TX Burger - Crockett Tx

Me and the Wifey had some important campin bidness in Fairfield and then at Ratcliff Lake. In between the two, we went through Crockett at lunch time. We were cruising the loop and most of the possibilities were chain hamburger joints and we prefer locally owned restaurants. So when we saw the TX Burger, we slid in.

This place makes a really big deal about serving Nolan Ryan beef. Now anything Nolan Ryan is going to get attention in Texas (hello, Jon Daniel).

So Mitcho ordered the Tx Burger combo. This was a TX Burger and seasoned fries. As I mentioned earlier they make a big deal about the burger having Nolan Ryan beef. I paid attention to the taste of the beef and I couldn't tell any difference between this burger and a DQ or Whataburger. Shhhhh, don't tell Nolan, he might come after me. Givin the burger a 6.

Now when you make a big deal of something on the meun, Mitcho expects it to be a big deal. They really played up the seasoned fries. First of all, the meal came in this huge basket with the burger on one end and about 12 fries scattered on the bottom of the basket. Now if the fries would have come in a container like Whataburger, they might have filled the container and it would not have been a big deal. But the meal came in this over sized basket which was mostly empty!!!! Bad impression. Also, the fries looked a yellow orange like seasoned fries look like. However, they just tasted like fries. I couldn't detect any seasoned taste on the fries. These fries if marketed as regular fries and came in a container the correct size for the amount they give you would have scored a much higher score. However, serving them in a huge basket and marketing them as seasoned fries is a big mistake. Givin the fries a 3.5.

Overall this meal gets a 4.75.

Mitcho
©2014

San Miguel Grill - Hwy 380 McKinney

Had some bidness to tend to with a client in McKinney so I "Busted a Move" to San Miguel Grill in McKinney. I have eaten here a number of times over the years. This was once one of the busiest restaurants in McKinney. However, it sits about 3 miles east of Hwy 75. These days there are so many restaurants along Hwy 75 that the restaurants that aren't on 75 aren't doing so well. They had a decent lunch crowd today, but nothing like it once was. What's hard to believe is, it is very good Mexican food. Good for Mitcho, not so good for San Miguel.

Today, I still have some feelings from Monday when I was puny, so I am watching what I eat. Yeah right, watching what I eat in a Mexican Restaurant. How's that working for you. So I only had a few chips, but their chips seem a little different that most Mexican restaurants. The chips are almost an El Fenix chip which I like quite a bit. So givin the chips a 7.

The salsa is a good spicy salsa with a lot of flavor. I only had a few bites of salsa, mainly to give a report on it, but it was good. Givin the salsa a 7.5.

I ordered cheese enchilada's today. I didn't think about the enchilada's being smothered in large quantities of chili. My bad. I ate it any way. These cheese enchilada's were some of the best tasting cheese I have had in a long time. Givin the cheese enchilada's an 8.

The rice and beans, were rice and beans.

Overall givin San Miguel an 8 and a hearty recommendation. If you are in McKinney for lunch or dinner and want Mexican, you can't go wrong at San Miguel.

Mitcho
©2014

Souper Salad - Mesquite

Dinner time again, so what are we going to do??? I guess we better grab some grub!! I gave the wifey about 5 options for dinner and she chose Souper Salad. Supposedly we eat healthy here. Yeah, right!! So we did the Electric Slide to Souper Salad.

First of all, give me a 15 yard penalty for piling on. This is a buffet, all you can stand. So Mitcho is a big believer in loading er up.

I like the variety of items you can put on your salad. The lettuce tonight looked very fresh and not much of the stems from the bottom of a head of lettuce. So Mitcho was pleased with the lettuce. I also piled on radish, onion, bell peppers, celery, carrots, broccoli, pepperoni, cheese and honey mustard dressing. Overall, this is a pretty good salad.

I also get two of their gingerbread squares and two of the blueberry muffins. Load em with plenty of butter and this is the highlight of the meal.

Tonight, I skipped the ice cream and went for peaches, cottage cheese with whipped cream. The cottage cheese had a good taste to it. The whipped cream was semi-sweet, so it added to the flavor. The peaches obviously were not in a sweetened syrup. They tasted a little like peaches but that is about it. The whipped cream made this dish.

Overall, givin SS a 6.85.

