After all the driving, the hiking, the climbing, and the outdoors, we were ready for some food. Some hot food. We had initially planned on going to the Coffee Cup, a place we'd visited in the past after an overnight outing not far from Boulder City, but by the time we arrived we found that they were nearing their closing time for the day and there was a sizeable church group already waiting at their doors to enter and order. 2pm, people, that's when they shut their doors! So ideally you'd want to be there by 1pm at the latest, as no one should ever want to be those last minute jerks who rush in right as a restaurant is preparing to close for the day... trust me, I've worked in restaurants and seen how the cooks react to being made to unpack the food and re-open the line after shutting down and closing for the day. It's not pretty. Spare yourself the potential digestive disturbance and the cooks the misery and take your hungry party somewhere still open for another couple hours. In this instance we decided to go just up the street and grab some slices at Tony's Pizza, an institution I've been dining at since sometime in middle school when my dad hauled us out to Boulder City for the remainder of my middle and high school career. It's a small town, so small there's only two real stop-lights, so there weren't many options when it came to food... during my highschool years there were two Chinese restaurants, two sit down Mexican restaurants, a local coffee shop that eventually got bought out by Starbucks, a Port of Subs and Subway, KFC, A&W and a Taco Bell. No Wal-Marts. No Casinos. There's actually no gaming in the city limits of Boulder City, which is why you'll find the Railroad Pass on the outskirts as you head in from Vegas. Last I checked there was even a cap on building growth, limiting the amount of homes or residential buildings created every year. Given as much, it's really no surprise that Tony's Pizza is almost exactly as I remember it, down to the people working. Things don't change as fast in Boulder City, and that's okay if that's what you're into. It is kind of nice in a nostalgic way. The food was tasty and hot, fresh out of the fryer when it came to our fried zucchini, chicken tenders and fries. We were satisfied with our meal and pleased when we hopped back into the van for our trip back into the city.
Until next time!
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XOXO,
NAU
