6th Alley Grill - Étlap

This restaurant is located at the base of A Basin Ski area in Colorado. We both to ski A Basin and decided to check it out during the summer. The restaurant has great food, great service and was dog friendly (bonus for us). The server got us water and a dog dish with water for our fur baby. The views were incredible. We also took a short hike before dinner. There were hiking, Mt biking trails, and outdoor adventure course, a frisbee golf course and hammocks to hang in. Not very busy at all if you want to get away from the crowds and have a relaxing afternoon this is the place!

I took my family to Abasin for a hike to show them my winter digs. We stopped at the 6th Alley for a late lunch, and we sat outside in the late summer. I had been here for winter after skiing but never in the summer during the day. It was a gorgeous day and it was just peaceful and perfect outside.Our waiter was very attentive and the food came out great. The menu is a little funny but I personally appreciate the bit of adventure that the chef takes.We tried the chocolate mouse, of which my mother is an expert in. She was convinced it would be no good but she ended up really liking it. And the preparation of that dessert is really unique.

First let's just get the bad news out of the way: It's a ski area, beers cost a fortune. There's just no other way to put it. If you can get past that part, 6th Alley is the bomb. I've been going there since the early 90's. Yep, before the turn of the century! Maybe once in that amount of time have I encountered a bar tender that wasn't awesome. They always have fun people working there, people who understand the vibe and don't try to crush that. They have a great selection of brews on tap, not all IPA's which is nice for a guy like me. There are a couple tv's to check out games on, but it's tough to look there with a wall of windows on some of the best views found at any bar. The deck is a...