I recently started working in the area and have been exploring with new restaurants to grab lunch at. As I've already tried a handful of places nearby, I discovered this Spires a half mile away and placed an online order (they give you a 15% discount for 1st timers). My order confirmation stated that it would be ready within 15 min so I stopped for my drink at a convenience store (cheaper) & when I arrived my order was ready and waiting! I ordered (for takeout) a CA chicken sandwich (avocado, bacon, mayo, lettuce, tomato) with a side of fries (they give you plenty of side choices). Boy, was this sandwich HUGE (you also get a good amount of fries). I completely forgot to take a photo before diggin' in but also it was so big that it wouldn't stay together and fell apart lol. Prices are very reasonable for the portion sizes, parking is plentiful; however, the only thing I did not care for was the congestion of the intersection and entering/exiting the parking lot (so be careful). Oh, one more thing to mention: the server asked for my email confirmation and I had issues trying to retrieve it from my email so he asked me what I had ordered & poof: the email popped up. I appreciated this just to ensure that I did not receive someone else's order! read more

Walked over here on Monday while my car was being serviced at Nissan. My first time at this location and it was honestly solid. I ordered a chicken fried chicken breakfast and a coffee. It's pretty much chicken friend steak with an actual chicken filet. I had it first at the Long Beach Cherry & Del Amo location, and it is sooo good! I meant to ask for the gravy on the side, but it had a good amount without drowning in it. My over-medium eggs were good, a little more runny when I prefer a jammy texture, but it was all good. I asked for pico de gallo for my hashbrowns. The salsa tasted okay, but it did not look the freshest. My server, Maria was very friendly. She kept the coffee coming and didn't mind me hanging around to read while I waited for the dealership to call me back. Restaurant is right in the middle of an industrial area. Plenty of parking. Clean dining area and bathrooms. I would go back if I was in the area. Really starts to get busy during lunch hours, but that could be because this past Monday was a holiday and maybe more people were off work. read more

Spires Restaurant - Chicken fried chicken - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carson, California

Slogan: "The PINNACLE in eating" Expectation: Above average Reality: Glorified average diner with inattentive staff who literally need to be reminded when you're ready to order and again when you're ready to pay. Native Californian who's heard of this place my entire life. Let's give it a try. Oh, this is their "best location" for trying the "pinnacle" of diners? LOL Ordered a ribeye. It was bland and cooked as ordered but you can definitely do better at home. Do yourself a favor while saving yourself the disappointment and money and pick ANY other restaurant. 2-stars solely for nostalgia. read more

Food and service were top rated. We meet here monthly for breakfast and everything goes well each time. We always have the same waiter and he really takes good care of our group. read more

