160 Railroad Ave
Minturn, CO 81645
You make one uncertain turn and you find yourself in a little town where nothing opens until 4pm. We're in Minturn y'all! After arriving and getting situated at the house, everyone was super hungry. We decided to just drive around and find something to eat, which (min)turned out to be more challenging than you would think. It began to snowflake all around us as we parked on a small street lined with what was seemingly a bunch of shops owned by ma and pa. There was a darn good smell wafting through the air and as we eagerly went door to door in search of the source, we were disappointed to find out that everything was freaking closed! It was 3-4pm and the area was dead. Someone finally gathered up enough energy to look over and beyond and noticed some flashing lights. Finally! So we ended up eating at this diner-ish place called Turntable Restaurant. They sat us in the most tacky room EVAR! It was a collection of junk that the owners have acquired over the years. The food was your average diner food. It wasn't superb or outstanding but it was good enough for me. I'm not so picky. And yes, I had me a grilled chicken sandwich with onion rings. Other folks ordered chicken fried steak, philly cheese steak and almost everyone ordered the green chili. Supposedly Denver or whatever is known for their green chili. I'm not sure this was a good representation for it. On a more positive note, their portions were huge! So people at least got their money's worth. Our server/owner personality was the type of person who wrote every little detail down yet most of the orders still came out wrong. It's hard to get mad though when he was so nice and accommodating. When we got home, the hostel roomies knocked out til about 10pm or so. We only woke up to brush our teeth and shower, and then it was back to bed. C'est la vie!
