Took a family day trip and wound up in Wrightwood so we visited our favorite cafe in town. Happy to report we were as pleased as always with the service, the food (Eggs Benedict with tomato instead of ham was amazing!), and of course, the seasonal decorations! The owners go to great lengths to change the theme as seasons and events change and the kids love it! For example, classic car show takes place in town tomorrow so Evergreen is adorned with all things car related. We love this place (and the Bloody Mary's from their Racoon Saloon next door), andvwill come back every chance we get. read more

We just finished a hike and we were ready to get some lunch in this beautiful town, I went in and in formed the staff, there is 2 and a fur baby for outside. The waitress, one of the three had her back to me when I said how many and said to give her a sec and she would be out and she would get us menus to look at in the meantime. Waitress two handed them to me and we sat outside. Since I was insde giving our Info I Tell you the place was empty There's 3 tables 1 leaving, 1 eating and one needed to be cleaned off but vacant so we sat there, and sat and sat, I ran next door to a busy coffee shop and when I cam back the difference was our table was cleaned. We waited another few minutes and the bus got clean the table next to ours and leaves. All together since telling them we were there waiting on the patio our wait was 30 mins with no service, drinks,food not even we will be right with you. Can't say how the food was we left and went across to the Yoldler and that was a complete 180. On to that review..... read more

I don't think enough can be said about this place, GREAT food! I had an odd experience with the buster Lucas... maybe needs some customer service courses but nonetheless I will be back! read more

This place ain't worth trying. Rude employees and all they do is brag about being son of the owner and fiancé of son. Food isn't good, takes forever to get your food, they don't clean up (messy restaurant) and EXPENSIVE...got cottage cheese with peaches and sweet potato fries and a black coffee...I payed 15 bucks which was not worth it.. read more

You walk in and bunnies abound. You know it's Easter. Hearts on Valentine's Day. Winter wonderland every Christmas. That is the magic of this place. Yes it's a diner. And they serve diner breakfast. Soft and tasty biscuits and gravy. Eggs and toast. Served hot. Coffee house coffee. This is the kind of original place that makes you wanna go there every time you go to Wrightwood. There's no fake smile or hello, but friendly brisk service. I'll take it! read more

Riding through Wrightwood, looking to take my wife on the Crest Highway, unfortunately there was a slide, closing the road. We rode back into Wrightwood and happened across the Evergreen Cafe. The food is great, as is the coffee and hospitality! If you ever happen through the area, and are really hungry, it is worth a visit, you won't be disappointed!!! We will be back!!' read more

Stopped by this place for breakfast when we went to Mountain High ski resort. Wow~ their breakfast is now my most favorite! We ordered breakfast burrito, Denver omelette, and Evergreen breakfast which comes with 3 eggs of your choice, hash brown and biscuits with gravy. They were all good! We also had a late lunch here on another day. The burger, and onion rings were good and enough to share. The servers were not that friendly when she was busy with packed customers, but overall experience was good and the service was acceptable. We will definitely come back! read more

Our first time in Wrightwood and glad we went to this restaurant. The fries are delicious, and our waiter Lucas was very attentive.

Manager and staff were rude to us, maybe because we're a group of 8 asian motorcycle riders and they don't cater to us non-whites. RACIST MANAGER/ OWNER claims misunderstanding due to language barrier while talking to a guy who speaks perfect english and was born and raised here in the United States. read more

