History
of the
Ramona Cafe

Located in " Old Town Ramona ", The Ramona Cafe has been a favorite place to eat since the early 1920's. The present building that the Cafe occupies was originally a popular 24 hour eatery called El Patio. Truckers, farmers, old timers and even some well known people such as John Wayne and Roy Rogers would regularly stop in for a burger and a milkshake while on hunting vacations away from Hollywood
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Sonja, a native of Ramona, graduated from Ramona High School and then enrolled at S.D.S.U. to obtain her 4 year degree in "Foods & Nutrition" with an emphasis on restaurant management. She went on to study under Le Cordon Bleu Paris pastry chefs to further refine Her talents in baking. Her specialty is baked goods which she makes daily on the premises, in fact both her Cinnamon Rolls and Carrot Cake won Blue Ribbons for 1st. place at the Del Mar Fair!