Morning Thunder Cafe

352 Vallombrosa Ave, Chico
(530) 342-9717

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Joe Waterman

Great Breakfast!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christine Skelton

We were here visiting from Colorado! What an amazing restaurant. We enjoyed every meal we had. The gluten free options are delicious. The service was top notch every morning we came. Highly recommend this restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brandon

Easy parking, friendly service, and no waiting for table, but my oatmeal was a hot bowl of thin and watery gray gruel. Do not order the oatmeal. The golden pancakes and fried eggs that my friend ordered looked much more appetizing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Formy TaxPro

Friendly staff with good food and delightful patio. A good spot to eat before a walk in the park

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Elliott

Always get the 1 2 3! Service is great and so is the food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yeng V (JaNe)

The food is amazing and the portion size is nice. Love the fast service and very friendly staff. The biscuits and gravy are my favorite to go to.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mindy Daniel

Great ☕ and food! It was mid morning so quite crowded but the food was really great and the coffee was too!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Jeff D

Took my dog since their website said dog friendly. I had to carry my dog through the restaurant which was weird.Sat outside and tons of flies. Took me 20 minutes to make my order and the food was cold. Then had to fumble fory wallet while holding my dog to pay weird big time

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Mark Herman

Breakfast is excellent heae I'll be back 🥞😄😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

RoRo Barnes

a little pricy but good taste

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Tjiska Van Wyk

Great burgers and attentive, personable service. Fun, friendly atmosphere. Will come back to try the many other tempting items on a great menu!

Brandon Godby

My favorite place for a classic breakfast in Chico. Great atmosphere, amazing service, and delicious food.

I like their scrambles!

Shon Agan

great food! amazing staff... cool place!

Mandy Lou

I stand by the bacon cheeseburger, wedges, and vanilla milkshakes. As a creature of habit I always order the same thing here and it’s all delicious. The ranch for the fries is also good and not some bottled junk full of soybean oil. And if it is, you wouldn’t be able to tell.

On the other hand the service is 50/50. The men are significantly better waiters than the women. The men are pleasant and to the point while the women tend to be phony and emotional. The difference between your emotions and your feelings is you showing them to everyone around you. Feel however you want but don’t put your emotions on display at your job. Especially when people are just trying to have a decent meal. I say this as a person who has been frequenting this establishment for years and I seldom see new faces working here.

Lastly the bathrooms are vile. If you can hold it, I recommend doing so. There’s no telling when the drains were last cleaned, but the smell is telling enough. Yes the bathrooms are also dated, but the level of cleanliness is the real issue. The lack of airflow and fresh air circulating is a major contributing factor.

The kids’s meals are meager and overpriced. Truly no match for any of the competing restaurants in the area. Most kids menus serve children 12 and under but not here. If you’re feeding an athlete/athletes especially if they’re in multiple sports then I suggest ordering from the regular menu.

Parking all depends on the time you arrive. The restaurant closes at 2 PM which is around the same time the junior high school across the street is let out for the day. This parking lot is a popular pick up destination for the kids. There are also several other businesses in this plaza and a few of the parking spaces are reserved exclusively for one of those businesses. Either arrive closer to the opening or closing time. Otherwise it is very likely you will have to write your name on a clipboard and wait to be called. The wait times can vary, but if you plan on dining with an elderly guest, you should know that the seating near the front entrance is extremely limited.

I recommend this place if you just want a good burger to go. The kids meals are like a snack tray. The bathrooms need some freshening up. Above all else the ladies need to leave their baggage at the door. Especially the older brunette. It’s been years and we all hear your gossip, fake enthusiasm, and overall poor attitude.

If you do go here be sure to read about the restaurant’s history. It’s entertaining to see how many time the name and ownership have changed over the years. Makes a person wonder what it will be named next.

Tracy Holroyd-Smith

We were just visiting the area and this place was recommended to us. What a great find! The menu was delicious classic American diner style food in a really fabulous vintage building. Loved it. Kept hoping to see roller skating waitresses!! Highly recommend.

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