Harley Dawn Diner — Restaurant in Folsom

Out of all diners and believe me I am a diner hopper, I have been to them all this is my least favorite sadly it's not on my list anymore and I had ate there many years and many times.

I do not care for their ranch dressing it is so thick and doesn't taste like ranch at all in fact it is just horrible.

I do not like any of their tomato sauces they lack flavor and are bland and just plain uck.

I did not care for the fact that when ordering take out they nickel dime you to death for the the container, the bag, it's fine we know it's not free but incorporate it into the take out price don't make the customer feel like he is handing over arms and legs to pay for his meal.

Their fried food has a stale greasy taste, that I do not care for. I do not like any of their fried foods from fish to burgers, especially fried seafood it is all batter. Crab cake chicken croquets,to much filler. Meatloaf does not taste like meat loaf, stuffed peppers their tomato sauce ruins it and their gravy is not much better. Soup is bland The staff is not really that friendly and out of all the diners I have went to over many years, they are least friendly and caring here. I recall many times going in the doors and the wait staff was doing nothing and just left you stand there, like you were bothering them. No hello how many follow me, very complacent. Turned me off.

The wraps and clubs hardly have any meat in them. If it's fried it is horrible.

I could go on about other things, like the bathroom being not real clean.

I just really feel there are far better choices and PRICES at other diners very close by and a lot more friendly service and if we are paying for the bags and take home containers they aren't letting us know about it.

Honestly I stopped going there after the take out hold up I experienced that was right after the solar panels went up and when it closed I didn't miss it and now that is't open again I don't feel I am missing anything either and don't intend to try and find out. I had ate there many times and each time realized my money spends anywhere and I had indigestion and didn't really like the food.

There are many diners in the close vicinity that have far better food, service and the bottom line prices.

Further more unless someone left them money, or they hit the lottery or gambled and won big they are in debt up to their ears. They leveled the place, build all brand new and solar panels a couple of years before that not leased bought with the bank sign proudly on display on the land so you do the math= I wanna make the most of spending my money and I can't pay their bills and they can't pay mine.

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First visit to Harley Dawn a few days ago. Having heard wonderful things about the diner, I went with high expectations. But sadly very mixed results.

The place is clean, bright and inviting. Then things went downhill a bit. Our waiter seemed a bit confused about what sides were available. He brought our drinks promptly, and the salad and soup for those who had ordered those. Then I noticed him just standing around a lot (as soon as he’d see a car pull into the parking lot, he’d grab menus and just hover near the door, waiting for them to park and make their way in. We weren’t able to get his attention when we needed it. He eventually brought my daughter’s meal, which had a few special requests, and was done as she requested. Then the rest of us waited, and waited and waited for our meals as he stood chatting with one table for about ten minutes, stood by the door, talking on his phone for at least 15 minutes. When he finally ended his call, and brought the food, it was obvious it had been sitting under the heat lights waiting—my mashed potatoes were dry and pasty, the gravy on my meat was almost rubbery on top. My poor little toddler grandson was cranky by this time, had eaten the crackers from my soup and wanted nothing to do with his chicken tenders. The food itself, outside of being a bit ‘over’ because of the long wait, was good and plentiful. The corn chowder was amazing, my husband enjoyed his chicken croquettes, daughter’s plate was exactly as she’d asked for it. The sides were very generous and excellent. Unfortunately, daughter wanted to get a couple of things to take home, but was afraid to order and have another long wait for our cranky toddler, so she skipped that. The only bread brought was very spicy pumpkin bread-which is fine if you like that sort of thing, but it would have been nice to have the choice of a dinner roll. Oh, and when we asked for boxes for our leftovers, that took a while, and two trips for him to bring enough.

I would probably give the restaurant a second try-only because the food was good, but would definitely avoid that server, if possible. I’d suggest, if a server is tied up with a phone call, or chatting with another table for a while, that there should be a runner available to get the food out in a timely manner. Look, understand, I do NOT ever expect instant service when eating out, but in a diner with fewer than a half dozen occupied tables, at least three servers on, it should not take well over a half hour from ordering till the...

This has to be one of the most amazing diners that I’ve ever been to. They’ve done an exceptional job at providing guests with warm, personable, and welcoming experience that you’d expect from your favorite local diner. However, their commitment to providing customers with locally grown farm fresh ingredients, homemade comfort food, delicious and homemade deserts. I personally think the Key Lime Pie is a “MUST HAVE “. I usually get the pie “to go” because the homemade ice cream is to “die for” and have the most creative flavors with ingredients also locally grown and made with the highest quality ingredients and you’ll . Don’t worry, they also have your traditional favorite ice cream flavors that are far from ordinary and so fresh and delicious you’ll fall further in love with every bite. The pulled pork is out of this world and Shrimp Parm is a MUST HAVE....it’s orgasmic and I can’t help buf order when I visit....even if it’s just to takuue hone and eat for lunch the nexts days lunch

The renovation is fabulous and I was Very impressed ...if I had to describe the look...it would be “cozy-chic’-meets farm fresh fabulous”...such a great design. There’s so much room and the tables are not like most restaurants that try and jam as many people in as possible just to make a quick buck. From the moment you’re greeted at the door until the moment you leave, the staff obviously place an unprecedented and infectious dedication to create a wonderful experience that leaves you and your guests wanting to come back for me.

DID I MENTION THE COCKTAILS ARE DELISH⁉️

The most impressive attribute is their passionate “commitment to embrace green and environmentally sustainable building”. The building produces 100% of its own electricity...I gained great insight by checking out their website and reading the “about us” section and encourage you to check out their Commendable contribution to reducing or eliminating the carbon footprint… Very few restaurants so such dedication and care for our earth…... oh yeah.....did I mention the prices? Very incredible considering they use the finest and freshest...