Tonight the wifey and I debated a number of places to do for dinner and couldn't come to an agreement, so we settled on a place I think neither one of us really wanted to go to. We have both eaten breakfast a number of times at Donna's Kitchen, but it is pretty hard to mess up biscuits and gravy. We have lived about a mile and a half from Donna's Kitchen and it has been in business for at least 20 years and neither one of us had ever eaten dinner there. We have eaten in every restaurant in the same shopping area, but not Donna's. So we did the Pachanga to Donna's.
First of all, Donna's is behind the 7-11, you can't see it from the street.
So we went in and started looking at the menu. They had meat loaf on special tonight and Mitcho is a meat loaf kind of guy. However, wifey informed me that we were sharing a dinner and we was ordering chicken fried steak. So we ordered cfs and I ordered pinto beans to go with my steak. The chicken fried steak just didn't look very good when it was brought to us. We suspect it is a not so good frozen steak. The crust wasn't too bad, but the steak was grizzly, had a weird consistency and didn't taste all of that good. Sure glad I came here for dinner tonight. The pinto beans were a basic pinto bean and tasted ok, Mitcho would prefer his beans to be a little more spicy. The corn bread that came with the meal was a little sweet and tasted pretty good. The corn bread was the best part of this meal. I also had a roll just to see what they tasted like. The roll was ok, but nothing special.
All in all, I won't be back for dinner. Call this a breakfast joint and leave it at that.
Givn em a 6.458
Mitcho
©2015
Note: You might be a redneck if you trim your toe nails with wire cutters fresh from your tool box and don't bother to clean them first.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Black-Eyed Pea - Rockwall
Last week, Bud had a birthday and we celebrate birthdays in our family by going out to eat at the place the birthday boy/girl chooses. So Bud was in dire need of home cooking so he chose Black-Eyed Bean. This was an unusual time in that the full lineup was there tonight, which was great. The line-up included Mitcho, wifey (aka Chipper), Accounting Sax Man, Darlin, Bud, Lefty, CBoss, Lil' Darlin, Big Guy, Precious and last but definitely not least Lil' Bud. We forewarned the waiter that it would be loud and crazy. We weren't wrong. Every time the waiter came to take our order, bring us drinks or food, some of the people had switched seats. So he had a real guessing game, but did a great job. The Rockwall Black-Eyed Bean is no where near as busy as the Mesquite Black-Eyed Bean.
I ordered Chicken Fried Steak and beans and rice. Actually wifey ordered me to split the meal with her. We did order the Texas size Steak which was a big as a plate. The Chicken Fried Steak was very tender, had a good flavor and enough breading to make a redneck proud. The red beans and rice have a pretty good flavor. They really need to be a bit more spicey, but they were still good. This was some good fixin's right here. Topped off with very good service and great company, this was a great meal.
Givn Black-Eyed Bean a 7.983
Mitcho
©2015
I ordered Chicken Fried Steak and beans and rice. Actually wifey ordered me to split the meal with her. We did order the Texas size Steak which was a big as a plate. The Chicken Fried Steak was very tender, had a good flavor and enough breading to make a redneck proud. The red beans and rice have a pretty good flavor. They really need to be a bit more spicey, but they were still good. This was some good fixin's right here. Topped off with very good service and great company, this was a great meal.
Givn Black-Eyed Bean a 7.983
Mitcho
©2015
Monday, February 2, 2015
Texas Roadhouse - Garland - Bush Tollway
Today was Lil' Darlin and Big Guy's 4th birthday. So the birthday party was at Chuck Cheese in
Garland. As I pulled in, I noticed that Texas Roadhouse was next door. The birthday party included cardboard pizza and all of the kids seemed to enjoy it. However, with my redneck taste buds and my advanced age, I knew better. So from the beginning I was scheming to eat dinner at Texas Roadhouse. I can't tell you how much fun it was attempting to make all of the tokens disappear at Chuck Cheese to get the party over with.
