Backwoods Cafe — Restaurant in Yakima

I’m glad Google allows different ratings for food and service. I’m a long time customer and after the recent change of owner was a bit worried about the quality. This had been the best breakfast restaurant I’d ever been to. The first time back was within a month or so of the new ownership, food seemed exactly the same, I was very excited! The next time my daughter and I returned though, the quality had declined incredibly, with the Backwoods French Toast coming out soggy and with the cornflake coating that made it so good being on only parts of the bread and lacking the signature crispiness. My corned beef hash came out tasting worse than canned, with mushy bits of what was supposed to be corned beef, no flavor, and soggy potato bits. An error in how the eggs were prepared didn’t help, but was quickly corrected by the attentive wait staff. My daughter and I almost gave up, but decided to try one more time a few months later. While her French toast had improved somewhat, her sausage was served dry and overcooked. My poached eggs were over cooked to a fully solid yolk. When I asked for a fix, my plate returned after my daughter had finished eating, and the new poached eggs looked completely mangled, one being already broken open. I was offered a fix again, but at that point I didn’t want to wait any longer. I took two bites of the waterlogged potatoes and corn chips in my South Skillet, previously the best dish in the house, only to discover the bottom full of liquid. I drained 1/4 to 1/2 cup of liquid out onto a plate, and stopped eating. Sadly, I will likely not return. Though I wish the new owner all the best!

The service was great throughout. The staff was happy to try to fix any errors, and was otherwise attentive and quick to show up. They were all friendly and when they noticed my Skillet being uneaten, asked what was wrong and removed the charge from bill without me asking them to. I wish this kind of service existed everywhere. If the food merited even as high as “typical diner” status, I’d go back just for...

The Backwoods Cafe has a strange name and is located in an easily missed corner of an old strip mall. The food--and the service--well, that's a different detail entirely. I am picky and like to have a great number of options. I give the food 4-stars, because 5 would be borderline culinary insanity for a place I sought out for traditional breakfast. The service, on the other hand, was so very nearly perfect, that I felt they treated me more like an honored guest or distinguished family member than some first-timer.

Try it, you will most assuredly be pleased. Service from a seasoned owner-operator is impeccable. She even offered me a generous firefighter discount, which is not as common as you may believe. I will be back to try the Reuben Sandwhich on the lunch menu. Hope you find this place as shockingly pleasant and financially reasonable as I did. These days a good breakfast for under $10 is rare indeed; but to have numerous broad options in that range, is worthy of notice and praise. I went high-roller (I'm laughing at myself, by the way, for utilizing those terms) and purchased the 7oz NY steal and eggs with sliced baby reds. It pleased me and filled my aching belly, for $13.99. I have had worse steak and eggs and paid more. I give the Backwoods Cafe a very...

My wife and I needed breakfast on our drive home and saw the ratings for Backwoods on Google. Places that are only open until 2pm typically have a good breakfast and Backwoods did not disappoint. My wife had the French Toast which was fairly normal and good. I opted for one of their many “Skillet” breakfasts, settling on “The Logger” which was bacon, ham, and sausage, with melted cheese atop house potatoes, smothered in country gravy with 2 eggs any style on top (I got scrambled). Delicious isn’t a strong enough word to describe the flavor and texture of this magnificent blend of ingredients. The thick cut bacon is sliced fine enough to eat with a fork but large enough to discern it from the ham. Scrambled eggs were completely cooked- not runny or overcooked but just right. English muffin was also great with Smuckers Apple Butter- after all, it’s Yakima where apples are #1. I took pics of their lunch menus because I will be back in town for a golf tournament in a couple months and I want to study the options so I’ll be ready to order upon arrival. Cute decor, clean restrooms and sweet staff. If you’re local and not eating here, you’re missing out! If you’re passing through, it’s...