Onion Rings at the Grand Canyon!

The bustling south rim of the Grand Canyon is vastly different from the peaceful north rim.  Tour busses take visitors from lookout point to lookout point and figuring out where to eat or picnic is kind of confusing, even if you have been there before.  But, don't worry!  There are onion rings to be found at Maswick cafeteria.  

Maswick lodge is one of the shuttle stops and if you walk right in you will find what some refer to as the cafeteria or food court.  The food court has several stations where you can get a variety of foods.  The grill on the left is where you can grab things like relatively inexpensive bacon grilled cheese sandwiches and vastly more pricey sides of onion rings.  The onion rings are beer-batter type, very crispy, well prepared and crispy.  The onions were relatively sweet, and although they cost more than four dollars for a side, it was money well spent for such a remote location.

 The only problem was that when you tried to eat just one, they all stuck together!  Haha!  Here you can see a lovely picture of the grand canyon in the background of my stuck-together rings.

Note that there is no actual view of the canyon from this lodge, but it has tons of seating for large groups and families so it takes away some of the crowded rush and wait times of some of the smaller, fancier restaurants,  Plus, it is a highly convenient bus stop!

As a bonus, you can find the much coveted Navajo taco (also known as Indian fry bread) at the Maswick food court as well.  Because, as you know, fried food begets fried food.  The great thing about this dish at the Grand Canyon is they let you choose more than one meat if you want (ground beef taco or shredded chicken) and put on custom toppings like unto a Subway restaurant. It is enough to feed two people, for sure!

I would highly recommend the Maswick food court at the Grand Canyon as a stress-free alternative to packing a picnic.

If you do want an awesome picnic spot, I would suggest a more remote place that you must drive your car to-- the Desert View Watch tower, which is about a half hour east of the main Grand Canyon sites.  Right now the road is under construction so delays can be a pain but there are lots of tables with an actual distant view of the canyon and the view of river from the watchtower in the shallower canyon is really fun.