*NOTE TO PARENTS WITH STROLLERS: Unless you want to get verbally attacked from the rude gals behind the line don't even attempt to enter this place. On April 12th I tried coming in here with my family which all together was 3 adults, 1 older child, and my baby in a stroller. When I walked in I didn't even get a "Hi, how are you?" or anything friendly, instead I basically got told that I couldn't take my stroller inside. We asked if there was seating on the patio but guess what...? I couldn't bring my stroller out there either due to lack of walking space. All this while there was 2 booths with customers inside the restaurant and a few tables outside with folks. So, for the 2 gals that shooed us of the restaurant like we brought mice in your place, please read the rest of my review, because this is how normal places operate. Y'all obviously have to make good food because it looks from your other reviews that the customer service is a tad lacking... 1) Bottom line, be friendly. I could have taken my stroller back to my car but when I got treated the way I did I took my family a few stores down, collapsed my stroller and walked it up flights of stairs and happily spent my money elsewhere. 2) Perhaps be accommodating or understanding. My stroller when collapsed is a mere 6 inches wide and stands up straight all on its own. I think it could have managed to lean up against one of the booths or maybe you had a spot that it could have fit somewhere else. 3) Another way we could have fit is possibly joining 2 tables in the middle of your restaurant and I could have put my stroller on the end...which would have not been in anyone's way, just an extension of the table with plenty of room for your servers and other customers to get by. When we were inside there were 2 other parties...in booths. This could have worked as well. read more

This place is all about the atmosphere. It is small and fun. There are seriously only like 10 tables in the place. It is extremely family friendly and the food is quality. Definitely a nice place to stop for a bite if you are in Wrightwood... read more

My family and I first time dining there. Such terrible service. And workers extremely unprofessional. Our bacon soup, chili soup, and tortilla soup was nearly served cold. And the biscuits and gravy wasn't just bland because they don't season it, but it was very watery and the biscuits were hard. Service was terrible because the guy with the long hair in ponytail abrasively suggested a different dish to my boyfriend when clearly told we did not want it. Server still didn't bring the simple peaches. His attitude was impolite by blowing his breath, poor speech, and lastly body language. Not cheerful or welcoming whatsoever. Along with the lady worker(s), they damn near shout across the diner to each other and speak to customers walking in extremely loud with very poor attitude due to the long wait. Where else everybody in that small diner can hear. There is no music or other noise in there so the attention that is being made is awfully unbearable to witness. The manager of the cafe which was an understanding lady had taken off 15%. She also mentioned the service was like that because they have only 1 guy in the kitchen. We suggested someone should help him and do teamwork, but she said they can't understand him. Even so, you are the manager and you hired him. You need to make it work as a boss. The language barrier should not be a big issue cooking in the kitchen. No excuse. Shouldn't treat employees like that either, get him help so the service can be good, and his job could be more flowing. Will not return again, hope things change for the better. read more

Went here in Feb and realized I didnt post this...If I could give zero stars I would have. The older woman who runs or manages the place couldn't care less about her customers. I wouldn't recommend that you give them a dime of your money! Went here with my 2 young children on a Sunday midday and was told by a younger guy that the wait would be 40-45 minutes. Put our name in anyway and walked around. Came back 20 minutes later and our name had been crossed out. Apparently they called our name and we weren't there. The old woman insisted we could only be put back on the list at the bottom. And she insisted that none of us could wait inside, not even 1 person, while it was cold and snowy outside. Please go somewhere else, anywhere else. read more

This isn't a very good place to eat. The pastrami was awful. The staff not polite and the decor tacky.

Terrible service yet again. They sat us then required us to leave because I had a soda from am-pm with me. I have been patronizing Wrightwood since 1981 and Evergreen Cafe is always a disappointment. Ignorant idiot best sums up the management here, I'm done with this place and recommending it to visitors. read more

Came in last night for a quick cup of hot chocolate to-go and the guy working the front with the sides on his head shaved made it seem like we were asking him to make everything from scratch.. he seemed very annoyed and had a piss poor attitude. Extremely unfriendly and quite honestly I felt like a bother being there and would've gladly taken my business to the grizzly where they're actually friendly (which I'm definitely going to next time) He was also being rude to other people who walked in before us. He might have been having a bad day, who knows but that doesn't make it okay to treat customers like that. This was my first and probably last time here because I do not want to have this guy waiting on me again should I decide to come back. Only reason I left 2 stars instead of 1 is because the hot chocolate was good. Other than that, terrible experience. read more

a quaint dinner that serves breakfast all day long and a fine selection of breakfast too including delicious biscuits and gravy, french toast, waffles, hash browns and eggs done any way you like them. chili is out of this world and they serve what is possibly the best chicken tortilla soup i have ever tasted but beware, their soups are always rotating so you may not be able to order it when you visit. the place is small inside but there are tables outside as well hosting the beautiful view of the mountains and pine trees around you in addition to the town and all manner of passerby. the service is flawless and the place is clean (including bathrooms). the prices are reasonable. eating here is a no brainer decision. read more

