{"id":1317893,"date":"2020-01-24T19:15:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T02:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=992940"},"modified":"2020-01-24T19:15:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T02:15:29","slug":"hungry-for-change-elk-creek-mining-company-rebrands-to-88-grill-in-new-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/hungry-for-change-elk-creek-mining-company-rebrands-to-88-grill-in-new-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungry for change: Elk Creek Mining Company rebrands to 88 Grill in New Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 1999, John Webber opened Elk Creek Mining Company Bar & Grill at 502 Main St. in New Castle.<\/p>\n

Over two decades later, the Colorado River Valley resident and restaurateur was hungry for a change.<\/p>\n

So, Webber recently rebranded Elk Creek Mining Company into 88 Grill. As its name suggests, the eatery on the west end of main street downtown, boasts all things \u201980s.<\/p>\n

However, while 88 Grill\u2019s bar area transports diners into the realm of Pac-Man and pinball, the restaurant\u2019s dining room showcases the year New Castle was incorporated \u2013 1888.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the decorations in the dining area are from New Castle at the turn of the century,\u201d Webber said.<\/p>\n

Additionally, 88 Grill\u2019s menu includes seven signature burgers, Mexican food, salads, sandwiches and a variety of cocktails such as Flanagan\u2019s Pink Squirrel.<\/p>\n

A throwback to the 1988 film \u201cCocktail\u201d starring Tom Cruise who plays a New York City bartender named Brian Flanagan, the Pink Squirrel combines white cr\u00e8me de Cacao, amaretto, raspberry liqueur and cream, chilled and served in a martini glass.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a chocolate covered, cherry milkshake,\u201d Webber said. \u201cThat\u2019s a unique \u201980s drink.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Webber, several of 88 Grill\u2019s menu items were retained and revamped from Elk Creek Mining Company with one example being the burritos and bowls.<\/p>\n

Webber said that one of Elk Creek\u2019s most popular dishes was its Dos Hombres burrito.<\/p>\n

Although not specifically listed on 88 Grill\u2019s menu, customers can still enjoy all of the Dos Hombres\u2019 fixings by creating it themselves.<\/p>\n

Topped with cheddar-jack cheese, lettuce, candied jalape\u00f1os and pico de gallo, customers can then select their own protein like the tequila lime shrimp as well as their choice of beans and rice. Lastly, the burrito or bowl gets smothered in a pork green chili, jalape\u00f1o cream sauce or vegetarian tomatillo sauce.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s one item that people can still get exactly the same,\u201d Webber said.<\/p>\n

Additionally, directly above 88 Grill, Webber recently put the finishing touches on five themed hotel rooms known collectively as the Ore House Inn.<\/p>\n

Previously, Webber rented the rooms out as apartments. However, after transforming one of the dwellings into an O.K. Corral themed room, it wasn\u2019t long before the rest of the rooms received their own identity too.<\/p>\n

From the \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d themed Winterfell room to Area 51 and the comic book-laden Iceberg Lounge, the Ore House Inn combines comfort and character.<\/p>\n

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John Webber in the Ore House Inn\u2019s Area 51 room. Matthew Bennett\/Post Independent<\/strong>
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\u201cThe fifth [room] I was just torn on,\u201d Webber said. \u201cIt could\u2019ve been skiing; it could\u2019ve been winter sports; it could\u2019ve been a lot of different things.\u201d<\/p>\n

After bouncing ideas around with his sons Johnny and Treigh Webber, John Webber went with a dinosaur and Pok\u00e9mon themed room known as Jurassic Pok.<\/p>\n

\u201cDinosaurs in the bedroom and video games in the living room,\u201d Webber said of the Jurassic Pok room.<\/p>\n

Although separate business entities, Webber wanted the Ore House Inn\u2019s character to complement 88 Grill\u2019s cuisine.<\/p>\n

Grateful for Elk Creek Mining Company\u2019s loyal customers over the years, Webber hoped those same regulars would still enjoy all of 88 Grill\u2019s offerings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t close while we were redoing this, so we got to talk to all of our customers every day about what our intentions were,\u201d Webber said. \u201cWe changed because we needed to. We changed because you have to evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Webber said converting Elk Creek Mining Company into 88 Grill would not have been possible without his wife Cori, his business partner Nicole Moore and the entire kitchen and wait staff that stuck around despite the change.<\/p>\n

88 Grill is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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