If you're considering eating at this restaurant READ THIS!!! If you follow me, you know I am a big time foodie. I do reviews often of places I try on my travels as a professional horse hauler. I LOVE FOOD. We stopped at the nearby fuel station and they had zero decent options so we decided to try this stop. I ventured around to the restaurant and that's where this story begins. Walking in you feel the history of the building. It's not new, it's not nice, but it's not dangerous or gross. It just feels old... if those walls could talk type. The diner has an old school feel to it and the menu had several items on it that intrigued me. Since we are always needing to move efficiently, I picked two of the sandwiches the prime rib dip and the Rueben. We didn't have to wait long, but by the time the food arrived we decided to eat while the food was hot. Let me just say... WHOA!!!! One bite of the Reuben and I feel overwhelmed by the flavors. The rye bread was just perfect, thin but the flavor was perfect, warm and a nice toast on it, the sauerkraut was beautifully pungent and the corned beef was perfect. This wasn't a massively meaty sandwich and for those with larger appetites, you might need two, but the flavor is INCREDIBLE!!! I am PICKY and brutally honest with food... THIS IS WORTH THE STOP! I paired our Reuben with the onion rings which were BANGIN! Onto the delicious but not quite as spectacular prime rib dip. It was a twist on a French dip. All meat and bread no cheese. It was great flavor and the au juice was full of flavor. While the portions weren't PACKED, the foods flavor was so noteworthy we will def stop again! Loved this find! read more

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My car broke down near Umatilla today and I was stranded in this truck stop for over 3 hours. The wonderful server (I didn't catch her name!!) was so kind to me and let me sit in the AC and took care of me. She said I could stay as long as I needed to and made me feel comfortable (especially as a stranded young female traveler). She was the highlight of my otherwise horrible long rotten day. Cheers! read more

i got a whole tub of ranch this is the best day ever! also great conversation and basically a hidden gem as i didn't even know it was there until i walked around the back read more

Great meal for the location., the ambiance is just what you would expect from a restaurant in a truck stop. The service was great and surprisingly the food was on point. Highly recommend the Chicken fried steak. read more

Crossroads Truck Stop - The pictures don't do this justice. Highly recommend this Country Fried steak meal. - Diners Near Me - Umatilla, Oregon

I've traveled the route that passes this place for many years and have always wanted to drop in. Today, I finally stopped as I needed fuel anyway. Seating is a -walk in the door and pick a spot, which was easy as it was virtually empty. The waitress was really nice and prompt with drinks and advice on what is good. I opted for the chicken fried steak which is always tough for me to turn down at a new diner. The choice was aided by the fact that it is made in-house, no frozen stuff here. My wife opted for the BLT and house made potato salad. The CFS was ok, but had a fair amount of sinewy stuff to it. The breading was a bit on the soggy side, which made this just an ok level meal. Eggs were asked to be medium well, but came just barely cooked. The BLT was decent, but nothing to write home about. The potato salad was the star of the show however, being absolutely delicious. Definitely homemade. I wish I had better things to say about a place that I've longed to stop at. It is what it is though. read more

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We had been here a few yrs back. Came in for breakfast today. I just had two poached eggs and English muffin with peanut butter. They have a rib eye breakfast special so he got the steak a la carte and a small chef salad. Service is great and so is everything else!! Wow. The steak ( oops no pix) was fabulous. Cause I got three bites he he. And the 1000 dressing has a bit of a horseradish flavor he said. It's good. A good stop on a tues morning! read more

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For a gas station restaurant, the steak with actually pretty decent. It felt kinda strange eating a steak dinner while seeing a rack of engine oil for sale in the gas station! Definitely a first for me! Ha ha. But the food was good, the waitress was nice and the family time was awesome. read more

