Kristy's Family

This is a delightful family diner located in downtown Ridgecrest. The service is always epic and the food amazing. It's not a fancy place, but it's not meant to be. Good cooking for a great price. I have never left this restaurant without a bunch of leftovers...! Their portions are ginormous! Enjoy!

we hadn't been to Kristy's in a long time.(We had a problem with a server. messed up order twice). We walked in and the guy that greeted us asked about our service dog. then took the condiments off the table and said we had to eat with plastic ware because someone fed their dog with the spoon they were eating with(never heard of that before). we walked out.We have a Hypoallergenic dog that is probably cleaner than most people. if we share with our dog we feed her by hand ( not spoon etc.).We take our dog EVERYWHERE to restaurants etc. and NEVER felt that humiliated in our lives.They have lost my business because of this.They probably won't care anyways.

3.5. The food is bland and sometimes pretty disappointing. The service is very pleasant, and I like the cozy atmosphere. It's difficult to give an accurate rating for this place because my kids and I like coming here, but their recipes are just pathetic. On top of that, you're paying more than you should for the quality and flavor, which really shouldn't be happening. Tonight we tried the fettuccine alfredo, and it was flavorless. Alfredo sauce is so easy to make from scratch at home and is phenomenal with so few ingredients. The two items that never let us down are the club sandwich and the burgers. Those are always good. I wish they would improve.

Hungry and felt like I was in the middle of nowhere (Ridgecrest is pretty small town) ... Yelped the best place to grab a bite to eat and found Kristy's Family diner. Our party of seven was seated fairly quickly and greeted pretty promptly with servers bringing water. Variety of food options, but I was craving a burger. So I ordered an Avocado Burger which came with French fries. Portion size was good for the price and taste pretty decent. I don't recall my waitress's name, but she was friendly and attentive. Restaurant was packed at the time we arrived. Moderately sized free parking lot. Bathrooms are small, could use some work, but at least the toilet flushes and there was toilet paper. If/whenever driving through Ridgecrest and want to stop for a quick bite, Kristy's Family diner is my bookmark.

For whatever reason, we'd never been here before. We'd had a long day, and Kristy's is walking distance from our favorite motel. So we walked down to get some dinner and were a little surprised that it wasn't as busy as we expected at around 7pm.We loved the old photos on the wall. Hubby walked around and had fun looking at them. The next day, when we were headed out, he pointed out where the Bamboo Hut(?) used to be!When we entered, we weren't sure at first if we were supposed to seat ourselves or wait, and a nice gentleman showed up quickly and told us to sit anywhere.Our server popped by to let us know the specials and took our order. The food arrived promptly and was well executed.We both chose the soup. It was very tasty. They said it was "minestrone" but not like any I've ever had. I didn't quibble since I enjoyed it. It was slightly on the salty side but again, it was tasty and enjoyable.I had the Santa Fe chicken. The grilled chicken breast was moist on the inside, had just the right amount of cheese and salsa on top, and was really pleasant. There were two breasts but I could only finish one since it was later, we were tired, and didn't want to eat too much before bed time. There was also this delicious white corn that was sweet and had a nice herbed butter on it. And I chose the baked potato with sour cream. I was happy.Hubby chose the fried prawns and fries. He also had the corn. He enjoyed his dinner but wished they'd warmed up the cocktail sauce before bringing it out as it was icy cold in the center.So I do recommend them as the food was delicious and the service was attentive. I'd like to try them for breakfast and lunch as well.

Have eaten here for many years years. Whenever we come to town. Had always been good from the first time about 10 yrs ago until now. Friendly, fast, and lots of food

Spur of the moment brekkie stop on our way to June Lake for Memorial weekend . We were hungry, and Yelp brought us here.It was pretty packed for a Friday morning. There were 6 of us, and we were lucky enough to get the last table. Cinnamon was our server, and she was friendly and had great recommendations.Some of the dishes we recommend:Country Benedict Chili Verde OmelettePancakesNew York Steak and EggsWe were so hungry that I forgot to take pics. But, trust me...this is definitely the place to go if you want a solid, hearty, delicious breakfast!

Amazing food! If we could cook like them at home, we'd all weigh 500 pounds! All breakfast items were the best we've had in a long time. From our table, the favorites were the hash browns (perfectly cooked and not greasy) and pancakes (light, fluffy, and savory)! The burritos didn't last very long either. Service was great also. No wait, and constant refills on drinks. We just wish we lived close to this place to come again.

This morning we ordered the $10 breakfast. When our plates arrived, my bacon looked half raw. I was gonna one star them. The good news is that Vanessa replaced it with a perfectly crispy strip of bacon. The food was great. We really enjoyed the breakfast and I highly recommend the breakfast special as it is a great value. I doubt anyone can beat this breakfast deal. Request Vanessa because she is thee best waitress in town. She was super friendly, checked on us regularly, and she was very professional and efficient. If you order anything with bacon; be sure to verify that you want your bacon extra crispy. The cooks don't know bacon about bacon.

Plates are about 15-20 dollars, Food is so bland with no spices at all, not even salt or pepper, they are definitely afraid of flavor.The food seems as if it was left under a heat lamp all day before serving it to you. This food is only suitable for a senior center where the people have no tastebuds, or for people who do not know how to cook so they don't understand good food, OR for a prison cafeteria, they can't even toast bread ‍I thought small towns were supposed to have good food then I forgot it's Ridgecrest, you're better off just going to Jack in the Box. I will not dine here again. The only people giving this place anything higher than a one star are relatives, workers, and the type of people I listed above. Or they were threatened by the rude owner who needs a good reality check with two fists for his entitlement.