28 Best American Restaurants near Lead

“I would recommend Lachstring Restaurant to anyone staying or passing through. Food is fabulous, staff is very friendly and accommodating and the views are beautiful.“

“We ate at The Stampmill and were so impressed! We had a large group and the staff was so accommodating on getting us in and seated in a timely manner! Not to mention the waitress Becca! She was WONDERFUL! Highly recommended eating here. The food was delicious and the staff was wonderful.“

“Highly recommend, came back 3x over our vacation stay. The best carrot cake ever! Good Indian tacos and sourdough pancakes!“

“We stayed at Trailshead Lodge during elk hunting. Owners and staff were very friendly and accommodating. They let us plug in a freezer and let us use the garage for a vehicle repair. Some of our group are planning a return visit to snowmobile.“

“What a gem, traveling across the USA and took a day off in Deadwood . This restaurant is lovely, great food, to die for house Old Fashioned, and the food was excellent. But the service and staff are the best part, beyond good. Very highly recommended.“

“We enjoyed a great meal here on our trip to Spearfish. Our waitress Sherrie provided excellent service to our group, and was delightful and entertaining to chat to. Thanks for a memorable experience. 😊👍💝“

“My wife and I are from California, traveling across the country. It was our first time seeing and eating at this fast-food restaurant, and it was a hit! Everything we had that evening was great! However, I am afraid I cannot eat this more than once a month, or else we will have high cholesterol.“

“So many compliments on your ice cream from my daughter and new son’s pre-wedding ice cream social! The flavors were a hit, the creamy treats were just what kids and adults needed the night before the big day! Thank you for providing us with a great experience! I’m sure many will stop in Spearfish for an ice cream on their way home!“

“One of the best near the Black Hills! The bread pudding was amazing.“

“We stayed at Mystic Hills Hideaway for 2 1/2 weeks (before Sturgis Rally). We enjoyed our stay. We had a great site. Shawn the owner was awesome… so friendly. We rented UTV & Shawn gave us great advice on where to go…Moonshine Gulch Saloon! Kristie in the Lodge restaurant was awesome and gave us advice on how to use backroads to visit places. Food was delicious… Shawn knows how smoke the meat for ‘ pulled pork and prime rib’!Campground is close to all the great places to visit. And we got to watch the cows roaming. We will definitely go back.“

“Cod was Good, Pulled pork excellent“

“Food was fine. I had the smash burger and the wife had the smoked Mac & cheese. Atmosphere was excellent, my burger was excellent, everything we wanted to try had jalapeños to it. We don’t do hot lol. All was fine the Mac was spicy also, but good.“

“We were in Saturday for a late birthday lunch and it was absolutely perfect! The food was phenomenal, everyone in our group loved what they ordered, but beyond that our server Austin was amazing. We were a little rowdy and he was great at putting up with our nonsense and was so much fun but also very knowledgeable and made great food recommendations. I had a burger that Austin recommended and it was delicious! We also really enjoyed the bar tender too but unfortunately I didn’t get her name. Overall it was a great experience and we will definitely be back!“

“Our young little waitress with glasses was so sweet and informative! I come to Perkins every time I come back to South Dakota and I love it every time♥️ Build one in Texas please!!“

“Just had the steak tips they were awesome !!! cooked perfect and could cut with a fork!!l“

“Such a great place!!! The views are amazing. The restaurant had very good food and great service. I feel like I am at a resort.“

“The food quality and obvious top notch attention to detail and care that the staff take make this my go to spot in Deadwood. You have to give this place a try if you stop through town!“

“Hosted a birthday party here and was impressed. Good food, great service and fun atmosphere! We will be back.“

“Great Friday night and awesome wait staff“

“WOW! The food was incredible!! Prices were very very good and Pam our waitress was INCREDIBLE! A valuable part of a great team of people working there. Thanks to all of you! well done again Pam👍“

“I travel alot, and coming to Deadwood, I Highly recommend the Gulch. Rooms are VERY Clean, I think the Bed is better than my own at home, and they have FREE BREAKFAST! The Bonus is , I won 2000$ last time, and won 500 just walking to my room. It's not on the Strip, but WOW, Impressed.“

“Stopped by Applebee’s last night and had such a great experience! Diego, the manager, went out of his way to make sure everything was perfect—super friendly and really on top of things. You can tell he takes pride in making guests feel welcome.
Jack, the bartender, was fantastic. The bar wasn’t too crowded, so he took the time to chat a bit and make some great drink recommendations. Everything he made was spot-on, and the service was quick without ever feeling rushed.
Overall, the food, drinks, and atmosphere were all excellent. Big thanks to Diego and Jack for making it such an enjoyable night—I’ll definitely be coming back!“

“😀Great food, quick service and awesome servers. I thought it was comical that they serve your food on paper plates. But, honestly, one of the best chicken fried steaks I have ever had. Our waitress was friendly and funny. She made our experience even more enjoyable. Cute little cafe that was once a service station.“

“The food, service and atmosphere were absolutely amazing! What a cute place with a great menu that is reasonably priced. Our server did a great job and was really sweet and out take a picture of all of us. The entire building is really cute and the location is great. So glad that they are there!“

“Great place on the Deadwood strip. Lovely sports bar with typical but serviceable food. Service was fantastic. They have huge draft beers.
We highly recommend the huckleberry mule, kurvball bbq Bloody Mary, and the pumpkin pie pudding shots.“

“Our server. Kayleigh (?) was top notch. She was professional, attentive, great with suggestions on steak choice, checked with us often enough to meet our needs, but didn't hover. She shows pride in her work and the establishment she works for. It was fairly slow, so when we engaged her in conversation, she spent a few minutes chatting.
I had the New York strip, my wife had the sirloin. Both were cooked to our request. Both had great flavor. My steak had a bit more grisle than I hoped for, but that's pretty minor. Our baked potatoes were cooked properly & the steamed vegetables were cooked as they should be. We chose to share a slice of the lemon cake for desert. It was delightful!
The atmosphere is beautiful and our table was intimate.
We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner & our server couldn't have been better!
Thank you!“

“Terrible hostess. We're told there was only high-top seating left as we were seated walked by numerous booths that were open. No one came to serve us. we left after 10 minutes of silence, while the hostess was on her phone outside of the kitchen. Boy, was she shocked when we picked up our things and left. Motto "Everyone's welcome" was by the far the biggest lie that was told yesterday. extremely disappointed. -5/10“

“Placed drink order, reviewed menu, placed order and drinks still hadn't arrived. The server came back to tell us they didn't have the ingredients for the drink that I ordered. Ordered the frickle burger, came out with jalapeños poppers and frickles, sent it back, and the replacement came back out within minutes. The frickles were removed, and the popper remained. Sever offered to have it made again, but by this point, the experience was already ruined. The server made sure to let us know she took that off the bill, like obviously I'm not paying for something I didn't even eat that yall keep messing up. but I was supposed to be appreciative of that big jester of customer service or lack of I should say. The other item ordered was a Philly cheesesteak that was so soggy that the bun just fell apart. The steak was still mooing, I took the meat home for my dog. We had also placed an order for bangin shrimp to go, which was the very first item to arrive to the table, when we got home there were only 6 shrimp and the menu clearly states the order has 8.“