Just completed a 6999 mile road trip from here to Miami and back to see friends relatives, do some fishing, and eat at great out of the way road food stops. Here are a few of my favorites along the way in the order of my trip.

EL MIRADOR
630 W Bridge St.
Blackfoot, ID


Blackfoot is about the halfway mark between Bozeman, MT. where I started, and Salt Lake so I always try to hit it just about lunch time. Blackfoot has at least 5 or 6 Mexican restaurants and although the others may be good I have never been able to try them. The El Mirador is just too damn good!

It's the kind of place that you know you will love as soon as the chips hit the table. Crisp, fresh and hot, served with a great salsa and some of the smoothest most flaovorful ( lots of lard ) refried beans I've ever had. Although the menu is extensive and authentic, look no further than the pork chile verdi. It's, what can I say, perfect! The pork and chilis create a wonderful menage of pure flavor, braised to perfection and accompanied with more of those refried beans and amazingly good rice.

If you want to be brave and order something elase on the menu I'm sure it will be outstanding, but me, I can't get past the chili verde. Don't pass this one by.