| The Wagon Wheel has been an institution in | | | | So how was everything? Extremely good. The |
| Escondido, California for over 40 years now. On | | | | salad was the classic house salad which was a |
| what seems to be only the second set of owners | | | | nice place to start. The ribs came out and had |
| in it's history the restaurant gives patrons the | | | | clearly been cooked at a low temperature for a |
| chance to step back in time to enjoy a home | | | | long period of time, the sauce was perfect. The |
| cooked meal in a comfortable red leather booth | | | | French fries when combined with my wife's onion |
| while paying prices that would remind you more | | | | rings ordered showed off the best of 1950's |
| of 1985 then 2005. | | | | American cooking. Lightly battered and fried when |
| I recently had the opportunity to enjoy dinner on | | | | it was ordered and served piping hot. Lastly I |
| a Friday evening at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant | | | | found some space for dessert as there was an |
| in Escondido, CA. Located off of the 78 Freeway | | | | old portrait above a window of a piece of cherry |
| it is easy to locate with plenty of parking both in | | | | cheesecake. To put it in a word: splendid. |
| front and in back, an old wooden building houses | | | | I hope anyone living in San Diego county or south |
| one of the oldest running restaurants in San Diego | | | | Riverside county will consider the Wagon Wheel |
| county. | | | | restaurant in Escondido next time they are looking |
| After finding my way to a corner booth I started | | | | for a restaurant to visit. As opposed to the |
| by ordering a soda to drink, the restaurant does | | | | generic chain restaurants like TGI Friday's, Chile's, |
| not currently carry a liquor license in part to keep | | | | Applebees or Denny's you'll be paying less while |
| to their family friendly attitude. I then found a | | | | getting much better (and more) food from a |
| special board (located just above the entrance to | | | | family owned restaurant. I always enjoy being |
| the kitchen and written in chalk). | | | | able to stop in say hello and be able to have an |
| I ordered the baby back ribs special which was | | | | owner there working the restaurant and making |
| accompanied by a salad to start, side of potatoes | | | | the food. Personally, I'd rather spend my money |
| (I chose French fries), another side dish (I chose | | | | in a restaurant where I know the family that I'm |
| vegetables), as well as a choice of bread either | | | | supporting, as opposed to a large corporation to |
| roll or cornbread. | | | | which I have no connection with. |