In a small town in South Dakota called Montrose after serpentining through street after street it is possible that you may happen upon a short brick building called Montrose Bar and Steakhouse. If you are just passing through like my family was you would really have to be searching to find it, you have to go past the residential and tons of businesses to find it. The restaurant survives on local customers coming in for a drink and steak.
When I walked in my first reaction was that the small sign outside was incorrect. Although there was clientele eating and drinking there was also a jail sell, a vault set in the side of the wall, and a bunch of old black and white pictures. I didn’t now if it was supposed to be a restaurant or a museum.
We had been driving for a while so a couple of us needed to use the bathroom. The bartender notified my father that the men’s room was on the other side of the restaurant so I figured that the women’s would be over there too. Oh contraire, I had to scope the wall around the entire restaurant to find that the bathrooms were situated back to back so of course it was on the opposite side of the restaurant from where I started looking. And of course the bartender just watched.
We all sat down at a table that was rickety in a dark corner with a light above us that was simply turned off. We found that out later when the bartender decided to turn it on so we could see what we wewewhen it did come out the first thing I noticed was that the fries were crinkle cut, most likely boughten and then fried in the restaurant, but they were hot and crispy. The burger was large and the bun was toasted and it wasn’t even your usual grocery bun. The cheese slice was good and melted but the meat could have used more seasoning. Overall it was a good meal but the other factors would have really made me hesitate to go there again.
Toll House Bars Wanda Martelle
2 ¼ c. flour 1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt 1 c. butter or margarine
¾ c. sugar ¾ c. brown sugar (packed)
1 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs
1 (12 oz.) pkg. Chocolate chips ½-1 c. nuts (chopped)
Cream butter, sugars, and salt. Add eggs and vanilla; beat. Gradually add flour and baking soda; mix well. Stir in chips and nuts. Spread dough on greased 15 x 10 x 1-inch cookie sheet. Bake at 350º for 20 minutes.
(from St. John’s American Evangelical Lutheran Church)