I can't quite figure out how I missed this place on the way south but I did, and was lucky to spot it, thanks to an alert wife, on the way back north. The exit from the 25 going north is a funny little curving turn that looks like it might not accomodate some of the bigger trucks which probably have to use the frontage road and exit (I think it was exit 254) earlier than we did. The re-entrances are a long way on the frontage road in either direction.
Anyway, the place is Johnson's Corner, near Loveland CO, advertised as a truck stop but it is a little more than that. Maybe it started as a truck stop back in the olden days on Hwy 87 but when Interstate 25 came along it really struck gold. It's big. So it's been there since the 50s and is justly famous for their cinnamon rolls, almost dinner-plate size and slathered with lots of sweet things. Carol and I shared one as an appetizer while waiting for our breakfast.
Sorry, we were both so hungry and life getting shorter by the minute, we tore into the roll before I thought to take a picture of it. Next time, I promise. We were going to just sample it, then take the rest along in the car, but it was so gooey that we just had to eat it right there.The breakfast was: hash (the corned beef version, not short for hashish; and certainly not the computer version) & eggs were excellent as was the "early burger" their version of sausage, egg & cheese on a bun. The hash brown potatoes were better than average, in fact they were actually good. This would be a good place to stop for breakfast, and probably lunch and dinner too, and to get your RV fixed I suppose, or buy a Harley: They are both very close and on the frontage road. The waitresses are pleasant and hard working. I can't think of anything remotely critical to say about the place unless it was that re-entry to the 25 thing but you feel so good after the meal that that minor problem is not so big as you might think.
Lots of normal people eat here and wait on table too.
They even have a chapel.
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