China Garden Cafe (Sign removed)
Cedar City, UT Photo courtesy Allen Sandquist
Here's an interesting sight when you travel the main drag in Cedar City.
The plastic sign for the China Garden Cafe is an average sign so
you can imagine how huge this lady's head is. The restaurant is owned and operated by Peter and Anita Yee and is the place to go for good Chinese food in town
UPDATE : This sign for the China Garden Cafe was taken down not too long after this photo was taken. It's now in the Las Vegas Neon Museum. 05-13
UPDATE : The building is now home to the Bombay Cafe which is an Indian food restaurant. 07-25
China Garden Cafe marquee from 2001
Cedar City, UT
Country Cafe (Gone)
Morgan, UT Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
The Country Cafe advertises its homemade pie and soup.
UPDATE : This cafe is now gone. 07-25
W Cafe
Gunnison, CO Photo courtesy Don Gardner
Here's the W Cafe of Gunnison, Colorado. Featuring a Big W on
the marquee, the W Cafe is worth a visit if you're in the area. The building dates back several decades and was most recently remodeled in 1958. Word is the location was once home to the Royal Cafe and the Johnson Restaurant.
Alpine Rose Cafe (Closed)
Walsenburg, CO Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
Here's a rather eye-catching sign outside of the Alpine Rose
Cafe. The cafe dates back to 1926 when August Musso opened up this restaurant on Main Street. The building itself dates to the 1800s and was a barber shop in 1901 and a furniture shop a decade later.
UPDATE : Unfortunately owner Phyllis Cordova passed away in 2023 and the Alpine Rose Cafe has closed. It appears the sign is now gone. 07-25
City Diner (Gone)
Pueblo, CO Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
The City Diner is located right next to the motel. Not
quite sure what the food is like at this place, but the red and white
paint carries quite a contrast along the road.
UPDATE : The diner closed in June 2013 after receiving some water damage from a water pipe breakage upstairs. After a few years of rebuild work, the property owner tore the building down for a parking lot in 2017. 07-25
Cowan's Cafe
Duchesne, UT Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
Check out this interesting sign that sits outside Cowan's Cafe in Duchesne UT. Looking like a cross between a weiner and a carrot, this marquee looks
like it may still light up at night. Cowan's Cafe opened in the 1930s and has been serving the main street since that time.
Mom's Cafe
Salina, UT Photo courtesy Allen Sandquist
Here's a quaint cafe located in Salina, Utah. How much more cozy can
you get than a meal in a cafe named Mom's. And best of all, this cafe is open for eating.
UPDATE : The building itself opened in 1878 as a co-op selling different types of items. Mom's Cafe opened in 1926 and will be celebrating its 100 years of operation next year. 07-25
China Garden Cafe (Sign removed)
Country Cafe (Gone)
W Cafe
Alpine Rose Cafe (Closed)
City Diner (Gone)
Cowan's Cafe
Mom's Cafe