I find this review to be pretty sad. We love the employees and food at Spires in Carson on Wilmington Ave, however, I must write this review in hope the owner of this location will see what kind of manager he has at his location. In 2018 I wrote a review regarding a manager, Ruben Chavez, that was at the Lakewood location. Unfortunately, the owner of that location passed away, and I was unable to share our experience with him. In 2018 we were accused of stealing a bottle of USED Cholula Hot Sauce. Yes USED!! Ruben Chavez ran out of the resturaunt and demanded to give his hot sauce back. He said I put it in my black bag, well I had 2 bags, so I told him he can go through my purse himself and he will see there was no chili sauce in there. He said I put it in my other bag, which was actually my Service Dogs bag, so my husband grabbed her bag and dumped it out. Her pee pads, water, water dish, food dish and blanket fell out of the bag. My husbnad asked him to show us the Cholula Hot Sauce that we supposenly took. He couldn't because we didn't steal anything! The waitress Patricia is the one who told him we took it from the table. She was not our waitress and she could of asked Vanessa who was our waitress, and she should have looked on the table we were sitting at and she would of seen the bottle of TAPATIO that we actually used that night. We never even used Cholula. Ruben said he made a big mistake, and he just repeated that over and over. No apology, no I'm sorry, he wouldn't even let me back into the restaurant to confront Patricia who claims we took the hot sauce we never even had on our table. How humiliated we were and we already knew that Patricia and Ruben didn't like us because we have tattoos and he had told other employees that we "look like bad people". We do a lot for our community and are good people. So of course we stopped going to that location, then it closed their doors shortly thereafter. Fast forward 8years. We recently started to eat at Spires in Carson. Sunny the manager is really nice, Hugo and the ladies are super nice too, we are always treated so well by them. Then there is one Manager that for some reason was always so smug. He never smiles, he isn't friendly and he has always treated us rudely, when people come in he points where he wants you to sit and gives you a menu and that's it. I don't know if any of you have experienced the same thing, but we most certainly have. We thought he looked familiar but couldn't place him, well we finally remembered where we knew him from and it was the manager from the Lakewood Location Ruben Chavez! That explains it, he knew exactely who we were and that 100% confirms why he is the way he is with us (like its our fault he falsely accused us of stealing Hot sauce). So my husband decided to ask him if he remembers us and of course he said yes right away. So my husband said "oh you do know us, from where?" Ruben responded with " from the other place, you used to go eat there all the time". So he knew exactly what he did to us but still never came up to us and apologiezed. So then my husband told him the he dumped our service dogs bag out and no hot sauce cam out and how embarrassing it was for us. Still Ruben didn't say anything! He then made a smirk, and my husband asked him if he thought it was funny what he did to us and Ruben said, "No, I don't want to talk about it! I just don't want to talk about it!" So 8 years later this so called Manager still doesn't have the professionalism in him to appologies and admit he was wrong. We are paying customers and we help pay his paycheck, he seems to forget that part. On top of this we notice Ruben sends the employees home and he serves the tables to collect the tips. He takes that away from the waitresses and waiters, very selfish. In 8 years we thought he would have grown as a person and take course on managing but he hasn't. All we want and deserve is an apology from Ruben! The owner needs to know this because he may not even know what happened at the other location. If anyone has experienced his rudeness please write a review. You can read my previous review in 2018 attached as aphoto, and like I stated in that review, Just because we are tattooed doesn't make us bad people!! read more

Spires Restaurant - Review on Ruben Chavez 20018 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carson, California

Went for breakfast. Had the eggs Benedict with hash browns. Very good and very filling. With tax and tip $27 but worth it. Waitress was friendly. I would recommend. read more

Beef eater with Aju sauce is amazing... Nice quiet lunch and extremely great customer service..

Food is really good for what you pay for. Service is super fast and nice. Ambiance is very vintage and nostalgic.

I'd like to tell you how good it was ! I had a fried chicken dinner with salad was very nice croutons ranch Romain lettuce cucumber and Ranch dressing, mashed potatoes with excellent chicken gravy dinners rolls zucchini breaded and ranch dressing and the chicken was fried perfect crispy This was Sunday today and my server was Lori !please try read more

The service was excellent. The restaurant was clean. There was plenty of parking. I love meatloaf so I ordered it but it wasn't edible. I also love French fries, they were mediocre. I wish I hadn't gone there and I won't go back. read more

Love Spires; my go to for consistency. Especially love the specials and they always get my (breakfast) eggs order right .. that's huge!! (Scrambled well/over hard). read more

My husband and I had not visited Spires in over a decade, but now that we live in the area again, we decided to have breakfast yesterday morning. We were very satisfied with how clean the place is and how we immediately were acknowledged by the friendly staff. Our waiter, an older gentleman who reminded of Santa Claus, because of his white beard, attended us very quickly and brought us two coffees, which were hot and delicious and he took the time to ask us what type of creamer/sweetener we would like to have. We were also able to order quickly and the food didn't take long to get to our table. The food was hot and very delicious. I even asked for some grilled peppers and they quickly brought them to the table. Overall service was fast, we didn't see any of the employees on their phones and everyone from beginning to end was friendly, helpful and professional. This will for sure become a restaurant we will often visit from now on. read more

