Pullman Mark Fischer The Pullman
Veteran Vail Valley chef Mark Fischer gives Glenwood Springs a big dining boost with The Pullman.
Openings: Lunch Mon.-Sat., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sun.

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The Pullman Restaurant Review:


Mark Fischer, chef-owner of Phat Thai in Carbondale, has widened his reach to Glenwood Springs with a discerning but playful farm-to-table establishment that pays homage to locally foraged ingredients and Colorado-raised livestock, where pig is the protein of choice. The mood in the dining room --- the floors concrete, the walls mostly bare save for a red-white-and-black mural illustrating the art of butchery --- can feel a bit hollow. But Fischer's food, a locavore-obsessed, market-driven board of delightful snacks, small plates and main dishes, is accomplished. The dinner menu couldn’t be more au courant: a bowl of balsamic-pickled cherries and roasted almonds here, fried sweetbreads with apricot ketchup there, barbecued salmon and grits over there, followed by carrot cake with chamomile ice cream. The same goes for brunch and lunch, when updated chilaquiles and BLTs with heirloom tomatoes and white bean spread make a hungry diner’s day. There's a notable, reasonably priced wine list as well, sturdily complemented by craft beers and groovy cocktails.