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A stark contrast to Big Mouth BBQ,
Dante's Creative Cuisine
(1325 8th Ave. N., 406/
453-9599, 11am-9pm Mon.-Thurs., 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat., $16-50) is located in a beautiful,
old brick ironworks building. It's white linens all the way with Italian and Southwestern
fare, seafood, and steak. The Thursday night lobster tail ($22) is a local favorite at this de-
cidedly upscale establishment.
A take-out restaurant with traditional family-style restaurant grub is
The Kitchen
(1225
Central Ave., 406/727-5820, 11am-6:30pm daily, $3-10), which offers two homemade
soups daily, plus classic dinners like baked ham, meatloaf, cabbage rolls, and shepherd's
pie. In the summer, picnic benches out front provide a place for on-site eating.
For healthy eating and gorgeous pastries for breakfast or lunch, the best choice is
Daisy's Deli & Bakery
(508 1st Ave. N., 406/452-0361, 9am-4pm Mon.-Fri., 9am-2pm
Sat.). They offer organic and gluten-free menu items alongside specialties like coconut
chicken wrap with honey almonds.
Most services are conveniently located in a walkable downtown area. The
Great Falls
Chamber of Commerce
(100 1st Ave. N., 406/761-4434,
www.greatfallschamber.org
,
8am-5pm Mon.-Fri.) and the
Visitor Information Center
(15 Overlook Dr., 406/771-0885,
www.greatfallsmt.net
,
9am-6pm Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm Sat.-Sun. summer), under the huge
U.S. flag in Overlook Park, both have city brochures, books, Made in Montana goods for
sale, and friendly, knowledgeable volunteers.
The
main post office
(215 1st Ave. N., 406/771-2160, 7:30am-5:30pm Mon.-Fri.,
9am-1pm Sat.) is at 1st Avenue and 2nd Street.
The
public library
(301 2nd Ave. N., 406/453-0349,
www.greatfallslibrary.org
,
10am-6pm Mon., Wed., Fri., 10am-8pm Tues. and Thurs.) is just two blocks away and of-
fers computers and free Wi-Fi for Internet access.
Falls Cleaners & Laundry Center
(614 9th St. S., 406/453-9361, 8am-9pm daily) of-
fers same-day laundry service, dry-cleaning service, and coin-op machines to do it yourself.
Benefis Health Systems
(1101 26th St. S., 406/455-5000,
www.benefis.org
)
is a first-
class hospital with a 24-hour emergency room as well as a walk-in clinic for immediate
medical care.
