After reading “Fast Food Nation” I am convinced that I don’t care “where’s the beef!” As much as I do not eat beef that much, I am totally turned off. So, when my in-laws gave me a gift card to Wood Ranch, I was pretty hesitant to use it. But, nonetheless, my husband wanted to eat dinner there this past weekend. Obviously, he has not read “Fast Food Nation”, and I have not talked to him about what I have read. Since I didn’t want to ruin our date night, I agreed to go. To my surprise, what I found in Wood Ranch ‘s menu, the bar, and their pricing, was quite a surprise.
As you are walking up to the front door of Wood Ranch you get smell the delicious aroma of barbecue. Who can resist? A look through their extensive menu, and you have a huge variety of different meats: Steak, seafood, chicken, turkey, and burgers. They also offer a variety of burgers made of turkey, beef and even vegan burgers. The vegan patties are made of bulgur, corn, squash and seasoning. The actual sandwich is made with the pattie, lettuce, tomatoe and a Dijon mustard. The bun, itself, is huge. And you put it all together, and it is a great meal! The answer to my prayers! I had the vegan burger and it was delicious! They also offer different types of salads, pastas and soups. Their portions are quite generous, as well.
Wood Ranch’s bar menu is also quite extensive, offering a variety of wine and spirits. Their happy hour has a nice selection of appetizers and special pricing, as well.
As for the pricing, they are right up there with the rest of the nice restaurants. Some plates ran around $9 all the way up to around $25. Your best bet was to go at lunch time when they serve a slightly different menu, with lower prices.
All in all, I was very pleased with Wood Ranch. If I did not want to have a red meat dish, I could choose vegan, salad or a pasta dish. Their garlic rolls were also great, which is a nice touch to a great dinner, had I not had a vegan burger.
