Waterfalls (Hungarian Restaurant)

Waterfalls started out as a generic American-food cafeteria, but pivoted mid-fair to being a sit-down restaurant that served Hungarian food. This version of Waterfalls was far more successful. According to manager Dennis Jones, “People get footsore tramping the fair and they’d take one look in the door, see that it was a cafeteria and then go somewhere else. They want to sit down and they won’t put up with the wait of going through a cafeteria line.”

In addition to the menu options shown at right, customers could get soft drinks, coffee, milk, or beer. The Spokesman-Review also noted, “For additional atmosphere, there’s frequently an artist who will do pencil sketches of diners for no charge.”