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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
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I appreciate your reviews, but there's never any surprise when you go to the Blackfoot truckstop.
Me and a friend of mine go there once a month to catch up since we don't talk much anymore.
But you hit the nail on the head, the Truck Stop is never about the food or the food flavor, its about community, and a look into the past where we didn't have chain restaurants that focused on the unique menu.
In the words of Cookie from City Slickers the foot is hot, brown and there's plenty of it.
When you order anything you're blown away by the sheer quality of it. But the flavor doesn't blow you away. The breakfasts aren't as good as they used to be, but you're eating it for the sheer bulk, their "Home made syrup" is flavorless, and their pancakes are doughy, their hashbrowns are either out of the bag tater totts or a heavy scoop of deep fried something.
Their hamburgers don't inspire, and their daily specials are heavy on grease.
But you go there to people watch. the people that eat here are in their 50's to 80's, they want a budget fare that will fill them up for two days. Its also for the blue collar guy who believes in a huge breakfast to kick off the day.
the Staff rarely changes, its the same girls serving the meals as it was 10 years ago, and they seem to have a policy of hiring middle aged waitresses with character and a policy against hiring anyone under the age of 40.
Its fun to go there and seeing two old guys debating each other from across two booths while frantically adjusting their hearing aids. Its fun to see a couple of long haul drivers catching up at the counter.
but the foods not for everyone, and chances are if you clean up your plate, sometime a few hours later your eye lids are going to get heavy.