We've been in Daingerfield for a couple of days, so we had eaten in almost every restaurant. So we were down to pizza. Milano's pizza is the best pizza in town. The other pizza place has closed. So the competition is not that tough.
So the wifey and me did the vintage dance to Milano's.
After reviewing the menu, we ordered the Milano's special. In reading the menu, this pizza looked a lot like the Deluxe Pizza at Pizza Getti. Trust me it wasn't. The pizza had beef, sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, onion, bell peppers, etc. On the Deluxe, they put as much beef as they put on a hamburger pizza, as much sausage as they put on a sausage pizza, etc. The Deluxe comes out loaded several layers deep with toppings. It makes me hungry just to think about it. At Milano's the Supreme had a couple of pepperoni's, a few sausage, etc. Most of the pizza was cheese. Now the cheese was tasty. But I paid extra to get toppings and I think I am missing most of the toppings here.
So overall, we were disappointed here. The pizza taste pretty good, but it did not come close to our expectation.
So givn' Milano's a 5.5. Still the best pizza in Daingerfield.
Mitcho
©2014
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Vaughan's Catfish - Pittsburg, TX
Now Mitcho has a long history with Vaughan's catfish. Until a few years ago, this was my favorite catfish restaurant. There use to be 3 locations, Tyler, Linden and Pittsburgh. Both the Tyler and Linden locations have closed to various family reasons, not lack of business. The Pittsburgh location is chugging along. The Pittsburgh location is across the road to the entrance to Bob Sandlin State Park. Follow the road through a number of winding turns down to the restaurant. You will think you are wandering back into an old country neighborhood and is going to lead to no good. You are in East Texas! However, if you go long enough you will get to Vaughan's.
Vaughan's is all you can eat for catfish. You can order a specific meal when ordering shrimp, frog legs, etc.
These people are smart. When you walk in, they load the table with green tomato relish, pinto beans, coleslaw, and a basket of hush puppies. If you don't watch yourself, you will eat way too much of this cheap food (as I call it) and not eat much fish. So we have to practice some restraint here. Mitcho doesn't believe in using restraint when it comes to good food. So I am struggling here.
Mitcho is not all that fond of coleslaw, so I pass on it. The pinto beans here are some of the best. I have been known to order a refill of beans instead of fish in the past and I really like the fish. I usually mix the green tomatoes with the pinto beans and slap my mammy, that is some good eats. We have always liked the hushpuppies here and you get a whole basket of them.
The catfish is normal catfish not spicy. The catfish is battered up nicely, is fried perfectly and has a very good taste. This catfish has no oily taste to it at all. This is some good catfish. They also bring French fries, but you didn't come here to eat fries. So I pass on them. They are pretty good fries, but I am paying for catfish. Until I discovered Doe Belly's in Forney a few years ago, this was my number 1 catfish place. Now it is number 2.
Vaughan's is a little expensive. But if you drive 30 miles each way, like I did to eat catfish, a few dollars is not that important.
Mitcho is givn Vaughan's a roaring 7.5.
Mitcho
©2014
Vaughan's is all you can eat for catfish. You can order a specific meal when ordering shrimp, frog legs, etc.
These people are smart. When you walk in, they load the table with green tomato relish, pinto beans, coleslaw, and a basket of hush puppies. If you don't watch yourself, you will eat way too much of this cheap food (as I call it) and not eat much fish. So we have to practice some restraint here. Mitcho doesn't believe in using restraint when it comes to good food. So I am struggling here.
Mitcho is not all that fond of coleslaw, so I pass on it. The pinto beans here are some of the best. I have been known to order a refill of beans instead of fish in the past and I really like the fish. I usually mix the green tomatoes with the pinto beans and slap my mammy, that is some good eats. We have always liked the hushpuppies here and you get a whole basket of them.
The catfish is normal catfish not spicy. The catfish is battered up nicely, is fried perfectly and has a very good taste. This catfish has no oily taste to it at all. This is some good catfish. They also bring French fries, but you didn't come here to eat fries. So I pass on them. They are pretty good fries, but I am paying for catfish. Until I discovered Doe Belly's in Forney a few years ago, this was my number 1 catfish place. Now it is number 2.
Vaughan's is a little expensive. But if you drive 30 miles each way, like I did to eat catfish, a few dollars is not that important.
Mitcho is givn Vaughan's a roaring 7.5.
Mitcho
©2014
Outlaws BBQ - Daingerfield
The day after Christmas, it was time to get out of town and relax for a few days. So the wifey and me wandered east to Daingerfield where we rented a cabin for a couple of nights. We got to Daingerfield at lunch time, so you know, we just had to grab some grub. So we did the clogging dance down to Outlaws BBQ. When we arrived, there weren't many people here and the staff was very friendly. The wifey ordered up a two meat plate (sliced beef and sausage) that we were going to share. The plate came with two sides, so she chose pinto beans and potato salad. The staff told us we could get a third side if we wanted, but we knew two would fill us up. Note: Once Mitcho drove up, the place filled up. We call this the Mitcho Effect.
The sliced beef was pretty lean and very tasty. Now Mitcho is not a big fan of eating fatty meat, so lean is very good. The meat was smoked to a very good taste. This sliced beef is much better than Pecan Lodge!!!!!!!
The sausage is a peppered sausage which has a good amount of black pepper. Now Mitcho likes his sausage to be a little spicy and this was it. Good to go here.
The pinto beans were spiced better than most. I would come back just for the beans.
The potato salad was a little weird. It tasted ok. No real complaints, but not the best.
Overall, we were very pleased with our BBQ meal and will be going back to Outlaws when we are in these parts.
Givn Outlaws a 8.0.
Mitcho
©2014
The sliced beef was pretty lean and very tasty. Now Mitcho is not a big fan of eating fatty meat, so lean is very good. The meat was smoked to a very good taste. This sliced beef is much better than Pecan Lodge!!!!!!!
The sausage is a peppered sausage which has a good amount of black pepper. Now Mitcho likes his sausage to be a little spicy and this was it. Good to go here.
The pinto beans were spiced better than most. I would come back just for the beans.
The potato salad was a little weird. It tasted ok. No real complaints, but not the best.
Overall, we were very pleased with our BBQ meal and will be going back to Outlaws when we are in these parts.
Givn Outlaws a 8.0.
Mitcho
©2014
Sunday, December 21, 2014
In and Out Burger - Firewheel Mall
So the wifey had some potent bidness that had to be tended to at Firewheel Mall which involved a meal of popcorn for her. So I was all alone for dinner. Being at Firewheel Mall, I decided the most interesting blog possibility was N N OUT. So I did the swing by dance to N N Out. First of all it is my understanding that there is an unofficial menu that you have to be on the downlow to know how to order. The menu in the store is pretty basic. Mitcho just doesn't care much for off menu ordering. I am pretty much black and white in this area.
I ordered a cheeseburger, fries and a drink. The cheeseburger is smaller than a Whataburger Junior. Which is not a good thing. You could barely see the meat patty in this burger. I have never seen a patty that thin!! I do like the special sauce on the burger, which is probably a variation of Thousand Island. My burger came with a good size slice of onion, which Mitcho likes his onion. However, the onion is usually smaller than the patty. There were way to many bites on this burger that was bread and onion, with meat missing. The price of this order was about the same as a Whataburger combo, which the burger is twice this size and much better.
The fries are a very thin fry and very crispy. I really liked the fries. However, you don't go to a burger joint because they have good fries. You go there for burgers.
So if you are in the Firewheel area and it is meal time, go about 1/2 mile east down 78 to Whataburger. You will be much happier and better fed.
Givn N N Out Burger a 6.0. Where's the meat.
Mitcho
©2014
I ordered a cheeseburger, fries and a drink. The cheeseburger is smaller than a Whataburger Junior. Which is not a good thing. You could barely see the meat patty in this burger. I have never seen a patty that thin!! I do like the special sauce on the burger, which is probably a variation of Thousand Island. My burger came with a good size slice of onion, which Mitcho likes his onion. However, the onion is usually smaller than the patty. There were way to many bites on this burger that was bread and onion, with meat missing. The price of this order was about the same as a Whataburger combo, which the burger is twice this size and much better.
The fries are a very thin fry and very crispy. I really liked the fries. However, you don't go to a burger joint because they have good fries. You go there for burgers.
So if you are in the Firewheel area and it is meal time, go about 1/2 mile east down 78 to Whataburger. You will be much happier and better fed.
Givn N N Out Burger a 6.0. Where's the meat.
Mitcho
©2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Cheesecake Factory - Northpark
Early this week we had decided to go to the Cheesecake Factory but on the way out of the door, Darlin' called and it seems she was responsible for preparing the party supplies for all of the classrooms at CBoss's school. I really thought she was smarter than to volunteer for insane amounts of volunteer work. But, she isn't, so she was sinking and needed help, so there went Cheesecake Factory. So tonight was our makeup night. You know making up for not going Thursday night. So we did the hustle to Northpark. This is not a good decision to do on the weekend before Christmas. The traffic going and coming home was horrible. I was really worried that parking would be even worse and surprisingly we went right to a parking place. Rock on!
The place was crowded all of the way to the door, wall to wall. So I sent skinny wifey to fight the crowd to get on the list. I couldn't believe it, the wait was only 20 minutes. So finally we were seated.
When we go to Cheesecake Factory, we split an entre and get our own cheesecake. So it was decided before we left that wifey would be ordering the entre for us. So she ordered Crusted Chicken Romano. This is a chicken breast that is coated with Romano-Parmesan cheese crust. The pasta is covered in a light tomato sauce. I believe the tomato sauce probably had more cheese than tomatoes. Overall, this is a pretty good meal. The food came on a plate the size of a cafeteria tray. When we split it, both of our plates had a bunch of food on them.
Now we came to the real deal. Wifey ordered the Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake and I ordered the Dulce De Leche Caramel Cheesecake. The Reese's Cheesecake had layers of chocolate cake, Reese's peanut butter, chocolate, vanilla frosting, with chocolate chips coating the outside, covered in whipped cream. I didn't hear a work from her for about 10 minutes. She plowed through it on a mission. Of course she only ate 2/3's of it. She is taking the remainder home for later, but there was no mention of sharing the leftovers later.
I really like the Dulce De Leche Caramel, it is a caramel cheesecake, covered in whipped cream, on a very tasty vanilla crust. I want the whole cheesecake. Man this was good.
Overall, you can't go wrong with a trip to the Cheesecake factory. It is almost always crowded and very busy, but the food is always to die for. It is a little expensive, you either spend it on you or your kids will waste it when you are gone. So go ahead and splurge.
Givn The C Factory a rousing 8.888
Mitcho
©2014
The place was crowded all of the way to the door, wall to wall. So I sent skinny wifey to fight the crowd to get on the list. I couldn't believe it, the wait was only 20 minutes. So finally we were seated.
When we go to Cheesecake Factory, we split an entre and get our own cheesecake. So it was decided before we left that wifey would be ordering the entre for us. So she ordered Crusted Chicken Romano. This is a chicken breast that is coated with Romano-Parmesan cheese crust. The pasta is covered in a light tomato sauce. I believe the tomato sauce probably had more cheese than tomatoes. Overall, this is a pretty good meal. The food came on a plate the size of a cafeteria tray. When we split it, both of our plates had a bunch of food on them.
Now we came to the real deal. Wifey ordered the Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake and I ordered the Dulce De Leche Caramel Cheesecake. The Reese's Cheesecake had layers of chocolate cake, Reese's peanut butter, chocolate, vanilla frosting, with chocolate chips coating the outside, covered in whipped cream. I didn't hear a work from her for about 10 minutes. She plowed through it on a mission. Of course she only ate 2/3's of it. She is taking the remainder home for later, but there was no mention of sharing the leftovers later.
I really like the Dulce De Leche Caramel, it is a caramel cheesecake, covered in whipped cream, on a very tasty vanilla crust. I want the whole cheesecake. Man this was good.
Overall, you can't go wrong with a trip to the Cheesecake factory. It is almost always crowded and very busy, but the food is always to die for. It is a little expensive, you either spend it on you or your kids will waste it when you are gone. So go ahead and splurge.
Givn The C Factory a rousing 8.888
Mitcho
©2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
Pecan Lodge - Main St Downtown
Me and the wifey had some bidness to tend to in downtown this evening so we decided we would eat dinner downtown someplace. The wifey decided she wanted to eat some American food, which I thought meant a Luby's, Boston Market, etc. She finally says she wants to try Pecan Lodge again. Now in my books, Pecan Lodge is Texas BBQ, which is not associated with American food. Of course it is totally American, but you get the drift. Pecan Lodge is rated #2 BBQ place in Texas by Texas Monthly. So you would think this is some pretty good Que. If you review my blog you will note that I reviewed this joint once before back in June, but obviously my review then was greatly effected by Texas Monthly's rating. I do have some BBQ credentials hanging over my belt. I have gouged myself to misery at Snow's BBQ in Lexington a perennial top 10 in Texas. I have supped with buds at Louie Muellar's in Taylor, a Top 10. I have slithered into Cooper's in Junction with some running buddies. Now these guys listed before hand got some serious Que.
So the wifey and me order a two meat plate of sliced BBQ and sausage. Mitcho is a big fan of the BBQ sausage. We had the choice of 1 side, so for blog purposes we chose the pinto beans.
The sliced BBQ was very fatty. I mean way tooooo fatty. This just didn't do much for me or the wifey. The sausage was very fatty inside and fell apart when cutting. It just didn't have a consistency that looked any good. I am sure they are proud of their BBQ sauce, it is some variation of vinegar and something to sweeten it a little. It was OK, but pass the Rudy's BBQ sauce please. (I wonder what they would say if the next time I go here, I smuggled a 1/2 gallion bottle of Rudy's finest with me???)
The pinto beans was just your bare bones basic beans. Now beans can make or break a place if they are fixed right. Here, it would break em, there just isn't much point (flavor/taste) in em.
When we was here back in the summer soon after Texas Monthly anointed them god of BBQ, the line for early Saturday lunch was about 1/2 block long. Tonight, we walked right up to the cashier and ordered. There was some people in the place, but not that many. I am thinking Mitcho might not be the only one around these parts that are not impressed.
So in North Texas, Mitcho's best BBQ place is Hutchins in McKinney!!!! Don't miss the peach cobbler here. Also, I would rate Rudy's, Springcreek, Dickey's, and just about any other BBQ place ahead of Pecan Lodge. Just not a fan here.
Givn em a 6.1 (The wifey said not a point over 5, but how can you rate the #2 BBQ place in Texas a 5???, but I sure can giv em a 6.)
Mitcho
©2014
So the wifey and me order a two meat plate of sliced BBQ and sausage. Mitcho is a big fan of the BBQ sausage. We had the choice of 1 side, so for blog purposes we chose the pinto beans.
The sliced BBQ was very fatty. I mean way tooooo fatty. This just didn't do much for me or the wifey. The sausage was very fatty inside and fell apart when cutting. It just didn't have a consistency that looked any good. I am sure they are proud of their BBQ sauce, it is some variation of vinegar and something to sweeten it a little. It was OK, but pass the Rudy's BBQ sauce please. (I wonder what they would say if the next time I go here, I smuggled a 1/2 gallion bottle of Rudy's finest with me???)
The pinto beans was just your bare bones basic beans. Now beans can make or break a place if they are fixed right. Here, it would break em, there just isn't much point (flavor/taste) in em.
When we was here back in the summer soon after Texas Monthly anointed them god of BBQ, the line for early Saturday lunch was about 1/2 block long. Tonight, we walked right up to the cashier and ordered. There was some people in the place, but not that many. I am thinking Mitcho might not be the only one around these parts that are not impressed.
So in North Texas, Mitcho's best BBQ place is Hutchins in McKinney!!!! Don't miss the peach cobbler here. Also, I would rate Rudy's, Springcreek, Dickey's, and just about any other BBQ place ahead of Pecan Lodge. Just not a fan here.
Givn em a 6.1 (The wifey said not a point over 5, but how can you rate the #2 BBQ place in Texas a 5???, but I sure can giv em a 6.)
Mitcho
©2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Furr's Cafeteria - Garland Centerville and 635
Tonight Big Guy and Lil Darlin have the flu. Darlin and Sax Man were supposed to go to a Christmas dinner at their church. However, Sax Man had to stay home to be with the sickos. So Wifey stepped in and took Sax Man's place at the dinner. All of this left me by myself for dinner. Now that is dangerous, especially to my waistline. So my first thought is where do I really want to eat that Wifey is not going to be willing to go with me. The top candidates on this list are all-you-can-eat buffets. I have been to Golden Corral and I find it's food almost tasteless. I actually have a Golden Corral within a block of my home, but I would drive 10 miles to not eat there. Luby's is not all-you-can-eat, but it is cafeteria food. Luby's food has been inconsistent over the last year. Sometimes it is pretty decent and other times it is terrible. So this leaves Furrs!!! I have been here many times and it is always pretty good food. So I did the grizzly bear dance to Furrs.
