We used to love going to your restaurant, but lately, the food hasn’t been very good. My food is never hot. My husband was there, his food was cold & they didn’t get his order right.
Cody Condon
Service and Food was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Craig Reichel
Good diner food in large portions. Great value and quality breakfasts. The place is in decent shape but could be cleaner. Free street parking nearby. Seperated bar and dining areas are a plus. Overall I would recommend this restaurant to anyone wanting an old fashioned diner meal or large breakfast.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Israel Arias
Meh. Not what it used to be. Hope the new owner restores it to its old glory. Food was good. Service ok. Heard an employee scuffle coming from the kitchen and our food took forever to come out. Went for the fresh squeezed OJ and they were out of oranges
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Rose Price
The portions were huge! They food was awesome quality!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Greg Alexander
Reminds me of yesteryear, good ole family restaurant ! Cozy for sure , booth sitting, a single 7am waitress bright and ready to serve ! Good food , a little dissapointed that english muffins are used instead of biscuits and the sausage gravy was actually cold ? The rest of the meal was quite delicious and a hot chocolate or two w/ whipped cream was a delight ! Knapps street front location is impossible to miss yet either because of window tinting, dim interior lights they never appear to be open ? And they always are.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Gary Dering
Great little historic place, unique (of course) in many ways. There is no perfection, but this place approaches it closely for many people that know of it. I sure like it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Heather T
Good food, big breakfast portions
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
J H
I’ve been coming to knapps dor for years and it’s been a great place for breakfast all day. Service was friendly and attentive, food was plentiful, coffee was good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Kathy Richardson
Following PT, after a 2 week hiatus because my PT was out of town, and I needed to see the orthopedic surgeon for another follow up, it was off to breakfast.
I grew up in the north end of Tacoma and spent a lot of time in what is now called The Proctor District. It was time to give Knapp’s a visit.
As you can see, Knapp’s has been in business since 1938. The restaurant is huge with a full lounge, 2 dining and a large banquet area. It has been updated since the last time I ate there, and the tables, chairs and booths have been updated as well.
There was only person working. While not full, she had enough to keep her busy, so she wasn’t able to get to us right away. Our coffee arrived at the table and was cold. It took a few minutes to track her down to request hot coffee. She made a fresh pot and brought the hot coffee to us as soon as it had finished brewing.
We had to wait for water, but as I said she was working alone and I could tell she was hustling and doing the best she could to keep up and being a business owner I know how hard it is to find help.
I ordered the chicken fried steak, scrambled eggs, upgraded to the country potatoes, and sourdough toast. Ray ordered The Monster and stayed with hash browns thinking they only came in his omelette, and an English muffin.
Our breakfast arrived fairly quickly and was hot. I thought the $3 up charge for chunked up deep fried potatoes a bit much. They were OK but nothing to write home about. My chicken fried steak was good. The gravy was bland with a fair amount of pepper. The scrambled eggs were light and fluffy.
Ray’s omelette was gigantic and loaded!!! Had I seen how crispy the hash browns were I would have ordered them instead. I am not a fan of soggy undercooked hash browns. Typically when I request crispy, they arrive burned. These were just the way I like them.
Breakfast was good but there was nothing outstanding about the flavors. This is your basic older type restaurant with decent sized servings but no flare to the flavor.
We may come back to sample some of the other menu items. The food was good. It just wasn’t great.
It’s an institution in the Proctor area. Old fashioned food, nothing fancy, but always done well. The staff are friendly and there are regulars who have been coming here for decades.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Violet Larson
What a great place!! Lived here all my life and have never been to Knapp's!! It did not disappoint and we will definitely be back!! Friendliest staff and our meals were delicious!! Highly recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
George Walter
It's a shame when a formerly dependable neighborhood restaurant falls on hard times.
It was an average Wednesday evening but the place was short-staffed and only offering a part of its menu (and not offering what I wanted). We probably should have left, but we were committed.
Food OK, nothing special. Salad tasted odd to me. The sandwiches were mediocre and, despite it being near empty, the service was slow.
An overall blah atmosphere. We will not return and I cannot recommend it to others
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Angelic Stidham
Great food! Especially breakfast. Big portions but all of it is fresh and well made.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Triple Seven
Poor cistomer service. It's like you walked into the depression. Staff not too productive here!
