the food was absolutely incredible hands down some of the best american around. everything tasted fresh and flavorful, like they actually care about what's going into your plate i got the taco salad and the shell was perfectly fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside, total win. they really stuff the dishes to the brim, so you definitely feel like you're getting your money's worth read more

We had to leave this place was so bad. Ambiance was fun for our Littles but when the food came it was.. all down hill. My burger was the most overcooked burger ever; very very well done. & my husbands cheese steak looked foul, like sliced cardboard and bread, no cheese or onions or nothing.. my sons burger was terrible too. Cheese and patty with bun, very typical for kids burger but man it looked like it was made by a homeless person... not being rude at all. It was just awful! The Mac n cheese for my other son was watery? And craft make n cheese, we couldn't eat it was so awful! & the table next to us had the same experience!! It was a Sunday; for reference. Had to share! read more

The service and the food was exceptional. Our server was a delightful person, she made us feel welcomed and appreciated. Our food was delicious and well presented. Do yourself a favor give this great restaurant a try. read more

So didn't want to leave a bad review here but it is what it is. Went here around noon and place was packed. Read all the great reviews and thought this will be good. Huge disappointment. I had two eggs over easy with bacon, hash browns and wheat toast. Well, eggs were so done not even a little runny with yolks. Bacon rubberish and under cooked. Haven't had bacon this bad since serving in the Army. Toast not hardly toasted. Hash browns okay. Wife had a single pancake and added strawberries and whip cream. Strawberries looked like canned cherries and server actually brought out whip cream and made a happy face on pancake. Super slow service. Burgers did not look bad but not going to be disappointed again. read more

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This was a very pleasant surprise! From the outside, it doesn't look like much, but.. WOW! The interior is decked out with all sorts of car parts and interesting memorabilia, a lot to look at, including drop lights used for lighting above the tables! My sister and I stopped in for breakfast. We each got a HALF order omelette (3 eggs instead of 6!) which was more than enough!! They came with choice of side (hashbrowns, pancakes or toast were the options, if I remember correctly). We both got hashbrowns with gravy-- very good flavor! Omelette were cooked perfectly and ingredients were wonderful-- I got the Tool Box, my sister got the El Camino. I actually took half of mine home for breakfast the next day! Service was also fantastic. Our server was real, no fake smiles or tone, just really welcoming and nice. She was great about keeping an eye on us, refilling drinks and ensuring our needs were met. I'm excited to take hubby there and try out their lunch menu! read more

The Garage Café - Drop light table lighting! - American Near Me - Notus, Idaho

Great breakfast restaurant in Notus. Food was very good and large portions. Great place to take the crew.

It's classic breakfast food done, right. The biscuits are fresh, and the gravy has big chunks of sausage in it. The eggs Benny has lots of ham and the hollandaise is perfect. The waitress was so nice. The food came out hot and fast. The eggs were perfectly cooked. It was not too busy for a weekend morning. Plenty of parking. It was a smallish bathroom, but it was clean. Very glad we stopped in as we were passing through town. read more

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The place was really cute and the staff were extremely nice. Food was not good, do not try the sausage gravy. It was disgusting. We were so excited to try it, but definitely dont need to come back. read more

The Garage Cafe in Notus may be off the beaten path, but it's right on track for being one of my new favorite "hole in the wall diners! Roomy booths, retro feel, waitress brought us a big stack of napkins without asking which was great since we came with kids! The service was phenomenal. Their burgers are the clear stand out and the buns are awesome. The burgers kind of reminded me of the California chain Fuddruckers in a good way. The onion rings were the only "eh" thing- I liked the thick piece of onion in the middle but the breading wasn't crispy enough and just a little too salty. The house made fruit of the forest pie (apple and berry) was good, I was surprised it has cinnamon sugar crust and it hit the spot at the end of the meal. I actually chose the burger, fries, and pie which is a menu item with all items for one price, cheaper than getting them individually! I love a deal! My kids thoroughly enjoyed their little hamburger and grilled cheese, and the waitress thoughtfully brought out their food first- which was great because they were hungry! Definitely worth trying, I love a good hole-in-the-wall greasy spoon and this place fit the bill! read more

