Alpine Grill & Lollipop Shoppe in Alpine

"No Masks Allowed" - tough for us when we wanted to take our immune-compromised son to lunch.

Service: The first  thing we saw when we walked up to this place was a sign reading "Welcome! No masks allowed" which seemed an odd combo intended to spite those who've done their best to take care of themselves and their communities (We weren't worried though because of course they were all vaccinated....) Nonetheless, after driving up and down the length of town in search of ANY other option, we decided to call in to order because it was the only restaurant open in town (at least they weren't flying a confederate flag, as apparently was the neighboring cafe). We were put on hold but they laid down the phone and didn't come back. When we went in, they said how lucky we were because they didn't take call in orders when they were too busy. They said the food would be ready in "about 45 minutes." Returning after 45 mins and then waiting another 30 mins in the restaurant, we finally got our food. System very unorganized. Lady at the counter was pleasant enough. Food: We ordered chicken parm with garlic bread, pizza, and "fantail" shrimp with fries and coleslaw. Food was mediocre at best. Not very flavorful (except for the cocktail sauce, which was surprisingly zingy and good). The shrimp were decent quality but too fe...

This place had a funky cabin feel. Unfortunately they had no candy which was a bummer since it is "Alpine Grill & Lollipop Shoppe. The wait staff checked in and served a group that came in after us before they even came to our table to ask our order which was a bit out of the ordinary since it was just us and them there, the rest of the place was empty. The chicken strip dinner was pretty expensive ... I'd say based on the pricing they are extremely proud of their food. Anyhow, the chicken strips were not real strips of chicken but rather ground chicken of some sort that honestly reminded me of fish sticks ... very strange and unpleasant. The waffle fries were however perfectly crisp and seasoned, the onion rings were large and...