For breakfast, we ordered 4 Denver omelets w/Swiss cheese. and 4 bloody Marys. when we got our order, they had cheddar cheese with a slice of Swiss on top. I was told, they would take $2.00 off each omelet. That didn't happen. we had to ask for napkins and forks. I still gave her a 10-dollar tip. when we got home, I checked the charges on my credit card and the total was $73.80. We have been stopping there for years and have never had a bad meal till Tuesday morning. We also stop there Wednesday morning for breakfast, thinking everybody has a bad day. But the order was wrong again and it was really bad. and we had to ask for napkins and forks, again. sorry, but I'm not sure we will stop there again. read more

Road Trip 2014 and we're in Umatilla, Oregon on the way to Portland. Where to eat, where to eat? There aren't a ton of choices in Umatilla so we looked at Yelp, flipped a coin and ended up at Crossroads Truck Stop. They have a Mini-Mart, Lounge and Diner. It was a tad confusing when we entered the restaurant. We saw the counter seating and some folks sitting in booths. We looked at them and they looked at us, but no employees to be seen. We walked in a bit deeper and saw a cook sitting at a table, probably on his break and two servers, one at the register, counting money. We asked if we should just seat ourselves and we were told to do so. We waited a couple of minutes before one of the servers said that she'd be right with us. It became apparent to us that we had walked in during shift change. Once things got rolling, we were pleasantly surprised. Service was friendly and adequate for a diner environment. A little polish would definitely make our server an all-star. The food was surprisingly excellent! I had a dinner portion of Chicken Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes, Corn and the optional Sausage Gravy. The steak nearly covered the plate, it was so large. Perfectly breaded and covered with a peppery sausage gravy. The corn and accompanying garlic bread were merely bystanders in a sea of goodness. She had the Fried Chicken with French Fries and Corn. There were also four half-slices of white toast that didn't really seem to belong since there was no butter or sauce. Regardless, the Fried Chicken was terrific. Even the Breast piece was moist. The crust was crunchy and well seasoned. The French Fries were right out of the fryer and hot and crispy. Oh yes. Each meal was served with your choice of Soup or Salad. I took the Chicken Noodle Soup and she got a Mixed Green Salad. Neither was particularly special but both were good. In spite of our usually large appetites, we both ended up with leftovers. read more

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Mom n pop truck stop just across the Wa. Line. Restaurant was what I expected as far as interior food was much better than expected! Large portions and cooked perfectly. Drove past here many times but never stopped, won't make that mistake again! Waitresses were very nice and service was good. read more

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Went into the Lucky Dog bar to watch the last of the Oregon Nebraska and the bar tender was not friendly at all she might have been having a bad but at lest don't show it to your customers. It's a nice place with a decent selection of alcohol also it has lottery games. read more

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Wonderful, long term waitresses! Sadly, they recently removed some of the best breakfast potatoes from their menu. Also, the legendary corn beef is gone to. What made them unique for years is now just Sysco bulk restaurant food. read more

We go here regularly primarily for fuel, as it's almost $1 per gallon cheaper than across the bridge in WA. Be aware that there's only one fuel pump outside of the big rig lanes which has diesel. Plan accordingly. read more

Just say NO... On our scenic drive home from watching our daughters graduation in Pullman we pulled off the highway for lunch and found Crossroads. Hoping for one of those hole in the wall, but amazing food experiences we went in to try it out. The lady who was waiting on us was a sweet and kind woman (Short dark hair, maybe in her 50's?)... the rest of the staff was unimpressive and fairly classless and rude (the kitchen guys were hollering out the window, and arguing with the serving staff about everything, the other server was practically screaming every time she spoke to anyone even if they were right next to her like she was practically begging for some attention from the entire room). I was so excited to see a Monte Cristo on the menu... and then it came out. It was on regular bread that was egg dipped instead of the thick bread normally used for french toast, it was undercooked and soggy, so it was falling apart, and there was no jam. Super disappointed. My daughter ordered the kids pancakes (3 small cakes, and an egg) with a side of toast. The cakes were well done, but syrup helped ease the dryness and make them palatable. The scrambled egg was terribly overcooked and had crusty, dark edges... our sweet server asked if she could have the egg redone for us before she even set the plate down, to which we agreed and appreciated. When she got to the window and asked for a new egg to be made the cook yelled "Whats the problem with the one I gave you?!" (The whole place heard it, and how rude!) The egg came back as an omelette while the cook yelled, again, "Well, I cant find a spatula so thats what you get!". The toast was also burnt and inedible, but we ignored that and simply left it on the table. The Club on SD was ok, but the tomatoes were mushy. Fries were hot on both sandwich orders, so thats a plus! My Mello Yello was not cold, though, more room temperature, even with ice in the glass. ********************************* Skip forward less than an hour down the highway and my entire lunch came up on the side of the road. I am well aware that "food poisoning" generally takes 4-6 hours to set in, but I felt absolutely great prior to the meal and pretty great again right after I relieved myself of the meal, so take that as you will and form your own opinion. ******************************** --Our table had an old telephone outlet on the wall... the faceplate was disgustingly dirty, as were the windowsills. --The bathroom was not too awful, but I tried to make it a quick visit after everything else we had seen. --I really, REALLY wish we had just popped into the Subway down the road instead of trying this place out. read more

