Have been stopping at Ryderz the past few years on the way to Yosemite for the annual backpacking trip early on a Friday morning. Big portions, hot coffee, and friendly service keep me coming back. Food: I always get eggs at Ryderz, because they're great. If I opt for an omelette, I ask for rye toast and fruit. It's the last hot meal I'll have for three days, so I go a little heavier than usual. Omelettes are packed with your choice of fresh ingredients, and they're pretty generous in portion. Last time I had the "little bit of everything" breakfast, which comes with 2 pancakes, eggs, sausage, and bacon. Pancakes are huge! I've only had breakfast here because it's usually about 7 AM when were passing through, but based on their breakfast menu, I'd definitely give them a try any time of day. Service: Great service from the tall brunette server, who has been there the last few years. We always show up with a group of at least 6 people, and as far as I can remember we have never had any issues with our food. Vibe: Oakdale-diner-cool. There's always a group of regulars having their usual Friday morning coffee and newspaper gathering, and there might be a couple of patrons from the motel next door. Always been a mellow place to have a meal. Family-friendly: Never been here with kids, but the huge menu and diner atmosphere make this an easy choice. Summary: Ryderz rocks. We used to always stop at the Oakdale diner when we were coming through town, but since that closed, Ryderz has been our spot. And it will continue to be our go-to breakfast spot when we come through Oakdale. read more

Sorry to be less impressed with Ryderz. The ambiance is a little off putting. It has the appearance of being built in the 60's, and is way too much space for their current business (IE. lack of). Perhaps in the past, the Lions, Kiwanis, and the Rotarian's met there. Perhaps they had a lobby full of patrons. Perhaps they had banquets there. Perhaps is was the "new" place in Oakdale. But, no more. I agree with another Yelper who says it has a "barren" feel, like a ghost town. The food was OK, no real complaints there. I had the Cobb salad, and while all the required food elements were present as expected, it was constructed badly. The presentation was amateurish. Wife, a tuna melt and it was odd. Looked like a plain tuna sandwich, and not much tuna either. Prices were OK; if they were high I would have given 2 stars. The waitstaff was good, though, perhaps 4 stars. Our person was Isela and she was cheery which was nice after a long day in Yosemite. She seemed to be trying hard. They are perhaps young locals, and were friendly and smiley. That goes a long way. read more

This place has fair food but the service is horrible I ordered a chef salad and was brought a Cobb salad when I asked the waitress abt it she said " I am sure you ordered a Cobb salad" she offered to change it but her attitude was so bad I said no and just picked and ate what I could. I know I did not order a Cobb salad I do not even like the stuff that is in the salad. It will be a very long time if ever we return to this restaurant. read more

I went to Ryderz with several friends for breakfast. I should have guessed when the waitress greeted us by suggesting we go to Denny's instead, because we had six people and she couldn't mange to seat us together. It went down hill from there. Two in our party got their food with little problem (although one got a side of pancakes that he didn't order). Two others were going to share a meal, which arrived with no extra plate and no table service. Actually, none of us had place setting to begin with. We had to ask for them. At this point we'd been waiting for 45 minutes and the restaurant wasn't half full. I finally asked to talk to the manager. I was informed that he was cooking. A few minutes later, Another member of our party asked again to talk to him. Still no response. The last two meals were finally delivered by the waitress who found blame with everyone but herself. I informed her that it was too late and that I didn't want my food. She told me they would comp my meal and all of our drinks. Our check came and it was not correct. Big surprise. The visit was an utter nightmare. Was the food OK? Frankly I don't care. The crap we went through wouldn't be worth it even if it was the best food in town. So, just go down the street to Denny's. read more

Service was ok, food slow to come out, but it was a packed Sunday morning. Had to ask each time to get coffee refilled. My order came out wrong, and the waitress said I ordered my eggs scrambled (my husband confirmed he heard me say sunny side up) like I made the error. When my correct eggs came out they were so undercooked I wasn't sure if it was even safe to eat them. Pricing wasn't an issue, $6.99 for a full pancake/eggs/bacon/sausage breakfast. Friends highly recommended this place, but I won't be. Maybe it's better during lunch. read more

Amazing breakfast! Service is outstanding! Cat gave us excellent service and was super sweet! Thank you! Our go to breakfast spot!

