We stopped at Happy Cooker on our way home from a camping trip and honestly just wanted to grab a quick bite before heading back. We weren't even that hungry, but I found this place on Yelp and thought we'd give it a try! The weather was perfect, so we sat outside, which was really nice. We got seated right away, ordered quickly, and our food came out fast. I got the California Benedict and my fiancé ordered the Mountain Breakfast. I order Benedicts ALL the time, and this one was seriously so good. The hollandaise sauce was absolutely delicious. One of those meals where you take a bite and immediately know you made the right choice. We ended up cleaning our plates way quicker than we expected. Definitely glad we stopped here. Good food, friendly service, and a great patio. We'd happily come back next time we're in the area. read more

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My girlfriend and I were road tripping through the area and decided to stop in here after shopping a bit in Georgetown. They were a bit overwhelmed when we asked for a table and took down our number to let us know when one was ready but never got a call. We ended up just walking back to check in with them and they seated us right away so the seating process was a bit wonky. The food itself was pretty solid and the bloody mary I got was ok not great. But certainly a cute, warm, family friendly atmosphere for lunch! All in all I do recommend it - just didn't get the full five stars due to the seating situation but otherwise the place is worth checking out! read more

This really your quintessential All-American town restaurant. The Happy Cooker is the only game in town; so here we are for some hearty homemade food. A decent place for a Mountain Breakfast with a Cooker Choice with your traditional two eggs with bacon, sausage links and a choice of waffle or French toast. A local favorite is the Classic Breakfast Burrito. Personally i selected the Huevos Rancheros. Service is on the slow side as the waiter is alone. So arm yourself with patience. The ambiance is relaxed and casual. read more

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The Happy Cooker restaurant was a short walk from the Georgetown Mountain Inn which gave us time to stroller through this quaint town. I got eggs Benedict with home fries and I can truly say it felt 100% like your mom made it. Definitely would get again. We got there right when it opened at 8 am. So our service was quick. So just remember if your up early for breakfast like we are nothing in this town we have opens before 8 am or has dinner after 8 pm. read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - Eggs Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

The green Chile burrito is really good and tasty! Service was fast and friendly. Definitely a place to return to again! read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - Green Chile Burrito - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

Home style foods and priced for the family. Pet friendly too. Loved the patio seating! We had Turkey BLAT and a Mountain Meatloaf, perfect size portions. read more

I had a wonderful breakfast at the happy cooker. There is a beautiful outdoor yard with tables as well as a decent size indoor area. The staff, whether young adults or older waitstaff were accommodating and helpful. The food came out quickly and was quite tasty. read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - French Toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

Happy Cooker is a cute little spot and the service was friendly. The location in the mountains is idyllic. The menu leans more towards breakfast items, so perhaps thats the way to go. I popped in here for lunch and ordered the Vegetarian Chili. It was very average and bland. I was expecting a bit more of a punch. I had read reviews about their homemade bread being delicious, so I was happy to see the Chili came with a slice of that bread. Once again, I was left a bit underwhelmed. Perhaps, my expectations were set high due to to some of the positive reviews. read more

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They were out of carbonated beverages and their pork green chile. I ordered huevos rancheros with their vegetarian green chile instead. It was the weirdest green chile that I've ever eaten. Mushy overcooked vegetables, and pinto beans? or kidney beans? Who puts beans in green chile? Plus the dish already comes with black beans. Bean overload! That vegetarian green chile recipe needs to be tossed and revised. read more

During the week, this is one of the only spots open in town so we decided to give it a shot. The cleanliness of the restaurant made me feel some type of the way. Don't look up at the fans whatever you do. There was only one person working and he was incredibly kind and doing his best for sure. The bagel sandwich was dry but nothing a little bit of Mayo couldn't fix. The potato's were pretty good. The coffee was self service and it's just your typical folgers style cup. read more

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Sept 2024: I seldom write a bad review but here goes: After the RR train ride at 11 AM we wanted breakfast! People recommended HAPPY COOKER, crowd outside restaurant was deep, we stood in line outside for 15-20 minutes: no one spoke to us. Restaurant was empty. Many open tables . No service, WE LEFT. read more

