Huntington's Steakhouse

My husband and I had dinner here on the recommendation of some people we met at Domaine Pouillon, who live in the area. We took the back way to the tiny town of Klickitat (up Lyle Snowden, then across on Appleton Klickitat, then Canyon, then WA-142 and I think I left out one or two) and the views were spectacular.

Just two regulars at the bar when we arrived. Little Peggy served us (Peggy's niece) and Richard cooked. We both had the 16-oz rib eye. My husband had mushrooms and I had grilled onions, we both had broccoli with cheese and the baked potato, mine with just butter and his with butter and sour cream. There was so much butter on my potato that I tried to send it back, thinking it was sour cream. (Well, it's kinda dark in there!) Delicious and baked to perfection. The steak was done perfectly too. We said medium rare and established with Little Peggy that that meant pink inside and they came out exactly right. The broccoli was great too, not too much cheese and it was cheese not cheese sauce.

Ordered a piece of key lime cheesecake to go (I love anything key lime) and having just taken a few bites, it's the real deal. The cheesecake is light and creamy and the graham cracker crust is not stingy. No whipped cream on top and that is fine with me. Very, very good.

We brought our own wine to have with dinner, and their corkage fee was modest as you might imagine. We have no complaints about Huntington's. It was described as a "dive" bar with excellent steaks and we found that to be accurate. They hadn't told us how nice Little Peggy is, and you would never guess by his appearance that Richard is a master chef! We will be coming back, and we will be recommending Huntington's to others in the Gorge who want an excellent meal and will look beyond appearances.

It's a tavern in the middle of nowhere. If you're looking for fresh seafood and a fancy salad then get real and go back to California. (see other review)

If you're looking for a great steak or burger with a fully loaded baked potato and a stiff drink then this is your place! Richard makes a mean steak and Peggy serves a mean Jim Beam and Coke. I make it a point to stop by everytime I'm up at my buddies cabin. Never have I left hungry. Her homemade huckleberry cheesecake is not to missed either. They don't open until 4pm so plan accordingly.

Okay, so I read the first review with a grain of salt, cause no one goes to a steak house in the middle of the western high country outside of Lyle , Wa and orders seafood salad, two things  no one would eat there unless they were out of towners watching their wastelines.  Okay so I wanted the steak and knew I was trying it, so the question was what kind, and a rib steak is a good choice.  I got the rib, the baked spud with butter and sour cream, the mushrooms on the steak, rare, oh and peas, cause I never eat peas.  The food was cooked to perfection, and outrageously yummy.  It was a great steak, great spud and supreme mushrooms , The cook happended to be out in the bar, so I told him how ymmy it was.  The place is a real mix, fishing fiends, locals, and celebraters like us.  We both gave dinner 5 stars, and the steak will be remembered for a while, definitely worth the excursion.  Best steak I've had in years.  Oh the horse radish was not bad with it. If you find yourself hankering for a none brew pub/ local bar in the midddle of no where with good steaks, by all means check it out.