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
Tuesday, September 30, 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
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