The US has more than its fair share of quirky and unusual dining experiences. From a restaurant where diners can watch mermaids swim while eating, to spots inside old train carriages, here’s our pick of the best. Due to COVID-19, be sure to check local travel restrictions, including state travel advisories, and individual restaurant websites before you visit.
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Alabama: Rattlesnake Saloon, Tuscumbia
Underneath a huge hanging rock in Alabama, you’ll find the Rattlesnake Saloon, an outdoor dining venue with live music. True to its name, you could just imagine a family of rattlesnakes living here. Its menu has a very Wild West theme, loved by everyone who visits, with dishes such as loaded hay stacks (fries topped with cheese and bacon), bronco bits (breaded and fried pickles) and the buckaroo (smoked ham, turkey, bacon and salad in a roll).
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Alaska: The Smoke Shack, Seward
Sitting right on the edge of a fjord in the town of Seward, near the Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska, you’ll find The Smoke Shack. Housed in an old bright blue and yellow rail car, it’s a barbecue joint with a difference. You can usually sit on old train carriage seats (temporarily unavailable but outdoor seating is) and enjoy a menu of typical American barbecue mixed with Mexican fare. Think pulled pork sandwiches and barbecue chicken. Customers love the breakfast burritos, huevos rancheros and buttermilk pancakes.
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Arizona: Salt Cellar Restaurant, Scottsdale
Far removed from the Arizonian desert landscapes lies the Salt Cellar Restaurant, found deep underground. Diners enter through a small building and down some steep stairs to reach this unique lair with light coming in from a skylight. The Salt Cellar is a seafood restaurant, serving everything from steamed clams and New England chowder to mussels in butter sauce. Customers rave about the lobster and jumbo crab cakes, and the friendly service.
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Arkansas: Flying Fish, Little Rock
Another seafood restaurant on our list is Flying Fish in Little Rock, Arkansas, which serves food with a Southern Cajun twist. Try the lobster stew, grilled catfish, Louisiana jambalaya or grits and gumbo, washed down with a frozen margarita. What makes this restaurant unusual are the hundreds of Billy Bass singing fish lining the walls, which people love. The Billy Bass are gifts donated by loyal customers from all over the US.
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California: Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar, San Francisco
This tiki-themed lounge and restaurant is located in the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, and first opened in 1945. With tropical plants and a huge central lagoon, you’ll feel as if you’ve just traveled to Polynesia at the Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar. There’s even a stage for live music. People go for the unique experience, but the menu is pretty good too. Highlights include grilled miso salmon, Tonga grilled ribeye and coconut curry seafood.
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Colorado: The Airplane Restaurant, Colorado Springs
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Connecticut: Traveler Restaurant, Union
Book lovers will delight in dining at the Traveler Restaurant in Connecticut, where you’ll eat surrounded by shelves of paperbacks. The best part is that you’ll get three free books to take away after your meal. You’re sure to find the menu just as pleasing as the novels, with hot-battered seafood, various pastas and sandwiches on offer, plus desserts “to die for”.
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Delaware: Jessop’s Tavern, New Castle
Step back in time at Jessop’s Tavern, for a dining experience from the colonial days of America. Sit surrounded by old fireplaces, model ships and antique oil paintings, while eating off metal plates, just as they would have done back in the day. Even the waiters and waitresses play the part with their period costumes. The menu is also inspired by the era with dishes such as shepherd’s pie – a customer favorite, Dutch pot roast and Swedish meatloaf.
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District of Columbia: Sax Restaurant & Lounge, Washington DC
Dinner is a whole show here at the Sax Restaurant & Lounge in Washington DC (due to reopen soon). The space feels like an Italian opera house, complete with huge golden doors, glittering chandeliers hanging from the ceilings and red velvet curtains draping the walls. Performances include everything from much-loved musicals to burlesque dancing. The menu, which diners say is excellent, features dishes such as seared scallops with butternut squash, artichoke ravioli and Cajun ribeye steak.
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Florida: Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater, Orlando
Located inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater is a 1950s-style drive-thru, where you eat in open-top, old-fashioned cars, while enjoying clips of thrilling sci-fi movie scenes. You’ll feel as if you’ve stepped onto the movie set of Grease, and diners love the fun, friendly atmosphere. The menu features classic American burger and fries, cheesy nachos and fried dill pickles. Leave room to try the amazing desserts such as the donut ice cream sundae.
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Georgia: The Varsity, Atlanta
The Varsity is an iconic Atlanta institution which now has several locations around the city. The main downtown branch is the largest drive-in restaurant in the world. It’s been operating since 1928 and still offers that same classic American diner experience that customers love. It serves traditional fast food including hot dogs, burgers, fried chicken, milkshakes and fried fruit pies.
