King's Chef Diner

Renowned local diner best known for its original purple castle location and green chili. This has been my go to breakfast diner since moving to colorado springs 20 years ago. Portion sizes are huge! My goto is the Grump - usually only a 1/4, sometimes a 1/2. They are now open at 7 so back in the breakfast rotation for us early birds! (They also now take credit cards)

My cousin introduced me to King's Chef. He always brings my Aunt, when she comes to visit. This is a cute, locally owned family diner. The portions are quite large, don't be surprised if you end up sharing the half sized portions. I took a friend and colleague for lunch. She didn't even know they existed, but was very happy with her BLT. I got the chicken burrito this time, but usually opt for the breakfast burrito. I definitely recommend this place as a family friendly option!

This place was super packed, and for good reason, the food is great and so far the best green Chile I've had in the springs. The portions are huge, so I would either get a smaller portion, plan for leftovers, or share with someone. We sat at the bar area, and the cooks sang a song together, it was awesome. The whole crew was very cohesive, even though they were down a waitress. 100% recommend.

Every time I'm down in the springs I make a point to swing by King Chef. It's usually pretty crowded so plan in advance and try to eat in the off peak hours, if you can. It's usually worth the wait. Pretty much everything I've had is good to great. It's a lot of food! My burrito had to have like a potato and a half of hash browns in it plus cheese and a good scoop of green chili. I recommend coming in hungry!

The breakfast burrito is 14 dollars, and while huge portions, it was missing flavor. If you want a lot of food to fill you up, eggs, hash browns and cheese then this is fine. If you want flavor something less bland, look elsewhere. grilled veggies might do the trick, some jalapeños and avocado. This all being said the full ingredients of the burrito are masked by the delicious green chili which is the winner on this meal. Without the green chili this is a bland burrito. With it, it is above average with a good kick but still maybe not worth 14 dollars

Amazing place. Went during the lunch hour, but just had to try the breakfast burrito with the green chili smothered on top. Portions were great, definitely grab smaller because they're quite hefty if you have the choice on select plates that offer 1/2 & 1/4 size options. Everyone in our group enjoyed their meals and the server was great!

So the description for the The Grump sounds like a lot of food, but when you get it served to you...its a completely different experience! My wife and I split it and it was obviously more than enough. It was fresh, delicious, and cooked exactly how we ordered it. Our server was awesome. Our food came out fast and for a table of 8, that's saying something. I sampled the French Toast from kids plate after I distracted them with "that dinosaur in the corner over there". That was delicious as well! We will be back, because I found my new favorite diner in The Springs.