You'll find lots of delicious choices ranging from locally-owned restaurants and organizations hosting food events with the BKRT visitor in mind.
What looks good, tastes good and is good for you? Just about everything at 989 Nutrition. Stop by for a pick me up so you can keep exploring your way through Wathena. Thursday-Friday 5:30am-3pm, Saturday 9am-1pm.
Known for their breakfasts and lunch specials. Come hungry!
This new business serves nutritional drinks including specialty teas, iced coffee, nutrition shakes, javaccinnos, extreme lemonades and kids drinks. Look for specials during the BKRT and give away items. Thursday-Saturday 8am-2pm, Sunday 9:30am-2pm.
Daily lunch and dinner specials and the only Wine Wall in Kansas. You can also shop for furniture, gift items and this is where you'll find Sweet Rosie's Bakery!
This is a good bet for burgers, sandwiches, pork tenderloin and catfish basket. Due to covid, the buffet is closed. Lunch 11am-3pm; Dinner 5-9pm.
You can't go wrong with the buffet! Thursday-Sunday 11am-9:30pm; Lunch Buffet 11am-1:30pm.
Try their sandwiches, daily specials and quench your thirst with an adult beverage. Thursday 6-10pm, Friday-Saturday 6pm-2am.
Full bar, daily specials and wonderful steaks.
Try their cheeseburger, famous tenderloin sandwich and ice cream (especially shakes). Thursday -Saturday 11am-9pm, Sunday 12-8pm.
It's always a good time to stop here for a hot roast beef sandwich or the daily special and a piece of pie. Thursday-Saturday 7am-2pm (quit serving breakfast at 10am); 5-8pm. Sunday hours 11am-2pm (lunch only).
Coffees, lattes, breve‘s, homemade pastries, scones, cinnamon rolls pizza and burgers. Thursday-Friday 7am-8pm, Saturday 9am-3pm.
Huge menu and Mug-o-Rita Saturdays!
You'll find your favorite Mexican dish on their large menu and locals rave about the margaritas.
Wide variety of Mexican food and thirst quenching margaritas.
All the Mexican dishes are great and so are the margaritas!
The sign says it all, "the bull starts here" which means you're guaranteed a good time. Even better is the cattle chute that customers walk through to enter the outdoor patio complete with old grain bins repurposed to serve as the bar. Find cold beer, sandwiches and daily specials along with good service. Grand opening on Saturday with local singer, Curtis Stroud on stage from 8pm-12am. Saturday special includes mountain oysters, tenderloins, baked beans and potato salad. Thursday-Saturday 6:30am-2pm; 5pm-11pm.
Known for their breakfast biscuits and gravy on Friday. But really folks, it's all good! Thursday-Friday 7am-2pm Saturday-closed; Sunday 7am-1:30pm.
Breakfast, daily special and pie are the favorites. Thursday-Friday 6:30am-1:30pm, Saturday 6:30-11am (breakfast only).
Find the newest bakery in town right next to their unique clothing store for girls and young women. The bakery will feature Kansas themed treats during BKRT. Come support these two locally owned businesses.
Pizza, (try the Sausage & Sauerkraut, a Seneca speciality), and Broasted Chicken.
Homemade food featuring a full buffet or order off the menu. You'll also find unique gift items at a great value to take home as a souvenir of your BKRT trip. Thursday 7am-3pm, Friday 7am-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 7am-3pm.
Lunch buffet on weekdays. Local grocery stores are important in rural communities. Buy a few non-perishable items while you're here or purchase some toilet tissue or paper towels to donate to the BKRT Information Centers.
Find a full deli counter and liquor store all in one!
Burgers and Daily Specials. Thursday-Saturday 11am-9pm; Sunday 11am-3pm (Grill hours) Bar open until 11pm.
Need a good cup of joe before you set out on your exploring adventures? Jackrabbit Coffee is a local coffee roaster using beans that are rated in the top 3% of quality in the world. Wondering about the name? The original business was located in rural Hiawatha on Jackrabbit Road. Their motto is "Try some Jackrabbit Coffee….It’ll keep you hopping!" If you don't have time for a cup but want to try it later, pick up a bag at The Bread Bowl Restaurant. Open Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 8am-2pm.