Walked in wanting to get seated wasn't busy at all three employees saw me waiting to get seated and none of them tried to look my way. I don't know if they were having a bad day but all I can say is poor customer service. Decided to leave after a couple of minutes of waiting. Like I said poor customer service read more

I came to the Evergreen Cafe with my 7 year old daughter, my best friends and their two kids. We had driven up early in the morning to play at the tubing park (awesome, btw!) and when we finished we were cold, hungry and ready to eat some home cooking. We saw the outside of the Evergreen Cafe and thought it looked very warm and charming. BOY WERE WE WRONG! They told us we had to wait outside (it was freezing) which I understood, as there was no room inside to wait for a table. After listening to the kids cry and moan about being cold, I popped my head in and saw that the table that we were waiting for was clean so I asked the hostess, a leathery woman with short hair and a hot pink ruffled shirt, if we could sit down at the table and she glared at me and SCREAMED in a voice that could only proclaim 100 years of smoking, "In 2 seconds!" I was so taken aback as I had NEVER been screamed at before when entering a restaurant. I said, "okay, but the table is clean and the kids are freezing." She replied, "WE ARE GOING AS FAST AS WE CAN!!!" I shut the front door and exclaimed to my friend, "OH MY GOD, DID THAT WOMEN JUST ACTUALLY SCREAM AT ME?" Within a second, they called us in. Like they couldn't have just let us sit down when I popped my head in? And then this is the best part. The screaming hostess continued to GLARE at me as she walked around the small room topping off coffee. Not one to be intimidated, I did not drop my eyes, but looked right at her. Man this really got her mad, and she approached the table like she wanted to take me outside! I said, "Lady, is this really how you treat customers after making them wait outside in the freezing cold?" She said, "You should go to McDonalds!" And yes, she did all of this in front of my daughter and my two God-Children. Man I was upset! But I said nothing as my friends and kids were starving and we ended up dropping close to $100 at that place and tipped our waitress well. Here's the best part. I called the establishment yesterday to talk to the owner who wasnt there so I left a message. Guess who returned my call at exactly 6AM IN THE MORNING! I mean, who calls anyone back at that time? I recognized her leathery voice right away and when she realized it was me, she hung up on me! I tried to call the restaurant again to speak to the owner and she answered and hung up on me again! I have eaten in some pretty backwards places, but this experience was on a whole new level. Anyone who is in Wrightwood, BEWARE OF THE EVERGREEN CAFE! That is of course, unless you like paying high prices to be treated like crap. R read more

"No seat for you!" The cafe is crowded, with long waits to get seated. The small, crammed place with counter seats in front of a noisy kitchen, and the rigidness and attitude from the lady who manages this place makes me not want to come back. If you're just going there for the food, their breakfast is good but not their lunch or dinner, and that will come with a side of attitude - so be warned. My husband and I have been here a handful of times, and the first time we experienced being waited on by the elder woman (not sure if she is the owner or just the manager), she gave us rude service and would not honor our request for substitutes - her personality is kind of like FLO from Mel's Diner, but Flo is an angel compared to this woman who reminds me of the soup chef character from SEINFELD. I first thought this was funny because I knew not to take it personal. However our last visit took it over the top for me when we were seated at the noisy counter facing the kitchen. We received our drinks, but did not place our food order yet when a table opened up. We stood up to move there when immediately our server had the nerve to lie and say the table is for someone else when no one entered the place after us. I pointed to the name list next to the register that had all the names crossed off and she dismissed it. Then the elder woman approached us and became upset - told us we can't move from our seats because it messes up their computer system (mind you - we had not ordered yet in order for it to mess anything up). After a few moments, the elder woman hesitantly said we can move, but by then I felt like I shouldn't. Her 'no seat for you!' approach isn't necessary and I don't think that attitude will ever go away. Price is low considering the large portions they give, but REALLY POOR SERVICE. GO TO GRIZZLY CAFE. You're better off there because there they are accommodating and very friendly, and the quality of food is better. You get what you pay for at Evergreen Cafe. read more