Totally disgusted by management and some employees at Crossroads Truckstop in Umatilla, Oregon. I came in recently to get gas and although the attendant did not inform me of any problems, he went through the motions of putting gas in my car and when it was "filled" he hung up the nozzle and walked away. I waited a moment and when he did not return, I got out and looked to see how much gas he put in my car and saw an amount that my car would not take even if I put in high priced premium, so I went inside and asked for a receipt, totally prepared to skin someone alive and was told no gas was put in my car. Yes, this pissed me off because the attendant went through the motions and had I not gone inside, but simply drove away, I could easily have run out of gas! He never said word one to me. I prepaid for some gas and the cashier inside radioed the attendant to put gas in my car. You could tell he wasn't happy and would rather have spent his time hitting on the younger female driver of the car at another pump. So, I got my gas, althoughnot without some inconvenience and rudeness from the attendant and frankly am glad I never saw him there again. It gets worse, however, as my husband and I stopped in there early this past Saturday morning. We were on our way to Idaho in our truck and needed to fill it up. It was a new guy at the pumps and while he was energetic, I would also have to say he was flighty. I asked him to clean my windshield while the gas was pumping and he did. However, when he finished pumping the gas, he never put the cap back on the tank and simply closed the door. We were not aware of this until we were in Idaho preparing to return home and stopped at a gas station to top up the tank only to find we no longer had a gas cap and became aware, due to the gas stains running down the side of the truck, that we had lost some of the gas due to the lack of gas cap. On the way home, we had to stop and pick up a new gas cap, which cost us $11.87. We decided to take the receipt into Crossroads truckstop and explain what happened and ask that they take responsibility for their employees actions and reimburse us for the gas cap. ONLY the gas cap. So, the day after we returned home, we went to the Crossroads Truckstop and asked to speak to the manager. He came and my husband began telling him why we were there and what had happened. The manager replied, "can you prove it!" in a tone that was very accusing as though we were trying to get more than the cost of the gas cap returned. He did not want to believe that his new employee would do something like forget to put a gas cap back on the rank, even though he, himself had no proof that his employee had put the gas cap back on the tank. Our evidence is that we had the gas cap on the tank when we pulled into the station, did not stop anywhere else for gas until we were leaving Idaho the next day when we discovered the cap was gone. Frankly it was as though he was trying to make it seem like we were only trying to scam him out of gas(?) money, which had never been our intention. My husband replied, "Dont start that shit with me!" And to be fair, my husband did raise his voice at that point, but it was because he, like me, was angered by the accusing tone the manager had used at us when he asked us for proof that his attendant had not put the gas cap back on our tank. The manager opened his wallet and gave us $12 "out of the goodness of his heart," because, as he put it, "he was a very good person" (neither m husband or I could attest to that) and we left, but the exchange did not make us feel good. We will NOT be back to Crossroads, for gas or anything else! read more

