Bubba's 33 Mesquite - Stromboli

The wifey tonight said we needed to do something different for dinner tonight. So after a brief conversation, she decided we were going to Bubba's 33. Of course we haven't been there in about 10 days. So we did the Bump and Grind to Bubba's.

We decided to try the Stromboli tonight. We had a friend recommend it. So you know when a bud says you gotta do something, a good redneck goes and does it. It's in the code.

But first we ordered a full order of onion rings. Man that is a lot of rings and they are very good. So grab ya some rings next time you find yourself in Bubba's.

Then we ordered the Stromboli. Man this thing is unreal big. I am estimating about 18 inches long. We could have had half of one and it would have been plenty and that is with us splitting that half. The Stromboli was very greasy. It tasted pretty good, but it was much greasier than the Stromboli at Joes or Napolis. I would prefer limited grease, not floating in it. So not so impressed with the Stromboli.

So the burger here is a top 5 burger, I hear the pizza is good also and that will be next time. but pass on the Stromboli.

Givem a 7.00 (most of this is because the onion rings are so good.)

Mitcho
©2016

Recently a server increased my tip after I left the restaurant. I went to a manager who did nothing. I charged the difference back to my credit card. I won't be going back.

Jesus is the Reason for the Season.

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Cotton Patch = Rockwall

We were invited out to Rockwall to babysit grandkids. You know that this is important time for a redneck granddad to spend with his grandkids, especially when the parents are gone and can't supervise. How else are they going to learn to spit, whittle, understand slang, pitch washers, etc. So of course we babysit anytime we have a chance.

So we decided to do the Black Bottom to the Cotton Patch in Rockwall on the way for some dinner grub. Since the Black Eyed Bean closed, Cotton Patch moved up in the world of home cooking restaurants.

It was cold tonight. They seated us about halfway into the restaurant and it was still way too cold. It didn't seem like they had the heat running. So this is going to have to be a warm weather option. Not going back when it is 30 degrees outside. Of course if they would have let me fire up a burn barrel next to the table, all would have been good.

I had pre-planned to gobble me some meatloaf, you know some high dollar redneck food. However, here it comes, almost immediately the wifey is talking sharing. Somehow, I worked the deal for her to order her on meal and I get meatloaf. I need to review the security camera to figure how that happened. So I ordered the meatloaf, fried okra and cinnamon apples. How can a home cooking place stay in business and not offer red beans. I have gas passing lessons to teach later and need fuel.

The meatloaf was just OK, so I guess that is God's punishment for not sharing. I am big fan of meatloaf, but this wasn't it.  The fried okra was pretty good and the cinnamon apples were good. The rolls that were brought out looked like they were ready to go into the oven to cook. They were ok, but could have been better.

So we got fed and was on our way, but not the best meal we have had at a Cotton Patch.

Givem a 6.496

Mitcho
©2016

Jesus is the Reason for the Season.

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Buttermilk's - Canton

So the wifey and me are on a trek to Marshall to see the Wonderland of lights. We planned our blast off to be in Canton at lunch time. So we did the Biscuit and Gravy to Canton.  We have been to Buttermilk's before. This is a very cute restaurant on the square. They serve the typical Texas cafe grub.

So when we got there, everyone in Canton was there. We had to sit at the counter because that was the only seats left. Also at the counter was two lawyers. If they let lawyers in the place, they will let anyone in here.

So in reviewing the menu, I discovered that they serve Fried Bologna Sandwich. Now this is high dollar redneck food. It just doesn't get any better.

The sandwich comes on Texas toast, which is a good! There are two very thick slices of Bologna lightly fried. I would prefer them to be really fried, but I will point that out next time. And there will be a next time! This masterpiece is floating in cheese. They normally put mayo on it, but I ain't no sissy, so I had mustard instead. They do need to allow a few additions: pickles, onion, bacon, jalapeños and peanut butter. Cooked right, I call it a Poor Mitcho.

It also comes with chips they fry there, which are better than Lays.

This was a great find. So let's grab the whole gang and wannabes and head to Canton.

I giv'em a 8.752.

Mitcho
😋2016

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that whosoever beleaves  in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus is the reason for the season!

Jesus is my Lord and Saviour.

Bubba's 33 - Mesquite

Bubba's 33 recently opened a new restaurant in Mesquite. It is very unusual for a new concept in restaurants to open their first location in North Texas in Mesquite. But here they are. So of course for each of my readers benefit it is necessary for me to eat there and give a review. So the wifey and me did the Bagurumba over to 33's.

You know it has redneck possibilities with the name Bubba's. That's a good rat there. Then walking in the door I run into a fellow redneck friend. So it's an invasion.

Let's get down to it, this is a sports bar that also sells food. There are flat screen TV's all around all walls. It you don't get your sports fix on here, you are hopeless. It is not an over the top bar and from where they sat us (at the back door), there wasn't a high presence of beers.

The big draw to the food here is the bacon ground up into the hamburger meat. Then bacon on top of the burger. If you are into bacon and I know many of you are, then this is home.

So we ordered Bubba's bacon burger and onion rings. The burger is 1/2 lb of meat, so we know I had to split with the wifey. So this is only 1/2 of a review.

As I said earlier, the burger has bacon ground up in the meat. You can't taste bacon, but it definitely has a better flavor than most burgers. The burger comes with all of the usual suspects (lettuce, tomato and onion), cheese, slices of Bubba's smoke bacon, and Bubba sauce. Bacon, Bacon, Bacon. The Bubba's sauce is different. It is a combination of BBQ sauce, mayonnaise and some other ingredients. It is going to take me a few trips to figure this sauce out. The burger could use more onions and some mustard would be nice also.

The burger comes with shoe string French fires. Now I really love thin sliced fries and these are just like I like em.

The waitress bragged about the onion rings and you know Mitcho loves anything onion. So we had to try a batch.  These are some of the best onion rings we have had lately. I like Twisted Root better, but this is a very close second. Good flavor and texture in the crust and a good crunchy onion. These are a good to go.

Overall, they have something here. I wish it was a little less bar, but the food is scrumptious. Count on seeing Mitcho here when you go. And you must go soon. See ya.

Giv'em a 8.6573

Mitcho
©2016

I recently had a server increase my tip after I left the restaurant. I went to a manger who did nothing. I won't be going back.

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

 

Braum's Hamburgers - N Galloway and Town East

Recently one of my readers requested I review the hamburgers at Braum's. Of course he thinks they are the best or he wouldn't have requested a review. This brings up a good point. I am open to suggestions of restuarants to review. All you have to do is send a request to info@whogivesacare.com.

So at lunch today we did the Kizomba over to Braums. I am well known here, but for ice cream. My specialty is the banana split. I have it for dinner on Sunday nights pretty regular. Yum, Yum. But I digress, today we are talking about hamburgers. I have eaten a good number of Braum's hamburgers in the past, but it has been a good while.

So I studied the menu and the 4 cheese hamburger looked interesting. So I ordered the 4 Cheesey with fries and a drink. Wow, this thing is redneck loaded with cheese. I am talking about thick flowing everywhere. Good to go. The meat patty is a 1/3 lb. patty and it is pretty tasty. The thing is, that is all that is on this burger. No sauce, onions, pickles, etc. None of the requirements. So I added some ketchup to it. It had a good taste and was a good burger. But it needs reinforcements.

The fries are the frozen kind that you can buy in the store and are large. I personally prefer a thinner fry that is crispy.

This was a good meal, but all burgers are judged against Whataburger. This burger needs more than 4 types of cheese to be better than a Whataburger. To be fair, I am going to have to go back and get the standard burger to compare to a Whataburger.