I started my meal off with a salad. They have a pretty good salad bar. The lettuce has a mixture of different items in it and it is pretty fresh. I added celery, broccoli spears, onion, radishes, cheese and Thousand Island dressing. This was a pretty good salad.
Normally, my main dish is a grilled ground beef patty, which are pretty good here. But I always look at all of the choices before I strike. Tonight they had beef enchiladas that look pretty interesting. I also got Spanish rice and pinto beans. The beef enchiladas were pretty tasty, a little different from other restaurants, but pretty good. The enchiladas remind me of the ones I make at home. The rice was rice. The pinto beans always are a pretty good pinto bean. They are about as good as any I have eaten in North Texas. Yeah for the beans.
Finally it is down to reason it is dangerous to be at a buffet. Dessert time. Now Mitcho likes cobbler probably more than onion. So first of all, forget the small dessert plate, I go for a meal size plate. Tonight I loaded my plate with peach cobbler and cherry cobbler. Both cobblers had are very crunchy and tasty crust, very tasty juice and the peaches and cherries were good also. The only problem here is it would look real bad if I kept going back for more. Also, in my inspection of the offerings tonight I had noticed that there was banana pudding. So after the cobblers I just had to try a bowl of pudding. The banana pudding was almost void of taste and was pretty disappointing. This was the only downside of the this meal.
So if you are haungry (that's man size hungry), then you can't go too wrong at Furrs.
Givn Furrs a 7.38
Mitcho
©2014
I started my meal off with a salad. They have a pretty good salad bar. The lettuce has a mixture of different items in it and it is pretty fresh. I added celery, broccoli spears, onion, radishes, cheese and Thousand Island dressing. This was a pretty good salad.
Normally, my main dish is a grilled ground beef patty, which are pretty good here. But I always look at all of the choices before I strike. Tonight they had beef enchiladas that look pretty interesting. I also got Spanish rice and pinto beans. The beef enchiladas were pretty tasty, a little different from other restaurants, but pretty good. The enchiladas remind me of the ones I make at home. The rice was rice. The pinto beans always are a pretty good pinto bean. They are about as good as any I have eaten in North Texas. Yeah for the beans.
Finally it is down to reason it is dangerous to be at a buffet. Dessert time. Now Mitcho likes cobbler probably more than onion. So first of all, forget the small dessert plate, I go for a meal size plate. Tonight I loaded my plate with peach cobbler and cherry cobbler. Both cobblers had are very crunchy and tasty crust, very tasty juice and the peaches and cherries were good also. The only problem here is it would look real bad if I kept going back for more. Also, in my inspection of the offerings tonight I had noticed that there was banana pudding. So after the cobblers I just had to try a bowl of pudding. The banana pudding was almost void of taste and was pretty disappointing. This was the only downside of the this meal.
So if you are haungry (that's man size hungry), then you can't go too wrong at Furrs.
Givn Furrs a 7.38
Mitcho
©2014
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Denny's - Mesquite Hwy 80 & Belt Line
It is Saturday morning and for once we don't have to be anywhere before 11:00. This just doesn't happen. So me and the wifey slept in. We had to be at church from 11:00 to 4:30 to work giving gifts for children of less fortunate families. So we were not going to have a chance to eat lunch. Now you know Mitcho does not miss meals. So we decided to have a late breakfast. We first went to IHOP, but the wait was about 3 days so we did the break dance to Denny's. Their parking lot was full, but we got a table right away. Now Mitcho does not eat eggs, so breakfast choices are pretty limited. Denny's has a $2 menu that I fish around on. So I ordered a stack of pancakes and I also ordered Red Velvet Pancake Puppies.
The pancakes are pretty good for restaurant pancakes. Now Mitcho is an accomplished pancake cook, so I am pretty critical of pancakes. Of course mine are the best!!!!!!!! Denny's and most other restaurants put way too much oil in their batter and you can taste the oily taste. I have a formula that uses no oil and it makes them taste way mucho better. Go campin wit me sometime and you will see. Anyway, Denny's are pretty good considering they are loaded with oil. I actually prefer IHOP because you can get either bananas or strawberries and cream on your pancakes. Denny's didn't have these options.
The Red Velvet Pancake Puppies are small balls of red velvet cake deep fried and you have a cup of icing to dip them into. The outside of these are pretty full of oil and the red velvet cake taste is lost in the fried oily taste. But the icing taste is definitely not lost. The icing saved the day here.
So for Mitcho, a little too much oil in the food, but I did get full and made it to 5:00 without eating. So overall not too bad.
Givin Denny's a roaring 6.25.
Mitcho
©2014
The pancakes are pretty good for restaurant pancakes. Now Mitcho is an accomplished pancake cook, so I am pretty critical of pancakes. Of course mine are the best!!!!!!!! Denny's and most other restaurants put way too much oil in their batter and you can taste the oily taste. I have a formula that uses no oil and it makes them taste way mucho better. Go campin wit me sometime and you will see. Anyway, Denny's are pretty good considering they are loaded with oil. I actually prefer IHOP because you can get either bananas or strawberries and cream on your pancakes. Denny's didn't have these options.
The Red Velvet Pancake Puppies are small balls of red velvet cake deep fried and you have a cup of icing to dip them into. The outside of these are pretty full of oil and the red velvet cake taste is lost in the fried oily taste. But the icing taste is definitely not lost. The icing saved the day here.
So for Mitcho, a little too much oil in the food, but I did get full and made it to 5:00 without eating. So overall not too bad.
Givin Denny's a roaring 6.25.
Mitcho
©2014
Friday, December 12, 2014
Twisted Root - Commerce Downtown
Dinner time once again. It seems to come around about the same time every day. So it's time to get our grub on. So the wifey decides it is hamburger night and threw out some suggestions of the haunts we have been known to frequent. She suggested Snuffers, Joe Willey's, Twisted Root, and "Stop there, go no further" there is no competition. Twisted Root it is. So when did a line dance called Traffic Jam all the way to downtown. When we got down there, for some reason the city had blocked off the parking meters we normally park at, so we had to circle a few times to find a meter available. We finally busted the door open and made our grand entrance. I couldn't believe it, almost no one was there. I have never seen it like this on a Friday night before. There were more employees in the place than customers, so the employees were at the ordering line helping people decide what they should order. I didn't need any help, I was on a mission. Now wifey had suggested that we only order fried pickles with our burger instead of ordering onion strings also. BUT THEY HAVE THE BEST ONION STRINGS IN NORTH TEXAS!!!!! So I overrode her wisdom and ordered onion strings, fried pickles and a Ranch Hand Burger. Of course later she said "I told you so".
The onion strings have the best tasting batter of all of the joints I have eaten onion rings in and they are fried to a nice crispness with a good tasting oñion. Can't beat it.
The fried pickles are pretty good (I like Razzoo's fried pickles the best), not the best, but pretty good.
The Ranch Hand is a 1/2 pound burger with good tasting patty, swiss cheese, a ranch dressing, bacon, bacon, lettuce and oñion. This is probably my favorite burger in North Texas. Grab you one and from now on you will be in front of me in line every time I slither downtown. You won't be disappointed.
Done been Twisted
Note: 1/2 of Twisted Root on Commerce is a watering hole. But the other half is acceptable to us Bible Toting Tea Toting No Tolerance Baptist type foragers.
Givn The Root a hearty 8.897.
Mitcho
©2014
The onion strings have the best tasting batter of all of the joints I have eaten onion rings in and they are fried to a nice crispness with a good tasting oñion. Can't beat it.
The fried pickles are pretty good (I like Razzoo's fried pickles the best), not the best, but pretty good.
The Ranch Hand is a 1/2 pound burger with good tasting patty, swiss cheese, a ranch dressing, bacon, bacon, lettuce and oñion. This is probably my favorite burger in North Texas. Grab you one and from now on you will be in front of me in line every time I slither downtown. You won't be disappointed.
Done been Twisted
Note: 1/2 of Twisted Root on Commerce is a watering hole. But the other half is acceptable to us Bible Toting Tea Toting No Tolerance Baptist type foragers.
Givn The Root a hearty 8.897.
Mitcho
©2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Chuy's - Plano
Late afternoon me and Chipper had to go to McKinney for some impotant bidness. In early evening we needed to go to a Christmas performance in which Big Guy and CBoss were performing (Lil' Darling has the flu and couldn't perform) . So we needed to do some dinner somewhere in between McKinney and Richardson. After some discussion it came down to Twisted Root in Richardson or Chuy's in Plano. We like both a lot. The Twisted Root in Richardson just doesn't have the ambiance that the one in Deep Ellum on Commerce. Also, soon we will be going downtown weekly for some bidness and will have many chances to eat at the Root. So Chuy's won out for tonight. This Chuy's is not exactly the same as the original on Barton Creek Rd in Austin, but it has a lot of the same look. They also have Jalapeno Ranch dipping sauce.
So going through Plano, we did a belly dance over to Chuy's. So we bellied on into Chuy's and let the eating begin. Of course we were immediately served chips and salsa. Now Chipper first thing ordered Jalapeno Ranch sauce. If you haven't had JR, then you need to drag your bellie to Chuy's and get some. It's scrumptious. The chips are very thin and real crispy. I like em. Put some JR on a chip and get out of my way. It's chomping time.
I ordered Tex-Mex Enchiladas. This is two cheese enchiladas with red sauce over them, rice and beans. The cheese enchiladas are better than most cheese enchiladas. They have a good tasting cheese and the right amount of oñion. You know Mitcho likes oñion The red sauce has a powerful spicy taste and have onion in it. So overall this is a spicy tasty meal. Get you some.
Givn Chuy's a 8.18.
Mitcho
©2014
So going through Plano, we did a belly dance over to Chuy's. So we bellied on into Chuy's and let the eating begin. Of course we were immediately served chips and salsa. Now Chipper first thing ordered Jalapeno Ranch sauce. If you haven't had JR, then you need to drag your bellie to Chuy's and get some. It's scrumptious. The chips are very thin and real crispy. I like em. Put some JR on a chip and get out of my way. It's chomping time.
I ordered Tex-Mex Enchiladas. This is two cheese enchiladas with red sauce over them, rice and beans. The cheese enchiladas are better than most cheese enchiladas. They have a good tasting cheese and the right amount of oñion. You know Mitcho likes oñion The red sauce has a powerful spicy taste and have onion in it. So overall this is a spicy tasty meal. Get you some.
Givn Chuy's a 8.18.
Mitcho
©2014
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Jimmy Johns - Richardson/Campbell Rd & 75
Today CBoss was one of the lead characters in a Christmas play at his church. So of course me and wifey had to go to Richardson for the Grand performance. Now CBoss has had a serious case of stage fright in the past, so with so many lines, we were very nervous. He came by it honestly, get more than 3 in the room and my knees start to knock like a combustion engine running on bad fuel. Anyway, CBoss ruled the house today and did a great job. So my head grew about 15 inches in less than an hour. We had decided earlier if he made it through, we were celebrating and letting him pick his place to eat. Now if you have followed my blog you will know that I have reviewed Jimmy Johns once before in July because CBoss was so enamored with it. So of course we told him he could go anywhere he wanted and we were right JJ's.
So Darlin', Saxman, CBoss, Big Guy, Lil Darlin', wifey and myself did the Hokey Pokey to Jimmy Johns. CBoss ate his full 8" ham and cheese and a full pickle in a very short period of time. The only thing he plows through any faster is pizza. The kid could eat pizza 3 times a day, everyday.
Anyway, I digress. So I ordered the Italian sub. Of the sub sandwich places, the Italian sub is always my first choice. So I have lots of experience with Italian Subs and about 20 lbs of fat on my waistline to show for it (I call it my resume!!!). This Italian sub has the assorted Italian meats and cheese. It has lettuce, tomatoes and an Italian sauce. I couldn't taste the Italian sauce at all. At everywhere else you can add onions (and you know Mitcho likes onion!!!!!), bell pepper, pickles, olives, jalapenos, etc. So with no Italian sauce taste and no spicy kind of veggies, this is a plain sandwich. Not real excited. However, since CBoss thinks it is the greatest place to eat, I will be back.
Givn' JJ's a 6.1
Try the Italian Sub at Zeke's Kitchen, the special on Wednesday's.
Mitcho
©2014
So Darlin', Saxman, CBoss, Big Guy, Lil Darlin', wifey and myself did the Hokey Pokey to Jimmy Johns. CBoss ate his full 8" ham and cheese and a full pickle in a very short period of time. The only thing he plows through any faster is pizza. The kid could eat pizza 3 times a day, everyday.
Anyway, I digress. So I ordered the Italian sub. Of the sub sandwich places, the Italian sub is always my first choice. So I have lots of experience with Italian Subs and about 20 lbs of fat on my waistline to show for it (I call it my resume!!!). This Italian sub has the assorted Italian meats and cheese. It has lettuce, tomatoes and an Italian sauce. I couldn't taste the Italian sauce at all. At everywhere else you can add onions (and you know Mitcho likes onion!!!!!), bell pepper, pickles, olives, jalapenos, etc. So with no Italian sauce taste and no spicy kind of veggies, this is a plain sandwich. Not real excited. However, since CBoss thinks it is the greatest place to eat, I will be back.
Givn' JJ's a 6.1
Try the Italian Sub at Zeke's Kitchen, the special on Wednesday's.
Mitcho
©2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Peppers - Gus Thomasson Mesquite
Peppers is a very small restaurant down the way from Kroger on Gus Thomasson. I have been here a few times before, but I figured I needed a new place to blog about. You know me, I am a blog addict. Anyway, I suggested to the wifey that we go here last night for dinner, but the wifey is having Mexican food for lunch today, so Mexican was out for last night. So after significant negotiations, we ended up at Chipotle, which of course has no connection to Mexican food.
Last night I had done a search on Mesquite restaurants on Urbanspoon.com, Tripadvisor.com and Yelp.com for potential Mesquite restaurants that I had missed. The wifey and me travel quite a bit to new places in the US and I rely heavily on these sites to help me determine where to eat. I find them to be pretty close to right a high percentage of the time. Peppers had an 89% approval rating on all 3 sites, which is a really good rating. So I decided to do lunch at Peppers today. So I did the clog dance to Peppers.
As I said it is pretty small. Today (and most of the other times I have been here) Peppers has been full of Mexicans (Hispanics) eating their lunch. I suspect the food here is more authentic to what they eat at home. I figure it is a very good sign that Mexicans are eating in your Mexican food restaurant. Just look around at Posado's, El Fenix, etc. and you won't find many Mexicans. I understand why they are here. Talking spicy!!!!!
So I slithered in and grabbed me a table. The waitress brought me chips and salsa along with my tea. I ordered the taco plate which comes with a beef taco and two barbacoa soft tacos, with rice and beans.
The chips were a pretty normal Mexican food chip, nothing special, but what you are expecting. The salsa is another story. We are talking spicy and hot. Boy, this is some good salsa right here.
So I dived into the crunchy beef taco. The beef was flavored up nicely with a very good taste. The surprise here is normally you get lettuce and cheese. Here you get lettuce, cheese, onions, cilantro, and no telling what other vegetable items. This was a good taco.
Now it was time to tackle the soft barbacoa tacos. They also had the mix of lettuce, cheese, onions, cilantro, etc on top of them. The barbacoa was spiced nicely and was ground up pretty good. These were some good tacos.
The rice and beans tasted a little better than normal and when I added in the droppings from the tacos, they were really good.
Peppers is less expensive than most Mexican restaurants and wow was it good. Givn em a hearty 8.891.
Mitcho
©2014
Last night I had done a search on Mesquite restaurants on Urbanspoon.com, Tripadvisor.com and Yelp.com for potential Mesquite restaurants that I had missed. The wifey and me travel quite a bit to new places in the US and I rely heavily on these sites to help me determine where to eat. I find them to be pretty close to right a high percentage of the time. Peppers had an 89% approval rating on all 3 sites, which is a really good rating. So I decided to do lunch at Peppers today. So I did the clog dance to Peppers.
As I said it is pretty small. Today (and most of the other times I have been here) Peppers has been full of Mexicans (Hispanics) eating their lunch. I suspect the food here is more authentic to what they eat at home. I figure it is a very good sign that Mexicans are eating in your Mexican food restaurant. Just look around at Posado's, El Fenix, etc. and you won't find many Mexicans. I understand why they are here. Talking spicy!!!!!
So I slithered in and grabbed me a table. The waitress brought me chips and salsa along with my tea. I ordered the taco plate which comes with a beef taco and two barbacoa soft tacos, with rice and beans.
