Cook's Station

I showed up at 11am exactly. They refused me breakfast. No wonder this station is for sale. The waitress was horrible.

This place is absolutely outstanding! My most favorite place when we are in the area. We get the biscuits & gravy combo, trio French toast & choco chip pancakes. Not to mention, their mimosas are a very generous pour! MUCH better than Gibson's! P.S. the fire place during the winter months is amazing.

The fries were crispy, but overly salted. The sandwich was very tasty. Good mountain water! Had to move outside to get away from the screaming out of control children!

Heading down the 88 on our way to this week's auto races in Merced. The Al Miller memorial. We honestly just needed a pit stop. Ahead on the left, it's Cook's Station. Smack dab in the middle of logging central. They have a restroom alright. It's for customers only and it's outside. They also have rustic picnic tables and a shaded seating area. The view is breath taking. The air is clean and clear. At this point we would've accepted mediocre food. Far from it. I had the basic quarter pound burger with all the fixins' called a Connie. A side of rings and a big iced tea. Exactly half of that accompanied us to the hotel. Huge! Not to mention it was one of the best burgers I've had in years. So good we stopped on the way back home.Unfortunately, the burgers start at noon. We returned at 10am. They must have received a ton of complaints because they've introduced a breakfast burger with egg, cheese and hash browns on a hamburger bun. They also make great French toast!The women are most pleasant and the inside is cozy and warm. Parking is extremely limited but they don't seem very busy. All in all, a great little find that we'll be revisiting, soon! 04/21

Cheap food. Awesome atmosphere. If we are here, it means we went somewhere really fun and this is the capstone of our trip. Friendly service from locals. Totally recommend it. Great for kids too. My littles always get the bear pancakes because it looks like Mickey Mouse and comes with M&Ms and whipped cream. There is a story about a ghost that lives there too. Totally worth a trip to visit.

Loved stopping by here on our way home from Tahoe. Amazing little homey spot to have a quick rest, take in some history and taste their amazing home cooked food. Very delicious and every time we head up there, we will definitely stop by each time. Wish I had a picture to post but you'll just have to take my word for it. Service was a mom and daughter who were very kind and welcoming to the area.

My friend and I wanted breakfast and I remembered the last time at Cooks was good. We went in at 11:03 and asked about breakfast. We stop serving breakfast at 11:00. Mind you no one was there. She told us no one serves breakfast accept Dennys. Well we ordered bacon, avo, Swiss sandwich. The Swiss is processed, and was not tasty. We went down the street to Gibsons to check out the new restaurant and it was quaint, cute and FRIENDLY. We won't be back to Cooks

Had a great breakfast this am. It was cold & snowing and a hot breakfast hit the spot. Super friendly & I had the sausage, onion, and pepper omelet. A great place to stop before heading up the mountain!

I could kick myself for not stopping at Cook's Station sooner! We made it our lunch pitstop on the drive to Tahoe on Saturday. We enjoyed it so much that we stopped for breakfast on the drive home this morning. The vibe is perfect for anyone road-tripping: it's a historical building and that history is well preserved and celebrated. You might not be on horseback or in a wagon, but you're on the same pass as the pioneers and cowboys of yore, so stop and enjoy the creature comforts of Cook's Station just as they did!For lunch Saturday I had the French dip and husband had a burger. Clean plates all around! The roast beef was delicious.For breakfast today he had an omelette and I had a breakfast sandwich, a banana pancake, and a Reese's Pieces pancake. I'm pregnant and the combo of savory and sweet is the bee's knees for me right now. Plus the portions were very generous so I ended up taking a lot to go (I'll get two more meals out of it.)The menu selection is quite vast and in my opinion very affordable.One of the ladies who works at Cook's Station bakes sweet treats for the business. I bought a slice of triple berry pie and peanut butter cookies on Saturday. They were all delicious so today I left with a slice of apple pie and chocolate-oatmeal cookies. I'm looking forward to tucking into them very soon. My husband is now jokingly referring to Cook's Station as my favorite restaurant. But it really did check all the boxes for me: good food, attentive and kind service, unique atmosphere, and cleanliness. You've got to try it!

I have been coming here for 55 years. I'm a loyal customer. It's a hour drive to get here. Have been here twice in the last three months for breakfast. Never mentioned to me that they stop at 11am. Got here at one minute pass 11 yesterday and was told they stop serving breakfast at 11am. Would not serve me breakfast. The last two times here they never said that they stop at 11am. Nothing posted on the walls, or in the menu or on the doors at the entrance. Looked on line and saw on their menu that said breakfast served until 12 noon. Also at the bottom of the page a customer said they serve breakfast till noon at which time they switch to lunch. Won't ever be back !!!