When it’s your birthday not only do you get to pick what’s for breakfast (waffles), lunch (Mongolian noodle soup on top of Buttermilk Mountain), but you also have  a say in what’s for dinner. And my kid wanted ribs. She is a non-apologetic carnivore. I have no idea who first heard of this ribs restaurant, but it quickly became a place all the meat-lovers wanted to visit while in town.
After a long day my daughter decided that it was not all about her. Even though she was keen to eat at Hickory House Ribs in Aspen. She said that since her cousin Nick was not feeling well that it might be best if we just had pizza. This way we could avoid the 1/2 hour bus ride into Aspen. Well wouldn’t you know it, when Nick came in the door from a full day of skiing the first thing he asked was if we were going to Hickory House for dinner. When we answered that we could he quickly gave the two thumbs up and if I recall correctly he jumped up in glee. And that is how we ended up heading to Aspen with a kid with a bad knee and a boy with the flu.
The free bus system here is awesome. And in good company we all seemed to have a lovely time.
My nephew is too busy eating his kids size portion (still huge) of ribs to smile, but it is clear with the smile on Lana’s face that she is happier than a pig in s#&$, no pun intended.
Even my aspiring vegetarian son Nuno was happy with his meal. He got the mac ‘n cheese. My sister-in-law and I opted for the super cheap yet yummy and filing black bean burgers.
All in all it was a great night. Though having to walk a bit on a very cold night we all loved our night at the Hickory House. And if my daughter and husband have anything to say about it we will be back before we leave Colorado.
Aspiring vegetarian ? Noooooooooooooooooo! Give that boy a burger !