The chips were a pretty normal Mexican food chip, nothing special, but what you are expecting. The salsa is another story. We are talking spicy and hot. Boy, this is some good salsa right here.
So I dived into the crunchy beef taco. The beef was flavored up nicely with a very good taste. The surprise here is normally you get lettuce and cheese. Here you get lettuce, cheese, onions, cilantro, and no telling what other vegetable items. This was a good taco.
Now it was time to tackle the soft barbacoa tacos. They also had the mix of lettuce, cheese, onions, cilantro, etc on top of them. The barbacoa was spiced nicely and was ground up pretty good. These were some good tacos.
The rice and beans tasted a little better than normal and when I added in the droppings from the tacos, they were really good.
Peppers is less expensive than most Mexican restaurants and wow was it good. Givn em a hearty 8.891.
Mitcho
©2014
Monday, December 1, 2014
Dickey's BBQ - Gus Thomasson in Mesquite
Most Monday evenings we go to Darlin's to help CBoss with his math homework. CBoss is in the 3rd grade and they have stepped up the level of math for 3rd graders. Math is pretty tough on all 3rd graders right now. So the Wifey being a retired 3rd grade teacher is a pretty good tutor to help CBoss with his math. Monday night is math homework night. So we are off to the enchanted land of grands. So while wifey works with CBoss, I play with Lil Darlin' and Big Guy (3 year old twins).
Most of the time we grab the gang and go to CiCi's. When we go to CiCi's, all of the kids eat a lot, which is one of the only places you can count on them eating good. However, the wifey does not like going to CiCi's so there is battle almost every Monday night between CBoss (the pizza king) and the Wifey. Tonight the Wifey won and we decided to do the Cossack dance to Dickey's on our way to Darlin's.
We get the family pack, 1 lb of sliced brisket and 1 lb of sausage. We also get jalapeno beans, tricked out mashed taters and macaroni and cheese. Rolls and BBQ sauce also come with the meal. So we made our purchase then went out onto Hwy 30 to play freeway sit and wait. Finally we got to Darlin's and it was time to pig out.
The sliced brisket is a decent tasting brisket, but not spectacular (Checkout Rudy's and Hutchings BBQ in McKinney for really good brisket). The sausage is better than most BBQ joints sausage (but Hutchins has them beat here to, by the way I like Hutchins BBQ in McKinney). The sauce was a very good taste with some after burn. It's a definite plus. The jalapeno beans of course had a good spicey hot taste, which is always a plus for Mitcho. The mashed taters have all kinds of extras thrown in, so they are better than most. Macaroni and cheese is pretty much Macaroni and cheese, but we have two 3-year olds. The rolls are a plus also.
Overall, givn Dickey's a 7.74.
Mitcho
©2014
Most of the time we grab the gang and go to CiCi's. When we go to CiCi's, all of the kids eat a lot, which is one of the only places you can count on them eating good. However, the wifey does not like going to CiCi's so there is battle almost every Monday night between CBoss (the pizza king) and the Wifey. Tonight the Wifey won and we decided to do the Cossack dance to Dickey's on our way to Darlin's.
We get the family pack, 1 lb of sliced brisket and 1 lb of sausage. We also get jalapeno beans, tricked out mashed taters and macaroni and cheese. Rolls and BBQ sauce also come with the meal. So we made our purchase then went out onto Hwy 30 to play freeway sit and wait. Finally we got to Darlin's and it was time to pig out.
The sliced brisket is a decent tasting brisket, but not spectacular (Checkout Rudy's and Hutchings BBQ in McKinney for really good brisket). The sausage is better than most BBQ joints sausage (but Hutchins has them beat here to, by the way I like Hutchins BBQ in McKinney). The sauce was a very good taste with some after burn. It's a definite plus. The jalapeno beans of course had a good spicey hot taste, which is always a plus for Mitcho. The mashed taters have all kinds of extras thrown in, so they are better than most. Macaroni and cheese is pretty much Macaroni and cheese, but we have two 3-year olds. The rolls are a plus also.
Overall, givn Dickey's a 7.74.
Mitcho
©2014
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Luby's - Mesquite Thanksgiving Day
When your children have married, they get more Thanksgiving dinners to go to. This becomes a scheduling nightmare for many families. So in our family, we let the kids work out their plans with their other families (aka those other people), then we select a day and time that is left that works for everybody. So many times, our Thanksgiving meal is on Saturday after Thanksgiving. Who knows the Saturday after maybe the real day the pilgrims and Native Americans gathered to give thanks and a little scalping. So what does it really matter if you get all of your family together have a great meal and a great time with the family.
So this year our day is the Saturday after, so I am still in training for the big day. Of course I have already been notified that I am not getting my own personal coconut pie this year. I guess I must have been bad this year. Now compared to how bad I have been in the past and still got a coconut pie, how can that be. Oh well.
So on Thanksgiving the wifey, her mother, and me go to Luby's to celebrate Thanksgiving day. Not too much work involved and we still get miserable. So we get there about 10:45 to get closer in line. In years past, at 10:45 the line was out the door already. This year we went inside and was only 20 or so people from the food!!! They were already serving when we got there, but they were very slow. About 15 minutes into the wait they made some minor adjustments to their serving line and things started to move a little, very little. It took us 25-30 minutes to get to the serving line and we were only 20 or so people from the line when we got there. NOTE to Luby's get your act together.
Now Mitcho is not a big fan of cafeteria turkey and dressing, so I go for a vegetable plate. I am in training for the real deal two days from now. So I got a garden salad, which had lettuce, onion, and broccoli spears with Ranch dressing. They use to have bell pepper and a few other items to add to the salad, but not now. They also now only have 3 or 4 dressing choices. I don't think they even had Thousand Island. Get real. I also got a fruit salad and pinto beans. I added Jalapeno cornbread and cherry pie.
The garden salad was pretty good, but it needed more variety in it. The fruit salad was a pretty good fruit salad, plenty of peaches, apples and bananas. The pinto beans had a pretty good flavor and after covering them in pepper, they were all right. The jalapeno cornbread was spicy with an afterburn. You know Mitcho appreciates afterburn.
Finally we are to the cherry pie. I went for the cherry pie, because the last few times I have been here the chocolate pie had very little taste. How can that be. The cherry pie had plenty of cherries and the crust was a tasty crunchy crust. All in all was not a bad choice.
The wifey reports that the turkey and dressing was just ok. The dressing needed much more flavor and spices.
So all in all, givn Lubys a 7.318 which is much better than the 4 I gave them my last review.
Happy Thanksgiving and if you are a Pilgrim in a foreign country be careful which natives you celebrate with. It might be a scalping party.
Mitcho
©2014
So this year our day is the Saturday after, so I am still in training for the big day. Of course I have already been notified that I am not getting my own personal coconut pie this year. I guess I must have been bad this year. Now compared to how bad I have been in the past and still got a coconut pie, how can that be. Oh well.
So on Thanksgiving the wifey, her mother, and me go to Luby's to celebrate Thanksgiving day. Not too much work involved and we still get miserable. So we get there about 10:45 to get closer in line. In years past, at 10:45 the line was out the door already. This year we went inside and was only 20 or so people from the food!!! They were already serving when we got there, but they were very slow. About 15 minutes into the wait they made some minor adjustments to their serving line and things started to move a little, very little. It took us 25-30 minutes to get to the serving line and we were only 20 or so people from the line when we got there. NOTE to Luby's get your act together.
Now Mitcho is not a big fan of cafeteria turkey and dressing, so I go for a vegetable plate. I am in training for the real deal two days from now. So I got a garden salad, which had lettuce, onion, and broccoli spears with Ranch dressing. They use to have bell pepper and a few other items to add to the salad, but not now. They also now only have 3 or 4 dressing choices. I don't think they even had Thousand Island. Get real. I also got a fruit salad and pinto beans. I added Jalapeno cornbread and cherry pie.
The garden salad was pretty good, but it needed more variety in it. The fruit salad was a pretty good fruit salad, plenty of peaches, apples and bananas. The pinto beans had a pretty good flavor and after covering them in pepper, they were all right. The jalapeno cornbread was spicy with an afterburn. You know Mitcho appreciates afterburn.
Finally we are to the cherry pie. I went for the cherry pie, because the last few times I have been here the chocolate pie had very little taste. How can that be. The cherry pie had plenty of cherries and the crust was a tasty crunchy crust. All in all was not a bad choice.
The wifey reports that the turkey and dressing was just ok. The dressing needed much more flavor and spices.
So all in all, givn Lubys a 7.318 which is much better than the 4 I gave them my last review.
Happy Thanksgiving and if you are a Pilgrim in a foreign country be careful which natives you celebrate with. It might be a scalping party.
Mitcho
©2014
Monday, November 24, 2014
Chili's - Mesquite
Well it came dinner time as usual tonight so we started the negotiation over where to eat dinner. The wifey suggested either Chili's or Spring Creek BBQ. Now I really think you are not going to go too far wrong either way. So the first thought in my head was, "I think I have an e-mail from Chili's giving me a coupon. So I checked my e-mail and sure enough I had a coupon for a free desert with purchase of an entre'. So the negotiation was over immediately.
So Chipper and me did the Yahoozee to Chili's. Our usual order is the Triple Dipper, but that didn't count as an entre, so we had to audible and go for the Big Mouth Bites. We also ordered chips and salsa. I think I like Chili's chips and salsa the best of all of the chips and salsa we eat, and we eat a lot of chips and salsa. Yum Yum. So we plowed through almost two bowls of chips before the entre arrived. The Big Mouth Bites are actually a little disappointing. The bun and meat are pretty good and there is cheese, but not much else. You know Mitcho was looking for the oñion. I would also like some pickles and mustard. Get some gusto going on here!
After going through the required meal items, it was time for the Molten Chocolate Cake. Now when the dessert arrives and me and Chipper are ready, it is like a 100 yard dash, it's gone in a few seconds. The MCC is covered in chocolate sauce, brownie, and a molten lava chocolate on the inside, topped with a scoop of ice cream. Now Mitcho's number one weakness is ice cream. So the waiter dropped the dessert and ran before he lost any fingers. We went at it like the end of time was coming tonight. Poof, it was gone. Man it was lip smacking good.
Givn this trip to Chill dogs a rousing 7.65 (MCC is the score here).
NOTE: The Chill Dogs we go to in Garland allow smoking in the bar. Of course the restaurant is smoke free, however, the smoke from the bar filters over to the restaurant. Yuk. So I don't go to Chill Dogs in Garland anymore.
Mitcho
©2014
So Chipper and me did the Yahoozee to Chili's. Our usual order is the Triple Dipper, but that didn't count as an entre, so we had to audible and go for the Big Mouth Bites. We also ordered chips and salsa. I think I like Chili's chips and salsa the best of all of the chips and salsa we eat, and we eat a lot of chips and salsa. Yum Yum. So we plowed through almost two bowls of chips before the entre arrived. The Big Mouth Bites are actually a little disappointing. The bun and meat are pretty good and there is cheese, but not much else. You know Mitcho was looking for the oñion. I would also like some pickles and mustard. Get some gusto going on here!
After going through the required meal items, it was time for the Molten Chocolate Cake. Now when the dessert arrives and me and Chipper are ready, it is like a 100 yard dash, it's gone in a few seconds. The MCC is covered in chocolate sauce, brownie, and a molten lava chocolate on the inside, topped with a scoop of ice cream. Now Mitcho's number one weakness is ice cream. So the waiter dropped the dessert and ran before he lost any fingers. We went at it like the end of time was coming tonight. Poof, it was gone. Man it was lip smacking good.
Givn this trip to Chill dogs a rousing 7.65 (MCC is the score here).
NOTE: The Chill Dogs we go to in Garland allow smoking in the bar. Of course the restaurant is smoke free, however, the smoke from the bar filters over to the restaurant. Yuk. So I don't go to Chill Dogs in Garland anymore.
Mitcho
©2014
Saturday, November 22, 2014
The Track Grill & Bar - 9400 Lakeview (Hwy 66) Rowlett
Two friends of ours play in a band they call "The Has Band". They say they play country and rock, but they play the rock country style. They are a very good country band with a good sound and some pretty good singers. I just need them to take a few lessons from Jimmie Hendrix. So The Has Band was playing a gig at the Track Grill & Bar in Rowlett. Now don't kid yourself, this is a watering hole. So we did the zumba tonight to the Track Grill & Bar. Saw some old friends and made some new friends and had some pretty good eats.
So the wifey and me both ordered the Track burger (this is their small burger) and onion rings. You know what Mitcho thinks about all things onion. This burger was not a 1/2 pound burger, it was a 1/2 cow burger. OMG, I need a 2nd team to help me finish it, but I manned up and plowed through it. The burger was huge and had a very good taste. The onion rings had a very tasty batter that is fried up right and the onion was the right consistency. All in all this was a pretty good meal
Givn Track a 7.7721
So watch The Has Band on Facebook and if they are playing truck on down to Track Grill & Bar (since it is country, a pickup is required).
Mitcho
©2014
So the wifey and me both ordered the Track burger (this is their small burger) and onion rings. You know what Mitcho thinks about all things onion. This burger was not a 1/2 pound burger, it was a 1/2 cow burger. OMG, I need a 2nd team to help me finish it, but I manned up and plowed through it. The burger was huge and had a very good taste. The onion rings had a very tasty batter that is fried up right and the onion was the right consistency. All in all this was a pretty good meal
Givn Track a 7.7721
So watch The Has Band on Facebook and if they are playing truck on down to Track Grill & Bar (since it is country, a pickup is required).
Mitcho
©2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
Cristina's - Forney 548 & Hwy 80
So the wifey decided we would go to the movies in Forney tonight. So she decided to eat popcorn at the movie for dinner. So I decided that it was time to check out Cristina's. It had been in Forney for at least a year, could be two. So we did the The Freak to Forney.
Of course that means even though she was not eating, I had chipper with me, if you know what I mean.
Speaking of chips, these chips were a little different and not necessarily in a good way. Now the salsa was pretty good. Plenty of spices for a spicy taste and plenty of onion. You know Mitcho loves his onion.
I ordered beef enchiladas. The beef was spiced up pretty good. The chili covering the enchiladas was very spicy. The beans were pretty normal refried beans and I prefer charro beans. The rice had a little of spicy taste. I also mixed the left over chili and enchilada meat with the beans and rice which made a pretty good flavor.
Cristina's is a little higher price than the other Tex-Mex hangouts, but it was good.
Overall, givn it a 7.921.
Speaking of the movie we saw Interstellar. Now talking about weird. They went through a black hole near Saturn to another galaxy far far away. Ran short on fuel, tore up the space ship and had to float back to earth to a 5th Dimension in their space suits, no space ship. Of course I would much rather have been listening to The real 5th Dimension, Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In. Matthew MacC-------
did a great job acting, but it was a little too weird for me.
Mitcho
©2014
Of course that means even though she was not eating, I had chipper with me, if you know what I mean.
Speaking of chips, these chips were a little different and not necessarily in a good way. Now the salsa was pretty good. Plenty of spices for a spicy taste and plenty of onion. You know Mitcho loves his onion.
I ordered beef enchiladas. The beef was spiced up pretty good. The chili covering the enchiladas was very spicy. The beans were pretty normal refried beans and I prefer charro beans. The rice had a little of spicy taste. I also mixed the left over chili and enchilada meat with the beans and rice which made a pretty good flavor.
Cristina's is a little higher price than the other Tex-Mex hangouts, but it was good.
Overall, givn it a 7.921.
Speaking of the movie we saw Interstellar. Now talking about weird. They went through a black hole near Saturn to another galaxy far far away. Ran short on fuel, tore up the space ship and had to float back to earth to a 5th Dimension in their space suits, no space ship. Of course I would much rather have been listening to The real 5th Dimension, Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In. Matthew MacC-------
did a great job acting, but it was a little too weird for me.
Mitcho
©2014
Friday, November 14, 2014
Dairy Queen - I-30 & Belt Line Rd
If you look across Texas you will realize that Dairy Queen is the redneck hideout. Nothing is more country than the Texas Stop Sign. This is a regular stop for me and wifey as we are hooked on Blizzards. All being cold outside means is that the ice cream doesn't melt much this time of year. Of course I consider this Dipped Cone season. In the summer months, it is almost impossible to eat a large dipped cone and not drip melting ice cream everywhere. This time of year you can eat one with out any dripping.
So once in a while we go to DQ for dinner. We share the steak finger basket and then have our own Blizzard! So tonight we ordered the steak finger basket. This comes with 4 steak fingers. We get two a piece. I like the breading, and the steak has a pretty good flavor. Put some salt and pepper on it and it can be pretty spicy. The only down side is it is full of GREASE. Talking about grease overload. It also comes with fries and Texas toast. We split the Texas toast which is pretty good, but once again GREASY. I like the fries here pretty good, and yes they are greasy.
