Corky's Kitchen & Bakery - Apple Valley - American restaurant in Apple Valley - 19250 Bear Valley Rd, USA

First off, I've been visiting Corky's kitchens throughout the inland empire for over a decade. So my experiences had always been really good. Then there's this Corky's here in Apple Valley, where I recently moved to. I don't know if Corky's is a franchise, but it seems to me that whomever owns and runs this particular one is not thinking straight. The problem is not the food, the atmosphere, the cleanliness or lack thereof. None of these things are a problem. But then there's the staff. The last 3 times I've visited there had only been one waitress handling all the tables, all the door dash orders, and charging people for their bill. One person handling all that is just not acceptable! It took nearly a half hour for me to get my breakfast order. And I was by myself. I don't know what the lady's name is, but she's an older lady who does an extremely good job considering what all she has on her plate. So my complaint is not against the person working there but rather against who is staffing this location. My guess is that it is a franchise and the owner doesn't want to allocate much money towards staffing budget. In one word, RIDICULOUS!!!

First time not pleased with service waitress barely came by one time to check didn’t ask till minutes after food was good, then home style potatoes over cooked, only thing good was my toast. Eggs tasted like out of box carton scramble. Will never return and prices over $15 cheapest I saw was $12

We arrived about 11 a.m. on a Monday. The restaurant was very full and busy. We had to wait to be seated. Our server was very busy. So it took more time. Also had to wait considerably for the food to arrive. For the burger and the Santa Fe breakfast burrito, there was quite a large amount of food. However my daughter's grilled cheese was nothing special and cost $12.

Pretty typical American breakfast place. The pancakes left a lot to be desired, but the rest of the food was solid. Super busy even on a Monday and not enough staff to handle it smoothly.

I decided to go here for a quick and relaxed birthday dinner with my wife. She is a vegetarian and the only options were a grilled cheese sandwich, a side salad or.pay $4 dollars extra to make a burger a veggie burger. It was early for dinner, about 4 pm and there was one gal trying to seat people,handle take-out or pie orders, be a waitress and run the register...bless her heart. She did her best and was as attentive as she could be, given the situation. The food was good and it was served hot.

Came here for the first time to try the pies. The hostess was very kind and busy. Unfortunately, they only had three pie choices offered. Eventually, I was offered the "seasonal" pie which is a banana cream and strawberry pie. The pie was NOT good at all and was thrown away entirely. The cream on top had an odd taste and I didn't realize until after giving my kiddo a bowl of it. Strawberries tasted like the sugary mix came from a can. Just, not good flavor or consistency at all. I'd say that they're definitely worth trying out their regular food menu, but I'm honestly not sure that I'll be back after that experience.

After an appointment I had in Apple Valley, my wife wanted to try this restaurant. Plenty of parking for the lunch rush which was nice. We only waited 1-2 minutes to be seated. Tina had a grilled chicken sandwich on a roll and I had the burger lunch. Both entrees looked appetizing when served, they were hot and were very tasty. The prices were a little high but we intend on returning for other options on the menu at a later time. Our server was very very nice/friendly and all in all...this was a positive first experience.

I previously posted a mediocre review but since then I've been back a few times and it's very much improved specifically the fried chicken. I went in today for lunch and was so happy with my food and the chicken was perfect nice and juicy cooked correctly everything really good couldn't have been more happy and the biscuit was off the hook ridiculous huge. I feel bad I forgot my waitress's name but she was really good and really had a great personality if I can remember her name I'm going to come back and edit this because she deserves a raise she did a great job and she was running around helping everyone.