burns

last night we met craig’s mom at burns cafe for dinner.
this is burns, kansas.

did you miss it?
here is a picture facing the other way.

burns, kansas
population: 268
this cafe is only open friday and saturday nights? i think maybe sunday noon too.
whatever it is…it’s very little.
they make a certain amount of food and when it’s gone it’s gone.
it’s just like the sign says “good country cookin'”
there is “country ambiance” too.

usually we are the youngest people there.
last night there were some college students with their parents.
it’s packed everytime.
it’s 25 minutes from our house…in the middle of nowhere.
the prettiest country drive to get there.

(the kids took all the inside pictures…it kept them entertained)
annie was like a monkey during this meal…climbing all over me.
our food was delicious…as always.
all the stuff that takes alot of work to make…done for you.
for $6.25.

i think this is my most favorite meal…not just at burns.
and then the pie….oh my.
if you get there early you get a choice of many many kinds.
again we are the youngest people there and we get there at normal dinner hours…the old folks are eating at 5:00…and they take whole pies home with them too…so our choices are always limited at 6:30.
but my butterscotch meringue was perfect.
annie’s chocolate pie….also perfect.
when it came she said loudly “OHHHHHH PIIIIIIIE!”

the 2 big kids were rebels and ordered floats instead of pie.
how dare they?

there is nothing fancy about burns (obviously)
but when we first moved back to kansas…
it was just everything that we’d missed.
small town (very) with big old homes…
community feel…
friendly…
the countryside…
and very good food…

the locals…we bought cinnamon rolls from their bake sale.

there is a tiny little hair salon next door and once after dinner craig got a haircut while we let the kids play on a dirt pile outside..that doesn’t sound hick does it?
ha ha ha
if you are local…you must go.
and call us to meet you there.