Sunshine Cafe

Not a good breakfast spot. Rubbery pancakes, bad service, small portions. Ive been here twice, the second time we ended up walking out after we weren’t even attended to after 10 minutes of sitting down. They had two servers on a Sunday morning… what kind business owner does this?!

I only went once when this restaurant was still open, and it was about four or three years ago. My friend ordered the Mac and cheese and what he received seemed to be a half bowl of crafts Mac and cheese from a box, which he paid around 5 dollars for. This place was a CRAP HOLE. Good thing it closed.

I saw construction going on there, what is going on?

I miss liquid so much. I walked in all the staff is in the back no one to greet you or sit you I waited 10 mins till someone finally took my order and when I ordered they didn’t have anything I ordered in the kitchen no chicken wings no onion rings no poppers only cheese sticks then I wanted to have two cheeses but I was only allowed one food finally comes i cpuld have sworn i ordered a omlette and not scrambled eggs i reach for the ketchup bottle is empty i reach for the suryp and its still frozen also wifi does not connect at all spent 15 mins trying to connect i dot like cold pancakes and i feel it disrespectful when a staff member is burping in the service area shaking my head at this messy place I will not be returning to this place ever if I could give it no stars I would ! This business won’t last long chef Ramsay needs to come and save this place

Extremely slow kitchen and service (clearly understaffed). Food was ok. The interior is ok. Will never visit them again.

Unbelievably gross. My food was cold and the waitress puts her nasty hands on my food to see how cold it was. Seems like they threw the plate in microwave and heat it up. The water smelled like toilet water. Worst breakfast of all time.

I love me an American diner! The booths, the menu, the smooth jazz muzak for some reason I feel comfort here. This place is no greasy spoon, though. I love that it used to be a sushi restaurant and how the big fountain at the front blocks the view of the defunct sushi bar right in the middle of the restaurant! It tells a story. Also, the venue and bathrooms are clean! I’ve only come for lunch and each time the service has been good, the Cobb salad has been huge, and they serve good strong Peet’s coffee with free refills! Sometimes you go to a place more for convenience, cost, and cleanliness. One star for each of those qualities in my book :).

We come here since its close and never crowded. I think it used to be an Asian buffet but you can now order American style breakfast for under 10 bucks.
Egg white omlettes were nice size and veggies cooked just right. Hash browns a bit oily. They have extremely loud background music so you can feel you are at a classical music concert at times but not a bad place if you want a simple meal.

How interesting. all the reviews here are pretty mixed. Let me just put in my 2 cents. I have never heard of this place nor seen it in my life until my dad dragged me in here.
«We’re going to the sunshine café.»
«Huh?.. ok»
From the outside, the architecture reminds me of how they used to construct buildings in the 70s. It big and brown (that’s what she said) and has a green sign that clearly states ‘Sunshine Café.’ Immediately I thought, hmm I wonder if that means they’re bright and. hot?
When we walked in, we were immediately greeted by a tall asian guy. The restaurant was completely empty except for 2 couples in their 70s and a solo macho man with his sunglasses on in the dark restaurant. It’s very spacious, dimly lit, and has big comfy booths. Right when you step in, you’ll notice that they have a mini waterfall thing on the wall. it looked nice to me until I noticed that it was broken and was dripping a puddle behind the front desk.
The service was friendly, fast, and efficient. The woman who helped us was very courteous and our glasses of water were filled promptly. I have no complaints on the service.
My dad ordered the caesar salad and I ordered the garden omelette. I would definitely order breakfast at another spot because the pancakes were hard to cut. The hash browns that came with the meal were decent but the omelette itself had very little filling and was mainly egg and cheese. No complaints on the caesar salad. It was yummy except for the croutons. It tasted like they had been sitting out for a while.
The grand total was 21.80 including tip.

Gross! Gross! Gross!
Our waitress didn’t wash her hands after she used the toilet. I was shocked. She just left the stall and walked out the bathroom door. I will NEVER go back there.
I felt queasy when I realized that she brought the food we’d just eaten. Disgusting.

This is a place for breakfast foods and fried chicken. Chicken fried steak is good, corned beef hash is solif. One time the co worker and I ordered a fried chicken dinner and some waffles. The cute hostess put it together: Chicken and Waffles! I wish she was still there but apparently she’s moved on. Anyways, a totally wacky space. Japanese sushi décor (with matching plates), Asian owners doing American breakfast and lunch. Hey it’s weirdbut the food can be solid enough

I was really hoping to like Sunshine Café, as it’s so colorful and cheery from the outside. Sadly, what happened inside didn’t match up to that impression.
I tried it last night with the whole family. We sat at a booth by the window, but decided to move because the window sill was covered in dead bugs.
The next booth was clean. Phew.
Service was slow. The waiter didn’t even take a drink order or bring water for about 10 minutes, walking right by us avoiding eye contact assiduously. When the owner (I think) finally took our order, all was well again.
Until, that is, I took my son to the men’s room, which looked like it hadn’t been cleaned all day.
When the food arrived, it came one dish at a time over a period of about 8 minutes. The kids’ food came last, which was sort of unusual.
The kid macaroni was fine — you can’t screw up regular old Kraft Mac and cheese. So were the pancakes, when they made it. The kids meals, by the way, don’t come with any sort of side. $ 5 is a reasonable price for a kids meal, but when it’s just a small bowl of Kraft and not so much as a baby carrot or a slice of apple to accompany it, less so.
My wife’s fried shrimp were good. My breaded filet of sole was not. It was a bit greasy — something I don’t generally expect from that dish. The veggies that accompanied them — hey at least I got some — were slathered in butter. Not super tasty overall.
This place has a great location. If they can do a much better job cleaning, improve the service and do a better job with the food, they’ll really have something. I understand (from the blurb on the back of the menu) that the family that owns it has a couple other successful restaurants elsewhere in the area. Hopefully they’ll turn it around.