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Last Summer I read an article saying this restaurant had some of the best burgers in the state. My daughter and I drove out there on a Monday night and they were closed. Today she and I were craving burgers so I looked them up again on Yelp and called. They closed at 8:00 PM, so we left our house at 4:00 PM, and drove there. When we arrived at the restaurant we were met by the staff who were very friendly. From the outside of the restaurant it does not look very big and it really isn't, however, there's ample seating. We sat in the larger dining area and really enjoyed the traveling ambience. We sat down and my daughter ordered the Wing nut Burger with tots, and I ordered the Bronco Burger with tots. My daughter loved her burger and so did I. The meat was fresh, the bread was delicious. The food was excellent. Our service was great and I overheard the waitress telling another table that people come from all over to-eat there. I can see why. For desert we had Marion berry pie. It was home made and delicious. I will definitely come back here. It is well worth the drive and the staff is so nice. I highly recommend this place to anyone. read more

I almost never leave a review but I was so disappointed that I felt like this needed to happen, I felt actually sick after eating here. We were seated quickly but our food took almost a full hour to come out. I got the Eggs Benedict with hash browns which were fine but burnt. However the English muffin tasted like it was dunked in someone's sweat and physically made me sick after one bite. The eggs were extremely undercooked and the sauce tasted off. I was very dissatisfied with the overall experience. Clearly understaffed so I wanted to be understanding about the wait time but I couldn't even eat my food. I would never come here again. read more

Super friendly, cute local cafe. The pancakes were excellent; large and fluffy and so good! Loved the "car names" on the menu. My husband enjoyed The Lugnut and we both thought our omelet was yummy with somewell cooked veggies. Perusing the decor was a fun way to pass the quick time while we waited for our order. It was a lovely start to our Sunday and we are already planning to return for another warm welcome and some pie! read more

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Food was amazing, the service was excellent and super nice folk. The garage atmosphere is nostalgic, old timey !

After driving to Owyhee, I noticed my girlfriend was hungry so we decided to stop at this cool 50s style diner. We walk in and lots of old vintage decor which we love stuff like this. We sat down and server brings us the menus super friendly. My girlfriend ordered fried chicken strips and I ordered a burger with onion rings. I also ordered a milkshake but she forgot but instead I got 10% off my order which was very nice of her to do. Food was decent and tasted like a home cooked meal. Definitely recommend trying read more

Stopped into the garage café what a place got a stack of flapjacks and side of sausage. Marcy is a heck of a server I remember her from McCall Id. She brings a smile wherever she goes there. read more

The Garage Café - A stack of flapkacks - American Near Me - Notus, Idaho

Super friendly service and very attentive. I enjoyed my experience here. The venue really does look like you are dining in a gear head's garage, lol. The booths are upholstered, comfortable, an clean. The food was a bit disappointing, mainly due to a lack of seasoning, IMO. Everything is hand made - excellent. But with just a little attention it could be outstanding. For instance, the hamburger patties are not seasoned; no salt and pepper detected at all. I ordered a Nitrous burger (hot & spicy) but it turned out to be a vinegar bomb. They have pickled jalapenos along with a vinegar based hot sauce and it just overpowers everything else. Do not add dill pickles on the side to this burger! The Bow Tie burger tasted better mainly because it had bacon on it which enhanced the flavor. Buns were fresh, everything was fresh. We tried the breaded mushrooms and onion rings. Again, fresh but no seasoning in the breading, and the breading was soft. But the soup of the day (Clam Chowder) was seasoned very well and it tasted good so go figure. I also tried a milkshake. They are hand dipped and spun which is what I look for. The taste was great for vanilla ice cream but I ordered a flavor and it didn't come through; some more syrup was needed. Portions are huge so if you are going for volume you won't be disappointed. I'm glad that the business has done well here and especially through the pandemic. I really enjoyed our waitress, both her service and her personality. I would like to try this place for breakfast sometime. read more

