The Big Chief Roadhouse, a fixture on an older alignment of Route 66 in Wildwood, Mo., since 1929, reopened Monday after a change in ownership and remodeling, reported the Eureka-Wildwood Patch.
The prized buffalo head still graces Big Chief Roadhouse restaurant’s main dining area in Wildwood, but customers will find many new touches and a remodeled ambiance at 17352 Manchester Road. Big Chief owner Stephanie Mulholland said even the buffalo head was retouched and fixed up. […]
Big Chief Roadhouse originally was built in what was at the time Pond, MO, as part of the Big Chief Highway hotel to serve transcontinental travelers on the now famed Route 66. Local historians and tourists guides from the period indicate Big Chief was one of the largest tourist cottage courts in Missouri. It differed from average spots of time in that it offered relatively elaborate and elegant dining. It is one of the last remaining full-service restaurants on the Route 66 today.
Big Chief’s kitchen hours are Monday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. To review the new menu, click here. The tavern portion is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to midnight, and on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.
The restaurant plans to smoke its own meats, and an upstairs room soon will be available for private parties.