Call me anywhere, 'Cept for Bozeman. Bozeman, Montana, It's worse than Batesville, Indiana. Please not Bozeman. Bozeman, Montana! Prayin' and wishin' the call for my mission's, Not to Bozeman!
Well here we are in Bozeman at the Comfort Inn. For those paying close attention to the blog it should be no surprise that the first thing we did on checking in was to ask for change to use the Guest Laundry facilities. Here the washing machine was $1.50 and the tumble drier $1.25, so a mid point between the Charleston ($4) and Wichita ($2) prices. The wash went well and I put the clothes into the tumbler; of course this one was unlike every other tumbler we have used. Normally, like the washing machines, the machine starts when the money is inserted. Not this one, so when Drew went back after 30 minutes the clothes were still wet. He asked me to get more change, but while I was doing this he noticed a start button on the machine, on pushing this it began to tumble. You can imagine how much fun he had mocking me about not pushing the start button. I reckon I will be hearing about this for the next 20 years (if I'm around that long) a little voice will say "did you remember to push the start button, like in Bozeman."
After the clothes were dry we looked for places to eat, unusually there were four or five restaurants within walking distance of the hotel, in the US it is normal to go by car. We walked out of the hotel and immediately across the road was a restaurant called Famous Dave's, this was a barbecue restaurant. So not having had barbecue since Washington we decided to opt for this place.
The restaurant had interesting decor and each of the servers had different sayings on their t-shirts, e.g. Hog Heaven; Dave's a real person and he is famous. While we don't know how famous Dave is we know he is a real person.
We decided not to have appetisers but went straight to the soup course. Drew opted for Dave's famous chilli which was plastered with two cheeses and was very tasty. I had the chicken and wild rice soup, as the photo (left) shows it looked a little gloppy, but it tasted really nice with a think texture almost like a risotto as the rice had socked in the stock, very good.
For mains Drew had the Texas beef brisket with broccoli and garlic mash, the brisket was very sweet and the broccoli was cooked perfectly, Drew's view is the mash could have had more garlic. I had Georgia chopped pork, lovely crunchy bits of barbecued pork in a sharp sauce which I had with corn and BBQ chips, eating a corn kernel with nothing but salt on it reminds me of my late teens when Berni Inns (whatever happened to them?) would have corn as the veg with their steaks. We ate in Berni's more than most in those days as both my Mam and my Aunt waitressed for them. This was a lovely memory and was very crispy, tasty, fresh corn.
A honey glazed corn muffin came with both meals, Drew had mine and his own, they were more like dessert than dinner. So he didn't have any additional dessert.
Next to the hotel was a Walmart, I'd promised to get some stuff for my brother (I've got what you wanted David). Then we went back to the hotel, I finished a blog post and we were in bed by 11pm.
After the clothes were dry we looked for places to eat, unusually there were four or five restaurants within walking distance of the hotel, in the US it is normal to go by car. We walked out of the hotel and immediately across the road was a restaurant called Famous Dave's, this was a barbecue restaurant. So not having had barbecue since Washington we decided to opt for this place.
The restaurant had interesting decor and each of the servers had different sayings on their t-shirts, e.g. Hog Heaven; Dave's a real person and he is famous. While we don't know how famous Dave is we know he is a real person.
We decided not to have appetisers but went straight to the soup course. Drew opted for Dave's famous chilli which was plastered with two cheeses and was very tasty. I had the chicken and wild rice soup, as the photo (left) shows it looked a little gloppy, but it tasted really nice with a think texture almost like a risotto as the rice had socked in the stock, very good.
For mains Drew had the Texas beef brisket with broccoli and garlic mash, the brisket was very sweet and the broccoli was cooked perfectly, Drew's view is the mash could have had more garlic. I had Georgia chopped pork, lovely crunchy bits of barbecued pork in a sharp sauce which I had with corn and BBQ chips, eating a corn kernel with nothing but salt on it reminds me of my late teens when Berni Inns (whatever happened to them?) would have corn as the veg with their steaks. We ate in Berni's more than most in those days as both my Mam and my Aunt waitressed for them. This was a lovely memory and was very crispy, tasty, fresh corn.
A honey glazed corn muffin came with both meals, Drew had mine and his own, they were more like dessert than dinner. So he didn't have any additional dessert.
Next to the hotel was a Walmart, I'd promised to get some stuff for my brother (I've got what you wanted David). Then we went back to the hotel, I finished a blog post and we were in bed by 11pm.
If you should find yourself (or the co-pilot) with the opportunity to research the cost of a bottle of Remy Martin I would like one if you have room and suitable storage. todays price in tesco £34.00. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure we go anywhere where we would find out, but I'll look if we do.
DeletePlus I've stopped carrying fluids on flights years ago, after the number of times my clothes came back with glass and fluid all the way through them. Do they do it in plastic bottles??
Just arrived in the Best Western in Winnemucca, I'm sure you will remember it well.
How many courses would you normally have if you did not have appetizers before your soup and no dessert? Would never have thought of rice in a soup although I suppose you get noodles in soup.
ReplyDeleteHotels with self service washing facilities is an excellent idea. Whatever happen to Berni Inns indeed, bit like the Whimpy bars of my youth where the menu came inside a perspex stand thing. They did good banana splits!
Hi Linda,
DeleteMost American restaurants give you Soup or Salad included when you order your main course, but they come before not with the main course. Appetisers come before this??
Strangely Americans call the main course entrees, which everywhere else in the world would mean the first course as it comes from the French for entrance or entry!!
As regards Berni Inns I found out, while using wi-fi at one of our coffee breaks, that they were bought by Grand Metropolitan and then sold to Whitbread who dropped the brand in favour of their own branded Beefeater.
As regards Wimpy I share that memory of the wonderful banana splits. I'd never seen a beefburger before Wimpy's came to town. Wimpy are still around and have three restaurants in Wales at Carmarthen. Porthcawl and Caerphilly, at least that's what their menu says. wikipedia has a fascinating history of the chain.
I meant that is what there website says, not their menu!!
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