Diaz Cafe - Ketchikan, Alaska

RavenMan H.

Every dish is a delight to the taste buds, it is like home cooked meals Mama Diaz must be very proud Rudy!

Benjamin T.

I grew up here in Ketchikan and this has been 1 of my favorite places to eat.. we came here often for family night. SweetNSour ribs have been my go go to 90% of The time but all of the food is excellent! Small town atmosphere w pleasant service! Thank You Rudy and Mama Diaz for all the great memories of dining out w my family.

Jeremy D.

I've lived in Ketchikan all of my life, and my mom and dad have been here for a long time. Diaz Cafe has always been here, it was one of my first restaurants, and Rudy and Clara have treated me and mine as one of their family. I love these guys, and their food is great. Best lumpia on the island, best pancit, and my favourite fried rice and foo yong.

Amy J.

RUN don’t walk to Diaz Cafe!!! This was THE BEST wonton soup I’ve ever had! The Pancit is light yet filling and delicious. This family owned 60 years in business is worth waiting for… it’s a MUST GO

Cori G.

Excellent food with a varied menu. Sweet and sour pork with pineapple on rice is a long-time popular favorite for many. Not a lot of ambience and gets fairly loud when crowded but the food makes up for that. They prefer cash payment but will take credit cards now with an added 5% surcharge. Their hours are limited, 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Sunday/Monday. They also close completely for a couple of months during the winter.

Aleut G.

Growing up in Ketchikan, I used to eat at Mama Diaz's with my grandmother. It was a special place and for 36 years of being away from home, when I talked about Ketchikan, this was always going to be at the top of my list, as far as things to do.

Shortly after my arrival back home, I went to Diaz Cafe with my family and I must say, for as good as the food was, I was disappointed with the lumpia. They used to be a lot better, but now, it seems like they didn't change the cooking oil or something.

Other dishes like the egg foo yung and whatever else was in the family platter were pretty good. It's just the lumpia that weren't all that great.

I was amazed that the place looked exactly like it had, when I left, nearly 4 decades ago, and would not tell anyone to avoid eating here. The lumpia may not be as they were, but the food is still tasty enough.

Sadly, I only went just once in a month. Maybe I will try it again, next time.

Dawna R.

As a small girl my parents would bring my sister and I to eat here. The family that runs Diaz has always welcomed us and the food has NEVER disappointed. Now I bring my own children here and they love it just as I do. As soon as we are seated, they bring my daughter a small guy and know exactly what my son & I want to eat.

sean P.

If biased cut celery and a bit of onion is your choice for vegetables than this is the place for you. If tiny bits of pork ribs with bone and gristle is your favorite, than this place is for you. Diaz Cafe owners should disclose that they gave up, stopped caring and stopped trying to serve anything marginally better than the chow hall food I remember from my time on a US Destroyer in the late 80's. Who knows maybe the cooks they have at Diaz Cafe are those same guys. Keep up with the less than average and barely mediocre food standards, you may last another 40+ years. Though when there is very little competition you do not have to very hard.