I planned on getting a Lime Sherbert ice cream cone after lunch, but the Wifey frowned on the idea. Oh well, maybe next time.

Givem a 7.6983

Mitcho
©2016

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Please attend church with me next Sunday. Where ever you are, go to the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

Olive Garden - Mesquite

I worked like a rented mule all day. Lunch was fast, early and sparse. So by early afternoon I was Haungry!!!!! Luckily the wifey was Haungry at dinner time also, so she was ok with eating a large meal. So we debated a number of options and she settled on Olive Garden. So we did the Jitterbug stroll over to Olive Garden.

Olive Garden is upscale from the mom and pop Italian restaurant, but they still unknowingly let rednecks in. Of course half the tables were empty tonight so they were happy to see my credit card.

We decided before we left home that we would share the Tour of Italy. We hadn't travelled much lately so we needed a good tour.

The meal starts off with peach tea. The first glass was just sweet tea (which is not all that bad), but the 2nd and following glasses had a good peach taste. You know us rednecks like plenty of liquid refreshments with substantial flavor.

Next is salad and breadsticks. Now your talking when I am eating Olive Garden breadsticks. This is my favorite bread of all restaurants. Get you some breadsticks. The salad has a great tasting dressing and is very tasty. Always a winner.

The tour of Italy is Chicken Parmigiana, Fetticini Alfredo and Lasagne. The Chicken Parmigiana has a nice crust and is loaded with cheese. This is one of my favorite chicken dinners. Yum Yum. I am not sure why Alfred got the Fetticini, but Fetticini Alfredo is all about maximum cheese and noodles. Rock on. Of the course it ends with Lasagne and I am a big fan of the Lasagne.

Overall this is a very good meal.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so I hope your turkey is stuffed and on a plate in front of you and not in a chair across the table.

Mitcho
©2016

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Texas Land & Cattle - Rowlett

So dinner rolled around again and we had a gift card to Texas Land & Cattle so I suggested to the wifey that we slide over there and get her a steak. You know she is high cotton folk that really likes a good steak. For me it comes round and fried.

So we did the Passacaglia over to Texas Land & Cattle. They might as well have a no rednecks allowed sign out front. So I had to change out of my "Rednecks Rule" T-Shirt to my dress UT T-Shirt so that they would let me in.

I have a history with Texas Land & Cattle. I have eaten in their restaurants twice in my life. Once in Austin and once in Richardson. Both times the waiter after I left bumped my tip up $20.00 from what I had indicated on the receipt (and I tip 20%). So of course, both times I challenged the charge through the credit card company and had the extra charge reversed. This has only happened to me twice and both times at T L & C. See below, I am now 3 for 3. So buyer beware, they will get in your billfold in unscrupulous ways.

After intense study of the menu we decided to go for the 2 for $25 special. An appetizer and two entrees for $25.00, not bad if it really happened. So the wifey went for the 6 oz Sirloin Steak and mashed taters. I went for the 7 oz chopped steak and mashed taters. We both had house salads.

We started the meal off with onion strings and these were pretty good. There was a very large stack of em, which more is good.

Then they brought bread. Good thing I have redneck ways because this bread was so hard I had to break out my Saws All to cut it. Besides being extremely hard, the bread just didn't have much taste. This will cost them. They didn't like the noise my Saws All made cutting the bread.

The salads we pretty decent salads, we still prefer Outback's over them, but it was a decent salad.

The wifey said she enjoyed her steak and the mashed taters were ok.

My chopped steak was ok and the mashed taters were ok, not the best I have ever had, but ok.

Now the bill comes. It seems that they brought me a 10 oz chopped steak instead of a 7 oz steak like I ordered, so they bumped me an additional $5.00. They didn't seem to see the problem with them upping my order without my permission. So they have now gotten me 3 times out of 3 trips. I am watching my credit card just in case. I will let you know tomorrow.

So if you give me a gift card to Texas Land & Cattle, I will give it to the homeless guy on the corner and let him go get ripped off.

Due to their unscrupulous ways I give'm a 3.27 (the lowest score I have ever given.)

Mitcho
©2016

Fuel City - Mesquite

FUEL CITY IS CURRENTLY BEING GUARDED BY THE GOOD WITCH OF THE WEST.

SHE IS FACING EAST.

      YOU KNOW IT IS A GOOD PLACE WHEN THEIR LONGHORN HERD IS OUT FRONT IN THE YARD.
                      

BEEF FAJITA TACOS!!!!!!!!!!!

APRICOT FRIED PIE.

So one of the ministers in my church has been talking about going to Fuel City with me, but has never moved off dead center. So finally, I decided it was time to load up on some Fuel City Tacos. You know Tacos has basically taken over redneck food for the soul. So I gathered up the wifey and we did the Watusi over to Fuel City. It is hard to believe that one of the best tacos in Texas is sold in a truck stop, but her we are.

It is kind of different here, you buy the tacos at the taco bar and it is cash only. You buy your drink and fried pie from the truck stop. Also at the taco bar there is also corn and the corn sells rapidly. What is strange is the corn is one line and checkout and the tacos is a separate line, 5 feet from each other and the food is made by the same people in the same place, so go figure.

So I ordered beef fajita tacos, some on corn and some on flour. I have gotten into putting the lime on the beef. The salsa doesn't add much, but go wild if you want to. Man this is a good taco, the beef fajita meat has a good flavor and it is loaded with onions and cilantro. And you know Mitcho luves onion.

The fried pie lady made us fresh pies, so we had to wait 3 or 4 minutes for them to cool down. This fried pie is large and has a great crust. Of course the apricot filling is to die for. So basically I could eat one of these every meal from now. Shhhhh don't tell my doctor.

The only problem here is there are only 8 seats at a window bar inside and the rest of the seating is outside. So mid-summer and winter are not a good time to eat here. Of course you can take the fixins home and eat there and the fried pie will still be warm when you get there.

So before it gets too cold, grab your buddies, wifey, kiddos and other passers by and get yourself over to Fuel City for some Texas best tacos and don't forget the fried pie.

Givem a 8.27954

Mitcho
©2016

Please attend church with me next Sunday. Where ever you are, go to the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

SoCal Tacos - Food Truck

Mitcho goes to church at a happening cool church for millennials and 30 and 40 year olds. Shhh don't tell them they have been infiltrated by a card carrying redneck. You gotta like a church that pays for a food truck to feed the crowd after church. To make it even better there were a couple of bounce houses that kept the kiddos occupied and made lunch quieter. I am pretty certain that the bounce houses can also be infiltrated by us larger children.

So I lined up at the food truck. The options today were pork, chicken, black bean and fish. So when Mitcho arrived at the front of the line, there were only two tacos left in that batch and they both were chicken. So being the smart hungry guy I am, I went for the two chicken tacos. These guys were basically chicken, corn tortilla, and lettuce. Not much to them. They were pretty good, but if I am eating off a food truck, I am expecting some explosion in my mouth from a vast array of flavors. Not this time. Basically tortilla and chicken.

Through conversation I was told that the fish tacos were amazing. Now Mitcho had never had a fish taco. Just the thought of fish on a taco doesn't seem right some how. But the other guys at my table insisted that I taste the fish taco. So the taco lady came by with a batch of fish tacos. I broke down and tried one. The fish was a fried fish and tasted pretty good, corn tortilla and pink cabbage. It was ok, but Mitcho feels like it needed to be loaded with some spicey good stuff.

They also provided chips and salsa. The chips had a spice on them that made them more spicey than any of the tacos. The chips were a good.

Overall, the food truck experience is interesting, but the food needs some work. Of course it was free, so bring the food truck back next week.

