Greasy Spoon Cafe in Langlois, Oregon
I hadn't intended to stop for breakfast - just stop long enough to make a quick phone call. But while I was using the phone, I smelled the food cooking and had to go inside. This is the review I posted on Roadfood.com:
"Unpretentious. That's what you'll think when you step foot inside the Greasy Spoon Cafe in Langlois, Oregon. Set alongside Highway 101 with a small lighted sign announcing itself, the GSC beckons you in with its amazing smells. Stopping to make a phone call outside the cafe, I was drawn inside by the delicious smells of eggs and bacon frying.
"Ordering a couple eggs (sunny side up, please) and biscuits with gravy, I was immediately taken with the GSC's owner, Evelyn, who is a whirlwind in motion. Within minutes of my arrival, all six of the avaiable booths insde the cafe had been filled and Evelyn quickly had her arms full with all the breakfasts ordered.
"To my amusement, one of Evelyn's regulars got up, reached behind the counter for the coffeepot and proceeded to give all the tables a fillup while Evelyn shouted at all of us not to overwork her best free employee.
"The regulars at the cafe are very friendly and Evelyn is a wonderful lady. Her kitchen area looks set out of the 1950's and I'm not talking kitschy 1950's like she went to Pottery Barn and paid a fortune for new stuff that looks old. I'm talking, this woman has been using the same stuff for years and it's well-worn and proves that she KNOWS COOKING. They always say that truckers know the best places to eat so I wasn't surprised to find several semi trucks parked outside.
"If you're looking for a place to stop and grab some grub, chat with a fine lady and soak up some Langlois atmosphere, be sure to stop at the Greasy Spoon Cafe. Open for breakfast and lunch daily."
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge in Remote, Oregon
Crosses: Sandy Creek.
Length: 60 feet.
Year Built: 1921
The county's lone covered bridge neat Remote was by-passed from auto-crossing in 1949 and now rests in a wayside park.
Not much to say about this bridge. Whereas the two bridges in Myrtle Creek are right in town, the Sandy Creek Bridge is stuck alongside the highway. It's a nice little spot to pull over, but just like at Legend of Bigfoot you take your life into your hands by stopping. There's not much of a warning that you're almost to your turning spot so as you come around the bend you see it and have to slam on the brakes. And of course there's gonna be a logging truck and a bunch of cars behind you who'll want to kill you, but what can you do?