Sweet waitress, Dee Dee, she was a riot! Amazing Cobb salad (got it without mushrooms and ranch)and boyfriend got the Chicken fried steak breakfast with over medium eggs. He said it was also really delicious and perfectly cooked. Great little truck stop...worth it if you get pulled into the scale here! read more

Hot diggity! I found me sum fried buh-ree-tohs. They come in all flavors like BBQ, bean and cheese, beef and cheese, chicken and cheese, and my favorite: beef and bean. For $1.69 you can get your hands on a mean bean burrito. Doesn't get any better than that! Heck, they even got a bar called The Ugly Dog Lounge. They weren't open when I went so Imma have to dock them a star. read more

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The restaurant is decent, the food is okay too not too bad and its huge portion. just a little high compared to other small diners, the menu is huge and have alot of selections. The drinks are cheap. The convenience store has alot too they even have a small deli. They have a bar and lounge too though I didnt see it. read more

I really wanted to give a 2 star review, but the food was pretty good, so the 3 stars are just based on the food alone. If you are in any kind of hurry at all, avoid this place. I went into the restaurant at 12:58 PM, just after the lunch rush, and there was only one other table with 2 people sitting. The waitress came with a menu and glass of water within about 5 minutes, and didn't return for nearly 15 minutes. It was 1:49 exactly by the time my food finally got to me. The waitress commented that the delay was because I asked for crispy hashbrowns, implying that it was somehow my fault that I was sitting there nearly an hour before getting food. Again, the saving grace was the food was decent, but service and speed not so much. read more

The best omelette and home fries Ive had out. My food came out quick and the waitress was attentive and friendly. Really good coffee too. read more

Crossroads Truck Stop - Delicious homecooked food. - Diners Near Me - Umatilla, Oregon

Of all the truck stops, convenient stores and backroad general stores on my one-thousand mile trip, Crossroads was the best. The portions in rhe restaurant were great! The food was fresh, the service was fantastic and it felt like home. Anyone coming through Umatilla, if you're hungry and have a craving for a small-town diner, check out crossroads. I paid $10 even for some strips, fries, cole slaw and a drink. The Hamilton I spent might seem a bit much, but trust me. For the same price at say, Burgerville (which I love) wouldn't get you this much. In fact, about half of what Crossroads generously provided. I didn't catch the waitresses name, but she was very pleasant and remembered all her regulars, so kudos to her! read more

The Crossroads Truck Stop in Umatilla, OR doesn't want to sell diesel to Big Rigs in the truck lanes. Since I don't have a PUC permit, the cashier didn't want to put forth a little extra effort when inputting the information for the sale. The cashier told me to go through the auto pumps. Of course I can't maneuver in that tight space. The cashier even handed me a note that said she refused to sell me fuel. Ended up going to a much more RV friendly Space Age Travel Center. I can post the note if asked. read more

Wow. What a spot to eat. We had the best breakfast! Haven't had something like this in a very long time! I had the 3 meat skillet. Lots of meat perfect home Potatoes. Coffee was awesome! But the thing that really stood out was the homemade biscuits! OMG! Never had a biscuit that good. Nice and moist, unbelievable taste and the slightest crunch on the outside. Had the strawberry and rhubarb pie as well. Also awesome! Service was also 10 stars. Not a single bad thing to say about the place. You would be a fool not to stop here and eat. read more

Good roadtrip meal stop. Food was OK, Service was stellar. Very friendly! CLEAN restrooms! read more

Tried to eat here tonight once again. Just in case things have improved in the past 6 months or so. Over a year ago our family were weekly Friday or Saturday diners. Tonight the waitress didn't ask for my drink order after taking my husbands order. We both ordered steaks, medium- rare and well done. Our waitress never brought our salads to the table. When she brought our dinner plates The portions are significantly smaller than they nuse to be. We immediately noticed the steaks did not look right, one was a grayish pinky color and the other was browned but had juices bulging. One was supposed to be well done. We mentioned she never brought our salads. She said she would go them if we still wanted them and left. We checked the centers of the steaks and one was blue and the other rare. Did I mention we noticed the booth was dirty? Ok we decided not to send the steaks back, I went to the register and offered to pay for the soft drink my husband ordered. As she struggled to figure out how to charge me for a coke, she just said don't worry about the charge for it and we left. Is unfortunate that just a little over a year ago I would recommend dinner here to anyone. The wait staff and the cooks were doing a great job back then, the food and portions were great. Now it's just another local restaurant we won't eat at anymore. read more

