Jake’s Steakhouse

Definitely the nicest restaurant in town. Cozy booths that are quite private. A quiet place was soft music great for a date or just relaxing

Went back the other night as we’re stuck in Tehachapi again. The bartender was great, cocktails were fine. The wine prices were high relative to the menu items, most are commonly found in Safeway. The food was ok. Had a steak salad that was way too heavy of the flank steak and light on salad. Most would probably prefer this tho. Bread might be a little better than my last visit. Nothing you would note otherwise. Seems they could bring in a young chef and turn this into a nice spot by upgrading the menu which appears to be out of the 80’s.

Fast friendly service and the food was very good. I asked for alot of substitutes and they did it in stride. Was very with the price also. Waygu burger 13 smackers not bad to me ! I shall return and I was very pleased with ginger our waitress. She was the perfect amount of attentiveness without being too much.

We came in for my father’s 70^th birthday. It’s a cute little place w nice atmosphere. If I lived there I can totally see myself hanging at the bar all the time.
Pricing: At lunch a bottle of wine, ribs, and the special of the day (beef dip sandwich) was $ 60 including tip. So it’s pretty reasonable.
Food: The ribs were great (they came w a soup or salad; I chose the caesar. I’m picky about caesar; I like it to be flavorful and this was probably store bought general caesar without anchovy). dad seemed to really like his sandwich and the fries were perfectly crisp. They were generous portions and It came out pretty quickly too.
Service: Our server needed training; he didn’t seem to know anything about the specials. Nice guy just not informative.
Overall: i was bummed they didnt do anything for my dad’s birthday. Otherwise, I may go back again to try the foods that made it into the bakersfield Californian!

Nice little restaurant tucked off the main strip here in Tehachapi. Could not believe how busy this little restaurant was. Ordered the Ahi Tuna appetizer with a touch of horseradish dressing and it was amazing. Salad /​greens were not wilted and were fresh and crispy. The seared ahi was indeed seared and not over cooked or undercooked. Simple yet delicious. There soup was excellent the veg/​beef soup plus I had to try their Baby back ribs a FULL rack. Never mind that it was a full rack it was amazing better then the other two places in town. They were not salty and they were not full of fat. Perfect did not fall off the ribs but came off nicely when you bet into them. Most definitely recommend this place.

Cozy, clean, and kind. Just a great little restaurant with a delicious menu with prices that won’t break the bank. Our server was incredibly sweet, attentive, and informative. I’d return if ever I was back in this town.

So, the great road trip of 2015 commenced on a toasty Friday, with Kingman, AZ being the destination for that first day. We awoke rudely by an ostensibly misbehaving fire alarm at 4:50 AM, a full ten minutes before our clock radio was scheduled to wake us up.
But of course, I was already awake, due to the intense level of excitement I have for these trips. Strange freeways! Unknown towns! Interesting and varied restaurants! Opportunities for Unilocal reviews galore!
So, after we took care of business in our hometown, we hit the road, getting out of the Bay Area without any incident. Made a Starbucks stop in Livermore, then proceeded along that great California viaduct known as I-​5. Apart from some roadwork near Kettleman City, it was without incident, and we found ourselves getting off in Buttonwillow to approach Bakersfield via Highway 58.
I’m sure Bakersfield has many fine residents and places to see, but damn was it an ugly day there. Too much smog, traffic and chain restaurants inspired us to continue straight through town and up east of Highway 99 to scale the Tehachapi Mountains, arriving in its namesake town near the pass summit.
After wading through a series of rather uninspiring strip malls, we were able to locate downtown, parked, and walked around looking for a place to eat. After dissing a rather forlorn-​looking Mexican joint, we found ourselves at Jake’s. When we walked in we were at first concerned — there was but a single row of tables for two — and there were only three such tables, including one with a fiftysomething guy trying to hit on a twentysomething waitress. Fortunately, the hostess showed us to our table, in a second, more welcoming set of tables (and I should point out that Jake’s also has a rather sizable dining area).
Our waitress was friendly and eager, if a bit nervous. She knew when to take our order, and refilled my drink in a timely manner. I ordered the Aloha Chicken, which is chicken dipped in plum sauce, accompanied by rice pilaf and tasty vegetables. It also comes with salad and bread, the latter of which was at first forgotten to be presented, but the waitress did correct that oversight, and produced a platter full of steamy dough with melted butter.
All in all, between the wife and me, we spent but about $ 30. Not too shabby an option!

Awesome awesome awesome! My favorite is the steak salad and a side of rice pilaf. Every person that I have seen come in has been happy. The gentleman to the side says «wonderful as always!» When he. Gets his bill. Our waitress Alli was so friendly and attentive. Lunch was very enjoyable