A home-style, family-friendly diner best known for its pies.

by Katie Heffernan

In Short
These roadside restaurants, now numbering in the hundreds, have been winning over the West since 1983. More polished than the average greasy spoon with homey wood accents and hanging plants, the casual surroundings are suited to families celebrating a special event or making an occasion out of a regular dinner. They'll find classic American dishes and more--breakfast omelets, shrimp-and-steak combinations and spicy chipotle mayo burgers, with the bonus of caramel-pecan-cream-cheese and country apple pies for dessert.