Hope: Good Morning!! First off, I owe you all a big apology, as my attempt to estimate our return was off by a week. I still can’t figure out how I made that mistake, but rest assured it was not intentional. Truth be told, in the interim, I frequented Allison’s Country Café as well as Pete’s Breakfast House…for some yummy food with excellent service!
Gary: Well, mistakes happen and it probably did me some good to have another weekend off of stuffing my face. I did miss it though because this is truly a fun thing to do. We have a blast and even when the meal is less than perfect we still find time to laugh and enjoy our experience. Plus, we are on our bikes so how bad can it be no matter how the meal turns out. We do have a remedy for a bad meal though... It’s called dessert.
Hope: Gary & I texted briefly yesterday and because we both had things to do on Sunday, we decided to take a short ride to Logsdon’s at the Santa Paula Airport for our Breakfast for Bikers review. Santa Paula is a whopping 10 miles from me (in Fillmore), but time constraints being what they were, it was all we could offer. Despite the proximity, it was a nice ride, with temperatures being in the high 80s, a full sky of sun, and very little traffic on the 126.
Gary: Well, it’s a short ride for Hope but in this instance I got the better of the deal. I live in Northridge so I get to ride out to Fillmore (45 minute ride) and the morning weather was outstanding. Not too hot or too cold. If you’re a biker, you know the weather I am talking about, with the right amount of cool air with a warm sun hitting you. Because this was the weekend of ‘carmageddon’ in Los Angeles, in which the 405 was closed for the weekend for a 10 mile stretch between two other freeway exchanges, the traffic going north was non-existent on the 405. This is a very rare moment in the greater Los Angeles
Hope: Gary & I have both eaten at Logsdon’s before and were hoping that we would experience the good service to which we have grown accustomed. There are several places to choose to eat..in the coffee shop, the main dining room (please note that in a previous visit, we sat in the dining room and were very disappointed with the inattentiveness of staff) or outside on the patio next to the adjoining airport. Being that the coffee shop offers counter seating, you KNOW where we headed! We were immediately greeted and started scouring the menu, as we both had tremendous appetites, so ordering was quite effortless. I went with country fried steak (drowned in country gravy), eggs scrambled with onion, home fries with onions and peppers and an English muffin and I was not disappointed.
Gary: As Hope has stated, we have both eaten here before with mostly good results (with one exception) and I looked forward to their corned beef hash because it is outstanding. Then Hope reminded me of the pork chops that a club brother of mine ordered once before so now I have a dilemma. What do I order? I want both, so I had a solution. Pork chops, poached eggs (I am a pain in the ass with eggs, so it took them twice to get it right) home fries, sour dough toast with a ‘side’ of corned beef hash.
Hope: Staff was friendly, attentive to our regularly nearly-empty coffee cups, and was very accommodating to our finicky ordering. My food arrived in massive quantities and was delicious. My chicken-fried steak was the size of Kansas, the eggs were tasty, and the potatoes were perfect. I ate as much as I could, while sampling Gary’s pork chop and corned beef hash and soon called it quits. My to-go boxes were amply stuffed and will be used for several future meals! The food, coffee, and service were all above average, but I caught a waitress eating in plain view, which is one of my pet peeves and a complete turn-off. Mind you, I’m not against feeding the staff, but sit down like a normal person and enjoy your food instead of standing with your back to the customers while you inhale your food out of a to-go box.
Gary: I really enjoyed my meal and didn’t really leave that much for Hope to put in her ‘to go’ boxes. The pork chops were tender and juicy, the eggs (the 2nd batch) were cooked perfectly and the potatoes were outstanding. I was totally full but I did manage to finish my toast with some strawberry preserves. The staff kept my coffee cup full and was very friendly. Yea, a waitress was stuffing her face with some meal behind the counter, but I was too full to care. She did look like a chipmunk though because she was really shoving it in. The pictures and newspaper clippings on the walls tell you the history of this very small airport, which is quite interesting. After our meal, we walked outside and checked out the airport which is for small one or two seated planes. You can even walk on the tarmac to check them out. It is a very cool spot.
Hope: After breakfast, we rode up to a local campground with an amazing new of endless orchards and then headed back to Fillmore under blue skies and with very full stomachs.
Gary: This campground is a KOA where my club has its annual family campout. It is south of Santa Paula off the 150 hwy and it is a beautiful ride. Hope and I have ridden this road many times but we never tire of it. It is just too beautiful. We dropped off a ‘plaque’ of appreciation from my club to the campground for being very understanding and patient with 200 bikers and their families. There is another thing worth mentioning and that is the people who live in this area. They are extremely nice and very hospitable. My point being that after breakfast at the airport, there is a full day of riding, sightseeing and being very welcomed wherever you go.
Hope: Gary s g oing to be out of town for the next few weeks, but has agreed to frequent some mom & pop restaurants on the way to and from Colorado
Gary: Yep, riding my bike to Colorado to visit family and friends, but along the way I will try to find some spots to tell you about. Breakfast for Bikers is now expanding its borders!!!!! Come along with me on my journey (let’s see if Hope can figure out how to post my adventures on our website, as that job is mine, while she posts to our blog).
Logsdon's Restaurant at Santa Paula Airport 824 E. Santa Maria Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060 805.525.1101
