Commercial St Diner

Portions are incredible in this lil gem. Food was very good. Wish they used their sausage patty in their gravy. Friendly waitress. Service tad slow overall but definitely check it out.

What a gem! Great food, ambiance, and friendly people! Will definitely return the next time I'm in town!

Had the biscuits and gravy with bacon and it was so good!! They were pretty quick at customer service.

Stopped in for breakfast and ordered the veggie omelette. This place was absolutely packed and we had to leave our name to be called in when they had an available table. The food itself was alright similar to most diners I've eaten at in the past with extremely large portions. I do wish they had an option to do a half order since a three egg omelette with a pile of hash browns is too much for the average person. The breakfast was decent but I think next time I'll opt for a different breakfast place.

Here for unbound, this place is the hometown diner that travelers look forward to when visiting new towns. Friendly staff and good food.

I am as old school as it comes when we are talking about classic American diners, and the Commercial Street Diner fits that bill to a tee -- but this IS 2021 and I do have a few minor modern-day expectations.First of all, I am of the opinion that a diner is never any better than the coffee it serves, and the coffee I was served at CSD on a lovely recent Sunday morning was, to be charitable, bad. I reached for some Splenda to cut through the bitter, slightly burnt taste with some sweetness, but found only two options: granulated sugar or pink packets of saccharine. I looked at my watch to make sure it wasn't 1975 again, but nope. They hadn't even moved into the '80s with Equal, much less into the 21st century. Who under the age of 80 still uses Sweet & Low? (Spoiler alert: NOBODY.) The food came. I got eggs over easy (VERY easy, it turned out...when did this term come to mean "sloppy whites?"), links, hash browns, toast and a side of bacon. The hash browns were fresh, if a little dry. (I didn't finish them, which is rare for me.) The bacon was overcooked and had been mashed together, I assume under the weight of a bacon press, into a crisp, rather tough singularity on the plate. All of these were acceptable but none were anything I would look forward to eating again.But the sausage links? Truly fantastic. I found myself wishing I had ordered more of those instead of the bacon. I wondered (but neglected to ask) if they might have come from the nearby Fanestil Meats. If you go to this diner, that's the breakfast meat to order, in my opinion. (Though I would like to have given the ham a go, too.)I also shared a waffled with my companion; it was of the deep-welled Belgian style, which isn't my favorite, but it was pretty good. Again, serviceable but nothing like excellent.Overall this place is exactly my favorite type of restaurant but I can't see myself choosing to return. With a little bit of upgrading to the modern era, however, this old-school establishment could take on a whole new shine for years yet to come.PS: Our servers could not have done a better job, and they were hustling with a busy crowd the whole time. Kudos to the whole crew.

Amazing food. Great service. And very clean establishment. A hole in the wall that you need to go to if you are in Emporia.

We stopped in on a Sunday for brunch after Radius Brewing had too long of a wait time. You can tell from the moment you pull up outside that this diner has seen a thing or two. When you go inside the story doesn't change; friendly faces, hometown pride, and the smell of good ole' homemade cooking!I had the French Toast (which was amazing) and my date had a hamburger with fries (also pretty darn good). Not only was the food good, but the staff was very friendly and the service was quick! So, why the four stars? Well.. on my way to the bathroom I saw an older man sleeping in an office with a dirty fish tank, six dirty coffee cups, and a disaster of old papers everywhere. I'm sure he's a great guy and a hometown hero, but if that's what the office looks like, it makes me nervous to see the kitchen.All in all, it was a great experience and if we were ever passing through again we would be sure to go back!

The food here is good in my experience. It's basic diner food done well. Nothing special but overall solid. The service can be a little slow (they were packed both times I've been here) but they're friendly. It's worth it for the price.

Breakfast was worth the wait! People were super nice. Restaurant was very cute. Perfect stop on passing through the town.