It has the best food in Oakdale, real food, great service, casual place. It's kind of a surprise to get fine food with an old time cafe setting. read more

Favorite breakfast place in town! Burger special is awesome and the waitresses Tiffany and Tara are the funniest sweetest girls! Thursdays is the regular cooks day off recently so I avoid Thursdays, not as good. read more

Went there for the second time. I had a very large and delicious Cobb salad (lunch). My wife had a French dip that she really liked. The waitress was very attentive and polite. Overall a great experience. 5 stars if the men's bathroom had paper towels! read more

Went for breakfast here this morning only because we didn't want to wait over at Cahoots Cafe. The line there was crazy which is a good sign that it's a great place to eat. It took about 30 minutes to get our order. I ordered the breakfast burrito and it came about 10 minutes before my boyfriend's breakfast of chicken fried steak came. He finally got his breakfast and it was not even hot. He ate it because he was starving this morning. I noticed a lot of the other people at the other tables were waiting patiently for their orders to. One customer looks so disgusted he got up and it was about ready to ask where their orders were . We had to keep asking for coffee and our waitress asked if I wanted a glass of water so I said yes but I never received it. We will not be coming back ever because we really don't want to sit in a restaurant for an hour. read more

Service & food right on the money! Looking for comfort & value check it out ... family atmosphere

Read some bad reviews, but we are staying across the street at Holiday Inn and we hiked and biked in 97 degree heat in Yosemite all day today.....so we tried it. We knew what we were getting into. When I walked in, I wanted to leave and asked hubby if we could, but we stayed (too tired). The hostess station looks barren and the whole restaurant has a barren feel. The decor has much to be desired. The shelf around the room is a bit dusty also. But the food another story. We had tortilla soup and salad to start (came with our meals) and both were above average by far for the price range and type of restaurant. Dinner hubby had meatloaf and loved it. I had the T-bone (most expensive on menu at 17 bucks) and it was cooked perfect and tasty. All and all, great food, price, and service The atmosphere never grew on me. read more

Stopped by here after a weekend of camping. Perfect location right off the 120 and the Steak and Eggs sign is what caught my bf's attention. It's an older restaurant and seat yourself style but the staff was super friendly. You pay at the side counter on your way out and makes things pretty convenient. I ordered the Ranch omelette without bacon and the portion were huge! The hash browns were super crunchy and the omelette was filled with fixings which were not skimpy. The bf ordered 49er steak (of course) and eggs and he said t was ok. The steak not too flavorful but it was a good size. Definitely come back here maybe for lunch next time, why else is there to do In Oakdale?? read more

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Great service. Sat outside because of outdoor dining Covid. Prime rib was really good and husband loved his hamburger. Shirley temple was great. Prices were good. We will be back read more

This has been one of our favorite restaurants for years. They have amazing fries and service! We ended up ordering prime rib that they were trying so hard to get done for us without ruining it and it took a long time. This is NOT a bad review because of it - it's the best compliment I could give. Things don't go as planned sometimes for any business and I don't judge the event of something going wrong, I judge the way it is handled and they really stepped up. We were contacted frequently and they were always just incredibly honest and felt horrible. We ended up with one prime rib dinner (which was amazing) and they offered a rib eye steak in place of the prime rib and it was great! Super friendly service and gratuitous free cheesecake. It was such a great experience, I made sure to add the normal cost of the. cheesecake to my regular 20% tip. I would recommend this restaurant to everyone! read more

