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| - Boulders sits in an old Old Chicago franchise with some reworking done to make it somewhat bike-oriented. It's in a weird area, on Broadway between Priest and Mill, and a little difficult to find because the sign on Broadway is fairly small.
We came for the $5 sandwiches and $3 beer that were advertised on their web site for their all-day Saturday happy hour. When we finally stumbled upon the place, the entrance was fairly hard to find. It's in the back. Upon entering, you find a cavernous, two-story, multi-leveled, dimly lit restaurant with tons of big booths and various separated rooms. Kind of strange. Almost completely empty.
I got a look at the menu and immediately realized that the special was actually $6 sandwiches and $3.50 beers on tap. Whatever.
The draft selection is a little bit better than you'd find at an Old Chicago location, with some Dogfish Heads, a Rogue and a Ska. They also had a Deschutes red on tap, which I had never had, that wasn't on the menu because it was so new. A lot of the beers are not available for the happy hour prices, such as the aforementioned Dogfish Heads and Ska. So I opted for the Rogue Dead Guy Ale and started looking at the menu.
They have quite a bottles selection too, leaving off a lot of the American crap (Bud, Coors, etc.), which I really admire in places, and sticking to the more well-known micros, with a few Four Peaks and that Papago orange stuff to round out the locals. They even had a couple of Nimbuses (Tucson). The bottles were not on special, but I prefer draft beer anyway.
The sandwiches and burgers list was a bit more than I had expected. Chicken, turkey, a sirloin (not available as the $6 special) and a couple of veggie options. For sides, they had salads, fries (waffle) and their new, housemade potato chips. I had the southwest turkey with the chips.
Those chips are basically thick pieces of potato, lightly fried with a bit of seasoning. They were very good, and I was glad that I got them. The sandwich was nice: deli turkey, cheese and a bit of chipotle sauce for a little kick.
My girlfriend got the burger, and I was a bit jealous. It was a rectangular patty on what looked like a ciabatta bun. She said it was one of the best burgers she had in a while and actually finished the thing off, which is really rare for her.
Service was good. I felt bad that there were so few people in there, but the guy was really, really nice and attentive.
Two beers and the sandwich ended up $13 just for me, which is a pretty good deal when you think about it.
Downside is that it's a little dingy inside. They should probably work a bit on cleaning the place up. Maybe get some sort of interior design consultant to come in and revamp the place a bit. Also, the location is just so weird. I've stayed at that Motel 6 across the street years ago, and I never thought I'd opt to spend any additional time in that neighborhood.
But I would definitely go back, and would recommend it to those who like their beer. Maybe a good alternative to Four Peaks since they're perpetually packed, although some people may be scared off by the atmosphere here. Give it a chance!
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