Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe is a diner in northern California named after the Clash song, "Rudie Can't Fail". [1] Rudy's is part-owned by Mike Dirnt from Green Day, [2] and was featured on the Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. [3]
Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe is a diner in northern California named after the Clash song, "Rudie Can't Fail". [1] Rudy's is part-owned by Mike Dirnt from Green Day, [2] and was featured on the Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. [3]
Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe opened in 2002 in Emeryville, CA with a second location in Uptown Oakland near the Fox Oakland Theatre since 2011. [4] The original location in Emeryville was originally Eugene's Ranch which was open for 36 years under Eugene Lee and was still serving its $1.95 2 egg breakfast in 1990. [5] Eugene's daughter Priscilla approached Jeffery Bischoff, a customer, to see if he would like to purchase the restaurant. Thirteen years later, Rudy's is an institution in Emeryville and a well known Bay Area diner.
In 2010, Rudy's original location was featured on an episode of Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives .
Rudy's closed their Oakland location on Thursday, July 26, 2018. [6]
Rudy's BLAT sandwich (a BLT with avocado) was featured on Lonely Planet's A field guide to 20 great American sandwiches. [7]
On August 8, 2022, Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe announced their permanent closure. [8] In October 2022, they re-opened for business under mostly new ownership. [9] [10]
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