Givem 7.128

Mitcho
©2016

McDonalds - Mesquite (Because my grandson said so)

What a way to start the week. I had an 8am dentist appointment this morning. You know growing up redneck, we didn't brush our teeth. Now many years later I am paying a heavy price in pain and dollars for it.

So since I had not eaten breakfast, I figured I would grab something on the way home. I remembered that Double Digits (oldest grand) highly advises Sausage McGriddles at McDonalds. Now DD is influenced by many different sources (TV, dad, and even sometimes Poppy), so his food choices are not always the same as mine. But travelling with him this summer I had watched him eat several and they did look tasty.

I did the Skank to McDonalds. I decided to order a Sausage McGriddle for breakfast. This is essentially a sausage patty in between two pancakes soaked in syrup. So pretty good fixins. I enjoyed it and recommend you try one also. Now you won't find any other suggestions for McDonalds on this blog, other than their Apple pies. But this is the real deal. So grab you one and see.

Giv'em a 7.5 (it would be higher  but it is McDonalds)

Mitcho
©2016

Lumberyard Cafe - Edgewood

So the wifey took the family chariot to be inspected. So it failed because the Mitcho had used one of them highfaluting gizmos to mess with it's computer and the mechanic said it had to be driven farther to reset the computer gizmo. So she comes home and says we have to go a ways for lunch. No problem.

So I started thinking about where we could drive 100 miles round trip to. I remembered that some of our campin buds go to the Lumberyard Café in Edgewood occasionally. Now these folks know good food. If they go twice or more, it is pretty good. So we decided to do the computer reset boogy to Edgewood.

So down I 20 we go to Edgewood. Edgewood is a small town, the kind you would find full of my redneck brothers.

So we drove up to the café and it was pretty cute. When we went inside it has been fixed up country nice. So several good marks up front.

When you are in East Texas, you test a café by how good it's chicken fried steak is. The rest of their food doesn't matter. So you guessed it, we ordered the full size cfs. Of course as you know, we are splitting it. But in Texas two can split a cfs and both get really full. I also ordered pinto beans.

The chicken fried steak was pretty good. It's breading was near perfect, a real plus. The steak was better than most, so this is a good. The pinto beans had a good amount of ham in it and they tasted better than most. You know Mitcho likes his beans. The roll was pretty good also.

So overall, this was a good choice. So get your best gal and tell her it's date night and get yourselves down to Edgewood to the Lumberyard Café. You won't regret it.

Givem a 7.993

Mitcho
©2016

Burger Street - Mesquite

We were in a hurry for lunch today because the wifey had some bidness to tend to. So she decided we were running to Taco Bueno for lunch. No this is not a review of Taco Bueno, even though maybe it should be. We went into the door, it smelled like a cesspool. Not real appetizing even for a redneck. Next she decided we would go across the road to Long John Silvers, but almost there she realized we were going to Doe Belly's tonight (fish). For some reason she has this idea that you can't eat fish for lunch and fish for dinner. So running out of time, we did the shuffle over to Burger Street. This place has been here forever, but this was our first visit.

At first glance on the menu, it is a little pricey for a fast food burger joint. You know us rednecks are tight with our money, you never know when a good used refrigerator will go on sale. So I ordered the normal, burger combo (burger, fries and drink). First of all they put mustard and mayo on their burgers. Come on, make your mind up, are you a sissy (mayo) or a real man (mustard). Don't be trying to walk a thin line in between because that line does not exist, it is a grand canyon in the middle. The next problem is the drink machine is behind the counter so you have to go back to the counter to get a refill. I strongly prefer getting my own refill instead of waiting in line again. Of course there was no one else there, so the line was not a real problem today.

The burger was large (Whataburger size) which is good, but my burger had one circle of onion and one or two pickles, plenty of lettuce. Come on, Mitcho likes onion. Whataburger loads their burger with lots of onion. The meat had a good taste and was plenty big. There was so little mustard on it that I had to look to be sure there was mustard on it. So basically there was not much to enhance the flavor of the burger. Mitcho likes enhancements. The curly fries were thin cut and crunchy, which Mitcho likes, but at their price they need to be seasoned fries also.

The one good item was the free ice cream.

This meal for me and the wifey cost $13.39, Whataburger for the same meal would be $8.50. I refer to Whataburger because they are the king of the fast food burger (sorry Burger Thing). Needless say, there will be no need to come back here.

Givem a 6.000001

Mitcho
©2016

The Wing Stop -Mesquite

It was dinner time again tonight, that seems to keep happening. The wifey suggested we go to Wing Stop. Now Yardbird is a redneck staple. When we would go to my grandparents, grandmother would go out and catch a chicken in the yard. Then she would go all Terminator on it. The next thing we knew we were having fried chicken for lunch. Pretty good fixins. So you know Mitcho will do the Wing Stop. So we did the Funky Chicken on over to Wing Stop.

So it was time to order and I just couldn't pass up the Louisiana Rub. You know our cousins over in the swamps of Louisiana are rednecks just like us, they just have more water to cause havic with. The Louisiana rub is a very spicy coating that is hot, but not real hot. Luv me some spicy. This is some good fixins rat here. We also got a serving of French fries. The fries here are seasoned (not like Burger Pop, they really are seasoned) and have a very nice taste to them. If the fries were a little more crunchy they would be near perfect. Overall, this was a very good meal and I didn't have to chase a chicken to get it.

Givem a 7.982

Mitcho
©2016

Burger Pop-Mesquite

This morning I worked like a rented mule in the yard. That's right I worked 10 minutes rested 20 minutes, etc and called it a hard morning. So at lunch time, I needed to be fed to get my strength back for a hard fought afternoon in the yard. So the wifey suggested we go to a new burger joint that just opened up in Mesquite. A very good friend told us she had heard of it and about where it was. So we did the Bunny Hop over to South Mesquite, next to the Tom Thumb to the Burger Pop.

This place is very small and no sign up where the other businesses signs are, so you can miss it pretty easy. So look at door signs, not the signs up above.

So we walk in the first thing I notice is all burgers are 1/2 pound. I knew right away I was going to be sharing, but you know there is always hope. I had zeroed in on a burger with jalapenos and two kinds of cheese. Looked interesting. Then of course here it comes, "do you want to share a burger". Ok, so just stop reading the menu. So SHE ordered a hamburger and seasoned fries.

Now this will only be 1/2 of a review, since I only ate 1/2 of the meal. So the burger comes and it is pretty big. The wifey cuts it into half and it no longer is very big at all. The meat was decent, but no special sauces, flavored meat, etc. Just a burger. My half had one pickle and very little onion. Now you know Mitcho likes a lot of onion. So basically just a plain ole burger. The seasoned fries had some pepper on them. Give me a break. Seasoned means some chili powder, meat seasoning, something, not just pepper. Also, the fries were thick cut. Mitcho likes thin cut so that each fry is crunchy. No crunch here.

Burger Pop is an attempt to be an upscale burger joint. You can tell by the prices. The only other thing they have going is the size of the burger. But upscale also means upscale taste. No attempt at that here.

If you are marooned (no pun on Mesquite High School Skeeters which are maroon) in South Mesquite and you have a hunger to solve, then Burger Pop is better than nothing. I am not aware of a Whataburger down here and the intersection before here has a McDonald's and a Sonic, so Burger Pop might be the best option.

Mitcho
©2016

Jeff Foxwothry's definition of a redneck "a glorious absence of sophistication".

