The main reason to go to Ruby's Diner is because you're with your kids and you know the trains scooting around overhead will keep them busy for longer than a nanosecond. Other than that - there are better choices for a meal at the Alderwood mall. Not to say that Ruby's is "bad" - it's not. The food is ok, the service is ok and the restaurant is attractive in a 50's red and shiny chrome kind of way. They do have great old fashioned sodas and shakes, and for that reason I'm giving them 3 stars rather than 2.
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