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| Sunrise on red rocks at our campground in Torrey, Utah |
Several years ago David, his brother, Jim,
and I spent a few days seeing the parks in
southern Utah. In Torrey we discovered
this great little restaurant, Café Diablo, and we always promised ourselves to
go back if we ever got the chance. Well, Torrey was a mere four hours south and a
little west of Vernal and we were headed south anyway, so how could we resist?
We found a great campsite at an RV park just outside of
Torrey with beautiful red rock views out our RV window. Torrey
is a scenic little town with cottonwood lined streets and a population of about 500. Capitol Reef National Park is just a few miles to the east, the Fishlake National Forest is to the northwest and the Dixie National
Forest and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument are south of town. So Torrey is in the middle of a huge recreation area. We thought we had seen some nice fall color since Yellowstone but in and around Torrey, we hit
the jackpot! The
aspens were at their peak while we were visiting. |
| Orange and gold aspens in the Dixie National Forest |
Of course we were anxious to see if the food at Café Diablo was as good as we remembered, so we dined there our first day in town. I ordered the citrus salad and David ordered the crown ribs for us to share. The food was as well presented, as wonderful and as ample as we remembered. So we were really glad that we shared the main course. Now we had a little room left for desert. We shared the “bomb,” a very dense chocolate mouse with the house-made vanilla bean ice cream. As our RV park was only a half mile away, we made a note to ourselves to walk next time we dined.
Crown Ribs with smoked chipotle rub
We stayed a total of four days in Torrey and I am not too ashamed to say we ate one meal at Café Diablo each of those days – two dinners and two lunches. Torta al Carbon (a flank steak sandwich), Smoked Chicken Sopas, and Tenderloin with a cashew sauce were among the dishes we tried. Everything was amazing. But we never did walk to and from the restaurant...
The "Stacker"
A dense chocolate cake with raspberry sauce and vanilla bean ice cream
Wall decor at Cafe Diablo
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