I travel from Tracy to Copperopolis a couple times a month for work. I always try to time it right so I can stop at Ryderz for breakfast. Kind, personable wait staff makes you feel appreciated and at home. Good sized breakfast menu. Large portions prepared excellently. Over medium means over medium not runny. They get it right everytime. Oakdale is a beautiful place by itself. Ryderz just makes it that much better. read more

Went there for the first time. Service was terrible. Long wait for our order and when it came out we didn't get it at the same time. My girlfriend was halfway done eating by the time I got mine, and my food was cold when it did get brought to me. I won't be coming back read more

Very mediocre... breakfast was decent probably wouldn't come back! Service was okay.....

Yesterday 05/31/2020 i came to Ryderz for dinner with my friend, she ordered the meatloaf dinner and i ordered the fried chicken dinner, we both had a large bowl of there homemade clam chowder which is very good. we waited about 20 minutes and my friends dinner came out. I noticed that her meatloaf was burnt, from being fried. Meatloaf is supposed to be baked. I felt bad for my friend she is an elderly lady and i can tell she was disapointed. So the waitress said she would comp her meal, when the waitress brang my friends dinner she said she messed up my order and thought i had asked for chicken fried steak which i did'nt. she said it will be a minute and the fried chicken came but i had over cooked fried chicken and the bread crumbs on the fried chicken was so think it made the chicken inside dry. I have been coming here for acouple years . It seems they have lost there standards, i used to like this place but the cook that night was awful and the food was made poorly. I guess management has'nt checked out how these cooks doing because i came here also on 05/28/2020 and had the grilled chicken salad with the chicken was also dry. The whole meal should of been comped, it sucked. read more

Always plenty to eat ,good place for breakfast and lunch large portions .Stop by often service is always fairly quick read more

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I had breakfast this morning--eggs Benedict and grilled potatoes. Within an hour I had the runs. Need I say more? I can't give zero stars, else I would. read more

Great food. Virginia is a great server. The rest of the staff just stood around on their cell phones. I'll be back. Enjoyed the food. Virginia does great work. read more

The place is dated and the menu is small. They have a selection of breakfast, burger, sandwiches and steaks. They are able to seat a large group but the food came out slow. Food is ok, nothing super special but you get lots of food for your money. The waitress was great, very attentive and always refilling our drinks. I would recommend this place. read more

Idk how this place has high ratings. It's dirty and disgusting!!! It was way too hot in there and there were flies everywhere!!!! I was so grossed out I couldn't even eat my food. read more

How people are giving this place multiple stars is beyond me...why would I pay for their bad food when Ferresse's Deli is cheaper, better and two blocks down the road. Do not believe the positive reviews...they must be related to the owners. read more

Stopped in for chicken fried steak, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns & a handmade style biscuit. Very large portions & the price was right .(tasty). read more

A disaster. On Friday morning of July 4th weekend, they had 2 waitresses and a busser running this place. It is a huge place that seats @ 150. It was about 1/3 filled but you could tell the staff were running around frazzled and unable to cope. We were looking for a basic omelet and we got that after waiting almost an hour to place our order. We had to beg and wait almost another 45 minutes to get our check. A third of the other patrons got up and left. Those that did get meals got partial or cold orders. Our food was on par with a Denny's omelet. One of the waitresses told us that they got a table of 35 people unexpectedly. But it was a holiday weekend and they are affiliated with a larger hotel next door so they should have more than 2 waitresses and a busser. And NO MANAGER ON DUTY?! Come on skinflint owners--if you want to stay in business, get people seated and served. read more

