Best post-climbing food at popular climbing areas?

Miss Catwrote:

FTFY 

Just to stir the pot further, Sally's is burnt and Pepe's white clam isn't pizza, it's flatbread.

I miss Burger Barn in Bishop, but a burger at the Rambler is a pretty solid substitute. Frosty Chalet down in Lone Pine or Walker Burger up north are worthy destinations, too. 

Some of my favorite spots from my time in the northeast:

Gunks: Main Course - a little pricy but worth it once or twice a season, Mexican Kitchen (which after some googling I see burned down last year?! I guess they're rebuilding...)

N Conway: Moat Mountain

Acadia: Mainely Meat, Rose Eden Lobster

Farley: Montague Mill

For the front range of CO, beyond the usual suspects of Southern Sun and the Indian food in Boulder/Golden, Bob's Atomic Burgers in Golden and Dark Horse in Boulder both scratch the 'grease bomb double cheeseburger' itch nicely.

Connor Dobsonwrote:

The pizza truck in the verdon is so good 

Americans. Go to France and eat Italian peasant food, guess that says it all.

For international listeners:

Back in the day I spent many a rainy hour in here https://petes-eats.co.uk/ (Llanberis, North Wales) eating  chip butties and drinking pints of tea.

My favourite experience was sitting back with my leg on the table while a mate tried to stop the bleeding (slate can bite back), realising it needed stiches so waiting for the bus that would go past the hospital whilst drinking emergency tea. The staff and usual customers didn't bat an eyelid, proper climbers cafe, the couple of tourist types who walked in took one look at the blood and pile of soiled dressings then turned around and left howerver...

Havent been in a few years I hope it's still as class.

oldfattradguuy kkwrote:

I live in a resort town in Idaho that has more pizza places per capita than any place in NY and the all suck, the land that pizza forgot!  I‘d go to the pawn shop and buy my soul back just to sell it agiain for some of the 1970’s or early 80’s pizza/Italian places in New Paltz!

Make it yourself! It's not difficult at all, especially after you get a pizza stone for your oven.

I did not know the gunks burger was ever on the menu.

It appeared right around the time I departed the Northeast - circa 2000.

was the gunks burger the one with peanut butter and jelly?

(and the lotus of siam one of the best thai restaurants in the country? you must be from utah... bwwaaahahahaaaa!!!!)

How you going to bring up EPC and not mention face burger?? 

Tennessee wall- shuberts barbacue

Boone nc - coyote kitchen 

Linville nc- Louise’s Rock house grill
Tucson- poco and moms
SLC- Red iguana 

Boulder: For Mexican, Santo or the Rio, but I still miss Juanita's. Like Tom's Tavern, replaced by more high-end places. 

slimwrote:

was the gunks burger the one with peanut butter and jelly?

Mushrooms and onions in gravy on the raisin pumpernickel bread.

(and the lotus of siam one of the best thai restaurants in the country? you must be from utah... bwwaaahahahaaaa!!!!)

James Beard award winner.

https://www.tastingtable.com/794588/the-best-thai-restaurants-in-america/

https://restaurantclicks.com/best-thai-restaurants-in-us/

https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/photos/best-thai-restaurants #17 on the list, which also has Pok Pok.

https://www.petitegourmets.com/food-blog/best-thai-restaurants-in-america

Basically Slim, your opinion is irrelevant.

For real, way too many people sleeping on the asian food in Vegas.

Someone else said 'nothing notable' in El Paso or Las Cruces upthread - I guess they meant nothing outside the 100s of great hole in the wall Mexican restaurants in both cities. For something unusual, Chico's Tacos is an El Paso junk food tex-mex institution. 

MattHwrote:

For real, way too many people sleeping on the asian food in Vegas.

Someone else said 'nothing notable' in El Paso or Las Cruces upthread - I guess they meant nothing outside the 100s of great hole in the wall Mexican restaurants in both cities. For something unusual, Chico's Taco's is an El Paso tex-mex institution. 

‘Found Nothing Notable ‘ meaning I tried. Applies to El  Paso only.  Las Cruces specifically,  Old Mesilla, is fantastic for food.  Basically, you can’t miss: Mexican of multiple varieties, American, Steaks, bakery in the morning.  Andiamo  Dog is what I remembered by name.  But pretty much all the food there is excellent.  

Index: Maria's (Mexican food truck) in Sultan at the roundabout off of highway 2. 

Best Mexican food truck in the greater Seattle area.

La MoMofacewrote:

Moab - 98 Center, good pho, and great cocktails. 

I was gonna ask about Moab - we're always camping and eating there, haven't really had a chance to eat in town.  Maybe once at Moab Brewery, and I remember it being decent for food and beer.

wendy weisswrote:

Boulder: For Mexican, Santo or the Rio, but I still miss Juanita's. Like Tom's Tavern, replaced by more high-end places. 

I haven't been there in ages and ages, but Efrain's used to be my favorite low priced place in town.  I remember the margaritas being strong and cheap.

If you like your post-City of Rocks pizza expensive and only available a couple days a week, the place in Almo is not bad. Righteous beer selection, tho.

Roma Deli II is my favorite after climbing in the Vegas area.  The worst climbing area I’ve ever been with regards to food is maple canyon fucking grocery store is an hour+ away and there is a couple table deli as the only choice nearby.

Noah Betzwrote:

And it’s not even close, redpoint is damn good. I’d put rockhouse a good bit ahead of miguel’s too

I would strongly disagree.

Miguel’s is great pizza. Maybe you’re not into the scene that surrounds the place but it really is great.

Redpoint is also great. Simply an excellent addition to the gorge.

But the Rockhouse? They fill a hole, and that is food when you’re hungry. It’s just bland cafeteria style food. Most of it was probably in the freezer or in plastic bags before I ordered. I’ve eaten there twice, they never had anything I couldn’t make better at home. Sometimes you’re hungry and sometimes they don’t have a line. That doesn’t make them good.

MattHwrote:

For real, way too many people sleeping on the asian food in Vegas.

Someone else said 'nothing notable' in El Paso or Las Cruces upthread - I guess they meant nothing outside the 100s of great hole in the wall Mexican restaurants in both cities. For something unusual, Chico's Tacos is an El Paso junk food tex-mex institution. 

Magic Noodle for phenomenal hand pulled Chinese noodles. Myriad Korean bbq restaurants as well, some all you can eat. 

Jeff Macwrote:

Index: Maria's (Mexican food truck) in Sultan at the roundabout off of highway 2. 

Best Mexican food truck in the greater Seattle area.

ah you have not tried la fondita