After we have eaten the basket, it is Blizzard time. A Blizzard will make you forget all of the grease you have just eaten. The wifey always goes for the French Silk Blizzard. Think massive chocolate and whipped cream. It must be good, because she has been eating them on a regular basis for over 10 years. For me I have eaten every Blizzard on the menu and some that are not on the menu. My favorites are Cookie Dough, Butterfinger and Smores (only available in the summer months). However, I also like the Strawberry Cheesecake and Banana Cream Pie. Tonight I went for the Strawberry Cheesecake. This full of Strawberry syrup, some actual strawberries (or they at least seem like strawberries) and little squares of cheesecake. Pretty good goo here.
Overall I give DQ a 7.43 (it's all about the Blizzard).
Mitcho
©2014
So once in a while we go to DQ for dinner. We share the steak finger basket and then have our own Blizzard! So tonight we ordered the steak finger basket. This comes with 4 steak fingers. We get two a piece. I like the breading, and the steak has a pretty good flavor. Put some salt and pepper on it and it can be pretty spicy. The only down side is it is full of GREASE. Talking about grease overload. It also comes with fries and Texas toast. We split the Texas toast which is pretty good, but once again GREASY. I like the fries here pretty good, and yes they are greasy.
After we have eaten the basket, it is Blizzard time. A Blizzard will make you forget all of the grease you have just eaten. The wifey always goes for the French Silk Blizzard. Think massive chocolate and whipped cream. It must be good, because she has been eating them on a regular basis for over 10 years. For me I have eaten every Blizzard on the menu and some that are not on the menu. My favorites are Cookie Dough, Butterfinger and Smores (only available in the summer months). However, I also like the Strawberry Cheesecake and Banana Cream Pie. Tonight I went for the Strawberry Cheesecake. This full of Strawberry syrup, some actual strawberries (or they at least seem like strawberries) and little squares of cheesecake. Pretty good goo here.
Overall I give DQ a 7.43 (it's all about the Blizzard).
Mitcho
©2014
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Truett Cafe - Gaston Ave
So on Friday of last week I was doing some ministry business at Big Baylor (you know there is only one Big Baylor, the rest are imitations). It came to be dinner time, so I did the Hip Hop down to the Truett Café. Now this is a combination short order/cafeteria on a limited scale. You could also call it hospital food. But hey, this is an East Dallas Redneck Blog, and Big Baylor is as East Dallas as you can get.
So I ordered the lasagna and mashed taters. In discussing my meal with nurses after the meal, after I told them I ordered lasagna, their comment was "did it have any meat parts?". Actually it had a decent amount of meat, was very cheesy and the noodles were noodles. All in all, it was not too bad for hospital food. It's definitely not Pizza Getti Lasagne. The mashed taters were your basic mashed taters, it is pretty hard to mess them up, but if you review one of my early Luby reviews, you can mess mashed taters up.
The service was some of the best I have had. I carried my tray to my table without any difficulties and set out my plate and hardware in the exact right places. So all's good.
Overall giving the Truett Café a 6.6985.
Mitcho
©2014
So I ordered the lasagna and mashed taters. In discussing my meal with nurses after the meal, after I told them I ordered lasagna, their comment was "did it have any meat parts?". Actually it had a decent amount of meat, was very cheesy and the noodles were noodles. All in all, it was not too bad for hospital food. It's definitely not Pizza Getti Lasagne. The mashed taters were your basic mashed taters, it is pretty hard to mess them up, but if you review one of my early Luby reviews, you can mess mashed taters up.
The service was some of the best I have had. I carried my tray to my table without any difficulties and set out my plate and hardware in the exact right places. So all's good.
Overall giving the Truett Café a 6.6985.
Mitcho
©2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
El Fenix -Hwy 183 in Irving, TEXAS
So on Tuesday evening we flew into DFW from Virginia. We had lunch outside of Washington DC on Tuesday, but loaded the plane at 4:00 to fly home. So we flew through dinner time. So once we landed, got our luggage, got to our car, it was way past dinner time. After 8 days in Virginia, I was in dire need of taking an infusion of TEX-MEX Mexican food. El Fenix has conveniently put a restaurant just outside of DFW. So, when we get home from trips we normally eat a meal here to cleanse our system of going without TEX-MEX.
I am a big fan of the chips at El Fenix. They are pretty light, and have a unique texture. They also have a faint taste of corn. The salsa is a spicy flavor with a light sweet taste. I love the salsa here most of the time. We are off to a good start.
So I order a beef taco, cheese taco and cheese enchilada. The beef taco was very tasty and good size. The Cheese taco was a cheesy taco with probably a strong cheddar cheese blend covered with a nacho cheese sauce. It's looking very good right now. The meal is topped off with a cheese enchilada, which has the same cheese filling and covered is a very tasty chili sauce. By this point, I am miserable. A very good miserable. I AM HOME!!!!!!
Givin El Fenix an 8 and loving it.
Mitcho
©2014
I am a big fan of the chips at El Fenix. They are pretty light, and have a unique texture. They also have a faint taste of corn. The salsa is a spicy flavor with a light sweet taste. I love the salsa here most of the time. We are off to a good start.
So I order a beef taco, cheese taco and cheese enchilada. The beef taco was very tasty and good size. The Cheese taco was a cheesy taco with probably a strong cheddar cheese blend covered with a nacho cheese sauce. It's looking very good right now. The meal is topped off with a cheese enchilada, which has the same cheese filling and covered is a very tasty chili sauce. By this point, I am miserable. A very good miserable. I AM HOME!!!!!!
Givin El Fenix an 8 and loving it.
Mitcho
©2014
Rancho Viejo - Luray, VA
So last week the wifey and me were vacationing in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia. We were doing some hiking in the mountains taking in the fall foliage or what there was left of it. Who knew that the 3rd week of October would be a week too late for foliage color. We were staying in Luray, VA, not a very big town. When we are on the road, I get reviews from urbanspoon.com, yelp.com and traveladvisor.com. So about the 3rd night on the road, we had used up the best options. And of course by the 3rd day, my system was saying it needed Mexican Food NOW!!! So I check out the reviews and Rancho Viejo had magnificent reviews. What I didn't pay attention to was the reviewers were from New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. None of those places have TEX-MEX. So we did a Pinata beating to the Rancho Viejo.
The chips were ok, almost as good as normal here at home. The salsa was mediocre but edible. My best signal about chips is Chipper. On this occasion, we only had one basket of chips. Chipper is good for two by herself. So not excited at this point.
I ordered a combo meal with a meat taco, cheese enchilada, beef enchilada and rice. Turns out the rice was the best part of the meal. Need any more info??? So I tear into the beef taco. I am still not sure exactly what that was that they called beef. So needless to say, the taco was not good at all. The cheese enchilada was a very poor quality of cheese and not very tasteful. After my taco experience, I passed on the beef enchilada which was loaded with the same beef type stuff. As I said the rice was rice, which turns out to be the best thing here. Chipper only ate part of her meal also.
Footnote here, the owners and employees of this restaurant were Mexicans. Have they been here since the Civil War? because they certainly don't know Mexican food anymore.
Overall I am giving Rancho Viejo a rousing 5. This is of course is giving them credit for trying to be Mexican in Virginia.
My lesson here is in the future, when I leave the Great State of Texas, I am also leaving Mexican Food behind and should not deal with that issue until I cross the Big Red coming home(Red River). So outside of Texas, I have had some decent Mexican food in New Mexico and that is it. I have tried it in a number of states including Oklahoma, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Virginia, and many others. What they call Mexican food is NOT Mexican food.
Mitcho
©2014
The chips were ok, almost as good as normal here at home. The salsa was mediocre but edible. My best signal about chips is Chipper. On this occasion, we only had one basket of chips. Chipper is good for two by herself. So not excited at this point.
I ordered a combo meal with a meat taco, cheese enchilada, beef enchilada and rice. Turns out the rice was the best part of the meal. Need any more info??? So I tear into the beef taco. I am still not sure exactly what that was that they called beef. So needless to say, the taco was not good at all. The cheese enchilada was a very poor quality of cheese and not very tasteful. After my taco experience, I passed on the beef enchilada which was loaded with the same beef type stuff. As I said the rice was rice, which turns out to be the best thing here. Chipper only ate part of her meal also.
Footnote here, the owners and employees of this restaurant were Mexicans. Have they been here since the Civil War? because they certainly don't know Mexican food anymore.
Overall I am giving Rancho Viejo a rousing 5. This is of course is giving them credit for trying to be Mexican in Virginia.
My lesson here is in the future, when I leave the Great State of Texas, I am also leaving Mexican Food behind and should not deal with that issue until I cross the Big Red coming home(Red River). So outside of Texas, I have had some decent Mexican food in New Mexico and that is it. I have tried it in a number of states including Oklahoma, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Virginia, and many others. What they call Mexican food is NOT Mexican food.
Mitcho
©2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Cotton Patch - Rockwall
Well there hasn't been much to blog about lately. We have had a steady diet of Wendy's, Whataburger, McDonalds and Cici's. Do I need to tell you that I have eaten a lot of meals with the grand kids. So last night we headed to Rockwall to keep a couple of the grands and we decided we would eat adult food tonight. So we swung by and grabbed Precious and Lil' Bud. We have eaten at Cotton Patch before, mainly in smaller Texas cities. But they are among a number of small town brands that are invading the Metromess. Which is a very good thing. The Cotton Patch is very similar to Black Eyed Bean.
It was about 7:30 by the time we got to The Cotton Patch. We had to wait 15 to 20 minutes for a table. Rockwall on Friday night is very crowded at every eating place there. The grands behaved marviously during the wait, which with Lil's Bud not being two yet, it is always a gamble. Of course his parents told us when they got home after their date that he had melted down right before we got there. So you never know. Anyway we were seated finally.
After some negotiation, the wifey decided we were splitting a Chicken Fried Steak and some sides. Of course she wanted to split two sides. So I negotiated up to 3 to split from. You know I have to win something every once in a while. So we ordered the CFS, mashed taters, green beans and cinnamon apples. We also ordered a meal for the two kids, of which they didn't hardly touch and it was macaroni and cheese and French fries.
On the menu, they indicate that the CFS is large and it was. After cutting it in half, it was about the right size. The CFS was breaded very nicely and the steak was pretty tender and tasty. The mashed taters had the peelings in them and some spices, they tasted pretty good. The green beans were for the wifey, so call her if you want to know what they tasted like. The cinnamon apples were very sweet with a good hint of cinnamon. Of course the bread was very good also.
Overall this was a pretty good meal in which the kids were more interested in coloring than eating. But coloring kept them occupied and quiet. Lil' Bud did tell us that he was coloring with yellow and he was correct.
Givn The Cotton Patch a 7.96. We'll be back.
Mitcho
©2014
It was about 7:30 by the time we got to The Cotton Patch. We had to wait 15 to 20 minutes for a table. Rockwall on Friday night is very crowded at every eating place there. The grands behaved marviously during the wait, which with Lil's Bud not being two yet, it is always a gamble. Of course his parents told us when they got home after their date that he had melted down right before we got there. So you never know. Anyway we were seated finally.
After some negotiation, the wifey decided we were splitting a Chicken Fried Steak and some sides. Of course she wanted to split two sides. So I negotiated up to 3 to split from. You know I have to win something every once in a while. So we ordered the CFS, mashed taters, green beans and cinnamon apples. We also ordered a meal for the two kids, of which they didn't hardly touch and it was macaroni and cheese and French fries.
On the menu, they indicate that the CFS is large and it was. After cutting it in half, it was about the right size. The CFS was breaded very nicely and the steak was pretty tender and tasty. The mashed taters had the peelings in them and some spices, they tasted pretty good. The green beans were for the wifey, so call her if you want to know what they tasted like. The cinnamon apples were very sweet with a good hint of cinnamon. Of course the bread was very good also.
Overall this was a pretty good meal in which the kids were more interested in coloring than eating. But coloring kept them occupied and quiet. Lil' Bud did tell us that he was coloring with yellow and he was correct.
Givn The Cotton Patch a 7.96. We'll be back.
Mitcho
©2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Mr. Teriyaki - Gus Thomasson & Town East next to Subway
Mr. Teriyaki is a small restaurant next to Subway. I have been eating in this restaurant for a few years. It has been probably a year since I have been here. Since I was here last, it has been remodeled and the employees are different. So it may be under new ownership. Since we are always looking for a new blog post, we decided to Shim Sham to Mr. Teriyaki.
I ordered the Orange Chicken lunch special. This comes with you guessed it, Orange Chicken, rice, egg roll and a drink. The Orange Chicken had a very tasty sauce that was thick and spicy. This was the best part of the meal. All of the chicken was dark meat chicken, which tasted ok, but I am a white meat chicken kind of guy. It did take about 15 minutes for them to cook the chicken and it was over the top hot the entire meal. Also each piece of chicken was 3 or 4 bites, yet you don't get a knife to cut the pieces into bite size. So it is a Bring Your Own Knife kind of place. BYOK. It's kind of like living in the Grove again.
The rice is rice. The egg roll had very little taste to it. After soaking it with the Orange Chicken sauce it was OK, but nothing exciting.
Of course being Chinese type food, an hour and a half later I was hungry again.
This is not a fast food, fast food kind of place.
Givn Mr. Teriyaki a raging hot 6.43
Mitcho
©2014
I ordered the Orange Chicken lunch special. This comes with you guessed it, Orange Chicken, rice, egg roll and a drink. The Orange Chicken had a very tasty sauce that was thick and spicy. This was the best part of the meal. All of the chicken was dark meat chicken, which tasted ok, but I am a white meat chicken kind of guy. It did take about 15 minutes for them to cook the chicken and it was over the top hot the entire meal. Also each piece of chicken was 3 or 4 bites, yet you don't get a knife to cut the pieces into bite size. So it is a Bring Your Own Knife kind of place. BYOK. It's kind of like living in the Grove again.
The rice is rice. The egg roll had very little taste to it. After soaking it with the Orange Chicken sauce it was OK, but nothing exciting.
Of course being Chinese type food, an hour and a half later I was hungry again.
This is not a fast food, fast food kind of place.
Givn Mr. Teriyaki a raging hot 6.43
Mitcho
©2014
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Fuddruckers - Rockwall
Yep, it was dinner time again. So the wifey asked if I wanted to go to Rockwall and eat with our grands. Duh!!! So we settled on Fuddruckers and called to see if they would join us. Of course when a free meal is coming, mom and dad are pretty special for a little while.
The Fuddruckers has not been open here very long. It is in a building with Luby's at I-30 and Hwy 205 (there is a Costco in this shopping center). NOTE: My receipt indicates I purchased the meal from Luby's, wrong.
So we did the Reggae to Rockwall. We met Bud, Precious and Lil' Bud. All the way there the wifey was promoting sharing a burger. Say what???? So at the end I made a stand for manhood and indicated I needed my own burger. I won tonight, that doesn't happen very often.
I ordered the 1/3 pound burger. They have about a dozen options to add to the burger for $1.00 per item. However, with the burger and sauce and veggie bar, you are going to get a pretty good burger. So when I got my burger I went directly to the sauce bar (you know, mustard, mayo, ketchup, cheese pump, etc.) It was near emergency. An employee there indicated that the cheese pump was empty. If you haven't figured out, the cheese pump is the whole reason you go to Fuddruckers. So I was desperate. I started hitting the cheese pump just to make sure there wasn't some goo left. I was lucky because it started pumping cheese and I pumped until my burger was covered. Off to the veggies bar for lettuce, onions, pickles., etc. The burger was a pretty good burger, not special but pretty good.
We also ordered wedge fries. They also have chili cheese fries, but I can see Lil' Bud now after eating them and he would be a major size mess. So we settled for wedge fries. These fries were pretty good, but not in my top five. You see, I like thin and crispy fries, not large and soft fries, aka wedge fries. So not overly exciting here.
The burger gets a 6.85 and the fries don't add to the score. If you go to Fuddruckers, when you get to the cheese pump, look around and see if I am there. If I am there, make sure you don't take all of the cheese please.
Mitcho
©2014
The Fuddruckers has not been open here very long. It is in a building with Luby's at I-30 and Hwy 205 (there is a Costco in this shopping center). NOTE: My receipt indicates I purchased the meal from Luby's, wrong.
So we did the Reggae to Rockwall. We met Bud, Precious and Lil' Bud. All the way there the wifey was promoting sharing a burger. Say what???? So at the end I made a stand for manhood and indicated I needed my own burger. I won tonight, that doesn't happen very often.