Olive Garden - Mesquite

For some reason, wifey and me wound up with no babysitting assignments or meals with our kiddoes, so we were on our own for dinner tonight. I am not sure why, but I have been craving some Olive Garden for several months. So I informed the wifey GENTLY that our destination tonight would be OG. She had eaten lunch at one of those girly only restaurants and was not hungry. So I fired back that we would split the Tour of Italy. Now normally I am not a big fan of the share, but if I am gong to get 75% of the food, let's share. I am a growing boy, and I do need mass quantities. So she agreed to go, so we did the tarantella to OG.

Of course first I had to put my disguise on. You know, wholly redneck clothes don't give off the vide that you can pay for an expensive Italian meal. So the wifey instructed me to change or else.

We expected this place to be very busy on a Friday evening, but they weren't busy and we got a table almost immediately. So the waiter comes up to sell us wine, appetizer, shrimp, calamari, the back 1/2 acre of the lot, two of the ovens in the kitchen, and anything that would ring up a larger ticket.

We ordered Peach Tea and the Tour of Italy. Now most rednecks would be mixing a little shine in their tea, but being a teetotaller, I prefer a little peach juice to spice things up. Many times, the peach tea at OG has a very strong peach taste and sometimes a slice of peach in the bottom. But tonight, no slice and just a hint of peach. But it was still good.

The Tour of Italy has Lasagne, Chicken Parmigiana, and Fettuccini Alfredo. All three of these are very good. You can't go wrong here.

Of course the meal comes with a bottomless salad and bread sticks. The salad is one of my favorites of all restaurants. Of course if you eat too much salad, there is less room for bread sticks and the entrée. Now the breadsticks are the best bread served in restaurants in Mesquite. I mean they are some good.

Overall, this is a great meal. The next time you have a few extra dollars, grab a couple of friends and boogie on over to Olive Garden.

Givem a 9.1

Mitcho
©2016

Los Hermanos - Forney and Jason Bourne

It is Friday night and the wifey informed me we were going to dinner and a movie. She gave me two choices of movie and my choice was the Jason Bourne movie. You know a good redneck appreciates a good constant tail kicking movie. So we did the Chasapiko to Forney.

We were pretty short on time so we needed to go to a restaurant near the movie theatre. So we settled on Los Hermanos. When I went into the restaurant, there were very few people in there. It is 6:00 on Friday night. That is not a good sign. So we ordered drinks (iced tea, the national drink of Texas) and dove into the chips and hot sauce. The hot sauce had a little chili powder taste and was spicier than most, not really hot, just spicy. The chips were not quite as good as the normal chip, but they were edible.

I ordered the #1 which is a taco, cheese enchilada, and beef enchilada with rice. The taco had plenty of lettuce and cheese, but when you get to the meat, it is just plain meat. No spices, no flavor, nothing. The cheese enchilada had a pretty good tasting cheese and there was plenty of it. The beef enchilada had the same beef as in the taco and a little sauce on top that had little flavor. Come on, it is Tex-Mex, put some spices in there.

Now I understand why the place was nearly empty at 6:00 on Friday night. I won't bother going back to Los Hermanos. Next time I will eat the $1.00 hot dog at the movie and drink the $5.00 coke. The wifey/Chipper would be happier making popcorn her meal anyway. You know, thinking about it, she might have some redneck in her also. Popcorn for dinner, sounds right to me.

Givem a 6.5

Afterwards, we headed to the theatre to watch the new Jason Bourne movie. I think the violence and killin started before the movie and he may not be done yet. Co-Staring was Tommy Lee Jones, which  always does a good job. Killins, fighting, killins, car chases, motorcycle chases, killins, and one car chase that is pretty unbelievable, but very entertaining. If you like action movies this is a keeper.

Givem two thumbs up (two is all I got).

Mitcho
©2016

Bread Winners Cafe & Bakery - North Park

So me and the wifey had an appointment with an investment advisor right after lunch near Northpark. So needing to score some points with the wifey I offered to take her to Bread Winners in Northpark for lunch.

First of all, I had to wear a disguise to get in. No rednecks allowed. Now this is not a redneck hangout. After reading the menu I understand burger. My mouth was watering and salivating over the burger when the wifey informed me that we were sharing and it was going to be something I didn't understand. Yes ma'am.

So we ordered a Southwest Chicken Tortilla rollup. This delicacy came with French fries.
Blackened chicken, some other stuff and a chipotle sauce that was pretty spicy. You know Mitcho likes spicy. You don't come here for the main course of the meal anyway. The fries were just basic fries. What's up with that/

Now we finally got to the main reason to be there chocolate cake with 4 layers of icing. You know us rednecks like our sweets. This was some good grub right here.

Everything was going well till the bill came. Afterwards, there was no need to go the investment advisor as there was no money left to invest.

Givem 8.1

Mitcho
©2016

Wienerschnitzel - Mesquite

So the wifey and I were kicking around where to eat lunch and she out of the blue suggests Wienerschnitzel on Oates. How can that be, I never realized there was one that close to home. Why haven't my redneck friends redirected by energy in that direction? I was flabbergasted.

So we did the Texas Tommy to Wienerschnitzel. It is just down the shopping center from Burger Thing, and I have eaten in the Burger Thing a number of times. It actually is pretty small inside. Only a small handful of tables.

Since this is my first visit in a number of years, I went for the #1, which is two chili dogs, fries and a drink. The dogs are just the basic size dog. The menu indicates that for $1.00 more you can get beef wieners. I will spend the dollar next time. The wiener was sketchy to say the least. The chili was watery with not much spice or taste. As the wifey said, this doesn't compare to the dog at home. Of course we load it with Wolf Brand chili and get beef Oscar Meyer wieners. Also lot's of mustard, pickle relish, onions, cheese, etc. I didn't see an offer of onions or relish which would have helped.
In my book it is a little pricey here. Two chili dogs, small fry and small drink for $6.29. It is going to be $8.29 to get a wiener that I would want to eat.

I am not giving up on the place, next time I am going for the beef dog and the time after that I am going after the polish sausage. At that point, I will make a lifelong decision about the Schnitzel.

Givem a 6.128

Mitcho
©2016

The House of Gyros - Mesquite

Dinner time happened again here tonight. Imagine that. So the wifey suggested we go to The House of Gyros. She has some buds that have given good reports. So we did the Kleistos to The House of Gyros. You know you just gotta do it once in a while.

If you are going East from Belt Line on Davis (past Mesquite High School) towards Pioneer, this place is in a non descript building on the right hand side. Go slow or you will miss it.

This is a very old building and they have made some attempt at livening it up. It is not very big. The owner and staff were very friendly. You know us rednecks need all the friends we can get, they might just have bail money.

There was a TV showing some Greek channel with people talking in Greek and all the printed words were in Greek. It was all Greek to me.

Our waiter was a little hard to understand. I believe he said they had sweet, unsweet and Peace Tea. We thought he said Peach Tea. This place does not have a fountain for soda drinks nor do they make tea. All of their drinks either come in a bottle or can. Now you know a redneck is going to drink a large amount of libations. So being limited to a can or bottle just won't cut it.

We ordered a Gyro and fries. The Gyro came in a Pita roll, with some veggies and a sauce. This wasn't bad, but not quite as tasty as Athenos. The fries looked doctored up some, but the just tasted like fries.

The owner gave us a free dessert which you know I like free. The dessert seemed like a donut, but a little harder. It had some powder sugar and a syrup. The syrup seemed watered down. This was ok, but nothing great.

Overall, this was a good meal, but not outstanding. Most likely we will go back when the wifey tells me I am going back.

Giv'em a 6.98.

Mitcho
©2016

TaMolly's - Paris Tx.

