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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Enjoy BBQ ribs at the Mining Camp RestaurantClosed TemporarilyWhat’s remarkable about the Mining Camp Restaurant? Just about everything. The first thing that strikes you will be the spectacular view of the Superstitions to the east and the fine view of Mesa and Apache Junction, especially at night.Mining Camp RestaurantNotice the old wagons and mining equipment in the front, which makes a good backdrop for family pictures. Also an old wood water tank. One time there was a prospector lady who showed us how to pan for gold in front of the tank! Then when you go into the door look around the gift shop because it has treasures like frog noisemakers, scorpion paper weights, and all kinds of unique desert gifts and books.Wagon & Wood Tankpanning for goldThe restaurant website says kids 4 & under get to eat free. And yes, this place is very kid friendly.Get your meal tickets at the gift shop. If you are lucky you can sometimes find discount coupons in the Arizona Republic. You will then be escorted to a long picnic style table made out of heavypine planks with all sorts of memorabilia embedded into the woodfinish. Seating is on benches and you eat on tin plates and cups just like the miners. Don’t go to the restaurant unless you are very hungry. They serve monster trays of camp food and keep on bringing them out until you say “whoa!”They have one menu and it’s all you can eat. You'll love the barbecue beef ribs and roast chicken with stuffing and gravy, roast beef or ham depending on the day. The bread (fluffy white bread and raisin bread) comes with lots of butter and cactus jelly. The red cactus jelly sort of tastes like strawberries and is worth a try. Add a hot steaming
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