Delta Diner on County Highway H in Delta has been a Wisconsin northwoods institution since Todd Bucher restored and opened it in a vintage 1940 Silk City diner car that had sat unused in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest region, turning one of the most remote diner locations in the country into a destination breakfast and lunch spot that draws visitors from across Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest specifically for the scratch-made food and the experience of eating in a perfectly restored mid-century diner car. It appeared in Season 21, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Old School Joints,” which aired October 31, 2014. Guy Fieri found a remote Wisconsin diner kitchen doing breakfast from scratch with the quality that earns a northwoods restaurant its national reputation — and a diner setting so authentically preserved it looks like it rolled out of the factory yesterday.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Delta Diner
City: Delta, Wisconsin
Cuisine: Diner / Breakfast
DDD Season: 21
DDD Episode: 7
Episode Title: Old School Joints
Original Air Date: October 31, 2014
Address: 14385 County Highway H, Delta, WI 54856
Phone: 715-372-6666
Website: https://deltadiner.com
Status: Open
What to Eat
The Scratch Breakfast Plates with local eggs, house-made sausage, and fresh accompaniments are the morning centerpiece that earns Delta Diner its northwoods Wisconsin reputation. The House-Made Biscuits and Gravy with scratch sausage gravy are the comfort food item most regulars order every visit. The Pancakes made from scratch are the sweet morning option that earn their own devoted following among the regulars who drive hours specifically to eat here. The Diner Car Experience — eating in a perfectly restored 1940 Silk City diner that seats fewer than 30 people — is the reason a trip to one of the most remote diners in America is worth planning. Find a northern Wisconsin hotel on Trivago.
Plan Your Visit
Check the website for current hours and days of operation — Delta Diner has limited seating and operates on a specific schedule. Reservations are strongly recommended. Delta is in Bayfield County, about 30 minutes from Ashland.
Address: 14385 County Highway H, Delta, WI 54856
Phone: 715-372-6666
Website: https://deltadiner.com
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the Old School Joints episode on Amazon. Delta Diner is one of the most remote and most atmospheric restaurants in the entire Triple D catalog — worth planning a northwoods Wisconsin trip around.
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Delta Diner appeared in Season 21, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Old School Joints,” originally aired October 31, 2014.