We were in Arco 4 years ago, stayed at the KOA in our tiny tent trailer, and had breakfast at Pickle's Place before going the 20 miles up the road to Craters of the Moon. Great standard American breakfast at a great price, plus we bought a shaker of John's seasoning salt, which is unobtainable anywhere else in the world. I carefully ration mine and still have it. This year (2014) we made a /point/ of returning to the Arco KOA and having dinner at Pickle's. My wife had the fish and chips (delicious) and I had the 3-piece broasted chicken (delicious). Each came with a crisp, fresh salad which included radishes, celery, shredded carrot, shredded red cabbage, fresh raw mushrooms, and tomato, with choice of several dressings. The place was plenty crowded, but service was swift, sure, and smiling. We saw no flies. Tables were impeccably clean. Food was excellent, hot, and served quickly. The cost for us both was but $20 bucks, (although we drank only water---drinks add a bit). On the way out of town in a day or so we'll stop at Pickle's for breakfast. Then we'll come back to Arco as soon as we can (again). Make sure you save your pickle for dessert. :D

Good food & friendly service.

Atomic Burger was the bomb. Tasty homeade potato salad, giant pickle :)

This is a pretty cool place to eat when you're passing through the area. My family and I have stopped in a number of times. The food is really good for a diner, and the staff has always been nice to us. we aren't "regulars" by any means, but this is where we like to stop to eat when we are passing through Arco.

Dear Pickle People, My family and I were very much looking forward to eating at your fine establishment after a full day of exploring Craters of the Moon National Monument. Being extremely hungry we were, perhaps, in an impatient mood to begin stuffing our faces with whatever was put in front of us. This likely contributed to our poor assessment of your offerings. But because I'm sure we are not the only one's to enter your establishment under similar circumstances, I would suggest you take this as an account of your most frequent diner and definite target market. The food was pretty good (we all really enjoyed the fried pickles), but my taste buds were damaged by the existence of an enormous number of flies hovering around the bussing stand you kept next to our table. Perhaps it would help to move this somewhere in the back and keep all areas clean so I don't imagine my burger seasoned with fly poop and larvae eggs? I can tolerate the fly issue to some degree, but please, get some bigger water glasses (these things are basically the size of shot glasses). And if you are going to leave one small pitcher of water for 10 people, please remember to refill it at least once within the 30 minute time period it took for you to stop by our table and get our order. Or, hey, feel free to provide some liquid to please my gullet at any time during the meal. This would be a good alternative to sipping from the hose in the back of the building. By the way, am I the only one in the world that realizes the contamination that happens when clean glasses are placed upside down on a freshly wiped restaurant table? Come on now, we all know that a bleached towel is (or should be) used to clean tables. And then, hey, let's go and put this glass for the next guest upside down so they can enjoy the remnants of this dirty/bleach ridden towel I just used to clean up that kids spit up. Sounds good, I prefer to lick the rim of my glasses just to take in the full effect. Here's what you do to solve this... put a napkin under the glass and then flip it over. There you go, problem solved. All of these things were difficult to bear. But, the ultimate cause of our poor experience could only be blamed on the quality of service rendered. So... let me get this straight, your plan is to have one server and three bussers for what looked like 15 tables (around 50 guests)? None of which are able to clean tables properly within 10 minutes after the customer vacates their seats. Is it really that hard to find some help in Arco, I guess that's part of the problem. But, if you can't fix your customer service to support the number of guests you want, then perhaps you shouldn't plan on supporting that number of guests. Think about it, the more bad reviews you get the fewer return customers you will have. Make the decision as to how many guests you are able to support and stick with it. Don't leave fuming customers everywhere or your reputation will be quickly tarnished. Downsize your seating area, or upgrade your staff, for the sake of all who are taken in by the attractive brand you promote - which is in-fact, the only joint in town which seems to have any appeal to a family on the move. You guys are so close to getting it right. Overall, your food was pretty good. Just improve your guest services, table turnover processes, and put swiss cheese or cheddar on your burgers instead of American (yuk). Really, the flavor of the atomic burger was seriously hampered by the yukky cheese that comes with it. Make quality ingredients the standard and just charge 25 cents more. People will pay for it, and it will encourage travelers to visit your joint again, rather than to pack their own meals or choose to grab some Doritos from the local gas station to get them by. Sincerely, Bringing Jimi John's on our next trip to Arco