What People Are Saying About Shooting Star Saloon
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The Scene – A dark wood panel saloon cured by decades of tobacco smoke and off-color cowboy talk. Moose and elk trophies--and even a stuffed St. Bernard--preside over this one-room establishment, with its cash-plastered ceiling, where you're as likely to hear German or French spoken as you are English--Huntsville is a ski jump away from the 2002 downhill course at Snowbasin. Don't forget to check out the jukebox with its selection of 45s, including old-time country favorites Gene Autry and Marty Robbins. – – The Food – Burgers are the top draw. Headlining the menu is…
08/23/09
Yum
by arnldlaine
The drive from the Wasatch Front is almost as good as the delicious Star Burger.
- Pros: Star Burger
- Cons: Dine-in only. I wish I could take my awesome burger to go.
06/15/09
Great bar and grill...not for foo foo types
by tndan
If you want to add to your Utah trip, and don't consider yourself too good to leave the realm of MODERN bars...not coffee bars either, step on in and enjoy. Great atmosphere and great food.
- Pros: HOT BURGERS AND COLD BEER
- Cons: Can't think of a thing
03/10/09
The oldest bar in Utah with a great burger and allot of character
by tmleader
The saloon was built (1879-oldest bar in Utah). Some people are just too uptight and just don't get what the shooting star is all about. It's about history. It's about being different. It's about a unique place that hasn't changed much. I always take out of town guests there and they love it. My favorite time is stopping by after hitting the slopes. Don't expect quick food or table service. A good burger takes time and they make them fresh from very good beef. You order your food and drinks at the bar. But in my opinion it is the best burger I have ever had. The knackwurst they put on the burgers makes such a unique taste and they are big burgers. If you want a classy burger place- stay in town. But if you want that old fashion down-to-earth-this-is-the-way-it-is historic type atmosphere this it the place. The bathrooms walls are carved with graphiti dating back to who knows how long. I still haven't read it all. There is a pool table and juke box machine. The ceiling is covered with dollar bills with peoples name on them, again, dating back to when? There are a few stuffed animals on the wall including the worlds largest Saint Bernard head. This animal weighed in at 300lbs. It took a couple times going there before I realized it wasn't a bears head.
Yes it does smell of smoke because it is legal to smoke in there, but it never bothered me as a non-smoker. Check it out for yourself, but take it for it's character and a place thats stands the test of time. Remember it's 21 and older only to enter. It's up in Huntsville along the Pineview Reservour. A nice drive from town up Ogden Canyon. The Shooting Star Saloon has been written-up in a positive way in travel magazines for years.
You owe it to yourself to check it out. In all fairness to the few bad experiences written, even the finest restaraunts don't make everyone happy.
- Pros: Uniqueness, great burger, allot character
- Cons: Not open on Monday & Tuesday
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