Quinault Mercantile Cafe

Finally, we're home from this incredible journey, just blessed to overflowing with all the savored miles--somewhere in the neighborhood of 7,500 of them actually. I've got so much to tell you over the next few posts, and beaucoup pictures to share. This one is from the rainforest in Olympic National Park-- a truly divine place. The Quinault and Hoh rainforests are so full of life, and a million shades of green, and tiny plants and huge trees, and a lot of just plain magic. There is much to savor, but now I want to bring the focus down to one place--the Quinault Mercantile and Cafe, where we ate several delicious meals.

The Mercantile Cafe is a bit of heaven, deep in the rain forest. First of all, it's an internet cafe and boy did we need it. I'm almost ashamed to admit I'm addicted to email, and internet news and blogs-but it's the truth. Back to the Cafe. Owned and operated by Michael and Tracy and their children, this place is big on very good food. The motto is, "not fast food, but good food made as quickly as possible." And they deliver just that, with a select menu big enough and good enough to keep you coming back meal after meal.

Every meal we ate there was good, very good--but their biscuits and gravy put them on the map, as far as I'm concerned. Made from Michael's dad's recipe, these are no less than sublime. As a Southerner, I'm consider myself a connoisseur of biscuits and gravy. Michael's, along with my own, and the ones made for us in Greeley, CO by our friend and pastor Jack, were right up there in the top five renditions of biscuits and gravy I've ever eaten. Just the best--simply the best!

No snooty place with white tablecloths and inflated prices, the Cafe is just a clean place with great food, and fair prices--in a warm and comfortable atmosphere. The Quinault rainforest is an incredible place that I'll tell you more about in posts to come. But this Cafe is simply the cherry on top. Don't miss it if you get through there.