A bunch of us were headed to woodward reservoir on 4th of july to hook up with friends and family that were already there. Unforunately, the county sheriff weren't allowing anymore visitors in because the place was too packed. We drove into Oakdale to find a place to eat we decided to try out Ryderz Restaurant. What cought our interest was the name of the place. Inside, the restaurant is simple, clean, the folks, when we were there, were friendly... Based on our waitresses' recomendation, I ordered a burger and it was awesome. There were 5 of us, 3 ordered burgers, 1 had the fish and chips, another had a steak. All of us thought the food was good, service was prompt and the prices were decent. There's this picture on one of the walls that's a lil funny though of a cowboy ridin a horse......i don't know, you gotta see it for yourself, .. this place is not bad at all, I say try it out and see for yourself. read more

Great breakfast spot, huge portions, great country gravy, perfectly cooked bacon. Wait staff was quick even though they were busy, and very nice. Food was great, easy to say we'd go again. read more

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Don't know about lunch or dinner bit the breakfast garden omelette rocks. Not a whole lot of breakfasts spots in Oakdale, but this place has greatly improved over the last year or so...great service, coffee is right there as soon as you sit down and the omelettes are huge, enought for two. read more

I'm visiting the area and decided to check this place out. Pretty big menu, reasonable prices and my entree salad was very tasty (grilled lemon chicken). The best part was the service. My server checked on me 3 times and another walked by to greet me, as well. That was especially nice since I was dining alone. read more

I had the soup and salad- uninspired to say the least but I would probably give it 2 stars. My friend got the salmon and it was so overcooked that it was nearly inedible. The "veggies" came with bacon and a full helping of grease and were way too salty. However, the rice side was tasty. read more

Not a good meal. Period. We went for breakfast because we needed to do business nearby...underwhelming? Bland? Not bad people, just not a good meal. read more

Second time I've been. Rodeo weekend my party of 3 was there during the parade. The joint wasn't busy, but it took forever to have a waiter come to our table. Then I noticed our food sitting in the window Hash browns weren't cooked, and food was cold. I bartend in San Jose and have a lot of restaurant experience, was very dissapointed. read more

Coming from a strenuous trip from Yosemite, we were looking for a place to eat and this one didn't disappoint. Our group tried the Chicken Fried Steak, Corned Beef Hash and ordered a couple of burgers and sandwiches. What can I say? YUM YUM YUM! I never finish my food but this I definitely did. Oh and also, it's not on the menu, but they do serve alcohol from the bar next door. The service was fast, and very very hospitable. I would come back here again for sure, next time, I'll even be more hungry so I could get desserts. read more

The service is so bad here. We LOVED their hamburger special, but then it went up in price & that with the bad service is when we stopped going. The service is always slow, the bus boys are the best, & I drew the line when our waitress was just down right rude. read more

This is a pretty average restaurant. Plenty of seating and parking out front. I came for breakfast and ordered the Eggs Benedict. The meal was good-- huge portion, but nothing to really rave about. The service was friendly and I would come back if I was in the area, but probably wouldn't go out of my way to eat here. read more

My husband and I went for breakfast this morning. We waited 20 minutes before they took our order. It seems there no waitress sections as all 3 waitresses were all over the place, and asking each customer" have you ordered yet"? After our order went in the waitress came back and asked again what my husband ordered. It took another 35 minutes to get our food! Bad part is they weren't that busy. Finally getting our food, with my order being wrong we finally started eating and it was horrible. We only ate half our meals and felt sick. We actually had to get up from our table to ask for our check( as the waitress never came back) I would definitely go eat somewhere else as now we are suffering gastrointestinal upset. read more

This would have been a better review if we actually had a chance to sit down. The smell of warm and delicious breakfast filled the air inside but half the tables were filled with dirty dishes and the other half was taken by customers. This is where the "seat yourself" system does not work. While we walked up and down the restaurant searching for a table, the wait staff made no attempt to acknowledge hungry customers; as strange as that was being that I made eye contact with several employees. Customer service is key but this place couldn't even find the door. 1 star read more

I ordered the waffle special and it was amazing. Came with eggs and your choice of bacon or sausage. The place is clean and laid back. The service was decent, just wished the waitress came by a little more often but besides that she was professional. read more