Commercial Street Diner — Restaurant in Emporia

Let me start with...breakfast just doesn't get any better than this. I've patronized the Commercial Street Diner for several years now (each time I visit family in Emporia, KS), and though breakfast is the only meal I've tried there, I can certainly attest to how great it is!

The Commercial Street Diner lives up to it's name in so many ways. If you can picture an old-fashioned store front on the main business street of a very old, yet still thriving Kansas college town of 25K...that is exactly what this is. There is very little new about this restaurant, or building. Commercial Street is only about eight or nine blocks long in the downtown part and you'll easily find this restaurant by the many cars parked on both sides of the street. Yes, it's that busy...because it's that good!

In the times I've eaten here I've had many different items for breakfast here, but their sausage gravy is undoubtedly the best I have ever tasted....EVER...anywhere! Everything thing I've ever eaten here for breakfast is good, but their sausage gravy is to die for. Oh...you might want to order some of their amazing hash browns as well...the gravy goes as good with them as their biscuits, and you'll have plenty of gravy for both!

If you have never tried the Commercial Street Diner, please do so...you'll be happy you did. If you're worried about your weight or cholesterol, you might want to reconsider. Otherwise, it's the best breakfast...

I visited this over a month ago while traveling to other states. I decided to stop by there after seeing good reviews about it and made a good choice I guess. There are two doors and if you are pike us and parked your car at back side which is basically parking lot. After parking our car we were confused about entering from the back door. But the door was welcoming us saying a nice message that “Back door client are the best” . So it made us to enter there without any hesitation and it was hot outside so we didn’t had to walk along the road. This restaurant is quite rural looking you will have “country roads take me home” kinda feeling. I loved it. And yes serving size was quite good. I took breakfast which had poached egg and pancakes. Size of pancake was generous and there were 2 poached eggs. I was asked about what I prefer like well done, medium or soft. I preferred medium and was really liked that I was given options not just served some eggs which is not consistent to my tastes. Medium poached egg was right for me and it’s look and tastes was good. He ordered Farmer’s breakfast and food was plenty and tastes good too.

Don’t hesitate to give thumbs up 👍 if you find this...

I honestly doubt if you'll be able to find a better breakfast joint in Kansas. They serve breakfast and lunch. Famous biscuits and gravy, pancakes, waffles, french toast, omelets, hashbrowns, toast (9 different kinds of bread for toast). They also have sausage patties, sausage links, polish sausage, bacon, and jalapeno bacon, as well as ham steaks. They have an array of different specials which usually are made up of unique dishes that aren't on the menu such as the delicious Hawaiian Chicken sandwich. Furthermore, they have cheeseburgers, steaks, hot beef sandwiches, grilled and fried chicken sandwiches, chicken strips. For sides, they have many different options, a few are: Homestyle french fries, sweet potato fries, tator tots and mashed potatoes. There are many more dishes I've failed to mention but I've already said so much! Go to the diner and have a meal so good you'll think...