Haven't had any complaints! The Cookie Jar has friendly staff & good food. Large portions. Reasonably priced. read more

The Cookie Jar - Chocolate chip Pancake or Waffle Platter Chicken Bacon Chicken Ranch Wrap Kid's Country Breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

My husband loves diners so when I saw the reviews for this place we had to stop. I got and corned beef hash and my husband got the meat lovers. Both were very good! There were no leftovers! Got a cookie each for the road. My husband said his white chocolate was the best he's had! Restrooms are clean and staff friendly! read more

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This was such a good diner. The wait wasn't too long, and all the food came out quickly. I'm not usually a fan of cinnamon rolls but I was definitely a fan of this one....the giant pat of butter also helped. I also loved that the hash browns were properly shredded potatoes and not chunky home fries. I got the basic country breakfast and can't go wrong with that. My only critique is the coffee could be brewed stronger, but that's personal preference. read more

The Cookie Jar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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Really yummy corned beef hash!! The portion was huge and well worth the price. Tasted fresh and it was very filling. I would highly recommend it!! Great place to go after a dog mushing adventure in the morning. read more

The Cookie Jar - Corned Beef Hash - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

I found The Cookie Jar while researching breakfast restaurants prior to my upcoming visit to Fairbanks. We were then told to come here by someone in Anchorage. On June 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM we made it. We were seated in the back room right away without reservations. The place was packed, which is always a good sign. After looking over the MANY choices on the menu, my wife and I both ordered the homemade corned beef hash, me with eggs over easy and my wife with scrambled eggs. We both chose the homemade 10 grain toast, which was very thick and was covered with butter, adding to its amazing taste. The homemade corned beef hash was terrific! I ate every bite (and it was a LOT of food). Our server, Rainey, was terrific, friendly, and answered all our questions. The restaurant had a very family-friendly vibe, was brightly lit, with a LOT of tables and booths. We also bought 3 of their homemade, warm, soft, chocolate chip cookies. Soooooo good! We chose semi-sweet chips, but you can also get milk chocolate chips instead. The Cookie Jar was featured on the Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, and there is a signed poster of host Guy Fieri as you walk in the front door. Would I return to The Cookie Jar on a future visit to Fairbanks, Alaska! Absolutely!! The food was great, the service was great, each person we spoke with at the restaurant was warm, friendly, and inviting, and the Corned Beef Hash was so delicious. Perhaps that is why The Cookie Jar is so highly ranked as a place to go in Fairbanks! read more

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The breakfast portion sizes are huge. The food was ok. Not knock your socks off good but far from blah. The service was quick...excited to try the goodies we got on our way out. read more

This is a really nice home style diner with fresh homemade baked goods. Apparently, The Cookie Jar is a popular local restaurant. We arrived at 11:15 am for lunch and the place was packed. So, be prepared to wait a bit for a table. This restaurant successfully combines a fresh bakery with a home style restaurant. The menu is full of homemade comfort food, and you can order breakfast all day. If their homemade chili is on the menu, you should order it. It is delicious, with finely ground meat, diced peppers, and great flavor with a bit of spice. I also tried their Chef Salad. It was large and fresh, with lots of cheese and meat. It was almost too much for lunch, but it was so good that I ate the whole thing. The staff were really nice and I strongly recommend The Cookie Jar! read more

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If Guy Fieri recommends a place I guess I listen! Came here on a Saturday morning right as they opened at 7 AM. There were maybe 4 other groups at the same time, and by the time I left at around 7:45 the restaurant was maybe half full. The restaurant is quite big, cute diner vibes. I was seated quickly and given a menu, and I knew I wanted corned beef. A waitress came over quite quickly and asked for a drink order, and my meal if was ready. I got my drink quite quickly, and the corned beef took maybe 20 min--I also got it with eggs over easy and white toast. When it came out it was fresh and delicious! Great flavor, bread was buttered, and they had good spices and had ketchup, Tabasco, and salt and pepper as needed. I also got a cinnamon roll to go! I believe I ordered chocolate chip but seemingly got a plain one, but honestly, no complaints. I ate the roll later in the day but it was delicious (and quite big). Really good and worth a stop! read more

The Cookie Jar - Corned Beef Hash - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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We waited for over 45min for our large party to be seated....even though we had reservations and arrived on time. After ordering, the food took nearly an hour to be served and was over salted, potatoes were over cooked and cold. No one checked on us to refill coffee or water and plates were served in batches instead of as a group. It took 3 tries to get the biscuit I ordered. They're lucky the gratuity was built into the price or we would have skipped it entirely. It was also so loud in the restaurant that we practically had to yell to be heard by anyone, even across the table. It was $20+ a person. What a waste of a Sunday morning. read more

Delicious and great portions! Drive between the dealerships to find this gem. May have a wait as it is very popular.

