Little Green Onions — Restaurant in Riverside

Been an avid customer for nearly 5 years, every Thursday, like clockwork. Now it's just gotten to the point that people don't even ask what I'm doin Thursday nights, because they know, that I'm digging into some deliciously inexpensive(.75) tacos until I'm stuffed to the GILLS. Seriously people. It's become an addiction. I speculated on my first Taco Thursday that there had to be some Crack in these tacos or something, because they were BY FAR the best tacos under a dollar, this side of the border, and the Mississippi. AND THE BREAKFAST YOU ASK??? Dear sweet mother of god(!) the breakfast will change your LIFE ! ! ! Or at the very least your day. Pancakes are killer, the French toast will blow your mind, and the omelets...speechless. The service has been spotty in the past, but fairly superior with what you would expect of a small, private restaurant. Sure you can go to any coco's or dennys anywhere, and you will be served the same food, consistent with the next franchise, however if your like me, and enjoy a place to not only enjoy the food; but the environment an and people around you. This is the spot.

TIPS TO THE ONION #1: Expect to wait! I usually go with 3-4 people and wait about 20 mins to be seated #2: if you are flying solo or on a date with little time to spare, or just plain starving, keep an eye on the bar seats, as you may seat yourself there without waiting. #3: And lastly, be patient with staff on Thursday, whether you didn't get a seat u wanted, they forgot to top off drinks, late bringing the check, or whatever the reason for your frustration, remember this; this place is ONLY like this on Thursday, their busiest, most frustrating day of their week. Just Be patient. And finally, #4: when ordering tacos, order the shells... Extra crispy and...

This was our 5th visit. We came in about 25 minutes after they opened for breakfast. It wasn't that crowded yet and we sat in a booth by the kitchen. There was one other customer on our side eating at the counter.

TL;DR: Took forever to get our food.

We order 2 of their french toast specials. After about 40 minutes, we saw other customers arrive, be seated, order their food, and have it delivered.

We asked our waitress, which is the first time she had visited us since taking our order, if our food would be ready soon. She let us know that the kitchen was just really slammed and they had a group of 30 arrive and food is prepared first come, first served. I let her know that I was aware of their arrival, as it was about 10 minutes after we had placed our order. She responded, Oh they called in their order. I asked about all the other booths on our side that arrived after, some of which had finished and left. She then said she'd pay for our meals. I said I wouldn't feel right about that, but she insisted.

It took another 10 minutes for our food to arrive. Food was fine, but our food was staple food. You kinda expect scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and french toast to be ok. Our waitress didn't return or leave us check. I still didn't feel right about not paying for a meal we ate, so I left money and a tip on the table. I just can't help feeling that our order was forgotten/lost and wish they would have...

It is locally owned, it is tenacious, selections on its menu are familiar -- all rare features today: earning it a star or two on the rating scale. As for the food itself and the wait-staff? Meh.

Many apparently had a positive experience here. And maybe it was an unlucky morning for us, drawing a pestering waitress ("Is the food okay? Need more coffee? Let me fill your water glass. Can I get you anything?" every three or four minutes) and a limp omelet that was both flavorless and featureless, with a second plate with Wonder-Bread type white toast and packaged jam, crowding the table. Not much imagination, in other words; just a sense of the restaurant's predictable wheels continuing to turn.

My perception only, experienced during a nostalgia trip back to Riverside. Which (the trip) was wonderful. I would return in a heartbeat, to bathe again in memories of my childhood city, from Brockton Arcade and Magnolia Center to Downtown and beyond to Fairmount Park, with Mt Rubidoux presiding over all. But given the opportunity to return to this particular eatery, even for the pleasure of looking across Magnolia at the venerable, surviving Palm School complex, with the memories those buildings evoke, I'd probably opt instead for a bagel and really good coffee from the espresso place right across...