Eating while riding horseback was pioneered by the efficient Mongols, who also adjusted to reading, receiving haircuts, and filling out their taxes atop their four-legged mobiles. Enjoy the convenience of chairs and tables with today’s Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of home-style cuisine at Cope's Knotty Pine Cafe, located on Norris Road.

Cope's Knotty Pine Cafe serves home-style breakfast and lunch creations in a friendly dining atmosphere. The family treatment at the café results in every plate arriving tableside being accompanied by a smiling face, unlike many at-home family-meal treatments, which involve screams of terror over bread bags not secured by twist-ties. The menu features selections chock-full of personality, such as Doyle's Dynamic DBL Burger ($8.25), which has twice the burger-based dynamism as a standard bun and patty. The Fireman's Fearless Frito Boat ($5.25) sails through smoke and fire on a corn-chip ladder, while mouths dance with Roger's Raving Tuna Melt ($6.75) and easily find aquatic commonalities with Heather's Friendly Halibut Sandwich ($7.75). Main dishes are cheered on by sideline all-stars including cheese-stuffed jalapeños ($3.75), fried green beans ($3.75), and corn fritters ($3.75). Cope's Knotty Pine Cafe is open for eating from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. all seven of the eight days of the week.

Reviews

Yelpers give Cope’s Knotty Pine Cafe an average of 4.5 stars, and TripAdvisors give it an average of 4.5 owl eyes:

• "If" you should find yourself in Bakersfield, Cope's Knotty Pine Cafe is the place to go. – travelertoo2, TripAdvisor
• There's nothing on the menu that has ever dissappointed [sic]. And of course the service is great. Even when it's packed you never feel ignored. Their [sic] very friendly and attentive. – MzSpoiled, TripAdvisor
• Breakfast is NOT easy and is too often underrated. I'm a huge fan of America's greasy first meal and The Knotty Pine does it right! – Joel S., Yelp