So it is 4th of July, so you know a good redneck is out in nature popping fireworks (in his hand) and eating way too much food. So my campin buds decided we were going to a cabin in Battiest, Ok. Yes, I know, you have never heard of it. And after this, you won't anymore. Pretty cute cabins on the banks of the Glover River. I won't say the fishing was good, but everyone in the camp that threw a fishing line, caught a fish. Even all of the girls. A good redneck has to like that. Of course one of our gang has a nasty habit of catching large alligator gar's. Yes, there is a pocket knife in the boat just in case. None of our captains are wanting to be in the boat with an alligator gar. Also, Darlin, a 5 year old girl showed off her skills of catching bugs all weekend long.

So the meals for the weekend were fajita's, tacos, burritos, breakfast burritos, and no 4th July would not be complete without chili dogs and hamburgers. So when we are travelling home on Monday and going through Paris, TX at the lunch hour, of course we stopped for Mexican food.

So I have had experiences with TaMolly's before. My mother thinks the one in Greenville is the best Mexican food place around. Of course, she doesn't get around much. As the conversation went at our table, it wasn't bad, but in Dallas/Fort Worth, it wouldn't make it a week. Now if there was a TaMolly's in Oklahoma, Colorado or Montana it would be great compared to the others.

On this journey, I ordered the enchilada plate with one cheese enchilada and one beef enchilada. Both covered with queso. It also came with rice and beans, duh.

The chips were your basic Mexican restaurant chips. The salsa was mostly tomatoes, not much spice or bite.

The cheese enchilada was a basic cheese en. It was OK, but nothing special. The beef enchilada was almost disappointing. The beef just did not have any spice in it at all, It was just plain ground beef. I want some spices in there. Let's get things going, OK. The rice and beans were basic rice and beans.
Overall, this meal is OK, but that is the best I can do.

Of course Double Digits in my party ordered a tamale plate since we were in TaMolly's. He only ate 1/4 of the plate and he can be a big eater sometimes. So the tamales didn't hold up to the restaurant's name.

Givem a 6.5.

Mitcho
©2016

Twisted Root Burgers - Commerce St Dallas

Around lunch today, we had bidness to tend to in Downtown Dallas. No it wasn't a court hearing or visiting with the bond company, this was legit business. This time.

We have been here many times before. It is in Deep Ellem, and I probably would not want to be down here after dark. But during the day and the evening, ordinary people can slide into here and get fed with good grub. About 1/2 of the place is a watering hole, but there are provisions for us teetotalers. If I was a young single dude I would be hanging out here regularly. This place is full of hot and cold running young women.

We always order the Ranch Hand burger. Peppercorn Jack cheese, a peppercorn sauce, two strips of bacon, the normal fixin's and a good burger. This is a pretty good size burger. My only problem is it is not on the menu any longer. So you have to order off the menu. Now I am one of those guys that thinks the menu should show everything, there shouldn't be a secret code for the good stuff. If the internet junkie that trolls blogs about the joint knows about food selections, everyone should know about it. But I do know about the Ranch Hand and I really like it, so I am off the menu.

We also order something fried. This time fried onion strings, but they have good fried pickles, fried sweet potato chips, and I think fried green beans. The fried pickles are my second favorite after Razoos.

This is some above average fixin's for a burger joint. Of course a number of magazines have listed Twisted Root as one of the best, and Mitcho agrees.

Givem a 8.997

Mitcho
©2016


  

Burger King on Town East in Mesquite - What else can go wrong!!!!!

So the wifey had a lunch scheduled with ole school teacher buddies. So I was left to lunch by myself. Normally, that could be dangerous, but I decided to go fast and cheap. So I did the Bachata down to Burger King on Town East Blvd in Mesquite. Big mistake.

As I walked up to the door to enter, they have the danger floor is wet signs out. My first thought was, it is ashame that all the lawsuits make businesses inform the public when the floor might be wet, when it has rained outside. However, when I got inside I look to the left and there is a pretty large flow of water from the ceiling. It hasn't rained in 2 or 3 hours, so if it had leaked that much for 3 hours there shouldn't be any water left. Their solution to the problem was a large trash can under the leak. So needless to say, the level of humidity in the restaurant was high.

Then I walk up to order and on the back of the register is a large note that they can't take credit cards. Now Mitcho wants his points from credit card charges. That is how I can afford to fly to other cities to review their restaurants. So I am not happy.

I have to wait a few minutes to order because the person is cleaning tables and that is more important than taking an order.

I finally order my burger, onion rings, and a drink. Of course I pay with cash (gritting my teeth). So the worker gives me a drink cup.

I go to the drink machine and the ice does not work. So I have to go back to the register and after a few minutes, the employee finally acknowledges me and goes to the drive thru machine and gets me ice.

I go back to the drink machine to find that the drink part does not work either. So oh boy, I get to go back to the register and get ignored again. Finally I get my Fanta Peach. Actually this is the reason I came here, because I like Fanta Peach. That won't be enough of a pull in the future.

After a few more minutes, my meal finally is ready. With fries!!!!!!! I ordered onion rings. Oh boy, I get to deal with the employee at the register again. She says, "oh yeah, you ordered fries". I am the only customer in the restaurant, how hard is it to look at the order to get it right???? So she fixed me some onion rings and off to a table to eat my meal with no problems for a couple of  minutes.

So when I am through with my meal, I want to refill my drink. So I go back to the drink machine and there is a gentleman standing nearby. I thought he was waiting on his order (good luck with that). So I go by him to the drink machine. It still does not work. So back to the register to get help. When the employee finally comes I realize the gentleman is waiting on a drink also, so I have her get his drink first. He was there first. When she brings him his drink, she wheels around and goes back to filling orders. He comments that's what you get for being nice. So I wait till she fills about 3 orders and still ignores me. So I finally step up to the counter and basically block all transactions. So I finally get my refill of Fanta Peach. I really like Fanta Peach.

I gladly leave knowing this nightmare is over. Thanks to my blog being read by people all over the world (about 40 countries at this point), this bad experience is going to be worse for Burger King than me.

I giv'em a MINUS 9.

Mitcho
©2016

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Please attend church with me next Sunday. Where ever you are, go to the link below:

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Buc ee's Terrell

I am just going to come out and say it, I am entirely to good to the wifey. It was not even date night and here I am taking her to Buc ee's for a fine redneck dinner. It just doesn't get any better when you have to eat the meal in your car, because they don't have tables. This is the way it was in the 50's, except there was car hops back then. (Lookup what carhop means on Wikipedia.) When you get there, the first thing you need to do is walk from one end to the other, now you have had your exercise for the day. After 1 lap, I think I could live at Buc ee's and just slowly graze from isle to isle. It is probably open for 24 hours, so I would be welcome at all times. I will have to get back to you on that idea.

Trust me there is no shortage of options here for dinner. Of course most rednecks go hog wild over jerky and this is the capital of jerky. They also have a fudge counter that looks just amazing.

For dinner tonight, I went for the sausage kolache with pepper jack cheese. I also went for the cinnamon roll. The bread in the kolache was home made and was pretty good (not anywhere near as good as the Czech Stop). The sausage is very good. The pepper jack cheese had a good flavor but was not as hot and spicy as it should have been. The cinnamon roll was smothered with a cream cheese icing that was very sweet. The roll was pretty good. It looked like it was loaded with cinnamon, but the cinnamon wasn't all that tasty. However, I wouldn't turn one down. I topped the meal off with a Fanta Orange.

Overall, this is better than most gas station faire, but it basically is just ok.

Givem a 7.0011

Mitcho
©2016

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Please attend church with me next Sunday. Where ever you are, go to the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

Doe Belly's - Forney

The wifey informed me that tonight was catfish night. Now normally a good redneck would go out to his back yard and dig up a dozen or so worms. Then he would go to the channel below the dam and catch him some mudcat. Of course that means having to clean them, then getting all of the bones out, etc. etc. etc. I guess I have become citified because I don't want to fool with that mess. Of course I do enjoy catching fish, I just want to throw them back and go to a catfish joint to eat.

