Quotes by Colleen Stogsdill

“They came to us -- we werent even thinking about it. Someone who lives here asked if wed like to expand it was too good to pass up.”

“That was a huge attraction for my husband. Weve tried to do some catering out at our other place, but the kitchen is a lot smaller and it hasnt worked very well. (Ken) is excited to use exercise his culinary muscle.”

“When we first walked in there to eat, we fell in love with it. Weve been married for 20 years and wed always wanted to own a restaurant. It had a good location and we live in Canby so that made it really nice.”

“During the war (World War II) when meat was rationed, customers brought meat to the restaurant to keep it going. This was meat from their farms and out of their own homes.”

“The trucks back then didnt have sleepers on them and they would stop here, eat dinner, sleep in one of the cabins and then eat breakfast the next morning. When I-5 opened the truckers werent coming by as much.”

“It just keeps its doors open. It used to be open 24 hours a day. I love some of the stories about when people came 50 years ago, or they came when they were a kid and now they are in their 60s. There is a lot of history here.”

“Fridays we do prime rib (dinner) and Saturday we do grilled razor clams and oysters (dinner). Everyone seems to love those. Theyve been a big hit.”