Cozy Kitchen - San Leandro, California

Fred K.

My wife and I love breakfast at Cozy Kitchen. I usually have scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon and sourdough toast. She likes blueberry pancakes with a side of scrambled eggs. Cozy Kitchen is the only restaurant where I will order scrambled eggs which are perfectly done, slightly moist, cooked in their own small frying pan, not on the grill. The hash browns are a perfect golden brown, slightly crisp. Perfect. The blueberry pancakes are big and packed full of plump blueberries. We highly recommend the Cozy Kitchen for breakfast.

Becca G. F.

July 2024: Returned to try lunch! Burger and fries are just okay, but honestly, for less than $10, I am perfectly fine with just okay. Maybe I'd go with a local burger stand instead, but it's fun to drop in here just for the atmosphere. Breakfast is definitely better, though.
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OMG this place is adorable. It looks like it's passed through time back to the 1970s, and it's such a tiny diner! I need to go back just for a picture alone of the interior, but the food was good enough that I want to try lunch, too. Service was efficient and welcoming, and those menu prices have not seen an update in years, either, praise the lord.

Had a Denver omelette (I think), but I asked for bacon instead of ham - no problem at all with that substitution. I'm going to ask for the bacon crispy next time, but the omelette was otherwise great. I kind of love that they only do American cheese here.

Would I have liked more options than wheat bread with barely any butter? YES (I should have added some jam). But this place has caught my fancy, for sure.

Philip M.

Definitely your classic mom and pop diner. Always good food, reasonably priced (especially for the Bay Area), and we usually wait no more than 5-10 minutes to be seated. Definitely a bummer that they’re closed Sundays, but everyone deserves a couple days off. Overall it’s a great place to eat breakfast or lunch, and always good service and food.

Sheila A.

No longer customers due to Owner wife was very RUDE to us as their customers spending time talking with whoever the person was and a went out the door to retrieve a darn gift for the whoever. Since we couldn't get any service we left

Geo W.

This place is very much a hidden Gem of the area tucked in the corner of this shopping center. It seems like the owners are also the ones working here. That's probably why their prices are very affordable. You just don't find prices for meals like this anymore. The food is great as well! Just your typical American Diner food. Lunch and breakfast. Simple and easy. Highly recommend the Cozy Kitchen Special. I get it every time.

Mousie ?. T. W. R. T.

Very nice lady with great service..the food was very good and coffee on point...wish more places had service like this..miss when people actually treated u kind and with respect..i will for sure recommend this place..a hole in the wall...but you will not be unsatisfied...you would miss this place if you blinked...but know we need more places just like this...real people with real food

John S.

It is just as the name says, it is Cozy. Not very big but it doesn't have to be. It is just a comfortable unassuming place to sit down and enjoy a meal. I wouldn't be surprised if it was on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives some day. Great little hole in the wall cafe.

Jesse M.

The Cozy Kitchen has a "old school " kind of vibe as a breakfast diner location. Friends, family members, and even singles gathered at the counter table to enjoy a great breakfast or even lunch. My wife and I had a great breakfast at the Cozi Kitchen this past Monday morning.