CK's was the perfect spot for a mid-morning breakfast. The steak at medium-rare needed no sauce and what a monstrous amount of food (Steak & Eggs Special) for $8.99. You get just a little "Waffle House" vibe. The entire staff was welcoming. Coffee cup never got low. read more

CK's Coffee Shop - Steak & Egg Special - Diners Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

anybody have any CK's stuff for sale? my wife talks about it all the time and I'd love to get her something!

This is a top nosh in Mempho and it's affordable. The tastes are tight and it has a passing health report. the lady fills up your coffee for free and the menus been that way forever just nice and yummy read more

CK's Coffee Shop - The classic menu of CK's still looks exactly like it disd 20 years ago. - Diners Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

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I hesitated between 2 and 3 stars because 3 stars meant "A-OK." But really, it's just okay. Then I gave it 3 stars because some of the other reviews were just plain mean and I felt bad. This place is basically a Waffle House with a more limited menu. My main complaint is that the food took a while to come out, and when I got it, I wanted to request the rest. The portions were small. I mean, I know that two eggs is two eggs, but geez...use smaller plates, maybe? I think maybe the cook made 8 eggs or something and tried to split them up into equal portions and I got shafted. The food was good and served hot, but I ate it ALL in record time, because it was seriously like a kid's meal portion. However, my friend got a waffle that was huge. I noticed other people getting waffles, as well, so that must be the draw. Come in and get your big waffle and a little food. The service was really good, but they could stand to be a little more attentive to cleanliness detail. If you're wiping my table when I come in, I don't want to have to sit there holding by elbows up until it dries. Ew. And, for heavens sakes, don't go here if you have to be around people when you leave. You'll smell like you just came from cooking bacon and eggs. Anyway, 3 stars is fair. read more

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I never write a public review since I am in the industry but this one has to be written. When dining at this restaurant their gross negligence for heath code is astounding. It started by them constantly raking the glasses through the ice well. Health code state that you use a scoop to do this and here is why. Your hands touch the outside of the glass so it can contaminate all the other ice in the well. Also it anything chips off the glass it minimizes the chance you will consume it. An employee eating on a food prep area. Well if you making my food on that space I don't want you to eat on it plain and simple. The biggest I saw was one single thing. I must preface this by saying I currently have a bug that I would not want to share. So my hash browns were undercooked for my liking and asked to get some cooked up. They dumped them back on the flat top to cook them more. Well I was eating off the plat that they were on. So...... cross contamination just happens to everything that was on that flat top. While there were numerous other violations like hand washing, hair protection, not changing out gloves, etc... For a restaurant to breach health code to this level will be me calling the Health Dept asking for expedited inspection. read more

I'm glad I stopped in instead of opting for a fast-food breakfast. It was a little busy, but I was sat within 5-10 minutes. The menu is limited, but it fits the "hole in the wall" down-home feel of this diner. When the food came, it blew me away. It was breakfast as breakfast is meant to be. The grits were perfection. The eggs were cooked just right. I enjoyed this experience. read more

CK's cannot be beat when it comes to waffles. The staff is friendly, the food is excellent! It's a little hot by the windows, but the seats near the kitchen are a little more comfy. They also have a cool jukebox with classic Memphis music choices. It can be a little busy on Sunday afternoons but the waffles are worth the wait! read more

CK's Coffee Shop - Waffle with Bacon and egg. I added on extra egg and a side of hash browns. It came with orange juice. 11.00 - Diners Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Quick service, delicious cheeseburger with hash browns and clean bathroom! I am stuffed and satisfied!