I ordered the 1/3 pound burger. They have about a dozen options to add to the burger for $1.00 per item. However, with the burger and sauce and veggie bar, you are going to get a pretty good burger. So when I got my burger I went directly to the sauce bar (you know, mustard, mayo, ketchup, cheese pump, etc.) It was near emergency. An employee there indicated that the cheese pump was empty. If you haven't figured out, the cheese pump is the whole reason you go to Fuddruckers. So I was desperate. I started hitting the cheese pump just to make sure there wasn't some goo left. I was lucky because it started pumping cheese and I pumped until my burger was covered. Off to the veggies bar for lettuce, onions, pickles., etc. The burger was a pretty good burger, not special but pretty good.
We also ordered wedge fries. They also have chili cheese fries, but I can see Lil' Bud now after eating them and he would be a major size mess. So we settled for wedge fries. These fries were pretty good, but not in my top five. You see, I like thin and crispy fries, not large and soft fries, aka wedge fries. So not overly exciting here.
The burger gets a 6.85 and the fries don't add to the score. If you go to Fuddruckers, when you get to the cheese pump, look around and see if I am there. If I am there, make sure you don't take all of the cheese please.
Mitcho
©2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
The Fried Pie Company - Gainesville, TX
By now, I am sure you know that Mitcho likes pie!!!!! So on Thursday, I had to see a client in Sherman. So I purposely scheduled the meeting so that I had time to get to Gainesville for lunch. You know for PIE. So the wifey and me did the Tribal Style Belly Dance all the way to Gainesville. I have been to The Fried Pie Co before for pie, but we have never eaten a meal there. So I figure it was only right that we eat there once.
So after a long period of negotiations in which I though I was going to have to bring in a lawyer to break the stalemate, we decided (yeah the wifey decided) that we would share a chicken fried steak and get our own pie. So we ordered the CFS. It came with potato salad and special beans.
We believe the CFS was a frozen chicken fried steak like something you would order from Schwans. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't what we were expecting. The potato salad was a mustard potato salad which is a plus for Mitcho, but that's were the good ended. I also like some relish and maybe some onion to give it a crunch and more flavor. Not this potato salad. So it was overall ok, but nothing to look forward to. The special beans was a cheap version of pork & beans that seemed to be watered down. Enough said here. Overall, the entre/meal gets only a 5.0.
After all of this it was time to get it right with pie. The wifey ordered a chocolate fried pie and I ordered an apricot fried pie. The chocolate fried pie came with powdered sugar over it and after wifey commented about that, it was GONE. So I am thinking it must have been very good. The apricot fried pie had a very tasty crust and some really good apricot pie filling. The pie was about a handful, so it was good size also. The fried pies were a Mitcho get some more.
So my advice is, if you are in the Gainesville area, go by the The Fried Pie Co and buy two baker's dozens of friend pies. Bring one dozen by Mitcho's and I will reimburse you for your cost. Enjoy the other. Go by Whataburger for lunch either before or after.
Mitcho
©2014
So after a long period of negotiations in which I though I was going to have to bring in a lawyer to break the stalemate, we decided (yeah the wifey decided) that we would share a chicken fried steak and get our own pie. So we ordered the CFS. It came with potato salad and special beans.
We believe the CFS was a frozen chicken fried steak like something you would order from Schwans. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't what we were expecting. The potato salad was a mustard potato salad which is a plus for Mitcho, but that's were the good ended. I also like some relish and maybe some onion to give it a crunch and more flavor. Not this potato salad. So it was overall ok, but nothing to look forward to. The special beans was a cheap version of pork & beans that seemed to be watered down. Enough said here. Overall, the entre/meal gets only a 5.0.
After all of this it was time to get it right with pie. The wifey ordered a chocolate fried pie and I ordered an apricot fried pie. The chocolate fried pie came with powdered sugar over it and after wifey commented about that, it was GONE. So I am thinking it must have been very good. The apricot fried pie had a very tasty crust and some really good apricot pie filling. The pie was about a handful, so it was good size also. The fried pies were a Mitcho get some more.
So my advice is, if you are in the Gainesville area, go by the The Fried Pie Co and buy two baker's dozens of friend pies. Bring one dozen by Mitcho's and I will reimburse you for your cost. Enjoy the other. Go by Whataburger for lunch either before or after.
Mitcho
©2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Dos Charros - Rowlett Rowlett Rd & 66
Today Chipper (aka Wifey) spent the afternoon keeping grands and shuttling them. So at dinner time we decided to meet half way so we decided Rowlett Rd & 66 was half way. Now we have to select a place to eat, which is not always easy, especially when you have 3 picky kids to feed. So by process of elimination we decided to do the Zumba to Dos Charros. If you decide to go there, good luck finding it the first time you go. It is located in a strip mall on the South West corner of the intersection. The strip mall is behind some other buildings so you most likely will not see it. Remember Location, Location, Location. So Chipper brought along Darlin, CBoss, Big Guy and Lil' Darlin. I don't know why but Lil' Darlin always wants to compare our stomachs and I bet she doesn't weigh 25 pounds soaking wet.
Since Chipper and Darlin was sharing a meal, I didn't have to worry about fighting off the sharing crisis. I ordered the Wednesday Special. This is a beef taco, cheese enchilada, cheese taco and rice. The taco was a good size with beef, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. The driving taste force in a taco is the meat. In this taco the meat's taste was limited and certainly not outstanding, but it was ok. The Cheese Enchilada was a cheddar kind of cheese with chili on top. This enchilada was pretty good, about normal for a Cheese Enchilada. The Cheese Taco had what must be nacho cheese filling with nacho cheese sauce over it. It also was pretty good but not outstanding. The rice was rice. The chips here were a little thicker than most places which gives a stronger crunch taste. The sauce was mediocre, but not bad.
The highlight of the meal was when CBoss informed me that the French fries had too much potatoes in them. Really?????? I am not sure how you reduce the amount of potatoes in French fries. If you have this awnser, send it to me.
Givin Dos Charros a 7.119.
Mitcho
©2014
Since Chipper and Darlin was sharing a meal, I didn't have to worry about fighting off the sharing crisis. I ordered the Wednesday Special. This is a beef taco, cheese enchilada, cheese taco and rice. The taco was a good size with beef, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. The driving taste force in a taco is the meat. In this taco the meat's taste was limited and certainly not outstanding, but it was ok. The Cheese Enchilada was a cheddar kind of cheese with chili on top. This enchilada was pretty good, about normal for a Cheese Enchilada. The Cheese Taco had what must be nacho cheese filling with nacho cheese sauce over it. It also was pretty good but not outstanding. The rice was rice. The chips here were a little thicker than most places which gives a stronger crunch taste. The sauce was mediocre, but not bad.
The highlight of the meal was when CBoss informed me that the French fries had too much potatoes in them. Really?????? I am not sure how you reduce the amount of potatoes in French fries. If you have this awnser, send it to me.
Givin Dos Charros a 7.119.
Mitcho
©2014
Saturday, September 20, 2014
The Feed Sack, Windom, TX #100
Finally #100 review is here. I wanted it to be some kind of special place. If you haven't been to The Feed Sack, you haven't been to Windom. There is absolutely nothing else there. Why would you open a restaurant in a ghost town is beyond me. But about 9 years ago this family opened The Feed Sack, I will bet they pay a very low rent. They have remodeled it into a nice place. Wifey and me have been here a number of times. It is only open on Friday and Saturday nights. It is only a 90 mile drive there and 90 miles home. So it is convenient for dinner. A lot of time we will go in the wifey's convertible and put the top down on the way home. Not tonight.
So negotiating a special place, the wifey suggested the Feed Sack. Now I know you all know where Windom, TX is. But for the one or two that don't, Windom is on Hwy 56 east of Bonham and West of Honey Grove. I am sure that clears it up for you. The wifey has family all over Bonham. So I suggested that we go by and pick up AuntE and take her with us. So we called AuntE and she suggested we call the wife's mother also. So now I have a car full of hungry women on the road to Windom. AuntE is a generation older than I am, but she is still a lot of fun to be around. She is non-stop.
The Feed Sack is an all you can eat buffet. Now you know it isn't too bad or I would have called it an all you stand buffet (like Golden Corral). Their main offering is catfish. Now you know Mitcho knows catfish. It also has fried shrimp, tough steak, fried frog legs, mini corn dogs, chicken fingers, a salad bar with a large selection options and baked potato bar. The first two years it was open, the spicy catfish was the best I had eaten. I couldn't go here enough. Then two things happened. I think they got so busy that they are cooking in much larger batches and it is very hard to get enough spice in the fish in large batches. Also, Doe Belly's opened. So The Feed Sack is now #2.
Tonight I went for the spicy catfish which some of it was a little tough to cut or chew. About 1/3 of it was spiced up nicely, but the rest of it had limited spices. I also had the hushpuppies which were good. I had a few fries and onion rings just for the blog. They were about average, not special. I also had a bowl of pinto beans, before I doctored them, they were pretty plain. But after I put green tomatoes and red onion, they were pretty good.
I followed up the meal with peach cobbler and chocolate cobbler. The peach cobbler had good tasting peaches. However, the cobbler crust was a little weird. The chocolate cobbler was a Mitcho, GET SOME MORE.
The bad thing about eating here is that you are very miserable for the entire 90 mile drive home.
Givn The Feed Sack a 7.73
Mitcho
©2014
So negotiating a special place, the wifey suggested the Feed Sack. Now I know you all know where Windom, TX is. But for the one or two that don't, Windom is on Hwy 56 east of Bonham and West of Honey Grove. I am sure that clears it up for you. The wifey has family all over Bonham. So I suggested that we go by and pick up AuntE and take her with us. So we called AuntE and she suggested we call the wife's mother also. So now I have a car full of hungry women on the road to Windom. AuntE is a generation older than I am, but she is still a lot of fun to be around. She is non-stop.
The Feed Sack is an all you can eat buffet. Now you know it isn't too bad or I would have called it an all you stand buffet (like Golden Corral). Their main offering is catfish. Now you know Mitcho knows catfish. It also has fried shrimp, tough steak, fried frog legs, mini corn dogs, chicken fingers, a salad bar with a large selection options and baked potato bar. The first two years it was open, the spicy catfish was the best I had eaten. I couldn't go here enough. Then two things happened. I think they got so busy that they are cooking in much larger batches and it is very hard to get enough spice in the fish in large batches. Also, Doe Belly's opened. So The Feed Sack is now #2.
Tonight I went for the spicy catfish which some of it was a little tough to cut or chew. About 1/3 of it was spiced up nicely, but the rest of it had limited spices. I also had the hushpuppies which were good. I had a few fries and onion rings just for the blog. They were about average, not special. I also had a bowl of pinto beans, before I doctored them, they were pretty plain. But after I put green tomatoes and red onion, they were pretty good.
I followed up the meal with peach cobbler and chocolate cobbler. The peach cobbler had good tasting peaches. However, the cobbler crust was a little weird. The chocolate cobbler was a Mitcho, GET SOME MORE.
The bad thing about eating here is that you are very miserable for the entire 90 mile drive home.
Givn The Feed Sack a 7.73
Mitcho
©2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
The Taco Joint - Richardson Belt Line and 75
A few days ago, darling called and wanted to eat lunch at a new place. You know the blogger is always interested in a new place. So she was wanting to go to The Taco Joint. So we made plans for lunch today. So chipper (aka wifey) and me did the Fandango to Richardson.
First of all, The Taco Joint gets a minus 1 point for lack of ingenuity in it's name. Come on, let's get more creative. However, it makes the 1 point back up for being the cool place to go these days. Of course Mitcho going there killed their cool immediately. Now they are just a taco joint. So there.
The lay out is cool, with lots of pictures on walls, tables situated so that you can seat a group of any size without much trouble. The service was fast and the food was good.
I ordered two crunchy beef tacos and one soft taco. We also ordered chips and jalapeno ranch dip. The chips and dip came out first and we dove in. The chips were the pretty normal Mexican food chip. Fairly thin and tasty. But the Jalapeno Ranch was Jalapeno. Be sure your drink glass is full when you hit the Jalapeno Ranch. It is very tasty, but it is probably the hottest Jalapeno Ranch I have had. That's a go for Mitcho.
The crunchy tacos were a good size taco, the beef had one of the best flavors I have had in a taco in a while, and it has the usual suspects, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, etc. The taco shell was a curvy taco shell that is wide open and easy to add salsa, etc. This is a plus. The soft taco's flour tortilla did not have any special taste, but the meat was the same as the crunchy taco and very tasty and the same suspects in it. Overall it's a good also.
This place mainly had a young hip crowd, who looked at me like what is this old geezer doing here???? This looks like it will be a happening place. So if you are wanting to be happening you might want to swing in here for lunch someday.
Overall, givin The Taco Joint a 7.682.
Mitcho
©2014
First of all, The Taco Joint gets a minus 1 point for lack of ingenuity in it's name. Come on, let's get more creative. However, it makes the 1 point back up for being the cool place to go these days. Of course Mitcho going there killed their cool immediately. Now they are just a taco joint. So there.
The lay out is cool, with lots of pictures on walls, tables situated so that you can seat a group of any size without much trouble. The service was fast and the food was good.
I ordered two crunchy beef tacos and one soft taco. We also ordered chips and jalapeno ranch dip. The chips and dip came out first and we dove in. The chips were the pretty normal Mexican food chip. Fairly thin and tasty. But the Jalapeno Ranch was Jalapeno. Be sure your drink glass is full when you hit the Jalapeno Ranch. It is very tasty, but it is probably the hottest Jalapeno Ranch I have had. That's a go for Mitcho.
The crunchy tacos were a good size taco, the beef had one of the best flavors I have had in a taco in a while, and it has the usual suspects, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, etc. The taco shell was a curvy taco shell that is wide open and easy to add salsa, etc. This is a plus. The soft taco's flour tortilla did not have any special taste, but the meat was the same as the crunchy taco and very tasty and the same suspects in it. Overall it's a good also.
This place mainly had a young hip crowd, who looked at me like what is this old geezer doing here???? This looks like it will be a happening place. So if you are wanting to be happening you might want to swing in here for lunch someday.
Overall, givin The Taco Joint a 7.682.
Mitcho
©2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Dairyette - Oates and Ferguson
The Dairyette has been in business since 1956. This is a drive-in hamburger joint complete with car hops. For those of newer generations, a drive-in with car hops, means you can drive up under the awning and a car hop will come out and take your order. In a few minutes she will come back with your food on a tray that attaches to the door of your car. It is best to go to a drive-in in a convertible. At the Dairyette you can also go inside to eat. The reason to go to the Dairyette is the homemade Root Beer in a frozen mug. Man is it good!!!!
So the wifey wanted to know what lunch plans were today. I have been thinking about the Dairyette for about a month. How can I have done 97 reviews and have not been to the Dairyette. I must apologize to my readers for this oversight. So it was time we did the Conga dance to the Dairyette.
I ordered a hamburger, onion rings and Large Root Beer in a mug. (NOTE: Up until about 3 years ago, you would get free refills on Root Beer. However, about 3 years ago the ownership changed and the refill policy became a dollar for refills. So go ahead and order the large mug at the beginning, you are going to want it.) The hamburger is a very good hamburger. Lots of mustard and onions. Of course the wife ordered a sissy burger (no mustard, yes to mayo). The burger has a very good taste and is good size. I rate it close to a Whataburger, which is a good thing. The onion rings were a little disappointing. First of all, for $2.75 we only got 6 or 7 rings. The onions were cut very fat and large. I prefer smaller cut onions. The batter was pretty good. Of course the Root Beer was very good.
The meal gets a 7.5. The downside here is cost. This meal cost $18.00 with tax and tip. The same meal at Whataburger would be $9.00. So the Dairyette is a place to go for memories and a special meal. For me, my everyday place is Whataburger.
Mitcho
©2014
So the wifey wanted to know what lunch plans were today. I have been thinking about the Dairyette for about a month. How can I have done 97 reviews and have not been to the Dairyette. I must apologize to my readers for this oversight. So it was time we did the Conga dance to the Dairyette.
I ordered a hamburger, onion rings and Large Root Beer in a mug. (NOTE: Up until about 3 years ago, you would get free refills on Root Beer. However, about 3 years ago the ownership changed and the refill policy became a dollar for refills. So go ahead and order the large mug at the beginning, you are going to want it.) The hamburger is a very good hamburger. Lots of mustard and onions. Of course the wife ordered a sissy burger (no mustard, yes to mayo). The burger has a very good taste and is good size. I rate it close to a Whataburger, which is a good thing. The onion rings were a little disappointing. First of all, for $2.75 we only got 6 or 7 rings. The onions were cut very fat and large. I prefer smaller cut onions. The batter was pretty good. Of course the Root Beer was very good.
