The worst service ever food takes an hour to come out, even trying to get help is impossible they don't ask how you would like your food, comes out cold, gross and not well cooked the absolute worst service, DO NOT eat here these girls have no idea wtf they are doing, how about we hire better trained people we ordered a single sausage and waited over 25 min and still didn't receive it. Let's put it this way we waited 45 min for our food and it took us 10 min to eat then waited to pay and ended up having to get up and do that ourselves to. Fuckkkkkkk this place the place is messy as well read more

Always amazing! Great food and service. I love the chicken pasta salad, just add avocado.

First time eating here and I wish I tried it before now. Alexa was our server and she was extremely nice and accommodating. This will definitely be one of our go to spots to eat in Ukiah. read more

BLT with avo and extra crispy bacon is my go to. Staff is always friendly food, and quick.

Here in town for work, called to do a order to go and when a women answered after ten rings I was asked if I'd been helped , I said no she told me to hang on. After a few minutes the line hung up, when I called back no one answered again. Pretty terrible customer service at five thirty in the evening. Short handed? Tough day? Just be honest with customers. Was so excited to try this place after reading the menu. Not anymore. Took my business to a place called the alley by food max, they were quick and tasty. read more

The bbq tofu salad and the Johnny cakes are to die for. The carrot cake is pretty killer too.

Very disappointed. Behavior of the staff was sus. When we paid and they "upsold" us a plate of food we didn't order. read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - My most memorable taco salad to date. I never thought I'd wish I had gone to Taco Bell. - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

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After waiting for an hour for food and drinks, and being late back to work, my friend and I canceled our order. There were plenty of other people also extremely upset with this wait time. We had to wait 20 minutes for our order to be taken and to even be noticed, AFTER I went inside to notify a waitress that we had been waiting outside. No communication about how backed up they were was made to us, and after an hour I went to check on our food and they were about to start our order. After an hour. Usually, I love going to Ellie's, but this is just unacceptable. As someone who has worked in the food industry, communication is key. If the foods not ready, continue to check up on your people. We only saw our waitress when we placed our order and when we canceled it. Sad that this happen and extremely disappointed. read more

Disappointed! I went today to have a nice celebration lunch with my family. They greeted us served us drinks and gave us the menu. It wasn't busy since there were only about 4 tables total, usually there are more. We went after lunch rush hour too. We waited 15 minutes plus for our order to be taken basically ignored. I had to go inside to place my order. While waiting for our food a server was trying to clean up our table before we even got our food. There was a nice server who came out and made it all better. So it almost made up for the horrible customer service, but there needs to be more to be done. The lady in the front who I went to give my order to struggled to even take it I think she was new. Overall there needs to be some improvements. We loved the food and environment but I cant recommend it because of the service. read more

I have been going to Ellie's since the early 80's when I moved here. I remember getting a cookie and a coffee there when it was little more than a hotdog joint. I still remember Ellie working the counter and me thinking "boy she's one hot babe". I love the place, and admit it's a little pricey but like they say, "you get what you pay for". I recommend the club sandwich, and their cheeseburgers are outstanding. read more

The food here is really good. Unfortunately, the service is very very slow. The last three times I have come here I have had to wait an extremely long time. The last time I sat outside by myself and no one ever even tried to help me. So I went inside and ordered a "to go" order. It was a wrap and an iced tea. It took at least 25 minutes. I was charged a $.15 "to go" bag fee. That was just for a paper bag that they put the container with my wrap in...really? Totally unnecessary. The total charge was $17.50. Too much for a tortilla with veggies and an iced tea. read more

Apple Walnut salad is amazing. All of their food is so fresh and seasonal. Very friendly staff!

You won't be disappointed with the chicken and rice dish and the blackberry cobbler heated up with ice cream I understand some of the other things can be hit or miss at times, but I have never been disappointed ordering the above items. Their spuds also always look amazing too. I give 4/5 because a few little things, but 4/5 times the service has been good. They are usually teen girls, so people need to give them a break! It seems like over all they try their best and do a good job. read more

This place is horrible. I refuse to eat here. My girlfriend on the other hand keeps hoping they will get it together. We waited an hour for her soup and toast. Wrong size soup. Go anywhere else in town over this place. A different customer complained while we were waiting about the food being disgusting and under cooked. I'm sure he wanted to tell them how bad the service was too, I definitely did. The girls that work there are so unbelievably rude. Whoever the owner is should consider getting rid of half of the workers and start fresh. read more

Great selection of creative and classic vegetarian options, with friendly service and a cute atmosphere. I stopped by on my way through Ukiah, and immediately resolved to returned on my way back. read more

Everything so far is really good that I've tried especially the pancakes called Johnny cakes, very clean and friendly will definitely go back, read more

Love eating here... I don't live in Ukiah anymore but when I go, I pickup the rice dish with chicken ' sour cream, and the mustard chicken sandwich!! So so yummy read more

Tasty meal and quick service. We had the bbq chicken salad and it was fresh and delicious. It's nice that all dressing is made in-house.

