Not the best food ever but sheesh it is Shoshone?? Don't understand the low scores?? Anyway staff are super friendly, good portions and fries are awesome. We ate breakfast and dinner, very laid back. read more

great place after a long and hot ride through the Death Valley. the fajitas are exquisite, the combo great (in size and taste). service is very friendly and helpful. overall this oasis in the desert is highly recommended. read more

Crowbar Cafe - American Near Me - Shoshone, California

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Omletes w a plastic piece of processed cheese. Ugh I hate that! Nothing in this California omlete although the avocado on top was sliced nicely. ( perhaps to hide the plastic cheese). Rye toast was good. Service w Amanda good the food was a 4 out of 10. read more

We had an Ortega cheesburger and fries, and a chicken salad. Both were tasty and filling (compliments to the cook). Our waitress was friendly and efficient but I can see how they can be overwhelmed if a large group were to stop in. If you are driving through and are hungry, this is a worthy stop. read more

I only cam here cause I didn't know if there were any food places down the road and I was HUNGRY. Sad to say this place needs a lot of improvement, I had the Rib eye with mushrooms. Well, as somebody who had worked in the food industry I can tell you they have reheated the food, the steak was hard and hard to chew. Being the most expensive item on the menu you think they would at least put some effort into cooking their food. Oh well, I guess that is just the way it goes. read more

I've eaten breakfast here three times. The food is OK, typical cafe fare, nothing special, but the coffee is surprisingly good. The last time I was there in January 2012 the service was so awful I didn't leave tip, which I've almost never done, and I went well out of my way the next day to eat someplace else. read more

Good service and tasty food, but rib-eye steaks were pre-grilled and reheated in a pot of au jus. My steak looked awesome and tasted good, but was stone cold. I asked them to microwave it, but they put it back in the au jus pot and reserved it luke warm. My partner ordered a ham and cheese sandwich, which came without any ham. They were very polite and acknowledged that they forgot to put the ham on before grilling; so, had a grilled cheese that they brought instead. The fries were fresh and tasted good, but either they put too many in the fryer or the oil was/got cold and made the fries oily. Staff was really nice and prices are fair for what you get. read more

Five starts of course! Why? Because everyone that works there gives 100% in serving you to the best of their abilities. Morning to night, they work diligently and their attitudes are awesome! Jake makes the best meals in the mornings (our eggs are always perfect, seriously). Steve, the noon cook,seems to always be there. His meals are also prepared with care. Nice job you two! The waitresses, well you should know them by name; Alaura, Cat, Jolene, Melissa and Trina..(hope I didn't miss anyone) all such great people. (Gin and I have a weak spot for Alaura, but we love you all too). Anyway..go there, eat there and stay at the Shoshone Inn. Beautiful rooms. The store employees are great people as well. We love Shoshone and always will have a heart for the town and the people. read more

Just ate here for the 2nd tome in 4 days. BEST BURGER AROUND! SUPER NACHOS ! All orders here can be shared they're so large. Prices seem high until you realize that. Service is good, parking is easy. Will continue to eat here when te mood hits us an dcx will certainly recommend to othets. read more

My husband, daughter and I had the most wonderful day in Death Valley, one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. We had already been through Shoshone early that morning, for a stretch break and a snack. After hiking, sightseeing and driving for over 14 hours, we roll back in to Shoshone with the intent on using the restroom, and heading on to Baker for Bob's Big Boy. I have been to Death Valley more times than I can count and I have never been to The Crowbar, but on this night my family and I are hungry and it sounds better than driving another hour to Baker. My daughter and I walked in first, because my husband was moving the car. We wait to be seated because we are not sure of the "rules". From across the room the cook tells us to "sit anywhere", and we do. After we are all seated, a bleach-blonde waitress brings us menus and asks for our drink order. When she brings the drinks we are ready to order. There is a choice of tacos, beans, and rice on the menu; my favorite. The waitress informs me "we're out of beans and rice" so I start to look at the menu for an alternative when she says, "I'm going to help these people while your thinking", and she walks away. While we were waiting three more families come in and sit at various tables. She goes and helps a couple in the corner. When she finally comes back she asks if I'm ready and I ask her if I can get a salad instead of the beans and rice. She says yes. I also order chips and salsa (on the menu), and the waitress acts like I just jumped on her last nerve and replies, "we have 'em, but they take a long time to cook." I see I have overstepped on my menu selections once again and withdraw my request for chips and salsa. My husband and daughter order cheeseburgers and a salad, and we wait. The waitress greets another family and takes their order with much friendliness and then delivers two salads, and a basket of bread to the couple in the corner. After about 15 minutes, my husband stops the waitress and asks if we can get our salads. She says she will bring his but that mine will be served with my tacos. She brings his salad, and after about five more minutes our food is served. They brought me three tacos instead of two, and I thought "great, this won't be as bad an experience as I thought." I was going to ask for salsa to go on the tacos, but I was afraid. The food was OK, but this waitress must just not have liked the way we looked because every time she came to our table she was completely indifferent and rude to us, while she seemed overly nice to everyone else in the place. I couldn't figure out if we came in at the wrong time, (three groups came in after us and were treated pretty decently), or if it was just because I attempted to order what I guess was the most difficult thing on the menu. About the time I'm thinking we never have to come back here again, she comes over to bring the check. She lays the check next to my husband and says, "I'm just going to leave this here because I am going to be in the other room cleaning up", and she walks away. She brings the check to the next table (dessert family), and says, "thank you very much!" She never leaves the area like she said she was going to do. When my husband walks to the counter to pay the check it takes a few minutes for her to walk over and help him. He is holding the check and his credit card and she practically rips them out of his hand. He looks at me like we are in the Twilight Zone. We are just regular people looking for a nice place to sit down and get a bite to eat. We weren't expecting much, and that's what we got. read more

