Blue Sky Restaurant — Restaurant in 100 Mile House

UPDATE: I have learned the Blue Sky Restaurant changed ownership. I haven't visited since this change.

First off, I want to say the serving staff are friendly and attentive and the stars are for them. The ice cream is good. We have visited twice, in case we had just stopped by on a bad night. The conditions and food were the same on both visits.

We had the buffet. Food seemed below appropriate serving temp. The salt & pepper prawns would have been good if they had been thoroughly peeled. Unfortunately, they weren’t and though the legs had been removed the prawns I had still had 2 thirds of their back shell intact. Pieces of that shell were also in the tempura batter. Though the prawns had been cooked perfectly, the shells rendered them inedible.

The deep fried prawns had a very thick batter that dropped grease when I removed it.

What WAS good were the chow mein ,chop suey, rice and chicken legs. The broccoli was crisp and perfectly prepared. There was a green bean and prawn dish that was okay. I suspect the vegetables would have been crisper if ordered off the menu instead of the buffet. Not sure though.

It appears to be an older facility that is in severely in need of updating. A coating of bright blue paint had been splashed on the upper walls and above the server area. The feeling I left with though, is one of uncleanliness. The area I could see where the food is prepped and staff congregate needs organization and cleaning. The floor is mop clean. It may simply be stained, old linoleum, but it doesn’t look clean. Materials are stored in the back area and are visible from the restaurant. Some sort of covering or door should be added as it looks untidy and adds to the appearance of less than appropriate cleanliness.

The rest room was unpleasant. The old linoleum is”mop bucket” dirty. There are accumulations and starting big around the baseboard, floor vent and stall bars. The stalls have been repeatedly painted, which means they make a tempting surface for graffiti. One stall had a toilet with a broken tank lid held together by several sections of duct tape. There was also a stale, urine, old bathroom smell that was nauseating.

The restaurant was not busy at the time of our visit.

If the cleanliness, food prep and buffet temperatures improve, it might become a decent place. As is, I can’t...

We stay in the Cariboo for 4 months of the year. We used to go to Blue Sky for Chinese food. Last year (during Covid) we went and the food was terrible, day old and microwaved. So today we thought lets give it another try. Walking in the food in the smorg bar looked and smelled fantastic. So we sat down at a table. Being hot out we wanted an ice water and ordered such. My wife pointed at the linen table cloth hanging below the table top glass. It was absolutely disgusting, dirty, dried food, and food stains. She pointed it out to the server who came back with "I don't have a washing machine in here". My wife asked if they are ever cleaned them and she replied "once in a while". Looking around all table cloths were the same, disgusting. We will not be returning to that place again. Is this an indication of what the kitchen...

I've been eating at Blue Sky since I came to 100 Mile House in 2011 and the food has always been good. Until a year or so ago. We just paid nearly $100.00 and most of the food wasn't worth eating. My favourite dish is Honey Garlic Boneless Pork and what we got looked like it was run through a dishwasher after being cooked. It had no flavor and looked sad and boiled (rather than fried). We called to let them know and they told us to come back with it and they'll get us another one... They took the dish we brought back, added honey sauce to it and gave it back. Tastes like a$$. Never eating...