I have eaten catfish all over Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, etc. In all of that catfish eating, most of the places have been OK. That includes all of the famous East Texas catfish joints - Pine Mill, Miller Grove, Vaughan's, etc. There have been only a few that I considered really good. So when we talk about catfish, it is a short conversation, there is only Doe Belly's. Now Doe Belly's fish is spicy, I mean a very nice level of spicy.

So we did the catfish to Doe Belly's. We always order the 4 piece basket, which comes with 4 large pieces of catfish, fries, and hushpuppies. The catfish is the best I have ever eaten, bar none. The fries have a little spice on them and would probably be better than average if the fish wasn't so spicy. As it is, the fries are good but not special. The okra here is pretty good. I don't care for cold slaw much. The pinto beans are just plain. As good as the fish is here, you would think the pinto beans would be spiced up to my level of expectation. This meal is all about the catfish.

Grab you up some buddies and doo the catfish to Forney and get yourself some Belly's catfish. You won't regret it and you may become the new leader of your Krewe.

Giv'em a 9.75

Mitcho
©2016

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Please attend church with me next Sunday. Where ever you are, go to the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

Ballard Street Cafe & Grill - Wylie

Late this afternoon, we had some impotent bidness in Sachse, which is just down the creek from Wylie. So after we completed our impotent bidness we decided we would go to Wylie for dinner. At first the wifey was threatening me with going to "The Taste of Home" in Wylie. Now there aren't any rednecks in good standing eating is this place. They are the white linen table cloth, fancified servers, etc. kind of place. So when the wifey adjusted it down to "The Ballard Street Café", I jumped on the idea. So we did the bolero to The Ballard Street Café & Grill.

The deco of this place is probably 50's, with lots of old pictures on the wall. The customers do resemble rednecks, but I am not sure. So I felt at home here.

The Café serves breakfast all day as well as dinner entres. So I went for the breakfast option. I don't get to see anything that resembles a real breakfast very often. So I ordered biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns and link sausage. The biscuits were cooked early this morning and were probably pretty good at breakfast time, but 9 or 10 hours later, they were pretty dried out. Of course the gravy helped some. I like to add a little salt and a lot of pepper to my biscuits and gravy, but the pepper shaker just didn't give much pepper up. So this part of the meal was not as spicy as I like. The hashbrowns were pretty good, but needed more pepper than I could get out of the shaker. The link sausage was pretty bland. So I added some Chef's Choice Hot Sauce to one of them and then pancake syrup to the other. With enough additives the link sausage wasn't too bad.

The wifey went for the chicken friend steak with green beans and okra. The chicken fried steak has a lot of grizzle in it, so not so good. The rest of her meal was ok.

So overall, this wasn't such a good dining experience. Of course there isn't much else in the way of restaurants in this area of Wylie.

Giv'em a 5.411

MItcho
©2016

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Please attend church with me next Sunday. Where ever you are, go to the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

Razoo's Mesquite - aka Fried Pickleville

It's dinner time again. What to do. After serious discussion, we (the wifey) decided we were going to Razoo's. You know Fried Pickles.

So we did the Cajun Jig to Razoo's.

You know you are a redneck, when you walk in and the hostess immediately asks if you want to go to the bar. Now this here member of the Fried Chicken Eating Baptist denomination don't drink anything stronger than Iced Tea. So no need in going to the bar, of course unless it is closer to the restroom (old age stinks). I think I am going to file a complaint about them there hostesses discriminating against redneck looking individuals.

We started our meal off with a basket of fried pickles. Now, I have eaten fried pickles in many a place, but these here are still the best, bar none. They are very spicy, good solid coating of crust and a great dipping sauce. Good start here.

We decided to split a helping of Andoulle /Red Beanz n Rice. We each get a plate full of beans, rice, Texas toast and 8" or 9" of a very spicy sausage.

Everything here is spicy, sausage, beans, etc. Hold on, I need to go get more antacid................I am back, better. The sausage has a good amount of spices. I am still tasting it 2 hours later. The red beans are doctored up nicely with plenty of spice. Of course rice is rice and you can't mess up Texas Toast. So overall, this is some good fixin's that you need to get in gear and go grab you some.

I can't wait till the next time I can be invited to the bar.

Givem an 8.47111

Mitcho
©2016

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Please attend church with me next Sunday. Where ever you are, go to the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

Heff's Burgers - Mesquite

Chipper and me were up in Mesquite about dinner time tonight at the Redneck store hangout (Wally World). You know it's good when looking at the Mesquite people is better entertainment than the shopping. No need in going to the circus now.

So Heff's burgers is new to town and has been the talk of the town for the last month or so. You know Mitcho has to hit the joint when everybody is talking about it. So we did the Bomba to Heff's.

I like how the place is decorated, old car pictures, old oil company signs, etc. Good start.

This is one of the places where the small burger is a 1/2 lb burger. Of course you know that Chipper had already decided we were sharing. So we ordered a Heff's burger with onion rings. When we split, I am a mustard and onions kind of guy and Chipper is mayo and not so much. So we ordered mayo and mustard on the side. I guess we should have pointed out that we didn't want either on the burger. So when the burger came, it had mayo on one bun and mustard on the other bun. Plus, they gave us Mayo and Mustard on the side. I am not sure how it was for Chipper, but I was able to add enough mustard to where I didn't even know the mayo was there. Score one for mustard.

On the table is Heff's special sauce. Well you know I have got to try the sauce. So I put some in the basket with the onion rings. I have decided this sauce is so special you have to know the secret code to taste it. Yeah, I am saying it has little or no taste. I guess that can be special. For me, not so much.

The burger had a good flavor and with the pickles, mustard, onion, lettuce, etc. it was a good burger.
The onion rings were a pretty good onion ring. So overall, this was a good meal.

I would be givem something near 8 for their rating, but I have to subtract points for the mayo/mustard thriller and the special sauce that had no taste. So tonight, 7.2519.

Mitcho
©2016

Richies Grill and Cafe - Hawkins, TX

It is Saturday and as you know, I recently lost a bad knife fight just north of Deep Ellum. So I am still recovering. So, I can't work in the yard, work on cars, or move my refrigerators around, like any good self-respecting red-neck.

So Chipper came in and said we should take a ride in the country in the convertible. That is why we bought it. So don't ask twice, let's boogy.

The only right thing to do is to trip on down to the Homeland of Rednecks, East Texas. Fortunately we only live a few blocks from the Mother Road of East Texas, Hwy 80. So we jumped on 80 East and got our Boogy on. Our plan was to drive until it was lunch time and then get our food groove on.
The weather was very pretty, temperature was perfect and not much traffic. So we had a real pleasant drive. We pulled into a gas station in Mineola because the Convert was low on gas. Now this must be the home of rednecks. You couldn't move around the store because of all of the one-liner gaming machines. So gas, cigarettes, beer and gaming machines. Glad I only need gas.

It was a little after 11:00, which is a little early for lunch, so we did the Mitcho Truckon (new dance)to Hawkins about 20 miles down the road. It was close enough to noon to eat, so we had to decide whether we wanted to eat in the one restaurant in Hawkins or go back to Mineola where there are two good hamburger joints (East Texas Burger Co. and Hutchins Hardware (Yes a burger joint inside a hardware store, how cool is that)). We decided to eat in the Hawkins place because it was new to us.

