Tanjo's Cafe - MILK RIVER

We stopped by at 9 am on a Saturday morning.Not only was Tanjo's closed, but it looked like it has been out of business for quite a while. Dirty windows, weeds growing up around the door, etc. We then drove through town and found 5 other restaurants, all with OPEN signs in their windows ALL CLOSED! What a strange town! Finally we stumbled across the Golf Club at the south end of town and went inside. They have casual restaurant, open to the public, and we got a huge breakfast at a very low price. It was delicious! Go to the Golf Club at the intersection of 1st Ave S and 1st St.

Funny enough, I had an amazing eating experience here, but a not-so-great dining experience here. Why 4 stars? Let me tell you all about it! We did a run down to Sweetgrass this weekend and we were hungry and looking for something more cafe like as opposed to truck shop like, and from the outside, Tanjo 's Cafe fit the bill. When you walk in, the atmostphere is inviting and it was PACKED! Every table was full (which is always a good sign of fantastic food! . They had a french toast and bacon special written on the chalk board for $7, which you can 't complain about either. So far, it 's looking like its worth the wait. Mirraculously, the wait was less than five minutes and we got a seat. We got a coffee right away, placed our order (we both got ham and cheese omelettes with lots of veggies and proceeded to chit chat while we waited for our order. After some time had passed (lots of time it was obvious that this little place was in a crisis. People who were there ahead of us still didn 't have our food, and one guy beside us started making idle chit chat with us, and revealed that he was waiting over an hour. Fast forward over 45 minutes, and we got our order. And it was FANTASTIC. What we learned, is that this was likely an isolated incident. They absolutely got slammed with customers and they were short staffed. What was cool about it, is that the girls working literally called their friends in this small town of Milk River to come and help, and once those girls arrived, tables that were piling up were cleared, so that the staff could get the orders out. And there was certainly no quality issues under the circumstances. I even overhead that some of the people who waited exceptionally long got their food on the house. Short story, I would stop here again, and I would recommend to anyone going by Milk River to stop in as well. The reality is, under the circumstances, the staff reacted, were gracious and apologetic and the food was outstanding. The only reason I even told the negative part of the experience is so that you could see how they reacted under duress and make it right with the customers there, and thought outside the box to get it resolved. If I owned that business, that is exactly the type of staff I would hope for. Further, they have free wifi and they have fax service (send or receive for $1, or free if you are dining in. This is a great little cafe and worthy of support.

This restaurant is closed, it is now called CJ's Café and has been new property since February 2016

We stopped at 9:00 on Saturday morning. Not only was Tanjo closed, but it looked like it was out of business for a while. Dirty windows, weeds grow around the door, etc. We then drove through the city and found 5 other restaurants, all with OPEN characters in their windows ALL CLOSED! What a strange city! Finally we stumbled over the golf club at the southern end of the city and went into it. You have casual restaurant, open to the public, and we have a big breakfast at a very low price. It was delicious! Go to the Golf Club at the intersection of the 1st Ave S and 1st St.

Funny enough, I had an amazing dining experience here, but here a non-so-large culinary experience. Why 4 stars? Let me tell you everything! We drove this weekend to Sweetgrass and we were hungry and were looking for some more cafe like in contrast to truck shop like, and from outside, Tanjo 's cafe fit the bill. When you enter, the Atmostphere is inviting and it was PACKED! Each table was full (which is always a good sign for fantastic food! . You had written a French toast and bacon on the chalkboard for $7, which you cannot complain about. So far it looks like it's worth waiting. Mirraculously, waiting was less than five minutes and we have a place. We immediately got a coffee, placed our order (we got both ham and cheese omelet with many vegetables and went to Chit Chat while waiting for our order. After some time had passed (a lot of time it was obvious that this little place was in a crisis. People who were before us hadn't had our food yet, and a guy next to us began to cuddle with us and showed that he was waiting for over an hour. Quickly forward over 45 minutes, and we have our order. And it was FANTASTIC. What we learned is that this was probably an isolated incident. They were absolutely muddled with customers and they were short employees. What was cool about it is that the girls who literally come and help their friends in this little town Milk River and once these girls arrived, tables that were up were deleted so the staff could get the orders out. And under the circumstances there were certainly no quality problems. I even got overhead that some people who have waited for an exceptionally long time got their food on the house. Short story, I'd stop here again, and I'd recommend stopping everyone passing the Milk River. The reality is, under the circumstances, the staff reacted, was gracious and apologetic and the food was excellent. The only reason I even told the negative part of the experience is that you could see how they reacted under duress and make it with the customers there, and thought outside the box to solve it. If I own this business, that's exactly the kind of staff I would hope for. In addition, they have free Wi-Fi and they have fax service (send or receive for $1, or free if you are a meal. This is a large small café and worthy of support.