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Hawaii: Pagoda Floating Restaurant, Honolulu
Hawaii meets Japan at the Pagoda Floating Restaurant in Honolulu. Here, guests eat in elegant pagoda-style pavilions, surrounded by koi ponds, lush green manicured gardens and tea houses. Cross bamboo bridges to reach your table and choose from an Asian-inspired menu including oxtail ramen, garlic chicken with house soy chili sauce and steamed fish in ginger. Customers love the prime rib too.
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Idaho: Pioneer Saloon, Ketchum
Welcome to the Wild West of days gone by at the Pioneer Saloon in Ketchum, which first opened in the 1940s as a casino. Like something straight out of a movie set, this restaurant comes complete with Wild West posters, deer and bull heads, and antique bullet boards. It also has an interesting collection of Hemingway memorabilia, including one of his guns. Prime ribs, steaks, steamed artichoke and Idaho rainbow trout are all customer favorites.
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Illinois: Frontier, Chicago
Sure, you’ve probably been faced with a whole chicken to tuck into at dinner, but what about a whole wild boar? Or goat? Or alligator? That’s where Frontier comes in. Offering you (and a group of pals) a ‘whole animal experience’, this is a lesson in nose to tail eating. You simply choose your animal and watch as it comes out as the crowning centerpiece alongside four sides: mac ‘n’ cheese, Caesar salad, seasonal vegetables and buttered rolls. Customers say it’s an “absolutely incredible experience”.
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This huge impressive building looks more like a factory than a restaurant, with steel girders and statues of workers sat on the roof enjoying their lunch. Themed around the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s, this place specializes in brick-oven pizzas, gourmet burgers and comforting customer favorites such as mac ‘n’ cheese, meatloaf, pot pie and fried chicken.
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Iowa: Zombie Burger, Des Moines
Perhaps a post-apocalyptic setting is a bit too close for comfort these days, but the incredible burgers in this spot make up for it. The names of the burgers follow the restaurant’s fun theme with top choices including Planet Terror (BBQ sauce, bacon, Cheddar, caramelized onions and ranch dressing) and the Undead Elvis (peanut butter, fried bananas, bacon, American cheese, mayo and an optional fried egg). The taste is anything but scary, and people rate the quality ingredients, cool vibe and tasty shakes.
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Kansas: Fritz’s Railroad Restaurant, Kansas City
This novel restaurant in Kansas City is a must for kids and big kids alike. It first opened in 1954 but it wasn’t until the 1970s, when Fritz and his wife Virginia had opened their second location, that it became something special. Due to a labor shortage, Fritz invented a mini train to carry the food around the restaurant to his diners. Today, the three restaurants (all in Kansas City but one is over the state line in Missouri) feature train memorabilia and the mini trains still carry burgers to guests – much to their enjoyment.
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Kentucky: Jailhouse Pizza, Brandenburg
If you’ve ever wondered what a meal in prison would be like, then head to Jailhouse Pizza where you’ll enjoy your meal behind the bars of the old Meade County Jail. The jail was built in 1906 and has seen its fair share of crooks and villains throughout the years. Black and white photos of the old days adorn the walls and the building is said to be haunted by some of its former inmates, so don’t let the strange noises put you off your food. Customers say the pizzas are quick, delicious and always hot.
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Louisiana: Commander’s Palace, New Orleans
This famous restaurant has been a New Orleans landmark all the way back to 1893. Housed in an elegant blue and white Disney-esque mansion, the Commander’s Palace has become well-known for its award-winning Creole cuisine. Today, chef Meg Bickford fuses together modern New Orleans cooking with Creole dishes, all made with farm-raised products from Louisiana. The gumbo here is a must, say the customers.
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Maine: Palace Diner, Biddeford
Maine’s oldest diner, the Palace Diner, is housed inside an old Pollard railcar which was built in 1927. Today it’s one of only two Pollard railcars left in America. Everyone sits and eats in one line along the bar, just as they would do if it were still a working rail carriage. It serves all-day breakfasts including omelets, French toast and granola, as well as American classics like cheeseburgers and fried chicken – which diners love.
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Maryland: Beans in the Belfry, Brunswick
The clue’s in the name at Beans in the Belfry in Brunswick, which is located in an old converted church. It was built in 1910 and still features the original stained glass windows. Today, rather than choir music, you’re more likely to hear the live sounds of folk, bluegrass or Celtic tunes as you eat. The menu features everything from sandwiches and bagels to quiches and salads, but the biscuits and gravy are “perfection”.
