Lunch recs for Fernie/Sparwood/Crowsnest Pass?

[nonlinear]

We will be traveling through Fernie, Sparwood, and Crowsnest Pass in a couple of weeks and are looking for a nice place to stop for lunch. Strangely, I can't find any info about any of these towns on CH. Any suggestions? We are pretty much open to anything.

Thanks!

[howlin]

in the pass ,go to the rumrunners in coleman(right on the highway across from the first and last gas station)or stones throw in blairmore

[nonlinear]

thanks for the advice, howlin.

are there any other opinions? I can't beleive that no one has anything to say about these big holiday towns! remember, negative comments are just as useful as positive ones! :)

[LotusRapper]

Urbanspoon might be of help here:

http://www.urbanspoon.com/n/85/46188/...

My wife's from Fernie. But that was in the '80s. E. Kootenay has changed a lot since then !

[howlin]

popiels used to be good for pizza.dont expect anything to be special down there.but its just tasty and friendly.thats really all that matters

[cleopatra999]

I know this is late, but for others looking here are the local Fernie haunts for lunch:

Loaf, bakery/cafe. They have pizza, sandwiches, salad and pastries
Big Bang Bagels. Fresh made bagel sandwiches
The Blue Touque. Brunch/lunch only, closed Tuesdays, great homey but gourmet food
Lunchbox. Brand new option with wraps, soups, stews.

[paulj]

My impression, from passing through a couple of times, is that Fernie has the best food selections, since it has a ski resort. Sparwood is modern coal company town. Towns on the Alberta side of the pass are older and generally small.

[cleopatra999]

Bingo Paulj.

Although Crowsnest has some good stops, the Fly shop cafe has good baked items, as does the Cinnamon Bear (amazing cinnamon buns). The Rumrunner makes a great burger.

Almost all the restaurants in Fernie are great with just a few exceptions. Don't expect fast service though, food is notoriously slow here.