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| The Amazing Bone Marrow |
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| An interesting take on shrimp and grits |
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| Fun Drinks |
Mountain Standard sits right on Gore Creek in Vail Village and offers delicious food in an energetic setting. I felt no qualms about bringing my kids to this eatery where the happy hour revelers made enough ambient noise to drown out any silliness from my little ones. The highlight of the meal was probably the Bone Marrow appetizer - the tender, delectable marrow is presented in half of a bone and could easily provide enough appetizer bites for 4 people.
I enjoyed the creative take on Shrimp and Grits while Major Obvious loved his pork chop. (Personally, I do not really like brined meat. I think the texture gets rubbery and the flavor ends up inevitably salty. But everyone else seems to love it. Besides, I don't
know for a fact that the pork chop is brined, this is only a suspicion).
Mountain Standard provides an extensive kids' menu (even if someone has carelessly left the year 2012 on the top of it, thereby prompting my pedantic husband to ask our server what entrees are on the 2013 children's menu). There are also fantastic cocktails. If you're looking to dine here during peak season, you should probably make reservations ahead of time and dine earlier in the evening. The service tends to fade as the night continues.