Worst service EVER. Walked out after being ignored for 15 minutes. Wow. Only 10 tables. No organization. Who's on first??? Do not waste your time going here. read more

Quick Summary: Huge portions, breakfast served all day (SCORE!), great prices, discount if you eat there after Navitat Canopy Tour (let the waitresses know)! read more

This is by far one of the most rudest restaurant I have ever been to. My friends and their family went to this place and told us that since were 14 people they cannot accommodate us all but we asked if we be separated and they said ok but we had to wait. It took us sometime for the first batch was let in but one of the employees yelled at us for not making the front door open and close and because of that they just kicked us out of the place. It would be fine for us but at least have the decency of telling us nicely! This restaurant on I think is for four to five people. They should have told us early on that they can't give us service. I will never return to this place ever! read more

FANTASTIC!!! The servings are VERY generous and taste great! The Bigfoot breakfast is definitely shareable and is one of the best country fried steaks I've had. Our server Lori gets an A+, very attentive and quick on her feet, We'll be back!! read more

This place had horrible service, small portions, an unfriendly waiter, and the food wasn't very good. The decorations made the area seem small and crowded. The waiter forgot parts of our meal and had to be reminded of our drinks. The waiter also took our food to the wrong table before giving it to us. I also noticed a member of the staff touching someone else's food without washing their hands first. read more

Long wait to get a seat (20-30 min). We were finally called, so we followed the super stressed waitress inside. She immediately ran off to get someone a drink refill, leaving us standing there. We stood and stared as she kept on with her duties, bringing out food to folks - while we stood awkwardly by the register waiting to be seated. Sure, there was the one obvious open booth - but we weren't about to make any assumptions and seat ourselves. Finally after a few minutes of standing and observing the chaos and being ignored, she finally noticed we were there and pointed out the booth for us to sit in. Soon after sitting down, another waitress came by asking if we were on the list - basically accusing us of sneaking in without waiting. We sat for at least 10 minutes before the bus boy / refill slave guy finally asked if we'd like beverages. The waitress came by a little after that and asked if someone took our drink order. We said yes, and told her the items we ordered. She went away and we finally got our coffee. Then came another wait for our order to be taken. It was about 10 minutes before waitress came back, asking who put our order in. We looked at her, confused, and said that no one had taken our order. She suggested that we told her that someone had taken our order, which wasn't true - and finally took our order. So at this point, we've been here for about 60 minutes and we finally have an order in. The staff are all stressed out and not very pleasant. Can't really even comment on the food at this point. Needless to say, this was a bad choice. Edit: so the food is pretty good. Bumping it to two stars for the good food, even though the waitress brought our plates out separately, a few minutes apart. I think it's possible to we had a bad experience due to this one person. read more

Unfriendly. Ordered bloody Mary's for our group and the bartender looked at us like we were morons. Guess they don't want our business. This local won't be back. read more

