Ride the Tracks to Comfort Food Heaven

Family-owned and hand-crafted in Clovis since 1994 — breakfast all day, hand-cut steaks, and a miniature railroad running overhead.

Loaded Montana scramble with cottage potatoes and biscuits and gravy
Angus bacon cheeseburger with crinkle-cut fries
1994EST · CLOVIS
Breakfast served
All Day
Est. 1994Three decades of Clovis comfort food
Breakfast All DayGriddle favorites served from open to close
Family-OwnedRun by the Claborn family, staff like kin
Hand-Cut Steaks10 oz rib eye & Friday prime rib
Richard and Teresa, owners of The Red Caboose Café
1994EST. CLOVIS
All Aboard Since '94

Three Decades at the Family Table

On August 14, 1994, Richard and Teresa Claborn opened a small storefront in Clovis with a simple idea — a place that served more than meals. It would be a gathering spot for the whole community.

Richard worked construction in San Francisco through the week and poured himself into the café on weekends; Teresa ran the floor seven days a week. Their kids, Jimmy and Pam, grew up between the tables. As the regulars kept coming, 45 seats became 120, and in 2009 the café rolled into its home at Shaw & Academy.

All these years later, Richard, Teresa, and their daughter Pam are still here — and the staff still feel like family.

— The Claborn Family
The Miniature Railroad

Why the Whistle Blows

Miniature LGB steam locomotive running on the shelf railway The hand-painted Red Caboose railroad mural inside the dining room

Look up while you eat and you'll catch it — a miniature train circling the dining room on its own little railway, the same way it has for years.

The hand-painted mural, the vintage depot photographs, the friendly chef standing watch by the door — every corner leans into the railroad theme that gave the café its name. It's charm you can't fake, built one regular and one holiday breakfast at a time.

A place to gather — for all ages.

Daily Departures

Hours of Operation

The griddle fires up at 6 a.m. sharp, every single morning.

Checking hours…
From the Regulars
★★★★★
Feels like stepping back in time — friendly faces, big plates, and that little train going around. Our family's Sunday spot for years.
— A Clovis Regular
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Find Us

Location5054 N. Academy Ave., Ste. E
Clovis, CA 93619
Reservations & Orders(559) 297-9545
Kitchen HoursMon 6a–2p · Tue–Sat 6a–9p · Sun 6a–8p