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Massachusetts: Common Ground Cafe, Hyannis
The name for Common Ground Cafe in Hyannis came from the folkloric story of The Prince and the Pauper, when the two characters were brought together by ‘common ground’. Inside it feels like magical hobbit home or a fairy glen, filled with lots of natural wood and cozy little booths. It serves healthy sandwiches, salads and wraps, and also has a fresh juice bar – diners say the smoothies are “out of this world”.
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Michigan: Bavarian Inn Restaurant & Lodge, Frankenmuth
One of Michigan’s most unique restaurants is the incredible Bavarian Inn. Opened in 1888, in the Bavarian-style town Frankenmuth, the venue claims that more than 20 million guests have come to feast on their all-you-can-eat family-style German meals since the 19th century. The delicious fried chicken dinners make dining here an unforgettable experience, according to customers.
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Minnesota: Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge, Minneapolis
Tropical Polynesia comes to Minneapolis at Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge. This tiki-themed restaurant is huge with a palm-filled riverside patio, main lounge and four themed bars. The menu includes pizzas, burgers, salads and brunch items, but the real winners here are the crazy cocktails with names such as Leilani’s Fire Bowl, Native’s Curse and The Cannibal – diners love them.
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Mississippi: Mary Mahoney’s, Biloxi
No matter what time of year you visit Mary Mahoney’s, you’ll be greeted with colorful decorations enticing you in. Not that you need much persuasion. This grand home that houses the restaurant was built in 1737, and is one of the oldest in America. When Mary Mahoney acquired it in the 1960s, she began cooking up elegant cuisine that’s been devoured by presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and millions of hungry diners ever since. This is a slice of history with a side of delicious dishes such as the fried soft-shell crab, gumbo and stuffed lobster tail – all customer favorites.
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Missouri: Lambert’s Cafe, Sikeston
This huge restaurant feels like a converted barn with flags flying above the wooden tables and an eclectic array of license plates and pictures lining the walls. However, what makes Lambert’s Cafe so unusual is not its decor, but the fact that the waiters will throw rolls at you from across the restaurant – a quirk customers enjoy. It also serves typical Southern American fare such as fried fish, shrimp, steak and ribs.
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Montana: Sip ‘n Dip Lounge, Great Falls
Go under the sea at the Sip ‘n Dip Lounge in Montana, where you’ll be entertained by dancing mermaids as you dine. Guests look onto a huge glass window where mermaids and mermen swim by in an adjacent pool. First opened in 1962, the spot has a kitsch tiki theme and serves an array of creative fishbowl cocktails, as well as burgers (which customers say are “incredible”), prime rib sandwiches, homemade soups and chicken steaks.
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Nebraska: Brother Sebastian’s Steak House & Winery, Omaha
Made to resemble a Spanish monastery, Brother Sebastian’s offers guests a contemplative and relaxing dining experience, surrounded by flickering candles, leatherbound books and religious icons. Your order will be taken by brown-robed monks and you’ll dine to a soundtrack of choral singing. The place is renowned for its delicious steaks as well as a great wine selection, with diners claiming “everything is delicious”.
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Nevada: Heart Attack Grill, Las Vegas
The notorious Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas should only be visited when you’re super hungry or if you have a strong heart. Waiters dressed as doctors and nurses serve huge platters of heart attack-inducing dishes including the Double Bypass Burger, the Coronary Dog, Flatline Fries and Butterfat Milkshakes. In fact, its Quadruple Bypass Burger has been named as the World’s Most Calorific Burger by the Guinness World Records. Customers love the fun atmosphere and say the burgers are “insane”.
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New Hampshire: The Little Red Schoolhouse, West Campton
Part-schoolhouse, part-treehouse, The Little Red Schoolhouse in New Hampshire is sure to take you back to your childhood. Housed in a cute – you guessed it – little red schoolhouse dating back to 1878, it’s filled with blackboards and wooden benches. Out the back is where you’ll find the surprise though: a treehouse suspended high in the canopy of the forest. It specializes in seafood and serves dishes such as lobster bisque, clam strips, haddock and corn on the cob, but the lobster rolls are the biggest hit among diners.
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New Jersey: Medieval Times, Lyndhurst
Medieval jousting, knights, noble kings and queens, plus falconry come together in this epic theater restaurant in New Jersey. Seated around a huge jousting arena, guests enjoy their meals while watching real-life horses and actors playing out a medieval fantasy. Dine with the queen as her favorite chefs prepare you a four-course meal of garlic bread, tomato bisque soup, roasted chicken, buttered corn, potatoes and dessert. There’s also a vegetarian option. People come for the good atmosphere and the “awesome” food.