Driving a 42' RV pulling a vehicle. Stopped at this truck stop to fuel up in the truck lanes. Was told that I had to pull into the auto lanes. They had no long handle window washer. Fueling took at least twice as long to dispense 100 gal of diesel. Although this stop is on the direct path of many of my travels I will go out of my way to avoid this dirty, rundown, unfriendly s*it h*le. read more

Friday night on way home. Roads are bad so time to eat. We decided to eat in the bar. Shockingly had booths to sit at and number of tv's. We both got a "dinner" & o man I am killing time to make room in my belly "kelsi" served US very well. It would be five starts but I just didn't like the green beans. Very friendly and the service is amazing! read more

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The house made chicken fried steak is awesome. The other food is just awesome also. This place is great, come see KC she rocks

1 word, disgusting. Want my gas money? Clean the damn bathrooms more than monthly if that.

The worst restaurant I have ever eaten at. Seriously. Took them 1.5 hours to serve our group of 6 and it wasn't busy. We were the only ones there! The food was horrible and was way over priced for what it was. And the wait staff was totally rude and incompetent. Everyone they're acted like they had paired to hard lady night and we're grumpy and hung over. Avoid this place. I honestly don't know how this place got any good reviews. read more

Great value. I shared a patty melt and side salad with my wife. Salad was huge and fresh. Son had a steak sandwich and it was surprisingly tender. Definitely recommend. Very friendly staff too. read more

Ordered fried chicken...was worst ever...overcooked bone dry and batter rock hard...could have chipped a tooth on it...took most home for dogs....22$ down the drain....even the dogs said.....meh ! Stay away. read more

Don't judge a book by it's cover! If you stop here you better eat here! I've never been here before, but stopped and ate - I had the beef brisket sandwich and my brother had the ribs (Friday special, but they had some left over for Saturday) BEST brisket and ribs you've ever had! Try it and tell me I'm wrong...you'll thank me later! read more

Like the food. Sometimes it seems a little dirty. Just wish that Umatilla had a another family friendly place. Too bad Amanda's closed.

This place was perfect for our needs: a group of hungry college athletes, bus driver and two coaches on a long road trip. No one looked irritated or impatient with us, indecisive about "to go" or eat in, moving tables -- staff fed the driver first (order in/first out) so he could take a stroll. The rest of us enjoyed big portions, tasty foods with dozens of options and a good time. Great spot! Had character and friendly locals. read more

I have eaten in the bar here several times while in town working. The food is amazingly solid. Prime rib with all the fixings or the chicken salad are my go to dinners. Both were better than good. It's like grandmas cooking, fresh and big. Definitely a decent choice in a town with few non Mexican options. read more

Haven't been here for a long time there is a bar upstairs thats not too bad. The food was ok for a truck stop diner

I thought I was in the twig light zone while I sat at the table watching people who sat after me be fed before me only because of their skin color. The employees at this restaurant are racist and will give you services once the white people have been served. If you are of color keep driving. Do not support this restaurant. This place deserves ZERO stars. Oh and one of our orders came to us garnished with hair. Yay! read more

Try the brisket! Beans are home made some of the best I've had. The diner is pretty plain. Service was attentive.

Keep driving past this place! The fuel station employees have serious attitude issues, obviously a symptom of poor customer service culture. And that starts at the top. I just tried to get propane there. They pulled the dishwasher/cook out of the kitchen to fill my tank. When she could not get the tank adapter off of the hose, she said she would have to get the boss out there with a wrench. Ten minutes later, she comes out and tells me the boss "suggested I go somewhere else for propane!" And then she walked away! Nice..... I'll never spend another nickel there. read more