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    Pitchfork Fondue Western Outdoor Cookout - Great food

    Pitchfork Fondue Western Outdoor Cookout

    4.7(27 reviews)
    2.9 mi
    $$

    First let's set some expectations, this isn't a restaurant and it doesn't serve fondue. However the…read moresimple dinner service they offer is delicious and it's a unique dining experience. The whole affair is outdoors seating and cooking etc. with plenty of room for big groups. It can be confusing if it's your first time so be patient and expect a leisurely meal with time between courses. If you're visiting Pinedale this is worth the time to go.

    If you are in or close to Pinedale and want to experience something different and fun for dinner…read moreyou should definitely check this place out. I have over 2,000,000 miles flying for business and I have traveled all over the world and honestly I've never seen a place like this. Casual place not fancy in the least. Just wear what you feel comfortable in. All outdoors. They shut down mid-Sept. You sit at picnic tables under large tents. They have 3 Corn hole sets you can play before, during or after eating. They serve tea and lemonade. You can BYO beer, wine, soda etc. Coolers w iced drinks...yea bring it. Its encouraged. You are welcome to stay as long as you want eating, drinking, talking and playing corn hole while looking at the Wind River Range. The place is exactly what its name says. They cook the food on pitchforks dipped in hot oil over a fire like a giant fondue. Literally everything except the salad, melon and dinner rolls is cooked in those hot oil vats. It starts with all you can eat, fresh made potato chips cooked in the vats. Then they bring you dinner rolls and kettle cooked bison brats. This is all basically appetizers. Meanwhile you are free to go make a simple salad with choice of dressings and choose from an assortment of fresh melon chunks (as much as you want). Then they take your order for dinner. You choose either Sirloin Steak, Chicken or Trout. All will be cooked in the hot oil vats. My wife got trout and I got the Steak (medium rare thank you) and we shared so we both had surf and turf. You get a potato. You get fried onions if you want them. If you have kids and they don't want the steak/chicken/trout they can have a hot dog cooked in the vats with or without bun. They have like six different sauces you can put on any or all of your food. After dinner you get your choice of a brownie or a Lemon Bar. To me the brownie was what I would call a chocolate Texas Sheet Cake. Both had powdered sugar sprinkled over. I had the brownie. Whatever you want to call it...it was dang good. My wife likes Lemon more than chocolate so she had the Lemon Bar. She said it was OK/Good And that is the entire menu. The people are SUPER friendly. It is run by a family and it feels like you were invited to their backyard for a cookout. Nobody would confuse this with "Fine Dining" but honestly, if you want Fine Dining this isn't the place. Everything was good/very good. Really didn't have anything that we were not happy with. Everything described is included for the fixed price. (was $38+tax) per adult, no idea what kids cost) The food is a 4/5, the people are a 5/5 and the relaxed/fun dinner experience is a 5/5 I highly recommend this place if what you read above sounds fun/interesting to you. We would go back when we visit Pinedale again for sure. Great for a family get together or group of friends.

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