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Free State Wyoming (FSW) Promotional => Making the Case for Moving Toward Freedom (and Wyoming!) => Topic started by: Jared on July 13, 2007, 03:46:50 PM
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Thought we could use a thread on some of the neat restaurants in Wyoming.
From another thread:
"If it's great burgers you be looking for, try Butch's in Kirby, or the cowboy bar in Meteetse. Both serve buffalo burgers and they are equally terrific. The cowboy bar is very interesting, it has changed very little since Butch Cassidy was arrested there in 1894. "
I'd like to mention Los Agaves in Sheridan. I had to take a picture of their menu -- it was too great! ;D
Check this out:
(http://img171.imagevenue.com/loc7/th_01038_agaves1_122_7lo.jpg) (http://img171.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=01038_agaves1_122_7lo.jpg)
It's a "MAP" -- "Menu Adapted to your Preferences" ... a flow chart to help you decide what to eat :) -- I've never seen something like this in a restaurant before!
They've also got over 20 tequilas:
(http://img138.imagevenue.com/loc575/th_01040_agaves2_122_575lo.jpg) (http://img138.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=01040_agaves2_122_575lo.jpg)
and make a heckuva margarita!
Good food, fast service, etc. etc. It's right on the main drag on the west side of the street. "Can't miss it" as they say.
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The Cowboy also makes great pizzas.
We have found very few restaurants in Wy that we'd care to revisit so if you know of some good ones please share that info.
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My votes go to three local places in Glenrock.
1st---The Paisley Shawl--wow, the food was amazing. I had Pistachio Encrusted Chicken in Plum Sauce and Shawn had Blue Cheese Stuffed Filet Mignon. It is very expensive--They also make really excellent hamburgers.
2nd--Fort Diablo--it is also kinda pricey but its a rustic cowboy bar too. Steaks, shrimp, crablegs, buffalo...........................
3rd--The Classic--decent burgers and really excellent pizza, not greasy and generous on the toppings!
Haven't found anywhere yet in Casper that just knocked our socks off!
Brandy ~W~
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Zapata's in Cody
(http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/neumann/images/Zapatas_cody.jpg)
Found it while looking up motorcycle stuff -- a German adventure rider compared it quite favorably to his Mexican restaurant of choice in Frankfurt! :) Of their margarita: "well balanced taste, sweet sour with a bias toward the sweet, the consistency of the the ice: perfect (slushy snow). The presentation: attractive." and the food: "The Chilis Rellenos I had as a meal and the salsa for the chips were an equally close match for my ?reference restaurant? in Frankfurt, Germany."
Paul and/or Kim, have you been there?
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> Haven't found anywhere yet in Casper that just knocked our socks off!
I like Eggington's quite a bit, and Wonder Bar is good too.
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The Old Mill in Newcastle isn't world class, by any means, but they do have a solid menu (pretty good steak) and interesting historic atmosphere. It used to be a working flour mill, and I've heard it was a big lumber mill a long time ago. Not sure of the history.
They also have a bar, and a store to buy packaged beer, etc. Fair selection and the price isn't horrible either.
(http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/images/newcastle/oldmill.jpg)
The whole place has recently undergone a face lift, at least outside, and is now for sale. It'll be interesting to see if it changes much after sale. I don't go in there a lot, but have eaten a few meals with FSW friends and my sister who visited from California. (She wasn't impressed, of course.... oh well.) <G>
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I am looking for the review of the resturant that lunghd and I saw in Rock River. You have to know the place "Weiners and Things" (I am holding my sides laughing so hard)
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Paul and/or Kim, have you been there?
<sniff> They are the competition. ;)
My wife owns two restaurants; the Bill Cody Ranch has a good cook this year and is getting a lot of non-ranch traffic, and the Buffalo Company is doing well with its' healthy/less-filling and somewhat exotic buffalo, elk, antelope and venison dishes. A lot of older folk and retirees visit Cody and they can do without the usual gut-bomb... :)
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The Old Mill in Newcastle isn't world class, by any means, but they do have a solid menu (pretty good steak) and interesting historic atmosphere. It used to be a working flour mill, and I've heard it was a big lumber mill a long time ago. Not sure of the history.
They also have a bar, and a store to buy packaged beer, etc. Fair selection and the price isn't horrible either.
Ah yes. My wife and I became very familiar with this place.
On the recent Tour de Wyoming we arrived in Newcastle at ~1PM and ~103F after 96 miles on our bicycles. No shade at the school at all so we spent about 5-6 hours there in the restaurant and bar since they had AC.