Great local diner in Georgetown. They open at 8am when other restaurants open later. I came up headed to Breckenridge for the day and decided breakfast was needed. Homey atmosphere with 17 tables inside and 7 tables outside with crank up fabric umbrellas. The menu has standard breakfast & lunch items, each no more than $15. Some locals, others like me from Denver and I overheard 2 other conversations from other languages. I started with a champagne mimosa with equal amounts of champagne and OJ. Very nice for $6. I decidedly to spurge and got their cinnamon roll for $10. Lots of cinnamon and drizzled with frosting. There was more frosting on the plate than on top, so a better appearance. I also got a full order of house-made French bread French toast with a side of crunchy bacon. Decadent yes! I was served by Richelle. She was stressed covering the inside tables (13 of 17) were occupied by herself. Their 2nd server was coming in at 9am. She was a trooper, still smiling. I tipped her 25%. read more

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Food was Great!!! Kim was so attentive and took great care of us. What an adorable restaurant. We got in and out and were on time for the Georgetown Loop Train!!! read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - Meatloaf Mountain - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

This is an interesting little place. We tried it before a train ride because it is from 1974. It feels dated and rundown. The dated part is ok because it is older, but it feels a little dirty. We still looked forward to our food and experience. Staff did a good job. The food was both okay and good. We loved our turkey sandwich on housemade bread and the eggs and waffles. Something to note, the turkey comes with avocado. It is a spread of avocado rather than pieces. Don't pass up the sandwich as it is so, so good. Just get your avocado fix somewhere else. It was the super large cinnamon roll that was so disappointing. It was huge and so darn dry that it wasn't worth eating. At $10, that was rough because it was a waste of money and food. read more

We've gone here for years, mostly in the summer to eat on their great patio surrounded by friendly dogs. The food has never been spectacular, but the service used to be quite friendly. The last two times have convinced us to look elsewhere. A couple of years ago, we tried this place and it was shut down because they couldn't hire. Another friendly local told me they could have hired people if they had paid a fair wage. This weekend, we went once again, and it was open again. We sat on the patio and enjoyed the ambiance, but the server wasn't very friendly, and I was served a beer and asked if I wanted a glass for it, because it came in a can and they have nothing on tap. I was told the glass wouldn't be chilled, which I said was okay. But the can of beer was room temp! I'm not English, so I REALLY didn't enjoy that. Partner had breakfast, which was meh. I had a sandwich, which wasn't very good, and bad effects followed. This place has been popular for ages, and its patio is one of the best, but we'll be looking for other places to eat when we go to Georgetown. I believe in supporting small business and family businesses, but only if they're well managed and nice. The next day, received the response below from the manager. If this was meant to be a sincere apology, I guess that explains the experience we had... "Sorry for your experience. We hire and pay above the minimum wage, and our Servers typically make $200 to $400 a day in tips. All of our employees make well over the average wage in the community. The difficulty is for employees to drive to the town. The local housing costs are quite prohibitive. Our business always maintains the same quality. If your meal was not acceptable, you should have asked for the owner and we would have taken care of it or offered a comp. We can't help you now because you told us in a social media post. Always ask for assistance if you are not satisfied, and any restaurant will do their best to make it right. Apologies from our team." read more

Have eaten here a number of times but never written a review. We drove over Guanella Pass today and stopped here for lunch before doing some shopping in Georgetown. Darek warned us that he was the only server and he seemed a little frazzled. Nevertheless he gave us great service and the food was up to the usual standard. I had the pork green chili with homemade jalapeño bread. It was delicious. We gave Darek a good tip. They've been here since '74 (50 years). They must be doing something right! read more

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Cute little lunch spot to stop by during a long scenic Colorado drive or after a nice hike. The best part about Happy Cooker was their homemade bread-- thick, crusty, buttery slices of hearty goodness. 5/5 bread. You can't go wrong with any of the flavors-- I personally loved the roasted tomato basil bread the best, and thoroughly enjoyed it with vegetarian chili. Simple yet satisfying! My friend's tomato basil soup was lukewarm and tasted more like pink vodka pasta sauce rather than a nice tomato soup. However her jalapeño bread was delicious and saved the "soup". I cannot speak in detail on the burrito my friend ordered, but he rated it a 5/10. I think their loaves are only $8. If I were able, I would return to buy some loaves! Not much else though. read more

