Annies Place Boulder, Utah

Annie's Place Boulder, UT

 On the other side of the mountain from Capitol Reef National Park is the town of Boulder, Utah which is 27 miles from the Grand Staircsase Escalante National Monument. Boulder is primarily a farming and ranching community with a population of 227 according to the 2020 US Census. We chose to stay here in Annie's Place BnB in the middle of an Alfalfa field.

Annie's Place

This really is farm living. A long gravel road through a field takes you to this homestead. It was orogonally the Post Office but moved to the top of the hill and refurbished both inside and out making it a very modern Bed and Breakfast.

Dining Room at Annie's

We checked in and met Lesley, the Inn Keeper.  Lesley had an interesting story to tell. She worked at a corporate job in Atlanta and wanted to get away from the rat race for a while. She spotted an online ad for an Innkeeper in Utah. She had never brrn to the state but it sounded ideal for what she was looking for. 

We found that we were the only guests staying in a very large BnB.  Our room was attractive with a little sitting area with TV and a large King bed. A set of double doors led to our own deck overlooking the countryside. This was almost like camping but with all the luxuries of home.

Double doors in our bedroom open to a private deck

We witnessed some of the Alfalfa Harvest.

Surrounding ranches are the only neighbors

As the day evolved thoughts of dinner were going to be interesting. There is nothing around here for 100 miles. We asked our host Lesley what we should do for dinner. She told us about a little restaurant at the stop sign which basically is the center of town. We asked her if it was that shack looking building that we saw on the way to the BnB. That was it!  Unbelievably, this little treasure at the crossroads is Michelin rated. Celebrities come here froom miloes away. Oprah has eaten her. It is called "Hell's Backbone Grill" and tou need a reservation which are sometimes hard to acquire.

It's not much to look at but looks are certainly deceiving. Behind these buildings which have seen better days there was a large parking lot with more cars than we saw on our entire drive here.

Once seated inside, we found the place was run by buddhists. Service was very attentive. Everytime the server filled my water glass he clasped his hands in prayer and bowed to us. This a farm to table organic restaurant. Much of the veggies and the beef are raised here on the farm or on surrounding farms

The menu was small but adequate. I chose the Bison Chile Colorado which was delicious. I wish I could make this at home.