Johnson's of St Mary World Famous Restaurant

Glacier National Park


It feels like you've stepped onto the set of a John Wayne western. Well, the plastic chairs are a giveaway. But this log-cabin restaurant perched above St Mary is charmingly heavy on the classic decor. Burgers and sandwiches are better and bigger than average and the Sunday fried chicken meal is a gut buster. Do not order a dessert pie unless you're sharing.

The dinnertime menu is more extensive with various cuts of steak, veal and a few fish dishes. Not to be outdone, and indicative of both a sense of humor and responsibility, breakfast dishes, like omelettes, burritos and bacon and eggs come in three sizes: yep, small, medium and large.


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