We were driving back to Dickinson from a day in Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Unit, and we…read morenoticed a few cars parked in front so stopped. We arrived during the local bingo night and were, at first, put off, feeling we had entered a private event. But the bartender welcomed us, and soon the local bingo crowd left. (They also have other events nights such as darts.) The place is about what you might expect in a tiny town--a bit dark, a bit old, and a bit run down, but overall it was clean and comfortable enough. There's a pool table and a few game machines, too. The food was worth the rate and the price! Terrific steak--weighed just under a pound. Perfect baked potato. Basic salad. Beer was ICY cold and delicious. And the staff did not snub us off as tourists. I would stop again!

I went here the other night with some colleagues from work. The service was friendly (with a…read moredelightful bite of sarcasm), the bar was nice, everything was clean, and the steak, O the steak! It was phenomenal. The chef has an in-house sauce for the rub-eye specials that render them absolutely wonderful. I will be going here again! Call ahead and reserve for the steak specials on Wed.-Sat. (a 24 hour lead in is a good idea)...they run out fast!

Still has the best breakfast sandwiches in the area, you have to get there early (5:30 am) they…read moresell out fast. Great Customer Service and the owner is a wonderful young lady. Don't pass up a wonderful meal

During our near-annual cross country road trips to North Dakota (well, the opposite corner of the…read morestate, anyway... outside of Grand Forks) we always try to plan a day to enjoy Theodore Roosevelt National Park. With COVID-19 high in everyone's consideration list, we planned our stops carefully. Of course In this town, most folks looked at us wearing masks like we were "Gulldern Californians" (we are) and acted like we should care what they thought (we didn't.) a few smart ass comments from some real tough guys-- you're a total bad-ass talking to my eight year old daughter like that, Cletus) but nothing worth going to jail for, and I just tipped my cap and wished folks a very nice rest of the day. As for the Convenience Store, it's one of the few places in town this trip that showed real appreciation for my tourist dollars, and kindness just because "Uffdah, yeah you betcha!" Nice people here. We gassed up for our car tour through the national park, bought some drinks and snacks, and even some little trinket for my youngest son. They have more items than you'd think they would... steaks and dairy stuff? Cool beans. OG gas pumps... they work great... if you don't like it, Dickinson is another 35 miles East. We'll be back to see our friends here. Yep, maybe we'll wear masks just to cheese-off the locals.

Im not from around here and working out of town can be interesting when you are looking for good…read morefood and fast service. The Smiling Moose made it easy with a good bite to eat and faster than normal service.

I have been coming to this spot for years. It's a great lunch spot. Food quality has its days were…read moreit's not quite as good, but overall a decent spot to get some grub.

Excellent light dinner of Asian chicken wrap and salad. Wife had some sort of breaded burger dish…read morewith a German name. She enjoyed it. Nice folks here too.

Medora, North Dakota…read more September 2026 Very unexpected greeting. I was inside the restaurant waiting for my husband to park and was told that I could not stay in the restaurant. I had to wait outside until my husband arrived. I later find out it was due to a senator and his entourage of security coming in to eat. I did sit down and looked at the menu. Asked the waiter if the chicken was fried fresh. He said no. I asked if there was another item on the menu that was fresh. He said no. I asked again if there was anything on the menu that was freshly made in the kitchen. He informed me that everything was prepared elsewhere, frozen, and brought in. I decided to leave the restaurant. I would not eat in a restaurant that everything was prepared and thawed out to eat. And the menu prices were extremely high for already prepared food. Such a cute town and nice idea for a restaurant. However, why would you not make your own food?

Good pizza. Good service. Welcome addition to the community just wish it were open year round.read more

We came to Medora for a family reunion and after a long day of flying and driving ate here for…read moredinner. We were quite a large group and we do love our pizza. The kids all ordered cheese and they liked it. I had a slice as well. You all do use a lot of cheese, which I love cheese, but the kids did say it was a little much for them. The other pizza we ordered was the Badlands pizza and this was probably one of the most unique pizzas I've had in a while. I totally loved this pizza. It had lots of different meats. It had some kind of like cherry peppers. Absolutely delicious. I wish I had a pizza like that close to me. The staff were really friendly. The pizza came out hot and quick thanks for a fun first meal in Madora.

We are definitely not in Florida anymore. Love the walls all the Cowboys that lived in Medora & the…read moreold paraphernalia. No credit here only cash or checks. We both ordered the waffle, bacon fruit breakfast special with bacon, that were too sweet more like a beautiful dessert & delicious. The best part of breakfast was talking to our waitress who moved here last year to go to nursing school in Bismarck. I think we were the only non locals here!

My pancake was good! I mean, how do you mess up a pancake? My husband got the biscuits and gravy…read more It was different. We are from the South- we do biscuits with white gravy. This was not that- this had like, maybe? a chicken gravy? It had a chicken flavor to it? Maybe that's how they make gravy up north- if that's what you like, you will love it. If you are looking for white gravy- this ain't it.

Our family stopped in to purchase coffee and to check out the local bison and elk meat. Turns out…read moreThe Wurst Shop was the BEST shop. Everyone there was extremely friendly and helpful. We got to sample the sausage and bologna before we decided which one to purchase. We ended up purchasing a whole lot more. There's local honey, all sorts of meat, seafood, and cheese. We were introduced to kuchen and even got to sample that as well. What a great shop to have nearby that sells local and supports the community!

This place quit serving sandwiches 7 years ago. It's just a meat market now. They have a large…read moreselection of meats.

Fun place, great coffee! Found this place while traveling, and if I go this way again, I will…read moredefinitely stop in!

what an excellent cafe! we stopped here on the way to Yellowstone. coffee and pastries were great…read more ambience excellent. staff were very friendly. it's open despite the construction outside! would definitely go again

It's not bad food for a place thats in the middle of a motel. pizza is alright but I wouldnt go for…read morethe wings again.

Started with the rib tips. Excellent! Tender, smokie and sweet. And not a bad price either. Wife…read morehad Big Bry Pizza Hoagie. She seemed quite pleased. I had a small deep dish German Pizza. It had a great crust with sausage and sour kraut. Very nice. Place was clean. People were friendly. Kind of a strange location. Better signage might be nice.

Visiting from Florida and found this cute little cafe to have brunch. The atmosphere gave me that…read morehometown vibe. The service was great and the food was delicious! Definitely recommend.

Very nice local restaurant. Excellent breakfast. Food was prepared great. Bacon was FANTASTIC!!read more