So after the party the wifey and me did the Merengue over to Texas Roadhouse. Now the Texas Roadhouse in Mesquite is so busy it is almost impossible to get a table, but this one took about 5 minutes. The Roadhouse is famous for the free peanuts which they have positioned at the front door, on every table and all other places. Of course this redneck can't eat peanuts. I really enjoyed eating peanuts, till old age stuff struck.
So our waitress was prompt in taking our drink orders (tea). When she returned she took our dinner order. I ordered the Road Kill steak. Can't get any better than a redneck ordering road kill. This is a chopped steak with lots of onion (you know Mitcho luves his onion), solid coating of cheese and mushrooms. Mitcho is not a mushroom kind of guy, so hold the mushys. I ordered a salad and baked potato loaded. This is some good eats right here. Also, I almost left out the home baked rolls and the butter is honey-butter. This is a good meal from beginning to end.
given em an 8.0
Mitcho
©2015
Garland. As I pulled in, I noticed that Texas Roadhouse was next door. The birthday party included cardboard pizza and all of the kids seemed to enjoy it. However, with my redneck taste buds and my advanced age, I knew better. So from the beginning I was scheming to eat dinner at Texas Roadhouse. I can't tell you how much fun it was attempting to make all of the tokens disappear at Chuck Cheese to get the party over with.
So after the party the wifey and me did the Merengue over to Texas Roadhouse. Now the Texas Roadhouse in Mesquite is so busy it is almost impossible to get a table, but this one took about 5 minutes. The Roadhouse is famous for the free peanuts which they have positioned at the front door, on every table and all other places. Of course this redneck can't eat peanuts. I really enjoyed eating peanuts, till old age stuff struck.
So our waitress was prompt in taking our drink orders (tea). When she returned she took our dinner order. I ordered the Road Kill steak. Can't get any better than a redneck ordering road kill. This is a chopped steak with lots of onion (you know Mitcho luves his onion), solid coating of cheese and mushrooms. Mitcho is not a mushroom kind of guy, so hold the mushys. I ordered a salad and baked potato loaded. This is some good eats right here. Also, I almost left out the home baked rolls and the butter is honey-butter. This is a good meal from beginning to end.
given em an 8.0
Mitcho
©2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
IHOP - I-30 and Belt Line
For several months I have been craving some IHOP strawberry banana pancakes. Of course on Saturday you can't get into an IHOP from early morning till lunch time. During the week I am usually working to the point that I have to eat breakfast at my desk. So no IHOP. However, for some reason, work has slowed significantly this week and I have very little work to do. Also, I have a church gig (The Wknd) from 5:00 to probably 11:00 or 11:30 tonight, so we are eating dinner at 4:00, because you know Mitcho does not miss meals. So we decided yesterday that today was the day to eat a late breakfast at IHOP.
I have two IHOP's in Mesquite about the same distance from my home. The one at Military and 635 is crazy busy. So I decided we would try the one at Belt Line and I-30. When we got there at 9:15 we able to get a table right away. (Note: When we left there were 5 or 6 groups of people waiting for a table.)
The initial service was a little slow, but eventually a waitress came to take our order. One good thing about IHOP is they leave a pot of coffee on your table, so service once you have your food is not an issue. So you guessed it, I ordered Strawberry and Banana Pancakes. Now I am a master at cooking pancakes and no restaurant can make them as good as I can. IHOP is probably as close as there is to a good pancake. Of course when you cover them in strawberries and bananas, it almost guaranteed to be good. Of course the large scoop of whipped cream on top helps matters!!!! This is some good eats, yes sirree!!!
Givn IHOP an 8.03.
Mitcho
©2015
I have two IHOP's in Mesquite about the same distance from my home. The one at Military and 635 is crazy busy. So I decided we would try the one at Belt Line and I-30. When we got there at 9:15 we able to get a table right away. (Note: When we left there were 5 or 6 groups of people waiting for a table.)
