I had an excellent breakfast, verything was clean, and the coffee was excellent! The staff was efficient and friendly. I bought a coffee mug as a souvenir and unfortunately broke it when I got home. Guess I will have to drive back to Arizona to get another one.
I had an excellent breakfast, verything was clean, and the coffee was excellent! The staff was efficient and friendly. I bought a coffee mug as a souvenir and unfortunately broke it when I got home. Guess I will have to drive back to Arizona to get another one.
We literally waited almost an hour for a few sandwiches and a Mexican pizza (which is just a tortilla with stuff thrown on and warmed up, nothing hard). Â We never got an update on our order although the waitress was very sweet but she was the only person running the dining area and clearly running around. If you don't have time to waste (which we didn't) I would not recommend eating here. Food is just ok, nothing to write home about.
Review Source:Always seen this place. Finally went. Good for what it is. Got a burger...it was nice. Pretty hard to mess up a burger. My wife got the chicken. She said "it tasted like they heated it up from a frozen bag...probs from Costco." Overall, fun place to stop. Watch out for flying saucers!
Review Source:Stopped here for lunch because of the flying saucer on top. Â Food was fine and very inexpensive. Â I had soup, salad bar (which was fresh and with a fair amount of choice) , and 1/2 a sandwich.
This is a good place to stop between a long drive. Â There a fun space murals in the restaurant, and they have put some though into their design like having special plates and cups with flying saucers on them. Â Good place for the kids to stretch their legs.
We were traveling home on Christmas Day from Arizona to California and could not find a place that was open to eat at. Space age restaurant is in the middle  of nowhere so we were a little unsure if we should try it. It was actually good and the place seemed fairly clean and the staff was friendly. We will stop there again on our next trip to Arizona. Thank you space age for the Christmas breakfast!
Review Source:This place is good for what it is...a space-themed diner in Gila Bend. I had the reuben and fries. I wanted to try the Mexican food but when I asked the staff about it, they looked frightened for me. Seeing the fear on their faces when I inquired about Mexican food, I knew it was best to stay away from that portion of the menu!
I don't know if I'll ever come back unless accompanying someone who is as curious as I was. It's worth stopping in but don't expect anything too phenomenal.
I had a fine experience here, but I did only stop for a bite ... and had pie.
The wait staff was very nice. Â I thought it was an interesting place. Â Too bad the original Satellites were gone. Â It getting dark so I couldn't go look at the replicas by the pool. Â The story behind the restaurant was interesting. Â It's been rebuilt a few times, and it used to have real Satellites there, but now just has a kitchy fake space ship on top.
I stopped for a late breakfast as part of a large motorcycle riding group. Â We were seated immediately, and our wait person was excellent. Â My breakfast was awesome - I asked for some salsa to go with it and the salsa was very good. Â I really wanted to buy a flying saucer coffee mug, but didn't have a place to stow it on my motorcycle (next time!).
Review Source:We stopped because there's a flying saucer on top...but the food shocked and delighted! Just breakfast, now. Â My flying saucer pancakes (bigger than advertised) were very tasty and the bacon/egg just fine. Then I tasted the BF's huevos con chorizo...holy smokes! Â My taste buds went to outer space with joy (really: 5 stars). Refried beans so good I kept shovelling 'em off his plate whilst apologizing. Â What is IN there?? NM don't tell me. Â Salsa INSANELY good. Perfect spiciness and robustness. In sum: order Mex, despite average store bought tortillas. Â
Can't vouch for the chicken fried steak, maybe next time we find ourselves on the 8!
Since I just scanned some other (mostly bad) reviews from last year I'll add: hostess let us seat ourselves with no wait, our server was attentive and refilled our coffee (not enough for Mr. Pink but all the same) and our food came out so quickly that my dining partner was startled.
Given our options in the area, fewer than 18 bucks for two enormous meals and two bottomless coffees is fine by me. Â
Also: we are wired Bay Area jerks and one can poach the wifi from the adjacent lodge and work/yelp while you scarf frijoles.
Pigs in Spaceeeee!
We kept seeing this place on trips between PHX and San Diego and decided to give it a try. The atmosphere was right out of the 60's/70's era of Space exploration & Sci-Fi and looked promising...until we met the staff. Host & waitress were snooty, had no personalty and devoid of any basic courtesy.
