I flew into Park City for the Sundance Film Festival with a nicely sized posse and after our long journey and fantastically chauffeured suburban ride into town, we needed some hearty food. We marched straight over to our old, get-drunk-in-the-afternoon-stand-by favorite, the No Name Saloon and binged on the local fare. We started with mozzarella sticks, french fries and onion rings, which we scarfed down before they could be photographed (we were starving!) but trust me when I say they were delicious.
We ordered buffalo burgers, which are- yes- made out of buffalo meat. Apparently the buffalo is not endangered like I thought. Or maybe I just ate an endangered animal. Let's go with not endangered for conscience reasons. I opted for bleu cheese and bacon. Murph, Court and Kate went for the classic Saloon burger- one with cheddar, and one with grilled onions. No Name serves all their burgers with lettuce and tomato, and their home made potato chips. (George Michael ordered a wrap, so not really worth mentioning...)
We needed so much diet coke the waitress finally just brought over a pitcher. I went with a hefeweizen. Hey, I was on vacation and I was going to have alcohol with every meal even if it killed me. I thought the burger was great. Meat was tender with great flavor, grilled to medium, with a nice char on the outside. Bleu cheese wasn't overwhelming. Could have used more bacon, or a better way of organizing the bacon to ensure bacon in every bite. I made my usual spread of ketchup, mustard and mayo- which was also an excellent dip for the chips. They serve salsa with their potato chips which must be a Utah thing, because salsa is for tortilla chips, dip is for potato chips. Duh.
No Name is a great place to take a breather at Sundance; the food will fill you up and they have a massive bar. Decor is all western, and vintage advertising, with plenty of tables, one long bar and good sized restrooms. It gets crowded, so that is an important plus. Definitely stop in here if you're in Park City, but don't try to be dainty about what you order, go for the jugular and you won't be disappointed.
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