The initial service was a little slow, but eventually a waitress came to take our order. One good thing about IHOP is they leave a pot of coffee on your table, so service once you have your food is not an issue. So you guessed it, I ordered Strawberry and Banana Pancakes. Now I am a master at cooking pancakes and no restaurant can make them as good as I can. IHOP is probably as close as there is to a good pancake. Of course when you cover them in strawberries and bananas, it almost guaranteed to be good. Of course the large scoop of whipped cream on top helps matters!!!! This is some good eats, yes sirree!!!
Givn IHOP an 8.03.
Mitcho
©2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Pearl Chinese - Gus Thomasson Mesquite, just north of Oates
The wifey decided we would go to North Mesquite High School tonight and see Guys and Dolls, so we needed to eat some place close. We had passed Pearl Chinese several times lately and talked about trying it. We use to eat in this place occasionally 10 to 15 years ago, but haven't been there in a long time. So tonight is the night. So we did the Fan Dance to Pearl Chinese.
As we drove up, there were a couple of cars out front, but no one in the restaurant. Normally this is a very bad sign. But we were on a mission to feed the food blog, so we trotted on in. Of course getting a table was no problem, we had our choice of all of them. So we slithered into a booth.
As we enjoyed our meal, the take out traffic was incredible. There was someone picking up a to go order the entire time we were eating dinner. The manager indicated that his business was almost totally take out these days. Very unusual, but I think it says something good about the food, if you want to eat it 15 to 30 minutes later.
I ordered the Teriyaki Beef. I actually intended to order the Pepper Steak, but I guess I was mesmerized by the beautiful woman I was eating dinner with. So I got the Teriyaki Beef. When the meal came there was a lot of beef. I mean a lot of beef. It came with fried rice, carrots, quite a few broccoli, and of course the Mitcho favorite Onion. The beef came in a sauce that seemed sweet tasting. Of course Mitcho likes a lot of soy sauce on his Chinese food, so I mixed the two and it really had a good flavor. Overall this was a very good meal. Why haven't I been eating here the last 10 years???
Givn em a 7.669.
Also, Guys and Dolls at North Mesquite was a pretty good show. The kids did a good job. It was kind of sad as basically most of the auditorium was empty. We all need to do a better job of supporting our kids.
Mitcho
©2015
As we drove up, there were a couple of cars out front, but no one in the restaurant. Normally this is a very bad sign. But we were on a mission to feed the food blog, so we trotted on in. Of course getting a table was no problem, we had our choice of all of them. So we slithered into a booth.
As we enjoyed our meal, the take out traffic was incredible. There was someone picking up a to go order the entire time we were eating dinner. The manager indicated that his business was almost totally take out these days. Very unusual, but I think it says something good about the food, if you want to eat it 15 to 30 minutes later.
I ordered the Teriyaki Beef. I actually intended to order the Pepper Steak, but I guess I was mesmerized by the beautiful woman I was eating dinner with. So I got the Teriyaki Beef. When the meal came there was a lot of beef. I mean a lot of beef. It came with fried rice, carrots, quite a few broccoli, and of course the Mitcho favorite Onion. The beef came in a sauce that seemed sweet tasting. Of course Mitcho likes a lot of soy sauce on his Chinese food, so I mixed the two and it really had a good flavor. Overall this was a very good meal. Why haven't I been eating here the last 10 years???
Givn em a 7.669.
Also, Guys and Dolls at North Mesquite was a pretty good show. The kids did a good job. It was kind of sad as basically most of the auditorium was empty. We all need to do a better job of supporting our kids.
