Juniper Cookhouse

Burns,OR May 2026…read more We came on a Wednesday night and there were only three other tables that were occupied. At 6:15 all the tables are filled. The restaurant is very clean. The floors, the food, the tables, the chairs. I am very impressed. My husband and I ordered a half chicken salad to share and we also split the chicken Alfredo. The Chicken salad was large. I found it hard to believe it was only a half portion. The salad came with a very large portion of shredded torn, hot chicken. The lettuce was Romaine and it had diced tomatoes with shredded cheese slices of cucumbers, large slices of red onion, and croutons. It was supposed to come with a sliced egg, but there was none on the salad. The chicken Alfredo was a very large portion. There was more chicken on the salad then in the chicken Alfredo. The Alfredo sauce tasted smoky. I swear there was a half a pound of pasta in that dish. Like all the other portions of food it is very large. They serve fresh bread with butter to the table. The bread is delicious. The waiter said they make it here. We were offered dessert but we chose you to decline. They have a display case of three different kinds of pies, bars, chocolate cake, cheesecake, and more. My only complaint is that the booths are so far from the table. I had to eat at the end of my bench. But I love that the backs of the booths are so very tall. You can't see your neighbor behind you. I was finished eating and pushed my plate away. My husband was still eating his food. The waiter came up to see if we needed anything else. As we were talking to him, an older woman came by interrupted our conversation with the waiter and started to take all of our plates. My husband was not finished eating, but since she piled the plates on top of each other, we were now done. Perhaps in the future, she should ask if we are finished before removing them from the table. The staff is friendly. The food is ginormous and delicious. This is definitely a place if I were passing through I would stop and eat again. I give this restaurant 4.7 stars.

Stopping over in Hines on our west coast trip, we needed a dinner place. All recommendations…read morepointed to The Pine Room. It was busy when we got there so we had a bit of a wait. We were seated and it was indicated that it might take our server a little bit to get to us. Honestly, we didn't wait any longer than a typical restaurant that wasn't busy. All good. With its supper club vibe, the entrees include a shrimp cocktail, soup or salad, bread, and choice of potatoes. They do not scrimp on portions. Even my wine choice was a healthy pour. The room was decorated with lots hangings that felt homey and welcoming. I chose the pork chop as my entree. It was served nice and hot and cooked perfectly. It was a thicker, bone in cut, served with cinnamon apples on top. Very good. Salad was huge, shrimp cocktail was served in a small stemmed dish with a dollop of cocktail sauce on top. Garlic mashed potatoes were buttery and creamy. Our server was great. We enjoyed this stop.

Dining area, wow

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Steens Mountain Brewing

4.4(8 reviews)

1.3 mi

I really wanted this place to be better than it was. It has such potential! A great location. The…read morewarehouse style is cool and shabby sheik. The tacos were really good. The cook was friendly. The man who served us the beer was cranky and not really into hosting us. And the beer was meh. Nothing special and not cold enough. The outdoor area looks fun. Seems like a great place to meet a bunch of friends for beers and cornhole. IF the beer was good. I'm hoping this changes. It would be so great to have a kick ass brewery in Burns!

I was so excited to check this place out; I love supporting small breweries. Unfortunately, I was…read moredisappointed by the quality of the beer. I got four different types (all to go - they are able to can beers on tap for you to go, which is nice). Two were meh and two were almost not drinkable. They do have a really nice outdoor space next to the brewery with grass and some tables which seemed like a nice place to relax.

Beer and food!

Cornhole and plenty of outdoor seating!

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Central Pastime

3.5(99 reviews)

1.5 mi

Our new favorite stop for dinner and drinks. Clean, quiet, and fabulous food with attentive…read moreefficient staff. Greeted when we walked in 95% of the menu is made from scratch. Large variety of draft beer; a pint is $4.75 while a mixed drink was $5.25. Cowboy burger absolutely delicious! 10 out of 10! The onion rings were also perfectly breaded, nice flavor. Pool table available and it was nice seeing young kids eating and playing cards. Plenty of seating for a crowd. A great night! A must stop in Burns!

I love this place, food is good they have a great variety, pizza and burgers, steak. Prices are…read moregood. And we were told they use tallow to fry in.

Nice cooler full of a variety of beers

Tri tip dinner minus the salad

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Silver Spur

4.3(32 reviews)

58.4 mi

Huge portions. Great small town atmosphere with awesome staff. Very good food and the place was…read morefull of locals.

Very cute spot! The food was yummy, but be prepared to wait. We came on a Saturday around 11:45AM…read moreand waited about 30+ minutes for our food. We didn't mind waiting because we weren't starving and there was also only one person working the kitchen. No big deal. The tater tots were soooo delicious. I'd definitely pick them as your side. We'll be back :)

Ranch Burger - 8 ounce patty topped with bacon, cheese, and ham

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Waiting for breakfast but the kids were given their hot chocolate & crossword puzzles to keep them busy!

The Outpost Pizza, Pub, & Grill

3.8(86 reviews)

58.7 mi

Traveling through town we stopped by and had lunch. Place was nice and the food was great!…read more Pizzas were very good according to the kids! My salad and my wife's club sandwich were good. We finished with ice cream and left full. We would visit again when in town.

