History
The Wooden Nickel has been a popular gathering place in Silverton Oregon for the last 40 years. In the 1950's and 1960's it was known as Ed & Johnny's. Many current customers can remember their fathers and grandfathers playing cribbage around the horse-shoe shaped bar. During the 1970's and 1980's some remodeling occurred adding room for a dance floor. Live music, shuffleboard and pinball were the craze and the Nickel, as locals called it, was jam-packed on the weekends. In the mid 1980's the current owner, Glen Damewood, performed there frequently with his bluegrass band. His love of fine food and creative cooking found a natural outlet here and things have never been the same! The Nickel has now become the place to go for delicious food at an affordable price, while having a great time of course.
Specialties
We bake all of our own breads and buns, we house smoke and cure all of our meats and sausages and our soup is made from scratch daily. We offer a full bar, lottery machines and a pool table. Kids eat free every Wednesday!