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Decided to smoke a joint and go to the cowboy museum.Walked around for a few hours had just made it through the rodeo exhibit when I got a real bad ca…
Rob Seger
Dining on Persimmon Hill
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Fantastic buffet! The food is homemade and delicious. There are a good variety of choices on the regular buffet and dessert lines. The wait staff is v…
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Cafeteria food. Perfect for a day at the museum but don't come for a nice meal. There's a row bar with salad premixed. 2 dressings then one bar is bre…
Nathan
Dining on Persimmon Hill
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7 Reviews on “Dining on Persimmon Hill”
Decided to smoke a joint and go to the cowboy museum.Walked around for a few hours had just made it through the rodeo exhibit when I got a real bad case of the munchies. Usually keep some Lance peanut butter crackers in my pocket, but forgot to pack any today since most times I don’t toke in the morning.Panicked.Saw a kid in a stroller with a baggie of Cheerios, and started weighing out my options. Then remembered the museum used to have a little buffet in the northeast corner of the building. Walked so fast.Caught some good smells as I made my way closer. Whipped around the statues of Ronny Reagan and Abe Lincoln with a clean shave (real strange), and there was the restaurant…. except I didn’t see a buffet line.Fella by the name of Benji greeted me at the counter nice fella with a cool belt. Asked where the buffet went. Told me his petroleum club had taken over food and beverage at the museum. Panicked. Told him I didn’t want to join any clubs. Told me I didn’t have to be a club member to eat thank Jesus.Started telling me about all the good grub they’ve been serving. They got these HUGE menus mounted on the wall above the shop so you can read them even if you’re real baked. Benji recommended the cowboy club sandwich, so I got it with a Frito pie on the side. Wasn’t a side item, so I really ordered two meals.Hit the spot.Went to thank Benji for letting me in his club and for steering me right on my order. Said he was just doing his job, and for a buck fifty he could give me a cookie as big as my face. Had to think about that one for a sec was still real bouldered. Decided these oil guys might actually have a cookie that big…Biggest cookie I’d ever seen.Took some self pictures in the bathroom of me holding the cookie to my face. Wife got a real kick out of it I think.Have to say, I got a lot of anxiety when I first found out the old buffet was gone. Turns out I learned a big lesson today: quality can be a lot better than quantity when it comes to munching at a museum.Benji and the Museum Grill are a high-quality operation, hands down.
Fantastic buffet! The food is homemade and delicious. There are a good variety of choices on the regular buffet and dessert lines. The wait staff is very friendly and knowledgable about the menu.
Cafeteria food. Perfect for a day at the museum but don’t come for a nice meal. There’s a row bar with salad premixed. 2 dressings then one bar is breakfast stuff and one bar is lunch stuff
Mother’s Day. Food descent not great. Different change by going thru museum afterward.
Great buffet. A couple of buddies of mine and I try to get together at least once a month to visit and have lunch, this time we decided to try Persimmon Hill which was a great choice, they serve a very good buffet, we enjoyed beef, and chicken as well, excellent salad bar, pleasant atmosphere, and good service. We had time enough for a good visit and enough time to look around a bit also, an enjoyable time for us all and I wouldn’t be surprised if we try it again some time.
Even though they were out of the first 2 things I ordered and the service was terrible the food was good so i’ll be back
Inside the National Cowboy Museum. Persimmon Hill is the site of the National Cowboy Museum and Western Heritage Center. They serve a fine buffet lunch, with choices of beef, chicken and fish, as well as a variety of mostly steamed vegetables and at least two types of potatoes. There’s always a lot of fruit, and a good selection of desserts. It’s a very low-key affair, and the food is a few cuts above other buffets or even chuck wagons. It’s nice to have a bite to eat and then stroll through this excellent museum with its collection of paintings and sculptures by Remington, Russell, Hurley and a slew of other western artists–both deceased and contemporary. The museum is always coming up with exhibits you wouldn’t normally think of–the spur collection or an incredibly interesting look at all the different types of barbed wire that truly tamed the West. Or take in the pleasant aroma of saddlery. You can eat without paying the museum admission, if you choose to skip touring.