This is a long overdue review for this quaint little cafe! My family and I came up the hill last month for a little pine scented air, cute shops, peace and quite, and to sit on the patio and enjoy great service and yummy food here at the Evergreen Cafe. We have all eaten here before, and each time we make a day trip to Wrightwood we finish our day enjoying dinner here, out in the fresh air. Our server, Linette, was as sweet as can be, and made sure we were well taken care of from the get-go. We entered the tiny indoor cafe, and were promptly and happily greeted. She politely inquired if we had a dog with us after we requested sitting on the porch (which would allow us to breath in more fresh air and enjoy our last moments in piney paradise before heading back to the concrete jungle). After saying it was just the 4 of us, she informed us there was a new rule that dogs (unless they are service dogs) are no longer allowed on the patio. We picked our favorite seat (the corner street table) and opened our menus. Didn't take long to choose...garden burger and fries for all four of us. We didn't want to experience food-envy lol. The fries here are AMAZING. Get them. Splurge and get a side or ranch too. Pure heaven The burger was pretty tasty too, and filled the plate! While we were eating an older gentleman and his wife, who got out of their car with their two leashed small dogs, had sat at one of the tables. We knew the dog rule, but we figured their server would inform them since a sign is not posted (it should be though, would save a lot of heartache). Linette very kindly inquired if their dogs were service dogs, which they said they weren't. She then said that there was a new rule, one instituted by law enforcement and not the cafe, that prohibited dogs be on the patio any longer. When they asked why, since their dogs they insisted were good dogs, she replied it was due to a series of recent bitings of staff. Instead of taking the news as it was and finding a new location, or taking their dogs home or letting the dogs sit in the car (which was steps from them and completely visible) with the window down (it wasn't a hot evening), they proceeded to angrily lambaste her...in front of us! We felt awful, it was a total blindside response, but she kept her cool the whole time...even after she apologized to them for the inconvenience, and he said she should be sorry since it affects her tip! And he said it like a threat. Such a rude, bitter man. To make matters worse, after he helped his wife into the car, he went back into the cafe to confront her (I figured he went in to use the bathroom or inquire about a pet friendly restaurant). Poor Linette came back outside after he left to fill our glasses with tears in her eyes. When we asked what was wrong, tears tumbled down her cheeks and she said, "He yelled at me in front of everyone in there. It isn't my rule. Why did he do that?" She even mentioned he threw out leaving a bad review on Yelp. This is another reason why I am leaving this review...just in case that mean man makes good on his threat. Linette, you are sweet as pie, he was being a jerk, and you handled the situation very well! As to the Yelp review...Mean Man, the Evergreen is awesome, and their servers are too. Don't get angry at the messenger! My only suggestion for the Evergreen? Please post a very clear sign outside on the patio that dogs, even leashed dogs, are not allowed unless they are marked service dogs. This should help shield your servers from verbal abuse Despite the incredibly rude customer, we really enjoyed our meal and service. Their food is delicious and they never skimp on portions! I have one complaint, but this really isn't the cafe's fault, but one I should mention to anyone planning on stopping by and eating OUTSIDE in the patio. A business a few doors down from the entry door of the cafe has regular employees and customers who smoke like clockwork on the walkway every 11-15 minutes, so our pine scented air was often clogged with super stinky cigarettes. That was the first time I noticed such an issue, but it was a huge concern, especially if you are sensitive to cigarettes, which I am. Despite this, enjoy their yummy food and friendly service inside if smoke bothers you...it's worth the stop read more

How was the food? Have no clue they told us to sit at the table and after 15 minutes we left. Never came to the table, no menus not even an I'll be right there. They weren't busy at all. Two other couples. So we walked down the street about 100 ft and in the time I've written this we have chips, drinks and they took our order. read more

The price is right for the amount of food they serve to you. This place was by far our favorite in Wrightwood. We had previously ate at grizzly cafe the day before and the owners wife was really rude and very unfriendly. We had breakfast in the bar at the raccoon saloon and they were on top of everything and very friendly! I definitely recommend this place! read more