Coffee: The coffee was a little oily and bitter, but it was so cold out that I didn't really care. I don't think I'd drink it by choice, but it's decent. Biscuit: CK's didn't have any biscuits, so they'll receive an average score of five points. Bacon: The bacon was crispy and flavorful, but it was pretty greasy and salty. It definitely gave me that weird awareness of exactly what I was eating. Scrambled Eggs: Everything at CK's was sort of decidedly average. The eggs were fluffy, but not too fluffy, but nothing truly special. I hate giving straight up fives all the time, but this meal just seems to warrant them. Pancake: CK's didn't have pancakes, so they'll be averaged out at 5 points. Grits: These were by far the least watery of the grits I've tried. I added salt and pepper, but the grits tasted like they had been pre-buttered. Service: I was in and out of CKs in half an hour. Seriously. The waitresses were very efficient and quick. They weren't crazy friendly, but they did what they needed to do politely. Atmosphere: CK's has a jukebox in it. I didn't notice it when I came in, but every few minutes, the silence would be broken by an obscure soul song. I think the guy in the booth next to mine was playing them, because he serenaded the waitresses. CK's is open 24 hours, and the smell of pre-restaurant smoking ban smoke seems to linger in everything. Price: The price was crazy reasonable, about $8 total for a huge plate of food. read more

Ugh. Blech. Ick. Wait. Do I have a venereal disease from touching the menu at CK's? This place is vile. CK's seriously needs to shut down for a week (or ten), gut this place and give it a thorough cleaning. I can't even really comment on the food. I was on the verge of vomit from the second I sat down. In fact, I felt electricity in my veins urging my legs to get up from the table and leave immediately. THAT'S how uncomfortably grody this place is. I had a waffle and a cup of coffee. The coffee tasted like hot, brown water and the waffle like an Eggo with freezer burn. The waitress? I half expected her to have a hook for a hand. For some reason, I found myself wanting to shout out to the patrons "Hey! Large Marge sent me". But I thought better of it. Gavin is right- just don't. Although I fell in love with Robin's review (seriously great review- the only reason I couldn't give the place only one star) I just couldn't ever fall in love with CK's. read more

Good food but service isn't the greatest. Restaurant looks VERY dirty and grease is EVERYWHERE.

I just love coming to this place early in the morning. I've been away from Memphis for three years and it feels good to be back. I felt like being back at home. The same employees greeted me as I walked in....and the food? Omg....ain't nothing like listening to the blues and hearing the older guys laughing talking trash in the background... read more

This place is good.No matter which place you go to.I had a double cheeseburger w/hashbrown.Pretty good to soak up some alcoholThey don't take credit cards.They only take debit cards with your pin number.I had to find some cash after reading this on such small sign!!!! read more

CK's. Yeah... NO. Stopped there because I had to leave the house before breakfast on my way downtown, and I was hungry. I didn't want to go to Perkins or IHOP, so when I saw CK's I pulled in. Well, it took the hunger pangs out of my stomach, much like eating roots or the bark off a tree will help you survive if stranded in a forest. Unfortunately, though I was no longer hungry the meal left me with gas and a lingering feeling in my mouth like I had choked down a handful of greasy dirt. I have never eaten at a homeless shelter or a soup kitchen, but I imagine the fare would be similar to CK's. AVOID. read more

Went back to CK's at Poplar and Belvedere hoping I wouldn't have a fiasco yet again. I have been eating there for over 25 years, before it was a CK's and was a Steak & Egg Kitchen. I haven't been in about a year and will now never go there again. I went there at about 1 a.m. and ordered a steak 'n egg large size with a coffee. I asked for onions and cheese on my hash browns. The steak 'n egg dinner is 9.99$ and coffee is 2.35$, cheese is an additional .75$ and they actually charged me .75$ for about seven little pieces of onion on my hash browns. The subtotal price would be 13.84 + 10% tax for a total of 15.22$. But my total was a whopping 18.56$. I looked at the ticket and realized they charged me an extra 10% for "late night dining" which I thought was reserved for take-out. But they charged me 10% on every item, so the .75$ onions were .84$ and then at the end of the ticket they charged me another 10% and then the tax. So I was double charged 10% (20%) for eating at a 24/7 diner. No amount of logic or math seemed to phase the waitress so I just gave up , paid 20$ and walked out of those doors forever. Bye CK's, the food is good but the only class you got is going to clown school read more

Only three words of advice... just don't do it! Okay, so that was 4 words... but don't, okay?