I wouldn't say it's great for a crowd but the breakfast portions are LARGE for the price and drink prices are cheap, and service was mostly good but the 1 or 2 servers were pretty swamped on Saturday morning in spite of letting them know we'd have a party of 13 or so. I think we actually had 14. Service was quite good considering that. It's a hidden gem and the only place that I know of that serves the Notus/Parma communities unless one wants to drive to Wilder, etc. read more

I love this place, the service is great, friendly and the fried green beans are out of this world! When I go there, I always drink their on tap huckleberry cider it's yummy! read more

The Garage Café - Family from Idaho, Wisconsin, and Washington! - American Near Me - Notus, Idaho

Take the drive to Notus. This little dinner was so worth it. The service was spot on. Kind, polite & so much fun. They make u feel so welcome. The food was out of the world. Burger was fresh ground fries were so crisp and the dipping sauce was tangy and not bottled. Now the fried mushrooms if they only sold these i would drive 100 miles for them! Their onion rings were the resl deal and when they say homemade they mean it! That brings us to pie.. MADE FRESH and it shows We had banana cream pie....and grabbed a slice of keylime to go... BY FAR the lighlight of our weekend! We will be back OFTEN & we will tell everyone we know! read more

The Garage Café - The empty baskets say it all! And the DELIGHTFUL pie he had was exactly what you need. Great prices! Great food - American Near Me - Notus, Idaho

Just saddened by our visit been recommending the garage since they opened absolutely the worst visit ever. So we waited 14 minutes for our server to come over to us even though we wre ready to order she waited until 6 more people of a party of seven arrived an took time to chose there meal items then order? Finnally our order was taken 37 minutes later our food arrived and the disaster began. The hashbrowns were under cooked and soaked in oil that drained out all over the plate, scrambled eggs were burned an inedible an the bacon supposed to be scrambled in was almost non existent and the english muffin wasnt even warm enough to melt the butter. Now onto the soggy ubdercooked fries and sweet potato fries limp an soaked with oil My favorite part though was when they asked the next couple if they were ready to order an he said not sure will it take an hour to get pur food an the waitress replied " Well i can make it take an hour and a half" Bad form Terrible way for my fathers Veterans day brunch to go he deserved better read more

This place is fun. Tiny town off the beaten path, and they have guise great little converted car repair garage. It's not a chain, and it really is a friendly place. Could use some heavy floor cleaning and a bit more attention to the empty booths as folks leave, but all in al, it's a fun place. The burgers are huge, and so are the piles of fries... the burger/pie combo is a family favorite. If you are brave, they have the face sized burger you can trust to tackle. It comes with a cookie sheet piled with fries, you gotta eat it all, or you lose, in a big way. Go, it's worth eating a burger here. read more

The Garage Café - Bacon burger! - American Near Me - Notus, Idaho

Cute garage atmosphere. Typical average cafe food. Biscuit flat rectangle with no flavor. Maybe needs gravy? Wonderful friendly server.

We drove here today from Nampa just to give this place a try. Really glad we did. Would like to give it 4 1/2 stars but that's not an option and I just can't give 5 stars. The service was friendly but pretty slow. We were there at the lunch hour on a weekday and yes, it was fairly busy but the place is small. The portions are great but I got charged an additional $2.50 for "extra ham" on my chef salad when I asked for all ham on it instead of ham AND turkey. That really bugged me but I chose to let it go. I also didn't care for the sliced cheese on my salad instead of shredded, but it's not that big a deal. My daughter ordered French toast, which she loved and also a single side of biscuits and gravy, which she also enjoyed. I tried it too and thought the biscuit was really good but the gravy was not at all. It was sweet and had no sausage in it despite being listed on the menu as "sausage gravy", not sausage flavored gravy. My husband had the six pack burger and said it was delicious and so was the fry sauce. We will definitely go back again to try other menu items but there were just enough things I didn't like about our experience to give a full five stars. You should definitely give it a try though. read more

Was on an afternoon road trip with my daughter and we spotted the garage cafe, so we stopped for lunch. We ordered a couple of cheeseburgers and fries. Let's just say it's best to haves big appetite! We could not finish it all. And mine came with a slice of pie! Which we ate later that night. Everything was delicious (although the fries could have been cooked a little longer). So if you're in the neighborhood make sure you stop in. read more

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The food is what you'd expect from a small town diner. Some of it's good, some of it's ok, and some of it's bad. I like the omelets and pies but the mozzarella sticks were a disappointment. The people are always nice but they seem understaffed. Side note: I recommend having a sweater on hand if you get cold easily because it's usually rather chilly inside. read more

Amazing customer service and the pies are super tasty. I love the decor and the food is good.