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Had a delicious lunch in Georgetown. Delicious butternut squash soup and a fabulous sandwich. Spring for the homemade bread upgrade, it is superb. Despite a lively lunch rush the service was prompt and friendly. Recommend! read more

Quaint, charming place with lovingly prepared food. My salad included strawberries, pecans, and blue cheese with a delicious balsamic vinaigrette and a huge thick slice of country-style homemade white bread with tangy red peppers baked in! They are famous for this bread, deservedly! From what I understand, it's different each day. My friend had a basic breakast,, and hubby had a French Dip. Staff is amazing, atmosphere is antique, and they let you know your table is ready by text. This is a unique, homey place. Outdoor seating in warm weather. read more

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Stopped in for breakfast before walking around the lake in Georgetown. The only place open early on a Wednesday..food was decent, staff was friendly. Coffee left more to be desired though. Restaurant could definitely be cleaned better, don't look up at the dust collecting on the ceiling fans. read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - Cookers Combo - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

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Unfortunately for me, (I was yearning for a simple good breakfast) I ordered the eggs, sausage, "biscuits" & gravy. The breakfast plate looked just like the picture posted by another reviewer, and it tasted even plain as it looked. (I copied and posted that pic. It's very accurate) The eggs, maybe medium sized, could have been cooked in a non-stick skillet with spray oil. The sausages were seriously lacking in flavor and seemingly had been cooked for quite some time. The "gravy" had little flavor. The "biscuits" were NOT BISCUITS. It was just one plain WHITE BREAD, square dinner roll (think Wonder Bread. Like those that come in the 12 pack plastic bags in the grocery store. The breakfast could have passed for "bland diet" in a hospital. The restaurant seems to be an old house that was converted years ago. Little effort was put into it. CAUTION should be used when going to the restrooms. There's a warning sign about the step down into the narrow hallway. There's no actual step. The floor just slopes down and you figure that out when you expect your foot to be landing on the floor and it doesn't. I gave two stars only because my three guests were satisfied with their meals. read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - As plain and bland as it looks. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

Love this place, it's cozy the staff are friendly and their special (pumpkin waffles) tasted wonderful, I would love to come back many times! read more

I had the meatloaf mountain. They weren't kidding. It was a mountain of food. Homemade bread as a base, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and creamy beef gravy. It was delicious. The other dish we had was a three cheese sandwich with a side of cheesy potatoes. Very good. Soup of the day was navy bean and ham. Quite good as well. Great ambiance, great service. Excellent food. read more

We had some time to kill before going riding so we decided to stop for breakfast in Georgetown. The happy cooker was the only place open in town so it was an easy decision. This is a no frills, straight forward breakfast stop right on Main Street. Ordered the basic 2 egg plate and a vegetarian breakfast burrito and everything came out great. Good option compared to some of the expensive resort places or cafeterias that you would find on the mountain. read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - Two egg plate - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

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Worst experience at this so called 'restaurant'. Never did I think I would have to face racism at a restaurant. As soon as we entered, the attitude of the servers was awful to us. We were a party of 7 with 2 infants and they refused to take in the infants because they would apparently ruin the dirty decor of the restaurant. How can one expect 3 and 5 month old infants to ruin the interior? I am so disappointed with this poor service and hateful attitude. They refused to attend us and we were asked to leave the restaurant. I will do my best to ensure authorities take action towards this restaurant and the people who are reading this should simply not give them any business. UPDATE: These guys are SO UNAPOLOGETIC AND FULL OF THEMSELVES. Rather than apologising for their crappy attitude the owner started private messaging me on facebook with an unapologetic attitude and making all my claims false and creating their own story to it and asking me to cooperate for an "investigation". I urge you all to think over this and their egoistic attitude. I would highly suggest ALL OF YOU to stay away from this restaurant. read more

