Weare’s newest restaurant, Cowboy Cantina, is now open! They opened on May 28. The owners of Riverside Grill in New Boston took a fun twist with this new concept that brings Southwestern flavors and barbecue to Weare’s Stark Highway.
We swung by on Thursday, and it was already hopping just after 4:00. It’s in the space that the Stark House Tavern used to be in, and they’ve changed it up with some fun southwestern decor. The thing you notice immediately from the parking lot is the amazing aroma of barbecue coming from the smoker and the grills.
They’ve been open just barely a week, so they didn’t have a printed drink menu. I just chose the house margarita to test it out, and I enjoyed it. It comes in a fun tiki-style glass with big flaky salt on the rim. I’m sure there was mixer in it, which I normally don’t like too much, but it wasn’t overly sweet. I would definitely love to see a drink menu next time, and to see if they have any specialties on offer. A cantina must have a fun drink menu!
Drinks and Appetizers at Cowboy Cantina
We got the Chorizo Fundido Fries, and wow! I think this was my favorite thing. The chorizo had really nice flavor and a little kick of spice, and of course queso fundido is probably my favorite thing on the planet. I really enjoyed this one. They serve it on a paper on a little tray, and I don’t think the paper is the way to go because it gets soggy and starts shredding and breaking down.
Cowboy Cantina’s Steak Tips
Dave got the steak tips and they were absolutely delicious. These are marinated grilled steak tips cooked to order, and finished with their bourbon barbecue sauce. He also got a little side of street corn and we both loved it. It’s nicely spiced, and has a yummy cheese/mayo sauce.
Burrito Bowl
I was pleasantly overwhelmed at all the great-sounding choices on the Cowboy Cantina menu, and it was hard to make up my mind. I went with the Burrito Bowl which was grilled chicken over their southwest rice, topped with lettuce, tomato, and guac. There were a couple of black beans in there too. I couldn’t eat the whole thing.
I think it was supposed to have a sour cream and poblano ranch drizzle, and also crispy tortilla strips but I don’t remember seeing those. Those would have made it extra good! Of course when you try a restaurant that has been open for no time at all, you have to expect that they are still working things out.
All the food that I saw coming out looked great. I saw people ordering wings, tacos, steak and cheese subs, and wraps. Everything looked good.
Cowboy Cantina is a small place! I think I counted maybe 10ish tables? We will definitely be going back. They have a huge menu, and there are still so many things I want to try.
They don’t have a website just yet, but they will certainly need beautiful photos of their food and drinks!
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