Stepping into Slogar in Crested Butte makes you want to check your holster in case Black Bart and his ornery gang are tying one on. After all, it was a saloon and brothel in the 1880s, one of 18 in Crested Butte back then. With the vintage bar, stylish Victorian lounge, pull-cord johns and creaky floors, it feels like the real McCoy. Tastes like Caroline Ingalls runs the kitchen, too. Slogar has the best fried chicken in Colorado. The skillet-fried recipe dates to 1915 and is staggeringly delicious. For $15 you get half a bird and all-you-can-eat fixings such as creamy corn, sweet and faintly sour Dutch-styled coleslaw, mashed potatoes and dangerously delicious biscuits. The three-course meal starts with a strange pickle plate and a tomato chutney that deserves a pedestal. It ends with, of course, homemade ice cream. It would be a mistake to miss Slogar’s one-of-a-kind pollo.
Get there — 517 Second St. in Crested Butte
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