So we pulled in to Richies Grill and Café. This is where Petty's café used to be. I don't remember ever eating Petty's lunch food, but I went there a number of times for PIE. And I mean PIE!!! However, Petty's closed down 5 or 10 years ago. There is still a Petty's sign on the side of the building.

Inside Richies is nothing to speak of, it is the basic East Texas restaurant. Nothing special. The waitress led us to a booth and it was on.

First thing they did was bring us a basket of chips and salsa. (They do have Mexican food on the menu.) How cools is that. Stop to get a burger and get chips and salsa thrown in. The chips were your standard fare, but the salsa was very good. The salsa had a good supply of onion, cilantro and a number of other spices. It was very tasty.

The burger is a 1/2 lb burger, so you know it, Chipper had to SHARE a burger. (The picture above is my plate after the 60/40 split.) The burger was a very tasty patty, with the right veggies. Yum Yum. I really like the onion rings, they were breaded up almost perfectly. They also had a great taste.

Overall, this was a good lunch. It will be on our East Texas hit list for the future.

Giv'em an 8.2175942

Mitcho
©2016

El Chico Rockwall - 1st Mexican food after a liquid diet.

So I was recently in a very bad knife fight just north of Deep Ellum. Woke up and found myself on a liquid diet. Now, for most Grove Rat rednecks, a liquid diet is a rather regular occurrence. However, their liquid diet included a significant amount of barley and hops. My liquid diet was more of the apple juice, Gatorade and jello version. It doesn't take long to be ready to eat some real food. I tried to get my hommy's to bring me a Pizza Getti Deluxe Pizza pureed, but I found that I have no real food smuggling friends. That's cool, I got my back.

So today we did the Azonto dance to Rockwall to keep a couple of our grands. After our duty was over it was time to get some food. Now I let my group pick their pleasure for tonight's meal, but I was constantly throwing in the good Mexican food joints. I finally helped them decide they wanted to go to El Chico. Of course Chipper likes their tortilla soup. So if we go there, I don't have to share. Always a good thing.

So after some unneeded discussion we did more Azonto to El Chico. Our group tonight was me (of course), Chipper, Bud, Big D, Precious and Hoss (welcome to the redneck family).

In the middle of the table was an advertisement for daily specials. Now I don't know if these are on-going or just for Cinco de Mayo, but I will be checking into that. The Tuesday special was Combination fajitia's for 2 for $14.99. Pretty good deal.

So we decided the 3 of us would share one of these. A(See 2nd paragraph above.)

The chips are the pretty normal chips, nothing special here. However, the salsa was real spicy and little hot tonight. That's a good. 

The fajita's came with beef and chicken meat (thus the combination). The beef was really tasty. I am talking spiced up pretty nicely. The chicken had some spice taste, but not as spicy as the beef. Man that was a huge platter of meat. The 3 of us, ate all we could stand, and took a to go box home for a couple of more meals. That is a good deal.

I really liked their tortilla's. They had more of a homemade flavor than most Mexican restaurants. That's a good.

The rice and beans were the pretty normal.

Overall, after a liquid diet this was a really good meal. I bet I am not down 23 pounds now.

Givem a 7.9999999999999

Mitcho
©2016

Panera Bread - Mesquite

Yeah, I am back. I am out on a work release program. So strap on your Simpson Racing seat belts and hang on.

The wifey had one of those tests done today that everyone over 50 must do, but hates. So she got to pick our dinner site tonight. So went right for the throat with Panera Bread. Now no self respecting redneck would be seen driving by a Panera Bread much less going in. Now for the most part, this is girly food. But sometimes a redneck has to make the wifey happy. So here we go.

I had to study the menu closely to find something I wouldn't be ashamed of.

I settled on the Thai Chicken Flatbread. Chicken, cilantro, jalapeno hummus (whatever that is), napa cabbage blend, and cilantro with peanut sauce and low-fat Thai vinaigrette on flatbread.
I was pleasantly surprised. This was some good grub. I liked the flatbread and the sauce was very good. Not that I intend to hangout here, but I have found my meal when I do.

To top it off, they offered us a pastry with our meal for 99 cents. So I ordered a cinnamon roll. These things are very large, loaded with cinnamon and plenty of icy. I spread butter on mine and microwaved it. So yeah, very tasty. They normally are 2.99 and are worth that, but at 99 cents a redneck just says "Oh yeah".

I hate to admit it, but overall, this was a good meal. Giv'm an 8.0.

Mitcho
©2016

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Please attend church with me next Sunday. Where ever you are, go to the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

Dairy Queen - Valentines Dinner with my Luv

Go ahead and just call me the ultimate romantic red neck. I'll take it. It is Valentine's Day, so where else would I take my sweetheart. You know they got Blizzards there every day of the year.

We spent the afternoon at church at CLife Rockwall. Yall come join us, ya hear. Our sonny boy was the preacher man today and did a bangup job. Not ride off on your Cushman scooter kind of good, but real good. So after church and other shenanigans there, it was dinner time. We had CBoss with us and he was going to spend the night with us, but we didn't have his overnight essentials (toothbrush). So we had to go from Rockwall to Sachse. So going through Wylie, we pulled into DQ.

We had eaten lunch at the home of the hamburger, Whataburger, so I wasn't exactly wanting another burger. So I opted for nachos. There were a good supply of nachtoes. They had the normal, lettuce, beef, jalapenos, chips, and ballpark nacho cheese. The manager came by and wanted to know how I liked the nachtoes (he had made them himself). I told him they were pretty good, then he told me that he made them. So I decided they could be better. They were decent, but just OK. They work in a pinch, but you wouldn't drive across town for them.

Givem a 6.593

Mitcho
©2016

Czech Stop -West, TX.

Several times a year, we rent a cabin for our kids and grandkids to come and hang out together. We normally go to Beavers Bend in Oklahoma for a long weekend in the fall. A month or two ago they opened the dam at Beavers Bend Lake, which flooded most of the Beaver's Bend area. So it may not be an option this fall. So I have been looking around for other options. I had found a couple of possibilities around Lake Whitney. So this afternoon we took off for Lake Whitney to mess N gum around and look at cabins. Here is why you do that. On the internet one of the cabins looked like it was off by itself on a pretty large piece of land. When we got there it was in the ghetto.

Of course the official rule is, if you are within 50 miles of West, TX, at any hour of the day, you are obligated to go to the Czech Stop and fill'er up. So we did the Marinu to the Czech Stop.

The Czech Stop is a Shell gas station with a Czeck bakery in it. This place turns out some smacking food. There are copycats nearby, but there is only one Czech Stop. Don't be fooled.

As normal, I went for Hot Chubbies with Cheese. I bought 5 of them (2 for tonight and 3 for lunch on Monday). The Hot Chubbie is a home made roll, that would be heavenly by itself. Then they put a hot link they made in the middle. Man this is some great tasting sausage with plenty of hot peppers. To top it off, it is also filled with a great tasting cheese. I have been eating these for over 20 years. I am looking forward to the next 20 years of eating Hot Chubbies.

The wifey got a ham and cheese and she has been eating these over 20 years and is sold.

To top the evening off, I also bought 3 cinnamon rolls (1 for tonight and 2 for breakfast Monday morning). This is the absolute best cinnamon roll I have ever eaten, bar none. I am talking about being loaded with a great frosting, but the real reason to get one is the cinnamon is thick and mixed with frosting throughout all of the rolls. Every bite is a little bit of heaven.

The last time I went to West, we drove there for dinner with no other reason to be 90 miles from home.

So figure out why you might want to get yourself to Waco, Lake Whitney, Hillsboro, etc  and while you are down there swing by the Czech Stop and get you a little piece of heaven for you. While you are there, you might as well buy me a half dozen Hot Chubbies with Cheese and a half dozen Cinnamon rolls.

