notes on: Mojave (municipality of)

This is a railroad town, and, if Wikipedia is to be believed, not a town at all but a "census designated place." It's where you buy gasoline on your way home from the Owens Valley if you're driving, and I think it's also a traditional place to catch out on the railroad. But my reason for writing is this: Mike's Roadhouse Cafe offers a six dollar steak. It's not on the menu, only on the sign outside. The rest of the fare seems to be unremarkable and overpriced, and I almost fell for it. I was sure I saw "ranchero steak -- $5.99" on the marquee. But nowhere in the menu. So I asked for it with some hesitation. But the waitress responded in the affirmitive, with all these questions: how would I like my steak cooked, would I like garlic bread with that, et cetera. So, take note: "ranchero steak" is the "open seseame" of Mike's Roadhouse. I felt like I hit the jackpot with steak, grilled onions and peppers, mashed potatoes, gravy, garlic toast, veggies. Recommended.