't come out. It took until we were done with our meals that the smoothies finally came out. When we asked for them to be removed from the bill they refused unless they took the smoothies back, adding to the lack luster experience. We waited an additional 15 minutes for the manager. It wasn't even busy, there were only 4 tables occupied. Not worth the time or money. In response to the owners comment below. We had ordered at the front counter and sat down before the "big table" next to us even walked through the door. Check your cameras before you believe your employees over the customer. 0-Stars not Veteran Approved. read more

Visiting nearby relatives and stopped in here. Service and ambiance was wonderful. Food is decent, but they have a lot of options, so I'm happy to go back again and again until I find my favorite. read more

Great food, friendly staff. The place had a warm homie feeling. Sometimes they are packed, so I drive around the block 7 times and PRESTO! I find a parking space and dock the vessel. Whoever hires the help knows what they are doing. The staff is always right there, and don't leave you hanging waiting for anything.. and they are very nice.. read more

The chicken avocado salad is incredible! The service is great and the food is amazing.

I just can't with this service anymore!! Each time I come for dinner it is the absolute WORST SERVICE and this was my 5th visit that ive felt the same way and tried to give them another chance. When I got out and pay to eat its all about the service for me and this just isn't it. The food is good but you have to do a lot of the work to get some. Super dissaponting being a local to have to go find a new spot. read more

I miss my Ellie's!! I miss all the good things for breakfast and the Johnny cakes! I live far away in the desert now and we run a seasonal cafe for the snow birds and we try and recreate our favorites! Still can't get those Johnny cakes down but do a similar Cali omelet ! We just enjoyed your place for over 20 plus years even when we waited out the door for some amazing hot dogs and shakes way back when !! Kim if you ever want to sell me the recipes I'll buy!!!! read more

We went for lunch but the kitchen lost our ticket. Long story short, our party had to leave to go back to work because our lunch hour was over. We were given a free cookie which did not make up for not eating lunch. read more

Friendly attentive service A varied menu with a lot delicious healthy choices Always busy but food arrives promptly and is always hot Amazing hot and cold beverages read more

My dad lives far from me, and I made the mistake of taking him out here right before we were about to leave for our father's day weekend trip we had been planning for months. Instead of being able to go on our trip, my 68 year old dad had the worst food poisoning of his life eating here and had to spend the night in the ER. He is still recovering days later and having side effects after being discharged. He ate the Tofu and avocado salad with dressing. I ate the same salad, but without the dressing, and did not get food poisoning. So our thoughts are they serve contaminated dressing with their salads, but it could have been something else they serve. Please just be careful eating here. I called and alerted them to this issue, they took my name and phone number but did not call me back. That seems pretty uncaring about their customers to me. If I wasn't with my dad to get him help and he was alone, he may have died from dehydration and complications with his COPD that were aggravated by this food poisoning. I'm not one to leave reviews, especially negative ones, but this was a very serious medical emergency and I don't want anyone else to go through anything similar. read more

Taking off one star because my mom had to wait for her sliced bread to come to finish her food. She received it cold and after I had to get up and stand at the counter and be turned away because the cooks were slammed with orders. She proceeded to finish her meal without the bread since the rest of us were done eating for a while now. Then the bread came. My mom isn't one to complain so I'll do it for her. Overall the food was delicious and the fresh squeezed orange juice was delicious!! I don't mind paying for delicious food! Staff was friendly and bilingual. We left our plates spotless! Would recommend this cute place!! read more

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The food was great with a lot of variety on the menu! Service was also great despite it being particularly busy at the time of my visit.

I've always loved your tofu spud but this was unpleasant verging on disatrous. It used to be a nicely baked spud with tofu, melted cheese, green onions, etc. but now it is an a mostly hidden baked potato covered in so much brown rice that is really is a rice dish instead of a baked potato. I didn't mind paying $14 for what I though was your tofu spud, but what I got was a huge mess of rice resulting in a plate that could feed three people if they loved brown rice. C'mon, people--potato is a starch, rice is a starch, so can't we get one or the other and not have to overload on both or pick through the excess to find the potato and the tofu which is what I really came for??" All that rice seems to me to be a cheap addition to justify charging more. Disappointed in a Ukiah mainstay. read more

My 9 yr old twins love the food- especially the hotdogs. Friendly servers. Eat in or take out. read more

