Palace Cafe

As we were driving through Ellensburg (which I ALWAYS think is Centralia -- thanks Central Washington University) we resigned ourselves to the fact that we would not get BBQ.  I had really tried -- ever since Snoqualmie, to help The Critic fill his BBQ hankering -- to no avail.  One restaurant was closed, another only catered, another closed at 8:00 (which should just be against the law), and on and on and on.

So we decided on Palace Cafe -- which is decidedly not BBQ.  I was a big fan, The FIT liked it as well... Big Guy and Critic thought it was okay.

First off, this is our very first stop with The Dog.  We adopted her about a month earlier and learned as we would go on this road trip about dog-friendly places.  Of which there are none.  It is very hard to hear a million times to NOT leave a dog in a car yet not have an option to leave a dog out of the car (simultaneously we hear that we should NOT tie her up outside... um, okay?  So what are we supposed to do?).  We opted to leave her and check on her frequently, probably stressing her and us out way more than necessary.  And we ate in a HURRY as a result.

Bonus, coke.  Always a bonus.

I could have survived on the wedge salad alone but got some chicken alfredo dish without the mushrooms because The Big Guy of all people said it sounded interesting.

Oh!  Insert the rules for the roadtrip eating.  Rule number one, it must be some place that we cannot easily access from home.  Rule number two, try and order something you don't usually get.

So this fit rule number two for The Big Guy.

The Critic got a hot open faced prime rib sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy.  He was unimpressed.  I think that The Big Guy survived on his mashed potatoes and gravy.  

And the rest, well, I honestly don't remember because as you may or may not notice, we ate out A LOT in the next two weeks and it became increasingly difficult to write everything down.

Bottom line on Palace cafe is I would go back simply for the wedge salad and likely alfredo thing but would most likely be eating alone while the Guys all find something better.

And speaking of... on the way out of town we saw a Roadhouse!!!  While not BBQ it certainly beats the alternative and we will definitely remember to stop by on our trip to Moses Lake in a little over a week.