Showing posts with label wagon wheel restaurant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wagon wheel restaurant. Show all posts

January 9, 2012

Bisbee Breakfast Club named best cafe in the West


Bisbee Breakfast Club has been named "Best Cafe" in the West by True West Magazine.

True West says about Bisbee Breakfast Club:
Okay, so it’s technically located in Lowell, Arizona, not Bisbee, but owner Chris Reece was smart to tie his cafe to its extremely close neighbor. This place is usually packed, whether it’s breakfast or lunch time. We never go to Bisbee without stopping for a meal here. Not only are the huevos rancheros and the salads delectable, but also the ambience is fun, as the converted glass factory makes for interesting rooms to spread out the diners. When you stumble out of there with a full belly, just be sure you don’t fall into that mining pit.  

True West asked readers to name thier favorite cafe in the west as well. The winner: Rock Springs Cafe, just north of Phoenix and home of great pies! 

Others worth a try:
  • Brandy's in Flagstaff, AZ
  • La Bellavia in Flagstaff, AZ
  • Pine Country Restaurant in Williams, AZ
  • Mormon Lake Lodge, Mormon Lake, AZ
  • Wagon Wheel in Needles, CA
  • Matt's Big Breakfast in Phoenix, AZ
  • Ruth's Diner in Salt Lake City, UT
  • Silver Fork Lodge, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Spotted Dog Cafe, Springdale, UT (Near Zion National Park)
  • Jailhouse Cafe, Moab, UT.

What do you think the best cafe in the West is?

July 14, 2011

Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Needles, CA a welcome break in the desert



Wagon Wheel Restaurant
2420 Needles Hwy, Needles, CA (Just off I-40 on Rte 66)
Menu: wagonwheelneedles.com

The drive along I-40 from the Grand Canyon to LA gets tedious about the time you get to Needles, California. But the Wagon Wheel can help fix that. After years of driving straight through Needles with their ridiculously high gas prices (stop in Kingman and/or Barstow instead for gas), we finally decided to stop at the Wagon Wheel. If you've gone this route, no doubt you've seen their bright yellow signage on their old west looking building adorned with wagon wheels (of course). They've been open since 1978 and for good reason.
While Needles folks seem to like to proclaim their city is "hotter than hell," the Wagon Wheel is a welcomed air conditioned oasis with a relaxed atmosphere, great waffles and, well, nice clean restrooms, essential for the traveling folks. They also have a fun old fashioned pony ride that little kids will enjoy. Plus browse their Route 66 gift shop for some unique finds.
Their menu features traditional diner fare from chicken fried steak, omeletes and waffles to monte cristos, meatloaf sandwiches and burgers. Breakfast is served all day, except waffles which are only served til 1pm. So be sure to pass by in time for waffles. They're a perfect treat and a nice pick me up for this section of road.
Every time we go this way from now on, I'll be stopping in for a nice Belgium waffle with strawberries on top!