This is one of my very favorite places. We just got married here on Sept. 13, 2014. We had been before this and decided to come back for our wedding because of the awesome location and friendliness of the people. With the help of the whole town, population 16, we had a beautiful ceremony on their outside stage which looks like something out of a 50's cowboy movie set. They had everything set up for us out there, more that what we had expected and when they saw that our guests were hot offered to move everything inside quickly and cheerfully. I cannot say enough about the service, food and kindness. Our server Marla kept an eye on me and made sure I drank enough water all night (it was hot and I was drinking other things...) The suite we stayed in at the Shoshone Inn across the street was awesome too! It was painted red with a black door and had a horseshoe over the door ~ perfect really. We took lots of pictures with some really amazing old cars out there at the museum which I will post when we get them back. If you happen to be headed into Death Valley via Pahrump on HWY 127 or are looking for a great place to hide out for the weekend I cannot recommend a better place to do it. read more

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Surprise... Great food... maybe not every time... but hey... there can't be more than 40 people that live in the town! What do you expect? BEST damn Cesar Salad I ever had. Yes, I am qualified to say that... I just couldn't believe it. Fries awesome... Rattlesnake Chili was also awesome... two thumbs up from two of us in the group. read more

Food is good and NO CELL PHONES! There is no cell phone service in Shoshone. No really. It is wonderful. People actually talk to each other over some good food. Highly recommend Crowbar Cafe over the cafe in Tecopa. They have a variety of food so everyone can find something that will hit the spot. A step back in time in every way. Refreshing ! You will remember this stop for a long time. Great food, great people, great conversation....no technology ! read more

For a hole-in-the-wall café, this place was really a pleasant surprise. We weren't sure what to expect, thought it might be a hangout for the local drunks, but it wasn't. We were driving back from Death Valley to State Line several years ago. Got hungry and decided to stop. Had a couple beers along with fries and hot wings. Really hit the spot. Waitress was fast and friendly. Absolutely no complaints. Definitely lived up to the coolest Indian name around: Shoshone. read more

When on a road trip, it is always risky stopping at a roadside diner. This one was a definite winner. Four of us ordered different items and all were well prepared. The coffee was good. I had a vegetarian burrito which was full of colorful, tasty grilled vegetables. Another had fried chicken wings which were crispy and delicious. My wife's garden salad was a nice portion size. The other diner had a burger and fries and was quite satisfied. The cook earned the 5-star review. read more

I've eaten breakfast there twice, and both times had the disappearing waitress treatment. She brings the food and isn't seen again. Can I get some more coffee? The one dinner I had there featured a gristly reuben. read more

Love the Crowbar get plenty of food for the money. Root beer floats are to die for. We go there just for the floats and the great home made french fries. Would highly recommend read more

Due to its location, it's the last place to get a bite before heading into the park. The food was ok but the service was quite poor. The server was extremely rude and made you feel like you were an annoyance to be dealt with. We all have bad days so I'd like to think that was the case. When we overheard the same complaint the next day in another town regarding Crowbar I decided it wasn't a one off incident. read more

