Burr Trail Grill

This restaurant is perfect for me.  This is because I like places that are a bit more casual, where the emphasis is on the quality of the food and the relaxed ambience as opposed to fancy dress and lace doilies on the table.  The atmosphere is a bit rustic.  The dining area is intimate, perhaps six or seven tables arranged against a bank of large windows looking out to incredible views of the surrounding mountains and fields.  There is also an outdoor seating area under the trees, where you can listen to the moving of the nearby cows.

The staff are younger, some with tattoos and T-shirts with skateboard or metal band logos.  If such things alarm you, just set those concerns aside right now.  The staff are all very helpful, very friendly, attentive, courteous, and quick.  One of the best parts of the meals that we have had here are the long conversations that we have had with these wonderful people.

The food is outstanding.  They make an arugula salad something like a Caesar which is unique, crunchy and fresh with fried capers and a tart dressing, the memory of which is making me drool even as I am writing this.  Their lamb burger is meaty, substantial, flavorful and rich.  I went back twice just to enjoy their amazingly tender pork shoulder, accompanied by flavored mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables.  Lastly, the pies are truly phenomenal.  We enjoyed three different pies: spiced cherry, multi-berry, and peach.  Every one of them homemade and beyond delicious.

Good food with very attentive friendly service.  Try the Reuben!  Pretty much out in the middle of nowhere.

We stopped here to get something to eat on our way through, not expecting much. Boy, were we surprised. The polenta was AMAZING, and the beer selection was excellent. The wait staff was genuinely friendly and helpful, and our waitress gave us good tips on what else to see in Utah during our trip -- she talked us into heading for Moab, in fact, when we weren't sure where we were going next, and it was an excellent idea.

I'd pass through Boulder again just to eat at this restaurant, even though there's nothing else around. It was just amazing.