The veggie wrap was flavorful and fresh. Really enjoyed the chopped cashews. Our server was very friendly and efficient.

Today, my order was incorrect (wrong bread) and the lettuce used in my sandwich was black and old - just unpleasant. Photo coming shortly. "I'll make note of this." is all that I received by the manager, which was less than reassuring. Prior to this, the last two times my mom has come (in the last three months) she's gotten orders with overcooked vegetables and tofu. She once told the manager and nothing was done, not even an apology but similar to the above. I do not blame the management too much, as they are all a bit young and inexperienced but I do expect a more from such a reputable restaurant. I grew up in Ukiah and have been coming here ever since I can remember. I'd like to continue to do so but at this point, I don't need to go back. read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - An example of the bad produce in my marinated grilled chicken sandwich (that came on the wrong bread). - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

I'm vegan so appreciate a place with some good vegetarian items on the menu. I go to Mutt Hut whenever I visit Ukiah. Today my friend ordered a "super burrito" and boy was it huge. I've never seen one that large. And delicious. read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Super "super burrito" - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

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Consistently delicious food‼Our children worked there when they were in high school‼‼

This place gets 5 stars for the strawberry Johnny Cakes! Try them for breakfast and you won't be disappointed. Locals/regulars seem to be known by name. Lots of repeat business I suppose, which is another good sign. Full disclosure: I have only sample breakfast items here, no lunch yet. read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Strawberry Johnny Cakes - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

Ellie's mutt Hut is the best food in town! They have really good service, checking to see if you need anything is always nice! I recommend the BBQ chicken salad! Thank you Ellie's for an amazing experience! read more

Food is delicious. There's disagreement there. Johnny Cakes are delicious & their breakfast burrito. & you can make it vegan if necessary. I'm only giving it 3 stars because the service is mediocre. They don't recognize new customers right away & sometimes it affects their customer service. The staff are nice but they could be a bit more attentive to us customers. Now here's my big issue & why I gave them 3 stars & not 4 or 5: What's with the rounding up a few pennies & making the customer pay for it? If the total of my bill is $13.68 then charge me $13.78 don't charge me $13.80 & insist that's what I owe. Yeah I know I know it's only 2 pennies....but still! If you want to round down to $13.75 that's fine with me (and sometimes they do round down) but i don't find the logic in putting on the receipt showing that you are forcing customers to pay more. Like I said before I know it's only 2 pennies but the. Why doesn't the restaurant just ALWAYS run down & do charge meaningless pennies & force it upon your customers. As for the legality, I'm told by the consumer-protection folks at the state Office of the Attorney General that rounding up without an explicit and clearly visible explanation to customers is a violation of the law because it amounts to an undisclosed charge and a deceptive practice. The amount may be just a few cents, but I'm told that consumers have a right to a bill charging them for the total of what they ordered, nothing more. read more

This spot is a Ukiah classic! I have nothing to say but good things about Ellie's, the waitstaff are very cordial and seem like they want to be there which make the experience all the better. It took an average amount of time for my food to come, but was not average was the BBQ chicken salad; It was so fricking good!! Thank you for providing quality service during these stressful times, I'll support my local family owned business any day! read more

I'm so glad I found this place! It was satisfying and delicious! Be prepared to wait but the food is fresh and well worth it. The employes are very friendly and helpful. It's always very busy and it seems to be quite a popular place to eat. I can't wait to eat here again. read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Yummy spud - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

So disappointed in the veggie burger. We used to get the best house-made veggie burger ever there. What happened? The new veggie burger was a rubbery, over-cooked (Morning Star Farms frozen patty?) So bad. The tofu grain spud was just okay. read more

