Baltimore, MD

Golden West Cafe is a quirky restaurant and bar with an Old West theme. Similar to the Paper Moon Cafe, Golden West’s menu begins with rules. Some people may be turned off by these rules, but judging by the long line on Saturday and Sunday Mornings, they don’t keep too many patrons away. The portions are large, the ingredients fresh, and you can find asian, mexican, and european influences in the menu. It is also a family friendly place. If you can’t stand the sound of children chatting and scurrying about, don’t go to Golden West. There is also a charming long bar at the back of the restaurant. On noisy evenings, it is nice to sit at the smoke-free bar and eat dinner. They get their cakes from Rose’s Cookies and they are to-die-for, especially the chocolate cake with Mocha frosting. Mmmmmmmmmm.

Address:
1105 E. 36th St.
Baltimore, MD 21211

Hours:
Monday 9.00 AM - 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Tuesday 9.00 AM - 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Wednesday 9.00 AM - 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Thursday 9.00 AM - 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Friday 9.00 AM - 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Saturday 9.00 AM - 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Sunday 9.00 AM - 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 8:45 PM

The Long Bar is open from 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM on Sunday, Monday & Tuesday. 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM Wednesday and Thursday, and 5:00 PM - 12:00 AM on Friday and Saturday.

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The first place my fiance and I rented in Baltimore was a carriage house in Ridgely’s Delight (a small downtown neighborhood between Martin Luther King Blvd. and Russell Street). We LOVE coffee and bookstores and there was a “coming soon” sign in the window of nearby shop. A huge coffee cup was hanging above the door, which read, “Baltimore Chop”. We sneaked peeks into the store almost everyday hoping that the doors would open soon.

A week after we moved to Hampden, Baltimore Chop was open for business. Luckily, we still visit the neighborhood and we popped in to explore one Saturday afternoon. There are so many reasons to visit this bookstore/coffee shop/music venue. First of all, there is a fantastic selection of books. Every genre you could imagine (especially indie ones) are represented, plus there is a children’s section and a section devoted to the neighborhood’s most famous late resident, Babe Ruth and his passion-baseball.

In the front of Baltimore Chop is the cafe. Just to give you a heads up, their coffee drinks are all espresso based. That doesn’t mean you can’t have your morning coffee, it just means you’ll call it a “cafe americano”. There are also many other drinks including chai and other specialty drinks.

This Saturday, July 15, at 8:00pm, Baltimore Chop is hosting: Lexington, KY Indie/Pop band-Watson Park and Pittsburgh Indie/Pop band-Bridgley Moore. There are many more shows, pictures, book updates, etc. that you will find on their myspace page.

They are even dog friendly and the staff are very pleasant! Be sure to drop by soon, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.

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