Pop's Cafe Fremont

Absolutely recommend! The food is amazing and the Asian lady that works there is sooooo nice! I ordered a hotdog and it's made and presented with love! The coffee was freshly brewed and adequate seating is cleaned!

Winston Churchill apparently once said something along the lines that Russia was a "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." That's kind of what I feel about this restaurant. Why does it serve a mixture of Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Korean fast food? Why is it built into the side of a Home Depot? Why are there motivational gym-style quotations and writings on the wall? Perhaps I will never know the answer to these mysteries, but nevertheless, I greatly enjoy eating here and will continue to do so.To quickly state it, yeah, it's a restaurant built into the side of a Home Depot, but there's roofing and seating (and fake grass as a floor?), which are basically perfectly functional at all times. The slightly open nature of the area actually means it doesn't get too hot - so it actually works pretty well as a restaurant.The food selection is as I mentioned, quite varied. I've had the Loco Moco, Bulgogi, Hot Dog, and Philly Cheesesteak. All of them came out very quickly, cheaply (very rare in the Bay Area!!) and were as tasty as you would expect all of these foods to be. On the other hand, you're pretty much getting what you order - no surprises (and you wouldn't really expect a surprise). Macaroni from the Hawaiian plates always goes great with the rice - and the portion sizes for any of the plates are quite large!Seems very popular among people working at or around Home Depot for their breakfast and lunch - and I can understand why! Cheap, fast, convenient, and tasty! I honestly haven't eaten like this very often since moving up from Southern California - and it's delightful that I can eat like this again. Heavily recommended if you want a cheap, fast lunch in a place that generally doesn't have many cheap, fast lunch options.

After an extremely long and exhausting week, we wanted an early breakfast (like right when the sunrise early) and Pop's Cafe was one of the only places that opened near us. Tbh I was super stoked because their loco moco looked delicious! I drove up & realized it was a cute little stall outside of Home Depot. I can't complain since I needed to pick up something from inside anyways. The order was done without 15-20 mins as promised. And I was happy that it was still hot when I got home.However, the loco moco lacked flavor. The gravy tasted like a gravy we can buy in powder or canned form from the supermarket. The pattie was juicy but again, lacked salt. We ended up adding salt, pepper and a bunch of Tabasco over it. Wanted to love it so badly bc the owner was the sweetest, but the flavor wasn't quite there for us to get us coming back.

We were trying to figure out what to have for lunch and decided it was the day we tried Pop's Cafe. I kept seeing this pop up as an option on my searches so I was excited to try out this food. In short, it was ok. I wasn't blown away but it's definitely a hefty meal if you're needing something to last you all day.L O C A T I O NIt's directly in front of Home Depot on Auto Mall Parkway. Like literally in front of the Home Depot in this little hut area. The parking situation is easy as it's the same lot as the large Home Depot parking lot.I N S I D EIt's a small covered area with a few chairs but don't expect to have a gigantic group be here. We ordered to go.M E N UThe menu is a mish mash of things from hot dogs, hamburgers, to Latin and Hawaiian flavors. We opted to get a Loco Moco and carne asada burrito.The Loco Moco felt a bit standard. It comes with two hamburger patties and two eggs. I'm not sure if they make their hamburger patties there but it seemed like your standard frozen burger patties. The gravy was a good salty balance to everything. The mac salad is a little heavy on the bell pepper flavor even though there's not much in there. I was burping that up all day. But then again, I have a bit of intolerance to bell peppers so beware if you do also. There's a good amount of rice and I love me a good amount of rice with gravy.The carne asada burrito was sizeable. Lots of meat, rice, and beans and a bit of lettuce.S E R V I C EA nice lady took our order and also let us know they did take over this spot from the original owners about a year or so ago. We paid easily and got our food in a timely manner.O V E R A L LAs I mentioned, the food was fine and okay. Good especially if you want something really hearty which a lot of folks who go to Home Depot need energy to sustain their work! I can see why it's thriving in that spot. So I would suggest ordering, then doing your Home Depot shopping, and your food should be ready to go by the time you come out....well if you're doing a quick trip of course. They also have $5 specials which is nice. Try them out!

This is a small eatery set up outside of Home Depot, providing indoor seating with an open-air outdoor feel. So many choices on the menu, like hot dogs, sausage egg and cheese croissant, and loco moco... but on my recent visit, I went with the breakfast burrito. It was quite sizable, filled with tasty ingredients like hashbrowns, sausage, egg, and cheese, the tortilla grilled nicely, everything freshly made, and served hot, with an optional side of green sauce (choice of medium or spicy). I didn't need the sauce as the burrito was already full of flavor and seasoning. The service was outstanding, the lady who took my order was so friendly and welcoming, and ensured a positive experience for a casual meal on a Saturday afternoon.

Holy shit this place is good!! It's an interesting variety of food, ranging from loco moco's to croissant sandwiches, but that just means more options. The burger is comparable to In-n-Out with this delicious sauce and all the fixings, while the Polish dog wasn't too salty but still very flavorful. The tacos were okay, a little empty so I don't think I would get them again. The burger blew my mind though. Great and friendly service too!

Review update: I have since tried the breakfast burrito myself and gotten the chicken teriyaki plate twice. The burrito was good but I've had better. Would definitely pick up in a pinch.But the real star of the show is the chicken teriyaki. For $14 you get a lot of chicken, a good amount of rice, two perfectly fried eggs, some veggies. The veggies are probably the only thing that could be improved on, otherwise this plate is perfect. And honestly, I'm not ordering it for the veggies lol. There's plenty of yummy sauce for the rice to soak up plus the perfect gooey eggs and probably like 2+ large chicken thighs. They're all cut up so I'm not sure exactly how much chicken but it's plenty. I've ordered this twice now and can't finish it. It's easily two meals. Or at least a filling meal with some to snack on later. Now this I will be coming back for regularly when I need to run to Home Depot.

Little shop located outside home depot, had the hot link and the iced mocha. Both were very good and the price was reasonable

I'm not sure if this place was sold to someone else as Pop's Cafe was on our list and did not see any Island Kine vibes around! We got 2 loco mocos, 2 3 tacos order (they do not have empanadas) and a breakfast croissant, everything was 1 star at best. I only gave 2 stars because the Korean (?) Aunty was nice but the food was not worth the $68+ total. Would never go back, sorry but if these are the new owners they are not honoring what Pop's Cafe created.

Was on the road and in the mood for a breakfast burrito on the go. Luckily I was close to this little cafe and was pleasantly surprised by the burrito. Also, the homemade green salsa was one of the best I've had.