Seeing as how I’ve been back from Spokane for a week now, I should probably get off my ass and let you know about the favorite place I visited while in the area.
It was a restaurant called G.W. Hunters
You can click the link to find their addy and such, but they don’t, that I’ve yet to find, have a website.
Located just across the state line in Post Falls, Idaho, Hunter’s is a family style restaurant with some of the most excellent food I had on the entire trip (which is saying something as my wife’s extended family knows about good food).
Hunter’s is not a chain restaurant, but that doesn’t stop them from having a wide variety of selection on the menu. And the portions are large enough to shut down the hungriest stomach.
If you’ve ever heard of The Claimjumper chain of restaurants, I am of the opinion that they are trying to imitate Hunters.
While making my selection I saw the food being brought out to the other tables and decided to ask for something a bit different, which was not on the menu but is one of my favorite meals of all time: I ordered the Fettuccine Alfredo with Grilled Chicken, minus the chicken, with a substitution of sausage.
The waitress took our orders and let me know that it shouldn’t be a problem. She came back out a moment later and said “The chef says he only has Elk Sausage. Will that still be all right?”
I think the drool coming out my mouth was answer enough, but I gave a sloppy “Yyetth!” as well.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
To top it off, one of the guys at a table next to ours ordered Buffalo steak. I apparently missed that page of the menu.
If you’re in or near Spokane or Cour D alene, Post Falls is right between them. Stop in and waddle out.
Now you know why I love going home. There are quite a few good restaurants in the area. If you ever go into Coeur d’Alene, check out a little place called “The Breakfast Nook”. It’s open until 2 PM or so. You get flaming assloads of good, homemade food for decent prices.
Damn, now I’m hungry and homesick.
Sorry man, but I don’t need flaming assloads of anything.
Just a regular assload would suffice.