We used to love going to your restaurant, but lately, the food hasn’t been very good. My food is never hot. My husband was there, his food was cold & they didn’t get his order right.
Service and Food was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good diner food in large portions. Great value and quality breakfasts. The place is in decent shape but could be cleaner. Free street parking nearby. Seperated bar and dining areas are a plus. Overall I would recommend this restaurant to anyone wanting an old fashioned diner meal or large breakfast.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Meh. Not what it used to be. Hope the new owner restores it to its old glory. Food was good. Service ok. Heard an employee scuffle coming from the kitchen and our food took forever to come out. Went for the fresh squeezed OJ and they were out of oranges
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
The portions were huge! They food was awesome quality!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Reminds me of yesteryear, good ole family restaurant ! Cozy for sure , booth sitting, a single 7am waitress bright and ready to serve ! Good food , a little dissapointed that english muffins are used instead of biscuits and the sausage gravy was actually cold ? The rest of the meal was quite delicious and a hot chocolate or two w/ whipped cream was a delight ! Knapps street front location is impossible to miss yet either because of window tinting, dim interior lights they never appear to be open ? And they always are.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great little historic place, unique (of course) in many ways. There is no perfection, but this place approaches it closely for many people that know of it. I sure like it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Good food, big breakfast portions
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I’ve been coming to knapps dor for years and it’s been a great place for breakfast all day. Service was friendly and attentive, food was plentiful, coffee was good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Following PT, after a 2 week hiatus because my PT was out of town, and I needed to see the orthopedic surgeon for another follow up, it was off to breakfast.
I grew up in the north end of Tacoma and spent a lot of time in what is now called The Proctor District. It was time to give Knapp’s a visit.
As you can see, Knapp’s has been in business since 1938. The restaurant is huge with a full lounge, 2 dining and a large banquet area. It has been updated since the last time I ate there, and the tables, chairs and booths have been updated as well.
There was only person working. While not full, she had enough to keep her busy, so she wasn’t able to get to us right away. Our coffee arrived at the table and was cold. It took a few minutes to track her down to request hot coffee. She made a fresh pot and brought the hot coffee to us as soon as it had finished brewing.
We had to wait for water, but as I said she was working alone and I could tell she was hustling and doing the best she could to keep up and being a business owner I know how hard it is to find help.
I ordered the chicken fried steak, scrambled eggs, upgraded to the country potatoes, and sourdough toast. Ray ordered The Monster and stayed with hash browns thinking they only came in his omelette, and an English muffin.
Our breakfast arrived fairly quickly and was hot. I thought the $3 up charge for chunked up deep fried potatoes a bit much. They were OK but nothing to write home about. My chicken fried steak was good. The gravy was bland with a fair amount of pepper. The scrambled eggs were light and fluffy.
Ray’s omelette was gigantic and loaded!!! Had I seen how crispy the hash browns were I would have ordered them instead. I am not a fan of soggy undercooked hash browns. Typically when I request crispy, they arrive burned. These were just the way I like them.
Breakfast was good but there was nothing outstanding about the flavors. This is your basic older type restaurant with decent sized servings but no flare to the flavor.
We may come back to sample some of the other menu items. The food was good. It just wasn’t great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
It’s an institution in the Proctor area. Old fashioned food, nothing fancy, but always done well. The staff are friendly and there are regulars who have been coming here for decades.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a great place!! Lived here all my life and have never been to Knapp's!! It did not disappoint and we will definitely be back!! Friendliest staff and our meals were delicious!! Highly recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's a shame when a formerly dependable neighborhood restaurant falls on hard times.
It was an average Wednesday evening but the place was short-staffed and only offering a part of its menu (and not offering what I wanted). We probably should have left, but we were committed.
Food OK, nothing special. Salad tasted odd to me. The sandwiches were mediocre and, despite it being near empty, the service was slow.
An overall blah atmosphere. We will not return and I cannot recommend it to others
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Great food! Especially breakfast. Big portions but all of it is fresh and well made.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Poor cistomer service. It's like you walked into the depression. Staff not too productive here!
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