These are all diners that strive to become restaurants. Think Denny's. You'll find everything in their menus: from a hamburger or a club sandwich, to a hot soup, tacos, enchiladas, or a nice steak and fries. They usually have either a salad bar or a fairly good selection of house salads, and an assortment of desserts. They open from real early to about midnight (24 hour ones no longer exist), most of them having drugstores, and an annexed store selling books, candy, magazines, cd's, toys, and make-up.

However, I do not really like Sanborns. I always would rather go to Vips. The service and quality of food are much better, as are the decor and ambience of the place. Also, Vips strives to offer you a yummy selection of desserts and good coffee, both of which are rather lousy in Sanborns. California and Toks's strong point would be their salad bar, but I'd still rather eat at Vips, above any of these. You'll get a clean place with a somewhat fast service, not-cheap but not-expensive meal that is quite safe to consume (unlike street vendor tacos or tortas), a relaxed ambience to have a chat, and the convenient store. Most have parking of their own, free of charge if you show your ticket when paying your tab. This is not authentic folkloric real mexican food, if you're looking for local color, look elsewhere.