Been here a few times and this April, April 9,10 and 11th, we stayed at the Shoshone Inn..see separate review for that. This is the only place to eat in this area. We had breakfast there twice, and dinner there twice. The evening waitress was lovely, very friendly, efficient. Food was ok, the veggie burgers were not great, a little mushy...the fries are very tasty. Real potatoes, not from frozen...skin on, we really liked them. The fajitas were better, we had chicken and also veggie fajitas..Now to the breakfasts we had. Different waitress. Surly, not friendly..one morning we waited over 20 minutes to get just a cup of coffee!! All the waitress kept saying was " I will get to you when I can" not a word of apology for the delay. She also walked across the restaurant multiple times not carrying anything...I owned and ran a cafe, was a waitress, a bartender etc, and was taught to multi task, and never walk back and forth without doing something..when we ordered it was like we were an annoyance to her. This happened both mornings. There were dirty tables all around, and as she was the only person waiting the tables both mornings, clearly more staff were needed. It's sad really cos there was no where else to go, and we felt trapped into going to eat here. The quality of the breakfast was not too bad. The coffee was good. read more

One of the places ever, one of the waitresses is uper nice, and the other one isnt nearly as helpful. The nice one's name was heather and she was doing a good job, but the blonde lady kept inturrupting her. I loved the fries there! read more

We were on a weekend jaunt and had never been to Shoshone before. We're used to none to slim choices in some of the obscure places we end up in, it's all experience. But we will remember Crowbar not so much for the food- husband said his was good, mine was not even in the running for good, but the one-of-a-kind waitress was absolutely a hoot. Luckily it wasn't at all busy when we were there and she spent so much time entertaining us by just being her crazy self. Don't remember her name but she was from Pahrump, in her 50's with dark hair and an insane sense of humor. I hurt so much from laughing, I couldn't have eaten my dinner anyway. (Plus I got to speak my rusty French with the only other couple there at the time. Huge plus to be able to run into people from all over the world in such a tiny little Mecca.) We will be back! More for the laughs than the fries. read more

Just today my son and I had no choice but to drive by Soshone and try Crowbar Cafe along our way home from a great long hike. Disappointed to find the reviews we read don't match our personal experience. Their Ortega Burger looked like a smallish third world bun with a tiny piece of pale meat patty in my son's hand. It came with a tiny bowl of a bit soggy coleslaw that tasted like leftovers. The Santa Fe Chicken disappointed my faith in their kitchen: all that was under in the mushy heap of gummy melted cheese and rather very week-done bell peppers were two small thin pieces of dry chicken slices no bigger than a little child's hand flanked by half triangular slices of commercial bread half-soaked in fat. But the staff are friendly and the place has a unique character with black and white photos of the 20's or 30's about the time the cafe was founded by Charles Brown and his wife. Great except the food they served us. read more

This was the only restaurant and pit-stop before going into Death Valley. Quite a bit pricey but the medium-done steak was good tasting, juicy, and soft to chew. The wait staff was friendly and attentive and was eager to suggest some choices. Although their menu has a lot of choices, there were shortages in their supplies. For example, I initially ordered the Chicken Fajita, but they ran out of bell peppers! read more

Good food at a good price, with friendly staff and quick service. The place is part of a quirky and fun little tourist town close to Death Valley, and definitely worth it if you're heading by on Route 127. read more

Cute little place.foods edible. Prices are a little high but so is gas across the street

I was at this place last Thanksgiving. The prices are good, and service is very good as well. There is a woman working here who used to be a server at Twohey's Restaurant in Alhambra. She lives in Nevada about 30 miles away and commutes to this job---a fast drive, I may add, as there is no traffic out here. I will return here next Thanksgiving for the turkey dinner special. read more

My wife and I ride from vegas every couple of weeks to get lottery tickets across the street. We share a patty melt and get a couple of beers. Food is great, service is great, the waitress was attractive and very nice and did a very good job. I love the setting ia awsome. read more

We were driving into Death Valley when we saw the Crowbar Cafe. We loved the look so we decided to give it a try and we weren't disappointed. We ordered the reuben sandwich to split. The server cut it in half and served it on two plates with a generous side of fries and dill pickle on each plate. The fresh cut fries were awesome, the pickle was perfect and the sandwich was really good. This is a high recommend. read more

We had such a nice experience at this restaurant. Food was super yummy and our waitress was friendly. There was only one waitress so the service was a little on the slow side, but considering she was the only waitress the service was more than acceptable. Prices were reasonable, but no children's menu. We will definitely go back if we ever go that way again! read more