The Mother Lode

Such a fun place! Amazing owner with many good stories to tell about sourdough ideas or how she came to own the place! Food was spectacular! Service was great! Highly recommend for a meal out, you’re new daily spot or fun stop along the way to your next destination.

We decided to give this place a try based on the reviews and my husband’s love of homemade chicken fried steak. When we walked in, we almost left based on the “interesting” smell in the place, which might be from the sourdough starter they make and sell here. Based on other reviews, we decided to stay and glad we did. The chicken fried steak was huge. He said it was almost too thick. The gravy was good as well. The sour dough bread was tasty but a bit too hard. I wanted the Ruben but they were out of rye bread so opted for the mushroom, Swiss burger. It was very good. I also loved the hand cut fries which were super brown and crispy. Not how everyone would want them, but cooked my favorite way! The environment is different with the old train car they have cut in half and placed around a b

Came here on accident. Had been on the road several hours and just wanted some home cooking. The food was AMAZING! Place could have been cleaner tho. Cups looked like they had dried on soap. No ice in the water. Table felt sticky no matter how many times you washed it off. Some things were REALLY dusty. The waitress was really friendly and just wanted to make sure you got what you wanted. There didn't seem to be uniforms for the staff or much of a dress/hygiene code. I loved the fries, they didn't have BBQ sauce tho but the fry sauce was epic! I couldn't even finish my burger it was so large and filling. My mom loved the corned beef hash and I even enjoyed the sourdough and I'm not really a sourdough person! Was a little pricey but worth it for the homemade and heart made taste!

Surprisingly good! Lots of veggies in the omelet, yummy toast with butter and tons of hash browns! The dining area looks a little questionable but it was good food and the staff is friendly.

Wow! We hit The Mother Lode! Both literally and figuratively. Such good food, great service, fun conversation, colorful regulars and a great local dining establishment. We had half order of sourdough biscuits and gravy, sausage and egg sourdough breakfast sandwich and a side of sourdough huckleberry pancakes. See the theme!? All from scratch and everything was delicious. Worth a stop for breakfast or lunch.