The meal gets a 7.5. The downside here is cost. This meal cost $18.00 with tax and tip. The same meal at Whataburger would be $9.00. So the Dairyette is a place to go for memories and a special meal. For me, my everyday place is Whataburger.
Mitcho
©2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Rosa's Cafe - Rockwall
So I have been eating at Rosa's Café for about 12 years. This is a chain that started in West Texas. I have eaten in a Rosa's in San Angelo, Midland, Amarillo, and Wylie. They are all the same. There are now 18 Rosa's in the Metromess.
So the wifey was babysitting grands in Rockwall today. So when it came to dinner time, she called and wanted to know if I would drive to Rockwall to eat at Rosa's. This location has just opened in the last week or two. I have been watching it be built and my excitement has increased each time I monitored their progress. So tonight it was time for our first Rosa's experience in Rockwall. So I hung up the phone and did the Chicken dance to Rockwall.
Now Rosa's is a notch above fast food Mexican (Bueno, Cabana, Bell, etc.) and a notch below full service restaurants (El Fenix, Posado's, etc.) I can't explain it, but I always have an enjoyable eating experience at Rosa's. When I got to Rosa's, the parking lot was full and the line was out the door. So maybe I am not the only person that likes Rosa's.
I decided in order to give you guys a better report, I ordered a variety of eats. I ordered a crispy taco. This taco has the usual suspects, beef, lettuce, cheese and tomatoes if you want them (I don't). This is a good taco with a great reputation. Check it out. Someday put on Facebook that you had 3 or 4 #18's and see how many responses you get. Next I went for a soft taco, which had the same ingreds, but it was in a Rosa's flour tortilla. More about the tortilla later. But suffice it to day it was good! Finally I went for the beef nacho salad. This had chips, lettuce, cheese and beef. Once again it was very good. Rosa's sports a salsa bar that has 4 or 5 salsa choices, plus extras. I chose a spicy salsa and it was spicy and very tasty. Note: The beef has little white squares in it. I think they are potatoes to soak up the gas, that's a very good thing. I topped the dinner off with several flour tortillas. You have to buy the tortillas, but they are my favorite of all Mexican restaurants. These tortillas are thicker and have a slight flour taste. When you go to Rosa's, drop a half dozen tortillas off at my house on the way home.
Overall, givn Rosa's a 7.938.
Get up off the couch and getcha some Rosa's.
Mitcho
©2014
So the wifey was babysitting grands in Rockwall today. So when it came to dinner time, she called and wanted to know if I would drive to Rockwall to eat at Rosa's. This location has just opened in the last week or two. I have been watching it be built and my excitement has increased each time I monitored their progress. So tonight it was time for our first Rosa's experience in Rockwall. So I hung up the phone and did the Chicken dance to Rockwall.
Now Rosa's is a notch above fast food Mexican (Bueno, Cabana, Bell, etc.) and a notch below full service restaurants (El Fenix, Posado's, etc.) I can't explain it, but I always have an enjoyable eating experience at Rosa's. When I got to Rosa's, the parking lot was full and the line was out the door. So maybe I am not the only person that likes Rosa's.
I decided in order to give you guys a better report, I ordered a variety of eats. I ordered a crispy taco. This taco has the usual suspects, beef, lettuce, cheese and tomatoes if you want them (I don't). This is a good taco with a great reputation. Check it out. Someday put on Facebook that you had 3 or 4 #18's and see how many responses you get. Next I went for a soft taco, which had the same ingreds, but it was in a Rosa's flour tortilla. More about the tortilla later. But suffice it to day it was good! Finally I went for the beef nacho salad. This had chips, lettuce, cheese and beef. Once again it was very good. Rosa's sports a salsa bar that has 4 or 5 salsa choices, plus extras. I chose a spicy salsa and it was spicy and very tasty. Note: The beef has little white squares in it. I think they are potatoes to soak up the gas, that's a very good thing. I topped the dinner off with several flour tortillas. You have to buy the tortillas, but they are my favorite of all Mexican restaurants. These tortillas are thicker and have a slight flour taste. When you go to Rosa's, drop a half dozen tortillas off at my house on the way home.
Overall, givn Rosa's a 7.938.
Get up off the couch and getcha some Rosa's.
Mitcho
©2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Firehouse Subs - Mesquite
The last few years I have heard all of the commercials about the retired firemen who have opened their own sub shop called Firehouse Subs. Now I know a number of firemen and I don't know a skinny one. The must eat good at the firehouse. This would make you want to try it one time just cause. I have a few friends that have eaten at the one in Rockwall and have bragged about how good it was. They drive from Forney to Rockwall just for the Firehouse. So recently one opened at 635 and Towne Centre in Mesquite. I have been going by it regularly, so it was time to check it out. I sacrifice my body for my readers.
I ordered the Italian sub. I did this because I like the Italian sub a lot and I have eaten one in a number of restaurants. So I have something to compare to it. When I ordered they started off with one strike. Mayo on an Italian sub, PLEASE!!!!!!! Of course I stopped that non-sense immediately. The sub had all of the Italian meats, onion, bell pepper, lettuce and Italian dressing. NOT MAYO. The sub was a good sub. It tasted much better than Subway. I rate it about even with the Italian Sub at Quiznos. Of course find a Quiznos these days. No where as good as Zeke's Kitchen. But still a pretty good sub. The meal did cost about $3.00 more than eating at Subway, but it was much better. I'll be back.
Givin the Firehouse a 7.67.
Mitcho
©2014
I ordered the Italian sub. I did this because I like the Italian sub a lot and I have eaten one in a number of restaurants. So I have something to compare to it. When I ordered they started off with one strike. Mayo on an Italian sub, PLEASE!!!!!!! Of course I stopped that non-sense immediately. The sub had all of the Italian meats, onion, bell pepper, lettuce and Italian dressing. NOT MAYO. The sub was a good sub. It tasted much better than Subway. I rate it about even with the Italian Sub at Quiznos. Of course find a Quiznos these days. No where as good as Zeke's Kitchen. But still a pretty good sub. The meal did cost about $3.00 more than eating at Subway, but it was much better. I'll be back.
Givin the Firehouse a 7.67.
Mitcho
©2014
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Chans - Mesquite
At dinner tonight the wifey suggested we do the electric slide to Chan's for some Chinese. Chan's is one of the best Chinese eateries in Mesquite and Eastern Dallas County. So we Rock N Rolled to Chan's. We have slid in here before and there are several items on the menu that we usually get. Tonight we decided to split the Sweet & Sour Chicken.
The Sweet & Sour Chicken is fried chicken, onions, bell peppers and pineapple. The chicken is fried nicely and the veggies are slightly sautéed. The meal comes with rice and sweet sauce. The chicken was great and there was a lot of it. There was quite a few veggies also. This was a very generous portion. You would have to be a BIG eater to eat one entre by yourself. I discovered tonight for the first time in probably 10 years that they have a pot of the sweet sauce near the tea and soft drinks which you can refill. This is a new plus I will enjoy in the future.
Chan's is always dependable to have a good meal. They are very consistent. Givin em a 7.81.
After dinner we walked down to Mardel's for some light shopping.
Mitcho
©2014
The Sweet & Sour Chicken is fried chicken, onions, bell peppers and pineapple. The chicken is fried nicely and the veggies are slightly sautéed. The meal comes with rice and sweet sauce. The chicken was great and there was a lot of it. There was quite a few veggies also. This was a very generous portion. You would have to be a BIG eater to eat one entre by yourself. I discovered tonight for the first time in probably 10 years that they have a pot of the sweet sauce near the tea and soft drinks which you can refill. This is a new plus I will enjoy in the future.
Chan's is always dependable to have a good meal. They are very consistent. Givin em a 7.81.
After dinner we walked down to Mardel's for some light shopping.
Mitcho
©2014
Friday, September 5, 2014
Black-Eyed Pea - Mesquite
Well as usual dinner time rolled around again. Meal time is one of my most favorite times of the day. So I really didn't have any ideas about a dinner option tonight. We had eaten lunch at Doe Belly's so I was already in heaven for the day. The wifey suggested we do some veggies tonight. Of course I don't mind about once a month eating a healthy meal. So I am all in. So the Wifey suggests Black-Eyed Pea. Now being a good redneck, I refer to this place as Black-Eyed Bean. One of these would have done good in my home town of Pleasant Grove (yes, it's a separate place from the rest of Dallas, ask any Grove Rat). In the Grove there were many black-eyes!!!
So we did the watusi to the Black-Eyed Bean. Now in keeping with eating healthy, we ordered the vegetable plate and split it. The veggie plate has 5 veggie choices and rolls and cornbread. I ordered red beans & rice, macaroni & cheese and cinnamon apples. The red beans & rice were very tasty. The had some pretty good sausage scattered in them. They were a real plus tonight. The macaroni was macaroni. How do you mess up macaroni? Also, how can it be special. Normal macaroni is loaded with cheese. The cinnamon apples were tasty with a light sweetness and light apple taste. It's a good tonight. Topped the meal off with two pieces of cornbread. The second piece I added some honey to it!! I assume the rolls were very good since the wifey took control of them like they were her right of passage.
We ran into some long-time friends and caught up on what's happening. It's always good when everyone knows your name.
Overall, this meal was affordable and pretty good. I give'm a 7.385.
Mitcho
©2014
So we did the watusi to the Black-Eyed Bean. Now in keeping with eating healthy, we ordered the vegetable plate and split it. The veggie plate has 5 veggie choices and rolls and cornbread. I ordered red beans & rice, macaroni & cheese and cinnamon apples. The red beans & rice were very tasty. The had some pretty good sausage scattered in them. They were a real plus tonight. The macaroni was macaroni. How do you mess up macaroni? Also, how can it be special. Normal macaroni is loaded with cheese. The cinnamon apples were tasty with a light sweetness and light apple taste. It's a good tonight. Topped the meal off with two pieces of cornbread. The second piece I added some honey to it!! I assume the rolls were very good since the wifey took control of them like they were her right of passage.
We ran into some long-time friends and caught up on what's happening. It's always good when everyone knows your name.
Overall, this meal was affordable and pretty good. I give'm a 7.385.
Mitcho
©2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Bodacious BBQ - I-20 & Hwy 14 East of Tyler
As usual dinner time came and it was time to strap on the
feed bag. We had already decided that one of our nights out would be at
Bodacious BBQ. So we hippety hopped to Bodacious. We usually see this place with
a good number of customers on the parking lot, but not tonight. Also, this is a
stop for truck drivers and there were two rigs here tonight. Bodacious is not a
chain of BBQ restaurants in the Texas area. They say they are the real one!!
The wifey and me
ordered the two meat plate or as I call it the Bloggers Special. We got
brisket, hot link, pinto beans and potato salad.
The brisket was a fairly lean cut of meat and that is good
because Mitcho does not like much fat on his meat. The brisket had a nice taste
to it and the BBQ sauce had a good spicy twang. So it was pretty good BBQ, now
it won’t compete with Franklin’s, but whose BBQ will? The hot link was a little
fatty and was short on hot, but it was ok. No
real complaints here.
The real story here is the pinto
beans. These beans had plenty of chili spice in them. There was a definite chili
taste to these beans. Mitcho luves chili on his beans. This is a big plus here.
I may be back to get some beans to go.
The potato salad was run of the
mill, it tasted ok, but no real pluses or minuses.
Overall, given Bodacious a
non-Bodacious 7.1.
NOTE: Tyler has a Rudy’s BBQ on
the North side of the loop. Mitcho is a big fan of Rudy’s.
Mitcho
○2014
Buttermilk's - Canton
So the wifey and me slipped off down to Tyler State Park for
some well deserved R & R. TSP happens to be one of our favorite state parks
and probably is our Texas favorite. So when dinner time came we started
discussing our options and we settled on Buttermilks in Canton. First of all,
you guys of Facebook effect us in many ways. Our friends GB and KB post
pictures of the food they order at Buttermilks and it makes me lust. I had been wanting to try Buttermilks for a
month or two. Several of my associates had heard about this place also. So the
word is getting out. The other thing is, I thought that Canton was close to
Tyler. Turns out it is about ½ way between Mesquiterville and Tyler. So we did
the snake to Canton to try Buttermilks.
Buttermilks is located just off of the square on Hwy 64 in a
very old building. They have fixed the place up very nicely. It is a pretty
cute restaurant. It is small and by the time we left it was very crowded. I
chuckled at the end a couple came in the front door and one of the waitresses
yelled out “sit anywhere you want to”. However, there was only one table left.
Now our main mission here was dessert. The pies and cobblers
I have seen looked very yummy. So we decided to split a meal and go after
dessert like we were on a mission. We decided to order the large portion of
chicken friend steak, with mashed taters and fried okra. The chicken fried
steak was the full size of the plate. I kid not. It was huge. How can 1 person
eat that much??? You couldn’t see the mashed taters, because they were
underneath the cfs.
The chicken fried steak was breaded very nicely, very tasty
and the meat was very tender. This is one of the best chicken fried steaks I
have ever laid my chopps on. Wow that was good!!!!
The mashed taters had the peelings chopped up and included
along with a number of spices. I very rarely get much excited about taters, but
these here taters were very tasty. A definite plus here.
The okra came in a bowl the size I would use at home to eat
ice cream in, which means it is the largest bowl in the house. The okra was
breaded very nicely, fried to a nice crispness and tasted pretty good. My only
issue here was most of the okra was very large. Mitcho likes smaller fried okra
pods. Just saying!!
Now down to the real reason we are here. I ordered peach
cobbler and the wifey ordered chocolate chess pie. The wifey says the chocolate
pie was good, but not great. Of course she plowed through it so fast that I
wasn’t able to get a taste of it. My peach cobbler came is the same size bowl
the okra came in, HUGE!!!!! This is a real plus for Mitcho. The cobbler has a
good amount of cobbler crust that was very sweet, a very good peach juice, and
of course tasty peaches. This is a Mitcho gotta have it.
Overall, Mitcho gives Buttermilk an 8.9!!! If you happen to
be in Canton around meal time, slither on into Buttermilks and get miserable.
Of course it is a really good miserable you won’t regret too terribly much.
Mitcho
○2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Mesquite Grill & Seafood - Galloway Ave near Kearney
Well as usual lunch time came around. It seems like it happens everyday and thank goodness it does, because I spend all morning looking forward to lunch. So after much discussion the wifey and me decided to do the Cajun Waltz to Mesquite Grill & Seafood. Now this site has been a number of restaurants, most notably Long John Silvers for a lot of years. However, over the last couple of years several restaurants have opened and closed here. So recently the Mesquite Grill & Seafood opened. Of course for your benefit we needed to try it. So here we go.
I ordered the Mesquite Burger (I think that is what it was called) and onion rings. The wifey ordered a piece of fish. Now she has a good taste for fish, so she was a good source for the fish here. The fish looked battered nicely and seem to be well fried. The wifey said it was OK, she would rather have Long John Silvers fish. Now I have to tell you that is not a high recommendation. She also said it was nowhere near as good as Doe Belly's, but nobody else's is either.
The burger was a good size burger, cooked thoroughly (Mitcho does not like seeing any red!!!) It came with all of the usual associates, lettuce, onion, pickles, etc. One point that Mitcho thinks is very important, this is a Mayo on the burger place. Now a true redneck doesn't want sissy Mayo, we want MUSTARD. Of course they were nice enough to substitute Mustard. However, there are plenty of hamburger places that serve Mustard burgers automatically. So minus a point for even thinking about Mayo. The burger was pretty good, no real complaints here. The onion rings were a good and tasty ring.
One point to consider, this is NOT fast food. When we ordered, we were told it would be 7 minutes before it would be ready.
Overall Mesquite Grill & Seafood gets a 6.5 here (of course that is after the Mayo deduction). If you are up in Mesquite at lunch time, this place is as good as any of the other possibilities.
Mitcho
©2014
I ordered the Mesquite Burger (I think that is what it was called) and onion rings. The wifey ordered a piece of fish. Now she has a good taste for fish, so she was a good source for the fish here. The fish looked battered nicely and seem to be well fried. The wifey said it was OK, she would rather have Long John Silvers fish. Now I have to tell you that is not a high recommendation. She also said it was nowhere near as good as Doe Belly's, but nobody else's is either.
The burger was a good size burger, cooked thoroughly (Mitcho does not like seeing any red!!!) It came with all of the usual associates, lettuce, onion, pickles, etc. One point that Mitcho thinks is very important, this is a Mayo on the burger place. Now a true redneck doesn't want sissy Mayo, we want MUSTARD. Of course they were nice enough to substitute Mustard. However, there are plenty of hamburger places that serve Mustard burgers automatically. So minus a point for even thinking about Mayo. The burger was pretty good, no real complaints here. The onion rings were a good and tasty ring.
