The Cracker Box Diner

402 E William St, Carson City - 89701
295 reviews
American
(775) 882-4556

First and last time… listening as a server is a good skill to have. Apparently your cup needs to be empty and you need to ask for a refill not for them to take your empty. Then if you ask for said refill, listen to what the customer asked for and don’t bring them two separate drinks. Oh, and please explain $8.90 being added to the bill for those two wrong drinks… never again!

Food is great , friendly environment

If you read nothing else, just know the one thing that threw me for a loop with this place ONLY takes CASH or CHECK. NO credit cards or debit cards. That was a surprise.We just moved to the area and this place was recommended by a few people. My husband isn’t a fan of potatoes but he really liked theirs. The reviews said they had hash but it wasn’t on the menu so I ordered bacon and eggs. I got five pieces of bacon. It was great. Sourdough was great too! It was busy and we still got pretty good service. It’s a small, cozy place with an open kitchen concept. Just make sure you have cash on you when you go!

My new favorite breakfast place! Service, cleanliness, and food were all excellent! ??

The Breakfasts are pretty amazing and the service is on point. Never short on Coffee and the Chili & Cheese Omelette is terrific! Only thing I would change is the thickness of bread used for French Toast. It’s too thickly sliced, making for an imbalance in the grilled toast/inner dough ratio. Otherwise, it’s good too!

We have eaten here many times and the food is always good. The servings are always large and easily shared.

Great family owned breakfast/lunch spot. It’s relatively small and can get busy but they do the best they can and have great service. Great atmosphere with lots of nostalgia and old photos. It’s worth the time if you’re in the area.

I came in with an open mind and left feeling like it was a huge mistake.The food was good for what they ordered. I don’t know if the waitresses were having a bad day but we had only encountered them taking our order, giving us our meal, then our check. No service at all. Didn’t even offer cream for my coffee. And get this. How do you wrongly calculate the bill by $10?! It was not even busy when we were there. Plenty of open seats & they were more attentive to other patrons.

Local diner with breakfast as their specialty. Wide variety of menu items in addition to breakfast. Service was excellent. Food was prepared to order and delicious. Limited seating, with counter service also. Cash only.

Someone said the waitress was mean in their 1 star review; I'm giving 5 stars because my waitress was hotter than butter between my flapjacks. (food was good too)