Country Cafe

Kobold and I were hungry (as is wont to happen) and were looking for something close to home when we came across Country Cafe. When we walked in, we immediately noticed that we were two of the smaller people in the place. Generally this means two things: 1). The portions of the food are gigantic and 2). the prices are good. Upon perusing the menu we decided the second was definitely true. Prices here? Completely reasonable.

We ordered our drinks and were presented with near-gallon sized cups. Ok, if this follows suit with the drinks, we're in like Flynn. We ordered an appetizer (mozzarella sticks) and were pleasantly surprised with the ginormous portions displayed here. Woot for us.

Kobold ordered the chicken wings with home made potato chips and much to our pleasure, he was presented with nearly (maybe even more than) a pound of wings which were awesomely flavored and yum-tastic. Same with the potato chips. Cooked fresh, well seasoned and in huge abundance.

I decided on the chicken fried steak and was shocked when it came to me. Two huge pieces of meat in awesome breading, smothered in home-made brown gravy; plus a baked potato, green beans and a roll (as if I could even think to eat it)!

We couldn't even conceive of getting desert, but it looked absolutely amazing. The menu is varied and 'down home cooking' oriented, though like I said - totally reasonable on the price.

The ambiance is down-home, as the name suggests and the staff is super-friendly. Just a note, though, the women's bathroom is white and yellow. You may want to squint when first entering.

Beer, Beef and Brownies

Steiner's website proclaims that it "is a Nevada style pub and (...) is the best bet for cared-for service, inspired cuisine and an abundant selection of beer and spirits."



Kobold and I were wandering South on Las Vegas Boulevard, past the Town Square mall, past Fry's.. just sort of headed in a direction, when I saw the "Nevada style pub" sign and got curious. We pulled yet another shell world (are we seeing a pattern here?) and popped in. First, let me say: Staff.. you did an excellent job! Kobold gives you females extra points for being attractive, but his scale is a little different than mine. As far as ambiance and service go, you guys get an A+ from me.. or .. a smiley face sticker.. or a pony.

We skipped the appetizers, electing to try and save enough room for a listing on the desert menu that looked absolutely sumptuous. We did note that the prices throughout the menu were absolutely reasonable - and the menu is gigantic. There are 24 beers on tap and more in bottles, a whole page dedicated to sangwiches (hot and cold) and.. yeah. Foodgasm.

Kobold had a sandwich called "The Palms" which is best described as a patty melt, on marble rye with swiss, onions and a side of 1,000 island dressing - take note, restaurants: THIS IS THE ONLY WAY PATTY MELTS SHOULD BE PREPARED! Kobold likes his cow medium rare and that's exactly how it was prepared. He also elected for a side of the home-made potato chips. Yum-tastic, kids. I promise you this.

I had a PhilEly Melt (aka: philly cheesesteak), which was gigantic and had excellent quality of beef (you may also order it with chicken instead), filling, full of onions, peppers and REAL cheese served on a hoagie. I had the beer battered fries which were neither too big nor too small and were nice and crisp but not over done. I'm starting to sound like golide locks at this point, so I'll stop. Seriously, though. Amazing.


For dessert, we had been eyeballing the Hot Bourbon Brownie Sundae and were squeeing in our pants by the time we each had our first bites. Warm, soft brownie, hot fudge, vanilla bean bits on top of vanilla ice cream, smothered in a bourbon sauce? We were happy little fatties and devoured all that we could before the prospect of being carted out of the place on a hand truck presented itself.

Seriously, people. Go south on the boulevard. I promise it's absolutely worth the trip.