I found that place to be a filthy dive populated with low lifes. Food is heavy, greasy fare.

Hmmm...isn't that what a good honest breakfast is? H

"Heavy" "Greasy"

Yikes! The guy with the white shirt in the picture is a really turn-off for a restaurant!!

I have been eating at Carlos' for years with my family. It is a very freindly atmosphere and the food is DELICIOUS. you must appreciate a good hearty big breakfast to dine there

How dare you call people LOW LIFES that YOU don't even know.

Whoa! Some of you folks got mean all of a sudden. Jackie and Breakfast Guy- might I direct you to the fine ramblings of Mr. Jeff Cox? Will better suit your tastes. Never been to Carlos' myself, but will try. I must say- I'm SO with you on the D'Affinois. Heaven!

I've heard about this place over the years so tried it out early the other morning. There were few folks there except for the police in the back dining room. I had an omelette that was inedible. The eggs tasted fried and not in a clean oil either, and when I cut into the omelette oil ran out. The bacon inside was flavorless, which was a mystery to me, and the tomatoes were OLD. They had been prepped days ago. Anyone who cooks knows what I mean. It was just plain gross. I agree the owners are a nice couple, generally very grateful to everyone who came in the door, but I will never go back. Also, I don't generally enjoy listening to agressive talking in Spanish while I'm eating, which was the chef/owner talking to his assistant. I'd recommend any other place to eat.

After reading all the votes in favor of this place over the great breakfast debate '08, my husband and I added it to our list to try. We went on a Sunday morning with our little girl. It was very busy but we got a table fairly quickly. Typical Sunday morning crowd, bleary eyed, in sweats, staring into the abyss of their coffee cups pondering every mistake they made Saturday night. Good people watching for sure. The service was really slow, but understandable on a Sunday morning. Our waitress was kind of dim and brought our drinks one at a time with long intervals between each trip...strange. My little girl needed to use the bathroom which is in a tiny hallway next to the prep room/dishwasher area. As we waited in line, the unbelievably RUDE busser told us to get out of his way and mumbled insults in spanish...which I understood (it's important to know how to insult people in other languages). I was livid. He actually scared my kid. The owner woman started to yell at him and the whole situation was so awkward. Once breakfast finally came....eggs benny for me, not homemade hollendaise as lauded by the owner (I make hollandaise...I know hollandaise) and the homefries were seriously the nastiest things I've ever seen. They looked like someone chewed up a boiled potato and spit it on to my plate. Against better judgment, I tasted...booooo. Old potatoes swimming in grease - I took one bite and deposited it into my napkin. When a kid won't eat a Mickey Mouse pancake, you know something is amiss. My only expectation was halfway decent greasy spoon diner food...it didn't measure up for me. People do love it though...go figure. Oh, and I'm still waiting for a refill on my soda.

It's a funny thing to recommend your favorite
eatery to a mass audience only to show up to said
eatery where its apparently already hard to get a
table and have to wait twice as long because of
your recommendation.

The negative comments are all true. You might want to try PAGES in the G & G shopping center right up the street. GREAT food, friendly atmosphere, clean. Nothing fancy, a greasy spoon without the grease! You'll see the same smiling faces on the weekends. Pages Mom helps out on the weekend, she's a delight! Try it for a great start to your day. Breakfast and lunch.

We tried to go there last year with our toddler and the place was packed. Figuring it must be good, we decided to wait....only to find out that unless you're a regular, or "in" with the staff, you're not gonna get a table. Weird place...and I like quirky weird but not this kind. We left without sitting down and won't be back.

I was just there last week. Told my friend what great food I was served about a year and a half ago. We ordered Chicken salad. The breast of chicken was flat and way overcooked. The lettuce for the salad was dry and old. I won't be back...the regulars won't have a hard time getting a table at this rate.

I went to Carlos Country Kitchen last Sunday after having read comments in previous Bite Club posts. I concur with Heather's review for the most part, none of us were dtoo disappointed with our breakfast but it wasn't stellar either - it was an enormous amount of food for sure. My hash browns were pretty good but they put WAY too much hollandaise sauce on my eggs benedict (the entire plate was covered with it). We probably won't be back though - we prefer the Colibri Grill Cafe (you must go there!), Macs, and Deirk's ParkSide in Santa Rosa.

I made an error in my post...I wrote "none of us were too disappointed with our breakfast" which makes it seem like we were disappointed, but not TOO disappointed. That wasn't the case, I should have stated that more positively. We were all quite satisfied with our breakfasts. In fact, my stepson loved his chicken fried chicken with biscuits and gravy...and my fiance said his eggs were perfectly cooked. It's standard diner fair, but it's substantial and good, and the atmosphere is friendly and humble. I still prefer those other places, but I want to be fair about Carlos...

Biscuits and gravy substandard. As usual, "sausage gravy" was flavorless white sauce with a few bits of sausage thrown in. Is there any place for truly good b&gravy? Gravy that starts off with sausage renderings (ah, hear those arteries slamming shut) and has plenty of flavor? Not gummy white stuff?

carlos' is the bomb. and he is a good guy. if u found it full of low lifes maybe u think ur a little too good for the place. so stay the hell out of it !!

Carol IS a great guy! But even at that, I can't eat that kind of food anymore. It really does play havoc with cholesterol and weight! If I want a "guilty pleasure" those coffee milkshakes & the old Buns 'n Burgers on Old Redwood Hwy in Larkfield are the answer.
You can also find some guilty pleasure breakfasts at Dierk's Parkside too. But that's really good stuff!

To all you people who talk shit about how gross and oily it is, F-OFF. The food is always cooked fresh right in front of you. They do not need people like you their anyways. Like someone else said, don't talk shit about people you do not even know. Now myself, i like to eat their on a sat. or sun for a good feast!! You other people who say, i like the other places. Where is that? ( I-hop, denny's) the fast foods of breakfast dinning!! If you people think you can do better open your own breakfast place and will see...

Dude, relax. No one said the owners are anything less than lovely. As a matter of fact, she was really very nice after her incredibly rude busboy yelled at my kid. I personally wouldn't eat at Denny's or IHop if you paid me a million, but I do know a decent homefry when I taste it and unfortunately, that wasn't it. Clearly they have enough loyal and rabid fans such as yourself and these economic times won't hurt them too much, but I calls it like I sees it, man. The place is no bueno......IN MY OPINION.

I see a lot of negative here so I figure I should balance it out a little! This place is my favorite breakfast spot to sit and read the paper(everybody should have one). Places like this are a dying breed and it's a shame. It's not the best food in the world, nor is it trying to be, but it's a place that has a personality of it's own. If it's not quite right for you that's fine, but clearly enough people enjoy it. It is a shame that this sunday will probably be extra packed but I will brave the angry bitecubblers nonetheless.

I used to work around the corner and ate there quite often. Never once did we get any meal that wasn't top notch and worth the money. Carlos and his wife are good, good people. After 9/11 my boss and I needed comfort food and I remember calling Carlos and he suggested mashed potatos. He hit the nail on the head with that one. We had those for several months after. He knows his stuff. His soups can't be beat either. Best corn chowder and clam chowder ever!