Cranker’s Coney Island

Great for a night after drinking! Breakfast is great especially the French toast! Waitresses are always busy but do their best and are always happy! If you want fast service get there before 2am!

Finally someone knows how to make an Artisan pizza in Big Rapids MI Cudo’s to Jim and the crew!!!

Back again twice this week. The food is consistently good and the service is always friendly and welcoming. I have never seen servers who work harder to ensure a pleasant and enjoyable experience. They are the greatest!

Been here a couple times. If you sit on the brewery side, it is much better. The service is faster and who doesn’t love a beer. Their beer is good, I am a fan of the cherry wheat beer. We have gotten their coneys and pizza and we have always been happy. My biggest complaint is sitting on the diner side. Service can be slow and they never seem to get my order right.

We went to the brewery side. I had the bbq chicken which sounded great but was so dry and the rub was hot. I didn’t even eat. Waitress never asked us how our food was or if I wanted a box. My daughter goes to school at Ferris. Will never go there again. She said the other side has great breakfast but the quality and service on brewery made me decide not to return.

After living in Detroit for decades, I know what a good Coney Island is. This is decent, but compared to Kirby’s or National Coney Island, it’s only about 75% as good. The food isn’t quite as good, but it’s decent and the menu is huge. If a National or Kirby opened a Coney Island in west Michigan, it would be very popular very quickly because they have huge menus, solid food and have lightening fast service, which is ideal for working people grabbing a lunch without taking an eternity.

They recently redid this place and it’s a cool place to get dinner or lunch. It’s a brewery so there’s a ton of different beers there for you to try. I went there with my friend when it wasn’t crowded and they have us some samples for free! Yum!

The good: service was solid; the manager allowed us to have beers on the «family» side of the restaurant due to my wife’s wheelchair-​bound aunt’s accessibility issues. Speaking of which, the beer we had, a coconut porter, was delightful. Didn’t get to try any of their other brews, since I liked that one enough to drink it exclusively.
The bad: the food was atrocious. Well, some more than others, but the bad was really bad, and the good not all that good. The most palatable was the fish and chips. Badly overbattered, but edible. The fries were just ok. The truly horrendous was what my wife ordered: hot turkey sandwich. Frozen turkey, now a dry layer of cardboard. Frozen corn, lifeless and boring. Canned gravy! Ick! Tastes like a can. The mashed potatoes might’ve actually been made in house, but they were still super-​bland. At the end was a pointless cocunut cream pie, topped with canned whipped cream. Ugh…
My wife and I both hate to send food back. It’d really have to be inedible or hair-​covered or something. This was right on the cusp. Lucky for her, I bit the bullet and traded my fish and chips for her crap turkey sandwich. Tis the husband’s sworn duty to eat his wife’s [redacted].
Anyways, I am not a religious watcher of Gordon Ramsay’s shows, but I’ve seen enough to recognize immediately in Cranker’s one of the fairly usual problems he encounters: old people. The clientele was on the old side, which means they like their food bland. I can appreciate wanting to cater to your regulars, but you’ll never grow your business that way. The food needs a major overhaul.

This place is one-​of-​a-​kind. Cranker’s is a staple of Big Rapids’ unique culture and definitely worth a visit if you’re ever on State St. at 2:30 on a Friday morning after trying to start your car with your house key and then narrowly avoiding a DUI.
I’ve had mixed experiences here, and i’ll gladly share a few. One night, my gf and I sat at the bar and noticed someone ordering cereal, which didn’t seem weird until we saw that he poured the milk into the bowl first, then put the cereal in. A kid from my high school used to do that and now he’s in prison. Always trust your instincts. Another time I arrived a little drunk and threw some ice at the waitress to get her attention. She got mad, and I tried to ease the tension by saying, «a little ice never hurt anyone», and she snapped back by saying «tell that to the Titanic». Funny, but a little disrespectful to the people who actually died on the world’s largest symbol of man’s mortality and vulnerability.
Oh, and the second time I came here someone broke into my car and connected my horn to the left blinker. It was actually very creative and I’m not even mad.
Don’t listen to the other half cocked reviews about ordering the «Opa». It’s not called Opa you fucking idiots, the cheese you ordered that gave you third degree burns is called Saganaki. Opa is a Greek word used mostly by Latino girls when they’re making love and their partner is better than average in bed and not a CIA operative in Ukraine trying to incite a civil war.

