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Samoa Cookhouse in Eureka is a two star American restaurant. This restaurant is very affordable.
4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is fun. I've been a couple of times and have never been disappointed. Totally in line with my expectations based on the Yelp reviews. Family style, tons of food, nice people who are...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It was late, and we were hungry! After a long wait to sit, the hostess forgot about us, we were greeted with a big bowl of split pea soup, salad, and a basket of delicious fresh bread. Soup was...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I laugh, as I thought I might get a FTR. Uh, NO. There are 63 ahead of you, Ms P (and there I go talking to myself again). But this place was AMAZING. I wasn't really sure what to expect, since we...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If you have dreamed of escaping reality for a short period of time to pretend you are a lumberjack...if you enjoy eating at long picnic tables covered in red and white tablecloths with a bunch of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Good lord, this place is fantastic! Once upon a time, on the way back from a college road trip to Sonoma State, we visited this place on the way back home. I had no idea where I was or what this...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Note: I don't give more than 3 stars unless food, service and setting are outstanding. The food here is homestyle, but very good. Setting: A logging cookhouse that was used to feed hundreds of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i'd wanted to try this place for years and i finally got my chance - not once but twice! definitely some down home cooking. quirky service. well, quirky everything, actually. but pretty neat....
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place was surprisingly better than I expected. Most of what is served is fresh, and prepared on site, even though it is simple old style American. We enjoyed a good fresh vegetable soup, a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great atmosphere. Good soup and salad. The home-made bread is the main attraction and the cool old photos and logging equipment. The staff is excellent and friendly and they remind you of good...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you want home cookin', this is the place! Visiting northern CA with family and son said this was a must see. It's the only "camp" kitchen left in America according to advertising fliers. Lumber...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to visit with kids or alone. We visit there when visiting the area for a good family style meal. We love it there. My wife and I visit there when on a coastal motorcycle ride and we...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Breakfast here was an adventure. French toast (done with large egg bread slices) link sausage (w/lots of sage, yeah!) scrambled eggs (really light & fluffy, yeah again!) biscuits & country gravy (big...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OMG! This place still exists!! I have the fondest childhood memory of this place. The food was family style and I remember them bringing us a whole pie to the table for dessert. My family always...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The service is pretty awesome, but the food can be hit-or-miss. Today's breakfast consisted of biscuits that were overcooked, a fairly decent french toast, great sausage links and poorly cooked watery...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great wholesome American cooking, and all-you-can-eat. The place is both a logging museum and a working kitchen/restaurant. No, it is not really a romantic setting, you sit at long picnic-type...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We all had an amazing meal here when I went there a few years back. The atmosphere is welcoming and the folks working here are extremely friendly. I like that you can see the kitchen next to the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best fried chicken I have ever had! I love this place. Old, original lumberjack cookhouse that started serving the public in the 60's. No menu, you just sit down and they start bringing the food....
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place rates at a 10 in my book! You walk in and it's almost still cafeteria style, which I don't mind, especially since you don't have to sit on a bench but your own chair! You enjoy good coffee,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is beyond category. I first experienced it on a camping trip in the Eureka area with my older brother, Mike. The best quick description I can give of it is the place itself reminds of me...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I could, I would give this one 6 STARS!!!!!!!Hands down, Samoa Cookhouse is amazing! By appearances, it doesn't look good. The outside is old and the building looks likes a barn. You walk in and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So in 2003, we were on a church conference up in Eureka b/c apparently some of my people ["what doya mean 'you people'?"..hahah..Tropic Thunder is ridckerous!] decided to relocate to the great...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great, home-made food with friendly service. Food served hot and family-style. Selections change daily. Great timber museum inside restaurant.Yummy! The bread reminds me of the bread my grandma...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Humboldt...I used to have several friends up here and I'd ride my motorcycle up to hang out for long weekends. They've all moved but I still make my way up for weekends to Trinidad and Arcata. When I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"Just ask the locals."We saw the place, went inside and walked out. Back in the car, I mentioned, "It looks like a place where the local people eat." Suddenly, I heard Rachael Ray's advice for...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have told my husband about breakfasts here for years. I visited an old friend in Eureka tons as a teenager, and hadn't been there since. So, on our recent roadtrip, I made a Samoa pilgrimage.I was...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I must admit that at first I was skeptical about the Samoa Cookhouse, but my fears were quickly assuaged. The food is served family style and there is no menu, you just get what they happen to be...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Somoa Cookhouse...Family style foodspare ribs, carrots, potatoes,pork roast with gravyThis place was amazing, filling and amazing... food good, soup, salad, meal, dessert and a whole pot of tea,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, so I am a sucker for the things of my childhood, and this is definitely one of them! My family has been camping at Patrick's Point State Park since as long as I can remember. It was always...
