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    The Mother Lode

    4.2 (16 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    full order of biscuits and gravy - huge portion and best in town!

    good food, huge portions, and friendly service in a comfy railcar styled diner. Best biscuits and gravy in town! If you're not super hungry and don't want leftovers get a half order of the biscuits and gravy instead of full -- the full size is huge!

    A picture from across the street and they have great food
    David H.

    Doesn't look like much but some of the best burgers and a wide variety of other things to eat. I would definitely go back.

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    The train was really nice! The omelette was one of the best ones I've ever eaten. The service was good for being a duo handling the order and cooking.

    1/2 order
    Tabby F.

    Almost missed it, looks like 2 train cars together, pretty cool use of cars. If you like homemade sourdough this is your place. If you are not a fan of sourdough don't order the pancakes. Good serving sizes and service. Omelets are really good. Breakfast all day.

    From scratch home cooking. Best road food in Eastern Oregon.

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    Love this place! Best Fucking pancakes I've ever had in my life! I will stop here again.

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    Wonderful sourdough pancakes & the best bacon in the world.

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    Oregon Trail Restaurant & Motel

    Oregon Trail Restaurant & Motel

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    (151 reviews)
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    Don't bother with getting a booth unless you've got 3 or more in your party. Just sit at the…read morecounter and bask in the true diner experience complete with talkative local retired military dudes. And you get to watch the short order line cranking out all the classics you've come to expect for Americana breakfast. Coffee is hot and your cup won't get down below half way, so don't worry about refills. Very family oriented place with a good mix of locals and travelers. Plenty of parking on street in front, lot to side, and even the motel of same name right behind it. I did one of their menu omelets and added some bacon. "No problem honey, you want the bacon in the omelet or on the side?". Just to throw a curve, ordered a cup of oatmeal. All came out piping hot on the same big platter plate. Oatmeal was perfect, just a bit chewy . Omelet was perfectly done and the rye toast was excellent!!! Very satisfying breakfast and classic, great American diner service. You can't go wrong

    While staying in Baker City, Oregon for the night, it was common sense to have breakfast at a local…read morediner called the Oregon Trail. It sounded like something a tourist should do when you're staying in a little town like Baker. The diner is part of the motel next door which is also called the Oregon Trail. Both venues are kinda dated. I'm sure in it's prime it was fabulous! But eating at this venue was pretty cool. It was like stepping into an old school time capsule. We sat ourselves at a booth on the very left of the diner. It was probably one of the only booths where the seating wasn't all messed up. We were instantly greeted and given menus. I did creep on their online menu this morning but it was good to see what I might miss. I got the country breakfast. It had two eggs, 5 slices of bacon and I opted for fresh fruit instead of the hashbrowns. The eggs were cooked perfectly, nice and yolky in the middle. The fruit was super fresh! It was still on the unripe side but still sweet. The bacon was ok. It was slightly overcooked in the middle and chewy on the ends. It was quite the experience eating here. The servers are really nice and really good at making sure your coffee cup is always full! By the time we left, there was a good crowd of people coming in. It was cool to experience Baker's local diner. It was neat dining here with all the locals.

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