Mitcho
©2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
The Angry Dog - Commerce St Downtown Dallas
The wifey and I were downtown for some bidness late this afternoon. So the only right thing to do was to eat downtown since we were there. Of course for blog reasons we wanted to eat in a different restaurant. So when we eat at Twisted Root (Top 5 burger in Texas according to Texas Monthly) there is a sign on the side of the building the Angry Dog is in that says the Best Burger in Dallas. So of course it was time we knew the truth. So we decided to forego Twisted Root and try The Angry Dog. So we did the Hip Hop dance to the Angry Dog. On the way I was thinking, exactly why would you name your new restaurant in the Downtown Dallas area, The Angry Dog? I am thinking the food is items you would feed an angry dog. Oh well, what do I know.
When you walk into the Dog you will come to two conclusions real fast. This is a watering hole and you are about to meet the Commerce St/Deep ellum crowd. Our waiter had his share of tats and his hairdo was spiked down the middle and bald around. Interesting but not for me, yet. I think it is safe to say that the number of Southern Baptist Deacons was not over 1. Of course when the waiter comes and we order Coke, you can see the disappointment immediately. So we are looking at the menu and there it is. It just jumps out at you. One of the menu items is "The Angry Dog". Come to find out, this is a maximum hot dog. So the only right thing for me to do was order "The Angry Dog". The wifey ordered The Burger. They point out all of the Dallas area publications that have listed The Angry Dog Burger as Number 1 in Dallas.
When our meal came, we stopped and prayed as we always do at each meal. I am sure the patrons noticed this odd function going on. Praise the Lord.
So when my Dog comes, it is a very large all beef Kosher dog, covered in chili, cheese, onions, and pickles. The dog was grilled to perfection. Man this was a real good hot dog. It had it all. The dog comes with French fries, which were pretty good on their own. The waiter pointed out that they have a special spice on the table to spice up your fries. The spice was a mild addition which was very nice.
I also ate part of the wife's 1/2 lb burger. The burger had a good taste and it had all of the normal condiments. I have to tell you, this one guy's opinion,, the Peppercorn Ranch Hand burger at Twisted Root beats this burger hands down. The Best Burger in Dallas has been and still is the Twisted Root Peppercorn Ranch Hand. Now don't get me wrong, this was a pretty good burger. The onion rings seemed to be more grease than batter or onions. They tasted ok, but I have had better. Note: Twisted Root onion strings are very yummy.
I tipped my waiter nicely. My thought was, if I get into a fight outside on Commerce St, I want him on my side. So I better make him like me.
This was a good meal, but if you are going for a burger, go to Twisted Root. Now, if you are wanting a good hot dog, drag yourself in here and enjoy.
Givn em a 7.381.
Mitcho
©2015
When you walk into the Dog you will come to two conclusions real fast. This is a watering hole and you are about to meet the Commerce St/Deep ellum crowd. Our waiter had his share of tats and his hairdo was spiked down the middle and bald around. Interesting but not for me, yet. I think it is safe to say that the number of Southern Baptist Deacons was not over 1. Of course when the waiter comes and we order Coke, you can see the disappointment immediately. So we are looking at the menu and there it is. It just jumps out at you. One of the menu items is "The Angry Dog". Come to find out, this is a maximum hot dog. So the only right thing for me to do was order "The Angry Dog". The wifey ordered The Burger. They point out all of the Dallas area publications that have listed The Angry Dog Burger as Number 1 in Dallas.
When our meal came, we stopped and prayed as we always do at each meal. I am sure the patrons noticed this odd function going on. Praise the Lord.
So when my Dog comes, it is a very large all beef Kosher dog, covered in chili, cheese, onions, and pickles. The dog was grilled to perfection. Man this was a real good hot dog. It had it all. The dog comes with French fries, which were pretty good on their own. The waiter pointed out that they have a special spice on the table to spice up your fries. The spice was a mild addition which was very nice.
I also ate part of the wife's 1/2 lb burger. The burger had a good taste and it had all of the normal condiments. I have to tell you, this one guy's opinion,, the Peppercorn Ranch Hand burger at Twisted Root beats this burger hands down. The Best Burger in Dallas has been and still is the Twisted Root Peppercorn Ranch Hand. Now don't get me wrong, this was a pretty good burger. The onion rings seemed to be more grease than batter or onions. They tasted ok, but I have had better. Note: Twisted Root onion strings are very yummy.
