Roady's Family Restaurant — Restaurant in San Dimas

Roady’s Restaurant is a quaint Mom n Pops diner in San Dimas CA. It’s a popular family-style diner offering a cozy atmosphere and modest American cuisine. The decor is pretty consistent with Old town’s history giving a 1950’s-60’s appearance and vibe.

I arrived on a Saturday morning as a first time customer, and sat at the bar. Their paper menu has most of the basic breakfast and lunch American cuisine. I ordered their classic French Toasts with strawberries, OJ and coffee. Food was banal flavor and taste. (Syrup and butter available upon request! My goodness!) Whipped cream looked like it was put in a hurry on my FT. Reg Coffee was okay. Server forgot my OJ; so I cannot comment on its quality. I waited patiently to see if she remembers but failed.

Roady’s very spacious with huge indoor seats as well as their front street patio. Prices seem fair for the area. Service was on point but tend to forget your order. I wanted to see if she’d remembers but did not. I abhor that. But I’m glad she remembered not to charge me on my bill. No tip was rendered.

Overall, it’s an old town’s diner with a hit or miss service. I’m reticent to recommend...

Easily my favorite diner in the San Dimas area. It’s a traditional American diner right in the heart of downtown San Dimas on what looks like good old-fashioned Main Street America. Parking in this area is extremely easy, there is a parking lot in the rear, but we were able to find a free space right out front. Inside is also very large with many different seating areas and seating options. Our waitress was extremely polite and everything that we ordered came out fast and at a fair price.

The menu is really large and filled with all sorts of great American diner classics. I had heard so much about their Chicken Fried Steak and overheard many other diners ordering it before me so that’s what I chose for my breakfast and I was extremely satisfied with it. It was a large cut of meat and it had great flavor. The eggs were also cooked perfectly and I really enjoyed them. I got a biscuit on the side, which was pretty small, but the flavor was really nice, I just wish it was larger in size.

Overall I would suggest to any diner fan...

Let's be honest, this place is old, looks old, feels old, etc. The walls are still wood paneling and there are different kinds of carpet pulling up here and there, pictures on the wall that are literally faded with time...but it's a real, genuine old town, Americana cafe and the vibe there is beautiful. This is clearly the kind of place where people have been going for decades, maybe even generations. The staff are amazing, super friendly and of the type that still call people "honey" with a big smile. The food isn't cheap, but that's not on them...That's the economy. They're just going with the times. But every meal we have had there is good and the portions are very "American sized." The coffee is great! And it has a really nice, downhome vibe that just feels good. Don't be afraid to give it a try. Just expect what I wrote above and you'll have a nice experience. (Oh, don't use the restrooms. They're kinda truck-stoppy. Just keeping it real.) Maybe we'll see you there, because we do go back pretty...