Thursday, July 9, 2009

Tastecasting :: Dusty Boot

Tuesday night we went to a newer restaurant called the Dusty Boot. It has a few locations in the mountains and just opened a few more in the front range. The funny thing about this place is that we found out that the owners also run another restaurant in which we visit whenever we are coming back from a hike in the Evergreen area called The Whippletree.

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The Boot Appetizer Platter ($16.95)
Mike:: The platter was pretty good. The onion rings were really wide pieces so you get a lot of onion in each bite. The beef tips were excellent with really good garlic flavor. The friend mac & cheese wedges were pretty tasty and the potato skins were standard.
Leigh:: I agree with Mike, standard potato skins, a little too much potato left in the skin for me (I like all the cheesy bacon goodness with just the crunch of the potato skin) but good. The steak tips with chimichuri was great! I fell in love with chimichuri at a friends Miami wedding last year and was excited to have it again - very, very flavorful. I love mac n' cheese but am not a big fan of friend mac n' cheese. The onion rings were pretty standard, served with a chipotle aioli that I surprisingly really liked.


Green Chili (award winning $4.95/cup or $5.95/bowl)
Mike:: This was one of the best things that I tasted tonight. It had an awesome green chili flavor and had a little kick (it was pretty hot to some of the other tasters.)

Leigh :: too spicy for me.


Shrimp Taco ($10.95/2 tacos or $12.95 for 3)
Mike:: This was pretty good. The chipotle sauce made this one pretty messy when trying to eat, but it also lends a great smoky flavor.
Leigh:: these were a little too spicy for me (drenched in chipotle sauce) but good flavor.


Fish Taco ($9.95/2 tacos or $11.95 for 3)
Mike:: This taco was a lot easier to eat as far as staying together. It had a clean taste and a good combination of flavors.
Leigh:: these were too spicy for me. I had one bite and the fish seems mild but the spicy chipotle aioli was really overpowering (for me).

Fat Burger ($9.75)

Fat Tire BBQ sauce, bacon, bleu cheese and beer battered onion rings

Mike:: This burger was very good. The best thing about this burger was the Fat Tire BBQ sauce. It was a perfect balance of tangy and sweet.
Leigh:: really good burger - sweet and tangy with a good crunch from the beer battered onion rings on top.


Turkey Gorgonzola Melt ($8.95)

Thinly sliced turkey breast topped with gorgonzola, red onion, walnuts and raspberry sauce on ciabatta bread

Mike:: this was pretty good. It had a lot of good flavor from the raspberry sauce and the walnuts.
Leigh:: I would have liked a bigger sample of this one. I love turkey and raspberry sauce combination and this is a sandwich I would have ordered.


Asian Chicken Wrap ($8.75)

Flour tortilla with grilled chicken, shredded Napa cabbage, dikon radish, carrots and red cabbage with sesame coconut honey mustard dressing

Mike:: the sesame honey coconut dressing that covered this was very good. it had a good balance of sweetness and tartness.

Leigh:: this wrap had an interesting flavor. The crunch of the cabbage was really nice but the sesame coconut honey mustard dressing was a little strong.

Tuesday Night Special All you can eat Chicken and Ribs ($16.95 all you can eat - Tuesdays)
BBQ Pork Ribs ($19.95/full rack or $13.95 half rack)
Mike:: We did not try the chicken, but the ribs were fall off the bone delicious! The fat tire bbq sauce was an awesome addition to these babies.
Leigh:: The ribs were great! sweet, tangy fall off the bone goodness. I think we'll definitely be back for the ribs alone!

Homemade Ice Cream Sandwich ($7.95/serves 2+)

Two oversized chocolate chip cookies with vanilla ice cream and covered with chocolate sauce

Mike:: this thing was good, but very heavy. the cookie added a good crunch to the dessert.


Leigh:: very good but much bigger then 2 people could eat after a full meal. The cookie was a little crunchy.

Cowboy Cake ($8.95/serves 2+)

Glazed donuts baked in brownie mix topped with phyllo dough, vanilla ice cream and candy sprinkles
Mike:: this dessert was sweet to say the least. this one is definitely for the sweet tooth in the family.

Leigh:: holy cow! sugar overload of flavors on this one. A couple bites was all I could take of this one but I know some serious sweet-tooths that would love it!

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