Hot Rod Diner

Great place to eat with good variety, be it breakfast or lunch you can’t go wrong. Food is always good. One of the best American style food Restaurants I’ve eaten at. Service is all ways good. Would highly recommend anyone to stop in, if your craving American style food.

This place is awesome the food is great the prices are reasonable and they definitely fill your plate up service is friendly and I love this place I just wish the place was a little bit bigger but they do a good job of getting us in and out

I love this place. It’s not perfect, but it tries a lot harder than it has to. I’m old enough to remember when it was built, and there was a time, before it was the Hot Rod, that no one went here. It’s the best restaurant you’ll find in Hilmar.
I’m not a big fan of the décor, but it grows on you.
The food is good, better than most places around.
The service is pretty spectacular. I always sit at the counter, and this place does not disappoint. Friendly waitresses (haven’t seen any waiters here) who will gladly trade stories with you. Just what the weary traveler needs.
And I get the sense this is where the locals come. Get here early enough and you’ll have breakfast with the farmers. Crop conditions, weather reports, gossip and politics, it’s all around you.
If you’re rolling down hiway 165, do drop in.

Dear god this place is just amazing I’ve had some good food in my day believe me I have but the food here will blow your socks off the prime rib dinner special is something to go and try at least one time in your life. The prices are absolutely amazing the portions are huge enough to fill you up and take some home leftovers are always great they have a great menu it’s not such a big menu that is overwhelming but they have a lot of options I have never been disappointed with the meals that I have gotten here

It’s an alright spot

My family and I love this place. Their food is good, very good price and we’ve never had an issue with service. The only bad thing that I can comment on is their coffee. It tastes watered down and they do not have flavored creamer. I just order water instead. Other than that, this place is good.

The food here is usually good. I hate to leave bad reviews for small towns, but the service here just stinks! I have been here several times but I have never had good service. Today we never got a straw, our waitress took our order and brought the food and that’s the only time we saw her. She brought an English muffin absolutely blackened. I can’t believe someone wouldn’t feel guilty for serving this. PLEASE Hot Rods look into your customer service issue– the food is too good to get passed over because of the wait staff.

Great breakfast lunch and dinner good service with fair prices. The breakfast deals are unbeatable

Best breakfast in the valley and all at a decent price. I live 20 miles away and don’t mind the drive for good food.

if im craving a burger and curly fries, this place get me. not jack n the box. the prices are great and the food is delicious.

Good place to drink/​eat dinner in small town of Hilmar. Locals crowd, had DJ./music. Good food and drinks
Pitchers of beer are $ 11 dollars for bud/​coors
The bartenders here are great getting drinks out fast to customers

For a town as small as Hilmar, this is a pretty good diner. It was definitely popular with the locals as it was jam-​packed and it’s one of those places that you pick your own seat. I was there with the grandparents and they recommended it.
So we picked a booth, I slid in and my midsection circulation was nearly cut off as they made these plush booths with wide tables that really don’t allow for much comfort or I am turning into a fatty, either way it was no bueno. We were promptly given menus and our waitress showed up shortly after. She took our drink orders and then gave us some time to decide on what we wanted. It didn’t take long for me to decide on a Tuna Melt with a side salad while the others went for different sandwiches. All of our orders came out fine except for my grandpa’s which was a completely wrong sandwich and the cup of soup he ordered with it didn’t come either rather fries were in it’s place. He sent it back and was promptly given what he ordered.
In all the food was good, staff is friendly and I think I could go back there. Perhaps not a booth next time though.