June 24 - The Rock Cafe

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One of the things on our Summer List 2012 was to eat at a restaurant featured on Diners, Dive-ins, and Drives. Who knew that we'd also find a restaurant on Route 66 that also helped inspire the character Sally from Pixar's Cars (only Camden's favorite movie ever).

We drove (in the sweltering heat once again) an hour to The Rock Cafe, and the kids were pretty excited about it. The featured item from the TV episode was spaetzle - homemade German noodles grilled with butter and cheese. It was quite tasty. I think the kids were most interested in the fact that the bathrooms were covered in chalk paint and completely covered in writing.

It was a fun trip. Probably wouldn't go out of our way to eat there again, but it was a fun experience for kids and adults!

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And one from right after church while Becky and I were both still presentable.
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Comments

Christine @ 12,450miles said…
Mmmm... spaetzle! It looks like a fun experience!
7:28 AM
Amy said…
I love that picture of you two sweet sisters! And, I cannot tell you how much Lukas would have loved The Rock Cafe and the big Lightning. It is all Cars around here all. the. time!!
1:03 PM
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