Desert Bistro  Moab, Utah (last visit: May 2009).  Moab is a
tourist town. Convenient to national parks and all sorts of
outdoor activities, it offers pretty much what you'd expect:
lots of fast food stops, along with cute or quirky sounding
places serving plain fare. Gourmet restaurants? Not so much.
However, a couple of places are sometimes mentioned as having
worthy menus. One of those is the Desert Bistro.  The Menu The
menu is small but ambitious, offering complex creations of fish
and game, as well as the more usual meats and fowl. Exact
choices vary, but you may find rabbit, buffalo, deer, elk and
antelope listed.  The Atmosphere The restaurant is part of an
old ranch house; a stained glass panel above the front door says
1896. There are two small dining rooms, holding around 40
people, plus a patio. The room I was in had honey colored wood
plank floors, large windows, white wainscoting and mint green
walls above. Music played softly in the background.  Service was
very friendly and warm. It was also e