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    Gold Canyon Cafe

    4.2 (301 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    GOLD CANYON CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Café Burrito*
    Lauren M.

    Amazing breakfast burrito! Potatoes are fresh and delicious. Good price for great portion of food.

    Attractive atmosphere.
    Art H.

    5/1/25 First visit late lunch. Located in a very nice but underutilized strip mall at 6900 E Hwy 60. Parking 5/5 The Lot was nearly empty. We parked near the entrance of the Cafe. Atmosphere 5/5 The Cafe decor theme is Arizona Western. Wood and turquoise tone walls decorated with beautiful SW Art. The tables are nice and bring back the 50/60's cafe local businesses advertising on the table too protected by a clear cover. Pretty cool! The Bar is very nicely decorated and its lighting does a nice job of making it pop. Service 4/5 We were greeted immediately and seated anywhere we wanted. Special deal for only customers! We placed Iced Tea orders and perused the menu. I didn't see anything special to try and went with the Jalapeño burger and my wife being an Ignacio UTE will always try the Navajo Taco if on the menu. Between our Tea and Lunch orders there was lengthy periods where our greeter/sever disappeared in the kitchen. We enjoyed an Apache Junction Country Music station playing at a pleasant volume allowing us to have an enjoyable conversation. Food 2/5 Where to begin? Although our order came out comparatively soon (only customers) neither were very warm. My Burger came with cheddar cheese and jalapeños with lettuce, pickles and onion on the side. The burger was big and was cooked medium well vs my request of medium. The cheddar cheese was shredded as in Tacos not typical melted slices. My shredded cheddar was not melted. You can see some started to melt before they pulled it from the microwave. I'm not typically a complainer but it was obvious when I removed the bun to place my lettuce and pickles it wasn't melted allowing most of the Jalapeños to fall off. This was LAZY on the part of the Kitchen, lazy! The burger was just ok. Now the Navajo Taco. The fry-bread was humungous! The fillings of lettuce, seasoned ground beef, beans, black olives and guess what; shredded cheddar cheese oh my made the plate a 10 lb challenge. Unfortunately it too was warm at best and my wife pushed it aside. Final comments The restaurant has tremendous potential and it appears the owner who is retiring hasn't kept his hand on the kitchen for the food to be served like it was. Another employee arrived well into our meal and asked the gentleman who was serving us was it busy today and he said not really. Maybe the locals have moved on to other places as will we which is sad because we could see what it used to be! Eat well my friends, SYOY!

    Banana Pancake
    Mackenzi L.

    Tyna, our server, was an absolute delight. She was not only on top of it, she was hilarious. The pancake is so big it covers the massive plate it's served on, and adding bananas made it perfect. The hash browns were light and crispy, the sausage gravy is spot on, and my over easy eggs were exactly how I wanted them. Our friend loved his chicken fried chicken and said it really hit the spot. They have great diner coffee. If we're ever out this was again, I'll make sure we come back!

    Lunch menu
    Kim R.

    This is a nice little cafe. Walking in we had to wait several minutes before anyone noticed we walked in. There is a full bar if you'd like to indulge in an adult beverage. Menu has a nice variety of options Thursday Special was Prime Rib my son enjoyed his with a baked potato, salad and some garlic toast. I ordered cat fish fillet (pictured) with cornmeal it was very flaky and the cornmeal coating was just enough, not too much. Came with potato of choice, coleslaw (which was great just enough sweetness but not too much) and hush puppies. I'd go back to try their breakfast.

    Samantha Platter*
    Samantha R.

    We snagged some breakfast on Fourth of July and super glad we did! Can't wait to go back and try other food. Large menu and close to us. Friendly staff and the breakfast was delicious. New local spot for sure!

    Chicken Fried Chicken and Eggs*
    Dave W.

    What a great spot. Clean and a great menu for breakfast. The chicken Fred steak is literally falling off the plate! The biscuits are homemade and delicious. The food is all great and fresh and served with a smile. A go to spot for locals. Highly recommend!

    Beautiful bar with a great selection of beers!
    Terry L.

    Come to Gold Canyon, I highly recommend this place, always friendly service by Tyna and Brandon, quick service and great food!

    The biggest loaded baked potato we ever saw!  Delicious!!!

    Delicious food, wonderful service, and down home feel. Great place to take friends after visiting Boyce Thompson Arboretum. .

    Biscuits and sausage gravy and Denver Omelet

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    Delicious food. Incredible service. Clean space. Friendly staff. Adorable little breakfast place - highly recommend.

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    6 months ago

    We love eating at Gold Canyon Cafe. The food and service are consistently great. We really like supporting family-owned businesses, too.

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    Great food and service. The portions were large and very good. It was quiet inside for conversation.

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    7 months ago

    Always a good experience. The food is great. Service is ok. Check it out sometime.

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    9 months ago

    My husband and I had Fridays cod special. It was delicious. We certainly would order again.

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    The food was great ( mother taco salad,) and Samantha was a fabulous uplifting enjoyable server.

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    Some of the best food and service in the town of Gold Canyon, AZ ....................

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    Ate they open for evening meal?

    Yes

    Do they have a happy hour?

    Yes 2-5pm daily. $1.00 off draft beers 3.00 bottle beers… Read more

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    Nice place to stop while bicycling in the area. We enjoyed the jalapeño popper burger and the…read morecranberry walnut salad with grilled chicken on it. I also had an Irish red beer. Our server, Drew, was very friendly and helpful.

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