Food and service seemed very good.
In fact we received a free beer in the bar! Never had that happen before. The bartender accidentally opened the wrong beer for another customer that happened to be exactly what my wife and I were drinking. She brought it over and offered it to us.
Gotta love a place like that!
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Ah yes. My wife and I became very familiar with this place.
On the recent Tour de Wyoming we arrived in Newcastle at ~1PM and ~103F after 96 miles on our bicycles. No shade at the school at all so we spent about 5-6 hours there in the restaurant and bar since they had AC.
And you didn't come to see MamaLiberty? ??? :'(
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Sorry, we didn't realize you were there until we hooked up with manfromnevada and his wife at Devils Tower a couple days later. :-[
On the upside, having spent over a week riding in that area of the state, my wife's opinion of Wyoming has undergone a radical positive transformation. 8)
She though all of Wyoming was the grasslands and prairie with continuous 30mph wind.
She loved the Black Hills area immensely, also the area around Buffalo. There may be hope for us to move there yet. :)
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Corona Village is the only good restaurant in Laramie. Superb mexican food, service to match and fast to go orders too. The service in the rest of the dives in this town is SO BAD their only customers are the college students who don't know better.
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Hey Jared, we ate their once and won't be going back. We were lured in by their claims of New Mexican style food, hoping we'd get what we were used to in Albuquerque and Santa Fe - no way! We asked where the cook(s) got their training and it was from a woman who owned a restaurant in Arizona and in NY. It was definitely not our cup of tea. If you aren't used to good New Mexico cuisine then you might like it but we were spoiled ;) DH used to be a busboy at The Shed in Santa Fe and he got to learn a lot from the cooks there. I just got my order from the Chili Addict from Albquerque and made some very, very spicy chicken enchiladas for dinner last night - YUM-O! It was so hot that it actually hurt my ears, LOL! Never had that happen before. I still ate it though 'cause it was tasty. Also got a cookbook from them so I can try some new dishes. It's all about the sauce ;)
The last time we were in Cody we walked by Paul's/Paul's wife's restaurant and they were quite busy - looks like a very nice place and the menu was quite tempting but we'll wait 'til the tourists go home - maybe we could go there for our anniversary 8)
The place across the street from Zapata's was pretty good but I can't remember the name. The benefit of not having many good choices for eating dinner out is that I have become a much better cook!
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If you aren't used to good New Mexico cuisine then you might like it but we were spoiled
AMEN!!!!!
New Mexican food is unlike any other type--and many claim but few can really deliver!
Many we talk to around here call Stoke's canned green sauce, hot green chili----Hahahahahahahaaaahaaaaaaaaaaa! ::)
Wyowoman I bet we could get together and make one he11 of a New Mexican meal!
Brandy
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" ... their claims of New Mexican style food, ..."
Apparently they're only claiming that it's the style, not the real deal, sadly.
Sorry to hear that a GermanTourist gave you a (perhaps) bumstear (steer?). GTs
have earned skepticism around these parts - their frame of reference is, well, ....
Handmade-to-order (not batched) rellenos, diced meats and red wine and
chocolates in chile con carne, locally grown and perfectly ripened ingredients for
the open-face enchiladas, to-die-for-by-diving-into guac, blue corn chips, Negra Modelo ....
Anyone have a hankerin' for some Chimayo Red or Velarde Veritas ristras? Fresh-roasted
Hatch? It ain't Christmas time yet, but you can have it 'christmas' if you want. Let me
know if you want some fresh, real fixins' as they become available this season!
A' hora, got restless-tastebuds syndrome that's going to drive me right into town to
the Shed, or Tomasitas, or Tia Sophias, or Pasquals, or El Tesoro, or Blue Corn, or
Marias, or Mariscos La Playa, or ..., or .... So many choices, so few mealtimes per
year .... ;D
Lex ~W~
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If anyone's going to be cooking New Mexican food, please invite my wife and me!!!!
I grew up in ABQ from age 11 until I left at age 28. Met my wife there and we frequently went to a hole in the wall diner, Taco Sal's, at the corner of Eubank and Menaul for dinner out. It was cheap, homey, and good. Formica table tops and all.
It's still in operation, although Sal is passed on. We still go there whenever we're in town. Still great food.
Mac
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Enough Lex - you're making me too hungry! Drooling on the keyboard :-)
Mac & Brandy - we lived in ABQ from 1989 to 1995. We loved Garduno's (spelling? it's been a while) and Los Cuates (again, spelling?) I like Stuffy's Sopapillas too. My friends used to compliment me on my Posole, said it was very good for a gringa! LOL!
