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
Monday, August 29, 2016
Saturday, August 27, 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".
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".
Friday, August 26, 2016
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
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
Friday, August 19, 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
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
Friday, August 5, 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
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
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