I had the Beef Chimichanga which was rather good and my companions were  happy with their Liver Steak. We had to ask for drink refills much to the chagrin our our waitress who looked like she owned stock in Cover Girl. Near the end of our supper she all of the sudden started shamelessly flirting and getting pretty touchy feely (ugh)! We noticed that she did that with other tables and wives/girlfriends didn't appear to appreciate that. This was an obvious technique to garner "gracious tips for the privilege of her service".
At the register the host was very lackadaisical in settling our tab that we could have probably just left without paying and they would have never noticed. When he asked if we would like to leave a tip I answered "Yeah, go buy yourself a personality!"
While the food isn't bad the service killed the whole experience! Gila Bend literally looks like a Ghost Town, so if you want to stay in business you need to respect your patrons. Honestly, I don't think we'll come back...
Was not going to stop after reading the not do good reviews. Glad we did, it was better than expected. I had chicken quesadilla with jack cheese $7.49 I asked for salsa and chips no extra charge. My husband had burger with cheese it came with a large portion of fries$ 9.49. Full at the end great  portion sizes and great service . We ate at 3pm and rest was slow, so we received our food quickly. Always got refills on drinks without asking. As manager of a major rest this rating days alot
Review Source:Went on a road trip with friends and we were coming back to Phoenix from San Diego. Hunger had set in and we were thinking a milk shake and fries sounded good. I admit we noticed this place between of the space ship on the roof of the hotel.
The place was clean and our server was very nice.
We ordered milk shakes and a giant plate of fries. Everything tasted great as far as fries and milk shakes are concerned.
Vibe was totally in the twilight zone with this place...
We stopped here on the drive between Tucson and San Diego because we were starving and when we looked up restaurants close by on the GPS it popped up.
When we first arrived we were really excited by the giant flying saucer on the roof but once stepping inside our excitement turned into mass disappointment as it looked like the "kitsch" factor was not...well, not really "kitsch" and more of what some large faceless corporation would hope you would think "kitsch" is....I'm looking at you Best Western!
Our host was quick and friendly and we were seated promptly. There were only 3 parties beside us in the massive restaurant yet, our waitress explained that food would be delayed because there were tables ahead of us....ummm, what? 3 full  tables out of 100 is like a rush for you?
Food came and it was pretty gnarly looking. But being starved travelers we dove right in. The first bite lead all of us to believe that we made a horrendous mistake and should've waited for the next town or braved the generic BK drive thru rather than sit through this meal. Rice was ordered by 2 out of 3 of us and we both agreed it was like old rice with new rice that hadn't been cooked all the way, thrown into a food processor and served. I've never eaten rice that was both hard and mushy and looked like corn meal. The beans were most definitely from a  can and massively over salted. I ordered cheese enchiladas but never did find the tortilla is was supposedly wrapped in as the entire entree was cheese and canned tomato sauce. My dining and traveling companions also were disappointed in the A) angus beef burger patty that was not anything better than a dried up patty McDonalds wouldn't  even serve and B) chicken enchiladas were dry and crumbly.
My brother pulled out his phone and looked up the yelp reviews on this place. Immediately he exclaimed that we all stop eating and leave - which we were much relieved to do since the food was so terrible. An overwhelming amount of reviews were negative and even included instances of food poisoning...which we were feeling the starting effects of even before we got back in the car.
To be fair, the service was friendly and responsive but we all wished we had skipped this restaurant completely.
AND I never give bad reviews...but this one is truly worth it.
I've passed by this restaurant many times, sometimes stopping and photographing it. After a trip to Tonopah and a lunch time pass through Gila Bend, this looked like a good stop for a quick lunch.
Very unusual decor with the outer space theme....alien mementos to buy...and a nice menu with good choices of good ol' American food. My tuna sandwich and onion rings were very good....portions are a bit on the small side but that was OK. The also were serving a lunch buffet.
It's very clean and tidy and the service is good.
I would definitely stop here again if I were passing through town.
We did what other visitors have undoubtedly done many times before us and stopped to eat breakfast, mainly because we couldn't resist the HUGE glowing neon sign shaped like a flying saucer and perched high above the parking lot.
We were on our way back Phoenix, it was early morning and I wanted to give it a shot, against my husband's better judgement...I shoulda listened to that fool.
Anyway, it seems like it is the only "real" restaurant in the tiny town although I think I remember something like a Jack in the Crack or Burger King nearby. It's built right in front of a small motel so they probably get the bulk of the customers from there, truckers and tourists and such.