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Great eggs Benedict if you're into that. The portions are large (even my mother couldn't finish a half-order), so come prepared. Coming in at 8 am we were seated immediately, though it looks like it gets real busy later in the day. Only complaint is that the food took a while to come out, but it was just enough that I had only started to notice that it was taking a while. Sometimes that's just how it goes. read more

This place was only ok for me. There was a wait on a Monday around noon (Indigenous Peoples' Day), which tells me it's one of the better restaurants in this small town. They were out of their signature meatloaf by the time we got seated, but the half of the egg/bacon/waffle entree was solid and the chicken sandwich on a croissant was fine as well. Nothing to write home about but everything tasted pretty much as you expect. Very reasonable prices as well, our bill for the 2 above items was $22. Service was really kind albeit a little slow--I think the kitchen had a backlog. Patio seating is nice and good social distancing indoors! read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - Half order - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

The BEST breakfast And lunch. Home made breads and soups. We had both breakfast and lunch here and they were amazing super nice people too read more

Hardly anybody was here and yet by the service you'd think it was nuts busy (the service sucked essentially). The food was alright, but not enough to make up for the service. Next time I'd try a Bloody Mary to numb the pain of being forgotten about. read more

On a cold spring morning we were starving for a good breakfast. Happy Cooker was about the only restaurant in town that was open. As soon as we entered we were greet by a friendly waitress who had our table ready immediately. The restaurant had a warm, homey atmosphere. My hubby and I both ordered breakfast burritos. They were really spicy but delicious. Enough to take some home. The restaurant is old and could use a little tlc inside and out but that won't stop us from coming back. read more

This is a great little restaurant and we frequent it often. I've had breakfast and lunch here. Both are really good! Bacon is think and crisp. read more

Limited menu but good food. Service was excellent. The restaurant has local character.

As I read through the other reviews I was hoping it would fall in the strong side of 3.5 stars. Unfortunately it didn't. My folks had eaten there before and thought it was good so I figured why not try it. We sat out on the patio, which was great and they are a dog friendly restaurant. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. The food left a little to be desired across the board. I got the Country Burrito which came with scrambled eggs, home fries, bacon or sausage, gravy and cheese on top. I asked for both bacon and sausage and the server was happy to oblige, the kitchen gave me maybe 3 small sections of link sausage (added up to one sausage) and maybe 3 crumbles of bacon. I also only had a couple of potatoes in he wrap. There were plenty of eggs, which was nice, but it came with a small amount of gravy. Overall disappointing. My folks both got the French Dip and neither were overly impressed with the flavor of the meat, although they thought the bread was good. My wife's Turkey BLAT was uninspiring. The turkey was below average and it came with one piece of bacon. Her fruit cup was a wedge or orange with the peel sill on it, a small section of pineapple and canned peaches. read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

Had the Meat Loaf. What a mistake. The worst meat loaf I have ever had. Salty and distasteful. Grrrrrr! Even looked gross when served. NEVER AGAIN!! read more

Delicious breakfast items (eggs, potatoes, toast, sausage). Friendly service. Rustic setting.

We stopped in Georgetown for the night. The snow storm had closed down the interstate so we walked to the HC for a warm meal before sitting in traffic the next morning. The woman who greeted us seemed angry to begin with. There was only one other family there and were told it would be 5 minutes. Told us to sit at a specific table but it needed to be wiped down. We chose the table next to it and she then let us know it wasn't okay and slammed our silverware down. We walked out and made our way to the next town for breakfast and welcoming service! read more

Old , un renovated house, old carpeting, very few non breakfast items . Soup was absolutely horrible, we couldn't eat it. Try the other cafe downtown instead. read more

Food lackluster, service very slow, restaurant needs to be cleaned. How does it pass inspection?

I had a waffle with strawberries and a side of potatoes. My friends had the combo and French toast. Everything was delicious. The staff was efficient, friendly, and very fast. It is such a cute place, clean, and relaxing. It is a great place to eat. read more

Great food and amazing views of the mountains, would highly recommend. Whenever we visit Georgetown this is the first place we go. read more

Happy Cooker Restaurant - Waffle surprise - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Colorado

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