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Fireside Cafe
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for Fireside Cafe
4 reviews in English
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Review from Phil C.
Seattle, WA
1/2/2012
You know how it is... you're driving down an Interstate, hungry, and desperately wondering whether you can find somewhere that a) isn't a McDonalds, b) isn't several miles from the highway, and c) isn't a McDonalds. You see a sign saying something like "Mom's Kitchen" and, encouraged by the name, decide to take the exit, only to find - after you've located it 20 minutes later between a nail salon and a Chinese laundry in a strip mall ten minutes from the interstate - that it's a big chain restaurant specializing in three-day-old meatloaf.
I will confess to harboring such cynical thoughts when I saw the Fireside Cafe sign on I-5 at Kalama in southern Washington, but my wife and I decided to check it out anyway. What a delightful surprise. Not only is it 60 seconds' drive from the off ramp, but it's a lovely little cafe which features very friendly service and good, cheap food. No, it's not gourmet (hello, it's a roadside joint), but much of what they serve is made from home-grown ingredients, and the food is hearty, satisfying and better than you'll find at 99% of places within spitting distance of an interstate. For which reason, we award it five stars: not because it can compete with fancy restaurants serving the latest yuppie unpronounceable dish du jour, but because it's a fine, unpretentious little place run by nice people who serve cheap, tasty food that'll refresh you and keep you going for the next couple'a hundred miles. -
Review from Jon N.
Kalama, WA
1/25/2012
Hidden little cafe located inside an RV park; we were dubious but it was incredibly good food! Try the Vermont Biscuits and Gravy, you won't be disappointed! Definitely worth a stop if you're driving through and hungry, it's about 30 seconds off the interstate.
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Review from Joy H.
Palm Desert, CA
7/2/2010
This sweet cafe is the best! Breakfast (I think all day) and lunch is awesome.
Very unassuming in an RV park, right off I-5 between Woodland, WA and Longview.
The food is fresh and hearty, Everything is homemade and desserts are to die for. The servers, usually Lynn and/or Mindy know their stuff.
I have never been disappointed! Hope you have the same experience. -
Review from Thomas J.
5/3/2010 1 photo
Stopped in on the way back from points south - this is a small restaurant attached to the RV park next to the highway. Decent food, one microbrew in a bottle to go with the Budweiser.
