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
Sunday, January 17, 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
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
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Friday, January 8, 2016
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
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
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Liberty Burger - Lakewood
A good friend of mine recently recommended Liberty Burger for me to try. Now, I take recommendations based upon my impression as to how good a foodie they are. So kudos to jerry.
I am about to have to work my 4 months of the year, which there is no wandering off for dinner. I will be stuck within a mile or two of home. So this may be the last blog for a while.
So the wifey and me did the Bagurumba to Liberty Burger in Lakewood. So on the way we took a short tour of the Lakewood area. A few years ago, I went to Woodrow Wilson High School just blocks from Liberty Burger. So we swung by the old alma mater.
Liberty Burger is on Abrams, sandwiched between Old Abrams and New Abrams just south of Gaston.
The deco of the place is modern cool. Surely this place caters to Lakewood Yuppies more than a Redneck from the Grove. I would expect a burger place to be busy at lunch, but not so busy at dinner time. On a Tuesday night, it was pretty busy. That says a lot for the food.
I ordered the Wild West Burger. This is a good tasting patty, covered in a good BBQ sauce, pickles, onions, cheddar cheese and applewood smoked bacon. This is a very good burger. The BBQ sauce really sets it off. It also a little spicy hot.
We also ordered Large O onion rings. Normally I prefer a small onion, heavily coated in batter. But these large onions were coated in a batter that was very tasty. You can see the spices in the batter. Do not pass up these onion rings.
Overall, this is a good find. Lakewood is a fun area these days. If haven't been over there. Go check it out.
Givm a 8.00113.
(Note: I do prefer Twisted Root's Peppercorn Ranch Burger and onion straws, but you have to go downtown on Commerce to get it.)
Mitcho
©2015
Friday, December 25, 2015
Christmas Eve at the Waffle House - Mesquite
On Christmas Eve, our church CLIFE, has two Candlelight services. So we go to church around 3:30 and leave about 8:00. Now finding a place to eat at 8:00 on Christmas Eve can be a problem. So I decided we would try the Redneck Café (Waffle House) in Mesquite. I have been in here before and it has been tolerable. Boy this time, not so much. The staff was laughing and cutting up with each other and customers in a very loud manner (hollering). It bothered my mother in law and she had her hearing aid turned off.
The service tonight was bad. The waitress was far more interested in the goings on down at the other end of the counter than to provide us anything that resemble service. I guess if I was half drunk and lived in a trailer park and shouted everything I said, it might have been better.
The waffle is a good waffle and I like the hash browns here. But I don't know if I can take the atmosphere or service at this Waffle House. I have eaten in Waffle Houses' across the US and have never had this kind of experience. So just the Mesquite one at Hwy 80 and Belt Line is off my list.
Give'm a 1.5. The lowest score I have given to date.
Mitcho
©2015
The service tonight was bad. The waitress was far more interested in the goings on down at the other end of the counter than to provide us anything that resemble service. I guess if I was half drunk and lived in a trailer park and shouted everything I said, it might have been better.
The waffle is a good waffle and I like the hash browns here. But I don't know if I can take the atmosphere or service at this Waffle House. I have eaten in Waffle Houses' across the US and have never had this kind of experience. So just the Mesquite one at Hwy 80 and Belt Line is off my list.
Give'm a 1.5. The lowest score I have given to date.
Mitcho
©2015
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Paradise Burger - Kaufman, TX
Today I had some bidness to tend to down in Kaufman. I have a very good friend that has a ranch down there. So we busted a move to Kaufman this morning. When we wrapped up our bidness, it was approaching lunch time. So we decided to inspect the culinary capabilities in Kaufman. Our son is on staff at CLife Church, which is about to open a location in Kaufman. So I figured he had eaten there a few times. So I texted him. Yeah I know how to text. He responded back Paradise Burger or a Mexican food place by Walmart that was just ok. So the decision was not real difficult.
Kaufman maybe the redneck capital of Texas. You better have some redneck going on when you drag into a place here.
So we did the bump and grind to Paradise Burger.
When we entered we were told to find a seat and they will come to take our order. Don't believe them. We are still waiting on someone to take our order. Finally, the wifey had to go to the counter to order. When we opened the menu I knew I was in trouble. At the top of the burger page it says "All burgers are 1/2 pound". Immediately I looked at the rest of the menu to find a smaller burger for the wifey. Cause otherwise I knew what was coming. The dreaded sharing. So the wifey informed me that we would be ordering a Hickory Burger and onion rings. This place has about 15 or 20 special burgers. There has to be one there to your liking.
