Banks Lake Brew & Bistro — Restaurant in Coulee City

WHAT?!?! This place is a national treasure! Stayed in the area after a DMB concert and found this place - as it is the only place around - on a search for breakfast. Pulled up and it is inside of a Sinclair gas station. Do not be fooled by their deceptive marketing tactics. This place is a hidden gym. Well, it was to me. Let’s start with a staff. Some of the friendliest, most attentive, kind people on the planet. I’m just gonna stop right there because that’s the truth. Everyone in the place workers and customers were so kind. The food is all made in the back by a woman affectionately known as superwoman. I don’t know her name, but I definitely know one of her superpowers is baking some of the best cinnamon rolls I’ve ever had. They came out warm and they seemed excited for us to try them. They did not disappoint. Unbelievable. I got a breakfast sandwich, the Sunrise. The bagel was made by the Super Chef herself so you can imagine how good the bagel alone was. Egg, bacon, avocado, and tomato. It didn’t need a tomato, but who might tell Superwoman how to make a breakfast sandwich. Coffee is fresh and there is a bucket you just throw your cash into on the honor system. I’d say I highly recommend this place but actually I’m demanding that if you were in the area you find a way to get here. One of the...

Frequent stop for myself and my family when traveling through the area.

Good coffee, and they have vegetarian options (with egg and cheese).

Please consider having a vegan option. It can be simple and basic, like a wrap with vegetables and a sauce (you don't need to commit to beyond meat or the more costly meat substitutes). Just have one or two easy to make options.

Edit: Having passed through this cafe again, I'd like to note how local it really seems to be and how much of a part of the town it is. I've seen club meetings and other locals in the café, and they serve all the functions of a pass through gas station while also being a real homegrown business. They have a little booth where other businesses leave business cards and brochures, aswell as afree book exchange, its a nice touch that they are trying to use the foot traffic to help other businesses in the town. This is what you want in a local business, good service and upraise the good businesses around you..

Highly recommend if you need a pit stop. Nice employees and real...

This hidden little gem was such a nice treat!! Headed home from Sunbanks Resort, we stopped to get gas and saw that there was a cafe in the same parking lot.

Customer Service - Very cheerful, knowledgeable, and knew what they are doing!

Food - we ordered biscuits and gravy, a slice of Peach Pie, mac and cheese bites, tenders, sunrise bfast sandwich w sausage and blackberry and bacon grilled cheese bfast sandwich - ALL PHENOMENAL!! And came out within 10 min of us ordering.

Coffee - we are white coffee drinkers and since they didn't have it, we were pleasantly surprised when the lady recommended a concentrated liquid similar to white coffee called toddy, that she made into an AMAZING iced coffee beverage for us.

We are all about supporting small businesses, but when they put all their love and passion in what they do, it's a no brainer, you MUST come and...