At Mike's BBQ, in Lee Vining, CA, there's a wall exhibit of barbed wire of the west. While we were waiting for our takeout order (steak and baked potato), I wandered over for a look, and hubby did too. He actually took these photos with his camera, since my hands were full of the food! For $22.00 EACH we each got a paper-thin, tasteless steak and one tiny baked potato. Very disappointing food, I must say! The next evening, we went to Vons, picked out our own steaks and normal sized baked potatoes, had a bottle of red wine, and sat outside to enjoy our dinner and looked at the Milky Way. Much better than the $45.00 from Mike's BBQ! Cheaper, and better, too!
I don't know the area -- is Mike's BBQ kind of a novelty or touristy restaurant? I usually find that the food at those kinds of places is rather disappointing. The barbed wire display is interesting (and looks painful!) but certainly not worth the $45 admission. LOL
ReplyDeleteIt's a tourist restaurant. Up in Lee Vining..one of the FEW in town, so there isn't a lot of pickings! Frankly, the steaks we bought at Vons and BBQ'd were a LOT more flavorful and larger! What a ripoff.
ReplyDeleteYup. I've experienced overly priced crappy meals in Lee Vining on my way to Mammoth. You usually have to wait two hours for your food to arrive too. And they have a bad speed trap too.
ReplyDeleteGood for you turning the bad experience around and having a good one right there at home.
ReplyDeleteThe barbed wire plaque was cool, though. There is a Barbed Wire Museum in Texas that is fascinating.
~Lisa