Love!!! Waffles melt in your mouth!! Coffee is amazing. Good blues playing with great service.

Folks. We're not talking about a fancy joint with mediocre food. This place isn't pretty, but the food is delicious and the staff is awesome!!! Best Belgium waffles around! read more

Many of nights I don't get out of work until 4 am or so. CK's is always a nice wind down spot. By the time I show up most of the drunk crowd has left and the morning Fed Ex crowd has stumbled in. The waitresses always take good care of me and I love it. I ordered a glass of milk once and they were out. So the waitress saw the disapointment in my eyes and went to the grocery store and got me milk. Now that's service! True, the food isn't that great but at 4-5am it's the best bet around. And they do have a great jukebox. read more

It's a greasy spoon. A greasy, greasy spoon. But the coffee was fresh and the corned beef and hash and eggs breakfast was yummy. And I so loved how the surly waitress said "Mm-hmm" instead of "You're welcome" that I probably said "Thank you" one too many times. A good spot for a quick morning bite. read more

I'm sure other CK's may be better, but when I was looking for a quick breakfast one late morning in mid-June 2012, it was not to be found at CK's on Poplar Avenue. We sat 10 minutes before being acknowledged in an empty restaurant, and waited for an omelet for 15 minutes, and for two eggs (over medium) for 20. Seriously? Then a (regular?) patron parked directly behind us, making it tough to get out. The whole experience started feeling a little worrisome, but he came and moved the car. We high-tailed it out of there, avoiding multiple potholes in the lot... read more

This place is the best, get an awesome diner food and love it. Can I come here for all my meals? I hope so.

I love their ham & cheese omelets. I don't know how they get them so fluffy and they always cook them perfectly! Yummy!

I can't believe all the holier-than-thou, high-and-mighty, snobby, whiny, punk-ass bad reviews on here. I love CK's! The wait staff is always low-key yet friendly, the Paul Bunyan breakfast is delicious and super cheap--three eggs, bacon, hash browns (having the magical combination of crisp on the outside and soft on the inside), toast and juice, all for about $5! I no longer live in Memphis, but whenever I go back I try to get to CK's at least once. The jukebox is AMAZING, full of soul and R&B classics. Al Green, anyone? How about some Bobby Womack? The dude on here who said it was so quiet it creeped him out: PLAY THE DAMN JUKEBOX NEXT TIME. One of my favorite memories is of the cook singing along to one of the songs I played: Never, Never Gonna Give You Up by Barry White. I love that it's open 24 hours, and I like that the people that go there in the middle of the night are usually either down on their luck, drunk, have insomnia or a broken heart, or are merely resigned to their fate, like me. Welcome to the real world, people. If you don't have soul, don't go to CK's. read more

Really great prices! Great service. The food was good just kind of bland. You have to be really specific with how you want your food cooked if you want it to your specific liking. Overall, I will be back. read more

Okay kids...it doesn't look pretty on the outside or inside. But the food is gorgeous, inside and outside. I was looking for a quick breakfast place before heading to St. Jude's where I volunteer so in cruising Poplar Ave. I came across a place saying it was open 24 hours and everything on the menu was available 24 hours. I'm usually wary about that since I'm picky about properly cooked eggs and a not too hot grill which tends to burn them. Not here. The lady at the counter was very friendly and attentive. She's obviously been here a long time. There was no bantering back and forth about "dropping" a hash brown and "pulling a bacon," or whatever. And no nonsensical back and forth between servers and cooks who are usually more concerned about what's going on outside than doing their work inside. The cook knew what she was doing and was kind enough to bring over my breakfast hot rather than wait for my server who was busy with others. The plate was perfect. Eggs cooked right, crispy bacon, hot hash browns et.al. Guys, this place is a hidden Memphis gem and I will always return here when I'm near. read more

Cannot tell you if the food here is good or not stopped in last night for a late dinner at around nine p.m. the very rude and arrogant young lady that was working by herself informed us they were out of cheese, butter, catsup and lettuce! are you kidding me!! wont be going back!! read more