As soon as you walk in, you will see a humongous painting of a Star Trek type ship on the main wall. There is Oldies radio blaring in the background and a supposedly, although unfilled "famous" salad bar.
There is a minuscule gift shop, lots of junk from China and a few gems. They do have a very bitchen china pattern, the heavy old school china that could break your head if someone pitched it at you in a fit. The cups, saucers and serving plates have a very cool UFO design with I believe the words " Space Age" printed on it.
Growing up in a restaurant family, it amazes me to no end that a restaurant that could be doing a bang up business by playing up the whole UFO shtick is nothing more than a tired, little restaurant where you are served by some really sad, unfriendly women. One high point, they had very clean bathrooms which smelled of bleach... but overall a sad vibe and lame ass food.
The marketing possibilities are mind boggling but apparently just being a dive works for them. The food?...oh yeah, the food.
Lame, lame, lame. Skip it.
Craig and I head off to Yuma, to play in the nearby dunes. On the way, we stop for a bite, here-
Craig discovers a moldy strawberry in the space age salad bar; the future is full of fuzzy fruit. In a hushed tone, I hear a patron tell her waiter that the chicken was "obviously very old." I think nothing of it, and finish my biscuits and gravy. They were brought out specially, despite breakfast's ceasing to be served.
We continue on toward Yuma when the sensation hits hard: I need a bathroom. Fittingly, we stop for gas, and I bless the receptacle w/ affectionate blasts. TMI?
Finally having arrived @ our finally destination, Craigers and I speed off on the ATV. He's worried about reports of a vicious wind, but so far, there's not a sign.
Time passes, we jostle about; the scenery is lovely. We work on my fear of heights.
By the time we finally set up camp, I've got a poop tree. A special place. I visit it often, sometimes bitterly, but always w/ relief.
We spend the evening occasionally together.
The wind picks up around eleven. It's not too chilly, but it is fierce. My side of the tent is abusive and perverse: it slaps me in the face and threatens to smother me while I sleep. Several times in the night I require the comfort of my dearest friend, the poop tree.
It's still windy and terrible when we wake the next day; Craig claims I need Immodium AD. Â We head off toward Target.
We head home. I drift into sleep.
Currently, each burp is filled w/ a noxious breeze. I feel like biscuits and gravy have crawled into me and died.
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It's two or three years later and I still remember the horror. Â Makes for a funny story now, but I doubt much has changed. Â Avoid at all costs because this places is disgusting. Â
Thanks for the Space Age food poisoning, guys!
Neat decor, but that is as far as it goes.
I am also confused where the stellar reviews are coming from.
I ordered a grilled cheese sandwich thinking it could not be messed up terribly. Boy, was I wrong. The bread looked much like 25 cent bread on sale because it is stale... you know those long, square loaded with preservative loafs? Yea, one of those.
The fries? Think of Wendy's.
There was a total of three booths filled during our entire visit (including ours). The total of the bills was $18.57 for a grilled cheese, one drink, french fries and a patty melt.
The food is about as generic as it gets. Nothing comfort, exciting or worth the drive about it.
Don't why this place has good reviews. I was tricked into actually coming here by them. The place has waaaay over-priced generic food. The burger tasted like it cane out of a gas station vending machine. Gets two stars for groovy decor, but I wish I'd just taken a photo & found somewhere else to eat.
Review Source:kitsch, good food, good service, clean and yummy all in the middle of BFE!
i love this place.
it's a great alternative from the sparse offerings of chain fast food drive thrus. Â
i sat down and was able to chill comfortably for my meal.
i was here for lunch before i went to the national monument just south of here. Â got a burger and it was great...i'm not even a burger type of person. Â there is also a decent salad bar. Â yay
then when i woke up from my campground in the park i decided i wanted to come back here again for a late breakfast. Â so here i am again. really great breakfasts.
if you like kitschy diners and you want to sit and chill for a minute before you continue your drive...i highly recommend space age restaurant.
there is also a gift shop offering spacey kitsch items and general AZ touristy stuff like post cards, etc.
i bought a coffee mug which was $10...umm a lil expensive. Â but now i have a slice of the kitsch to bring home with me.
eat well and prosper
and may the forks be with you
Unless you are heading east or west between San Diego and Phoenix on U.S. Interstate 8, Gila Bend is out of the way. Still, my children and I took a day trip to Gila Bend to eat at the Space Age Restaurant.
