Crockett's Breakfast Camp

Crockett's Breakfast Camp is one of those places that gets hyped up so much you wonder if it's worth it — and honestly, it mostly is. The fried cinnamon rolls alone justify the trip, but fair warning: we waited an hour and a half on a Saturday morning in November even with their online waitlist. The portions are absolutely massive though, like designed for lumberjacks who've been chopping wood since dawn.

The whole place has this frontier campsite vibe going on, which sounds cheesy but actually works. We split the Huntcamp Skillet because one serving could easily feed two people, and the Elk Mountain Grande Burrito is basically a breakfast burrito the size of a small child. Their cathead biscuits really are the size of your fist — no exaggeration.

Here's what we learned the hard way: get on that online waitlist from your hotel room before you even get dressed. You can check the status without standing around downtown, which is clutch because parking fills up fast after 8am. They're only open Tuesday through Saturday until 1pm, so don't show up on a Sunday like we did our first time.

The moonshine sausage is actually pretty good if you're into that sort of thing, and they do have vegetarian options if someone in your group doesn't eat meat. Just know this isn't a quick breakfast stop — budget at least two hours between waiting and eating if you're going on a weekend.