Kings Chef Diner

King's Chef (The Castle) is a 13 seat custom Valentine Diner built in 1956. King's Chef is small and cozy with a vibrant energy. If the diner inside is full, King's Chef also has additional seating (weather permitting) on one of our two great patios for your dining enjoyment.


King's Chef has had three other owners, some guy named Bill purchased the custom Valentine Diner from the Valentine Corporation in Kansas in 1955 and opened the doors in 1956. The diner sat on the corner of Tejon Street and Costilla Avenue on the southeast corner until 1958. The diner then moved 1/2 block on Costilla to 110 east Costilla and is still on the same location today. The Diner was taken over by Floyd "Sam" Johnson, Legend has it that Sam Johnson ran the King's Chef diner for 30+ years with his loyal waitress who is now teaching special education in Colorado Springs and the dynamic duo created a great community gathering everyday by serving great food and a lively atmosphere. Then around 1995 Merl and Sandra Moore purchased the diner from Sam Johnson and ran the King's Chef until 1997. Gary Geiser then purchased the diner in 1997 and has run it since. We would like to thank all of the previous owners for making the King's Chef Diner the success that it is. Your hard work is well appreciated.

King's Chef was purchased in 1997 by Gary A. Geiser and has won several local and national awards.
Tastiest Breakfast in Colorado
Best Diner in America Best Dine West of the Missippi
Best Diner in Colorado Springs, CO.
Best Green Chili in Colorado Springs,
Best Late Night Dinning .

King's Chef is truly a REAL DINING EXPERIENCE.

The local popularity of the King's Chef Diner coupled some National recognition and fresh handmade food with only the best, all natural and non-gmo project verified ingredients, made this tiny Diner a perfect fit for the Food Network.

King's Chef Diner and its Colorado Green Chili has been featured on two different Food Network show’s, Al Rockers Diner Destinations (which was the pilot episode for diners drive-in's and dives ) & Outrageous Foods (to view the videos click on video's on left side of window)


Due to the growing popularity of the original King's Chef diner, Gary opened the second King's Chef location at 131 East Bijou St. in August of 2008. Even though there may be more seats in this larger diner, it has not lost it's original King's Chef charm. Located in the heart of downtown across from historic Acacia Park, this location boasts a great patio view of the Uncle Wilbur Fountain, and the bronze statue of General William Jackson Palmer, Colorado Springs' founder. This diner is a great addition to the Colorado Springs downtown dinning community. They also have late night dining Friday & Saturday starting at 9pm if you are craving some great food in the later hours.

The King Chef Diner is also the producers of Colorado Green Chili Sauce and Salsa which still produced by hand in small batch process. The small batch process allows the full flavor of the custom grown chile peppers to shine through allowing for a true green chile products that are NON-GMO project verified ,Vegan and Gluten Free. The partnerships with a Local Pueblo Farmer, make up the foundation of this amazing product line. Colorado Green Chili sauces and salsa use our custom grown 1912 Mirasol Chile seed in nutrient rich Colorado soil. The Hand Crafted product line is available in Whole Foods Markets, Natural Grocers and King Soopers. BUY COLORADO GREEN CHILI