We love to take short weekend get-a-ways and had never been to Park City, Utah and decided it was time to go. The winter snow had receded and the spring weather was just perfect. Park City is a resort destination nestled in the mountains just outside of Salt Lake and the scenery is truly spectacular reminding us of the Alps! No wonder they hosted the Olympics and are the home of The Sundance Film Festival. Main Street in Park City is very picturesque featuring great restaurants, bars, retail shops, theatres and Loosey the Moose as the town mascot. We asked for dining recommendations and also looked at www.Opentable.com and found a few restaurants that we wanted to try while we were there.

Prime Rib

Prime Rib

We loved our dinner at the Butcher’s Chop House & Bar on Main Street www.ButchersChophouse.com.We were drawn to it because of their slogan “Elegance without Arrogance” and soon found out that it has been a favorite of locals and visitors since 2003. Located at the base of the town Ski Lift it has a casual atmosphere, late night menu until midnight and a great bar scene with casual dining.

Cowboy Rib Eye

Cowboy Rib Eye

We started out in the active bar where we ordered signature cocktails. We enjoyed the Raspberry Cosmopolitan made with Stoli Razberi, orange liqueur, fresh lime and cranberry juice and their Town Lift Martini made with Grey Goose Citron Vodka, orange liqueur, peach schnapps and cranberry juice. We moved to the dining room and even though the Ahi Tuna Poke looked great we opted to just have Entrees. To our amazement our server informed us that since it was Off Season our second entrée was free! We loved both of our entrees which were a great value anyway, as each came with two sides. The Prime Rib was served rare as ordered. It was a 16 ounce masterpiece served with creamed spinach and a baked potato. The Certified Angus Beef Bone-In 16 ounce Cowboy Rib Eye was delicious as well and we particularly loved the Wild Mushrooms side. The 2009 Merryvale Starmont Napa Valley Cabernet www.merryvale.com was full bodied and paired perfectly with our steaks. We will certainly be back on our next visit.

 

By

Carol & Joe Davis, Dining Detectives

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