Heading out to the Oregon Coast this past weekend to enjoy time w/ friends for the wife's big birthday we finally stopped in at the very recommended Bounty Hunter. A Western/roadhouse theme runs through the place, complete w/ the seats at the corners of the wraparound bar being actual saddles.
Having heard good things about the CFS here I decided to tuck in on one. Portion size here is 2nd only to the Hungry Tiger Too, to be honest. It's an enormous plate of food. I liked that they gave me straight rye bread (none of that marbled stuff), too. The homestyle potatoes were good, too, due to the inclusion of onions and red/green peppers.
But on to the star of the plate, the steak. It's big but not too thick, with a healthy Texas-style coating. Decent gravy that wasn't too thick or too soupy. Kind of a happy meeting place there with a smart steak, good breading, and good-enough gravy.
However, 2 things struck me as "cons" with the Bounty Hunter's CFS:
1 - The middle of the steak was soggy. I'm guessing this is due to the steak sitting on the plate longer than anything else, perhaps? While the rest of the steak wasn't super-crispy it was certainly within the realm of acceptability. But that soggy center - shameful.
2 - Spices were noticeably absent. I rail against this time and again in CFS - it's not supposed to be bland and not supposed to encourage you to immediately reach for the table's salt and pepper shakers. Why is it no one seems to follow through on this?
All in all, though, a good value for a pretty darn decent CFS. I'd definitely travel for this meal again, despite my drawbacks above (as those are easily rectified).
Friday, January 14, 2011
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