Haven't been back to this place since before Covid... so I was looking forward to eating here again since it was my parent's favorite place to dine. Hubby and I chose to eat here for breakfast. Upon arrival it looked busy but there were still open spots so we were greeted and given a booth to sit in. The restaurant looks like a truck stop eatery. You probably won't expect much from a place that looks outdated but as you enter you'll find that it's not for truckers but you'll find groups of families dining and enjoying their meal because the service is great and the servers are friendly. The waitress was nice and served us our drinks in a timely manner. Once we ordered our meal it was ready in a matter of minutes. I don't think we waited that long. Food was on point. I ordered the biscuit and gravy with sausage & bacon and a side of hash browns. Hubby ordered the chili cheese fries omelette with a side of country potatoes and toast. The prices are descent and affordable considering inflation. We will definitely return and maybe make it a regular spot for us. read more

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Breakfast is always burn my mouth hot and I love it. Service is always great. Inside is very chill. Quiet.

It was just ok. I had the skillet breakfast and the potatoes were too big I used to there they had good sausage but I think I won't be going back read more

This place has really great food and friendly professional staff. They have great KETO options. They have two different types of vegetables, I always get the steam broccoli and the steamed Zucchini and a side of Avocado with what ever meal I ordered and you can have either a bowl of soup or a salad and garlic bread or dinner roll , also I get an unsweetened iced tea. I have tried the Salmon dinner that was really tasty and I also had the chili sized, but without the bun and I also had the Shrimp skewers and you get two of those and those are made with garlic butter, very tasty. I also got the chili cheese omelette, very good and instead of potatoes I got the broccoli and a side of avocado. This place has a lot of desserts, but right now I have to not think of those as I am losing weight. There are many more options and they have indoor dining and there are plenty of parking. read more

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Food was pretty good. The portions were big and the prices were fair.. The service was excellent and plenty of parking.. I will definitely come here. compared to Denny's or Norms just a classic diner with homestyle food. SCORE 7.3 read more

I wanted to add photos to this. Pics do not do it justice on the freshness and quality and the prices are very much affordable read more

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this restaurant is bullshit. The food is fucked up. The service is poor. I recommend you not to eat there

This place is a simple dated restaurant. The food is classic American; like a burger and fries with a cold Dr Pepper. They have booths next to the windows and ample parking outside. They are located right next to the freeway so you can exit, eat, and get back on the road. The Custumer service was good the waiters were polite and attentive. read more

Spires Restaurant - French vibes. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carson, California

Food is great here. Especially the senior menu. Libia is a wonderful person and a excellent server too! Honestly we have never been disappointed in any of the offerings on the menu. They have comfortable boths that are a joy to sit in. Plenty of room too. The restaurant is always very clean. Prices are reasonable as well. The portions are very large. We are also served quickly. A nice restaurant to eat in. And they are open 24 hours too! read more

The food was delicious, the place is clean. The best part is the service... Paty is friendly, fast and she always goes the extra mile to make sure you received the best service. Thanks! Fatima made sure we always have hot coffee. read more

I love this place appreciate job of Sunny and Ruben thanks for you attention guys!! And I also thank the entire team in the kitchen! They did a job beyond exceptional! read more

Spires Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carson, California

Good restaurant and good service had a delicious meal with all the sides. Burgers are huge and rootbeer floats are generous. read more

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It may look like a truck spot but it's a family restaurant. The food is great and always freshly made. Never a wait time and the staff is always friendly. Always A great Sunday spot for my family. We know there won't be a 50minute wait. read more

Great food with unbeatable prices aside, I think it was our server Patty who really stood out. It was a real homey, diner experience indeed and the attention to detail was amazing--it's like she can read our mind and would give awesome suggestions. read more

Libia provided amazing quick and friendly service to me and my family during a busy dinner rush! She kept our drinks refilled and also bussed our table as we ate! Top notch service! Raise worthy!! Planning on requesting her service next time I stop by read more

