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| Quite an impressive crew. This was only half of our group. The B team, made up mostly of folks from another insurance company in Columbus (who shall remain nameless) missed the photo op. Thanks to Jody, Jeff, Sharon, & the whole Hidden Haven crew for a great day and more good times that we can remember. |
The reason I felt compelled to make a trip so early in the clay target season was that I received an email earlier in the week from our good friend and fellow shooter, Jody Milligan. She was letting everyone know that they had finally located a buyer for their home and the rest of the Hidden Haven sporting clays campus. Unfortunately, the buyer did not intend to continue the business in its current form. The last day to shoot sporting clays at Hidden Haven would be March 15. I put a call out to the entire gang for one final lap around the course. This also provided an opportunity for us to say thanks to the entire Hidden Haven family for the many years of fun they provided for our insurance industry shooting events. Based on the timing of our visit and the lack of others on the course, I think we were quite possibly their last customers. -sniffle- Doesn't feel quite as special as being the first customers, but we still would not have missed it in a million years.
Since we were there saying goodbye to one favorite hangout, I thought it only appropriate to convene at another favorite location for some food and drink. After busting a few caps, I convinced the gang we couldn't possibly go all the way back to Columbus without stopping at the Lancaster Rax. Yes, that's right. Rax Roast Beef is still available in some select areas of Ohio. One of the many reasons a wise person might choose to live in this fine state. You can bet your house on the fact that I will be dining at Rax if I pass anywhere within 50 miles of one. You see... Nobody... And I mean nobody can make the BBC sandwich like Rax Roast Beef. There is something in that cheese sauce that sets it apart from an otherwise crowded field. The tender and juicy roast beef, corn dusted mini-sub roll, and thick cut bacon are great, but it is clearly the BBC sauce that is at the heart of one of my small handful of addictions that survived the 80's. Judging by the number of internet searches launched by people desperately seeking a replacement recipe for the BBC sauce, I appear to be a member of a rather sizable fan club.
In some ways, Rax Roast Beef is like that John Wayne character in the movie Big Jake. All through the movie he introduces himself to people and they respond "I heard you were dead." He responds with increasing agitation "Well, you heard WRONG." -smile- I suspect many of our dedicated readership may have thought Rax was gone too, just like "Big Jake." Fortunately for us, Rax is likewise still alive and kicking. Maybe not on every corner, but not on the other side of the planet either. The closest locations in Central Ohio are in Bellefontaine (just off US-33) and Lancaster (Main Street, also close to US-33). New locations will be opening soon in Washington Courthouse and Chillicothe. Life just keeps getting better. They do have a full menu available beyond the BBC and seasoned curly fries. I just don't bother talking about that, since it isn't what draws me there like a moth to the flame.
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Judging by the chatter around the table and the smiles walking out... It was worth the trip. If you should pay a visit anytime soon, be sure to tell the folks at Rax thanks for taking us back to the 80's if even for a little while.
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Your Dining Scout and Shade Tree Chef,
Michael Hurd, aka Big Mike
Rax kicks Arby's ass any day!👍
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