Chimayo

Okay, so I’ve done some traveling for the store lately and I’ve been able to eat hither and yon. I skipped writing about both of the restaurants in Reno because they were not very special. Why be negative? I wrote about the place in Houston because it was cool.

Now I'm in Utah looking for a good meal and I go to Chimayo in Park City. It was indeed a good meal, but oh my god, do they ever fleece the tourists in Utah. This post is going to be pay attention to cost.

Okay, so I sit down and order a glass of wine while we wait for the rest of our party to arrive. It was $8.75 for a glass of an average Rioja, a bit expensive but not so bad compared to other hotels and restaurants.

Instead of an appetizer I order the pumpkin bisque soup, $9. This was actually very good and an unusual taste. It starts out kind of pumpkin pie-ish, but later on the flavors blend with the dried fruit in the soup and it ends very well. The salads and appetizers were in the $15 range.

Entrée. I go with the London broil of elk, medium rare per the waiter’s recommendation, $39.

Good presentation, but a bit skimpy on the food. The dish appears to have been waiting under the heat lamp longer than it should have, and I believe this is a fairly common problem for large parties, especially with inexperienced chefs. I suppose I expected more meat when I ordered this, but then again I may have been thinking steak house portions. The elk has a slight liver flavor to the meat and is prepared well. This is the first time I’ve ever eaten elk and I’m not sure I’d list it as a favorite, but I’m willing to try it again. The sauce and salsa that accompanies the meal is a nice accent.

Another glass of wine, $8.75.

I skip dessert. The waiter was okay, efficient, if a bit slow and not friendly.

Let’s see that’s 9 and 9 and 39 and then 9 again which equals $66. Then add a 20% auto-gratuity for parties of six or more and you get $77.

$77.

You’d think you were at French Laundry or something.