Great little place in the quiet town of Notus. Friendly service, great nostalgic moto-memorabilia. Food is tasty with a simple menu of burgers, sandwiches and breakfast options and real hand spun milkshakes and "adult" beverages read more

The Garage Café - Half order tool box omelet. 3 eggss, cheese, tomato, bacon, peppers, sausage and ham - American Near Me - Notus, Idaho

Don't let looks keep you away from giving the Garage Cafe in Notus a try. There is no shortage of food on your plate, friendly staff and locals who like it too! Our group went on a Sunday after the morning rush, it was quiet and a table was waiting for us when we arrived. Our special requests were accommodated too. The meal took a bit of time to prepare but with the serving size of the meals that is understandable. Our group's recommendation is ".. its worth going back to try their other menu items. read more

Food's okay that I've ate there. But it was freezing cold not the food environment I had to put my coat on

Updating my previous review from last January. Stopped in here tonight for dinner and decided to try breakfast food instead. I had the biggest piece of chicken fried steak ever I think. Food tonight was great, and the wife said her burger was much better than our previous visit. A lady at the table next to us also ordered Ham and Eggs for her meal. She had to cut the piece of ham in half that she couldn't finish just to fit it in the To-Go box! You definately get your money's worth on food. read more

Great of the beaten path restaurant. Service is great, friendly staff, good food, good size portions and very clean. Great place to find an old sign, a hand made greeting card or some amazing food. Definitely worth the drive. read more

The Garage Café - Six pack burger. - American Near Me - Notus, Idaho

This place is amazing, service was great. The food was delicious bring an extra person to split your meal. The ambiance is supper cool and fun. read more

Great people and good food! I enjoy going to it when I'm in the area and the staff and owner are next level kind and great at what they do.

Nice to have a place like this in Melba. Nice selection of items on the menu. Friendly staff. It's bigger then it looks from the outside, plenty of tables on the inside. I will for sure eat here again. read more

We love this family friendly diner! The atmosphere caters to "gear heads" young and old alike. The diverse menu, exceptional food and friendly staff makes the drive absolutely worth it. read more

This used to be our favorite spot. Ate there on Sunday, January 31st at 11:00am. I ordered diced ham and scrambled eggs with a pancake. Received my ham and eggs and the eggs were so brown they were actually burned. My pancake was also cooked to the point it was not dark brown but black. I sent it back only to be served diced ham and eggs with crushed up fine eggshells mixed in it and a raw pancake. DO NOT EAT HERE if you value your life. I have also filed a complaint with the county Health Department. This cook jerk needs to be fired if they want to stay in business. read more

Sooooo good. We split a 1/2 # Burger with Onion Rings. Everything is homemade. I wish we had room for pie. It's homemade too. Will definitely be back. read more

Food was really good, home style cooking. Nothing fancy, but good food, good pricing and excellent service!

Let me start off by saying the service is awesome! The waitstaff is having a great time and not afraid to show it. I asked what the best thing on their menu is and she immediately recommended a burger. It was tasty but dry and overcooked. On the flip side the onion rings were great - light and flaky, nice and tender. Key lime pie was better than my moms! read more

My husband and I have passed this little cafe dozens of times, saying "We really need to stop there and check it out!" Today was the day! The place has a counter with kitschy bar stools in the front and in back are tables and booths. It's really decorated in a "garage" motif, think tin car signs, old oil cans, Mopar poster,etc. The waitress that helped us, Brittany, was bubbly, helpful and was fantastic! Hubby had a beef with onions and peppers sandwich with tots and I had an open faced beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy. Delicious! The food was that comfort food we all crave and did I mention the portions?? Holy cow! The plates were loaded up! Probably enough food for 4 people! We agreed that this is a must do again! We'll be back! read more

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