Mitch K.
Yelp
What an outstanding piece of local color! Middle of no where on Hwy 112 in northwestern Washington. If you are traveling in Washington state, Hwy 112 is so much more scenic than interstate 90 and the traffic is so minimal that you can make good time.
Joyce, Washington is a town somewhat lost in time. We stopped at their former railroad station that is now a museum, and very interesting. The docent, or nice lady who runs the museum is quite a character. bubbling over with facts and figures, tons of photos and a collection of "things" from this town.
Please treat yourself with a visit.
Hungry before 3pm, go down the road (west) and there you will find the Blackberry Cafe. Tiny, menu written on white boards, it is quite a treat. Lots of berry desserts, mostly pies and berry pancakes. Standard egg/breakfast fare and sandwiches and burgers for lunch.
As they run out of items, they erase the white board.
The star is the senior lady who does everything but cook. She is a blur of energy taking orders, cleaning tables, delivering food, answering questions and...even accommodating take away orders. When people complain, she does not get outwardly angry, and just rolls with it.
They even have soft ice cream, which goes great with any of the desserts.
Food was, truly, home made. Very good and we left wishing that we could come back.
Enjoy real local flavor, with character.