Cook's Corner

Once a stagecoach stop, Cooks Corner is by far the coolest and most famous biker bar in Southern California. This "diamond in the rough" draws a diverse crowd of weekend warriors who congregate here for great burgers, beer, and sizzling live music. Sundays are most popular, and when the weather is fine, expect to see hundreds of bikers cruising through the canyons and winding mountain passageways surrounding this location. The current structure (transported here in 1946) used to be the mess hall of a WWII air force base. The interior is a throw-back to the best of times, with 50's style booths, sawdust floors, and wall decor that is classic for this funky dive bar. Entertainment varies nightly, and on weekends, Cooks rocks from morning till well past midnight.

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Rounding the country road, up near the next curve, you see a strange sight: hundreds of large motorcycles lined up in formation, two rows deep, and in front of a small country bar with a restaurant. The bikes are choppers and hogs, with black leather saddles and polished chrome. Large men who sport thick beards, ponytails and tattoos, wearing black chaps, boots, jackets, and gloves inspect each others' machines. Their gals , wearing identical clothing, lean on their men. This is the typical weekend gathering of motorcyclists at Cook's Corner, a hangout-bar for motorcyclist clubs. Though the patrons may look like outlaw bikers from the 1953 film The Wild Ones (starring Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin), these grizzled looking bikers can be bankers, lawyers, insurance agents, and just regular folks who enjoy mutual friendship.

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