This quintessential hometown market is your go-to for fresh deli subs and salads. Pick up other non-perishable items here too or buy paper goods to donate to the BKRT information centers. Thu-Sat 8am-7pm, Sun 8am-6pm
Free appetizer with the purchase of an entree (and coupon from the BKRT guide must be shown). Serving Highland Community College wine. Thursday-Sunday 11am-10pm.
Celebrating their 25th year, this popular convenience store is owned by Tim, Becca, Emma and Carson Lentz. Look for their special menu items including burgers, sandwiches, salads and wraps. They will be giving away free items and a drawing for Yeti items will be held. Thursday-Friday 6am-8pm, Saturday 7am-8pm, Sunday 8am-6pm.
Good spot for breakfast, burgers and pie. Only open on Saturdays.
You can't go wrong with comfort food and pie! Sorry, not open on Saturday.
Located at Mission Lake Country Club on a beautiful 9-hole golf course overlooking Mission Lake, this restaurant is under new management and will open by the end of April. Order from the menu and while you're waiting for the food to arrive, enjoy looking at Horton High School Alumni memorabilia. Thursday-Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 11am-8pm.
Try the noon buffet. Thursday-Saturday 11am-9pm, Sunday 11am-2pm.
Locals say to try the Tenderloin Sandwiches, Milk Shakes and the Pappy Fries. Thursday-Saturday 10:30am-8pm.
This bakery, and the other two businesses owned by the family, is a real success story. They produce and manufacture the gluten free ingredients used in their bake shop and wholesale them in several midwest states. Those who are on a gluten-free diet will appreciate having this option with products ranging from deliciously sweet cinnamon rolls to savory biscuits and gravy all made from their in-house proprietary recipes and flour blends in a 100% gluten free facility. They also serve gluten-free lunches on Friday and Saturday. Thursday 7am-12pm, Friday 8am-3pm, Saturday 8am-2pm. 8am - 3pm.
Known for their chicken and salad bar.
If you like street tacos then you'll love the ethnic twists Rogue Taco's put on this tiny but mighty lunch favorite. Choose from Cactus Taco, Thai Peanu, Bok Choy and Radish Slaw, Chipotle Pork, Nacho and Greek.
Many have tried, but only a few have conquered the Trojan Horse Burger Challenge. Are you up for it? The wraps are good too and they have a full bar. Thursday 11am-2pm; 5pm-12am, Friday-Saturday 11am-2am, Sunday 12-8pm.
Tee up with lunch and dinner specials, full bar and grill.
Steaks, burgers, salads are the top choices plus they have a full bar. Thursday-Saturday 4-9pm, Sunday 11am-2pm.
Best bets are their burgers, Cajun Chicken and Chicken Pecan Salad. Thursday-Saturday 11am-2pm and 5-9pm.
Quesadillas and the North Street Burger are the stars on the menu.
Come in early for the favorites - pecan rolls and scones. Thursday-Friday 7am-1pm, Saturday 8am-1pm.
Homemade pastries, cinnamon rolls, quiche, scones and keto friendly items. Find this friendly bakery inside Brickstreet Furniture.
Pies and sandwiches is what it's all about here, plus when you order a piece of pie (and why wouldn't you?) you get a free cup of coffee.
Daily specials, homemade hot roast beef sandwich, loaded baked potato soup in a bread bowl, fantastic pies, baked goods and desserts. Thursday-Friday 10:30am-1:30pm and 5:30-8:30pm.
Pizza, sandwiches, pasta and breadsticks are all good.
Enjoy salmon, steaks, chicken, pasta, burgers, sandwiches and daily specials at this spacious restaurant overlooking the Spring Creek Golf Course. Tuesday-Friday Lunch Buffet 11am-2pm; Tuesday-Thursday 5-9pm; Friday-Saturday 5-10pm; Sunday Brunch 11am-2pm.