TL:DR - Great casual lunch spot, not great for a quick take out though. Marinated chicken wrap came recommended and it delivered. Soft pita, flavorful chicken and dressing. Ham and cheese tasted fine but a bit over priced for what it was. ------------------------------------------------------------- Came here on a recommendation from someone at a nearby winery who recommended the marinated chicken wrap, and man was she right! The marinated chicken wrap was amazing and was a very large portion. Not sure what it was marinated in, but was flavorful with a bit of an outer crust that worked well with the lettuce and honey mustard dressing. The wrap is super soft and chewy and the honey mustard was light and on the sweeter side, but not overly so. All in all, this all worked together perfectly. We also got a ham and cheese sandwich was a bit underwhelming, however. It was about the same price as the marinated chicken wrap, but was literally just a few slices of ham, cheese, and bread for about $12. It's a ham and cheese. Outside of that, this place occupies a weird spot where it's not quite fast casual but not quite sit down? It reminds me of a Perkins or Dennys without the booths. You order at the counter like a fast casual spot, but the interior is much nicer and cleaner than a Panera. But then it took quite a bit to get my take out food (about 15 min) after ordering. So it's an in-betweener. All in all, it was good food and a great casual lunch spot read more

Now this place!! This place is the Bees Knees. It's got a bunch of junk on the menu, but I have only ever got Chicken and Brown Rice. It's the best thing in all the land! You can also get it with tofu if you're feeling extra adventurous and want to skip the meat and pretend like you're healthy. Here's a tip for the rest of your life: sour cream can be replaced with plain Greek yogurt and it tastes exactly the same (better, if you ask me), and it's way healthier! YOU'RE WELCOME! They also have Chai milkshakes which will blow your mind. Seriously. Whatever nonsense diet you're on, forget about it and get the shake! It's so amazing!!! Thx4Reading!! LuvYou :D read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Chicken and Brown Rie! - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

Cute little place inside, great menu and everyone loved their food. Mine was just ok. I ordered the brown rice and tofu plate and all though I ate it, it was very salty. The tofu was sautéed in soy sauce which kind of ruined what could have been a great dish. Had some vegis, added feta cheese, tahini. The portions were huge and the staff was extremely on top of things. Giving them 4 stars because I believe I will order the same thing next time but request a a small modification in mine, and overall it was a great experience for all of us read more

Does not taste the same, something is definitely off. I've been here twice within the last 2 weeks and I'm not the only one who has noticed. My favorite was the chicken and brown rice. Very sad. read more

We live out of town but over the last 4 months we been to Ukiah many weeks in total. The Mutt Hut has been one of our favorite restaurants. It has a big variety of choices and the food tastes amazing. We're a big family and have eaten almost everything on the menu. Some of our favorites the chicken avocado salad, BBQ chicken salad, the burgers, every sandwich, the soups, milkshakes and so many other items. It's a family favorite and the staff are wonderful. read more

Portion size keeps going down while the prices keep going up..:. It's getting really hard to recommend or go to Ellie's.

Later lunch during the week. Parking lot was full - good sign! We ordered a dog with Sauerkraut and a baked potato with veggies, no dairy, asked to please bring some salsa. 2 fountain sodas. Food was brought but no salsa. Suffered through the dry baked potato. Couldn't get attention for salsa or drink refills. When we were essentially done our 'server' swings by to check on us - why bother now? Then came the check. The server back up brought us a refill after clearing our plates. Report on the dog was 'eh'. Baked Potato sadly dry and not very many veggies. We did see many plates being served that looked delicious - mostly burgers or fries with something. Couldn't use the restrooms in the parking lot as they were locked Service = C Food = C Ambiance = B, hipster read more

I'm a huge fan of over 30 years. This place bring people to it because it's a great menu, they make you feel good and the food tastes great. Prices have always been a tad high but NOW? What? I got a bowl of soup and a cup of soup, a carrot cake and a cookie. = $27. Seriously? It was indeed great but SMALL serving. Anyway- I will go back and pay more before I go some where and regret my food, what I paid, and didn't even like what I ate. . read more

We stopped by Monday afternoon on our way back to the bay area. The place was about 50% full, we decided to dine in. Service was great! we ordered the chai latte and it came out quickly in a huge mug, it was a very comforting drink. I ordered the grilled cheese and a cup of black bean chilli. Both items were great! The chilli even comes with tortilla chips. service was a little slow but they mentioned that on a notice outside, so we expected that. Restrooms are outside and they give you the lock code. Wifi is apparently only for the front register (?) which was a bummer. I would stop here again during a non-crowded time, our meal was just perfect. read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Grilled cheese on rye bread, tasted great! - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

Not only is the food amazing, the staff is incredibly attentive. That is a difficult thing with a party of 12. We had Joes Special, Eggs Benedict (Sundays only), sausage and biscuits, country scramble, pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage, Philly Cheesesteak, and French dip! Everyone was very happy and full. I highly recommend this treat. And it's right around the corner from a Super Charger for the Teslas! Ashlin and the restaurant manager were super 5 star service super stars! read more

Great service!! Delicious food!! The waitress recommended #15 and it was delicious. Cute little "hut" with indoor and outdoor dining