yelp.com - user review - 11/23/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
After hearing so much about this place, I tried it once on a road trip to Oregon.I expected to eat heartily.The food, however, was doled out as though we were dining at the French Laundry by an...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Holy gravy, Batman!This is a must-stop spot for visitors to the area. Combine it with a trip to the jetty for the real experience! This place reminds me of a traditional-style cookhouse near where I...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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I absolutely LOVED the lumberjack breakfast! The inside looks like you'd picture a lumberjack mess hall to look. Huge wooden tables, mismatched wooden chairs, and the portions are enormous and all at a very...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Once, during a visit to La Maison Du Lizard, Liz D. decided to show me her latest acquisition. It was a pastoral meadow scene muddily painted on a saw blade. "Have you ever seen anything like it?"...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Had a delicious all you can eat breakfast of sausage gravy, biscuit, sausage, eggs, pancakes, orange juice and coffee. All the fixins' for a fraction of the price in a family setting. Pass the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Logging History, Large Portions and a Massive Chain SawIt's really about the volume, not really the best food but huge amount for the money. Keep in mind this is where they used to feed hungry...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh my what a meal. You really must come here hungry or it probably will not be as tasty. Most everything is made fresh on site and the best thing has to be the great bread. The meal includes soup,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is THE place to go when a parent comes to visit and they take all your 12 college friends to go out to eat. They serve enormous portions of food that your mom would probably cook as good...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
- If your pants would never fit on a buffalo, then you are likely to feel like you are the smallest person in the room. - The ratio of pounds of food to dollars spent here WILL BLOW YOUR MIND- Even...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I shake my head in wonderment as I write this: How could the Cookhouse's utterly abysmal food warrant its current 4.5 star ranking? City folk driving up for the authentic lumber-camp experience who...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The bf and I came across this place on our trip to visit the mighty, majestic redwoods. The location is kinda out there, but you can't miss the HUGE "Cookhouse" signs, pointing you in the right...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is an experience! And totally reasonable, given the quantity and quality. The food is great - not in a French Laundry froo froo way, but in the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Mmmm! It's kinda your family, mess-hall style service and seating. There's even the friendly lunch lady with a huge mole and warm eyes..My exboyfriend and I lived only a mile away so...yeah! A relic...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can't think of a better place to refuel after a race.We drove 45 minutes from our campground to eat at Samoa Cookhouse Sunday night and it did not disappoint. After my disappointing meal at Ad Hoc...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here to see one of the many things my parents used live among during their Humboldt State life 25 years ago. I'd say it was decent enough.The experience of it all was nice, and my friend and I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First of all, you can get a coupon for a discount at the front desk of the Clarion. Ok, that's my tip of the day!All right! I lied. Second tip. This isn't a gourmet restaurant. Don't come here to...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
good place to go if you wanna pretend to be a lumberjack....make sure you are in your boots and red and black checkered shirt... don't forget the axe casually swung over your shoulder... but they...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's been a while since I have been here. And it has been even longer since my first trip here. A mere 27 years ago I was working for a company who had a major client in Eureka. The Samoa Cookhouse...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Imagine: A parking lot the size of a football field, filled end to end with anonymous tour buses.Imagine: A rustic rambling logging camp cookhouse, daintily preserved right up to the long rough...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We ate here five years ago and had to stop again while visiting in the area. We checked the menu ahead of time because we wanted the southern fried chicken. Went for a late lunch. Loved the ice tea...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh my...this place is heaven. Great service, great environment, great prices, and lots of great FOOD!!! This place knows how to feed their customers. I got lucky and stumbled upon this place while...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I grew up in Humboldt County, and never once went to The Cookhouse. I guess I thought it was the place tourists go. It wasn't until I returned as a tourist, that we experienced the holy food...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Samoa Cookhouse is one of those places you have to go to when your in Humboldt County. I especially love the cookhouse because it is a symbol of my youth...but the Cookhouse not only has good...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The place you get to stuff your face and eat like a lumber jack...only in humboldt county baby.. yum! When I went to school up here my friends and I came here a lot especially after certain events and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good food and plenty of it! That's the beauty of the Samoa Cookhouse. No need to decide what to eat, there aren't any options except how much you want. They have a sliding scale based on age for...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'll flesh this one out when I get back home, but for now let's just say I'm having trouble fitting my pants.Pictures and details forthcoming.I'M BACK (April 3, 2007)The food snob in me screams in...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Go on a night when they have their fried chicken! Call ahead to be sure.The bread... *salivates just thinking of it* with the jam!It's "All you can eat" so the price is on par with other places with...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What wasn't good about this meal??? My favorite was the smoky split pea soup - OMG. It's an all-you-can-eat meal so you can eat/drink until you're ill. The bread and fried chicken were also...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The closest thing to my Mom's home made bread was what I had here. She used to bake 14 - thats right FOURTEEN loaves a week and they disappeared right quick and in a hurry. (There were 7 of us eatin'...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place definitely is an experience, I mean, where else can you get a good family-style meal in an old lumber camp dining hall? The meals I have had here were always filling, soups tasty and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What will I do from now on, until I die, every time I am in Humboldt County? (Besides praise Jah) Go to the Samoa Cookhouse. I made my first journey here as a young boy and the memory of this magical...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A lumberjack breakfast that will even satisfy the heartiest of RV driving retiree guts. French toast, puffy scrambled eggs, and potatoes make this a must have every time you are in Eureka.Lunch and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2006
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My roommate and I decided we would drive into Samoa, and try their cookhouse- touted as the last surviving cookhouse in the west (back from the early logging days). We'd never been there before, but ...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/23/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My roommate and I decided we would drive into Samoa, and try their cookhouse- touted as the last surviving cookhouse in the west (back from the early logging days). We'd never been there before, but...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came to love this place while visiting my boyfriend's family, who live in Eureka. This place is a historic institution in the area...everyone knows of it and has eaten there. And you should to....
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If it's your first trip to Eureka you have to stop here,it's required. You won't find another place like it anywhere. The place looks exactly the way you'd expect an old lumber mill cookhouse to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Samoa Cookhouse is one of, if not the last oeprating lumberjack cookhouses. Built in the late 1800s for the once nearby Lousiana-Pacific lumber mill, it was the cafeteria for those that lived in...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2005
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During the lumber industry's heyday, cookhouses like this one -- the last of its kind in the West, dating from 1885 -- were common, serving as community centers. The mill men and longshoremen chowed down on...
frommers.com - user review
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i've only eaten breakfasts here...but it certainly is worth...
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