The Rock Inn

A friend of mine decided to take me to Lake Hughes for lunch at this bar. As a first timer - very surprising! I would never have noticed this place (or have gone to Lake Hughes for that matter) if it wasn't for her. The drive through beautiful Lake Hughes is just worth it to stop at this surprising find. Not much to see at first, except for a lot of motorcycles parked in front of this rocky and strange-looking building but as soon as you walk in, the place oozes with live music, chatter and busy bodies. My friend used to work here years ago so introducing me to the folks that run the place was a treat! I ordered the 50/50 and she ordered her fave - the bacon, avocado cheeseburger. Omg, the food is SUPERB! You can taste the smoke-mesquite grilled flavor of the BBQ pulled pork and tri-tip. Needless to say, I was in love...with the food. The folks that run it and serve are GREAT! Plus, there's an Inn upstairs for travelers and a quaint, little gift shop. While walking through the tiny Inn, you can sense that the place is an historic piece in the area preserved over the years. The rooms are stale and dated but it feels like you have stepped back in time, away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. I was enjoying my wanderings and chatting away in the gift shop that I almost - almost got carried away, forgetting about my food. I'm officially attached to this place and I LOVE it! This is a great local hangout, even for a non-biker like myself (or soon-to-be, future biker, ;)). It's a rockin' place to be (pun intended).

Fun place with lots of history, good eats, LOTS of tri tip and steak dishes, veggi burgers too.  Its loud, lots of 'hell's dentist' types of bikers, sport bike guys too.  Service is a little slow but they're polite so it works out.  My girlfriends white russian took 15 mins so they gave her a double.  The toasted green beens are awesome, but be advised, by toasted they mean deep fried.

A great place!  Great 50/50 and service.  All the folks are friendly and such a nice find!  Thanks Steve!