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    Hank's Creekside Restaurant

    4.1 (631 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 1:00 pm

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    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Country Fried Steak
    Chelly C.

    Came to this breakfast spot across from our hotel. It was busy when we went on a Saturday morning but was seated right away. I ordered the Crab Cake Benedict and my husband ordered the Corned Beef Hash. They offer either hash browns, cottage fries, arugula salad or fruit with a side of toast. The cottage fries are potatoes with caramelized onions on top. The service was fast and got our meals fairly quickly. Both items were delicious that we decided to come back the next morning. Will definitely come back again whenever in the area.

    Brody omelette
    William O.

    Hank's was one of the first breakfasts I had when visiting Sonoma County for the first time back in 2001. Before that, my wife came here a lot when she was a student at Santa Rosa Jr. College. Hank's has been here a long time and I'm quite sure that very little has changed. In some ways, that's why I love it so much. When we came in this morning we sat by the window and I was mesmerized when I looked down at the creek that was gushing along. Hank's has a great position on the cliff overlooking the creek. The service here is always very good and makes the experience here feel special. The food is consistent and very good. It's nothing fancy. The food is all very solid diner food. I have literally been offing the same dish here for decades which is the Brody omelette. It has bacon, spinach, mushroom and sour cream. Simple, but delicious. I am not someone who can eat a lot of onions, but my wife loves to get their cottage potatoes which come covered In sautéed onions. She also get the same dish with eggs and chicken apple sausage. Very basic, but really good. I have tried some other dishes here including their crabcake benedict which is delicious and my daughter always enjoys their pancakes. Hank's is a Santa Rosa staple and it's worth a visit to experience a good, longtime, family run establishment.

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    Dave M.

    I am the worst yelper when it comes to food reviews. Especially breakfast, I always start eating and often completely forget to take pics. "Your phone eats first" is something I need to engrave in my brain, some how. My workplace manager in '92, then tennis buddy, then cycling pal, then best man at our wedding, now dear friend Joe, invited me to breakfast this morning at Hank's. When I saw it on the map, it looked like a house - very small. But yep...there was a creek alright, so no false advertising in the naming of the restaurant. We arrived early, maybe 10 minutes before opening at 7am. Still dark outside, we got out of the car as folks began to line up. Once inside, the warmth of wood tables, chairs and paneling was immediately welcoming and relaxing. Joe selected a two seater table at the windows overlooking the creek. You could barely make out the creek, it was so dark. We were served coffee right away and I was happy to see a small metal pitcher of cream for the coffee on the table. Coffee service is important to me and these folks nearly refilled my cup after every sip. Amazing service! I chose the first thing I noticed on the menu- corned beef hash, which I ordered with eggs over easy, hash browns and sourdough toast. Only my third time trying this dish and it has been prepared differently each time. The first was back east, in DC. Served in the form of a pancake. At Lido Cafe, it was plated as actual slices and chunks of corned beef. Today's serving was more along the lines of what I initially expected - a loose mix of fine corned beef bits mixed with hash browns and whatever else goes into it. And it was delicious! Joe enjoys and recommends the sausage. Which he had along side his sunny-side up eggs and hash browns. I was more interested in the too rare visit with Joe to snap pics. But if you are ever looking for breakfast in Santa Rosa, check this gem out. Brought a sausage breakfast burrito back to the hotel for Katie. Did manage a pic of that. She loves it!

    Crab Cake Eggs Benedict and Pancakes
    Chanyaphon C.

    Hank's is by far my favorite breakfast spot in SR! Comfortable and cozy atmosphere. Amazing staff who are so friendly and kind! (Shout out to the amazing Stephanie). And delicious foood! 5/5 stars all around. Last time I came here it was packed and this time it was just as packed! We got seated right away and food came out pretty quick. We got the crab cake eggs benedict and pancakes with eggs and bacon. The eggs benedict is by far my favorite dish and the way they do it with crab cakes is my favorite! The sauce pairs so good with the eggs and crab. SO DELICIOUS. I can't wait to go back for it. The pancakes are literally the fluffiest ones I've ever had. I love that they have so many options from blueberries, chocolate chips, strawberries, etc. The bacon is spectacular. Cooked perfectly. Crispy but not burnt and so much flavor. Eggs just as perfectly runny and yummy. Please give this place a try if you haven't! One of the best local spots in town!

    Kevin G.

    Have driven by numerous times and finally stopped in for lunch. This is a no frills diner with little to no ambiance. People love it because the food is good (not great) with large portions. The service is excellent.

