Okay so here I am, writing about Heiser's in Baker, Montana! I will say Baker is one of the smallest towns I have passed through in all my travels within the United States! It consists of a simple main street with a traffic signal or two.
I was driving through Baker this past July on my self made itinerary journeying through North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. I've become a national parks guru and been on a quest attempting to visit all 59 in the USA.
So after exploring Theodore Roosevelt NP in North Dakota, I was then cutting west across northeastern Montana for 80 miles while resting for the night here in Baker. Ultimately the next day I was commuting 150 miles more south into Wyoming and heading to magnificent Devils Tower National Monument!! (Devils Tower is 5 stars!)
Staying for the evening around the corner at the Sagebrush Inn (a simple motel to sleep at for the night), they recommended eating dinner either here at Heiser's or next door at the Corner Bar Saloon. When I quickly googled both restaurants' menus, it looked like Heiser's had more options to choose from, so I decided to come on in.
Although Heiser's is mentioned as a bar and casino, please don't take the casino part literally. I believe I did see a sign that they feature a poker room.
When I first entered the restaurant, yes there's a main bar for cocktails with televisions situated all around. They also have plenty of tables and chairs to sit down at. I was traveling alone and decided to grab a high top table. I visited back on a Sunday evening and the place was relatively quiet. The bartender came over to me and served as my waiter. One other thing, as my pictures will show, Heiser's is a casual, blue collar restaurant. Real simplistic...sort of reminded me of a dive bar...anyone can come in for a drink and dinner.
The front of their menu offers appetizers along with traditional and boneless wings. 2nd page has salads (as a meal), dinner baskets like chicken strips, shrimp, and steak tips (which I chose), 3rd page has build your own wraps, burgers, sandwiches and the 4th has a variety of homemade and create your own pizzas.
Their menu sounded interesting I could have picked anything. The all American type of food selections are good enough to accommodate just about anyone. You can't go wrong in my opinion.
The steak tips 8oz. for $11.25 were tender and seasoned well. They came with a side. I got the onion tanglers (sort of a version of an onion blossom) which were delicious! If you're hungrier, they do offer 1lb. of steak tips for $20.95.
Overall, I'd like to mention that Heiser's is a comfortable and homely restaurant and bar that blends in well with the mood and feel of the little northeastern Montana town of Baker.
I'm glad I chose to travel through Baker on my national parks expedition and if anyone out there happens to come through Baker, I'd absolutely recommended stopping by here at Heiser's for drinks and or dinner. read more