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There is no restaurant, just a small store selling baked items and ice cream inside Capitol Reef. But dining options exist close by in Torrey, where you can find everything from one of Utah's best restaurants serving high-end Southwestern cuisine to basic hamburger joints offering up consistently good food.
Large portions of home-style cooking draw a steady parade of regulars and visitors to this local favorite, where you'll find jalapeño burgers, fried chicken, homemade soups, and pies. Hearty breakfasts are served all day, and there are always some tasty daily specials.
This is the traditional pit stop between Lake Powell or Moab and Capitol Reef, featuring great burgers, fries, and the best homemade onion rings around. Shakes, available in such unusual flavors as peach cobbler and root beer freeze, are a specialty.
