mmm-yoso!!! is the name of this food blog. Cathy is writing today while Kirk is busy at His job.
It's been almost eight years since I wrote about Smokey's, yet not much has changed.
Oh sure, there's some updated signage.
Stepping inside, the small store to the left, bar and tables in front of you and general atmosphere, with friendly waitresses, is comforting and familiar. The menu (at the bottom of this post) is pretty much the same (there's still catfish as a breakfast meat choice). We were here in the afternoon, so chose from the lunch menu.
The cheeseburger, ($8) 1/3 lb angus on a toasted sesame seeded bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle with crinkle cut fries was a wonderful quality and size. Excellent flavor.
The soup and Sandwich ($7) was a great choice. I wanted a tuna sandwich and was asked if I'd like it to be a tuna melt. There was no upcharge and the flavors of the Swiss cheese and tuna salad on the random sliced toasted rye were so very comfortingly perfect.
The soup of the day was Vegetable Beef and it was so good! Hamburger, tomato, onion, celery, green pepper and those macaroni noodles. It tasted so much better than when I toss similar leftovers in a pot.
Of course, since we were here, we had to have catfish and the two piece meal ($10.50) was just enough food to hit the spot. The light cornmeal dusting on the perfectly fried fish along with cole slaw and
delicately fried herb filled hush puppies were just perfect textures and flavors for a lunch at this long time (since 1947) classic diner.
Smokey's Lake Wohlford Cafe 25484 Lake Wohlford Road Escondido 92027 (760) 749-6585 Website Open 6 a.m. daily
Good looking catfish! I gotta stop and try it. I’ve driven by a bunch of times.
Oh, yes, Soo-stop here! Great food, a nice view and very nice people. If it’s breakfast, you can get 2 catfish as the meat on a plate with 2 eggs, potato and toast for $11!
Catfish sounds good! I’ve never seen it as a breakfast meat choice. Options!
everything sounds great!
I was up there a couple weekends ago and failed to get my young soccer player interested in going there. He wanted pad thai instead, but I will get up there sometime!
Catfish is a wonderfully different breakfast meat, cc. I had to have it when I saw it on the menu that first visit posted.
It was really good, Kat.
I’m torn, Dereck; your son wants -and can easily find- Pad Thai out here…which should be encouraged. But a local Cafe on a Lake is kind of rare. Next time there needs to be a compromise; at least drop in and look at the little store and all the decor.