Steaks and Beer

"this place is such a wonderful find. If you are a meat eater, you cannot go wrong. The menu is simplistic. But the food is stellar. The chef comes out and actually takes your order. the chef has a wonderful guy who is the host. Just perfect combination. We feel very fortunate. We got to eat there for two nights in a row."

"Nice place and one of the only places around for a long ways to stop for a bite to eat. I highly recommend a reservation. There are only 5 tables inside, and the bar. There were tables outside but only indoor seating available for dinner. My friend and I each ordered a burger, mashed potatoes, a salad, one beer and two waters. I ordered my burger well done and my friend ordered medium well. Both burgers arrived well done. He was not very happy with his dry burger and when brought to their attention- no compensation was offered. I think for $22 a burger, they could have offered to remake it or comp his beer at least. For me, the food was decent. The salad was delicious. I appreciated the seasoning- but way too salty for me. I believe the bill was $70 plus. There's an RV/ hotel hot springs next door that I will definitely be visiting if I ever return to the area."

"This is truly one of the best restaurants I’ve been to. Not only was the food delicious (we opted for the 5-course meal for $110), the ambiance and people we met were really what made the visit so spectacular. To start, the food: the first course was a cheese and fruit tray. 2 types of gourmet cheese, a log of goat cheese rolled in a blueberry compote, grapes, strawberries & apple slices in a spiced cinnamon and apricot sauce with toasted pieces of bread for dipping. Then came their Orchard Salad, which was mixed greens with blueberries, strawberries, thinly sliced onion and a vinaigrette dressing. Next came from-scratch tomato soup made with real cream (they even brought my boyfriend some amazing potato soup as he couldn’t have the tomato soup). The main course we had selected was a 6-oz. filet mignon and came with delicious mashed potatoes and spiced root vegetables. But the dessert was the killer: date cake with a date sauce a la mode from the China Date Ranch Farm. Now for the people and experience. At the next table over, there was a couple visiting from France; a retired police officer and his wife. We started talking to them and my boyfriend found he had been stationed in the Army near where they were from. There was another couple who is from Vegas and owns property in the area to do yoga retreats and they also joined in on the party. As we all stayed till after closing time, the cook came out and sat down with all of us, along with a couple of guys who normally work there but were off and had come in for drinks. The French couple ended up purchasing a bottle of wine to share with everyone and we all sat around after closing visiting and toasting each other over some excellent Pinot Noir our new French friends purchased for everyone. What an unforgettable, epic experience in a tiny little desert restaurant with gourmet food!"

"If you are visiting in the Tecopa/Shoshone area, this is a great steakhouse. It’s highly recommended you make reservations it is a very small venue with limited seating. I have missed the opportunity to dine here just trying to walk in… Calling ahead is best. It is within walking distance of some of the hot springs resorts. If you’re passing through on the way to Death Valley, it’s off the main highway but well worth making the effort to discover. Expect small-town service. Tecopa is laid back and friendly. The food is excellent."

"Just happened to wander in here last night... We were the only table when we ordered, took 40 min for our ribeye steaks to be cooked. They were cooked to the absolute PERFECT temperature as requested. The sauce was absolutely HORRIBLE, it was a vinaigrette type which in no way complimented the steak and kind of ruined it. If you go here do yourself a huge favor and get the sauce on the side, had I known this it would have made the steak 1000x better! The mashed potatoes and vegetable medley were delicious."