There are few restaurants in Ukiah that offer good vegetarian food. I've liked Ellie's for breakfast, so I thought that I would try them for lunch; and, at this point, I don't think I'll go back for lunch. If I had only gone in for breakfasts and didn't have this lunch experience last week, I would be posting 4-5 stars. I googled Ellie's menu and saw a brown rice and veggie bowl. On the print-out menu - this info isn't on the board above the cashier's, by the way - the rice is listed as a medley that includes barley. I have a gluten intolerance, so I asked them for just brown rice. Twenty minutes later, I arrive to pick up my order to find that they had not started. Maybe they tried to call me to inform me; the only call on my phone in that period of time had an ID of "No Caller ID" which usually signals to me a robo-caller and not a business. When I got there I had to wait a few minutes (right up at the cashier counter) to even be greeted. Eventually, I was told that they didn't start my food because they don't have brown rice by itself, but that I could replace the brown rice portion with more veggies, which I was fine with, though, I quickly regretted saying yes to the offer and wish I had just asked for black beans instead. Maybe the rice usually absorbs the excess dairy - I love dairy, do not get me wrong. I love cheese. I love sour cream. I love yogurt. The veggies and rice come with cheese, and either yogurt or sour cream, but my dish was slathered in sour cream as if a container was just poured into it. There was so much sour cream that I - someone who does not have a dairy intolerance - got sick just a few hours later. Beyond that, the sour cream had disintegrated the tofu to the point that I actually had to add in my own tofu (meatless chicken nuggets) to try and make the food I just paid for something I could more easily eat. Oh, by the way, their online menus are totally out of date. Even on here, on their claimed Yelp page, one set of menu's is dated and one set is maybe the current one? Hard to know. I don't know why it's too difficult for a staff member (or the manager?) to spend ten minutes on Google to find the few places their business is represented and quickly update accurate PDF's of their menu, but it seems like the staff is aware and apathetic. I thought I was ordering a simple stir-fry for $8.95 but was told, when I was already at the restaurant getting my dish started (late), that it would be $13.95. I expressed my shock at the price difference and the staff shrugged it off and said a customer posted menu's back in 2013. After several disappointments in a row and just wanting to finish up the transaction, I asked for a glass of water to sip on while I waited for my food. They told me, "cups are over there" and went back about their business. Paying $13.95 for CHEESE ON TOP OF VEGGIES AND TOFU, which was disintegrated by way too much sour cream, and to add my own groceries to it, is way too much money. I loved all my breakfasts at Ellie's Mutt Hutt, but to have such whatever service with food I had to fix on my own and quickly made me sick anyway is disappointing. read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Cheese, sour cream, veggies&tofu. The overload of sour cream disintegrated the tofu&saturated the veggies. Had to add my own tofu in to eat. - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

Good food. Usually a long wait and waitress needs reminders that food is sitting on counter. Posted hours on website not accurate and should be updated. It would be helpful if business phone had outgoing message also stating accurate hours. Too bad not open til 9 am (most of us at work before then). If they were open earlier I might go several days a week because the food is so good. Friendly waitresses but slow or leave food sitting for a bit. I would recommend read more

Every time I come here, I'm reminded why I tell myself I will never come here again. Unfortunately I keep making the mistake of coming back because the food is decent. They have a sign saying 'please be seated' but the only thing that means is 'you will never be helped'. You will sit and wait for 17 minutes staring at every server that walks by but never receive a menu or a water or a 'hello'. Then you'll stand at the counter waiting to be helped and they'll act like they don't see you for another 3 minutes. Not even a 'I'll be with you in just a second'. Since when is it okay to not greet every single person that walks through your door even if it's just to tell them hang on. If you order over the phone because you think that will solve your problems, you'll get there and pay, then they'll give you the wrong order and they'll have to remake it. So your time spent ordering to save you from waiting in the dining room will be wasted, because you'll still be waiting for it to be re-cooked. Again. The food is somewhat decent. Although, overpriced, but I expect that in this town. But maybe now that I've written this review after nearly 3 years of giving this restaurant second chances I will finally wipe my hands clean from the nightmare and move on. Update, because I'm literally here right now still waiting on my food. I just watched a couple sit and wait to be helped, which (duh) did not happen. So they got up and went to the front to be helped that way. read more

It was a cold and stormy night; a night filled with despair and sadness.... Hmm, this feels a bit heavy handed. Ok, so it was a cold, yet sunny morning. My class was canceled so I had time to kill. I figured I'd hit up some breakfast and maybe do some studying for a bit. On a friends recommendation, I found myself seated at the Mutt Hut. I was greeted pleasantly and given my choice of seating. I then proceeded to demonstrate my keen lack of awareness by asking if they had coffee. I don't always make a fool of myself, but when I do, the whole of humanity rolls their eyes. Thankfully, my waitress was kind enough to spare my feelings and politely answered yes. It's the little kindnesses that mean so much. Following my drink order, I turned my attention to the menu. My hands began to shake and shiver. Was it simply cold in the restaurant or was I getting excited over the Mendocino Scrambler description? Clearly, I knew what I was getting! In short order, my meal approached the table and I was gripped in a spine tingling cold chill. My excitement could not be contained! Before me was a dish from the gods! Red potatoes, scrambled eggs, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cheese... wait.... what? Broccoli and cauliflower? My soul recoiled at the mere thought. Like any man-toddler, my lower lip set to pout. Fine. I'll eat it. "Would you like any hot sauce?" My waitress inquired. "Yes I would" I answered. "You have a preference?" she continued. "Cholula if you have it." She sauntered toward a fridge where, inside, contained more bottles and vials hot sauce than one might ever see in one place! Again the chill gripped me as the bottle of Cholula levitated toward my table... ok as it was carried to my table. As I sat there, looking at that fridge filled with hot sauces, I figured that that fridge may be the most Californian thing I have ever seen. Since this is a restaurant review, I suppose I should mention that my meal was delicious! The portion was generous and the fresh veggies really made my meal truly great. That may be the first time in my life I have felt that way. Coupled with my coffee, the excited shaking returned. Now the sad part. It turned out that my excited shaking and shivering was not the result of my anticipation and enjoyment of my meal! No, it really was just cold in the restaurant. If I was to guess, accurately mind you, it was close to 60 degrees in there. Every customer had their jacket on, and one intrepid soul, acting in the role of delegate, requested the temp be turned up. Will I eat here again? Totally... but only if they turn up the read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Yup... looked.... tasted better. - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

