notes on: Mojave (municipality of)

[nibot]

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.

Comments

[caerglas.livejournal.com]

I like your timid-sounding request for steak, out in New Mexico. Your Big City Back East uncertainty on the beefy options in the west... the easy acceptance by the waitress (who I'm sure asked you all these questions while chewing gum and resting a hand on her cocked hip--all while removing the pen from behind her ear and out of her curled black hair). I'm hoping this scene played out.

I'm also hoping you were dressed in a Dickensian suit.