The Hickory burger was loaded with a very good tasting bbq sauce and onions. This was a good burger. The onion rings were some of the best we have had in a while. This is some good eats rat here. If I get stranded in Kaufman again, I will bust a move to Paradise Burger.
Givem a 8.1.
Mitcho
©2015
Kaufman maybe the redneck capital of Texas. You better have some redneck going on when you drag into a place here.
So we did the bump and grind to Paradise Burger.
When we entered we were told to find a seat and they will come to take our order. Don't believe them. We are still waiting on someone to take our order. Finally, the wifey had to go to the counter to order. When we opened the menu I knew I was in trouble. At the top of the burger page it says "All burgers are 1/2 pound". Immediately I looked at the rest of the menu to find a smaller burger for the wifey. Cause otherwise I knew what was coming. The dreaded sharing. So the wifey informed me that we would be ordering a Hickory Burger and onion rings. This place has about 15 or 20 special burgers. There has to be one there to your liking.
The Hickory burger was loaded with a very good tasting bbq sauce and onions. This was a good burger. The onion rings were some of the best we have had in a while. This is some good eats rat here. If I get stranded in Kaufman again, I will bust a move to Paradise Burger.
Givem a 8.1.
Mitcho
©2015
Monday, December 7, 2015
Rick's Smokehouse BBQ - Garland
So being a proud redneck. I don't drive new cars. Where would you put the duck tape or bailing wire on a new car? I mean really!!! So once in a while I need an auto mechanic to work their wonder. I have the best auto mechanic in Mesquite!! However, recently he moved his shop to near Miller and Jupiter in Garland. So since my ride was marking its spot everywhere I went lately, it was time to reduce the amount of antifreeze I was leaving behind everywhere I parked. So off to my buddy Victor's to geter fixed.
As we turned onto the street Victor's shop is on, the wifey noticed a BBQ joint on the corner. So after dropping my lovely ride off, we slipped back up to Jupiter and Dividend and sauntered into Rick's Smokehouse BBQ. By the looks of this place, it has been here quite a while. Like about the beginning of time. The place was close to full of people, mostly men. You know any good BBQ joint is not going to have too many women folk at lunch time. Of course I had the wifey with me, so I violated my own rules.
So we slid through the line and got the usual, a two meat plate. We got sliced brisket and sausage. We also drug up some beans and onion rings. Topped it off with Texas toast.
The wifey said the brisket was pretty good, but not the best she has had. Not a bad report overall. The sausage had a good flavor, just need a good amount of black pepper to be real good. You know Mitcho likes it spicy.
The red beans were above average. This some pretty good grub here. The onion rings were pretty good also.
Overall, this was a pretty good lunch. The wifey got an atta girl.
Givem a 7.493
Of course if you are on Jupiter at lunch time, go to Kingsley and take it almost to Shiloh, to Zeke's Kitchen. Now this is some good grub you won't regret. Ask for the Mitcho special here, smaller portions for $1.00 more. (Just kidding Zeke!!!, you can't make your chef mad@)
Mitcho
©2015
As we turned onto the street Victor's shop is on, the wifey noticed a BBQ joint on the corner. So after dropping my lovely ride off, we slipped back up to Jupiter and Dividend and sauntered into Rick's Smokehouse BBQ. By the looks of this place, it has been here quite a while. Like about the beginning of time. The place was close to full of people, mostly men. You know any good BBQ joint is not going to have too many women folk at lunch time. Of course I had the wifey with me, so I violated my own rules.
So we slid through the line and got the usual, a two meat plate. We got sliced brisket and sausage. We also drug up some beans and onion rings. Topped it off with Texas toast.
The wifey said the brisket was pretty good, but not the best she has had. Not a bad report overall. The sausage had a good flavor, just need a good amount of black pepper to be real good. You know Mitcho likes it spicy.
The red beans were above average. This some pretty good grub here. The onion rings were pretty good also.
Overall, this was a pretty good lunch. The wifey got an atta girl.
Givem a 7.493
Of course if you are on Jupiter at lunch time, go to Kingsley and take it almost to Shiloh, to Zeke's Kitchen. Now this is some good grub you won't regret. Ask for the Mitcho special here, smaller portions for $1.00 more. (Just kidding Zeke!!!, you can't make your chef mad@)
Mitcho
©2015
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