One point to consider, this is NOT fast food. When we ordered, we were told it would be 7 minutes before it would be ready.
Overall Mesquite Grill & Seafood gets a 6.5 here (of course that is after the Mayo deduction). If you are up in Mesquite at lunch time, this place is as good as any of the other possibilities.
Mitcho
©2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Zeke's Kitchen - Incredi-Burger
So at lunch today the wifey and her mother had some bidness to tend to in Richardson, so they decided to eat lunch at LaMad!! Now no self-respecting redneck would ever be seen in a LaMad!!!! So I was on my own for lunch. Now the story turns to Facebook. I was planning to eat somewhere close to the office for a fast lunch. However, about mid-morning I look on Facebook and Zeke's had posted today's special, the Incredi-Burger. You should see this thing. It is incredible. After seeing it, I immediately changed my lunch plans. I always hate to admit that advertising works on me, but this time I am guilty.
Also on Sunday, part of the sermon at church was about the 10 commandments and the preacher spent too much time on lusting. So I have to confess that I immediately lusted over this burger. It looked so good. Now the hard part is that I have no intentions of repenting of this particular sin because I do plan on lusting after it again and again.
So at lunch time, I did the Electric Slide over to Kingsley and Shiloh to Zeke's Kitchen. I ordered the Cardiac Burger (aka Incredi-Burger). This thing is amazing. Of course it has the burger, fixins and mustard. It also had several strips of BACON. Can I hear a chorus of BACON!!!! It also had two large slices of Sausage. And I mean good sausage. You could choose either chili over it or BBQ sauce. I can't imagine how good this thing would be with chili, so I got the BBQ. My cholesterol went up 300 points just looking at this thing. It was huge!!! Of course being a died in the wool Grove Rat Redneck, what's a few hundred points on your cholesterol count??? I had trouble eating this burger because it was so big, I couldn't get a full bite. But man oh man, this is some good luvin'. I am talking all of the good tastes, good tasting burger, bacon, mustard, BBQ sauce, sausage, etc. I went after this burger like a man on a mission. It was yummy to the last bite. The burger also came with the world's best bbq beans.
I am givin the Cardiac (Incredi-Burger) Burger a hearty 9.62.
Mitcho
©2014
Also on Sunday, part of the sermon at church was about the 10 commandments and the preacher spent too much time on lusting. So I have to confess that I immediately lusted over this burger. It looked so good. Now the hard part is that I have no intentions of repenting of this particular sin because I do plan on lusting after it again and again.
So at lunch time, I did the Electric Slide over to Kingsley and Shiloh to Zeke's Kitchen. I ordered the Cardiac Burger (aka Incredi-Burger). This thing is amazing. Of course it has the burger, fixins and mustard. It also had several strips of BACON. Can I hear a chorus of BACON!!!! It also had two large slices of Sausage. And I mean good sausage. You could choose either chili over it or BBQ sauce. I can't imagine how good this thing would be with chili, so I got the BBQ. My cholesterol went up 300 points just looking at this thing. It was huge!!! Of course being a died in the wool Grove Rat Redneck, what's a few hundred points on your cholesterol count??? I had trouble eating this burger because it was so big, I couldn't get a full bite. But man oh man, this is some good luvin'. I am talking all of the good tastes, good tasting burger, bacon, mustard, BBQ sauce, sausage, etc. I went after this burger like a man on a mission. It was yummy to the last bite. The burger also came with the world's best bbq beans.
I am givin the Cardiac (Incredi-Burger) Burger a hearty 9.62.
Mitcho
©2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Doe Belly's - 5th Anniversary Party
About dinner time we remembered that Doe Belly's was having a 5th Anniversary Party tonight. They had The Michael Lee Band there to play from 6:00 to 9:00. The band is advertised as a Texas Soul band. Actually they are a combination soul, blues and rock and roll. One really extra is the music in Doe Belly's on a regular basis. They play a mix of soul and blues. I always enjoy the music here. Tonight it was even better.
So we busted a move to Doe Belly's and was there shortly after 6:00. We immediately ordered our batch of fish. This fish is spicy. My oh my is it good!! This is the best fish we have eaten in these here United States, bar none. We also ordered okra tonight instead of fries. We do enjoy the fries here, they have some spice on them similar to the fish, but it doesn't hurt to have a change of pace. The okra was breaded nicely and fried to perfection. Yum, yum.
We enjoyed the music so much that we stayed until about 9:15 and the band was still playing. This was a very enjoyable meal and entertainment.
The owners of Doe Belly's are very nice and friendly people. They are very concerned with the customers enjoying their food. A lot of the time we find an extra piece of fish in our order. These guys are good people.
Tonight Doe Belly's thanks to a bonus 1/2 point for the music get a 10.5!!!!
Rock On
Mitcho
©2014
So we busted a move to Doe Belly's and was there shortly after 6:00. We immediately ordered our batch of fish. This fish is spicy. My oh my is it good!! This is the best fish we have eaten in these here United States, bar none. We also ordered okra tonight instead of fries. We do enjoy the fries here, they have some spice on them similar to the fish, but it doesn't hurt to have a change of pace. The okra was breaded nicely and fried to perfection. Yum, yum.
We enjoyed the music so much that we stayed until about 9:15 and the band was still playing. This was a very enjoyable meal and entertainment.
The owners of Doe Belly's are very nice and friendly people. They are very concerned with the customers enjoying their food. A lot of the time we find an extra piece of fish in our order. These guys are good people.
Tonight Doe Belly's thanks to a bonus 1/2 point for the music get a 10.5!!!!
Rock On
Mitcho
©2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
El Fenix - Mesquite
Well we had some Friday afternoon bidness to do downtown Dallas, so it was our plan to eat downtown while we are there. So tonight we decided to bump and grind to El Fenix Downtown. I have been here many times and have many good memories here. Also, their chips are different from everyone else's. However, upon arrival there were a good number of cars circling the parking lot for a parking space. Seems something called Aerosmith was doing a concert at the AAC which is only 3 or 4 blocks from here. So I am guessing all 20,000 that are going to the concert, went to El Fenix first. After circling for 5 or 10 minutes, we gave up and decided to head east. After Chipper (aka Wifey) suggested we go to El Fenix Casa Linda, I suggested we just go to the one in Mesquite. So we did the Bunny Hop over to the Mesquite El Fenix. This restaurant was plenty busy but they were able to seat us immediately, of course it was in the bar right up against the bar. No worries, we are only going to drink the real Redneck Texan drink, Iced Tea. And I do mean Ice Tea. This may have effected our level service which I will discuss further later.
After a little wait a waiter came and took our drink orders. Of course when we ordered tea instead of some more expensive libation, he took off to do other things. So we had to wait a while for our drinks and chips and hot sauce. Their chips have a different texture to them from any other Mexican restaurant. They also have a good distinctive flavor and seem to be very light. Giving the chips a 7.518.
The salsa tonight was a little weak. I don't really understand it, but salsa can vary from day to day at the same Mexican Food Restaurant. The last time I reviewed El Fenix, the salsa was very tasty. But tonight it was weak. It had all of the pureed tomatoes you could want and there some green stuff in there, but it had very limited taste. Givin the chips a 6.25
Tonight I ordered the Saltillo plate. This comes with a meat taco, cheese enchilada and soft cheese taco (another cheese enchilada). The meat taco was pretty good size, had a good amount of meat. The meat had a little spicy taste, but not all that much. It also had plenty of lettuce and cheese. Overall the taco tasted pretty good. The two cheese enchiladas have a better tasting cheese than most. One had a chili sauce over it that was very spicy and one had nacho cheese sauce over it and it tasted pretty good. Overall the enchiladas get a 7.5.
The service was slow at every step tonight. I believe not ordering drinks from the bar may have effected the service, but they put me there without asking if I would be drinking any libations. So they should be prepared for a tea totaller!!! So givin service a 5.
Tonight El Fenix Mesquite gets a 6.5. Get to work on that salsa and provide service at every table in the restaurant!!!!
Mitcho
©2014
After a little wait a waiter came and took our drink orders. Of course when we ordered tea instead of some more expensive libation, he took off to do other things. So we had to wait a while for our drinks and chips and hot sauce. Their chips have a different texture to them from any other Mexican restaurant. They also have a good distinctive flavor and seem to be very light. Giving the chips a 7.518.
The salsa tonight was a little weak. I don't really understand it, but salsa can vary from day to day at the same Mexican Food Restaurant. The last time I reviewed El Fenix, the salsa was very tasty. But tonight it was weak. It had all of the pureed tomatoes you could want and there some green stuff in there, but it had very limited taste. Givin the chips a 6.25
Tonight I ordered the Saltillo plate. This comes with a meat taco, cheese enchilada and soft cheese taco (another cheese enchilada). The meat taco was pretty good size, had a good amount of meat. The meat had a little spicy taste, but not all that much. It also had plenty of lettuce and cheese. Overall the taco tasted pretty good. The two cheese enchiladas have a better tasting cheese than most. One had a chili sauce over it that was very spicy and one had nacho cheese sauce over it and it tasted pretty good. Overall the enchiladas get a 7.5.
The service was slow at every step tonight. I believe not ordering drinks from the bar may have effected the service, but they put me there without asking if I would be drinking any libations. So they should be prepared for a tea totaller!!! So givin service a 5.
Tonight El Fenix Mesquite gets a 6.5. Get to work on that salsa and provide service at every table in the restaurant!!!!
Mitcho
©2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Scotty P's - Firewheel Mall - New Mexico Hatch Green Chile Burger
Well daycare was closed this afternoon, so I had to keep Big Guy and Lil' Darlin. So by dinner time I was ready to pass them off to the parents. So after much debating we decided to meet the rest of the gang, Darlin', Sax Man and CBoss at Scotty P's. So we did the bossa nova to Firewheel.
When you go into the door, they have a sign advertising their New Mexico Hatch Green Chile Burger. I have heard a lot about the New Mexico Green Hatch Chile, but I have never eaten one. So this seemed like a decent chance to try it out. So I ordered one. This burger comes with meat, swiss cheese, the chiles, and onion strings. The girls ordered cardiac fries-loaded so I was advised not to order fries.
When the burger was ready, it was the tallest burger I have ever had. When they said there would be onion strings on the burger, I expected 3 or 4 onion strings, not a whole helping. I scraped the onion strings off the burger and had a plate full of them. My gosh I never expected so many. The burger had a very good taste. However, I could taste the green chile's to some extent but there was nothing special there! I really couldn't tell the difference from normal canned green chile's and the Hatch variety. But I have had one now. One more thing off my bucket list.
The cardiac fries came loaded with cheese, chives, bacon, and jalapenos. Now the girlies did not go after the jalapeno's so once I finished my onion strings, I dove into the fries. Load em with cheese and jalapenos and you got some good food for Mitcho. I ate fries till I was miserable and we still had 1/3 of them left. I didn't get them to go, but I have done that in the past and warm them in the oven and they are not that bad.
Givin Scotty P's a hearty 7.5.
Mitcho
©2014
When you go into the door, they have a sign advertising their New Mexico Hatch Green Chile Burger. I have heard a lot about the New Mexico Green Hatch Chile, but I have never eaten one. So this seemed like a decent chance to try it out. So I ordered one. This burger comes with meat, swiss cheese, the chiles, and onion strings. The girls ordered cardiac fries-loaded so I was advised not to order fries.
When the burger was ready, it was the tallest burger I have ever had. When they said there would be onion strings on the burger, I expected 3 or 4 onion strings, not a whole helping. I scraped the onion strings off the burger and had a plate full of them. My gosh I never expected so many. The burger had a very good taste. However, I could taste the green chile's to some extent but there was nothing special there! I really couldn't tell the difference from normal canned green chile's and the Hatch variety. But I have had one now. One more thing off my bucket list.
The cardiac fries came loaded with cheese, chives, bacon, and jalapenos. Now the girlies did not go after the jalapeno's so once I finished my onion strings, I dove into the fries. Load em with cheese and jalapenos and you got some good food for Mitcho. I ate fries till I was miserable and we still had 1/3 of them left. I didn't get them to go, but I have done that in the past and warm them in the oven and they are not that bad.
Givin Scotty P's a hearty 7.5.
Mitcho
©2014
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Zeke's Kitchen - Pulled Pork Tacos Kingsley & Shiloh
A friend of mine for over 30 years came by today to do some lunch. He has an office in the Garland area close to 635 in the same area Zeke's is. So I suggested we give it a whirl. We had a good visit hashing over 30 years of friendship and now grandkids dominate our lives.
The special today was pulled pork tacos and a side. They always include one side which I always select the BBQ beans which are very spicy and tasty. These are some of the best BBQ beans I have eaten anywhere in these here United States, bar none. Getya some BBQ beans, you won't regret it, at least not until later. The tacos had a very nice bbq taste on a soft taco with cheese. Of course everything I have eaten here was great, but I was surprised at how good they were. I will be going back on pulled pork taco day.
The service is always fast and friendly. This is a family owned and operated kitchen and everyone here is treated like family. Like my friend pointed out going in today that the parking lot full of service trucks is a good indication how good the restaurant is.
Givin the pulled pork tacos an 8.1.
Mitcho
©2014
The special today was pulled pork tacos and a side. They always include one side which I always select the BBQ beans which are very spicy and tasty. These are some of the best BBQ beans I have eaten anywhere in these here United States, bar none. Getya some BBQ beans, you won't regret it, at least not until later. The tacos had a very nice bbq taste on a soft taco with cheese. Of course everything I have eaten here was great, but I was surprised at how good they were. I will be going back on pulled pork taco day.
The service is always fast and friendly. This is a family owned and operated kitchen and everyone here is treated like family. Like my friend pointed out going in today that the parking lot full of service trucks is a good indication how good the restaurant is.
Givin the pulled pork tacos an 8.1.
Mitcho
©2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Luby's - Rockwall I-30 and Hwy 205
It is amazing how the wifey and me are on the same wave channel so much. I was thinking about dinner and wanting some vegetables so I was thinking of going to either Luby's or Boston Market. So the Wifey comes in and says she wants to go to Luby's in Rockwall. Sounds good to me. Of course if you read my review of Luby's in Mesquite, it is NOT good. So we decided to fight the traffic to Rockwall, which wasn't all that bad tonight.
This is a brand new Luby's in the Costco parking lot. It is very nice inside and much different from the one in Mesquite.
I ordered the vegetable plate, which included a salad, pinto beans and fried okra, which also comes with a roll.
The salad had good fresh lettuce, onions (you know Mitcho luves onion), bell peppers, cheese and honey mustard dressing. This was a pretty good salad.
The pinto beans had a very good taste. You can tell they tried to make the beans tasty.
My fried okra was from the bottom of the pan and were a little mushy. Wifey's was more crisp and they both tasted very good.
The wheat roll had a good flavor also.
Of course you go to Luby's for pie. So when we got to the pie, we were going to split a slice. The wifey goes for the Low Sugar/Low Fat pie. They should also say Low Taste. Now you know there is a concern about the pie, when we had to debate what flavor of pie it was. I think it was a poor stab at Coconut and the Wifey thought it was Lemon. The whipped cream on top had a good taste and the crust was pretty good crust. Of course I warned the wifey in advance and she got the pie anyway. So the pie will not count in my score as the wifey asked for no taste pie.
Overall, I give this meal a 7.
Mitcho
©2014
This is a brand new Luby's in the Costco parking lot. It is very nice inside and much different from the one in Mesquite.
I ordered the vegetable plate, which included a salad, pinto beans and fried okra, which also comes with a roll.
The salad had good fresh lettuce, onions (you know Mitcho luves onion), bell peppers, cheese and honey mustard dressing. This was a pretty good salad.
The pinto beans had a very good taste. You can tell they tried to make the beans tasty.
My fried okra was from the bottom of the pan and were a little mushy. Wifey's was more crisp and they both tasted very good.
The wheat roll had a good flavor also.
Of course you go to Luby's for pie. So when we got to the pie, we were going to split a slice. The wifey goes for the Low Sugar/Low Fat pie. They should also say Low Taste. Now you know there is a concern about the pie, when we had to debate what flavor of pie it was. I think it was a poor stab at Coconut and the Wifey thought it was Lemon. The whipped cream on top had a good taste and the crust was pretty good crust. Of course I warned the wifey in advance and she got the pie anyway. So the pie will not count in my score as the wifey asked for no taste pie.
Overall, I give this meal a 7.
