Trailhead Public House and Eatery ~ Moab, Utah

Lady Music and I rolled into Moab with our jaws to the floor and mesmerized eyes! 

When we hit 191 off I70, we first stopped at the bizarre gas station and snack stop called Outer Limits Smoke Shop. When we saw it, we had to stop! After a good laugh and getting some great jerky, we headed down 191.

The walls of incredible red rock grew higher and higher as we drew closer to Moab. Our feeble minds could not fully comprehend how incredible these sights were!

Before hitting Arches for another mind blowing experience, we decided to get food! There were a few interesting options, but a peek at the interesting menu sealed out fates! Trailhead Eatery, table for two please!

Now the sights were a bit of a double edge sword. Old downtown Moab looked cool with great shops, old motels and some cafes. Very cool. But buildings were bulging out the sides and new, big hotels were popping up in front of some of those majestic walls of red rock and massive boulders. Not so cool.

Thankfully, Trailhead is in an old building in the middle of old Moab. It's a really cool corner building, very small but 2 stories including outside seating upstairs. Tile floors, wood stairs, railings and tables. We loved it!

The drink menu was big and boasted several craft beers on tap; bottles too. A host of interesting mixed drinks and wines were available as well as some non-alcoholic choices.

Lady Music opted for a bottle of ginger beer brewed by Cock n Bull while I dared to try a watermelon kombucha. It was a beautiful shade of green and very refreshing. Lady Music loved her ginger beer! I liked it too, but hoped for a bit more bite from the ginger!

The menu had a wide variety of unusual appetizers, burgers, and sandwiches. One thing that caught my eye, was the spicy green chili poutine! Poutine (??), my middle name! I fell in addictive love with traditional poutine when I was teaching and working in Ottawa! But, we had our sights on other things this day! We started with a bowl of homemade green chili soup. Unfortunately, they only had mild. Even so, Lady Music slurped with glee! It was scrumptious and I'm not sure I've ever had pork more tender and tasty! The bowl was huge and we ended up taking leftovers for later. We split a fresh and delicious salad, the Cranberry, Chicken and Pecan salad with mandarin oranges, feta cheese and salad fixings with cranberry vinaigrette dressing. Yum yum yum! And we topped it off with a fantastic burger called Hot Trails and Bacon! Wagyu Beef. House fire roasted hot peppers, ghost pepper jack cheese, provolone cheese, bacon, lettuce, onion and tomato. It had a nice kick! The homemade fries were very good too. They could have been a little hotter (temperature heat).

The prices were very reasonable and the staff was great. We had a waiter named Jeff who was funny, personable and super helpful. Possibly our best restaurant finds on our trip.

- Mr. Music review