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Sundeck & Frisbee Golf on Aspen Mountain

Want to know my all-time favorite restaurant in all of Aspen? Sundeck!!! Sitting at 11,220 feet at the top of Aspen Mountain, it’s got incredibly delicious, hot, freshly prepared food at a relatively reasonable price.

When you come to Aspen, you must buy a gondola pass to take you to the top of the mountain. Not only do you get to eat incredible food and enjoy breath-taking views of Colorado, but they have tons of activities for kids and adults alike: frisbee golf, corn hole, ropes course, a mini tree house, digging for “gold” nuggets, rock-climbing, clowns, trampolines, yoga, ATVs, hang-gliding, guided nature walks, hiking trails… take your pick!

Anyways, take a look at the outstanding food we ordered from Sundeck below.

Sundeck – Aspen Mountain: 11,220 feet
Sundeck
Veggie burger with tahini, sliced carrots, cucumbers, tomato, sprouts, lettuce and Feta with a mixed green salad.
Turkey sandwich with bacon, sprouts (Dad omitted), cranberry sauce (Dad omitted), tomato with mixed green salad.
Grilled chicken salad with black beans, chickpeas, chopped tomatoes and curry quinoa.
We cleaned our plates!
After lunch it was time to hit the “slopes”, not to ski, but to play some 18-hole frisbee golf! We actually only played the first 9… the back 9 holes are hard! One off-throw, and you’ll be trekking down a steep black diamond slope to go find your frisbee that could either be lodged in-between scattered rocks and boulders or high up in a pine tree! (This has happened to us before!)
Frisbee golf with the family.
Matt and me.

Time to head back down to town for some relaxation. You burn a lot of calories walking up and down this mountain!

Next up…. dinner plans. Mexican food in Colorado? Stay tuned to see what we thought!

Meatless Mondays at the Cosmic Cafe

It’s Monday, and here’s another round of “Meatless Monday” meals for you to give a try! Has anyone ever eaten at Cosmic Cafe in Dallas? Supposedly it’s the best vegetarian restaurant in Dallas-Fort Worth and Dallas Observer has rated it the “best vegetarian restaurant” for the last 9 years.

Last Friday it was my coworker’s birthday, so we all took her to lunch at Cosmic Cafe. I’ve heard from Dallasite coworkers that this is a great place. Even though I’m not vegetarian, I still wanted to try it out!

From the looks of it, Cosmic Cafe is definitely unique. The entire building is painted in vivid/bright colors that made me feel like I was walking back into the flower child years of the 60s and 70s…or at least made me feel like I was in Austin, not Dallas!

Lunch was actually pretty good. Our group started out by ordering the hummus plate, which consisted of garbanzos, garlic, tahini and lemon juice, served with nan. It was excellent. The hummus was very creamy and the nan was pipping hot…it tasted like they had just baked it fresh from the oven.

For my main meal I ordered the “no bull burger”, which is a black bean burger topped with mushrooms, onions, lettuce and tomato, topped with melted swiss on a whole grain bun. It was delicious.

What else is good at Cosmic Cafe? The “portabella trance” was highly recommended and contains portabella mushrooms, spinach and onions sauteed in a garlic-basil butter, all rolled up between cream cheese, tomatoes and nan. If you’re looking for something sweet, you might want to give “sweet awareness” a try. It contains peanut butter, banana, tahini and honey served on nan; but ask to substitute strawberries for banana!

Overall, I thought Cosmic Cafe was pretty good and I would be back. I must say, you better be pretty adventurous to try this place out….I guarantee you thatI couldn’t get my husband to eat at this place even if I paid him! It’s definitely not his “type” of restaurant!

  • Have you ever been to Cosmic Cafe? If not, would you be adventuresome and try it?
  • What other vegetarian restaurants do you recommend?