A historical stop along Old Route 66, BCR has been serving transcontinental travelers decent meals since 1929 (it's noted to have attracted legends such as Babe Ruth and Al Capone?). Just off the beaten path, you'll find casual dining ambience with smiling, friendly and attentive service and comforting home-cooked dishes. Overall, a solid 3.5+ for my experience; expect to pay around $12-25 for meals depending your hunger and craving. A full bar area plus Patio and main dining room seating. Tried the Fried Green Beans as a starter; served hot from kitchen with wasabi ranch (or regular ranch) dipping sauce. App was complementary with having a cold beverage and watching football! Tasty, shareable app (good varieties to choose) for 2. For dinner, ordered their house Chili (good flavors, heavy beans) "loaded up" and then shared a house-made Albacore Tuna Melt on Sourdough with Cheddar, Tomato and Bacon. Nice combo sandwich served with choice of side (picked house-made chips - crispy and fresh). It was solid for a local eatery, but I would've enjoyed my sandwich more if "grilled" crispier (seemed more toasty) like making one at home. But lots of good menu options to try ... crafted Burgers, local Pizza, full Dinner entrees, Salads and more - next time i'll try a Burger, Chicken Pot Pie or the Country Fried Steak. Check out BCR if exploring old Route 66 in Pond, MO. Enjoy!

First... large selection of cold beer Second... eclectic mix of hardy appetizers. SW Nachos and Poutine stood out to us and were excellent Third...Stone Oven pizza. Italy to Buffalo to the Mediterranean, they have it. Fourth... smoked meat entrees. And, they know how to smoke. Went for a special occasion early on a Wednesday and was treated like a king. The drinks, apps, entrees, service were all great. I have been here about a half dozen times over 10 years and it has been superb every single time.

My husband and I got there at 4:30 which was a perfect time before the dinner rush. We sat in the bar area and our server/bartender was very friendly, helpful and efficient. The food was delicious and my blueberry pomegranate martini was yummy! We love historic buildings and are fans of Route 66 so this place was right up our alley... loved the way it looked inside and out. We definitely plan on going back!

Fabulous outdoor patio, good food and now includes a speakeasy! Here you get the best of everything. From great appetizers (soft pretzels w queso, and teriyaki wings) are our favorites! The wing varieties are full of flavor and the pretzels are soft and delicious! Hannah our server was outstanding. She was very efficient, friendly and kept the water coming as it was a hot evening! I had the Mediterranean Flatbread which was full of toppings and just the right size! Our friend ordered the Horseshoe which came with your choice of smoked brisket or smoked pulled pork with fries, beans, coleslaw and your choice of barbecue sauce. Our other friend ordered a stacked burger and my husband had the brisket sandwich! Then our friends told us about the speakeasy upstairs! We had no idea one opened here a few months ago! A little red velour rope blocks off a secret entrance (a phone booth). They limit the number of patrons upstairs at one time so they call up to see if there is room for us. Once we get they ok we go through the phone booth and up the stairs. As we get to the top we are transformed into a new world, dark walls, leather couches, big screen tvs and a gorgeous bar! It was a gorgeous night so we went out to the rooftop deck where we were greeted with couches, hightop tables and gas fire pits set with the backdrop of gorgeous views of the sunset. They serve specialty cocktails, and offer cigars. No food. Though you can enjoy that downstairs before or after enjoying some time upstairs! A local favorite with a welcome new twist make this Wildwood staple even better! Check hours for the speakeasy.

This restaurant is big with both indoor and outdoor seating. The menu is also big offering stuff mushrooms, nachos, poutine, potato skins, wings, toasted raviolis, soup, salad, burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, flatbreads, pot pies, salmon, etc. Blueberry pom martini $7.50 - Didn't taste much blueberry, but it was refreshing. Fried green beans $12 - Crispy and delicious! They are addictive and you may want your own basket. Reuben $13 - Served on marble rye with a good amount of smoked pastrami. Came with pickles and fries. Turkey Club $14 - Good sandwich. Carrot Cake $10 - Good, not great. .|\---/| | @_@ | ..\_^_/..2024

Checked out their new speakeasy. For a place that's supposed to be a "secret" there sure was a wait to get in. Plan ahead, we had to wait an hour before we were allowed up. Got there at 7:45, didn't get up to the bar until close to 9. I get it, it's the "new, shiny" thing. Was it worth it? Heck yes it was. They take you through a secret entrance through a phone booth, up a set of stairs and into the new bar. Very cool looking. No food. You can't bring drinks from downstairs. All their specialty cocktails are on the menu they hand you. I had a couple Paper Planes. They were wonderful. Very nice selection of bourbon and whiskey. My party of 5 sat out on their rooftop deck. There are a couple couches out there surrounding a fire pit. Cool concept. Friendly service. Definitely a spot to check out. Absolutely no kids.

Step back in time at this roadhouse. The building was built in the 1920s sitting right on old Route 66. The decor is well, old, which sets the stage. We saw this place featured on Fox 2 morning news and decided to give it a try. They featured toasted lasagna on the program so that's what we tried, along with the Big Chief Salad with bacon, onion ranch dressing. The food was very good and the toasted lasagna was very unexpected based on typical menus at a roadhouse. Very flavorful and filling. We noticed they serve desserts from the world famous Blue Owl in Kimmswick which is interesting. We were too full from our lunch to try any dessert. The service was a little slow, but to be expected since we noticed only two servers for a large dining space. Just be patient with them and enjoy conversations with your table companions as you wait. It was a pleasant dining experience and a nice place to drive to in beautiful Wildwood.

