What is it with Souther CO and lack of mobile network connectivity? Once again we couldn't check in somewhere because there wasn't 1x let alone 4G...

I wasn't hungry yet, but Raz was about ready to tackle any one of the cows in the fields we were driving by and consume the whole thing raw. We had a short moment of network availability, learned that this place was open just ahead in Saguache, set the car GPS, and proceeded to lose signal again a couple miles later.  

When we pulled up on 4th street, three different generations of local men were lounging outside the restaurant, chatting about the world. It's a homey, small-town habit you never see in the city, so had it not been for the multiple empty tables visible through the front windows, we'd have likely interpreted it as a long waiting line and kept driving. As it was, we exchanged friendly "good morning"s with the locals and headed in.

We were an unexpected quantity at 0730 on a quiet Sunday morning, which is, I assume, why the lovely woman running the house was flustered enough to key in the wrong addition on Raz's 4th Street Potato Supreme (for the record, cream gravy is the absolute wrong substance to replace green chile sauce with). The error resulted in having to start the dish over entirely, and thus a half-hour wait between order and eating. Fortunately, my scone made it to the table at the same time as the apology for the mistake, so Raz could at least use my continental breakfast for an appetizer, and as a result had to share his dish with me.

We mostly forgave the wait after the first couple mouthfuls. Southern Colorado chile doesn't hold the bite we're used to farther south, but it was the ideal complement to the potatoes, red peppers, onions, mushrooms, broccoli, bacon, and cheese to round and brighten the dish. We grabbed a couple turnovers for the road, which turned out to be well executed flaky pastry around truly excellent locally grown fruit. 

We were quite glad to see that the business was packed as we were leaving. The food was well worth another visit when we're next up this way.