Nancy's Airport Cafe

We read about Nancy's Airport Café on the northbound trip but had already passed it. They're known for their pies. We held out on the return trip to have lunch there. Nancy's Airport Café is located in Willows at 353 Country Road G, 6 hours and 15 minutes from Bend.

We arrived at 1:30 pm and the place was packed. We wondered why Guy Fieri hadn't featured it on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." Then, we tasted the food.

 

 

 

Split Pea Soup--this was the first thing brought to the table and was actually quite tasty. It had a nice smoked ham flavor.

 

 

Chicken Noodle Soup--this was the beginning of the decline in food quality.

 

"Award Winning" bowl of Homemade Chili--$4.99. I've participated in Chili Cookoffs in the past and have had great chili. I don't know which contest this chili won. It had too many beans in it and not much of a chili taste.

 

 

Onion Rings--$4.99. This actually wasn't too bad. It was probably my 2nd favorite after the split pea soup.

 

 

Homemade Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy--$10.99. The meatloaf was heated under the broiler and was burnt. The dinner included a cup of soup, baked potato or mashed potato, vegetables and garlic toast or corn bread. It's an inexpensive meal. Just wished it was more tasty.

 

 

Mesquite BBQ Smoked Tri Tip--$10.99. The meat was tough, overcooked and just not edible.

 

 

Case full of pies.

 

 

Banana Cream Pie. This was actually very tasty so I can see why the place is famous for its pies.

 

Blueberry Pie. The filling was good but the crust was okay.

We had wanted to order their Broaster Chicken but were told that it would take 40 minutes so we opted to take it to go.

 

The Broaster chicken turned out to be the best thing they served. The chicken was juicy and the skin was crispy but not greasy. We googled Broaster chicken and found out it has been in business for 50 years. We had never had it before. Turns out it's served at the VA hospital in Palo Alto.

 

 

 

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