Where to Eat on the Trails
WHERE TO EAT ON THE TRAILS
A list of sit down restaurants close to the way to or back from popular trails with healthy, good tasting food after hiking or riding the trails. If there is enough room for horse rigs, it is noted.
Alphabetical by staging area or trailhead:
AUBURN OVERLOOK
Maidu Cafe - pastries, paninis, soups, breakfast bagels
621 Auburn Folsom Road, Auburn (530) 402-7579
Next to the Maidu Market, plenty of parking for horse trailers.
3 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
COOL, CRONAN, QUARRY AREA
American River Pizza and Grill - salad bar, burgers, sandwiches, pizzas
2966 HWY 49 Suite G, Cool (530)-887-1969 - parking for horse trailers
4 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Los Establos
2968 2968 HWY 49 Suite G, Cool, CA (530) 401-4252 - very tasty Mexican food.
Parking for horse rigs in front.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
TAHOE, FOLSOM LAKE AND AUBURN SRA TRAILS, GOING BACK TO SAC ON 1-80
Awful Annie's
13460 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA
Call (530) 888-9857 at the other restaurant until open. Take the Foresthill exit, turn left on Lincoln.
Parking for rigs in front by the power pole, or on the side or in the back. Next to Joe Caribe's and one block from Ikeda's.
Great for breakfast.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Ikeda's Country Market - burgers, excellent veggie burgers, lots of fresh fruit and snacks to take with you on a trail ride.
13500 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA, Take the Foresthill exit, turn left on Lincoln. No parking for horse rigs, look behind Awful Annie's.
4 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
HIDDEN FALLS, EMPIRE MINE, HIGHWAY 49 AUBURN, GRASS VALLEY
Chang Bros Chinese Restaurant - solid Sichuan cuisine, large portions, try their lettuce wraps
(530) 885-9781 - 2380 Grass Valley Highway, Auburn, CA - Auburn Village (Highway 49, Atwood goes straight into the parking lot, look to the left. Parking for rigs)
4 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Pho King Good - excellent Vietnamese food, a favorite for those who want healthy, no MSG food.
1501 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn, CA 95603, (530) 888-6868 There is no turn around for horse rigs, ask to park in the gravel lot behind Animal Medical Center.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR REVIEWS ON YELP.
TrailBlazer Craft Pizza and Brews - top notch made from scratch pizza with creative toppings, excellent burgers, gluten free selections. HUGE parking lot for rigs. Good wi-fi. Just a few feet off Highway 49 and Alta Sierra Drive intersection, take the first left on Johnson Place, 250 feet down on the left.
4.5 stars. CLICK HERE FOR MENU
GOLD COUNTRY TRAILHEAD, SKILLMAN HORSE CAMP, GROUSE RIDGE, HIGHWAY 20 NORTH OF NEVADA CITY TRAILS
Harmony Ridge Market - pastries, sandwiches, market goodies, tie up your horse to the rails in the back, sit on the patio. On HWY 20 at the corner of Scotts Flat Road, directly across from the old 5 Mile House (rigs park across the street)
3 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Bakery 3 Kings Americana Bistro
Restaurant, Deli, Breakfast burittos, Sliders, big Salads, coffee and espresso
841 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA, corner of Brunswick and Sutton. (530) 272-4470. Tight parking, but feasible.
4.7 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
TRAYLOR RANCH PRESERVE
Il Pizzaiolo Wood-fired Pizza
3540 Taylor Road, Loomis, CA. Parking for horse rigs far end of next to Taylor's Burgers. Italian thin crust pizza, some of the best, and very reasonably priced.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Gander Taphouse
3550 Taylor Road, Loomis, CA in the Blue Goose Event Center
Plenty of parking for horse rigs directly to the north of the center. Excellent sandwiches: Muffuletta, 4-cheese panini, Cubano, etc.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
A list of sit down restaurants close to the way to or back from popular trails with healthy, good tasting food after hiking or riding the trails. If there is enough room for horse rigs, it is noted.
Alphabetical by staging area or trailhead:
AUBURN OVERLOOK
Maidu Cafe - pastries, paninis, soups, breakfast bagels
621 Auburn Folsom Road, Auburn (530) 402-7579
Next to the Maidu Market, plenty of parking for horse trailers.
3 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
COOL, CRONAN, QUARRY AREA
American River Pizza and Grill - salad bar, burgers, sandwiches, pizzas
2966 HWY 49 Suite G, Cool (530)-887-1969 - parking for horse trailers
4 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Los Establos
2968 2968 HWY 49 Suite G, Cool, CA (530) 401-4252 - very tasty Mexican food.
Parking for horse rigs in front.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
TAHOE, FOLSOM LAKE AND AUBURN SRA TRAILS, GOING BACK TO SAC ON 1-80
Awful Annie's
13460 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA
Call (530) 888-9857 at the other restaurant until open. Take the Foresthill exit, turn left on Lincoln.
Parking for rigs in front by the power pole, or on the side or in the back. Next to Joe Caribe's and one block from Ikeda's.
Great for breakfast.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Ikeda's Country Market - burgers, excellent veggie burgers, lots of fresh fruit and snacks to take with you on a trail ride.
13500 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA, Take the Foresthill exit, turn left on Lincoln. No parking for horse rigs, look behind Awful Annie's.
4 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
HIDDEN FALLS, EMPIRE MINE, HIGHWAY 49 AUBURN, GRASS VALLEY
Chang Bros Chinese Restaurant - solid Sichuan cuisine, large portions, try their lettuce wraps
(530) 885-9781 - 2380 Grass Valley Highway, Auburn, CA - Auburn Village (Highway 49, Atwood goes straight into the parking lot, look to the left. Parking for rigs)
4 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Pho King Good - excellent Vietnamese food, a favorite for those who want healthy, no MSG food.
1501 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn, CA 95603, (530) 888-6868 There is no turn around for horse rigs, ask to park in the gravel lot behind Animal Medical Center.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR REVIEWS ON YELP.
TrailBlazer Craft Pizza and Brews - top notch made from scratch pizza with creative toppings, excellent burgers, gluten free selections. HUGE parking lot for rigs. Good wi-fi. Just a few feet off Highway 49 and Alta Sierra Drive intersection, take the first left on Johnson Place, 250 feet down on the left.
4.5 stars. CLICK HERE FOR MENU
GOLD COUNTRY TRAILHEAD, SKILLMAN HORSE CAMP, GROUSE RIDGE, HIGHWAY 20 NORTH OF NEVADA CITY TRAILS
Harmony Ridge Market - pastries, sandwiches, market goodies, tie up your horse to the rails in the back, sit on the patio. On HWY 20 at the corner of Scotts Flat Road, directly across from the old 5 Mile House (rigs park across the street)
3 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Bakery 3 Kings Americana Bistro
Restaurant, Deli, Breakfast burittos, Sliders, big Salads, coffee and espresso
841 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA, corner of Brunswick and Sutton. (530) 272-4470. Tight parking, but feasible.
4.7 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
TRAYLOR RANCH PRESERVE
Il Pizzaiolo Wood-fired Pizza
3540 Taylor Road, Loomis, CA. Parking for horse rigs far end of next to Taylor's Burgers. Italian thin crust pizza, some of the best, and very reasonably priced.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU
Gander Taphouse
3550 Taylor Road, Loomis, CA in the Blue Goose Event Center
Plenty of parking for horse rigs directly to the north of the center. Excellent sandwiches: Muffuletta, 4-cheese panini, Cubano, etc.
4.5 stars CLICK HERE FOR MENU