Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe is the hot spot in Emeryville for breakfast, lunch, brunch and dinner. Open until 1AM every night! This colorful cafe serves great omelets, pancakes, burgers and traditional diner specialties. Rudy's features Peet's Coffee and Tea. Try the meatloaf, fish and chips, or the classic Reuben sandwich. Beware of the highly addictive hollandaise sauce. Handcrafted beers on tap include New Belgium's Fat Tire Amber Ale and Blue Paddle Pilsner. The cafe is frequented by the East Bay's alternative music crowd and local business people. Families also enjoy the kid-friendly atmosphere. Reservations are recommended for parties of 8 or more. Come enjoy our classic diner with a bit of an edge. View Less …
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The Place I Go To Whenever I Am In Town. Food is great, atmosphere is energetic and the food is fabulous. We are from Seattle but we come here everytime we are in the Bay Area, have not had a bad experience yet.
An Emeryville diner with comfort food and a hip aesthetic.. Rockers and rollers will appreciate the cool factor at this outwardly inconspicuous East Bay joint--not only does the name come from a song by seminal punkers The Clash, but Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt is a partial owner of the place. The rock 'n ' roll aesthetic is heavily prevalent in the atmosphere: a wait staff that's entirely tattooed and tight T'd, an across-the-board music selection, themed tables and a wall of Barbies that look seriously roughed up. While the aesthetic is more Iggy Pop than Guy Fieri, you'll find mostly your typical diner-dive cuisine--all-day brekkie, huge burgers, nachos, daily specials--but with a serious vegetarian influence. Even if you're not dining next to Billy Joe, being able to name drop the Shakin' Jesse (a mind-blowing milkshake made of Guinness, espresso and chocolate ice cream) will earn you some serious street cred.…
Great quick breakfast!Example: great place for good bread. Not a lot of atmosphere here but for breakfast, the food is more important, I think! Great vegetarian omelet, quick Pete's coffee, nice hash brown and toast. Nice booths - great for business discussion!…
Overpriced and well overrated. commodified, overblown punk theme not true to punk spirit. No matter how many tattooed, blue-haired waitresses there are or how much self-consciously hip decor is stuffed onto shelves, a $12 cheeseburger will NEVER have any punk credibility. Self-centered soccer moms and their irritating children can have Rudy's, I'm happy to give my weekend morning meal business to Full House Cafe in the Laurel. Green Day Mike should be ashamed of himself for creating such a blighted travesty--Rudy's CAN Fail!!…
Great place for a late bite.
When Rudy's opened down the street, we were happy to have any place in the hood that was open on Sunday. Now it's hard to get a table, because it's become a place for locals, hipsters and people who
want to grab dinner before seeing a movie at Bay Street.
Top picks: the salads are *huge* (I'm full after the small size) and the fries are amazing...crisp, hot and with an edge of spicy.
The unique diner-gone-modern decor is a treat. I bring everyone here: family (it's surprisingly kid-friendly,) friends who want to experience the flavor of Emeryville, and neighbors (who are regulars themselves.) And I've noticed a very low turnover in wait staff, so that's a good sign.
They were right when they named it "Can't Fail Cafe."…