Mitcho
©2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Cafe Del Rio - Mesqsuite next to AMC Theatres
On Saturday evening after keeping Lil' Bud and Precious for 1 and 1/2 days it was time to celebrate. Several of our friends had recommended Cafe Del Rio, which is next to the AMC Theatres. This location has been several other restaurants and have failed because it is a tough location. To get here you have to drive past On the Border, Joe's Crab Shack, Texas Roadhouse, and Cheddars. Our informants indicated that the manager and a number of the waiters from our favorite, Posados, now works at Cafe Del Rio. Until our last trip to Posados, their service has been the best of all restaurants. However, our last visit we noticed that the manager was new and all employees were new. The service was not as good as it had been. So we are open to considering a change.
So Chipper (aka wifey) and me did the boogie-woogie to Cafe Del Rio. First of all the parking lot was full and it was raining at the time. This restaurant has a lot of tables and most of them were occupied. We were able to be seated immediatly. Our waitress brought us teas, chips and 3 hot salsas. The chips were pretty normal Mexican Restaurant chips, so they get a 7.
The salsa is happening here. You get 3 choices, house salsa, firehouse salsa and habanaro ranch salsa. The house salsa has a nice flavor with plenty of spice and some heat. It's a good. The firehouse salsa is spicier and hotter, it's a real good. The habanero ranch salsa is very tasty with an afterburn that will get your attention. Overall the salsa is a big plus here. Givin it a 8.25.
We ordered chicken fajita's, with Charro Beans and rice.
The chicken fajita's came with a large portion of chicken even though the order was for 1. The chicken was grilled nicely and had a good taste. The tortilla's were larger than most places and had a very good taste. Large tortillas is a definite plus. The fajita's came with sour cream, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, and mexican butter sauce. Now Chipper is a big fan of the butter sauce, so that was scooped up immediately, so I can't give a report, but it must be very good. All of the other condiments were tasty except for the pico de gallo. This pico was nothing but small chunks of tomatoes. Normally pico will have onions and some spices, but not here. Since Mitcho is not a big fan of tomatoes by themselves, this is a negative here. Overall, the chicken fajitas get an 8.
The service was fast, efficient and friendly. Service gets an 8.
The charro beans had a very good flavor. The Charro beans and rice compare to Posados well.
In my comparison to Posado's, Cafe Del Rio wins the salsa war easily, but it does not give a sopapilla free at the end of the meal and the pico is lacking. Cafe Del Rio was about $1,00 cheaper, so money is not a real issue here. Cafe Del Rio's service is far better than our last time to Posados.
Overall I give Cafe Del Rio an 8.
Mitcho
©2014
So Chipper (aka wifey) and me did the boogie-woogie to Cafe Del Rio. First of all the parking lot was full and it was raining at the time. This restaurant has a lot of tables and most of them were occupied. We were able to be seated immediatly. Our waitress brought us teas, chips and 3 hot salsas. The chips were pretty normal Mexican Restaurant chips, so they get a 7.
The salsa is happening here. You get 3 choices, house salsa, firehouse salsa and habanaro ranch salsa. The house salsa has a nice flavor with plenty of spice and some heat. It's a good. The firehouse salsa is spicier and hotter, it's a real good. The habanero ranch salsa is very tasty with an afterburn that will get your attention. Overall the salsa is a big plus here. Givin it a 8.25.
We ordered chicken fajita's, with Charro Beans and rice.
The chicken fajita's came with a large portion of chicken even though the order was for 1. The chicken was grilled nicely and had a good taste. The tortilla's were larger than most places and had a very good taste. Large tortillas is a definite plus. The fajita's came with sour cream, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, and mexican butter sauce. Now Chipper is a big fan of the butter sauce, so that was scooped up immediately, so I can't give a report, but it must be very good. All of the other condiments were tasty except for the pico de gallo. This pico was nothing but small chunks of tomatoes. Normally pico will have onions and some spices, but not here. Since Mitcho is not a big fan of tomatoes by themselves, this is a negative here. Overall, the chicken fajitas get an 8.
The service was fast, efficient and friendly. Service gets an 8.
The charro beans had a very good flavor. The Charro beans and rice compare to Posados well.
In my comparison to Posado's, Cafe Del Rio wins the salsa war easily, but it does not give a sopapilla free at the end of the meal and the pico is lacking. Cafe Del Rio was about $1,00 cheaper, so money is not a real issue here. Cafe Del Rio's service is far better than our last time to Posados.
Overall I give Cafe Del Rio an 8.
Mitcho
©2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Chick-Fil-A - Mesquite
Chick-Fil-A is a Christian company run on Christian values. They also will take a stand for their Christian Values. Mitcho likes this alot. The local Chick-Fil-A is owned and operated by a great family in our community. This Chick-Fil-A is unbelivable at lunch time. First of all when you drive up and look out in the mall parking lot, there are about 30 cars parked for employees. That is a strong commitment to service. They have two drive thru lanes and they are packed at lunch, but they move pretty good. Inside it is crazy, the line is to the door most of the time and it moves fast. Obviously they are cooking chicken in advance of orders to be able to serve so fast. I take my hat off to this operation.
This Friday, Bud and Lefty dropped Lil Bud and Precious off for two days. Now Lefty takes them to Chick-Fil-A regularly so the kids eat their food good. When I am buying food, I might as well buy them something they will eat.
We order the chicken nuggets and fries. That way we can pass them around to who is eating the most. The chicken nuggets have a good chicken flavor and the batter crust is very tasty. Get some good dippin sauce and you got some good eats. The fries are a waffle fries which is not in many other places. I think I like regular fries better, but the waffle fries are a change of pace. They do taste good. Overall givin Chick-Fil-A an 8 (7 for the food and 1 bonus point for their Christian values). So scedaddle on over and grab you up some Chicken.
Mitcho
©2014
This Friday, Bud and Lefty dropped Lil Bud and Precious off for two days. Now Lefty takes them to Chick-Fil-A regularly so the kids eat their food good. When I am buying food, I might as well buy them something they will eat.
We order the chicken nuggets and fries. That way we can pass them around to who is eating the most. The chicken nuggets have a good chicken flavor and the batter crust is very tasty. Get some good dippin sauce and you got some good eats. The fries are a waffle fries which is not in many other places. I think I like regular fries better, but the waffle fries are a change of pace. They do taste good. Overall givin Chick-Fil-A an 8 (7 for the food and 1 bonus point for their Christian values). So scedaddle on over and grab you up some Chicken.
Mitcho
©2014
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Zeke's Kitchen - Italian Sub
Today the wifey went to a brunch with the bunch and was not going to eat lunch. (See what I did there, it was an accident to be sure). So lunch was all about Mitcho today, so you know I am going to be bad. There was only one real choice so we did the "skip to my lou darling" to Zeke's Kitchen. As you know this is not my first visit or my first Italian Sub and it will not be my last either.
The special today was the Italian Sub, which is not on the regular menu, so you have to go on Wednesdays!!!! (mark your calendar) This Sub was HUGE. It came in a very large basket and it filled the basket end to end. I don't know how one fat man can eat all of that. Of course I did!!! This is one tasty sub, it has several meats and it is stuffed with meat. I dare you try to eat one without meat falling out of it. It also has bell peppers and a very tasty Italian dressing. They also include one side which I always select the BBQ beans which are very spicy and tasty. These are some of the best BBQ beans I have eaten anywhere in these here United States, bar none. Getya some BBQ beans, you won't regret it, at least not until later.
Overall this meal gets a 9.45.
NOTE: Everything I have eaten in this restaurant has been one of the best I have ever had. You can't go wrong here. I will be looking for you around noon next Wednesday.
Mitcho
©2014
The special today was the Italian Sub, which is not on the regular menu, so you have to go on Wednesdays!!!! (mark your calendar) This Sub was HUGE. It came in a very large basket and it filled the basket end to end. I don't know how one fat man can eat all of that. Of course I did!!! This is one tasty sub, it has several meats and it is stuffed with meat. I dare you try to eat one without meat falling out of it. It also has bell peppers and a very tasty Italian dressing. They also include one side which I always select the BBQ beans which are very spicy and tasty. These are some of the best BBQ beans I have eaten anywhere in these here United States, bar none. Getya some BBQ beans, you won't regret it, at least not until later.
Overall this meal gets a 9.45.
NOTE: Everything I have eaten in this restaurant has been one of the best I have ever had. You can't go wrong here. I will be looking for you around noon next Wednesday.
Mitcho
©2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Eddie's Napolis - Gus Thomasson
Well as it usually does, dinner time rolled around. The wifey and me began our normal evening negotiation over where we are going to eat dinner. She started with going to Joe's Pizza to split a Stromboli. Now I have had a Stromboli at Joe's and they are tasty, however, the word SPLIT is in the previous sentence. The Stromboli at Eddie's Napolis is twice the size of Joe's Pizza, so I pushed for Napolis and I was very convincing. So we did the tango to Eddie's Napolis.
Upon arrival we were the only customers in the restaurant. It stayed this way throughout the entire meal. So I don't see how this place stays in business. Oh well, I guess that isn't my worry.
We ordered the Stromboli for us to split.
Once we ordered the waitress brought us our teas and rolls with marinara sauce. The rolls were a little stale, probably left over from lunch. They were tasty but a little stale. Givin the rolls a 4.85.
The Stromboli did not disappoint us. It was HUGE! When we cut that thing in 1/2 we still got a full dinner. The Stromboli was full of sausage, pepperoni, and canadian bacon and plenty of cheese. It tasted very good. The marinara sauce for dipping was pretty tasteless, it could use some more flavor. Overall it was pretty good. Givin the Stromboli at 7.
Overall, the meal is a 6.85. If you are going to split a Stromboli, this is the place to go. NOTE: There are at least 4 locations for Eddie's Napolis. We have eaten in the one in Firewheel Mall and the one on Centerville just down from 635. They are all pretty much the same, other than the other two have a lot more customers.
Mitcho
©2014
Upon arrival we were the only customers in the restaurant. It stayed this way throughout the entire meal. So I don't see how this place stays in business. Oh well, I guess that isn't my worry.
We ordered the Stromboli for us to split.
Once we ordered the waitress brought us our teas and rolls with marinara sauce. The rolls were a little stale, probably left over from lunch. They were tasty but a little stale. Givin the rolls a 4.85.
The Stromboli did not disappoint us. It was HUGE! When we cut that thing in 1/2 we still got a full dinner. The Stromboli was full of sausage, pepperoni, and canadian bacon and plenty of cheese. It tasted very good. The marinara sauce for dipping was pretty tasteless, it could use some more flavor. Overall it was pretty good. Givin the Stromboli at 7.
Overall, the meal is a 6.85. If you are going to split a Stromboli, this is the place to go. NOTE: There are at least 4 locations for Eddie's Napolis. We have eaten in the one in Firewheel Mall and the one on Centerville just down from 635. They are all pretty much the same, other than the other two have a lot more customers.
Mitcho
©2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Martinez - Gross Rd Mesquite
Now, I won't say I have eaten here much, but a few years ago we calculated that I have probably spent more than $27,000 in this one restaurant. So this is like going home. Of course I had a gift certificate from a friend that made it even better.
We had the whole redneck family together tonight, Darlin, Sax Man, Bud, Lefty, CBoss, Lil Darlin, Big Guy, Precious, Lil Bud and of course Chipper. There was no special event other than dad was paying for dinner, of course Chipper decided we needed to celebrate anyway so there was a Cookie cake from Albertsons involved.
The chips here are pretty much identical to chips in most Mexican restaurants. Givin the chips a 6.
The salsa is a different story. It seems like the last few Mexican restaurants I have eaten in had bad salsa issues. Not the case here. The salsa is very spicy and hot. It does tend to vary from trip to trip, sometimes it is hotter than others.Tonight it was a nice combination of spicy and hot. Givin the salsa an 8.
Me and Chipper ordered beef fajitas for dinner. The beef had a nice lightly spiced flavor and came with bell peppers and onions. You now get to cheese two condiments for the fajitas. So we had cheese and sour cream. All the ingredients in a flour tortilla and you got some pretty good luvin. Givin the Beef fajitas an 7.75.
Dinner was a good visit until the kids had overstayed their limit and became rowdy. When you have 3 3-year olds and a 20 month old, it can get rowdy pretty fast. So we had to retreat to the hacienda where chaos really erupted.
Overall Martinez gets a 7.75 tonight.
Mitcho
©2014
We had the whole redneck family together tonight, Darlin, Sax Man, Bud, Lefty, CBoss, Lil Darlin, Big Guy, Precious, Lil Bud and of course Chipper. There was no special event other than dad was paying for dinner, of course Chipper decided we needed to celebrate anyway so there was a Cookie cake from Albertsons involved.
The chips here are pretty much identical to chips in most Mexican restaurants. Givin the chips a 6.
The salsa is a different story. It seems like the last few Mexican restaurants I have eaten in had bad salsa issues. Not the case here. The salsa is very spicy and hot. It does tend to vary from trip to trip, sometimes it is hotter than others.Tonight it was a nice combination of spicy and hot. Givin the salsa an 8.
Me and Chipper ordered beef fajitas for dinner. The beef had a nice lightly spiced flavor and came with bell peppers and onions. You now get to cheese two condiments for the fajitas. So we had cheese and sour cream. All the ingredients in a flour tortilla and you got some pretty good luvin. Givin the Beef fajitas an 7.75.
Dinner was a good visit until the kids had overstayed their limit and became rowdy. When you have 3 3-year olds and a 20 month old, it can get rowdy pretty fast. So we had to retreat to the hacienda where chaos really erupted.
Overall Martinez gets a 7.75 tonight.
Mitcho
©2014
La Caretta - Nacogdoches, TX
The wifey and me had bidness in southeast Texas, so we ended the day at Nacogdoches so we could eat at La Caretta. Darlin, our oldest had gone to college at SFA, so we have spent a lot of time there. We have eaten at La Caretta many times and have many fond memories there. Of course our credit card has been there even more times because Darlin and her roommate ate there many times with my credit card (thank you daddy).
First of all, they brought us chips and salsa. The chips are normal mexican restaurant chips, there really aren't many restaurants that either stand out as different good or bad. Chips are chips. Givin the chips a 6.5. They are drug down by the salsa.
In the past the salsa was brought to the table in a bottle and an individual bowl was given to each person. You could refill your bowl as many times as you wanted. And you would refill your bowl because the salsa was spicy and tasty. Well, things change and sometimes not for the better. Tonight the salsa was very watery/runny. It had very little taste. A 4 is about as high as I can go here.
I ordered a soft taco, beef enchilada, chili cheese enchilada and rice and beans. The soft taco was good size, plenty of lettuce and cheese and the beef was plenty spicy. This was a good taco. The beef enchilada had the same spicy beef which was very tasty. The enchilada was covered in a chili sauce that was very very spicy. Man this was a good enchilada. The chili cheese enchilada had limited cheese and I never could really get a good read on the taste, mainly because it was topped with the chili sauce same as the beef enchilada. This sauce was so spicy you couldn't find the cheese taste.
There was plenty of extra chili sauce that I mixed with the rice and beans which made them very tasty also.
Givin the entre a 7.75.
I thought I remembered that they gave you a sopapilla at the end of the meal and on the table was honey and butter further reinforcing my expectation of a sopapilla. No sopapilla was coming so minus 1/2 point for setting an expectation and not fulfilling it.
Overall, this meal is a 6.5 after reduction. This is good eats. If you are in the area, you should consider eating here.
Mitcho
©2014
First of all, they brought us chips and salsa. The chips are normal mexican restaurant chips, there really aren't many restaurants that either stand out as different good or bad. Chips are chips. Givin the chips a 6.5. They are drug down by the salsa.
In the past the salsa was brought to the table in a bottle and an individual bowl was given to each person. You could refill your bowl as many times as you wanted. And you would refill your bowl because the salsa was spicy and tasty. Well, things change and sometimes not for the better. Tonight the salsa was very watery/runny. It had very little taste. A 4 is about as high as I can go here.
I ordered a soft taco, beef enchilada, chili cheese enchilada and rice and beans. The soft taco was good size, plenty of lettuce and cheese and the beef was plenty spicy. This was a good taco. The beef enchilada had the same spicy beef which was very tasty. The enchilada was covered in a chili sauce that was very very spicy. Man this was a good enchilada. The chili cheese enchilada had limited cheese and I never could really get a good read on the taste, mainly because it was topped with the chili sauce same as the beef enchilada. This sauce was so spicy you couldn't find the cheese taste.
There was plenty of extra chili sauce that I mixed with the rice and beans which made them very tasty also.
Givin the entre a 7.75.
I thought I remembered that they gave you a sopapilla at the end of the meal and on the table was honey and butter further reinforcing my expectation of a sopapilla. No sopapilla was coming so minus 1/2 point for setting an expectation and not fulfilling it.
Overall, this meal is a 6.5 after reduction. This is good eats. If you are in the area, you should consider eating here.
Mitcho
©2014
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