Long-time readers of COTTonLINE may remember me touting the Billy burgers at a restaurant called The Lift, located near the Snow King ski lift in Jackson, WY. Truly, they were excellent.
Alas, they are no more. Imagine our surprise this year when we drove up to their premises and discovered it was closed and headed for demolition. An apparent case of lost lease ... bummer.
The property where it had been located is slated for condo development. The Lift wasn't the owners’ first effort, they formerly owned The Cadillac/Billy's on the town square. If it turns out the owners open another restaurant, I'll let you know.
In the meantime, if you're jonesing for a burger in Jackson, try Liberty Burger on Cache Street, 1.5 blocks north of the town square. The burgers are nearly as good and there's free city parking a half block north.
A weird thing about Jackson, lots of establishments are staffed with kids from Romania and Moldova. I understand they're here for a few months on temporary work visas to "improve their English," which is already quite good. I wonder how many never leave?
