Hello one and all.
Once again I have been traveling. Traveling is rough for someone like myself who is culinarily challenged because of medical conditions. So my 18 year old daughter and I drove from Portland, Oregon to Ferdinand, Idaho for my sisters wedding. My daughter will hereafter be known as the Vicious Muffin.
We left Friday morning and I don't think we stopped for a "real" meal until we got to Lapwai, Idaho. This town is nestled in the Nez Perce Reservation. We stopped about 6 in the evening to this cute little diner called Donald's. Vicious ordered chicken strips and fries and I ordered a chicken sandwich no mayo and a green salad. I forgot to ask if it was breaded, it was. There was a cook and a waitress for the whole place which probably seated 50? There was maybe 10 people in there. If the waitress was not taking a phone order she was trying to take and get orders out. She forgot our drinks because she was so busy. She needed more help. Once we did get our food I ate the salad. It was the usual iceberg fare. I took one bite of the sandwich and realized I could not eat it as was. The batter was like a tempura that was a bit overdone. Not burned, just to much batter for the chicken. I paid for the food and left a small tip. Vicious and I have decided to no longer eat at restaurants with men's names.
One thing I will say for Donald's is they are good to their regulars. There was a gentleman who came in the same time as us. Definitely a regular. An elderly Native American man. She treated him like family. She knew his order, helped him to a seat with his walker and made sure he could eat his food. This exchange saved my image of Donald's. I don't think its a bad place, it just needs a bigger staff.
Saturday morning we found a great little place. Very supportive of its local sports teams. I will tell you all about that next time.
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