Giv'em a 9.25
MItcho
©2016

Fireside Chicken & Tacos - Rockwall

A campin bud of ours called earlier in the week and he was excited about a new taco joint opened in Rockwall. He had eaten there and thought it was really good. So of course for my blog nation, I felt it necessary to try it out. So this afternoon the wifey called campin bud's wife and made the arrangements for a taco eating fest. We didn't realize that campin bud's daughter would also show up. Of course we have hung together so long that we look at daughter as one of our daughter's also, so it was nuttin but goood. (Don't you hate spell fixer when you are intentionally misspelling words and the computer keeps fixin it for you.)

So the wifey and me did the Ballet to Rockwall to Fireside Chicken & Tacos.

On your first trip you may need one of the employees to help you figure out what you want or you can just study my pictures and order 3 steak tacos. But we had friends with us who had been there so we had first class help. Of course if you feel like you need help I am always available to be your personal foody guide.

I ordered the #6 combo, which is 3 steak tacos and a drink.

When we got to the table they dropped off a basket of chips and salsa. Since Chipper was with us, you know the first basket of chips didn't last long, but they brought us a 2nd basket pretty fast. The chips were very different from all other chips. They were floating in grease. Actually they tasted real good (probably too good), but I won't be eating with my doctor here.

The salsa was the biggest disappointment of the night. The salsa was very runny and had minimal taste. It looked like salsa, but it needs work.

It did take a while for our dinner to be served, but that was ok, we had great conversation and chips and salsa.

The steak tacos has fajita steak meat that was very tasty. It also had plenty of onion, cilantro, lime and avocado slices. I could do without the avocado slices, they really didn't add much taste to the taco. The lime juice does add some zing to the meat. This is some good taco that was over filled with fixins. I had to eat fixins with a fork for a while before I could pick up the tortilla and eat it like a taco.

The wifey had ordered two chicken and one steak tacos and was not going to eat one of the chicken tacos. So I sacrificed my waste line for her. The chicken tacos are very unique. They had pineapple and red onions that seemed like they had been pickled. The chicken didn't have as much taste as the steak, but the fixins gave it an unsual taste, but was good.

Also, note the bottom picture above, my campin bud ordered a tilapia (fish) taco. It must have been pretty good because he inhaled it in a matter of a minute or two.

Overall, good food with good friends. You can't go wrong here.

Givem a 8.4792

MItcho
©2016

Abuelitia's Mexican - Sulphur, OK

On Saturday night in Sulphur, OK the wifey aka Chipper wanted Mexican food. In the top 20 of Trip Advisor there were only two Mexican restaurants. So of course we decided to go the highest rated one which was Potrillos. So we did the Tinku to Potrillos. When we got there, only 3 cars were in the parking lot. We figured that was the chef, waitress and cashier. So basically at 6:30 on Saturday evening, no one was there. We had driven past Abueltia's and there were 20 cars in their parking lot. So we made the executive decision to go with the locals. So we turned around and did the whip to Abuelitia's.

After we were seated, the waitress brought chips, salsa and queso. So off the races for Chipper. The chips were pretty good, like most Mexican restaurants. The salsa was mainly tomato chunks, with a little bit of jalapeno. Now the queso, or whatever that was. It looked like a water down queso and was very runny. It had a slight cheese hint if you really looked for it. Needless to say, this is not a plus for the restaurant. My review would have scored higher points, if they didn't bother to bring out the queso type stuff.

I ordered a beef enchilada and cheese enchilada with rice and beans. The enchiladas were decent and the rice and beans were ok. So it was ok, but wouldn't stay in business in Mesquite. Of course when there is little or no competition, people have to eat somewhere.

Givem a 6.952

Mitcho
©2016

SD Grill - Sulphur, OK

On Saturday morning it snowed about 5 inches in Sulphur, OK. So we cancelled our hiking. You just can't follow a hiking trail with 5 inches of snow on the ground. So we drove around town, went to the Ranger Station to get hiking maps, etc. While we were in town, it was lunch time. So we did the chula to the SD Grill. The SD Grill is basically a burger joint with a few other alternatives.

I ordered the James Dean burger (I think that was the name). This is a meat patty, pickles, onions, and bbq sauce. The meat had a good taste and the onions and pickles added to the experience. Now let's talk about the BBQ sauce. The mean came in a basket and the burger and the basket was floating in BBQ sauce. I have never been served a burger with half as much BBQ sauce. I surveyed all around the burger and could not find a corner that was not floating in BBQ sauce. So nothing to do but dive in. The good news is, this is some really good BBQ sauce. By the second bite I was up to me wrists on both hands and spots of BBQ sauce all over my face. At this point there is no need in cleaning up after a few bites because cleaning up is going to be almost impossible. So I ate the burger completely even before I got another drink of my tea. After I finished I used several napkins to do the basic cleanup, then I went to the bathroom to take the rest of the bath. But boy this was a good burger. It was worth the mess. If I am in Sulphur again, I am going to swing by SD's.

Givem a 8.158

Mitcho
©2016

Boomerang Diner - Davis, OK

A feller can't work all of the time. So once in a while he has to get out of Dodge and chill for a day or two. So we rented a cabin in Sulphur, OK for the weekend and slid up there. This is small town Oklahoma and smaller town. You know you are in trouble for places to eat when McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Mayo, etc. are highly ranked restaurants. For Davis, OK the top 6 included a fried pie factory twice, the same BBQ joint twice, and a Mexican restaurant. That left Boomerand Diner.

So we did the diablada to Davis. The Boomerang Diner is a pretty small place that is decorated by old music posters, 45  vinyl's ect. So a plus for decorations. This is a pretty cute place. When we drove up, every table and booth were full except one. Now that is a good sign. This means everyone in town eats here. That is all it means, it doesn't mean it is that good.

It was Friday night and they were pushing their all you can eat fried fish, so we decided to go for the fish basket. Not the best choice. The basket came with 6 or 7 small pieces of fish, pinto beans, onion rings and hushpuppies (you could choose two items from a list of 7 or 8, of which I chose the pinto beans and onion rings).

You can go to Walmart frozen food section and buy better fried fish. Sorry, but this just didn't do it for me. The pinto beans were pretty bland. Mitcho likes some chili pepper, or other spices in the beans to give em some zing. Speaking of spices, on the table they had some Slap Your Momma Cajun seasoning, which actually added some good spice taste to the fish, which it needed badly. The onion rings were pretty good here. The hush puppies were also good. So all was not lost. The service was fast and attentive, so no worries there.

Overall, can't give em much. Ok 6.0 for trying.

Mitcho
©2016

Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour

Please attend church with me next Sunday. Where ever you are, go to the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

Pie Five - Addison

So tonight was dinner night with darling and her gang. However, Sax man had to work tonight so he wanted us to slide over to Addison to eat there. Now Addison has a great shortage of red necks. So I had to put on my yuppie costume. Or they wouldn't let me in any of the restaurants.

So we did the Double Bugg over to Pie Five in Addison.

So we slid into Pie Five. Now no rednecks here. The is a happening, upscale, cool pizza joint. Their concept is pretty unique. Your Pizza is going to cost 6.98. You can take all of the ingredients they offer and make the pizza of your choice. So I went for a Five Star. Now this has pepperoni, sausage, beef, bell pepper, onion, black and green olives, and plenty of cheese. I added Jalapenos to the mix.
This was some pretty good pizza rat here. Now it is not as good as Pizza Getti and S-I-L felt bad about pulling us away from Pizza Getti, but we all have to work sometime.

Givm a 8.25

Mitcho
©2016