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    Route 12 Grill

    4.2 (58 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    This restaurant has great Mexican and comfort food options. It is attached to a convenience store/gas station in Tropic.
    Robert H.

    In the Bryce Canyon area this makes for a nice lunch stop with good Mexican food and great service. Co-located with a convenience store and gas station, there is a lot of seating and food comes quick. It is only a ten minute drive from the park in Tropic. Service was very charming.

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    Melissa M.

    This is a counter inside a service station. Super friendly service at the cash register. Food was tasty but absolutely everything is fried! We went here because they had a chicken Caesar wrap on the menu hoping we'd find something a little healthier. Wrong. Was it delicious? Yes. Was it fried? Yes. There is no other option here. While seated, one of the people working there used a VERY loud drill to attach paper towel holding poles to each picnic table. It was so loud. The place was clean, quick service, tasty food but I didn't realize we'd be at a counter inside a convenience store... that wasn't bad, it was actually quite convenient. But the all fried even when it says chicken Caesar wrap, I think the menu could be clearer.

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    Good burgers. Good prices. Yes, it's in a gas station convenience store,. Plenty of seating, clean. Great pit stop if you're hungry.

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    It was fresh also it was really fast. It is located inside of a gas station you have to order at the register.

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    The Starving Marvin egg burrito is delicious and the cashier was friendly. It was also reasonably priced

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    Portions were healthy! I had the tacos and enjoyed them. My husband had the burrito and it was huge!

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    Don't waste your time..it was fun hugging the Sinclair dinosaur, though. Several other places looked much better.

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    Showdowns Restaurant

    Showdowns Restaurant

    4.1
    (240 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$
    Live music
    Outdoor seating

    I love this bar...restaurant rather. Nestled into the town of Tropic only a few miles from the…read moreentrance hoopla to Bryce you have much better options for dining. Showdowns is definitely one of the best. Wide open lawns with shady trees you step down into Showdowns restaurant. Great outdoor seating near thier fire pit and equally good seating at small comfortable picnic tables inside close to the very good but not overwhelming live music. Very friendly waitresses are ready to take your order from a wide variety of options from steaks, to trout to barbeque with salads and soups for lighter fare. While they had a good number of local beers we opted for diet cokes. The wife had red pepper gouda soup and grilled cheese sandwich while I opted for the ribs with coleslaw and Jacked fries. The soup was marvelous in flavor and body. The sandwich on a very fresh foccasia bread with pesto and grilled cheese. Excellent. My ribs came with four bones seared perfectly, a freh greens Coleslaw and the fries with melted cheese and Jack Daniel's sauce. Amazing. While the fries could have been hotter and a normal half rack is 5 to six bones, I was completely satisfied by the flavors and textures. Terrific. We finished the Neal with a flour less cake with raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream. More than enough for two. When seated you get a bowl of fresh popcorn and all smiles from the Excellent waitstaff. Plenty of parking in a beautiful relaxing setting. Highly recommended!

    Tropic is a very small town and we are pleasantly surprised to find this gem! The parking is…read morepretty easy and we love their popcorn appetizer, also the mocktails are yummy! The waitstaff are very friendly and their services are quick. And we really enjoyed the live country music in the indoor dining area. This is definitely the place we will recommend people to come for dinners when they are coming to the Bryce Canyon area.

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    Rustler's Restaurant

    Rustler's Restaurant

    3.5
    (402 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    We are visiting Bryce Canyon and found this place online for dinner. Great place. The decor was…read moreadorable - very country vibe. The food was solid. My husband had the ribs which he enjoyed and I had the fairytale chicken which was quite good. The portions were large and filling. For dessert we had the bodacious brownie which was a great way to end the meal. We closed down the restaurant so thanks to the great staff for your patience!

    We just hiked Bryce Canyon National Park earlier today and by the end of our day we were hungry and…read morereally looking forward to dinner. We found Rustler's on Google and saw they had a large menu and lower prices than other restaurants in the area. It's a lowkey restaurant inside of the same building as a grocery store and next to a gas station. We were seated very quickly but service was very, very delayed even service even though the restaurant was practically empty. We waited about 15 mins to get our order taken, and after we placed our order, we waited about 40 mins to an hour for our two burgers and a salad. A larger party that was seated after us was given their food and almost finished it before we were given ours. We actually had to ask a staff member if our order got lost in the queue. We ordered two Rustler's burgers and one Caesar salad. The burgers came with onion rings, barbecue sauce, and cheese, along with fresh lettuce, tomato, and onions on the side. Never have I ever had a burger that was so plain and unseasoned. I don't think they seasoned my burger patty or fries at all. Even the onion rings in my burger were floppy and soggy.

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    Cowboy Ranch House

    Cowboy Ranch House

    2.9
    (227 reviews)
    6.1 mi
    $$

    This restaurant was an unexpected surprise at the end of a day in Bryce Canyon. The food was good,…read morewe had the steak street tacos and the queso dip. The decor was warm and classic cowboy and the service very pleasant. Special shout out to Gabriela. We would definitely eat there again.

