First visit: Aug 2024
We didn't get any further than Casper on Day 1, as our thrifting activities took us to the dinner hour. We checked in at the Quality Inn, the same place we had stayed two years prior. And it appears not a single update has been made since. Quite a tired motel really, but still not unpleasant. Where to eat? Well look at this - The Fort is walking distance, right next door in fact. Looked good on paper so let's try it. For a Friday night it sure was a lonely experience. The place is very large, two stories in fact, and they welcome large groups. But on this night there were a few patrons at the bar and a handful of diners at the tables. It almost felt Warsaw Pact European in a quiet, dark restaurant kind of way. Oftentimes meals in places like this are a disaster and we debated leaving. But we decided to tough it out. The menu is large, another red flag, but we persevered and ordered our beers and dinners.
And we were rewarded with a very good meal! It's got to be tough to maintain a quality kitchen when there are so few patrons, but pride won over emotion in this case. Mrs. RJG went with the quarter pound cheeseburger - kiddie size she called it - but she loved it, cooked well done with excellent fries and hot temperature. I went more fancy and ordered a dish called Redneck Reggiano - the Redneck referring to the Italian sausage which had a nice kick to it. The red sauce was on the sweet side with some garlic. Very flavorful. Too much stewed whole tomatoes though, sort of clumped up the dish a bit. Nice garlic bread and the penne was cooked properly.
Overall a pleasant experience though it felt a bit on the sad side. Seems they will be going out of business soon. That's too bad.
8/23/24 (new entry)
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