So annoying! Not from this area but decided to check this place out because my boyfriend and i love breweries. Looked at website which said they were open til midnight on Mondays. We arrived at 10 pm. Had a hard time finding the entrance and when we did it was locked. Tried calling and no one answered even though we saw what looked to be two younger female employees standing near the pos. not pleased. We are cranky with crankers. It’s one thing to close a few minutes early but two hours early?

Terrible service, 2 of the entrees we ordered weren’t available, had to beg for condiments and food all came out Luke warm to cold. The best part is we found hair in our food.

Overall, this seems like a decent place. Diner-​y up front and brew pub in the back. Decent menu, open 24-​hours, friendly staff. All good things. The fish and chips were pretty tasty. The brew pub aspect, which is new, needs a little work, though. The beer itself was acceptable. Out of the eight I tried, four were drinkable but not very good, four were good representations of the style they were going for (and one of those, the coconut stout, was quite interesting). So, not bad for a start up brewery. But the staff needs to be better educated on the beer, and the sign listing the beers on tap should be more visible and more informative. Great, you have «Crankenstein» — what does that mean? If the sign doesn’t tell me and the waitress can’t adequately describe it then what’s a customer supposed to do? All-​in-​all, a decent place with real potential. We’ll see what my next visit brings.

The pulled pork cheeseburger is an excellent choice! Had this a few times and the only inconsistency is the amount of pulled pork on top of the burger pattie makes a difference in the taste. It has mostly been consistently great though.

First lemme say that i have been eating here for about 8 years now and ithas been decent and its always open so thats convenient but recently they have added a brewry and decided it was a good time to raise prices offer less choices and serve there cheapest beer at 3.50. the staff during the day are just eager to get you out the door. if you come at night my favorite waiter is karen as she is very polite and nice, have her seat you. but i wouldnt recomend eating here any more as it used to be a good place to grab lunch and now its just as bad as the hipster bars. this place need to get it straight that big rapids is not a rich town so stop trying to making people overpay for bogus food that would be served in a café for at least a dollar cheaper for each item and yeah a 3 dollar coffee is bs. dont waste your time try schubergs there good for your buck.

There is no better place to go after a night of drinking at Shooters than Crankers. It is walking distance, open 24 hours and they always serve breakfast. I have never been disappointed by a 2AM trip to Crankers. I am however always sad when I for some reason don’t go.
You can get eggs, toast and hash browns for $ 4. If you are really smart (and drunk) you will get an Opa too (Cheese plate that they set on fire a la traditional Greek restaurants.) and some chili cheese fries.
The wait staff is awesome and very tolerant. Usually everyone is drunk at 2AM and no one at the table can manage to focus enough to order their drink let alone keep all their food on their plate. I have never seen any of them go off on a customer and honestly I wouldn’t blame them if they did. I have never even seen them kick someone out for being too drunk.
But seriously… get an Opa… they light it on fire. It is amazing.

I could give this place 5 stars based solely on the fact that it’s the only place in Big Rapids with 24-​hour sit-​down service. However, there’s much more to Cranker’s than that.
Cranker’s has an extensive menu and breakfast all day, which means it’s perfect for breakfast-​lovers as well as late-​night drunks and early-​morning hangovers. There’s certainly nothing fancy about the food but it’s always good and it comes out FAST. The prices are also more than reasonable, perfect for a college student’s budget. And don’t forget to order the saganaki — the staff’s tradition of yelling «OPA!» as they light it on fire is cute and it’s always a rousing chorus of drunk voices across the restaurant if you go after midnight.
But really, let’s talk about the real reason this place deserves five stars — the waitstaff.
These women work long shifts at all hours. They’re fast, they’re clean, and they’re always polite. Above all, they put up with the worst of the worst in Big Rapids and still manage to deliver flawless, smiling service. I’ve witnessed a few altercations between wasted college students and waitstaff, and the waitstaff manages to calm things down and keep the customers coming back every time. Hats off to you, ladies!
Basically, if it’s past midnight and you have a craving, satisfy it at Cranker’s. Heck, satisfy a craving at Cranker’s at any time of day — and make sure to tip BIG!

Very eclectic menu (as advertised on the signs). Everything from Greek food to Coney Dogs, and breakfast. The Lemon Rice soup was DELICIOUS, and I highly recommend a cup of it! Very decently priced, too. A burger, fries, drink, & cup of soup only put me out $ 10! Good wait staff, very attentive. Was a great choice for late night dinner, as they are open 24 hours.

Only 24hr place

This is where my family most frequents breakfasts. My husband loves the deuces wild. It has eggs, meat, pancakes, an everything breakfast. I usually have an omelets or pancakes. I like them.