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$4-14) serves breakfast and lunch to a bustling crowd. They offer everything from omelets
and pastries to burgers and salads. A somewhat hidden but marvelous spot for lunch is
M
The Cottage Café
(116 S. Lincoln St., 307/234-1157, 11am-1:30pm Mon.-Fri., 8am-noon
Sun., $10), which is tucked into a residential neighborhood and serves delicious homemade
soups, paninis, pastas, and more.
For good Mexican food, which southern Wyoming seems to have no shortage of, try
La Costa
(1600 E. 2nd St., 307/235-6599, 11am-9pm Sun.-Thurs., 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.,
$8-15).
Bosco's
(847 E. A St., 307/265-9658, 11am-1:30pm and 5pm-close Tues.-Fri.,
5pm-close Sat., $7-20) serves wonderful Italian meals in an intimate setting. Another fa-
vorite in town is the Wyoming/Dakotas chain
Sanford's Grub & Pub
(241 S. Center or
61 SE Wyo Blvd., 307/234-4555 or 307/315-6040, 11am-10pm daily, $8-24), which has an
outrageously big menu with an emphasis on Cajun twists on American food with plenty of
beer. Their $1 pints are well known among beer lovers. Kids will delight in the fact that
every square inch of wall is covered with memorabilia and garage-sale findings. A relat-
ively new fixture on the Casper food scene is the
Wyoming Burger Company
(1775 W.
1st St., 307/234-9796, 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat., $8-12). Located in the Tate Pumphouse, the
menu features every kind of burger from beef, beefalo, Wagyu, bison, and lamb. Some 80
percent of the meat is sourced locally. Top off your burger with a s'mores milk shake or a
dessert burger.
About five miles southwest of town en route to the Mormon Trail, the
Goose Egg Inn
(10580 Goose Egg Rd., 307/473-8838, 5:30pm-9:30pm Wed.-Sat., $10-32) is a family-
friendly treat with plenty of juicy Wyoming beef on the menu as well as specialties like
fried chicken and catfish.
Starting in 1942, cowboys would ride up to the bar known as
The Wonderbar
(256
S. Center St., 307/234-4110,
www.thewonderbar.com
, 11am-11pm Mon.-Sat., $8-16) for a
beer for themselves and their mount. Then they would ride through the bar and out the back
alley. Joe Lowndes, a member of the famed “Wild Bunch” was a regular. Today you don't
see horse and riders in the bar, but the place is still a popular watering hole for locals. And
the restaurant serves big burgers, sandwiches, salads, and anything you could want to wet
your whistle.
A word of caution: Don't come to Casper on a Monday with an empty belly. For
whatever reason, most restaurants stay closed on Monday. Many of the town's menus can
be seen online at
www.caspermenus.com
.