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New Mexico: Saggio’s, Albuquerque
Saggio’s Italian restaurant in Albuquerque certainly offers a unique dining experience. Enter into a large restaurant filled with Roman statues, columns and vases, and sit under a ceiling painted as a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. People rave about the pizza, but save plenty room for desserts, because next to the order counter, there’s a vintage yellow car filled with treats like tiramisu and Sicilian cannoli.
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New York: Jekyll and Hyde Club, New York City
Boo! It’s as if Halloween came early at this spooky set up in NYC. When you’ve chosen one of the 62 gruesomely tasty dishes, be warned: you won’t be tucking in alone. Creatures and memorabilia come to life and interact with you while you eat. In fact something scary happens every 10 minutes. One you’ve got over the fear factor, it’s great fun! Try the aptly named monster burgers such as Frankenstein’s Favorite (topped with cheese, bacon, mushrooms and onions) washed down with a Zombie (rum, apricot brandy, Angostura bitters, pineapple, orange and lime juice). People rave about the ribs and the whole fun experience.
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North Carolina: Lancaster’s BBQ, Mooresville and Huntersville
One for the petrolheads, Lancaster’s BBQ has two locations in North Carolina. With over 10,000 square feet (929sqm) of racing memorabilia, the Mooresville location is set over three levels and has a separate games room for kids. A must in NASCAR country, the racing-themed restaurant’s menu includes plenty of BBQ classics as well as burgers, wraps and salads. Fried chicken is among the top dishes here as diners praise it for the perfectly spicy flavor and crispy coating.
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North Dakota: Space Aliens, Bismarck
For an out-of-this-world dining experience, head to Space Aliens in Bismarck. A bright green martian welcomes you from the outside and inside, aliens, spaceships, rockets and planets decorate a 30-foot-high (9m) domed ceiling. There are old-fashioned arcade games to entertain the kids while they wait for their food, and plates include Alien Burgers, Martian Munchies and fire-roasted pizzas. People come here for the “fun” and the “tasty burgers”.
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Ohio: Tackle Box 2, Fremont
There’s not so much of one particular theme at Tackle Box 2, it’s more every quirky object they could find, thrown together. Bicycles, Christmas lights and fishing nets hang from the ceilings; old beer ads and car parts decorate the walls; and odd sculptures sit in every available piece of space, interspersed with bright neon signs. It serves American-style fish and chips, and diners love the speciality battered perch.
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Oklahoma: Amish Country Store & Restaurant, Muskogee
Experience a simpler way of life by dining like the Amish at the Amish Country Store & Restaurant in Oklahoma. Here, everything is inside-out with the interior decorated with the wooden storefront and corrugated iron roof of the old country store. Among other things, it serves Amish cinnamon rolls and fried pies, pancakes and customers love the breakfast specials such as the The Amish Way or the Black Buggy Special.
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Oregon: Voodoo Doughnut, Portland
Voodoo Doughnut has become a Portland institution and a true hipster hangout. The donuts come in so many unusual flavors, you won’t know what to choose. Favorites include Voodoo Doll, School Daze PB and J, maple bacon bar and Memphis Mafia. It also sells its own merchandise such as donut T-shirts, hats, mugs and keyrings.
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Pennsylvania: Catacombs at Bube’s Brewery, Mount Joy
The Catacombs at Bube’s Brewery lies deep underground, inside the ageing wine cellars, where you can dine in a romantic setting among old wine barrels. Guests will descend 43 feet (13m) into the stone-lined vaults and enjoy a historic tour of the cellars before being shown to their table. It goes without saying the beers are good, and dishes such as crab cakes, vegetable gnocchi, seared duck breast and scallop-shrimp scampi are big hits.
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Rhode Island: Ogie’s Trailer Park, Providence
At Ogie’s in Rhode Island, you can experience life at the trailer park. There are several themed trailers including Granny Boo’s Kitchen with 1970s-style decor and the Tiki Bar, complete with thatched roof and tropical cocktails. The menu features a range of favorites with a twist – diners love the grilled chicken sandwiches – as well as quite a few vegetarian dishes. These include grilled mac ‘n’ cheese croquettes, veggie chili, vegan burgers and chargrilled bratwurst with horseradish.
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South Carolina: Top of Carolina Restaurant, Columbia
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South Dakota: Cheyenne Crossing, Lead
Originally built in 1878, this building was one of the main landmarks in the Black Hills and was the largest stagecoach stop on the way from Cheyenne in Wyoming to Deadwood in South Dakota. Formally known as Ice Box Canyon Valley Station, its exterior has changed little over time but the inside has turned into a cozy wood-paneled restaurant. It serves breakfast, lunch such as burgers and sandwiches, and dinner, including fish and pasta. Its legendary Indian Taco comes highly recommended.
