Restaurants

Jackson has more dining options than all of the other towns in this book combined, running the gamut of cuisine and price. You'll find the predictable steak/seafood/pasta menus -- usually injected with a few de rigueur wild-game dishes, too -- but you'll also find more unusual choices. In addition to the choices reviewed, you can get a quick bite at Shades Cafe, 82 S. King St. (tel. 307/733-2015), which serves good coffee, sandwiches, and other breakfast and lunch entrees. At the other end of the spectrum is Bubba's Bar-B-Que, 515 W. Broadway (tel. 307/733-2288), a late-night hangout dishing out ribs and other meats. If you need a good shot of espresso with your morning paper, stop at the Betty Rock Coffee House and Cafe, 325 W. Pearl Ave. (tel. 307/733-0747), where you can sit outside on the deck. For an old-fashioned chuck-wagon dinner, mosey out with the Bar-T-5 Covered Wagon Cookout and Wild West Show (tel. 800/772-5386 or 307/733-5386).