Zeke's Eatin' Place - American Restaurant in Ontario, CA
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The Legend of Zeke
Legend has it that an old prospector named Zeke made his fortune in the Big Alaskan Gold Strike of 1880. Like so many rugged adventurers he set out to strike it rich and enjoy a great new life of prosperity and happiness.
Prospectors were rough, tough people. They worked hard, endured hardships and just like hard working people today, they knew how to enjoy good food.
Zeke was captivated by the hearty appetite of the rough, tough prospectors. "These guys could eat more than an army", he once told his friends. Big flapjacks, scrambled eggs, hash browns, potatoes, and biscuits & gravy, not to mention pot after pot of hot, fresh-brewed coffee; sometimes made over an open fire.
Zeke was so taken by the way these hearty men ate that he took part of his mining profits and opened a special "Eatin" Place. Naturally, he called it Zeke's Place and with his mother's recipe for sausage gravy he won the hearts of everyone in a hurry with his biscuits and gravy - and hot cakes… wow, bigger than a shovel and delicious too. He soon established a reputation that spread across the whole region.
Well, Zeke's original restaurant is gone. Historians who write about the gold rush days of Alaska sometimes allude to a special "Eatin" Place that meant to people. Many a claim was discussed over a big breakfast at Zeke's.
Today, a long time since Zeke the prospector first staked his claim, the tradition of his restaurant lives on. Here at Zeke's "Eatin" Place we still serve special big hot cakes, big slabs of ham, great steaks, and biscuits & gravy that would make Zeke proud.
And of course our hospitality and friendliness still make Zeke's Place a good place to enjoy a great meal.
We're glad you're here. And when you cut into that big hunk of ham, or taste your first bite of our delicious hot cakes remember… it all started a long time ago with Zeke the old prospector who struck it rich not just with gold but with good food and friendship.
Other breakfast features, like big slabs of ham, thick juicy steaks, and his pot roast & corn bread, soon became the talk of the miners and prospectors everywhere. And Zeke's place was friendly - a Good Ol'Boys's Place with warmth and hospitality, always mixed with great food.
Well, Zeke's original restaurant is gone. Historians who write about the gold rush days of Alaska sometimes allude to a special "Eatin" Place that meant to people. Many a claim was discussed over a big breakfast at Zeke's.
Today, a long time since Zeke the prospector first staked his claim, the tradition of his restaurant lives on. Here at Zeke's "Eatin" Place we still serve special big hot cakes, big slabs of ham, great steaks, and biscuits & gravy that would make Zeke proud.
And of course our hospitality and friendliness still make Zeke's Place a good place to enjoy a great meal.
We're glad you're here. And when you cut into that big hunk of ham, or taste your first bite of our delicious hot cakes remember… it all started a long time ago with Zeke the old prospector who struck it rich not just with gold but with good food and friendship.
About us
Legend has it that an old prospector named Zeke struck it rich during the Alaskan Gold Rush, then discovered another kind of fortune around the table. Inspired by hardworking miners and their appetite for big hot cakes, biscuits and gravy, and slabs of ham, he opened an “Eatin’ Place” built on good food and friendship. That prospector spirit lives on at Zeke's Eatin' Place in Ontario, where the cooking is homestyle and the welcome comes easy. If your search for the best breakfast in Ontario brought you here, pull up a chair. Zeke’s story has plenty more to tell.