There are three or four things to see in Gila Bend; the sign as you enter town with the population posting which includes "1,700 friendly people and 5 Old Crabs," some frighteningly bad "dinosaurs," a jet parked at the airport and the Space Age Lounge and hotel.
From the moment you walk in, you will be delighted by the amount of copyright violations contained within. Gene Rodenberry will be in Gila Bend soon as he is spinning so fast in his grave, he is drilling towards Gila Bend at twenty miles per day (yes, I know he was cremated...get a life, nerd!).
It's a fun stop and supposedly the hotel is clean and comfortable. I was pleasantly surprised by the food at the restaurant. Obviously it pays to order the daily special. Mine was a burrito with red sauce and it was delicious! I forgot what the kids ordered but it disappeared, which is the best compliment one can give the food.
Service was...efficient and friendly, but I couldn't help the feeling that they somehow looked down on me for...being human. If I were an alien, where better to hide than a "space hotel!?" We humans are not bright...but very delicious!
Stop, eat and get back on the highway before dark so you can live long and prosper..and not be turned into the "daily special."
Cute "space" themed place in a near-empty city that exists because of the highway intersection here. Â There's a lot of cute space painting all over the walls. Â Service was friendly and overall good. Â Food, however, was no different than any mediocre diner, and they were charging big city prices.
Review Source:I've always been sort of fascinated by this place (not sure why) so finally stopped here yesterday on the way from TUS to SAN. Â Since it was 1030am breakfast was still available and I had the American Breakfast; my hubby opted for the Club Sandwich. Â The AB was the usual 2 eggs, toast & 1 side- I had the hash browns for my side although the waitress recommended the beans instead as "they would make me scoot down the highway faster." Â The club sandwich looked very homemade; i.e. wonder bread with packaged poultry & ham slices and he chose the cottage cheese as a side which had a very tired looking canned pineapple ring on top of the scoop. Â Neither the AB nor the CS was very good BUT the dinnerware and coffee mugs with the Space Age logo were very cool so we bought 2 cofffee mugs.
All in all, it's OK provided that you're not in a hurry as the service was quite leisurely and other than the Star Trek mural above the counter it's not very Space Agey but what the hell, it's worth a visit. Â They also have some quirky items & post cards for sale in the "gift shop".
This is definitely the best space themed diner in Gila River but that's a little too flippant to be useful. Â
We were in by 1150, breakfast stops at 1200, we didn't get breakfast.  If arbitrary rules based on the kind of foods you can eat at certain times are posted  can you at least stick to them (.5  star lost there) Seriously can the grills somehow can discriminate between sausage patties and a burger? Â
The menu is  broken into breakfast, MLO, BLO and the CLO's  that's  mexican, burger and chicken like objects though there is a small salad bar but  come on I drive a bike  life's too short for salad. It's basic  fare
Food's ok to better than average alas my  green chili burrito  had  accompanying rice that was really,dry and appeared to be broken up into 1/3s of a rice grain, refried beans  a bit better but on the whole it's not a lot different from most truck stops and probably a little bit better based on the burrito/filling. This was chosen as the destination point for our bike group (12-14 people)  While it can handle that many in one go it's separate booth time but they were cool with the check splitting.
Maybe it's a 3.5 with the decor  tossed in  but the only question on the way to San Diego is,are you hungry and have time to sit down:?
Funniest part?
A 1/4 LB cheeseburger is  listed on the sides menu.
One of the strangest places I have been to. After being forced to overnight in Gila Bend because of bad weather I took a cab ride into town. There is only 1 cab in Gila Bend, and unfortunately his battery died before getting me to the hotel.
After an interesting night we went for breakfast before departing Gila Bend. We ate at Space Age. The food was good, and the atmosphere was interesting. As I was having breakfast I noticed smoke coming from under the roof. The cook ran outside with a fire extinguisher and took care of the problem.
I asked the waitress if that had happened before. She said that only happened when it rains. So I asked her why they didn't fix the problem? She said because it doesn't rain very often in Gila Bend.
I traveled through Gila Bend a few years later. The Space Age had burned to the ground.
They did rebuild the Space Age. Which bodes well for travelers between Phoenix and SoCal. Just be wary if it is raining.
I remember seeing a lot of places similar to this when I was a kid driving around the country with my family.
This restaurant still has that fifties feel for the most part. We stop when we are on our way to San Diego always arriving at breakfast time, so this is the only meal I have ever had here. It is always decent at good prices. What more can one ask for.
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