A reason to STOP in Lostine! Fabulous redo of a very historic place. Great use of space, with enough grasp of the heritage to really make it shine. Hand crafted goods adorn the walls, shelves and racks of the mercantile room. Vintage secrets await...😏 And, WHAAAT?! Their own radio station, spinning discs. (BB & the HC while I was there🤘) Flashback Friday nod to Janice🙏 Booth seating that LOOKS like wood, but is super comfortable tuck & roll. Coolest menu board since the 50s (?), hand lettering options while I was perusing the local brew options. Soon-to-be M.Crow craft brew, Eastern Oregon compatriots for now.
Tried the Hawaiian pizza, flavor was great. Yes, healthy chunks of sweet pineapple DO belong on this pizza. Stop it and...
Read moreI usually just get a to-go cup of coffee and the food always smells amazing, so tonight I picked up a pizza for the wife and myself. First, the gal who took my order over the phone was very polite. When I picked up the pie the staff was very polite and prompt and the atmosphere was great as per usual. I drove back to La Grande with the pizza in the backseat. After an hour drive home the wife and I finally got to try the pizza and I'll be damned if even after an hour drive if it wasn't one of the best pizzas I have had! After sitting in the box, the crust was still crunchy and it wasn't greasy at all. It tasted very high quality. I highly recommend this...
Read moreIs there a store you'd drive 7 hours to see? This is the one I would. Sometimes there's a perfect meeting of time and space that makes something so amazing you have to see it. That a store survived 100 years and that someone who grew up seeing it would move away and then realize that this thing is so important and amazing that it needs to be 'saved'. It turns out it doesn't just get saved it blooms and starts to take the town with it. The design is thought out all the way to the hinges on the refrigerator and bar stool step. I came away with a pizza and a hat and a happier person for having gone here. Should I say don't miss...
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