Ugggghhhhh.
As soon as you walk into this place, you know you are going to regret staying. But I wanted to give it a chance. Be prepared to WAIT to be seated even if you’re the only person in the whole restaurant. Seriously understaffed. There is no one there to greet you. When you finally do get seated, it’s WITHOUT menus. After 10 minutes we went and found our own. Thanks!
First mistake was ordering iced tea. It’s not even house brewed! It tasted like a bottle of 20-​year-​old Nestea that had been fermenting in a can. Gross.
My friend ordered a grilled cheese on rye. Seriously? How do you mess up a grilled cheese? You start by only putting a quarter piece of cheese on the bread. Really chef? Can’t I have the whole Kraft slice? Skimpy doesn’t even cover it. The fries were cold too.
I ordered an omelet with a side of pancakes. Oops, I mean pancake. I mean, where is my pancake?! Had to ask for it twice and when it did arrive AFTER 20 minutes, it wasn’t even worth waiting for.
Food is bleh, service is blah.
You’d be better off eating at IHOP. and that’s not saying much.

Wow. This place was bad. Just go to Heidi’s. Seriously.
Not a lot of veggie options (not that there are in a diner anyway) and my sandwich came on white bread. It didn’t state what kind of bread so I have no idea if they have other options but I’m not a fan of white bread. We got something greasy for an app (blocked it out) and the husband got a «meh» burger. Service was kind of crummy and the place was empty.

I don’t know if anyone will believe what happened on my trip. But i really could not make this adventure up.
My first visit was alright. The service was not the best but the food was good. I figured they were new, just figuring out the kinks.
My second visit was so horrible. First I am seated by the manager of that day. It takes a minute to be greeted after seating (pet peeve). Once the manager realizes we have not been asked out order she immediately yells at the server on the floor (only 3 other parties) in front of all of us!
She then proceeds to take our orders not writing anything down. I get nervous. I probably should have walked out. It takes so long (not busy) until we are like ummm wheres our food. Well she did not put our order in. The only reason I know this is because she goes in back screaming at the kitchen that they did not make our order.
I get mine 15mins before my boyfriend. He finally gets his and as we are trying to enjoy our cold food the manager puts together an impromptu meeting on the floor with her staff. Then she runs up to our table and sees I haven’t eaten my toast. She asks if she can have and eat my toast. I was going to eat my toast, but I’m so in shock TAKE THE TOAST!
Needless to say, im staying away like the plague. Liquid was awesome. Sunshine Café is scary.

It’s on El Camino near 92 in a strip mall with a large parking lot. The interior has booths, tables with chairs, tables with chairs and a bench, and chairs at a bar.
It was pretty empty at lunchtime on a Monday. It took a minute for the hostess to notice us but after that we were seated promptly and waited on attentively.
Menu was fairly extensive – breakfast, sandwiches, salads, burgers, a couple of pasta dishes, sides, appetizers, and «entrees». I don’t know if the entrees are available at lunch.
We asked about the soft shell crab appetizer and were told they didn’t have it today.
We ordered a cheeseburger with egg, cole slaw, spinach salad, and a side of meatballs. Everything was tasty except the spinach salad dressing was too sour for our taste. We asked about dessert and the waitress recited a short list of desserts. We asked for the apple pie but were told they were out of it, so we ordered chocolate cake a la mode, and coffee. They serve Peets coffee, yay! It came in a tall glass with a good sized pitcher of cream.
We’ll be back.

Restroom — Clean [enough] to take a dump in.
Fried chicken — Like Flavor Flav… Burnt
Service — Like a Linksys router… Spotty
I kind of wish I spent that 20 on a dance from a girl with daddy issues instead.

I was here a few weeks ago with my wife and daughters. It was an awful experience.
First, the service: Our waitress kept getting distracted with friendly conversation a couple of tables over. Finally, a gentleman asked what we wanted to drink. When he came back, he forgot the coffee that I ordered.
Now the food: I took a huge gulp of coffee, which they brought to the table half full, and quickly had to spit it out into my napkin because there were chunks of orange stuff in it. I have no idea what it was but I still feel sick when I think about it.
Then they brought the meals. The eggs were not cooked all the way through and the hash browns had more oil than potatoes. My daughter’s pancake was really the only thing edible at our table and it was only about as good as you can get at McDonalds.
Maybe they were just having a bad night, but I will not chance it and ever return there again. Best of luck to you if you decide to risk it.

Hubby and I have been coming here since it was Liquid Sushi. Even though the outside looks like an old Denny’s, the inside is really pretty. The food has always been good and the staff has always been nice, but they’ve never had much business. Now that they’ve changed their menu to breakfast, lunch and dinner they are ON FIRE! In fact, the place was so busy when we came in that we didn’t get the fabulous service we were used to. Our drinks stayed empty for a long time and we didn’t get napkins until almost the end of the meal. They also don’t offer the whole sushi menu anymore, but were nice enough to make us a couple of rolls. All this aside, I’m really happy that they’re finally getting busy, but I hope they hire some more help so that we can keep coming back for their tasty treats!
TIP: Sit at the sushi bar and you’ll still get a show if they get a sushi order.

If you like honey stung fried chicken this is the place to come. This place was formaly Liquid Sushi and should have changed years ago. Driving past last week I decided to give it a shot. My wife ordered the fried chicken. This is a very common type of fried chicken bast east in bars, but I rarely see it in CA and when I do it usually sucks… This was very good. Best part of this place was while we were eating they took my 8 month old and played with him while we were eating… I do not care how the food tastes… Every meal is better when I do not have to hold a baby! I am sure when business picks up they will not have time for baby sitting.