This is one of those classic Route 66 restaurants, and among the most popular in the state of Missouri. I went there twice (to give a fair review) and both times I had a real good experience. The first time I wasn't that hungry as I stopped in for lunch. I got the tunafish on toast and fries. The second time I decided to "go all out" and get one of their horseshoes. That's where I had to deduct one star: because it wasn't really a horseshoe, in my terms. The sandwich was good, but their horseshoes do not come with bread or cheese. I don't understand that; but whatever. But they gave me a decent serving of pulled pork and fries, and it also came with baked beans and coleslaw on the side. Service was great both times, and I would love to try other things on their menu. But be warned about the horseshoes!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Previous review, Sep., 2023 - - - - - - - - Fantastic restaurant - crew/team, food... so much house-made goodness! - - - Our son requested his birthday dinner at Big Chief and the staff was helpful reserving us a table for all 8 of us - our family and the family of his girlfriend... picnic table inside - well organized... and the staff handled the large order quite nicely. We all enjoyed - Carnivore flatbread "house made pizza sauce, mozzarella provolone blend, bacon, hamburger, pepperoni, sausage" - The Horseshoe, with brisket ... "your choice of smoked pulled pork or smoked brisket(add $3) served over a bed of french fries with your choice of sweet or spicy barbecue and served with baked beans and cole slaw" - The Big John (a first time for fish... it was good, on its own, and bettie with the malted vinegar!) with a side of fries "seasoned and breaded cod filet, deep fried, and served on a hoagie with tartar on the side" - the house-flavored fries... some of the best in town... also great to talk home, chop up, and fry in the pan... then put under your eggs / omelette - such a fantastic breakfast with "Big Chief hash browns" - dessert of blue owl carrot cake, with forks for all to share! - the birthday night... great location for fun and friendship and presents! Thank you, Ashley, for serving us for this wonderful birthday dinner! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We have visited many times since 2019; apologies or not having updated my review. We have sat inside and outside. We have thoroughly enjoyed - the staff, especially Momma and Cassandra - pork steaks "a st. louis tradition - thick cut pork steak served with your choice of two sides and choice of barbecue sauce" - the horseshoe, typically with pulled pork ... "your choice of smoked pulled pork or smoked brisket(add $3) served over a bed of french fries with your choice of sweet or spicy barbecue and served with baked beans and cole slaw" - poutine ... "bed of french fries topped with roasted garlic cream sauce, bacon, tomatoes, and green onions" - burgers several flavors / styles - Ranchero chicken marinated and blackened chicken topped with pepper jack cheese, roasted red peppers, bacon, ranchero sauce, and chipotle aioli served on sourdough - flatbread pizzas several flavors / styles - the house-flavored fries... some of the best in town... also great to talk home, chop up, and fry in the pan... then put under your eggs / omelette - such a fantastic breakfast with "Big Chief hash browns" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Previous review, Aug., 2019 - - - - - - - - Great family dinner! We have visited Big Chief over the years, typically at off-hours on a weekend afternoon, on our way home from Babler State Park or Rockwoods Reservation. The food then was typically pizza or wings, and they were consistently good. This past weekend, on Friday night, we did walk at Rockwoods just before dinner time, and I called to see if we could get reservations. We ended up going to our parish's fish fry, but we did go to Big Chief Saturday night. We had a fantastic time and great food. The restaurant was full, and we thankfully secured a table quickly. My wonderful wife enjoyed the beef brisket plate, and the waitress worked to make sure that her other items were gluten free, recommending several substitutions to my wife... that was a big help! Our daughter, son and I all spit three things... wings, Ozark poutine, and the rib plate. WOW! The wings were as good tonight as on previous visits. Our son knew about poutine from class or somewhere... seemed new for me. The menu notes about poutine: "bed of french fries topped with a roasted garlic cream sauce, bacon, tomatoes, and green onions." These were good! all of the ingredients work well together, and the bacon being a top-notch bacon (not fatty) made the biggest difference in pulling it all together. Top it all off with the carafe of Arnold Palmer and we left with smiles. We'll be back! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

We love the smoked salmon salad here. So unique & so good! The salmon is always cooked perfectly & has a great smoked flavor. The dressing is really good too! For dinner, I got the smoked pork chop that came with 2 sides: mashed potatoes & mixed veggies. It also comes with soup or salad, but I got another side instead since we ordered the salmon salad to start. So I also got mac & cheese. The pork chop was wonderful! Cooked well & still moist. It came with an apricot jalapeño glaze that was so tasty! The mashed potatoes were fluffy & smooth but were quite bland. The mac & cheese had a thick cheese sauce but was also bland. The veggies were a mixture of Zucchini & squash & these were seasoned well. For dessert, I got the pumpkin cheesecake. It was just ok. It was fluffy but not very sweet & was bland tasting - not a lot of pumpkin flavor or spices.