Ricky’s All Day Grill

I had the chicken avocado omelet. Avocado on top looked like plastic. Also tasted like plastic. Wife said her food was ok. Our daughter liked the fruit cup we got with one of the meals. The service was really good though.

We tried Ricky’s about a week ago because I really needed a good breakfast, and it’s disappointing at other places in town. A rash of bad service or uninspired food pretty much ruins a guy’s day, ya know? Thankfully, Ricky’s was a pleasant surprise, enough that we went back again this week.
Ricky’s is a western Canadian restaurant chain, so I’ve been to other before, with varying degrees of happiness, and Airdrie’s seems to be a good one. We’ve tried a few breakfast items over a two occasions, and so far, so good. My top choice on the menu is the Waffle Big Breakfast, where you get half of a waffle, 3 strips of bacon, 3 sausage links, 3 eggs, and the «Stuffed Hashbrowns». Stuffed Hashbrowns are basically the thing I would keep going back for — simply shredded hashrbrowns that have cheese, green onion, and sour cream mixed in to make a rich, delicious, calorie-​filled treat. We’ve also tried the eggs benedict and the breakfast bowls, and both have been great — the Blackstone Bowl is definitely worth trying if you’re trying to decide on what to order.
The atmosphere at the Airdrie location is great — more of a restaurant and lounge feel than the typical breakfast place, with staggered high-​walled booths so you’re not tripping over other people’s morning conversations. The staff is very attentive and friendly, and the coffee doesn’t really get a chance to run dry, which is exactly what I need in the morning. Meals haven’t taken long to get, either, and it’s comfortable enough that you don’t mind sitting around for one last cup of coffee before you take off after getting the bill.
If I had to point out one flaw, it was that the waffles I’ve had on both occasions weren’t’ served as hot as I’d like them to be — the whipped butter on top stayed pretty firm without melting … I could have sent it back, but honestly, the rest of the dish was more than enough food, so I wasn’t overly worried if my waffle was a bit cold. Everything else about the plate was great though — hot eggs, crispy bacon, and melty cheese in the hashbrowns.
Overall, I’m very pleased with Ricky’s, and I think this will be my new go-​to for Airdrie breakfasts.

Not very good this time. Had calamari for a starter, was not cooked very well at all, rubbery, but thank goodness not so bad that it had to be chewed endlessly. Had the homestyle turkey dinner. Very unimpressed. I swear the turkey was packaged, frozen, and reheated in a microwave. But what was inedible was the mashed potatoes: P Blech! They had obviously gone bad. When I pointed this out, we got a total of 10% off our bill, even though both our meals came with these nasty potatoes.

Best food in airdrie! Searched alot of restaurants before finding this diamond. Dinner is amazing here and if its true comfort homestyle food u want eat here. Staff are friendly too

Have heard things have gone down in the last few months, but didn’t find it that bad. Hubby has a side salad with his burger, warning if your allergic to spinach avoid the side salad, I am allergic but hubby is not. I had half rack of ribs and blackened chicken, with side of veggies, and sweet potato fries with the usual dip. Food servings was good, service was good. Its a family restaurant and nothing wrong with it, but our kids a grown and gone and sometimes it’s nicer to go to a place that doesn’t have kids. However this was hubby’s choice so I smiled and let him choose.

We come here for breakfast fairly often and love it every time. It’s no fancy shmancy atmosphere, but that just isn’t what Ricky’s is. It’s a diner joint kinda place. Always clean and well-​staffed. Food is always exactly to order. We did have a couple too-​dark sausages once, but they sorted it out really quickly for us, so no complaints there. It gets pretty busy weekend mornings, but we think it’s worth the 15 – 20 min wait. Definitely the best breakfast place in Airdrie. We’ve never been for lunch or dinner, so I can’t comment about that. My favourite is the Classic Double Egger. Yum.

We needed a nice place to enjoy a meal with old friends we had not seen in awhile. They were staying in Airdrie so location was a factor in our choice. We decided on Ricky’s located in a decent enough plaza area, exterior impressed. Having never been to a Ricky’s I had no idea what to expect, I had guessed road house food and was hoping for it to be a little bit more upscale than the usual truck stop grill/​lounge. The place was a little bit too lit up for me in an orangey tone for evening and we were seated right smack dab in front of the kitchen area. We got to hear several of the cooks’ favorite songs sung by… themselves! Menu was too large and overwhelming, breakfast, lunch AND dinner served here. I guess that was another clue that it would not be the best choice for intimate dining. We played it safe by ordering some snacks and got out as fast as we could to go somewhere else for cocktails. I had NO desire to order a drink from here. Not our original plan but you roll with it and we will not return. Not that the snacks were bad but when you go out to eat you would like to have a meal when hungry and not look SO forward to seeing the bill. No complaints on the service but nothing remarkable about it either.