I tipped my waiter nicely. My thought was, if I get into a fight outside on Commerce St, I want him on my side. So I better make him like me.
This was a good meal, but if you are going for a burger, go to Twisted Root. Now, if you are wanting a good hot dog, drag yourself in here and enjoy.
Givn em a 7.381.
Mitcho
©2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Ozona - Greenville Ave Dallas
Yesterday the wifey read an article on the world wide web that indicated that D Magazine had picked Ozona as the best Chicken Fried Steak in Dallas. So the wifey got excited and decided we had to go grab some chicken fried steak. So we decided that traffic would be less and parking easier to go at lunch, so we did the Pachanga to Ozona for lunch today. Ozona is just north of Mockingbird and there was a good bit of parking. However, if you went on Friday night in the spring or summer, I suspect parking would be an issue. When we drove up, my first thought was, omg I have never seen a restaurant with so much patio tables for outside eating. Once we got inside I could see that there is even more patio tables out back. This place has got to be some kind of cool people hangout in the spring or summer. Of course I am sure Grove Rat rednecks are probably not invited. Of course today it is wet and cold, so no one was sitting outside.
The wifey had indicated that the lunch portion of CFS was only $6.95. When we got to the menu it is $9.95. So I am wondering about the input that got me here. So when I got home I looked up the D Magazine article. The article was written in 2007 and the economy was in the tank. So hello to 2015.
So of course we ordered a CFS to split. The waitress suggested we order the dinner portion so that there would be enough. That was a good call. We also ordered the garlic mashed taters and fried okra. The waitress had suggested the okra and said it was very good. She was right.
So when the food came, the dinner portion divided in half was about the right amount for each of us. There was a large portion of taters, so we had more taters than we needed. Of course we ate it all anyway.
The CFS was pretty good. The patty was the thickest I ever remember eating. Some parts of it could have used a little more tenderizing, but overall it was about right. The breading was a little thin and very greasy. Being a redneck, I like my breading thick as thieves and limited fat taste. So this was a good CFS, but it was not the best in Dallas. Of course in discussion, the wifey said she liked Luby's CFS better than this. Give me a break. In the future the wifey will not be consulted on chicken fried steak matters, as her opinion has proven to be questionable.
The garlic mashed taters had a hint of garlic and were very creamy. This was some good mashed taters. The fried okra was very good, a good amount of breading with a good taste to it.
Overall, givn em a 7.651
Mitcho
©2015
The wifey had indicated that the lunch portion of CFS was only $6.95. When we got to the menu it is $9.95. So I am wondering about the input that got me here. So when I got home I looked up the D Magazine article. The article was written in 2007 and the economy was in the tank. So hello to 2015.
So of course we ordered a CFS to split. The waitress suggested we order the dinner portion so that there would be enough. That was a good call. We also ordered the garlic mashed taters and fried okra. The waitress had suggested the okra and said it was very good. She was right.
So when the food came, the dinner portion divided in half was about the right amount for each of us. There was a large portion of taters, so we had more taters than we needed. Of course we ate it all anyway.
The CFS was pretty good. The patty was the thickest I ever remember eating. Some parts of it could have used a little more tenderizing, but overall it was about right. The breading was a little thin and very greasy. Being a redneck, I like my breading thick as thieves and limited fat taste. So this was a good CFS, but it was not the best in Dallas. Of course in discussion, the wifey said she liked Luby's CFS better than this. Give me a break. In the future the wifey will not be consulted on chicken fried steak matters, as her opinion has proven to be questionable.
The garlic mashed taters had a hint of garlic and were very creamy. This was some good mashed taters. The fried okra was very good, a good amount of breading with a good taste to it.
Overall, givn em a 7.651
Mitcho
©2015
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