Mitcho
©2014

A & W - Polar Swirl Ice Cream

This evening we did the Slide to Jason's for our meal, but we had a coupon for a free Mini Polar Swirl so we slid by A & W (Long John Silvers) on the way home. First of all, the coupon said a free Mini Polar Swirl with the purchase of any Polar Swirl. Now I read that as any size of Polar Swirl. However, apparently a Mini Polar Swirl is not a Polar Swirl so you have to purchase a regular Polar Swirl to get the free one. Very misleading. So I am unhappy already. Finally I get to my Swirl and talking about disappointing. The ice cream had absolutely no taste and was very watery. Now Mitcho knows ice cream, my ice cream exploits are famous across Texas. This is NOT ICE CREAM. Buyer be ware!!!!

Givin the Polar Swirl at A & W a MINUS 1. This is the first time I have gone below zero, but it is necessary here.

Mitcho
©2014

Jason's Deli - Town East Meataballa

It was dinner time and I am still eating non spicy foods for another day or two. So we decide to do the Slide to Jason's Deli. We eat here fairly regular but I usually get a Taco Salad with Chilli sauce which I like pretty good, however, it is spicy. So I had to ratchet it down to a Meataballa. This is a sandwich that even has a good name. It sounds like you are in Italy someplace. The Meataballa is on a white bread bun similar to what you get at Subway. The bread is ok, not outstanding. The Meataballa has six, yes count em, six meat balls. The meat ball is lightly flavored, but it has a good flavor. It is lightly covered with an italian sauce and lots of mozzarella cheese. Overall, if you like meatballs (and I do), you will like this sandwich.

Of course at Jason's you get a free pass to the ice cream machine, so I finished the meal with a small bowl of chocolate/vanilla swirl ice cream.

Overall givin Jason's a 7. You can't go too wrong here.

Mitcho
©2014

Boston Market - Town East Blvd

It was dinner time and Mitcho had felt a little puny all day, so it was time to get some bland food, not that Mitcho is big on bland food. The wifey and me did a waltz to Boston Market. My usual mashed tater and macarena & cheese place is Luby's but if you read about my last meal there you understand that is no longer a choice. So Boston Market it is.

I ordered mashed taters, macarena & cheese and fried apples.

They loaded my plate with a big scoop of mashed taters. Most of the time you get a one dip ice cream scoop, but these guys gave me a Mitcho scoop of taters. The taters tasted pretty good before I loaded them with salt and pepper. After the S & P treatment, they were good to go. Givin the taters a 6.75 (they are just taters!!)

They gave me a good size bowl of macarena & cheese. They had a very cheesy flavor and tasted good. Once again it is pretty hard to mess up M & C. Givin them a 6.5

They also gave me a good size bowl of fried apples. The fried apples had a very sweet syrup on them that was tasty. Of course I prefer more cinnamon but you don't get everything in life. They were good. Gvin the apples a 6.5.

Top it off with some raspberry tea and it was a pretty good meal.

Overall they get a 6.7.

Mitcho
©2014

Joe Willy's Rockwall - NW Corner of I-30 & Hwy 205

Went to Rockwall to visit with our campin buds. A short visit turned into an all afternoon affair. Or course it came to dinner time and you know Mitcho does not miss meals. Since our campin buds are country as country can be, we did the Texas Two Step to Joe Willy's to grab some grub. Joe Willy's is a locally owned hamburger joint in a strip shopping center. It does a very good business. You can count on there being a group of motorcycle riders in there almost all the time. We have been here before and find it to be pretty good.

Tonight I ordered the 1/3 pound burger with cheddar cheese. Ahh cheddar cheese. Mitcho luves some cheese. At Joe Willy's they bring you the bun, meat and cheese. Then you go to the condiments bar to load er up. The bar has at least three variations of onion and you know Mitcho loves onion. It also has two kinds of pickles, two or three kinds of lettuce, tomatoes, pickle relish, pico de gallo, jalapeno's, ranch sauce, bbq sauce, gravy, mushroom sauce. If you don't find the condiments you want on your burger here, it is your own fault. I loaded mine with white onions, bread & butter pickles, lettuce, BBQ sauce, and mustard. Yum Yum. This is a good burger, givin it a 7.25

We also ordered a basket of  fries and onion rings. The fries were a basic french fry, they were good, but nothing special here. The onion rings were near perfect, especially after last nights rings. They were breaded nicely, not oily, cooked to a perfect consistency and a good taste. Because of the rings, the rings/fries get a 7.7.

Overall, this was a good meal with good friends and lots of old times. Givin Joe Willy's a 7.475.

Mitcho
©2014