Ponderosa And Brass Rail - Orofino

We always had a good experience here. Good food and waitresses are friendly and fast. Great place!

Always have good service, decent prices compared to other places and classic diner food.

Our waitress, Sharon, took very good care of us! Good food that is reasonably priced.

In Orofina, Idaho (population 3,142, height 1.030? the place for breakfast is the Ponderosa. It's on the Lewis and Clark trail, but there's no evidence they've ever eaten there. Okay, that was a joke. The Ponderosa is old, but not so old. You can park at the back of the property. The back door opens to a long hall where you can immerse yourself in the well-equipped kitchen. There is a sign on the ice cream machine claiming that the ice cream is only for the use of the restaurant. No personal use. I have torn my brain, but I could not think of a fact that would make this sign necessary, but there it was. There is also a sign in the hall saying that the non-following of Covid protection makes you enter guilty. Don't worry, but in practice they are pretty loose about adhering to the directives. I'm worried about it, but the Ponderosa is the only game in town for breakfast. My girlfriend, her granddaughter and I chose a centrally located stand to calm down. Our waitress showed herself with coffee and menus. The coffee was exactly what I needed this morning and the menus had all the things you would expect in a classic American breakfast joint. I like a big breakfast and the chicken roasted steak sounded like the thing. My girlfriend went for two eggs with bacon and the granddaughter had a pancake with sausage. We talked about our plans for the day when the food was suddenly there. My friend commented the speed and the waitress explained that Mike, the owner, was in the kitchen and? My girlfriend loved her eggs and bacon. The pancake was huge and perfectly cooked. The chicken steak was not everything I had hoped for, but it filled me up. I would like more pepper in the engraving and a Craspier coating. We were in a hurry this morning, so I couldn't get over my coffee as I like. Our waitress kept my cup full and I shook what I could while we paid the check and ran it out.

It's a decent place to eat. Prices are very reasonable. Rosie makes it more than mediocre! We enjoy the Lumberjack pizza.