Green River, UT to Price, UT
62 Miles
From the hotel strip that is Green River’s Main St, I got back onto I70 for three miles before seeing huge signs for Route 6W/191. Utah rocks. And, I mean that in every way possible. I got off on Exit 157 and found myself surrounded by brown, hazy, desolate scenery in short order, and thus it remained for nearly 60 miles. I had plenty of company, though. Many cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles and RV’s were whizzing by heading South. This is a major route and this portion of Route 6 at least is not “the Loneliest Highway.” (That comes in a couple of days). There’s a lot of work being done on the road – it’s been widened in dangerous spots (Route 6 here used to be considered one of the deadliest roads in the nation), and looks like it will be widened and improved in others. A friendly flagman joked that I’d have to wait “an hour” at his stop sign, then he turned it over to Slow and let me go.
I passed a stuck-in-the-past abandoned gas station – the price of gas fixed in time at $1.89/gallon. Those were the days. I also passed a brown sign pointing to a Dinosaur Quarry, which struck me as funny. Why not dinosaur Archeological Site? Or dinosaur dig? Were desert landowners quarrying dinosaurs for great kitchen countertops? Those certainly would start some conversations. I want one.
Prehistoric Museum Price, UT |
Soon, the larger city (8,500) of Price was in view. There are movie theaters, restaurants, shopping centers – it kind of took me by surprise after all that remote desert driving.
Columbian Mammoth Prehistoric Museum Price, UT |
Native American Diorama Prehistoric Museum Price, UT |
Cute Gift Shop: Wild N'Bellish Price, UT |
EAT:
For lunch, eat at Main St. Grill. You can get a half-sandwich (basic, but good), and Salad Bar for under $9. A variety of lettuce and fixin’s are super-fresh, and the salad bar includes home-made soup AND soft-serve ice cream with plenty of candy toppings. I had to hold myself back.
As for dinner, pickin's are slim in Price - though I'll mention two places I tried and might recommend in a pinch; Anthony J's on Main St. is Price's answer to a "fine dining" experience. The dining room is a dark, atmospheric cellar/speakeasy, and serves typical steakhouse/seafood/pasta dishes. The waitress got my order wrong, then blamed me (I was presented with a cow-sized piece of steak, when I ordered the "petite"), always a no-no in the service profession. But people seem to like this place, and the all-inclusive prices are right (under $20 for a full dinner that includes salad, soup, main entree and potato), so as I said....in a pinch. The other very popular place is a bit out of town on Carbonville Rd; Grogg's, an outpost of the beer-maker, Pinnacle Brewing Co. I probably should have planned to have dinner there - it was hopping, both outside on the patio and indoors where babies to senior citizens were enjoying burgers and craft been on tap. My "Shock Top" - a Belgian Wheat - was fresh and wonderful.
STAY; I can't really recommend the place I bunked down for the night. Shortly after I arrived a maintenance man barreled into my room without knocking. (He apologized profusely, but it shook me up, and did not bode well). Let's just say that the Holiday Inn in Price needs updating and staff service training in order to command its undeserved lofty rates ($130 for the night; and I'm a "preferred customer!) The fact that breakfast does not come with the room (as it does in Holiday Inn Express brand), and powdered eggs and bland "homefries" (plain potato shreds right out of the freezer) cost good money here, I'd say skip it.
Main St. Grill Ice Cream Bar Price, UT |
For lunch, eat at Main St. Grill. You can get a half-sandwich (basic, but good), and Salad Bar for under $9. A variety of lettuce and fixin’s are super-fresh, and the salad bar includes home-made soup AND soft-serve ice cream with plenty of candy toppings. I had to hold myself back.
Price, UT |
Anthony J's Restaurant Price, UT |
Grogg's Price, UT |
Main St. Grill Salad Bar Price, UT |
STAY; I can't really recommend the place I bunked down for the night. Shortly after I arrived a maintenance man barreled into my room without knocking. (He apologized profusely, but it shook me up, and did not bode well). Let's just say that the Holiday Inn in Price needs updating and staff service training in order to command its undeserved lofty rates ($130 for the night; and I'm a "preferred customer!) The fact that breakfast does not come with the room (as it does in Holiday Inn Express brand), and powdered eggs and bland "homefries" (plain potato shreds right out of the freezer) cost good money here, I'd say skip it.
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ReplyDeleteNext time you are in Price you should stop at Big Moe's they have GREAT hometown meals.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping in Price, UT. We appreciate what you said about Main Street Grill!
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