I think it'd be a splendid idea to get together and have a big NM meal!
(sorry if we hijacked the thread Jared!)
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Hey you're talking about food so it's all good. :)
I'll mention another restaurant:
Gillette, WY
Golden Corral
Ok, this may sound weird, but I *really* like the Golden Corral! ;D For those that don't know, it's a buffet-type restaurant, where you get new plates and refill from the food in the heater things ... kinda like Sizzler I guess, also Old Country Buffet.
Anyway, this one in Gillette is awesome. The pot roast is excellent, the pulled pork rocks (but it's only 1 day a week I think), the mac&cheese is delish but the SHOW STOPPER is the banana pudding! I have like 3 helpings. :o
p.s. this reply is especially appropriate because I'm writing it from within a Perkins restaurant using their wi-fi ..... however Perkins is NOT worthy of this thread. :D
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Interesting. Golden Corral is a Raleigh NC based company. I've been to a number of their places over the years, and my wife used to tutor the founder's son (all his schooling was via private teachers brought into the home - nice).
It's good to hear that such a place exists in WY as well. A small bit of "home" can do wonders for a soul.....
banana pudding
Oh yes. Basic Southern fare that is hard to beat. I hope they server it there with meringue on top.
Only three helpings?? Piker!! Remember, it's full of fruit, so there are no limits. ;)
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We've enjoyed eating at Golden Corral before! Great for family's 'cause there's so much to choose from. Perkin's I can live without. I remember Sizzler's too - it's been a while though. Banana pudding is just so wonderful, I think I'll have to make some soon. ;)
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We like the restaurant at the golf course in Hulett, Wyoming. Winter hours are limited, they're open 1100-1500 all days except Friday and Saturday which are 1100-2000. Longer hours during the summer season. Cheap to moderate prices and the folks who run the place actually seem to care about what they serve :o
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If you get to Saratoga try the Wolf hotel, but you will need reservations.
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I don't know about Norm's post, there's gadzooks of good restaurants in Laramie. 8)
Perhaps I'm one of the "college kids who don't know any better..." ???
I can tell you this though, skip "New Great Wall" Chinese buffet, though, it's worth about $2 but you pay the full $8. Jared's action-antics saved the experience though.
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The Old Mill in Newcastle isn't world class, by any means, but they do have a solid menu (pretty good steak) and interesting historic atmosphere. It used to be a working flour mill, and I've heard it was a big lumber mill a long time ago. Not sure of the history.
They also have a bar, and a store to buy packaged beer, etc. Fair selection and the price isn't horrible either.
The whole place has recently undergone a face lift, at least outside, and is now for sale. It'll be interesting to see if it changes much after sale. I don't go in there a lot, but have eaten a few meals with FSW friends and my sister who visited from California. (She wasn't impressed, of course.... oh well.) <G>
Hey Jared,
Correct me if I'm wrong...but isn't that like the FIRST restaurant I ate at with you and your friend when I first wheeled into Wyoming?
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Guadalajara's is apparently a micro-chain of Mexican restaurants with one in Casper, and now two in Cheyenne. Their newer place in Cheyenne, "Hacienda del Guadalajara," is on the main drag (Lincolnway) just a couple of blocks off Central. Good atmosphere, pleasing service, very good food. We go there once every couple of weeks.
Cheyenne also has a Japanese restaurant (can't remember the name) on Del Range Blvd, across from Target/Ross. I did eat there once, in the mid-afternoon so I can't really gauge the service. But the prices were reasonable and the food was okay.
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If your not in to fancy or yuppyfied or franchise alley hash house joints and your in Gillette try Lula Belles for home made pie. Its on the north end of Gillette ave. by the railroad across the street from the Montgomery bar and hotel. They have a different pie each day. My favorite is Souer cream raisin, I think thats Wednesday. If you get there for breakfast order their breakfast rolls. They are smothered in caramel and all the butter you can handle and you have to have sideboards on your plate they're that big. You might have to double up on a table with a stranger but there aint no strangers at Lula Belles so just ask if the place is full and you see an empty chair, most will welcome you to a seat.
If you love Mexican as I do go east down the hiway and find Mona's. You can't beat her Breakfast Burrito's with regular or green chili. Niether one of these places is fancy, but they really do good at what I have said. Both are Mom and Pops and there the kind I always look for for fine, real good victuals.
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I have another restaurant I'd like you to know about.
