$100 Hamburger SOUTHWEST (NM,CO,AZ,UT,NV,CA)

[GAHorn]

Post your favorite airport eating places (and contact numbers) here for South West US.

[Robert Eilers]

Northern California:

1. Three Zero (30) Cafe - Halfmoon Bay (KHAF) 650-728-1411
2. Sky Kitchen Cafe - San Carlos (KSQL) 650-595-0464
3. Ding-A-Ling Cafe - Hollister (KCVH) 831-637-1566
4. Two-Niner Diner - Petaluma (O69) 707-765-2900
5. Corsair Cafe - Pine Mountain Lake (E45) 209-962-6793

[cessna170bdriver]

South Central California:

1. Outpost - Woodlake (O42) 559-564-3244

2. Rock & Roll Diner - Oceano (L52) 805-473-2040 (.5 mi from the beach; campground w/showers on field; ~2mi beach walk to Pismo)

3. Airway Café - Porterville (KPTV) 559-784-8208 (shaded campground w/showers on field)

4. Harris Ranch - Coalinga (3O8) 559-935-0717 or 800-942-2333 (locally grown beef; restaurant and hotel on the field)

5. Airport Café - Kernville (L05) 760-376-2852 (most scenic on this list; shaded campground w/shower on field)

6. Village Grille - Tehachapi (KTSP) 661-822-1128 (off airport ~3 blocks; shopping in town; give me a call for a local tour ).

7. Raven's Nest - Tehachapi (L94) 661-822-5267 (gliderport - power planes land on the south runway 9R/27L)

8. Voyager Restaurant - Mojave (KMHV) 661-824-2048 (under the old tower a couple of doors east of Scaled Composites)

9. Golden Cantina - Rosamond (L00) 661-256-6737

10. Foxy’s Landing - Lancaster (KWJF) 661-949-2284

11. Mile High Café - Hesperia (L26) 760-947-8844

12. Apple Valley (KAPV) (Couldn’t find contact info)

13. Thelma’s - Big Bear (L35) 909-585-7005 (6752msl so go early and light; about a 3-4 block hike to Thelma’s)

14. Furnace Creek Inn - Death Valley (L06) 760-786-2301 (Land below sea level and call the Inn for a ride; the Sunday Brunch is the most food I've ever seen in one room; not recommended in summer: 120+ temps not uncommon.)

Miles

[Robert Eilers]

Northern California:

Forgot:

Jonesy's Famous Steak House - Napa (APC) - 707-255-2003
Rosie's Hangar Cafe - Merced Muni. (MCE) - 209-723-2707
Makx Landing - Fresno Chandler (FCH) - 559-442-5887
Castle Cafe - Arwater Castle (MER) - 209-723-2178

[Mike Smith]

I just saw a menu for the new restaurant at Yuba County Airport (MYV). There has been one in the past, then out of business ... but it's now back in business. My hangar neighbor said the food is good, as soon as I get a chance to try it out I'll send back a report.

[KMac]

Catalina (Avalon); $100 buffalo burger plus $20 landing fee - still worth it!
Cheracco (sp?) Summit; NE of the Salton Sea off freeway 10. Excellent burgers and cool General Patton museum.
Chino; pretty good breakfast at Flo's and a great museum.
French Valley; nice newer restraunt and pretty good food.
Carona; Good fuel prices and good burgers at the East end of the field.
Hope to see you out there sometime!
Kevin

[Robert Eilers]

KMac,

Have you heard anything about Borrego Springs lately? The last time I landed there the restaurant was being renovated. Just curious if they reopened. I will be in PSP at the Western States Association of Sheriff's Air Squadrons Fly-in hosted by PSP Aero Sqaudron in October.

[KMac]

I recently saw an advertisement for a grand opening of a restaurant - I think it was in the Pacific Flyer - at Borrego. I haven't been out there lately, its too hot!

[Robert Eilers]

I discovered what seesm to be a little known cafe at the Ukiah airport. I flew up to Lakeport today (Sunday) and found their restaurant closed. After a little research, I discovered Ukiah airport has a little cafe within walking distance called the Bluebird Cafe. I flew over to Ukiah made the short walk to the Bluebird and was very happy with my breakfast.

[Azpilot]

KPRC- Ernest A Love Field: Suzies Skyway Restaurant. Good Burgers & sandwiches, cheap too
KDVT- Deer Valley: Always packed, good prices, nice buffet.

[GAHorn]

Yes, Deer Valley has a very nice restaraunt with nice menu and cozy view of the airport ops. (But the air traffic controllers have a nasty attitude at that airport. Don't even THINK about rolling off an active runway more than a foot or two without an Azz-chewing for simply rolling past the yellow-line!. I made a personal visit to the top of the tower to give them my opinion about the need to adequately clear a runway onto an empty taxiway without their "express permission."

(They have a high training activity at Deer Valley, both student pilots AND student ATC types.)
There's nothing worse than a janitor with a little bit of authority.

[hilltop170]

Payson, AZ has a good cafe on the flightline if you can find a seat.

Monument Valley, Gouldings Lodge Restaurant, has the best view in the west and good food.

[Azpilot]

Williams-Gateway or Phoenix Gateway.

Best burger I've ever had.

In and out in 15 minutes. Cost $10. Left food behind.

[Robert Eilers]

Lodi Airport Cafe (1O3) - nice little Cafe - short, narrow runway - parachute jumping at the airport aytime the weather is good - good food, good service within 30 minutes of the Bay Area.

[learaviator]

Waldo's BBQ is now open at Desert Skies FBO in Lake Havasu City, Az. Excellent smoked meats, delicious sides, and excellent ribs. I have been eating at the one in Mesa, Az for nine years. Look at WWW.waldosbbq.com. Plus the FBO where it is located has about the cheapest fuel prices around, plus they will give Cessna 170 club members .20 cents off the listed price, so todays price would be $3.60 a gallon.