    I came here with my girlfriend and her 12 yo daughter on a Wed night close to 9pm. We had driven…read morefrom San Diego to Bryce Canyon and squeezed in a quick 1.5 hr hike before sunset. By the time we finished our hike it was getting pretty late and our dinner options were running slim. We were staying at the Bryce Canyon Resort and decided to try the restaurant on site. We had plans to eat at the Bryce Canyon Pines Restaurant but we were running short on time to get there. The reviews for Cowboy Ranch House were not great so it was not our first choice. Anyway we walked in and there were about 5 tables having dinner which looked fairly busy. The restaurant was well lit and the decor definitely Western Cowboy. It was a female server that seated us and Jesus, which we learned later was the new manager as of a few months ago. Jesus was our server and very friendly. I got the 14oz ribeye which said it was 'local' on the menu which made it even more attractive. My girlfriend ordered the 1/2 Rack of Pork Ribs (bummed I didn't get a pic) to share with her daughter. OMG the ribeye was fantastic...well seasoned and perfectly med-rare! And to top that off it was only $34!!! Unheard of in San Diego for a ribeye with sides. The Pork Ribs were also freakin' good! Crispy, juicy and fall off the bone delicious. As well, I ended up getting 2 old fashioneds which were $11 each...again decent priced cocktails. I highly recommend this place despite the reviews of the past. I think Jesus had something to do with the more recent high praise reviews being the new manager. I wish we had stayed another night so that I could get the ribeye again but we were pushing to get to Yellowstone the next day. Hands Down...best meal in Bryce Canyon!!

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    Good portion of Caesar salad and bowl of chili.
    Ruby's Inn Cowboy's Buffet & Steak Room

    Ruby's Inn Cowboy's Buffet & Steak Room

    2.9
    (659 reviews)
    5.4 mi
    $$
    Casual dining
    Kid friendly

    There aren't exactly a ton of food options near Bryce Canyon and none of them look particularly…read moreinteresting. We decided to risk the lunch buffet for $18 at Ruby's Inn, figuring that there would be at least one item we would enjoy. There isn't much information about what's actually included in the buffet, either on review sites or on their own website, so we were a bit worried about the selection. While Ruby's Inn can't match a buffet in a larger city, we found the selection to be good enough, with plenty of protein and carb options, veggies including a salad bar, and dessert afterwards. Originally we thought most of the dishes would be Sysco food heated up, but I think Ruby's Inn actually makes a surprising number of items in house. Some notes for the meat selection: Pulled pork - dry but it's quite smoky like they actually smoked it rather than using liquid smoke. Zuppa Toscana Soup - might be from a bag, but is doctored a bit making it peppery and thick. Orange Chicken - gummy with thick breading and low meat ratio, but seems to be made with real orange juice in house. Meatloaf - dry with a thick layer of ketchup baked on top. Baked chicken - bone dry and extremely overcooked. For the carbs, there's sweet cornbread with a condensed milk sauce, rice pilaf that's surprisingly hearty, mashed potato that doesn't seem to be from powder or premix since it has small chunks still, that comes with chicken gravy, and finally mac & cheese, soft with a Velveeta-esque sauce. For dessert, there's vanilla and chocolate soft serve with Hershey's chocolate and caramel topping, and three types of standard buffet dessert squares. I don't make the food sound that appetizing (and honest it would deserve a 3 rating at max in any other setting), but considering the style of dining, the pricing, and the lack of competition in the area, it's good enough to satisfy. Pro-tip: try to time a visit around the tour buses. We arrived at 1:30PM on a Wednesday to a pretty empty restaurant. Thirty minutes later four entire tour buses unloaded their passengers, who were clearly ravenous due to eating such a late lunch. The restaurant instantly filled up and the line for food stretched down the hall and around the corner. Bathrooms - Plenty of larger rooms with multiple stalls around the hotel

    Come early for the ribs before they run out. We got there about 5:40 pm and by 6:30 pm, it looked…read morelike a 30-45 minute line. The ribs come with one trip to the salad bar, a big baked potato (not the tiny ones so common in restaurants these days), and a few spears of asparagus. The ribs were meaty with plenty of sauce. It was a good dinner. The buffet has two sections for salad. One didn't have any carrots or beets or other toppings that I wanted for my salad like the other section did, so check out what is in the salad bar before you get in line. There was a lady waiting to refill the mixed green/lettuce, and I offered to let her do it but she wanted to wait until after me even though there were others also waiting. My mixed greens were not the freshest. Buffet had things like macaroni and cheese, potatoes, vegetables, chicken, meatloaf, and desserts.

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    Ruby's Inn Cowboy's Buffet & Steak Room
    Ruby's Inn Cowboy's Buffet & Steak Room
    Ruby's Inn Cowboy's Buffet & Steak Room

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    Ruby's Inn Restaurant

    Ruby's Inn Restaurant

    2.6
    (276 reviews)
    5.4 mi
    $$

    Stopped in for lunch after a great hike. We were seated right away and the server was friendly and…read moreon time. We got the lunch buffet-- some nice classic cafeteria options-- smoked chicken, pulled pork, and meatloaf along with mashed potatoes, gravy, beans, etc. some steamed veggies too. The salad bar was average. The turkey rueben with fries was the better choice. The soft serve was really good with chocolate and caramel syrups. Overall did the trick with run of the mill quality food. Like that they had hot sauce at the table.

    Stayed at Ruby's while visiting Bryce Canyon and the restaurant in the hotel is definitely the…read moreworst part of the stay. Getting in late it was the only place open after 9 and it was either buffet style or order off the menu. After taking a quick look at the buffet, we knew we may be in for a sub-rate meal so we cut our losses and save $15 and ordered shrimp off the menu. One of us got coconut shrimp and the other grilled shrimp and we split them between us. The one bright spot was the shrimp came with a decent amount - 10 coconut and 8 grilled. However the food was quite bad...the shrimp had no flavor, even the coconut one. The fries were horrible. The asparagus was not cooked or even fit to serve. I dropped one on the floor and I was surprised it didn't go through the floor. Service was also bad- really tried to rush people in and out. The drinks came without any straws or refills. The restaurant was large and somewhat clean but also cramped around the buffet area. Came back for breakfast because it was included with the stay. Breakfast was only buffet style. Worst bacon ever. The bread was quite stale. The potato cubes were flavorless. The canyon was lovely and the room here was fine, but do yourself a favor and find some alternate food.

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    BBQ Ribs and Loaded Baked Potato
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