Whistle Stop Bar & Grill

Kaye's the best.  A no-nonsense type and very efficient.
This place has character.
Yummy food, everytime I've been in....today, Denver Omelet special. Excellent!
Hashbrowns were cooked perfectly.
Whistle Burger-good, too.

Try Bloody Mary hand crafted by Kaye.

Outdoor patio in summer is delightful.  Horsehoe Pit.

Kids can be let in.  

Greasy spoon type diner/bar.  Always some fun/friendly regulars in there gossiping about the Mountain Gossip.
My favorite stop on the mountain because of Kaye and Victor (cook).

Boy howdy this is a fine little bar joint for this strip of town.  On a recent camping trip with the lady, we had toughed it out to the max, and eaten all of our rations, so we were forced to take the stage coach to town to find breakfast.  

I loved our server (presumably one of the owners).  She was the no-nonsense kathleen turner voiced type, who calls you Hun, and brings coffee (albeit not my favorite cup of coffee ever)  quicker that you can strike a match.  Breakfast itself was actually kind of awesome.  Bacon was perfectly crispy which is a must for me, hashbrowns were crispy, also perfect, eggs were what you might describe as "well done" (normally I would count this as a breakfast sin), but in this case, I just can't overcome my love of the Twin Peaks ambiance to hold it against them....

A great spot for a cheap beer if you're on your way by.

I love dive bars and Oregon is like mecca for dive bar enthusiasts. I think every 2 miles another sketchy looking diner and pub touting Keno pops up and I make mental note to try it. Problem is, I only visit relatives a few times a year and my liver can only handle so much!

This trip home I decided to try Whistle Stop on the way back down from a snowy hike at Trillium. The place had maybe 10 people in it a a couple 'regulars' were astounded at how busy it was, ha!

Cigarette machine? Check. A Wii attached to a rear projection old school big screen TV? Check. Friendly service and patrons? You betcha. Wicked greasy onion rings served with a side of ranch WITHOUT EVEN ASKING FOR IT SPECIFICALLY? Coming right up.

The good thing about dive bars in Oregon, no smoke smell and evidently Oregonians love ranch so much it comes as regularly as ketchup. My kinda place.

If there weren't 400,000 other 'pub n grills' for me to try in the state, I'd for sure be back ;)