The Hungry Hiker - LAKE PLACID

A terrific addition to the High Peaks Info Center is this small restaurant! You can eat on their patio, or get food to go. its purpose is to serve hungry hikers, either before or after a day (or less) of hiking. As such, it offers sandwiches, full meals, sides, a variety of drink option from hot cocoa to beer. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a website, but you can see sample menus (menu always subject to change, but it's posted daily): and other sites.

After a long hike back from camping at Lake Colden for 2 nights, we were happy to discover The Hungry Hiker at our parking lot. We were expecting basic hamburgers or hot dogs, but found a diverse menu instead. The tacos were damn good!

Very limited menu, lots of vegan choices, hamburgers, gluten free buns, 2 icecream flavors. I really appreciated it, we went 2 nights in a row and our burgers were delicious. I got it without a bun, my boyfriend got it with a gluten free bun and he said it was quite good . The burger came with lettuce, onion, and tomato all fresh and yummy, the coleslaw was homemade and amazing, and a delicious pickle. I would give it 5-stars except the menu is so limited. It was so great to do a 12.5 mile hike and then not have to cook.Another issue was that the staff closed for their lunch break around 5:30pm when it was the busiest time, people were all coming off the trail .. seems odd that they would take that time to take a break, when they are only open from 2-8pm ...

Very limited menu, lots of vegan choices, hamburgers, gluten free buns, 2 icecream flavors. I really appreciated it, we went 2 nights in a row and our burgers were delicious. I got it without a bun, my boyfriend got it with a gluten free bun and he said it was quite good . The burger came with lettuce, onion, and tomato all fresh and yummy, the coleslaw was homemade and amazing, and a delicious pickle. I would give it 5-stars except the menu is so limited. It was so great to do a 12.5 mile hike and then not have to cook.Another issue was that the staff closed for their lunch break around 5:30pm when it was the busiest time, people were all coming off the trail .. seems odd that they would take that time to take a break, when they are only open from 2-8pm ...

Hamburger was amazing, and the beer was good as well.