Restaurant review - BJ's Cafe
Locals as well as travellers on US Highway 12 should take note: great home-cooked food in a hometown atmosphere is available at BJ's Cafe, which opened in early December. Easy to find, it is located across Main Street from the Ortley Post Office, in a building which was a restaurant many years ago, and for years served as the local VFW post. The "B" and "J" in "BJ's" refer to sisters Barbara Witte and Jannis Palmer, who are partners in this venture.
A large wrap-around lunch counter is surrounded by tables for 2 or more around the perimeter of the dining area. Original paintings and local memorabilia adorn the walls, adding to the home-town feeling. Diners who sit at the lunch counter sit upon interesting stools made of old tractor seats, which are remarkably much more comfortable than they might look.
The menu features a full line of sandwiches, ranging from hamburgers to tuna salad, and some exceptional homemade soups, some including homemade noodles. Two of my favorites are the chicken with rice soup and the chili. The chili is available every day, and three other soup choices will be featured as well on any given day.
The cafe also boasts "breakfast served all day", and the pancakes are large and fluffy. Everyone should have a plate of their home fries, lightly fried potatoes with green peppers and onions.
In addition to the dining room, a spacious room called "BJ's Hall" offers much more space, and is available to rent for special events. It continues to be the home of the local VFW post's memorabilia, which adorns the walls.
Ortley is so small that many have gone by without noticing it, but this is truly a reason to take notice! Aberdonians and others, a dining experience filled with simple homespun goodness is available right on Highway 12, eight miles west of Interstate 29.
A large wrap-around lunch counter is surrounded by tables for 2 or more around the perimeter of the dining area. Original paintings and local memorabilia adorn the walls, adding to the home-town feeling. Diners who sit at the lunch counter sit upon interesting stools made of old tractor seats, which are remarkably much more comfortable than they might look.
The menu features a full line of sandwiches, ranging from hamburgers to tuna salad, and some exceptional homemade soups, some including homemade noodles. Two of my favorites are the chicken with rice soup and the chili. The chili is available every day, and three other soup choices will be featured as well on any given day.
The cafe also boasts "breakfast served all day", and the pancakes are large and fluffy. Everyone should have a plate of their home fries, lightly fried potatoes with green peppers and onions.
In addition to the dining room, a spacious room called "BJ's Hall" offers much more space, and is available to rent for special events. It continues to be the home of the local VFW post's memorabilia, which adorns the walls.
Ortley is so small that many have gone by without noticing it, but this is truly a reason to take notice! Aberdonians and others, a dining experience filled with simple homespun goodness is available right on Highway 12, eight miles west of Interstate 29.
posted by Michael | 9:12 AM
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