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Side Track Restaurant

Caliente, Nevada · Extraterrestrial Highway

Why stop here: Side Track Restaurant is a $$ american pick in Caliente for Extraterrestrial Highway travelers. Order Chicken-fried steak.

CuisineAmerican
Price$$
TownCaliente
NearExtraterrestrial Highway

A Caliente rail-town stop that gives the Extraterrestrial Highway loop another grounded meal between desert miles.

What to order

Chicken-fried steak

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Updated 2026-07-01. Restaurant hours, menus, and reservation policies change — confirm before you go.

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