Rockin Ricks Cajun Food Truck - Out of Forney Tx. CLife Rockwall first Worship Service

Yea, I go to CLife (Community Life Church) of Forney and Sunnyvale. About to be Rockwall and Kaufman also. New York City next, then Hong Kong, Tokyo and London. Our little church started with a handful of people 9 years ago and has to grown to 4 locations and probably more to come. I tell people our goal is to have a worship site within driving distance of every Walmart. So hang on!

Anyway I digress. To celebrate our first worship service in Rockwall, we had a special service at a home of one of our members in old Rockwall. Of course we don't do things halfway, so Rockin Ricks Cajun Food Truck was onsite for our culinary needs (that's grub for my Grove Rat buddies). Rockin Ricks has a pretty extensive menu normally, but tonight we had 3 choices: Cheeseburger, Pulled Pork Po-Boy or Shrimp Po-Boy. So Mitcho went for the Cheeseburger.

The Cheeseburger was larger than most, you know about Whataburger size. It had two meat patties, lettuce, onions, tomato, and a special sauce. Of course the first thing I did was drown the special sauce in Mustard. You know a red neck likes his mustard and onions. The bun fell apart through the meal, so they could improve on the bun. Otherwise this burger tasted fairly good. The wifey went for the Pulled Pork Po-boy sandwich and was not impressed. However, she is not much on Pulled Pork, so go figure. So if you pull up to a food truck gathering, you could do worse than Rockin Ricks.

Givem a 6.768

Now CLife does Rock. So Rock on with us in Rockwall.

Mitcho
©2015

Joe T Garcia's - Fort Worth

My church needed some equipment returned to a place in West Fort Worth on Monday. So when I heard about it, my first thought was Joe T Garcia's for lunch. So we did the two step to Fort Worth. We drove back streets from our stop on Jacksboro Hwy to Commerce St. We went through some really old neighborhoods, but they looked pretty good. On NW 21st we passed a school that is probably planning it's 100th anniversary. Can you say Historic. Many other buildings in the area are quite old. When you get to Joe T's, you are in the middle of North Side. Joe T's is in an old house that looks like my grand parents. The business started here  July 4, 1935. That's impressive. Over the years it has grown and taken in neighboring land. So it is pretty good size today.

There were cars parked everywhere, but when we went inside there were plenty of tables waiting for us. Talking Service, they had our drink order before we even sat down. In seconds, chips and salsa showed up. The chips were very good and the salsa had a nice spicy taste. The salsa is one of the best I have had. Going good here.

I ordered a cheese enchilada dinner and didn't really pay attention to what I would get. Man oh man, is Thanksgiving in Mexico today. I know I stuffed myself like Thanksgiving. The meal included two cheese enchiladas with a very tasty red sauce over them, rice, beans, two beef tacos, guacamole, two cheese nachos and corn tortillas. The enchiladas with the red sauce had a very good unique taste. The rice and beans were very good, but still rice is rice and beans are beans. The two tacos had plenty of lettuce and taco meat, but NO CHEESE. Did you hear me say NO CHEESE. This is TEX-MEX. The TEX means lots of cheese. Not here. This is my only knock on the place. The plate of guacamole was big enough for 3 or 4 people. I tried to be 3 or 4 people, but just ran out of room. The corn tortillas had a very good taste. The cheese nachos are on a crispy tortilla, the size of  a full tortilla. They were topped with a good amount of cheddar cheese and diced jalapenos. Some good stuff.

Over all, this is some real good grub. Of course the menu only has a handful of choices, but they are all very good. If you say you went to Fort Worth and did not eat at Joe T's, did you really go to Fort Worth???? If you are going to Fort Worth, call me, I will come up with a reason to go with you and swing by Joe T's for lunch. Also, you will need me to give you directions. This place is in a neighborhood. If you don't take me, use your GPS. I am more fun!!! I asked the wifey if we could go back for dinner.

Giv'em a 9.28

Mitcho
©2015
 

Eddie's Napoli's - Centerville in Garland

First of all, there are Napoli's all over North Texas, but there are only 5 in North Texas that are Eddie's. 2 on Centerville, Firewheel Mall, Mesquite and Frisco. There is also one in Amarillo (strange). Eddie is a very friendly guy and really Italian. His bio on the back of the menu says he was born in Naples, Italy and began cooking at 10. He went to a culinary college for Italian cooking in Italy. So his cooking is for real.

So the wifey said she didn't want to eat much tonight so she wanted to split something. I suggested Napolis because of one thing for sure. His entre's are HUGE and reasonably priced.. I knew that when we got there, the wifey was going to eat more than just a little.

So we did the Jitterbug to Napoli's.

We ordered a Stromboli to share. A Stromboli has sausage, pepperoni, Canadian Bacon, hamburger, and lots of cheese in a yummy crust. This Stromboli was about 1 1/2 feet long and 8 inches wide. I am talking redneck big. You also get a cup of Marinara sauce that is really good. To top it off you get a bowl of rolls with Marinara sauce. You could just make a meal of the rolls, they are some of the best at Italian restaurants (the rolls at Olive Garden rule this category).

So the wifey since she wasn't hungry took her full 1/2. I knew it. Of course I made up for it in the rolls basket. So no problem here. Overall this was some good eats with good service and a homey atmosphere. We have been here many times and will be back again and again.

Given em a 8.5.

Mitcho
©2015