My first time at this location, and won't be my last. So much closer than Lakewood. We ordered breakfast. The turkey sausages were plump and delicious! The home potatoes were big and cooked perfectly and not overwhelmed by onion and bell pepper. I must have drank 3 cups of coffee! It was also great! The servers were friendly and attentive. Definitely returning read more

Spires Restaurant - Turkey sausage, home potatoes with Popeye omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carson, California

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Went here after a visit to the Honda and Toyota dealerships down the street (I've always despised the automotive purchasing process; coming from someone who was in the business for a year is telling). I had the patty melt, Dad had the pastrami. This is the case of "well, I should've ordered that.". Their patty melt doesn't come with grilled onions but it does have pickle chips and they give you a few on the side. Waitress came once to check on us, refilled my iced tea and dropped off the check. It works but certainly wouldn't go out of my way to return. read more

My family and I went to eat here after a family photoshoot. It was 8 of us including 2 toddlers. Food was fast and delicious. They also have a lot of desserts . We ordered the brownie with ice cream and cinnamon bun. Our waitress was very helpful and very nice. Definitely recommend this place! read more

Spires Restaurant - Seating is very comfortable for big families - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carson, California

I work nearby and have own tried their burger and fries. During this covid19 stuff they make it fast and its very good, also same price as any fast food joint. So I'm 100% happy with it. Fries could use some better seasoning but thats about it. read more

I love this stuff I came a couple of minutes early and he allowed me to place my order and get my coffee and pie. read more

Spires Restaurant - Wildberry pie slice and black coffee to start the day. Luv this guy staffer. He was the best. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carson, California

Delicious diner food with nice ambiance. Looks like the inside was recently redone and is very welcoming. Friendly service and good coffee, we will definitely be back! read more

First visit with the family. Customer Service is great. Place is clean. The food is okay. Highly recommended read more

On Sunday (10-09-22 ) me and my wife wanted to go Eat lunch so we decided to go to Spires in Wilmington. Boy the food was on point my wife had the San Franciscon sandwich with zucchini sticks . My kids had ( Bacon & Eggs with a hash brown My 2nd son had Sausage and eggs with pancakes & my oldest felt like getting a burger the Bacon Western ) Food was amazing but the service was on point . Drinks foiled before even asking multiple check in's & restaurant was clean . I definitely appreciate a clean restaurant. There's a lot that this restaurant has to offer go check it out well worth it . And prices very reasonable. Will come again !!!! read more

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Worst. Service. Ever. No one came to take order, had to ask someone. Extra charge. No refill. Food was decent for coffee shop food. Unfortunately, not returning. Not sure how they're in business. #SMH read more

food was okay , but not at all worth the prices . from what our waitress said , the owner started charging 50 cents PER EGG with meals even if the menu says they come with eggs . when we asked why the menu still says certain options come " with 2 eggs " instead of the eggs are a separate charge , she said this change was just made " a few days ago " . instead of paying the extra 50 cents per egg , we were able to substitute the eggs for any other side at no extra cost but it basically threw off any breakfast combos unless you pay the extra for eggs . i ordered the " top sirloin steak & eggs " without the eggs , so my food was actually sirloin steak with hashbrowns , and onion rings instead of the eggs . i dont understand how they raised the prices of the food altogether and now on top of that charge extra for eggs . my sister ordered the chefs special " french toast served with 2 eggs " and actually got the eggs , and the picture below shows the eggs that we paid the extra dollar for on top of the $15 just for the french toast and sausage . definitely wont be coming back here for this overpriced mid food . read more

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Good news is they have no competition in immediate area for breakfast. That is also the bad news. Service was spotty. Omelette was tasteless. If in Carson probably still best option for breakfast. read more

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I love this Spires location, so much so that my family has become regulars. Lourie and Patty served us tonight and they were amazing as always - quick service and our drinks never ran out. The chefs are always on point (waffles are amazing and you can never go wrong with their broccoli cheddar soup!). Lot of space and great for family dinners, first dates , and reunions with friends. Love this place! read more

Well if you like cold weird tasting food, water soda, and subpar service than this is a great place! Otherwise go else where... read more

Spires Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Carson, California