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Smokin' Dave's in Estes Park, Colorado, said to be the highest
(in elevation) BBQ pit in the country. We got there pretty early
for lunch; several tables were already occupied at 11:30-ish,
and by the time we left around 1, the place was totally packed.
As it was, we got our pick of deuces and got a nice booth that
probably could have seated six in a pinch.

It is a low dim rustic place with only a mild smoky aroma (meat
and wood smoke, tobacco being prohibited indoors), pretty clean
(the floors not sticky). The bar was prominent and well filled.

Being moderately curious and moderately hungry, Lilli and I 
ordered a three-meat sampler platter to split.

I asked for brisket extra fatty, but the waitress informed us
that the meat had been pretrimmed and preportioned but said
that it had a good amount of fat and was very tender. When it 
came, it had a small amount of fat and was moderately tender, 
having sat sliced in some kind of moistening solution that
unfortunately was underseasoned - the effect was that of your
grandma's holiday pot roast if your family hadn't been able
to afford salt and pepper.

The ribs were pretty good, though we got only two of them
and an end - meaty, pretty tender, basted with not too much
of a sweetish tomato-based sauce shortly before serving.

A hot link would have been good, sort of between a Texas hot
and a half-smoke ... but it had cheese in the sausage mix,
which if I had known I'd have gone for chicken as the third
meat.

We got a double whammy of red beans and rice (somewhat bland
but improved with hot sauce) and baked beans (decent, not
horribly sweet).

Beer for me (they have a house-branded lager that was not bad
but unremarkable) and the house red plonk for her.

As the amount of meat was not overgenerous, I ate more than
my share of beany things, with the result one might have
expected had one's thinking cap beeb on. I was very glad that
the restroom was clean.

The bill was about $5 more than back down where barbecue is
a commonplace but not too bad given it's a tourist town.
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