KG’s Eastside Cafe

CLOSED. Out of business. Now replaced by Jethro’s Little Café from down the street.

KG’s East has a new sign on the building — Jethro’s! They used to be one block away in the old Dunkin Donuts location. BOO!!!

Fast and friendly service, fat dripping food. It’s a great hole in the wall but you’ll be on lipitor by age 32 if you eat here regularly.

KG’S how did you hide from me for so long… I have been waiting for you all my life… well at least since late 2008. Now that I have found you though we shall never be apart.
This is the best breakfast I have had in tucson hands down, no discussion, no negative remarks, and just pure delicious served in a cozy/​dive-​y feel that just delivers everything a breakfast should be.
I always provide a couple room for improvement comments so here is the only bad I can find. They serve RC cola products (blah), the hash browns were bland (home fries are the bomb though), the parking lot is a disaster, and it’s not easy to find. SO WHAT!!!
None of this matters when you have delicious omelettes, pancakes, french toast, bacon, louisiana sausage, and the best home made spicy salsa I have had in town.
Not only that they have a daily specials board with their off the menu greatness.
Service is prompt and friendly and food is out quickly which is a good thing because the sensory temptations are enough to make you want to hi-​jack someone else’s plate enroute.
If you want an amazing breakfast come here you won’t regret it!

To be 100%, the food was fine, the employees were nice, the atmosphere wasn’t any where near as bad as described on here. It was what I thought it would be, and it didn’t let me down. I would recommend that everyone try it and feel for themselves. I am not going to say that it was the best thing that ever happened to me, but it was definitely not bad. If you are debating between going there, or not… I would say go. I went because I read that there was a good French Dip, there was. Between the four of us that went there, all of us had good food. It is only open until 2PM, a good place for breakfast or lunch, but 3 of us had lunch food, it all looked good, 1 of us had breakfast food (eggs relleno) looked good. The service was a little slow, but we did have four checks, but yeah, I would say try it.

I stopped in here with my best friend on an early Friday morning. I had read reviews prior to visiting and was expecting a tacky diner with decent food. The decorations aren’t THAT bad. Sure, it could be better but I wouldn’t have thought they were anything to point out. The service was outstanding. When my omelet came to the table 5 minutes after ordering it I was sure it was going to have a runny center. Nope. Perfectly cooked. My friend had a plate of chorizo and didn’t speak to me the entire time she was eating it except to mumble «mmm». Our server was attentive but not overly attentive like some can be. She was incredibly friendly and treated us just as nicely as she did the regulars. If I’m ever out on the east side around breakfast time, you can bet I’ll be stopping in again.

Great food, great service, the wait staff is very friendly. The atmosphere is great for families or just reading the newspaper and having a relaxed breakfast. My favorite place for breakfast on this side of town.

Been here several times now for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It’s awesome to have a locally owned diner in the neighborhood… if you like that kind of thing (which I do). Sometimes you just want mom’s meatloaf and some steak fries, y’know?
Breakfast is by far their best meal. Affordable, plentiful and yummy. Try the pancakes! One is enough for two, trust me.
It can be super busy here during the two blue-​hair rush hours: 4:30−6PM dinner on weeknights and the Sunday after-​church brunch crowd. Unless you want to wait in line and be forced to explain to the grannies waiting with you what the smoke shop sells — avoid this place during these two times. Their business is booming then — you won’t hurt their bottom line.
It’s a diner, so don’t expect fancy furnishings and crystal glasses. Booths & tables are the norm and the walls are painted to ‘resemble’ a garden wall. Ignore the cheesiness of the décor and focus instead on your delicious grilled cheese or cheeseburger. Friday nights they have an all you can eat fish fry and we’ve been in there for their steak night too… cooked fresh on the grill out front.

Let’s hear it for locally owned diners! Had lunch here today with a friend and I was no disappointed. The prices here are really reasonable and some things are downright cheap. They have traditional american diner fare as well as mexcian food that is delicious. I had a bacon burger, fries and some chips and salsa. This was tasty, like tasty even for a bacon burger. My friend got the all you can eat fish special for around $ 8. Now when I say fish, I’m talking about huge pieces of fish fillet. Not those little, tiny, over-​breaded pieces of fish. No, more like something grandma fried in her kitchen for you.
The service was equally as good. The waitress was attentive, kept filling our drinks and was really friendly. She made sure we had everything we needed and checked in on us regularly.
The atmosphere made me chuckle though. It’s a little outdated… on the other hand, perhaps this adds some character to the place. I suppose it depends on your perspective.
Breakfast or lunch, this is definately a place to try. You won’t be sorry. Great East-​side locale.

I don’t know where to start here. The previous reviews are pure madness. The place is filthy and poorly decorated. I’ve grown accustomed to ridiculously dismal settings for dining in Tucson, but this place really made an impression. The expertly rude waitress had such a bad attitude that we did not even complete seating before eagerly walking out the door. Run, don’t walk (away). No clue about the food, I could never possibly be hungry enough to try it. My wife did eat there with a friend on one occasion and reports that they both felt sick.

The absolute best breakfast joint we’ve found on the east side. It can be a little loud but the service is quick and the staff is friendly. In all the times we’ve been there (probably close to 50 times or more) I’ve only complained about my order once and they took care of it by redoing the whole b’fast without a hassle.
The line can be long on Sundays after the local churches let out.

Considering myself an east-​coast diner connoisseur I have to say that KG’s gets breakfast right. Affordable tasty food. Good service.

I’m a breakfast person – not in that «it’s the most important meal of the day» way – but rather in that I love to go out to breakfast. I love to read the paper while a waitress keeps my coffee cup full. This, for me, is a luxury – and even though I call it luxury, part of its charm is that it’s cheap. Other requisites of this luxury factor include (but are not limited to): hash browns that are never soggy; the coffee can be weak-​diner-​coffee, but must still be good; there must be Tabasco on the table, other brands are ok, but not to the exclusion of Tabasco; you can sub an order of pancakes for your toast; and – above all else – your coffee cup must never run dry. KG’s Eastside (there are 3 KG’s in town, but I only visit the one on Broadway) meets all my criteria for goin’ out to breakfast.
My husband has some type of biorhythm associated with the appropriate time of day to eat breakfast – so he has occasionally eaten lunch while I eat breakfast (this, of course, erodes the breakfast luxury factor). I’ve only had a bite of his burger, but it was awesome – and served with a ton of thick, yummy fries.