We loved this place that we had to come back one more time! Their Steak Potter Soup is what this place is known for. They were featured on Guy Fieri's Diners Drive-Inns and Dives! This place is more than cookies. Service is phenomenal. Kayla took great care of us. Ambience is homey. read more

The Cookie Jar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

What a cute local place to grab lunch! We had the nicest server and loved our food here. Delicious! read more

The Cookie Jar - Huge cinnamon rolls - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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10/10! The hasbrowns are so good!! The service is very friendly and attentive. The bread is homemade and the fries are seasoned with this delicious cheesy powder. I could not recommend this place enough! It was a bit pricey. We spent $40 for two. read more

Cute place. Service was helpful, always there and got everything correct. Walking in, my husband had a cinnamon roll craving which was gone by the time he finished this. Omelet was flavorful read more

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Visiting Fairbanks & this place is a must to eat at! Went here on a weekday & it was packed but we got seated right away. Everyone was friendly. While it did take some time to get our food, it was worth the wait! Everything was delicious. I also got a cinnamon roll to go & it was delicious! Would go back just for the cinnamon roll! read more

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If you are known for something, the Beerock, then you should have them. My wife ordered the Beerock with a side salad, the waiter came back after he had delivered the salad and informed us you didn't have any.WOW.....‍ read more

Can I give more than 5 stars?! Amazing breakfast this morning at the cookie jar! Everyone enjoyed their meals and left feeling full and satisfied :) Our table got a BYO Scramble, Nolan's own, 2 country fried steaks, waffle platter, and I got the al la carte egg and bacon. Everything was flavorful, seasoned welled, and cooked to perfection, especially the bacon! Our waitress was sweet and wonderful! Definitely a place I will add to our must stop list for whenever we return to Fairbanks read more

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The food and service was great! We had to wait a little longer than normal but they were very busy. We shared a ham and mushroom omelette, and a cinnamon roll with cream cheese and fruit topping with a side of bacon. It was almost more than we could eat! read more

The Cookie Jar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

I went to the cookie jar to put another checkmark on my Diners Drove in's and Dives scorecard. I picked up a dozen assorted cookies as a gift for my client. The cookies were pretty good and there are a selection of candies and peanut butter cups as well. I was told by the young lady clerk that many of the candies are not made in house. She was very nice and extremely helpful. The place is a neat little diner serving breakfast and lunch. One key thing was the large cinnamon rolls read more

The Cookie Jar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

Great little breakfast/ lunch place behind the car dealership. Service was friendly and wait time estimate was accurate so another positive. True diner atmosphere with a hustling staff. Wife love the stuffed cinnamon roll with bacon. She is still talking about the bacon. Enjoy! read more

The Cookie Jar - Loaded Nolan's Own Cinnamon Roll French Toast with bacon - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

So I chose this restaurant because it was recommended on yelp, and to be honest, I was disappointed. so to start off it was weird that the server never acknowledged the guy at the table. I mean, I appreciate the service, but it just seemed odd that she wouldn't offer anything to my guest. When we did finally get our meals, it was just bland. The food wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible. I just didn't really get the praise that I was seeing on here. read more

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This is an amazing place with over the top portions and so many choices. I had the Nolan own breakfast which was enormous and delicious. read more

The Cookie Jar - My breakfast choice - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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THE BEST SERVICE IN MY LIFE our servers name is rainy she is so nice are friends dog died and she felt bad and with her own money and got him a cinnamon roll I could not ask for better service thank you and keep doing what she doing oh and also offerd my friend one he wasn't hungry but pleaseeee give this woman a raise ask for her when your here -- Noah Reynolds and friends read more

We started out our day with a trip to the Cookie Jar for breakfast, where we were greeted by their wooden moose chef. My wife and I shared a ham and cheese omelette and one of their egg dipped grilled cinnamon rolls. Very nice and tasty breakfast. They also had other bakery items for sale like muffins and cookies. Country like atmosphere. Service was excellent. read more

We went on a Sunday morning so there was a good crowd, and it took close to an hour for our party of 6 to be seated. Good news is the large indoor lobby so we were comfortable waiting. Service was really good and the food was excellent. I love corned beef hash, and am always looking for not-from-the-can versions; this was outstanding. Lots of corned beef, lots of potatoes, and the onions were well-cooked. We got a cinnamon roll French toast for the table and everyone loved it! Will return next time we are in town! Apparently Guy Fieri leaves photos and such where he eats, and he was clearly here. If you fancy that sort of thing. read more

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Busy spot with a lot of great options. Breakfast is served all day. The omelettes are awesome and they don't skimp on the filling. We didn't try and bakery items but they sold out of cinnamon rolls quickly so probably worth trying! read more

The Cookie Jar - Coffee - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

I came with a large women's tour group and they accommodated us really nicely. The baked goods, cinnamon rolls and cookies, were amazing. I had the corned beef hash and it was great, big chunks of everything, and kept me going until dinner on a busy tour. Well worth it! read more

