El Bruno’s has expanded–so there’s more room. But I have heard a couple of reports of bad food recently, along with the usual raves. Still, you don’t have much choice, as it’s the only reasonably good food for miles, and the place is now very comfortable, with patio seating.
The Inn at the Post, by the turn to Chaco Canyon, is shut.
Smokin’ J’s BBQ is shut.
Boon’s Family Thai has changed to Thai Basil–not sure whether it’s particularly good.
Pancake Alley is no longer open Sundays. I do not recommend the green chile stew, but everything else still looks decent.
The Bluffs is no longer open for lunch (just dinner), and it has turned its package liquor store into a bar-lounge.
The KFC in Shiprock spruced up, and its mutton stew is just not all that great (though the people who work there are wonderful!). Word on the street is that Mannings, a burger place across the way, has better stew, as do the vendors at the flea market.
The flea market is now allegedly open every day, but I haven’t seen it with my own eyes, so I am very skeptical. I got into town after 5pm (alleged closing time), but the area didn’t look like anyone had been set up there.
Also, I mention the Navajo craft shop as being on the south edge of town–it’s actually not that far south. It’s in the strip mall at the southern traffic light–kitty-corner from the KFC.
Ha–a greater error than I could ever grasp: it turns out that the official Four Corners point is actually 2.5 miles off. Sorry about that!
