r/FoodSanDiego • u/Padresfan_douchebag • 2d ago

American / Diner $30 Rudford's Christmas Day

Just a quick after action report from our Rudfords Christmas Day dinner:

The LOGISTICS

We arrived at 2:30pm and there was about 20 people waiting outside. We put our name on the list and it took us a little less than a half hour to be seated.

Six of us were seated at a booth; my wife and I, two daughters, two grandkids.

The FOOD

The adults ordered the turkey, ham and lamb xmas dinner. The kids got burgers off the kids menu. Personally , I got the turkey and it was ok. The dark meat was nice and juicy, the white meat was a little dry but good enough with gravy. Tried my daughter's lamb and it was really good. Tried my wife's ham and it was excellent. Each plate came with mashed potatoes and veggies. You could choose between sour or salad. I got the salad and it was fresh and had really good blue cheese dressing. After the dinner we had the option of apple or peach Betty. We all got the apple. It was good.

The FINANCES

The total for the whole thing for the six of us: $138

Each xmas dinner was about 25 dollars with tax.

The two kids menu burgers were 8 bucks each.

Sodas for the table were 23 for all six.

160 out the door with tip.

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u/stripmallsushidude 2d ago

Yum. Tastes like COVID deniers. Elephants never forget.

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u/traleonester 2d ago

Eaten there a few times before the pandemic and each experience just got progressively worse.

If the bird flu goes viral, that place is cooked 😂😂

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u/CodyKyle 2d ago

The last time I went was 2018 after drinking and it was still wack.

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u/traleonester 2d ago

Wack is the perfect word to describe it 😂 2019 was the last time & I was drunk as shit from Poorhouse and can still remember how dry & stale the chicken fried steak was 😂

Outside of eating covid, it’s like this place is trying to make Sysco food already worse than it is.

If you come at the wrong time and the cooks are being lazy, you’ll get the stale pancakes & bacon they sandbagged for the rush, only this time it more expensive than before.

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u/CodyKyle 1d ago edited 1d ago

Nailed it. My story is eerily similar sub Redwings. I didn’t even pay for the meal and it was still wack

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u/Bomber_Haskell 5h ago

They'll remain open to serve hot plates of Bird Flu

I like to support businesses that pick and choose which regulations to follow. /s

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u/Padresfan_douchebag 2d ago

I guess this is just ignorance..but I have no idea what you are talking about, Ive been eating here since I was a kid

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u/AppropriateCitron473 2d ago

lmao you people are hilarious

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u/OliveYou44 2d ago

Oh my god get over it

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u/PadmesBabyDaddy 2d ago

How companies handled COVID showed us a lot about how they are run. Why go back to a place that sells mediocre food if you think the owner is an asshat?

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u/OliveYou44 2d ago

I agree. How the government handled Covid by shutting down people’s livelihood and businesses did what they could to keep their employees paid and businesses (they have had for decades) open despite the shut downs, really showed me how they are run. But this is Reddit and I’ll get downvoted even though I’m definitely not the minority in my opinion in the real world. Yes obviously covid was real but it did NOT warrant businesses being shut down like they were. Go ahead with the downvotes, I’m not going to argue back and forth because the people of Reddit would love nothing more than to mask and stay 6feet apart and never talk to anyone in person for the rest of their lives. I’ll keep going to these places and not hold grudges for owners who were literally just doing what they could to keep their lights on and food on their table. So like i said… get overrrrr it all ready and move on with your life

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u/PadmesBabyDaddy 2d ago

I don’t care where you eat, and I don’t think you should care where I eat. You like the owners and the food, go there. I don’t like the owners or the food, so I won’t. 0/2 isn’t gonna get me in the door. Drop the victim act and follow your own advice and move on…

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u/OliveYou44 2d ago

Trust me i don’t care where you eat. I care about people blasting a business telling people to boycott them all over the internet like they were this restaurant for example

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u/DaisyDomergue 2d ago

Not bad at all. Merry Christmas!

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u/AppropriateCitron473 2d ago

Been going once or twice a month or so this year. Sandwiches and burgers have been quite consistent. Salads are just ok. The daily breakfast deals are great if I get the urge to sit at the counter in the morning and drink 5 cups of coffee with my food. People watching is a solid 9/10.

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u/Padresfan_douchebag 2d ago

yup, there is an eclectic mix of humanity in there

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u/firestepper 2d ago

Love that place!

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u/paulbears67 2d ago

I wish I had know. I truly enjoy Rudford’s. Feels a little pricy these days but so is everything else. I will keep going back for sure.

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u/Trailblazertravels 2d ago

Got their biscuits and gravy before...never went back.

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u/Doosh_858 2d ago

What a great and insightful review on the food and price point. Bonus points for leaving out Covid and politics. I’m glad you got to celebrate the holidays with good food.

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u/Padresfan_douchebag 2d ago

thanks, I have no idea what the COVID thing is even about.

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u/OliveYou44 2d ago

They stayed open during the shut down and people lost their shit and kept posting online telling people to boycott them. Here we are almost 5 years later and people still always bring it up anytime they are mentioned

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u/leanhotsd 19h ago

Their stupid selfish actions had consequences. Fuck that place

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u/OliveYou44 18h ago

Get over it

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u/leanhotsd 8h ago

No. I have too many friends whose parents died of covid.

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u/Doosh_858 2d ago

No worries!

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u/OliveYou44 2d ago

Sorry about your downvotes but you got an upvote from me! I agree with you

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u/Doosh_858 2d ago

Oh I definitely knew I’d get downvoted from the Newsom ballsack lickers. Anyway thanks for the upvote lol.