Peggy Sue’s Diner Review (Yermo, Ca)

It’s solely taken me 4 years to get to Peggy Sue’s Diner in Yermo, California. Should you’ve ever pushed I-15 between Southern California and Las Vegas, you already know Peggy Sue’s. Even if you happen to’ve by no means stopped, you’ve seen the indicators and had the identical dialog everybody has at the very least as soon as.

Can we cease?Is it price it?

Peggy Sue’s 50’s Diner is in Yermo, about 10 miles north of Barstow, proper off the freeway. It exists nearly fully for street journeys. You cease since you’re bored with driving, bored with snacks, and need to sit down and eat one thing that appears like an precise meal earlier than getting again within the automotive.

Are diner critiques again? Perhaps. It’s been about two years since I posted my final one. Diners are more durable to search out in California than you’d count on, which might be why I haven’t written about one shortly.

Peggy Sue’s Diner Ambiance

That is the place Peggy Sue’s shines.

It absolutely commits to being a roadside diner. Cubicles. Counter seating. Retro decor. A smaller menu. Nothing feels overthought, and that’s precisely why it really works.

I don’t come right here anticipating to be blown away. I come right here anticipating the fundamentals to be completed proper. One thing scorching and filling. Particularly while you’re midway by a desert drive and it feels such as you’ve been staring on the similar rock for the final hour.

Peggy Sue’s feels prefer it’s been doing the identical factor for years and by no means felt the necessity to mess with it. You’re not rushed. You sit, you eat, loosen up from the drive, and you then hold going. Should you’ve ever pushed this hall throughout peak rush hour, you understand how depressing it’s and stops are welcome.

The factor everybody talks about: the dinosaurs

Sure, there are dinosaurs. A whole lot of them.

Out again is Diner-saur Park, which is a free out of doors space with large metallic dinosaurs, an enormous King Kong statue, and ponds with turtles and fish. It’s bizarre however superior, as a result of you realize you’re taking a brief stroll break.

I didn’t get an opportunity to stroll round this time as a result of it was late and fully darkish, however even understanding it’s there provides one thing to the cease.

The diner-saur park is what turns Peggy Sue’s into greater than only a place to eat. You possibly can seize meals after which stroll round. Or stroll round when you’re ready on your desk. Should you’re touring with youngsters, that is big. Should you’re touring with adults, it’s nonetheless good to get out, stretch, and take a photograph that solely is smart since you’re in the midst of the desert.

Yet one more factor you need to know earlier than you go: within the ladies’s rest room, there’s a male model standing on the urinal. Did it completely scare me and make me assume I walked into the unsuitable restroom? Sure. So now you’re warned.

Peggy Sue's Diner Review — Significantly, I ran out the primary time

Peggy Sue’s Diner Meals

The Peggy Sue Diner menu is precisely what you count on from a diner. Burgers. Fries. Sandwiches. Consolation meals. Breakfast all day. Milkshakes. Desserts. Nothing difficult. Nothing fashionable. A far cry from a number of the constructed up New York-New Jersey diners which are fancier than essential.

They handle to supply quite a bit with out the menu feeling overwhelming. To be trustworthy, going by a 20 web page diner menu could be exhausting. I went with the pork chops and mashed potatoes, they usually had been genuinely good. The plate got here with a soup or salad, mashed potatoes, and inexperienced beans. I used to be not anticipating pineapple on prime of the pork chops, however it was nice. Total, I used to be proud of the selection.

Dessert is a part of the enchantment right here. Peggy Sue’s is thought for its old-school diner desserts, particularly pie. I went with a milkshake this time and had zero regrets. Subsequent time, I’m ordering pie.

You possibly can see the Peggy Sue’s Diner menu right here.

Service

Service was precisely what you need on a street journey cease. The meals got here out rapidly, our waitress was pleasant, and we had been out and in in about 35 minutes. That’s type of the best situation while you nonetheless have miles to go.

Value

I’ve clearly been spending an excessive amount of time consuming in Los Angeles, as a result of I used to be shocked by how cheap this cease was. Dinner for 2 got here out to round $35.

Peggy Sue’s Diner Conclusion

Would I come again to Peggy Sue’s Diner?

Sure. It was enjoyable, simple, and precisely what I wished at that time within the drive. Should you’re in search of a low-stress cease between Los Angeles or San Diego and Las Vegas (or the opposite method round), this can be a good one.

I’m not coming right here anticipating something fancy, and I don’t have to. It’s a simple diner that provides you an actual break from the drive. The one factor that will make it higher can be an electrical automotive charger HAHA.

Generally that’s all you want.