good eats in Laramie? (Cheyenne, Cody: house, transfer, schools)

[Crazymomof3]

We will be visiting Laramie next week, to check it out to see if the city is right for us. Any suggestions on good eats, or off the beaten path places? I love to support local business, so any suggestions for cool shopping and eating is appreciated!
Thanks!

[Kristynwy]

I am not as familiar with Southern Wyo... but there are a handful of people here that can maybe give you some good suggestions
Have a great trip!

[WyoMama]

There's some great supper club - some horse type place outside of town to the southeast I think - but not sure (was in 2000) but was a FANTASTIC steakhouse & pretty high class for Wyo!! Anybody in Laramie could fill in the blank - like the NAME...

[Cloudfish]

I think it's called the Calvary---at least it used to be. I haven't been there in a long while. It's just outside the south end of town on US 287.

[-CM-]

It's called the Calvaryman, and it's just OK, not spectacular. It stinks inside because they allow smoking.

Frankly, there aren't really a lot of good restaurants in Laramie. I haven't been here very long, but so far, Jeffrey's and Altitude are pretty good, as is Corona Village.

I don't know what kind of shopping you're looking for, but there are some neat shops in the downtown area. But for mainstream shopping, there's limited selection. There a super walmart, but I don't go there.

All in all, I'd have to say that shopping and dining would be at the bottom of the list of reasons to move to Laramie. Of course, if you're coming from somewhere that has even less choices, Laramie might seem OK in those respects.

[Donna Taylor-McCrummen]

If you want a rural cowboy lifestyle, Wyoming is the place to be. The roads and infrastructure are fabulous - Dick Cheney is from Wyoming and plenty of Federal dollars have been spent there! My in-laws are from Worland, a nice little town...everyone smokes and they roll the sidewalks in around 8:00. Good Luck.

[Crazymomof3]

Well, we're not exactly looking for the cowboy lifestyle. My husband's co. needs him up there, and so we're looking into the area before we decide on the transfer. We're both from Texas, he's a native Texan, and I've been here for 20+ years (originally from Illinois).
Coming from Houston and Austin, we've been exposed to excellent foods and shopping, but that's not a reason to move anywhere.
We're in a very quickly expanding area of Austin now, and we're hoping to get away from the city. This opportunity has presented itself, so we're looking into it. My husband is so excited because rural living is what he's always wanted. I would prefer a slower pace, but at the same time I've always been a stone's throw away from a large city.

I was hoping to get some suggestions so that we could maximize our time in Laramie. We are meeting with a realor on Saturday so that he may show us around the area. Of course, we won't get a true feel of life in Laramie, because we're not visiting in the winter. I suppose it depends on who you talk to-whether it's easier to adjust to cold or hot. It was 100 degrees here yesterday and we pretty much baked in the yard. The summers here stretch from May to December at times. The heat can be oppressive and exhausting, but I haven't experienced very cold except for my childhood Illinois winters and various business trips to Denver, Boston, Chicago, and New York.

We just wanted to experience Laramie in its true form. If someone were to come to Austin or Houston, I could tell you where to eat or shop, so I was hoping for some suggestions on areas to visit.
Thanks!

[-CM-]

Laramie is quite small, so you should be able to visit everywhere you want to go. It takes about 10 minutes to drive across town. As for things to check out, it depends on what your interests are. I guess I would recommend visiting the grocery stores - both of them (not counting walmart). Also have a look at the schools, since you apparently have kids. And the parks, and such, I guess.

As for the weather, it's definitely severe in the winter, and winters are very long. We are just now getting leaves on the trees. I was in Cheyenne yesterday and was amazed at how greener it was over there. I would recommend that no one move here unless they visit during the winter. But if that's not possible, be sure to get as energy-efficient house as you can.

[WyoMama]

Originally Posted by -CM-

It's called the Calvaryman, and it's just OK, not spectacular. It stinks inside because they allow smoking.

Frankly, there aren't really a lot of good restaurants in Laramie. I haven't been here very long, but so far, Jeffrey's and Altitude are pretty good, as is Corona Village.

I don't know what kind of shopping you're looking for, but there are some neat shops in the downtown area. But for mainstream shopping, there's limited selection. There a super walmart, but I don't go there.

All in all, I'd have to say that shopping and dining would be at the bottom of the list of reasons to move to Laramie. Of course, if you're coming from somewhere that has even less choices, Laramie might seem OK in those respects.

Well really great or spectacular - for Laramie. But the 6 of us who all went there when my son grad'd from Wyotech in Dec 00 it was really great. But was also 3 days before Christmas so may have made a diff... Was expensive(for Laramie), but we all felt was worth it. Maybe they hve changed hands or something. I hate it when good restaurants do that...

And, unfortunately most towns still allow smoking in most restaurants & public places. They are slowly seeing the BENEFIT of going smoke-free. I know the few that have in Cody have seen (in general) a rise in profit.

[WyoMama]

Yep Laramie has some pretty brutal weather - but summer for 7 months of the year?? I'd take winter longer than THAT personally!!! UGH!!! I hate summer (I grew up in OH & have ALWAYS hated summer heat). But LOVED the big snows we'd have!!! Check the surrounding areas too - go on some drives into the hills - hit the Snowy Range, Medicine Bow peak, towards Cheyenne - a park GREAT for rock climbing - I can't spell it but PHONETICALLY is Veedavoo - but isn't spelled anything like that..LOL!!! Is on the north side of the interstate. For good eats head south about 40 miles to Ft. Collins.