Jeff Schmerker
Brains and eggs
When I moved to Missoula, my landlord gave me quick run-down on paying the rent, and said it was OK if I was late, but to be honest. "Just call me up and say, I lost my paycheck at the Ox." The Ox -- the Oxford -- is a downtown Missoula bar of some reputation; you can get a taste of what's inside just by walking by the front door. If that's not enough, you can peek in the front window to watch live poker playing. Though rough around the edges, the Ox is not as mean as it looks, and its secret is its cheap 24-hour restaurant in the back. The cook used to famously make scrambled eggs and brains, though brains was not on the menu when we where there.
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