Big Bear Today Magazine November 2020

Page 10—November 2020
Brews, beef, bird at Bone Yard
Fourty four beers on tap. Not to mention
18 whiskeys...just from America! A
refrigerated wine cellar with vintages from
around the world.
Better allow a little extra time to wade
through the beverage offerings at The Bone
Yard Bar & Grill in the Village. Fortunately
there’s a terrific new patio with outdoor
games like cornhole to look the drink menu
over on, and indoors, when that’s allowed
again, has beautiful handpainted custom
murals that include a nod to Bugs Bunny
plus televised sports including NFL games.
Everything is big at the Bone Yard,
whether it be selection or portions. Kid and
dog-friendly, there’s a half-dozen burgers,
five flat bread pizzas, and a smoker that
pumps out delights like ribs, both baby
back and beef, tri tip, pulled pork and
chicken. There’s steak, shrimp tacos and
wraps, six salads...you get the idea.
Talk about timing. The Bone Yard began
building its beautiful 4,200 sq. ft. patio
before the shutdown orders as a way to
introduce outdoor dining and it’s a great
place to hang out, covered with sun canopy
and lined with astroturf. Play a game of
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veer left on Shay Rd. and follow the signs
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tic-tac-toe, connect 4 or jenga and at dusk
the patio’s string lights come on.
Order drinks first though. Tap handles
obviously include domestics—you don’t
have to choose between Budweiser and
Coors here—and popular favorites from
Stone Brewing and Lagunitas among others
but also microbrews. Like offerings
from Pizza Port in Solana Beach, and Boulevard
Brewing in Kansas City. Russian
River beers are very popular.
There’s brews from Boulder, Denver,
Maui, Temecula, many more, all categorized
by type to make deciding on one a
little easier. Mother Earth Cali Creamin’
from Vista is a full-bodied light that was
my recent choice. Can’t decide? Order a
flight and sample several.
Spirits are as well-represented at the
Bone Yard as suds. There’s more Scotch
whiskey to choose from than there is the
dozen-and-a-half American spirits and
about as many ryes. Outnumbering them
both are the bourbons, nearly 30 on the
menu! Equally impressive is the wine cellar,
well over 200 selections with 30
chardonnays, two dozen cabernets, a variety
of pinot noirs, chenin blanc and more
plus champagne selections. The Bone Yard
also pours craft cocktails including signature
mules and martinis.
Big Bear Today
44 beers on tap, couple hundred wine selections, spirits and meat at the Bone Yard
Dine-Out Cinema
Enjoy an evening of Covid-compliant
family fun when Big Bear Film Summit
and Big Bear Bar and Grill team to host
“Dine-Out Cinema.”
Classic movies and gourmet food are
on tap with the final weekend of showings
set for November 6-7. Friday night features
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with
Saturday’s movie School of Rock.
Films are presented socially distanced
under the stars at the restaurant located at
42164 Moonridge Rd. Bring your own
chair and blankets to enjoy the films on
the lmassive 30 ft. outdoor movie theater
screen, largest on the mountain. The weekend
is the third of a three-event series.
Gourmet food and beverages are
available for purchase during the event and
be sure to dress warm. Tickets are $15 per
person or reserve a table and chairs for an
additional $25 (maximum six pr table).
www.bigbearfilmsummit.com or call
(909) 878-0802.
The menu is an inspired blend of barbecue
and gourmet pub grub. Meat is the
star, seasoned and smoked slowly and tantalizingly
till tender and tasty. Big beef ribs
and baby backs are specialties, slathered
in house barbecue sauce, and pulled pork
shoulder is another, along with smoked half
chicken. Can’t choose? Combo plates mix
two together and are a great value, priced
around $21 including two sides like homemade
beans, garlic mash potatoes, sweet
potato or flat fries, and mac and cheese.
Pulled pork and tri tip come in sandwich
form along with carved smoked turkey.
Burgers are half-pound beasts,
jalapeno cheddar and bacon mushroom
Swiss favorite options. The Bone Yard is
carnivore-heavy but burgers do come in
portebello and seared ahi tuna varieties.
Appetizers include famous pulled
pork Irish nachos. Flat fries are topped with
pulled pork, two kinds of cheese, sour
cream, tomatoes, onions, pickle jalapenos
and barbecue sauce .
The Bone Yard; 560 Pine Knot. (909)
878-0401 or theboneyardbarandgrill.com
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