One Night In Winnamucca

We drove from Walker River to Winnamucca the 19th. Nice easy day. We talked with Joe and Bonnie Nemmers and they told us about a fun little bar in Winnamucca. Joe said it was right on the main drag. Well, I think Joe was drunk, cause we found the "Players Bar & Grill" which he recommended and said they had great burgers.

Well, the Players Bar no longer has food, but they did in deed have a great little bartender, pictured here. Her name was Shyla and she recommended we eat at a basque place called Martin's Hotel. It is on the historical register and is a typical basque restaurant, but oh so good! a little expensive but you really get a lot of food! The picture at the left is at the Martin Hotel. Very rustic and fun with with wonderful old photos on the walls. They bring you a salad and beans first, if you are basque you put the beans on your salad. We were rookies, we ate the beans separate. All good! Then they bring you three sides consisting of mashed potatos, carrots and a hominy dish made with basque chorizo. I didn't know there was such a thing. We both really liked it, and I found basque chorizo in a little grocery in Wells. So, now all I have to do is experiment and see if I can replicate it. Yum yum. Barry had a rib eye that he said was one of the best he had ever eaten and I had sweet breads! I can't recall ever seeing sweetbreads on a menu before. They were delicious! Sooo, we ate too much and had a great time!