in front of the Buffalo Rose’s main door, and that statue is of—you probably guessed it—a life-sized buffalo.

After passing by the Buffalo Rose on several visits to town, one day I was a little bit hungry, but not in the mood for a full sit-down restaurant meal, and perhaps I was feeling a bit adventurous at the time. I walked up to the Buffalo Rose and first checked the food menu that was posted to the fence around the covered porch area, just to make sure that they offered more than just bar appetizers. I was impressed to see sandwiches on the menu

and—imagine this— buffalo burgers! Where I come from in the Midwest, buffalo burgers aren’t a regular item on a bar menu, let alone any menu. In Colorado (one of the few states where buffalo still roam free in herds) buffalo burgers are not as uncommon, but it seems to be more of a delicacy then beef burgers, so I wasn’t expecting to see buffalo burgers offered on a bar’s menu.

From my quick browse of the menu, I was intrigued enough by the food to work up the nerve to push open the dark-tinted glass front door and brave whatever cliques of rough,