Oak's Diner Flapjacks - CAVE CREEK

Been coming here for over a decade now and never disappointed. On this morning, a pecan waffle. Common sense prevented me ordering a second one. So good.

We had been customers for many years. The ownership changed and the place went downhill. The restaurant is very dirty, the owner and some staff (not all) are very nasty, and the food went way down. The cook quit so the dishwasher became the cook. The owner does her daily shopping for the place at Walmart, so quality is bad. Its unfortunate that it had to happen, but when you own the place and barely show up, who's running it? The reason I gave it 5 stars for service is because of Cheryl. She's great and we miss her.

I am not sure how old this diner is but it appears to be a place frozen in time for many decades. The decor, the atmosphere, the menu and the old fashioned friendly service are reminiscent of an era of at least half a century ago. Just as it was in those old days, only cash is accepted so store away your credit cards, Google Pay and Apple Pay methods. The food is authentic for that period and comes in generous portions. Only open for breakfast and lunch. Check hours before going.

Great Food Generous Portions Friendly waitresses small town down home friendly Highly recommend it!!

The food was okay, it was hard to watch some some health violations. No one wore gloves, soda machine must be broken because they were pouring soda out of bottles, ice was sitting in a bucket melting on the table. Refills were hard to come. Atleast a 30 min wait before food came out. Open jar of jelly sat on the counter the whole hour we were there. Dirty fan was set up facing the kitchen staff so can't imagine dirt not blowing in people food when it is hot. Cups smelled nasty. Food still on the floor. No sanitizing buckets for rags to be rinsed to clean tables. I watched a lady use her hand for ice instead of a scoop.