Happy Cooker Restaurant

Had a delicious lunch in Georgetown. Delicious butternut squash soup and a fabulous sandwich. Spring for the homemade bread upgrade, it is superb. Despite a lively lunch rush the service was prompt and friendly. Recommend!

Sept 2024: I seldom write a bad review but here goes: After the RR train ride at 11 AM we wanted breakfast! People recommended HAPPY COOKER, crowd outside restaurant was deep, we stood in line outside for 15-20 minutes: no one spoke to us. Restaurant was empty. Many open tables . No service, WE LEFT.

I had a wonderful breakfast at the happy cooker. There is a beautiful outdoor yard with tables as well as a decent size indoor area. The staff, whether young adults or older waitstaff were accommodating and helpful. The food came out quickly and was quite tasty.

Food was Great!!! Kim was so attentive and took great care of us. What an adorable restaurant. We got in and out and were on time for the Georgetown Loop Train!!!

Happy Cooker is a cute little spot and the service was friendly. The location in the mountains is idyllic. The menu leans more towards breakfast items, so perhaps thats the way to go. I popped in here for lunch and ordered the Vegetarian Chili. It was very average and bland. I was expecting a bit more of a punch. I had read reviews about their homemade bread being delicious, so I was happy to see the Chili came with a slice of that bread. Once again, I was left a bit underwhelmed. Perhaps, my expectations were set high due to to some of the positive reviews.

Great local diner in Georgetown. They open at 8am when other restaurants open later. I came up headed to Breckenridge for the day and decided breakfast was needed. Homey atmosphere with 17 tables inside and 7 tables outside with crank up fabric umbrellas. The menu has standard breakfast & lunch items, each no more than $15. Some locals, others like me from Denver and I overheard 2 other conversations from other languages. I started with a champagne mimosa with equal amounts of champagne and OJ. Very nice for $6. I decidedly to spurge and got their cinnamon roll for $10. Lots of cinnamon and drizzled with frosting. There was more frosting on the plate than on top, so a better appearance. I also got a full order of house-made French bread French toast with a side of crunchy bacon. Decadent yes! I was served by Richelle. She was stressed covering the inside tables (13 of 17) were occupied by herself. Their 2nd server was coming in at 9am. She was a trooper, still smiling. I tipped her 25%.

This is an interesting little place. We tried it before a train ride because it is from 1974. It feels dated and rundown. The dated part is ok because it is older, but it feels a little dirty. We still looked forward to our food and experience. Staff did a good job. The food was both okay and good. We loved our turkey sandwich on housemade bread and the eggs and waffles. Something to note, the turkey comes with avocado. It is a spread of avocado rather than pieces. Don't pass up the sandwich as it is so, so good. Just get your avocado fix somewhere else. It was the super large cinnamon roll that was so disappointing. It was huge and so darn dry that it wasn't worth eating. At $10, that was rough because it was a waste of money and food.

Have eaten here a number of times but never written a review. We drove over Guanella Pass today and stopped here for lunch before doing some shopping in Georgetown. Darek warned us that he was the only server and he seemed a little frazzled. Nevertheless he gave us great service and the food was up to the usual standard. I had the pork green chili with homemade jalapeño bread. It was delicious. We gave Darek a good tip. They've been here since '74 (50 years). They must be doing something right!

Love this place, it's cozy the staff are friendly and their special (pumpkin waffles) tasted wonderful, I would love to come back many times!

Unfortunately for me, (I was yearning for a simple good breakfast)I ordered the eggs, sausage, "biscuits" & gravy.The breakfast plate looked just like the picture posted by another reviewer, and it tasted even plain as it looked. (I copied and posted that pic. It's very accurate)The eggs, maybe medium sized, could have been cooked in a non-stick skillet with spray oil.The sausages were seriously lacking in flavor and seemingly had been cooked for quite some time.The "gravy" had little flavor. The "biscuits" were NOT BISCUITS. It was just one plain WHITE BREAD, square dinner roll (think Wonder Bread. Like those that come in the 12 pack plastic bags in the grocery store.The breakfast could have passed for "bland diet" in a hospital.The restaurant seems to be an old house that was converted years ago. Little effort was put into it. CAUTION should be used when going to the restrooms. There's a warning sign about the step down into the narrow hallway. There's no actual step. The floor just slopes down and you figure that out when you expect your foot to be landing on the floor and it doesn't.I gave two stars only because my three guests were satisfied with their meals.