Its in Sundance Wyo. About a mile east on the hi way. Constructed of logs on the south side of the road, plenty of parking, good atmosphere and friendly folks serving there. If you like good old fasioned ham n' beans n' cornbread this is the place to go. They have it on a certain day and I was lucky enough to stop in there a couple times when it was that day. Damned good stuff. Caution however. You get the wind that goes with it a little later ;D ::) >:D
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http://www.medicinebow.org/virginian/
Decent food and a lot of history. You can walk through the upper rooms of the hotel and they are as they were in the days when Owen Winster stayed there. The whole place is very old west. Sometimes you even see horses tied up out front. When you walk in you feel like you just turned back the clock 100 years. Bring your six gun and spurs. The owners there are really down to earth folks and they serve up good ol country home cook'in. "WHEN YOU CALL ME THAT, SMILE" --Owen Winster's The Virginian
Dave
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I have another restaurant I'd like you to know about.
Its in Sundance Wyo. About a mile east on the hi way. Constructed of logs on the south side of the road, plenty of parking, good atmosphere and friendly folks serving there. If you like good old fasioned ham n' beans n' cornbread this is the place to go. They have it on a certain day and I was lucky enough to stop in there a couple times when it was that day. Damned good stuff. Caution however. You get the wind that goes with it a little later ;D ::) >:D
Hideaway Log Cabin is no more unfortunately. It is now a laundromat and tanning salon.
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Dang! No more beans, ham and cornbread?
Sounds like NE Wyoming needs a Granny's Diner (home made bread & pies), reading room/internet cafe and co-op store! :) We could have a gunsmith shop and half a dozen other things too! Real western style "one stop shopping." >:D
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Jared
Well DAMN. Aint that shame.
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Well OK........I got another one. Hulett. As you turn left on main and the hi way thru town goping east theres a little place on the right side of the road. I always stopped there for a good meal coming back from Spearfish. Its a good little spot.
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All this talk of good food is really bumming me out...lol. I live on a naval ship with my family in Wy. Navy chow leaves a lot to be desired...lol. My best meals are cooked in my camper on the weekends that I don't have duty. I made a cornish game hen and stuffing on Thanksgiving and went on an 8 mile hike. Then my popane ran out in the middle of the night. That means no heat folks...lol. It was great! Made a pizza last night. Store bought, I dumped extra cheese and peperoni on it. Unfortunately, I have duty tomorrow. So, I had to put the camper up until next weekend. Of course, the 19 FRN a night for a primitive site in the state park hurts--but it's well worth not staying on the ship. One of the best things about Wy is that if you want to go camping you just find a spot and camp--free! I'd love to be at the gorge with my family pulling trout right now.
Dave
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THE WONDER BAR in Casper on Central. Yummmmmmy. Wonderful menu items like "The Garbage Can Burger", if you order the Tower appetizer tray you may not need to order a main course. It has a bar and an adjacent restuarant. Worth a try.
Brandy
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Good to see this thread resurrected, and good to see you here, Brandy!!!
Good news too. The Old Mill in Newcastle recently changed hands, and pretty much changed all the help too, so we were a bit worried. No fear, however. The food is just as good or better and the service has improved. They did go to all "non smoking," so I'm sure that's a bummer for some folks, but other than that lack of choice, everything seems great there.
I'd still like to have a good talk with whoever makes their pies, however. Far too much thick crust and the fillings are a bit bland, but not too bad.
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Well OK........I got another one. Hulett. As you turn left on main and the hi way thru town goping east theres a little place on the right side of the road. I always stopped there for a good meal coming back from Spearfish. Its a good little spot.
It's on the north side of the road, and is called The Ponderosa. It is really tasty. I had their steak sandwich for two days in a row last month! :D
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I was somewhat surprised at the quality of restaurants in Gillette. My favs this summer were the Prime Rib, Los Margaritas (they make a mean burrito) and Bootleggers. Bootleggers was especially outstanding, great pasta and a unique setting.
Don Pedros in Green River is my favorite Mex place so far.
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I have always like the Bozeman Crossing in Buffalo. They have "Rocky Mountain Oysters" on the appetizer menu.... and that suits me just fine. They have great variety of food and it is all good that I have tried. The service has been good as well. It is somewhat aimed at the tourist but it is in good form. Somewhat pricey compared to the average.
You may see a little more at: Bozeman Crossing (http://www.bozemancrossing.com/restaurant.htm)
Regards, Danl ~W~
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The Winchester in Buffalo! Everything tastes great there. I make the drive from Gillette on a regular basis. It is a good idea to get reservations though. The atmoshpere isn't the best, but the food makes up for it. Another good Buffalo restaurant is the Virginian. It boasts a "real" chef during the summer months. Off season is just as good though. The atmoshpere is good there. You can ask to sit in the Vault...no kidding it is a vault.
