Wanted to go there for lunch, but they were closed for a few hours because of a private party. Once the place opened, we had lunch. The place looked smaller than we thought. Didn't like the iced tea, but I had the Bucket bigade cheese sandwich, all I can say that it was Yummmmmmy! the bread didn't fall apart, it was cheesy goodness in every bite! my husband enjoyed the fish and chips, but really loved the ranch mashed potatoes. This is a really cute place to eat at.
Review Source:This restaurant isn't anything too special, but there aren't many places to eat in the ghost town, and there is a back patio area with some great views. Â You can sit and watch a small train drive around the canyon behind the restaurant. Â We were there in December, when it was decorated or the holidays, but due to a special Christmas event, it was crowded and a bit chaotic. Â The back patio is one of those places where there service peanuts and throw the shells on the floor....which I found to be more of a mess than anything, but with service taking as long as it did that day, I got hungry and ate a few peanuts.
I ordered a tuna salad sandwich with Parmesan bread and a side of mashed potatoes. Â The bread was delicious, and everything else was pretty good. Â Our drinks were huge and served in Mason jars, which was great because I was really thirsty. Â
We saw our server engaged in craft-making, so getting our bill was a bit of a trick and we chose to pay inside. Â All in all, if you want to sit down and eat lunch while visiting Calico, this is a good place to stop, as long as you have a while.
The ambience is great and the seating arrangement on the patio is awesome with the view of the hills and train.
The food is so-so. I'd give this place 4 stars for the decoration but the food couldn't make up for a 3 star review. My waitress was nice.
All their sandwhiches and burgers are served on special beer battered breads but they all are loaded with cheese. Why not have one beer battered bread that's non-dairy? I had to get a plain wheat bun on my burger which was twice the size of the meat. The sweet potato fries were tasty.
The burger was a dinky thing that I'm positive came from a 100 pack of beef patties from Costco or something. If I was a cook here I'd order fresh beef and make the patties. It's unacceptable for a home-cooked "old world" theme. I saw some people order a rib plate or something and it came from the kitchen (probably Costco again). THERE ARE TWO GIANT COOKERS SITTING UNUSED IN THE BACK! I uploaded a picture of the view in the back.
The black cherry soda was very very good. I'd come back to try the other ones.
Look, this place should step it up in the cooking department. Stop using these pre-made frozen ingredients and raise the prices up a few bucks if needed. Make this place a reason for people to go.
This is a cute place to eat with a real down home feel to it ...all the way down to the peanut shells scattered on the ground! The view outside was cool because you can see the train from the Odessa railroad pass by while you eat. The waitresses even dressed  like the folks in  Little House on the Prairie. The drinks also came in mason jars full of ice yum!
I had the Buffalo Burger with Ranch flavored mashed potatoes. Buffalo is supposed to be better for you than beef so I wanted to give it a try. It was good ...no after taste and I couldn't really taste the difference. The mashed potatoes were really good too! We also had some hot tea with our meal that was nice to sip on while taking in the view.
Please keep in mind if you just want to eat and not do anything else like sight see it may not be worth it for you to come down. There is like a $6.00 entrance fee to get into the ghost town.
This is Calico. A sun-burnt deviation on the route home from Vegas and a rough little town where some really tough folks worked their butts off trying to get rich.
Considering that my expectations for lunch were veeeerry low. I would have been happy with air conditioning alone but it turns out that these guys know what they're doing. The pulled pork was pretty darn tasty. The burger was good and my Sweet Wife says the BLT was delightful.
That they served maple syrup with sweet potato fries was a little odd but the sandwiches were good and they served icy, cold drinks in big Mason jars.
The kids loved that you could throw peanut shells on the ground then run around stomping them.
And they had air conditioning too. Resounding thumbs up!!
We came here for a bluegrass festival. There was a Mother's Day Brunch but we we came in the afternoon. To streamline the restaurant they've decided to have a set menu which was pretty much burgers, sandwiches, chili and franks & beans.
I ordered the cheeseburger and fries. It was okay. I'm pretty sure I got the runs from the burger. My boyfriend's business partner and wife ordered the chili and they didn't even get it! I could tell the waitress was a chicken shit because after 15 minutes of them waiting she made eye contact with us, ignored us and then sent another waitress out. YELLOW BELLY I TELLS YA.
Decor is great, but even with a streamlined menu, it's a FAILBOAT. Eat in Prim or in Barstow,
I had the rib buffet during Calico Days. Even though there was a smoker outside which looked like it was working, the ribs tasted like they were boiled rather than smoked. Â They were served in heated trays filled with some sort of liquid. Â Disappointing considering they have all the tools to make great bbq.
Decor is great, views are nice, and people are friendly.
We had our wedding reception here and it was exactly as we had hoped. The food was cooked right there, outside on the BBQ, and the staff was amazing! The decor, complete with peanut shells on the ground, was just perfect for the time period.
We've never had a bad meal here and it's exactly as it should be for a wild west saloon. Love it!
There are three restaurants at Calico Ghost Town. Nine of us visited and we all really enjoyed our meal. We sat on the patio where we got to watch the train pass by. We had sasparilla in bottles, and soda and wine in glass mason jars. The beer was in large plastic containers which was kind of odd, but it's beer so who's complaining!
The food was decent, most of us had sandwiches or burgers. The burger looked pretty lame, so I was glad I opted for the chicken salad sandwich which was like 3 inches thick and was yummy!
It was my MIL's birthday, they plopped a coffee filter on her head and sang her happy birthday and gave her a slice of pumpkin pie - it was very appropriate for the setting.
The waitress wear hoopskirt and though they are all very nice and pretty, but the service was below par for my taste.
This is a fun alternative to the Barstow In n' Out in the "meals to eat on the road between la/sd and las vegas. Â It's located in theme park turned public park/consession "Calico Ghost Town".
Our hamburgers were serviceable, the chili fries were grotesquely enormous. Â They served sasparilla. Â The setting is very novel and enjoyable the first time through. Â Check it out next time on your way to Vegas!
The Calico Ghost Town is located about ten miles past Barstow on the road to Vegas.
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