Last Kind Words Saloon

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"From the worn wooden tables on the second-floor balcony I get the best vantage for people-watching: unobstructed sight lines into the tall, busy two-story bar where the clatter rises to the tin roof like a light fog. I notice hanging antlers, a long underlit bar, and the faded off-white wallpaper running corner to corner, and I see dusty customers drifting in from the nearby buffet called the 1849, the banquet room, or the heavy doors that open to a very sunny patio and fireplace pit. Travelers sidle up for pints, shots of whiskey, steaks and sandwiches, or just the views from above, and the saloon—a Western-themed centerpiece of the Ranch—feels like more than a roadside attraction: it’s the keystone of the larger resort complex on the 370-acre desert property (and even serves things like an $11 plate of lobster mac and cheese)." - Farley Elliott