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    The Covered Wagon Cafe

    3.7 (69 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Julie J.

    Cute little cafe, we'll kept, clean and great service!!! Stopped for breakfast on our way through and had a great meal. Everyone in our group had omelettes and they were all delicious. Definitely recommend stopping!

    Chicken Finger Sandwich
    Ben C.

    On our way to Rapid City needed some food. I wanted something easy and this seemed to be the place. You are warmly welcomed and treated very well. We were seated in a clean area. The menu is very simple. I ordered the chicken finger sandwich. Make sure you put the Mayo on. It's pretty dry and lots of breading. But the taste is decent. The cheese doesn't add to the flavor for me. My wife had the buffalo (should be Bison) burger bunless. It wasn't bad but good and lean. The fries were normal but not spectacular. Probably would stop here if ever needed.

    Terry G.

    Travelling through South Dakota I decided to give the Covered Wagon a try for brunch. There is plenty of parking space this time of year but the tourists haven't invaded yet. The building also houses the auto museum gift shop and the auto museum. I found a table that had been cleared and was greeted by a friendly server ready to take my order. I ordered the Indian taco and a cup of coffee to get my day started. The taco was very good and the portion size was plentiful. The cleanliness of the place certainly leaves a lot to be desired. If I was rating the place on just cleanliness and the food my rating would be 3 stars but the service was worth an extra star. The lady waiting tables was working alone and servicing every customer in the place. The price was fair for the amount of food I received and I would return for another Indian taco.

    the interior of the restaurant
    Stacey C.

    We got stuck in snow storm I90 was shut down or I would have never noticed this place.It was across street from truck stop so we slowly made our way over,wind,snow etcc.. It was really good,employees so nice owner was cooking he even gave us a ride back to truck stop because of the weather,it was to bad to walk,wind was knocking me over lol.He said he does it alot for truckers,really thoughtful man,super friendly server. Food was awesome,I got meatloaf which I am southern so it was bland tasting but it was good if that makes sense.It was cooked perfectly with onions but thats all it had in it..Everything else was great.Will go back anytime in area,prefer mom and pop places anyday.The car museum was closed not sure due to covid or seasonal Hubby ate cherry cobbler before I could get pic

    Chocolate shake
    Corey H.

    Friendly fast service, kids loved their cheeseburgers and shakes, we loved the unique (and authentic) fry bread Indian tacos. Authentic small town interior. Perfect "on the way home from Mt. Rushmore" dinner adventure!

    Kathy H.

    Wonderful food and service. Considering there were only 2 servers and one bus person. As far as the souvenir store connected and the products they sell that shouldn't cause someone to give a bad review of the cafe. Sad someone felt different.

    Grandmas meatloaf.
    Cutter M.

    I had the meatloaf dinner. Was priced pretty high for portions that you receive the food itself was good and the service was great. The bathrooms were very dirty.

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    Andrew M.

    Food was good, service was good but disorganized due to how busy it was (meal came before the salad). Price wise I think it's a little pricey compared to the quality of food.

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    All our fried food seemed to come out of a fryer that was in need of a cleaning and the French Dip beef was sub par. We were in the mood for a decent sit down meal and passed on the Subway across the street.... Instant regret.

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    Great breakfast. Great service. Very clean and well taken care of Cafe. In this world of fast food it is nice to go to an old school cafe.

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    My all meat omelette was amazing. service was great and food came out quic.

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    Had the hot beef special. It was very good. Friendly service. Connected to the Pioneer Auto museum.

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