    Chicken fried steak

    Food 3 Service 5 Ambiance 4 (the creek view is great) My husband orders chicken fried steak when we go out. He said flour and more flour! Not homemade steak and raw gravy. Biscuit was beautiful and perfect! Very good coffee. My sirloin patty looked very good but the inside was raw. I ate the edges and left the majority on my plate. Flavor was great. When the busser asked if I wanted a box I told her it was too raw to eat - twice! She ignored me. I ordered medium - med rare. Biscuit was yummy. Waitress very friendly and happy.

    Rueben Sandwich
    John K.

    I'm a Rueben sandwich snob and this was the best Rueben I've ever had. The corned beef was sliced so thin and delicious. I can't wait to have this again. As always, the employees are so friendly. Awesome place. Awesome people.

    Bryan M.

    BEST BREAKFAST IN SANTA ROSA HANDS DOWN! WOW we've heard about this place and been meaning to go for so long and now that we know how good it is will be back often! The place was so cute with wood interior! Stephanie was the best server very kind and took great care of us. we had the crab eggs Benedict and it was the best eggs Benedict I've ever had. and the pancakes are the softest I've ever had! it was so fluffy inside didn't even need a knife to cut it! And the orange juice was freshly squeezed! I can't wait to try the rest of the menu!

    Joseph D.

    After going on a morning hike at Spring Lake and stumbled into Hank's Creekside Restaurant. The place has a nice comfortable ambiance and the food was great. My gf got the corned beef hash benedict w/ arugula salad while I opted for the chicken fried steak with gravy and a homemade biscuit. The arugula salad w/ pickled onion was the perfect pairing for the corned beef benedict. The hollandaise sauce was amazing. The chicken fried steak was cooked well with a good amount of gravy to make sure there was some in every bite. The homemade biscuit was nice and fluffy and with butter made it so much better. Service was great and our server even gave us a free coke that someone ordered but ended up not wanting. Will definitely be back!

    Linda's Potatoes, Eggs over easy, and biscuit

    Food was amazing! Had the Linda's Potatoes. Loaded with veggies. The eggs were perfect. The biscuit was the largest I've seen. I'm 5'1 110 lbs, and I ate the whole thing (didn't have room for the biscuit, but took it with me.) Saw that they have what they call cottage fries. They are what I grew up eating, fried potatoes and onions. Will have them next time. Waitress was amazing. Wish I would have gotten her name. My coffee never even got cool.

    Bacon, Cheddar, Onion & Mushroom with added avocado
    Melissa L.

    Came here on a weekday during the holidays. Since it was the holidays it was pretty busy. We were lucky we were able to get a table without waiting. They only had two servers taking orders and 1-2 busser/hostess so there was a little bit of a wait to get our order in and food served. The back corner has a nice view of the creek. Sorry for the half eaten pictures. We were so hungry so we ate first before the camera lol. I ordered the Bacon, Cheddar, Onion & Mushroom and I added avocado and my husband ordered chicken fried steak. I loved how well they buttered their toasted sourdough. Sometimes the simplicity of well buttered and toasted bread is the best. The biscuit was a little dry. My husband enjoyed his chicken fried steak but felt he's had better. I would come back! Overall 4.4/5 stars

    Two egg breakfast with cottage fries and country sausage
    Monica F.

    Husband and I have been meaning to check this place out since being reminded of it on an old episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. It happened to be Father's Day when we decided to give it a go so we were expecting a wait. They took our name down and said it would be about 30 minutes which was fine. We killed a little time at a thrift shop that shares the same parking lot and then took a seat on the benches the restaurant has out front. Soon enough, they called our name and we were seated. The place is very small but didn't feel too tight. They have huge windows at the back of the restaurant that look down onto the creek below. Service was really friendly and attentive. My husband ordered their eggs Benedict and really enjoyed it. He said the hollandaise was delicious and "fluffy" which was kind of different in a good way. The ham was thick and generous. I ordered a two egg breakfast with country sausage and cottage fries. My eggs were a perfect over easy. The potatoes were wonderful- soft slices of red potatoes piled with caramelized onion on top. Delicious!! The sausage patty was good but way too salty for me, I didn't end up eating much of it. My only other complaint is that my sourdough toast wasn't ready when they served our meals and I had to wait a few minutes to dig in (I prefer to eat my eggs over toast). Otherwise everything was lovely. The coffee and iced tea were very good. I would absolutely choose to come back, I just won't order the country sausage :)

    Sarai L.

    YUMMY! Amazing little family owned business. It was a quick stop on a Thursday morning and the place was decently full for a random Thursday! If you come on the weekend I would say, expect a wait! It's small and intimate, but gives a good homey vibe. The food was really good and decently priced. The coffee KEPT flowing and was really yummy! I got the veggie omelette with turkey added 8/10! My man got the cheese omelette and added chicken apple sausage 7/10! We shared the French toast 9/10! Would definitely stop back by if we are in the area again!

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