The chicken Alfredo/ chicken fried steak/ steamed vegetables are absolutely terrible. Went in today…read morefor lunch on may 9 and the pans they cooked the veggies with were dirty, also I received just the stem for cauliflower. The Alfredo was very oily and tasted terrible, Way over priced for such shitty food.

Saddest salmon and vegetables ever -bland and overpriced

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Subway

2.7(29 reviews)

0.3 mi

Got glutened. Don't eat here if you have gluten issues. Can't trust that you won't be cross…read morecontaminated.

Quality of food has rapidly declined. Usually it's got crusty bread and over or under toasted…read more Hardly ever get what was ordered. Nasty slimy tomatoes and other stuff. Wait till broadway deli opens, go there instead.

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Route 26 Espresso

4.2(18 reviews)

87.6 mi

Best Maple Bacon Bars. Ever. No place in even Portland can compare. Fresh perfectly tender…read moredoughnuts with soft maple icing. Fresh and slightly warm bacon. Come here for a treat before the Painted Hills Unit. I can't thank you enough. You are doing everything right! Father in law says their breakfast burritos are killer and I wish I could come back tomorrow for them.

We have family in Spray and visit often passing thru Mitchell on the way. i typically stop here on…read moremy way to ward off sleepiness when we go over "car sick mountain ", as my kids call it. This time I ordered my drink and dug out the cash for the price that was posted on the sign (5.25). When my drink was ready she said 7.25. I asked why it was 7.25 and she said because the sign doesn't reflect the current prices. I paid for my drink and didn't fight her (I should have) as I figured she's probably just an employee. But this shop is currently scamming their customers. Such a shame for the only drive thru for between John Day and Pineville and a bad example of the areas values. Fix your sign! I'll be curious to see if it's corrected next time we come through.

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Snaffle Bit Dinner House

4.1(65 reviews)

58.0 mi

This restaurant is so cozy and welcoming. Very friendly staff and the food was amazing! We split…read morea rib-eye steak and was plenty for 2. The owner/chef came out and visited with us. A must restaurant when you go through John Day!

With a place so highly recommended, we were excited to try the Snaffle Bit. It was said to have…read moresome of the best food in eastern Oregon. That might well be true, but we never got that far. When it comes to politics in business, we live by a simple rule. Keep it to yourself, and it's none of our business to ask about it. Put it on some form of display, and if not too obnoxious, we might overlook it. We come to restaurants to eat, not to think about political stuff. Plaster it everywhere on the outside--thus washing our faces in it--and that's a big flipped bird at anyone who doesn't share those politics. They are perfectly entitled to their choice of decor, but in turn we are perfectly entitled to turn around and drive away. Nailing their colors to the mast is a choice, and it tells some customers that they are not welcome. One of two things is true: Either the owners are great with that, or they are unable to see the harm. A lot of money has probably flowed away from this place over the years for this reason, and it's not like the John Day community has a massive population base. Two stars because, while the presentation was so hideous it made us not want to support their business, we can't judge the food or service. But hey, if that's fine with them, duly noted.

Serloin Steak

The 8oz Copper Cricket Steak with a sweet potato This is delicious.

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Huckleberry cheese cake

Chester's Markets

4.1(10 reviews)

58.9 mi

I recently stayed at a cute little Airbnb called Mom's Place in John Day and I had to go and get…read moresome food for the stay there. So I ventured to Chester's market, not expecting too much. But was greatly surprised when I walked into the store. It would give the Safeway and Fred Meyer in my hometown in Florence Oregon a run for their money. First of all the service with a cashiers, and the stockers is exquisite you ask them a question and you get a sensible, friendly helpful answer that must reflect on management. THEN the range or selection of products and the amount of organic products that included is exciting and encouraging. I got my products but then did a tour of the store and was just overly impressed. Everything you need for daily life. Do yourself a favor even if you don't need anything go visit Chester Chester's market you'll be pleasantly surprised. I highly recommend shopping there or just visiting to buy snacks or things to nibble on.

Pretty amazing store and great customer service, I would recommend them to anyone passing through…read moreor even locals who are super friendly.

Our Mother's Day Tent Sale!

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Dairy Queen Grill & Chill

1.8(19 reviews)

58.6 mi

We stopped for a couple of salads and had intentions of going back for blizzards. I ordered a full…read moresized salad and my wife, being less hungry, ordered a side salad. My wife's salad was amazingly small. About the lettuce for a couple burgers and just a little tomato. Less than one would expect for $3. Mine was "ok"but still smaller and bit different from what I receive at other D Qs. Our salads also sat on the counter for quite a while. They were delivering food to the tables for some people, calling numbers for others. They did neither for us and after waiting awhile we had to figure out that those salads were ours. This DQ even charged us .29 for a small water cup. After this, we skipped the blizzards. Dear DQ customer team, please don't respond with the same insulting canned answer that I see on the other reviews.

The absolute SLOWEST drive thru EVER that is literally intended to offer a "fast food" experience…read more Do not come here if you have a 30 minute lunch break you will spend at least 20-25 minutes in the drive thru. I am not even exaggerating. To top it off my burger and fries were nearly cold. Never again, I would rather go to the grocery store and get a protein bar.