Nicely's - Lee Vining

Diner feel, nice variety of dishes. Ordered the cheeseburger with bacon, house salad the deep dish apple pie. Thousandth island dressing was delish, and their apple pie, not sweet and topped with ice cream. 3.5 charge for use of cards, cash is king. Parking lot or street parking.

I feel like I scored on this stop on the way back home from camping. I looked around and I saw a few other dusty people that were also at the same campground as me and they were relaxing and getting soup and a nice home-cooked meal. When I walked in, and I asked if I could place an order to go, the swiftly took my order and help me out the door. It might seem like the matter of five minutes thank you nicely for the cup of ice, because I am loaded up with a whole case of Pepsi, I look forward to coming back and trying or spaghetti or roast beef sandwich.

When we didn't want to wait while the restaurant we planned to go to had a break between breakfast and lunch, we wound up at Nicely's. What a mistake. I've never had such a bad BLT. It was made with plain white bread, the bacon was overcooked and there was hardly any mayo. My husband's Asian salad was no better. The chicken was flavorless and dry, and the salad kept slipping out of the shell bowl it came in. When my water wasn't refilled quickly enough for me, I took a sip of my husband's. The cup had an overpowering smell of bleach. This retro venue has so much potential. Hopefully someday it will achieve it.

Nicely isn't really nicely. It's the only spot around and was a needed stop while headed to points north. A local greasy spoon on Hwy 395. Coffee was hot, otherwise the food was less than expected and the experience wasn't good. Bread tasted stale, hash browns were very under cooked and the processed cheese on my omelette didn't melt. The biscuit and gravy tasted like uncooked flour. The other meal ordered was also not great. The ice water was cold and didn't taste horrible but the cup tasted and smelled like cleaner or bleach. To top it off it seemed fairly expensive for what it was. The server seemed like she didn't want to be there anymore than we did. It is the only place around that was open and the bathroom was clean. Parking. It's a beautiful drive so it's hard to be too critical, but I do not recommend and will not be back.

Fresh, good homemade food. The chicken noodle soup is amazing. Homemade with lots of chicken. Salad was crunchy and fresh. Fried chicken dinner was delicious! Not dry or too greasy. Meaty pieces definitely homemade.