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Ya my friend in Belle Fourche says The Winchester's almost worth the drive from there too!
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Ya my friend in Belle Fourche says The Winchester's almost worth the drive from there too!
Is the Winchester at the old restored hotel uptown?
Regards, Danl ~W~
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Zapata's in Cody
(http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/neumann/images/Zapatas_cody.jpg)
Found it while looking up motorcycle stuff -- a German adventure rider compared it quite favorably to his Mexican restaurant of choice in Frankfurt! :) Of their margarita: "well balanced taste, sweet sour with a bias toward the sweet, the consistency of the the ice: perfect (slushy snow). The presentation: attractive." and the food: "The Chilis Rellenos I had as a meal and the salsa for the chips were an equally close match for my ?reference restaurant? in Frankfurt, Germany."
Paul and/or Kim, have you been there?
I've been there. It was memorable... which will prevent me from making that mistake again. Skip it.
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There is a sushi place in Cody we discovered a couple weeks ago called Shiki on Sheridan ave.
Actually quite good, especially for a a place like Cody. Really fresh, fairly tasty and really reasonable.
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Hey Danl! Nope the Winchester is located east of the interstate on the old highway. The Virginian is located downtown in the Occidental.
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Hey Danl! Nope the Winchester is located east of the interstate on the old highway. The Virginian is located downtown in the Occidental.
I just couldn't put the name "The Winchester" with the old Hotel. "The Virginian" sounds right tho. I will have to try "The Winchester" next time I am town.
Regards, Danl ~W~
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Chipotle in Cheyenne! Outstanding food served fast and fresh by folks who are suprisingly appreciative of your patronage.
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Donna's in Newcastle.
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Isobella's Italian place is about my favorite in Newcastle so far. It is for sale now, so we'll have to watch to see what happens there.
The old Pizza Barn is advertising again, so I guess it's back in business. Have not been back out there, however, so don't know if it's any good now.
When the Old Mill changed hands this summer they put in pretty much a new staff, changed the menu... and just about wrecked the business. So, I've been told they rehired the cooks and went back to the original menu. Have not been back since to find out if the food is good again.
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30 years ago, Hudson was home to the two top restaurants in Wyoming... El Toro and Svilar's.
The old cooks are probably dead and buried... and the waitresses in the Wyoming Home at Basin.
But oh... the fine food that passed over those red and white checked table cloths.
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My favorite restaurant is Habanero Mexican Grill in Worland. It is burrito bar style, where you order things the way you like it. They have the best quesadillas ever! They also do other things including burritos for breakfast, ice cream for desert(fried ice cream too), and a soup of the day in the winter(their chicken cheese enchilada soup is the best). It's making me hungry just thinking about it!
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In the late 70's, Antone's Supper Club just East of Worland did a fine business, as did the Washakie Hotel (long since bulldozed down).
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I'm gettin hongry around the mouth >:D
Bigduane
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I did not mean to scare everyone off. I have a friend from Crook county and I was able to blow her mind by naming some of the local places.
Bidduane
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In Cheyenne Places the wife and I like
Good Friends Chinese (esp any pork)
Sanfords Burgers W likes the cheese burger salad
Estavans Tex Mex
Lings Chinese
Village Inn 25 and 80
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30 years ago, Hudson was home to the two top restaurants in Wyoming... El Toro and Svilar's.
The old cooks are probably dead and buried... and the waitresses in the Wyoming Home at Basin.
But oh... the fine food that passed over those red and white checked table cloths.
That's a fact. Even 20 years ago folks used to fly into Riverton from all over the country just to rent a car and drive to Hudson for dinner. Locals were pretty much always given preferential treatment. Never failed to give us a chuckle. :)
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...in the night!
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I can tell you this though, skip "New Great Wall" Chinese buffet, though, it's worth about $2 but you pay the full $8. Jared's action-antics saved the experience though.
China King Buffet is now the best and the only Chinese buffet in Gillette. It is by Smith's, and it is really good! I'm part Chinese, I should know, right? They have some authentic things you hardly ever see on Chinese buffets: mochi (sesame balls filled with azuki bean paste), longans, lychee, and other asian fruit. And ice cream, which is, of course, authentic, being invented in China :P.
If China King had a Mongolian grill, it would be the best Chinese buffet I've ever been to, I think. Even without one, it's right up there!