The Silver Fox and I love to go on road trips.....it doesn't happen near enough.....we took a few days in January to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. We spent a day in Pawhuska, OK and the stomping grounds of Ladd and Ree Drummond.
The landscape was beautiful and was very rolling with lots of cattle, cowboys in pickup trucks pulling their horse trailers, and small ponds for watering holes were in abundance.
I had no idea what to expect, but since we were there on a cold Monday in January it was fine, we were able to visit and eat without waiting.....wonderful!
The dining area is L-shaped.....it goes to the right and around the corner in the picture with the kitchen and barista coffee bar straight ahead.
If you came on a busy day and I am assuming once the weather changes it will return to that, you would be standing outside where the windows and the line heads down the street for hours we understand.
Oh the dishes.....some of these were china and some are plastic.....can you tell which are which?
I loved the idea of this fabric map of all the states. Might have to do something with that idea......
This is the bakery area on the second floor....we didn't happen to buy any pastries, but everything looked wonderful....lots of subway tile you can see.
Where else would you take a picture in the ladies bathroom.....it was beautiful!
Walking down the staircase and looking toward the backside of "The Merc." Just beautiful!
Looking toward the front of the store and the beautiful entryway.....with the restaurant just at the right.
The coffee bar and where the barista stood waiting to take your order. It was pretty quiet the day we were there.
This is from our table looking back into the kitchen.
We shopped before we had our lunch and we shopped after we had our lunch.....oh darn! There were items at every price point, if you only wanted to spend a little you could easily do that.....it just might be hard to narrow down your decision. I thought the variety of things they had in the store was just wonderful.....we both had a good time looking at everything.
Love this wall....in the dining area, right by where we sat! Chippy, peely paint.....just my style.
What wonderful food and everything we saw that came from that kitchen looked amazing! Jeff had lasagna and said it was the best he had ever had. He had one bite, it was stellar!
Entering "The Merc"
Our lunch menu.....a delightful menu of choices and the prices were very reasonable.
We shared a creme brulee for dessert! What a decadent and delightful treat!
My lunch choice was brisket with mashed potatoes, tasty.....I never met a potato I didn't love! Yum!
We had a delightful day here and enjoyed it all! We were not able to visit the ranch that day, but would be something to consider planning on, if your visit was timed right. We would certainly recommend a visit if you are in the area.
