Normas Cafe - Oak Cliff

As you know we go to The First Fried Chicken Eaten Mostly Non-Denominational somewhat Baptist Church. Our church has a policy to not have church services on the last Sunday of each year. So they are turning all of the rednecks loose on all the other surrounding churches. There may be a game plan there. As for the wifey and me, we have been long time friends with Pastor and Sister Smith at Bibleway Baptist Church in East Oak Cliff. We believe and support in the ministry of the Smith's to East Oak Cliff.

Since we were in Oak Cliff, we decided to eat lunch in Oak Cliff. The wifey presented a number of possibilities but Norma's was on the list, so none of the other choices were given any consideration. Besides, if you claim to be from Dallas, you have eaten at Norma's. Till now the wifey has been a Dallas wannabee, but now she is legit. As for me, my dad took me here back when I was a teenager. You know when the paint on the walls were new and the pictures were current events. So if your birth certificate says you were born in Dallas and you haven't eaten at Norma's, you need to go there to complete the process and be a real Dallasite. The other place every Dallasite should eat at at least once is on the east side of Dallas and is the Circle Grill, but that is for a different blog.

Norma's is small building that they have crammed into it the maximum number of booths. There are even booths in the area where the waitresses get coffee, tea, cokes, etc. I mean they have maximized every foot. They have been there since 1956. The parking is even smaller. But God was on our side this trip, as a car pulled out from right in front as we drove up. So recognizing God's grace we took the spot.

This is the queen of home cooking. All the home cooking classics and PIE.

The wifey got the chicken fried steak and gave good marks to the breading which is a must. The meat was a little tougher than it should be, but she thought it was pretty good overall.

I went for the Frito Pie. You have to be from Texas to really appreciate Frito Pie. Frito's, chili, onion, jalapeno's, cheese, etc. How can you go wrong. Man this was some good grub. The chili had a very good flavor, not Wick Fowler good, but Good. It needed more onion, but you know Mitcho really likes the onion. I will be making a return engagement to get me some more Frito Pie.

They also brought us rolls and cornbread. Man the cornbread was grandma good. The rolls were very tasty also.

Now for PIE. I went for the cherry pie. This was about as good a cherry pie as I have ever eaten. The wifey went for chocolate & peanut butter pie. It was gone before I realized she was eating it. I didn't ask but it had to be a Good.

Givem a 8.42385744

Happy New Year

Mitcho
©2018

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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The Gristmill Restaurant & Gruene Hall, Greene, Tx.

There are a few places inTexas that every self respecting multi generation Texan should see before going to heaven. On my list are Terlingua, Lueckenbach, Cadillac Ranch and Greene Hall. Go to Terlingua during the chili cook off. Call Willie's bail bondsman and find the next time Willie will walk into Lueckenbach. Buy 3 cans of spray paint to take to the Cadillac Ranch. Finally put your dancing shoes on before you go to Greene Hall. I can't do the Texas Two Step. I do the Mitcho seven step. I step on six other people's feet and my own.

Our friends told us we had to go to The Grist Mill Restaurant to eat. So we did. When we put our name on the list they said it would be10 to 15 minute wait. What they really meant was get a hotel room, you are going to be here a while. On the second day they again said it would be 10 to 15 minutes wait. Who are they kidding? On the third day Jesus rose from the grave and at the end of the day we got a table. I was tired, frustrated and no longer Hungary. We decided to split the chicken fried steak and pinto beans. The chicken fried steak was decent but far from the best I have eaten. The pinto beans were doctored up nicely, so a good.
 NOTE: The Gristmill is on the Guadalupe river so in the summer time it is probably a pretty place, but in winter after dark it might as well be the Trinity River.

The manager did comp us our ice teas, but too little too late. I would give the food a 7.1437, but after the wait they get a 3.5.

Next we went to Greene Hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas. The buildings looks like most of it is from the late 1800's. There is an add on the wall for the Ford Dealership and the phone number is "61". Pool tables in the back, dance floor and bar. Overall this is a neat place to see. I hear there is no air conditioning and there is very little heat. Don't come here hungary, this is a watering hole only. Normally the music is country, but tonight's band was The Aaron Stephens Band and they play rock and soul. They were really good. We had a great time here. I couldn't get the wifey to leave. Grab you up your favorite gal or your sister and get down to Greene Hall, you won't regret it.

Given a 9.0

Mitcho
©2018

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