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    Rudys Diner

    3.9 (60 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Dawn S.

    Great food, great prices, great specials and great service! I choose the Friday night ribeye Special with free drink.

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    Robert A.

    Second year in a row we have stopped here on our January 1st motorcycle ride. They were very accommodating for our group of about 30. They moved a bunch of tables so we were all able to sit together. I was a little worried that they might be overwhelmed with so many of us but I was wrong. The service was fantastic, they made sure our drinks were never empty and the food came out surprisingly quick. I had Pappy's pulled pork bbq sandwich with fries which was really good. Paying was very convenient, the receipts had a QR code that you could scan and pay at the table. Over all great experience and I look forward to going back.

    Pulled pork a Macaroni and Cheese
    Ben C.

    When you walk into this place you smell freedom appreciation. The decor is mainly firefighters stuff and seems pretty authentic. We were warmly greeted after striking out on two other places it was nice to have that. We saw a sign said due to hiring shortage please be patient. So we did. We were kept up to date and we admired the decor. Ordered the western bacon burger which was delicious. The fireman burger was calorie rich. The pulled pork with Mac and cheese don't recall the name but was fun flavors in the mouth. The chicken tenders were a little over cooked. Overall a great meal. Our waitress did so good and we would love to have her again.

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    Jodi C.

    Went here with my boys tonight. The food was average to good. I was expecting better. Not sure why. They advertise everywhere around here. The restaurant boasts firefighter decor: a ladder hanging from the ceiling, a firefighter coat hangs on the wall, a firehose wrapped around a room divider, another leaning against the wall. A bookcase shows off a lot of small scale fire engines. I had the fried oysters which needed some kind of sauce. They tasted fine. But they needed something extra. The hush puppies were fine. The coleslaw was very good! My sons had crab cakes (very good), and vegetables. One son ate all his overcooked green beans. (It may be a Southern thing to overlook green beans.) The other son couldn't eat them. He didn't like those at all. I will definitely be back and maybe become a regular. The menu has a lot of choices that sound very good. We did have to ask for appetizer plates for our onion ring appetizer. The wait staff does everything in a hurry - when they come to check in, they will hear 1 answer and run off before another request can be made. So when they come back, they now have another thing to do. It doubles their work instead of being efficient. Next time, I will know to ask ahead of time for ketchup and sauce for the onion rings and cocktail sauce. The sauces won't come automatically but the food definitely needs to have the flavor added.

    Nice decor!
    Nicole M.

    Opened YELP and it was the first place listed. We decided to stop based on the ratings and appearance and selection of the food. Fire station decor and really quaint inside. People were friendly but on mountain time food came quickly. Meatloaf, hamburger steak and all the food was great-fresh cut fries! I would've given it 5 stars except I realized after a few bites the bottom of the meatloaf was red and not fully cooked and my meal was lukewarm. Brought it back, heated it up, ate it, and it's good hot!

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    Belinda C.

    Great place! We are on vacay and do glad we tried this diner! Chicken fried steak was delish as were the corndog bites and shrimp basket! Everything looked HOMEMADE and tasted great! The interior was cute with a fire station theme. Service was beyond great! Best service in awhile! Lots of homade cakes and pies too!

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    6 years ago

    Subpar and never consistent. Today was our 5th meal here. 4 chances to many Im sad to say. Family of 6 in agreement with opinion. No more.

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    8 years ago

    Gross gross don't do it flies in front hard to tell what the back looks like. Very slow to get service for a place that was almost empty

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    The honey chicken was very good. The atmosphere was pleasant. The servers were friendly. Great family restaurant.

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