Excellent service. My guests Eggs Benedict were not cooked correctly and had to be sent back twice and still came back overdone. She ended up just ordering something else. read more

Great food! Had the original Nolan and husband had the homemade corned beef hash. Love that they serve breakfast late. would recommend the breakfast. read more

Gross as ever, how do they even get business? Got the chicken fried steak, cold potatoes, cold gravy,

Great local breakfast place that we tried on our first day in town! My wife ordered and enjoyed Nolan's Own Breakfast which was a cinnamon roll cut in half, dipped in egg batter, grilled and dusted with powdered sugar yum! And I selected the Country Fried Steak & Eggs! It was made with a large piece of prime rib and was delicious! We were both very happy with our selections and also each brought food home. The portions are enormous! Our server was very sweet and attentive; especially so with how busy the place was! The inside is decorated with all sorts of cookie jars, many with Santa but other themes too! The restaurant is located behind some car dealerships and Google maps routed us between the two dealerships so at first we were wondering if that was right...? It was. The restaurant is tucked in behind them. Enjoy! read more

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The service was excellent! The food - Eggs Benedict - not so much - eggs Benedict has poached eggs - but not at the cookie jar...they serve them with hard yolks- the waitress agreed with me and took them back ...and again they came with yolks cooked harder than before! I gave up and ordered scrambled eggs- the server said it was a new cook - so hopefully they learn how to poach an egg - otherwise , order something different! read more

TLDR : Great place for a nice and cozy brunch! We tried cookie jar while visiting Fairbanks and we loved the brunch at cookie jar. The food was great, the biscuits and gravy were amazing. The soups and sandwiches were also on point. The service were a little slow to our liking but since we were a large group (party of 10) that might be expected for larger groups. Overall a good experience read more

Went for breakfast and the huge portions were amazing. We had the Biscuits and Gravy Platter with sausage and breakfast potatoes and the Stuffed Nolan's cinnamon role topped with cream cheese and berry compote. The gravy on the biscuits had the right amount of meat and pepper to give it a light kick, the potatoes were chunky but cooked well and the sausages were enormous and full of flavor. The cinnamon roll was stacked high and filled with plenty of cream cheese and the berry compote didn't need any added syrup that was brought to the table. The food was brought to the table quickly and the coffee was plentiful. Would definitely recommend if you big appetite. read more

Our waitress was great! Friendly, accommodating and pleasant! I shared a prime rib chicken fried steak and eggs withgravy! It was very good, gravy was excellent. Then the table shared a very large a cinnamon roll, dipped in egg wash and fried with a cream cheese filling and berry compote! Ohhh my gosh was it scrumptious! Small diner atmosphere was very friendly, clean and bustling!! Gotta check this out when in Fairbanks Alaska!! read more

Went here on my first day in Fairbanks, and it was great! Friendly service and a calm atmosphere. We were lucky to get in early because it got busy quickly (on a Sunday) I was surprised to find biscuits and gravy this far away from the south-eastern US, so of course I had to get them. They tasted pretty good, but the hash browns were even better with the gravy. The food needed a bit of salt and pepper, but was still tasty. But the real stars were these huge cinnamon rolls that stole my gaze and never let it go even after I left the restaurant. read more

The Cookie Jar - Biscuits and Biscuits & Gravy Platter, Hash-browns with jalapeños - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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The food was awesome with plenty served. The service was great and all the staff was extremely pleasant! Will definitely recommend this restaurant. We took a homemade cinnamon roll home, they are huge! The menu is extensive. read more

The Cookie Jar - Meat lovers omlet..ham, bacon, 3 eggs hash browns and homemade white bread! Man sized portion. It was very good, yum! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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I really enjoyed this place, I got the Nolan's Own but only grabbed a picture of the Stuffed Nolans. Its your pretty average breakfast place but with amazing gigantic cinnamon rolls which we all loved. I split a Nolan's own with a friend and added on an extra side of meat and it was the perfect serving size. I don't think that I could have actually finished an entire one on my own. Service was good and it had that kind of typical breakfast diner feel, its a pretty large place. I'm very glad we were able to try this place while we were in town! read more

The Cookie Jar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

Good breakfast diner. The cinnamon roll French toast was everything. So happy with it. We had amazing service and everybody was so kind. Side fruit cup was also generous amount and good fruit. Coffee was delicious and strong. Also for cookies to go and their flavors were all great, but I do wish they would have been a little softer. Would recommend you come here. read more

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This was such a wonderful breakfast spot. We had the biscuits and gravy and the country fried prime rib, both were incredible!! Our waitress Angel was truly and angel, so sweet and helped us out of towners with some great local tips! 10/10 will absolutely go back here. Great coffee, juice, and milk. Their cookies are phenomenal, of course! We were very impressed! read more