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Tennessee: Aquarium Restaurant, Nashville
At the Aquarium Restaurant in Nashville, it’s all about the experience of dining under the sea. Guests enjoy their meals seated around a 200,000-gallon tank, filled with everything from sharks and stingray to sea turtles. On special occasions, it even has mystical mermaids swim past. A seafood and steak restaurant, you can choose from a menu including fish tacos, Maryland crab cakes, seafood platters and chicken wraps. Customers say it’s an “awesome experience” and love the food too.
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Texas: Harvey Washbangers, College Station
Short on time? Why not go out to eat and get your washing done at the same time? At Harvey Washbangers in Texas, you can do exactly that because it’s a diner and a launderette in one. Simply put on your load, then order and enjoy your meal. When you’re finished, your washing will be too. You can even monitor how your wash cycle is doing without having to get up from the table – just check the light board in the diner. Customers love the friendly service and the tasty burgers.
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Utah: The Yurt at Solitude, Solitude Mountain Resort
To reach The Yurt at Solitude, you’ll have to snowshoe through the moonlit forest. In a clearing you’ll find an authentic Mongolian yurt, part of the Solitude Mountain Resort, and a cozy restaurant. Inside this romantic hideaway, a chef will prepare your meal right in front of you. Beautiful dishes include scallops and asparagus for starters, Wagyu beef steak for mains and traditional apple pie for dessert – which comes highly recommended by satisfied diners. It’s closed for the summer season, but check the website for winter hours.
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Vermont: Garden of Eatin’ Cafe, Williston
Located inside a pretty greenhouse and garden center, the Garden of Eatin’ Cafe offers a relaxed back-to-nature environment. Surrounded by ponds, tropical plants and buckets of flowers, it serves a healthy menu including hummus veggie wraps, asparagus and red onion frittata, and daily soup specials – which people love.
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Virginia: Gadsby’s Tavern Restaurant, Alexandria
Offering fine dining since 1770, Gadsby’s Tavern Restaurant transports you back to the colonial era. You’ll eat in elegant dining rooms reminiscent of the time, lit by candles and decorated with chandeliers, regal oil paintings and graceful drapes. As well as modern dishes such as seafood and prime beef, it serves traditional colonial food including George Washington’s Favorite (grilled duck breast with potatoes) and Gentleman’s Pye (a pie filled with lamb and beef in red wine). Customers say it’s a “special place” and rave about the steaks.
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Washington: Bors Hede Inne, Carnation
At the Camlann Medieval Village, you’ll find one of Washington State’s most unique dining experiences – a medieval theater dinner. Here, the restaurant is designed like a 14th-century village inn, with white-washed walls and timber frames. The menu takes you back to the 14th century too, with ancient recipes including chicken in cinnamon and almond sauce, roast salmon in hazelnut sauce, and pork with chicken and cranberries. While you eat, you’ll be regaled with old stories and songs – customers love how unique it is.
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West Virginia: HillBilly Hot Dogs, Lesage
Welcome to the land of the hillbillies where gourmet hot dogs can be enjoyed by the banks of the Ohio River. It’s a quirky little place, decorated with odd nicknacks, road signs, license plates, statues and sculptures. It also has two old yellow school buses to dine in. Hot dog toppings include coleslaw, pickles, nachos, and chili – all come with glowing customer reviews. And if you really love this place, you can even get married or renew your vows at their Hillybilly Weenie Weddin’ Chapel.
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Wisconsin: SafeHouse, Milwaukee
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to dine at SafeHouse in Milwaukee. This secret agent and spy-themed restaurant comes complete with pre-dinner scavenger huts, hidden clues, sliding bookcases and spy cameras. You even need a password to enter. The inventive menu includes Mission Impossible Angus beef patties, Covert Chops and Classified Breakfasts and customers say the food is as good as the whole experience.
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Wyoming: Cavalryman Steakhouse, Laramie
Head to the huge wide open skies of Wyoming for an unusual experience at the Cavalryman Steakhouse. Set on the parade grounds of historic Fort Sanders, established in 1866, it features old wagons and wood-paneled walls. The restaurant is also filled with old black and white photos from the time. As well as local and regional steaks – some say it’s the best steak they’ve ever eaten – it offers a surf and turf menu, and a range of interesting soups and salads. Look out for the ruins of the fort’s powder keg on your way out.