went with friend. She had broccoli soup, and I had the butternut squash, and we shared a Grande nacho. A cup soup and 1/2 nacho was too much for the two of us. How wonderful it all was though. I'd love to have the recipe for the butternut squash. It was beyond and butternut soup I've ever had. So yummy. Spicy but not hot. Again. Recipe Please!!!!! read more

Sometimes I'm just so happy to be a Californian. I'm a spoiled snob when it comes to food, so when I Yelped "vegetarian" while in Ukiah on a whim and I found this place, I was overjoyed to find something so quickly. The menu at Ellie's Mutt Hut & Vegetarian Cafe is fairly substantial. Not all of the ingredients are the freshest (meaning the salsa on my tofu ranchero might have been canned), but just the fact that this place exists at all in this mountain town makes sort of makes it ok. I will say the iced chai was delicious. read more

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Ellie's is one of THE best places in town. Their service is fabulous. If you call in your food, they will even bring it out to your car for you when you get there, hows THAT for service? As a mother, I found that type of service so helpful. I shouldn't have to wake up my sleeping babes to run in and they understand that. As far as food goes, when it comes to taste and quality they are hard to beat. I have been a lover of their strawberry johnny cake for sometime (of course the kids love it too). I can never get enough of their chicken avo salad, linguine, all the soups (especially the butternut squash), and don't even get me started on their cookies! SO GOOD!!! I heard they have a cookie shake now and I have been dying to try one since. I can't wait, I'm sure it will be amazing and served with a smile! read more

I've had some long waits for Ellies in the past so I usually take an extra 10 min from what they tell me but today takes he cake for sure. Called at 4:55 to order a chicken and brown rice and bbq chicken salad. Was given 25-30 min wait time. Showed up at 5:45 and finally got my food at 6:05. But hey atleast I got a free cookie out of it . Giving 2 starts Cuz like always food was good, wait time was not. read more

Ellie's Mutt Hutt - Chicken and brown rice - Salad Near Me - Ukiah, California

I have enjoyed dining at ellie's mut hut. They have great food but there service has gone down hill.i have been in there numerous time where I have waited a long time for someone to even acknowledge us so that was upsetting. I am one that if I'm there before the person that coming in way after me and they are waited upon. I went in recently and order three bowls of soup and I waited 40 mins then got up to ask what was going on to find out that the young girl didn't even put my order in. She just looked at me and I asked her way she didn't put the order in and she couldn't tell me why. Long story short I feel that a lot of the young girls are to busy socializing and don't really mind if you are waiting there for one of them to help you. They need to take a customer service class. There are a lot of choices in this town and I prefer to go to you but I'm getting pretty feed up with it. read more

Consistently great food! My family and I eat at Ellie's pretty much every time we go to Ukiah now b/c we know it will be done quickly but most importantly we know exactly what we will get. Admittedly we get the BBQ chicken wrap, a grilled cheese for the little and some fruit fro yo for dessert, pretty much every time, and every time it is perfect and done in about 15 min. Lately we call ahead and go pick up after all of our errands and before we head back home to northern Mendocino County. Always friendly and very reasonably priced. Can't say enough good things and I'm glad I finally took the time to write them a very deserving happy review! Xoxo Ellie's!BBQ Chicken Wrap read more

The food is so tasty here. They have a great variety of items and most use extremely healthy ingredients. Their parking lot adjacent to the restaurant is small but they have a larger lot across the street. The employees are very attentive and friendly. You get a lot of food for the money. read more

The food is pretty good - but watch the menu prices. Our item was stated at $11.99 but we were charged $14.00. When we questioned the waitress, the answer was: "We changed the prices awhile ago - you must have been given the old menus" The websites also say $11.99. Not a satisfactory answer. read more