That breakfast burrito at Local Café might be the cheapest good meal in ALW
Terminal 1 only has a couple of options, and Local Café is the main food spot past security, open daily from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. It sits just beyond the checkpoint in the small post-security area, so you can grab something and still keep an eye on boarding for the single regional gate. With a $ price tier, it’s one of the few airport cafés where you don’t feel nickeled and dimed for basics.
The menu leans local American: breakfast burritos, simple sandwiches, pastries, and drip coffee instead of big-chain espresso theatrics. The breakfast burrito is the move here—hearty, cheap by airport standards, and available from opening time at 6:00 AM for those early Walla Walla departures. Expect straightforward counter service, pay at the register, and food ready in a few minutes when it’s not right at a bank of departures.
Prices sit at the low end for airports, with coffee and a pastry usually coming in under $8, and most hot items staying under typical big-hub fast food pricing. The 4.5-star rating reflects exactly that: simple food done decently, friendly staff, and no sticker shock. There’s limited seating right by the café, but in this one-room terminal that still puts you less than a minute from the boarding door.
There aren’t many published complaints, but this is a small regional operation, so don’t count on every item being available near the 8:00 PM closing time, especially on quieter days. Morning peaks can create a short line if two flights cluster together, though with just Terminal 1 in play it moves quickly. If you care about coffee more than food, local reviews still rank this a step above grabbing something in town and stressing the timing.
Practical tip: order the breakfast burrito and coffee right after security, then carry it to the gate seating so you’re ready to board as soon as the small regional flight starts calling rows.
Breakfast Burrito