Helena Homes Guide

Dining

The proof of Helena’s cosmopolitan nature may very well be found at, of all places, the Green Iguana. It bills itself as providing “juice and joe”. But, way beyond refreshing drinks and coffee, the Green Iguana offers a mammoth menu of smoothies. Dozens, in fact, as well as gourmet sandwiches.

Visiting the Staggering Ox just to read its menu is worth the trip. It tells you what dishes aren’t as much as what they are. For example, the Staggering Ox goes to great lengths to explain that its chili is not Tex-Mex, and that it is hot. If you don’t like either of those things, “don’t order it”. It offers the same advice on many of its dishes. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the Staggering Ox also offers what it calls its Chernobyl Melt Down, a sandwich with turkey, salami, several cheeses, several greens, and some things to heat it up.

The Last Chance Wagonside Dinner is grub old west style. Following a wagon ride to what it bills as the largest tipi in Montana, this unique eating experience provides prime rib and all the fixin’s in an outdoor setting. There are cowboy songs and a campfire.

But, Helena is not just food from off the mainstream. The city is blessed with a variety of places to find good food reasonably priced. Helena also boasts several coffee shops and brew pubs, all of which excel at making an impression with what they serve and how they serve it.