I pretty much made Twede's my personal kitchen while in town. Here's how that went:
Day 1: Cheeseburger/fries. The burger had shredded lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise and was very good, even a little on the salty side (and I don't say that too often). Bottomless fries were okay but even at okay, I'm eating them. I don't even care for shredded lettuce, but I wiped that plate clean. Being on Sunday, this was the busiest of all my time here. Staff was great thanks to Arianne and Levi.
Day 2: Hash browns, crispy bacon, chocolate chip pancake (1). Portions are huge, and I should have inquired how large the pancake was as I could not finish this. All was very good, especially the hash brown, which basically took up the whole plate. I didn't get the name of the nice lady working this early shift.
Day 2.5: Roast turkey dinner (vegetable was corn) with a roll and side salad (thousand island dressing). Turkey was good, mashed potatoes were Really good, cranberry sauce was perfect, corn was not very warm, but was edible. This was a great, but filling choice. Enjoyed this at a booth away from the windows. Thanks Jacob for making cool conversation.
Day 3: BLT on toasted white with ruffled chips and cole slaw. The ideal send-off for me since it left me pleasantly full, but not overstuffed. Cole slaw was actually really delicious; strange as it may sound, I swear it almost had a buttery taste which sounds odd but whatever it was, it worked. Brandi, you were awesome!
As for dessert, I'm honestly not a huge pie fan but for obvious reasons, I had to try their cherry pie. I 'tried' this twice out of my four visits (had I been able to take this on the plane, I would have had a third 'try'). This was so good; cherries were more sweet than tart (my preference), and the crunch of the crystallized sugar on top of the perfect crust made it even more enjoyable.
Sat at the counter for the first couple times as not to take up a booth for multiple parties. However, I finally took over when I realize coming at off-hours helped so I didn't have to think about taking up all that extra space. Smaller people like myself would do best at the first counter stools; the back ones sit higher up, but so does the counter.
Parking: they have their own lot which was packed when I first came here, but I found a street spot easily on my other visits. No meters (or I didn't see any), I think 2-hour limit.
The only non-edible item I bought was a pin to add to my bag since I already had ordered a RR mug to my place before Christmas.
Only those 'in the know' will understand the following:
No logging trucks drove by, no weird plaster-masked kid was in the parking lot with his grandma. I realize now there was no jukebox here, but they had classic rock playing lightly in the background, since there's always music in the air.
I hope no one goes (or has gone) 'MT Wentz' on this place, because that would be tragic. However, I get everyone will have their own experience, and I'm so happy to say mine was a great one. read more