Los Amigos

Dress Attire:  Casual

Location: 400 Bridge Street, Vail, CO 81657

Phone: 970.476.5847

Website: www.losamigosvail.com

Located in Vail, slopeside at the base of the Vista Bahn.  Winter or Summer, the outside dining area with spectacular views is very hard to get a table.  Come early and be prepared to wait for one of the coveted outside tables.  Active Apres Ski bar scene.   Very child friendly with a children’s playground right next door.   Wonderful Guacamole.

Pepi’s Restaurant

Dress Attire:  Casual

Location: 231 Gore Creek, Vail, CO 81657

Phone: 970.476.4671

Website: www.pepis.com

Located in smack in the middle of Vail Village.  This charming Tyrolean restaurant (and hotel) was on hand for Opening Day of the brand new Vail Ski Resort in 1962 .  Winter or Summer, the outside dining patio is one of the great dining experiences because of the spectacular views.  This is the very first restaurant that Diana and I patronized in Vail back in 1975 and, even more than 35 years later, no trip to Vail would be complete for us without at least one lunch on that lovely deck.

Fiesta Jalisco

Dress Attire:  Casual

Location: 240 Chapel Place, Avon, CO 81620

Phone: 970.845.8088

Website: www.fiestajalisco.net/avon.htm

Family friendly place serving big portions (wait till you see the size of a Margarita) of tasty Mexican specialties at very reasonable prices.  They suffered a serious fire in Summer 2010 and they may not be reopening at this location.  That would be a shame.