Ponderosa Eats
American Restaurant

Ponderosa Eats

Casual dining with burgers, pizza, and roasted chicken plus local beer and live music.

(54)
$$$$Orderville, UT

About

This casual spot serves up comfort food favorites in a recently remodeled space that's become a popular stop for hungry hikers.

Food & Drinks

The pizza gets consistent praise, with options ranging from classic pies to creative combinations like the Ponderosa pie on cauliflower crust. The kitchen also turns out solid burgers (including a brisket version that surprises people) and roasted chicken.

You'll find local Wasatch beers on tap alongside wine. The atmosphere stays relaxed whether you're grabbing lunch after a morning hike or settling in for dinner. Live music adds to the vibe on some evenings. The menu covers breakfast through dinner, with milkshakes that make a good post-adventure treat.

Location & When to Visit

Ponderosa Eats sits in tiny Orderville, about 20 minutes from Zion's east entrance via the scenic Highway 9 route. It's one of the few dining options in this part of the region. That makes it a natural stop if you're exploring the less-crowded eastern approach to the park or heading between Zion and Bryce Canyon.

The location works well for refueling after hiking trails like East Mesa. It's also good if you're staying in the area and want a casual dinner without driving back toward Springdale.

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Brianna Whitemyer
Brianna Whitemyer

2 months ago

The pizza is amazing! We got the Hawaiian on a cauliflower crust. Very cheesy and the pineapple seems fresh and not from the can. Another day we got the burger and it was ok it did the trick but it wasn’t amazing. I recommend you go with the pizza instead. I also wanted to add the specialty coffee is amazing! They also bake all their cookies and cinnamon rolls homemade! And staff were so friendly! We tried the angles landing and a pecan cookie.

Jesse Chappell
Jesse Chappell

a year ago

We only stopped here to eat after hiking the East Mesa Trail in Zion NP. The Ponderosa was a very cool experience that was a very welcomed respite after hiking in the heat. We recharged with a Pizza which was very good. Crust was a little dry, but sauce made up for it. Definitely stop here if you are out this way. lots of options for food and deserts.

Emma Jennings
Emma Jennings

3 months ago

Very nice waitstaff but the food came cold and coffee was terrible. I was served old avocado on my toast, and it clearly tasted sour. The waitstaff made it right and said there was a new chef… I have a ServSafe Manager’s Certification and chef should’ve known that shouldn’t have been served in the first place. Waitstaff replaced it with a different option. Coffee was watered down, but they gave me an Americano instead. Overall, nice people, bad food.

This is literally the worst food I ever ate in my life and it is super overpriced. The rice from the feijoada seemed like it was made by somebody who doesn’t know how to cook (it was a paste because it was so overcooked); the vegetables were also overcooked and with zero seasoning; and the beans were definitely canned beans with no seasoning at all. Also, Brazilian feijoada is not traditionally served with those kind of vegetables—they did not match the dish at all. Our group ate 3 types of pizza—- they were all horrible. Literally worse than gas station pizzas. If you are going to charge that much for food, they need to teach their cooks how to cook. And please just buy better sauce for the pizzas—-they were disgusting! We had 3 men on the table and lots of pizza pieces leftover and rice because nobody could eat them from disgust. We were all hungry afterwards after spending at least 24$ a person.

Luis Sebastian
Luis Sebastian

5 months ago

We ate dinner here and it was disappointing. We were hungry while we were at the pool so we decided to eat there for convenience instead of eating somewhere else. We got the wings, feijoada, and three different pizzas. Everything was really bad. Too greasy. We even got sick the whole night. I forgot to mention that it was expensive for the quality and amount of food.

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