Went in here for my first time on a Sunday morning, around 11 a.m.. Not that large on the inside so it doesn't take much to fill the place up, was put on the list and went to sit outside to wait for a table. Has outdoor seating, but the winter weather was just a tiny bit cool to sit out and eat. The wait was less than 10 minutes, but that was for a table, booths were still unavailable. I don't mind a table, but some people might feel claustrophobic at the tables because it is fairly cramped, 2 people could barely pass on one side at the same time around our table. A 2 egg breakfast is not offered on the menu but you can ask for it and they will do it. Though I prefer my eggs 'over easy', I ordered my eggs 'over medium', since most restaurants these days will serve 'over-easy' too runny and raw white is just gross. My guest and I ordered the exact same breakfast, and the plates were served in about 4 or 5 minutes. Some people still think Dennys is a great breakfast, I personally am not one of those people. I prefer my hash browns crisp and browned on both sides, not just on one, and am willing to wait the extra time necessary to do so. So here we are at a mom and pop establishment, and we are served a McDennys style breakfast. Over medium eggs were taken off the griddle about 30-45 seconds too soon to even qualify as 'over easy', mine had raw wet whites. The meager helping of hash browns were barely caramelized to be called browns. The small helping of lightly toasted potatoes did not bother me so much until I saw other plates being served with significantly larger helpings. The sour dough toast and bacon were the best part of the breakfast! If there is ever a next time, I will be ordering just bacon and toast! At best, this was a $15.00 breakfast for two, priced at $20. Maybe the rent is high, probably is since this is a touristy area. I don't feel ripped off by any means, just disappointed. read more

We were there on weekend, the place is small but packed and staff is only friendly to the people they know. I ordered soup and sandwich combo but 15 min later i am told they are out of the soup i ordered, the waiter came with the attitude and asked how about the salad? not even saying sorry or offering sth else from menu, anyways when i said no, she had to bring the menu. I ended up ordering sth else from the menu,and the food is ok, but the service and attitude is terrible read more

I would give a 1 star but the food is actually pretty good, the best in town imo. But there is a huge flaw with this place that the owner is alway extremely rude and the priority is not to the locals but the flatlanders visiting. I can totally see how someone visiting could love this place but take it from someone who's lived down the street for 20 years the owner needs an attitude check. read more

First time in wrightwood for a few days , got in late so decided to go have a beer at the raccoon saloon ! Regina(bartender )was our first encounter in wrightwood she was so awesome , she made our experience the best ! She told us about things to do she made small talk just to make us happy , usually people would walk away . Bottom line we ended up staying an extra night so we could go back to the raccoon ! Thanks Regina ! Also this place doesn't close at 8 as listed so I'd walk over and check if they r open ! read more

I simply love this place!!!! A must stop for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Great food and most of all great staff.

This place is so awesome. You get in there and it's super cozy- awesome if you've been out in the snow. I stopped here for breakfast and the customer service was great from the moment I stepped in. I got a hot chocolate and it was some of the best hot chocolate I've ever had. I got a ham steak and eggs breakfast plate and everything was phenomenal! The hash browns were great, and the toast was awesome too, it was filed with butter and perfectly toasted. So good; we came back a second time! Stop by if you get the chance. read more

This place is awesome. The whole town feels like it's Christmas everyday! :) I dropped in for breakfast before heading out to zipline and I was immediately greeted. The place is cozy and friendly. The food....AWESOME! Best fries EVER! Try anything you'll love it...made fresh from scratch and tasty!!! read more

Greatest Breakfast Burrito I have had in a while (and I've had my share of breakfast burritos). Comes stuffed with eggs, cheese, ham sausage, hashbrown and a very random (yet awesome) slice of pepper jack cheese on the outside of the burrito. Have it with salsa, sour cream, or just in it's awesome goodness. This is definitely a must-try. The ambience of this place was also warm and inviting and meels are available to go. Worth the wait if there is a line. read more

Love this place. My bf and I always come to the racoon saloon on sunday mornings after snowboarding. We eat drink and watch football. $3 dollar bloody mary's and mimosas on sundays! I tried the northpole warmer($7) it was yummy and warmed me right up. Their burgers are not the best, but I loved the tuna melt and breakfast burritos! pancakes are good! food is good! lol Bartenders are pretty chill! I definitely recommend this place read more

Delicious food!!!! I can't even begin how tasty the food was here. The place is small and comfy as if you were eating at your own home. I went during Christmas season and the ceiling was decorated with Christmas ornaments. In overall the food is delicious but the one thing that stood out the most was their biscuits with gravy. If you visit here you must try their biscuits. I could eat them everyday. I can't wait for next to come eat here again. read more