Slim and Shorty's Bar and Grill - Arkadelphia, Ar

The wifey and me had a couple of days of nothing to do and we didn't want to sit in the den and look at each other for several days. She says that it would be an ugly sight, and she is probably right. So we decided to slip over to Lake DeGray Arkansas and spend time with Arkansas rednecks and there is a bunch of them in Arkansas. They actually make me look like almost an upstanding citizen. Almost. Nothing like a couple of days sitting on the shoreline of a beautiful lake, light breeze and rednecks running amuck all around us. Of course the one activity we have to do is eat and as you can figure out, I sure like eating. We also like to listen to music. So I did some research on Google and the only joint in Arkadelphia that came up with music was Slim and Shorty's. Nothing like getting free music with your meal.

So we did the Bolero to Slim and Shorty's for dinner on Friday night. The joint is on the square in downtown Arkadelphia. A small but decent looking joint. We went in and grabbed a table. The decoration is beach oriented. There weren't many tables, but they were almost all full. The waitress came along and took our drink order. You know, Tea, because I am a teetotaler. I know that can almost cost me my redneck card rat there.  After reviewing the menu, I decided that I am going for the Chicken Wraps. My doctor has been on me lately about me losing weight, so I am trying to eat closer to right. Which means I have abandoned the redneck food altogether. However, chicken (yardbird) is a redneck staple, but most of the time it is fried not grilled. The wraps had chicken, lettuce and a dressing. It really needs some more add ins. You know mitcho is big on onion and a few jalapeno's would not hurt anything. The meal also came with chips and salsa. The chips were just chips, but the salsa had a very interesting spicey flavor. You can see all of the black pepper in it, but it had other goodies in it also. This was the best part of the meal.

After awhile  we asked the waitress if there was going to be music. She said "No", we only have music occasionally. So the town of Arkadelphia is music free most of the time. What would a good redneck do if they lived in a town with no music. Of course the town has a large Baptist University, so they may have some input on the businesses in town. I am a good Baptist, but I still like my music.

Overall a pleasant dinner with the wifey.

Givem a 7.0 (no music or onions)

Mitcho
©2017

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

Wing Stop-Mesquite Louisiana Rub

Me and the wifey decided it was time for some chicken lickin. You know I am the founding member of the 1st Fried Chicken Eatin somewhat Bapitst Mostly non-denominational church. So chickin is important business.Of course I actually call it yardbird. When we went to my grandma's, she would go out into the yard and chase down a chicken, which became lunch. This, yardbird. Any self-repecting redneck's food is dominated by fried chicken. So obviously I need to be eating yardbird regularly. For all of the reasons above the wifey and me did the Chicken dance to Wing Stop.

I originally wasn't thrilled with Wing Stop. Of course I never tried any of the fire in the hole flavors. I am stupid, but not that stupid. So I have always wandered in the middle, I want some flavor, but I want my tongue to work afterward. Recently I tried the Louisiana Rub. This is a very strong coat of Cajun spices. You know I like Cajun spices. So I have found my home, the Louisiana Rub is the bomb.

Tonight I ordered 7 boneless wings with Louisiana Rub. Last time I ordered 8 and my mouth was on fire when I finished. One less was better. This is some good fixins rat here.

We didn't order fries this time, but WS fries are coated with something that has sugar in it and it gives the fries a very good taste.

Givem a 7.86589

Mitcho
©2017

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

5 Guys Burgers -Rapid City, SD

Me, the wifey and double digits was just slightly north of east Dallas in Rapid City, SD spending a week surveying and getting to know rednecks in the area. You know there are rednecks all over the US, there are just more in the South. So the South Dakota redneck is part cowboy and part redneck. I am not really sure where one ends and the other begins, but they still whittle, spit, pass gas and hop freights. So while there we toured some failed gold mines, watched a cowboy fast draw contest and other good redneck activities.

Eating while traveling with Double Digits is very interesting. He could eat pizza 3 meals a day and the wifey does not want to eat pizza. His only fallbacks are hamburgers and hot dogs. So our food was very limited in types. Sounds like a good redneck for the future. We did the hand jive over to 5 Guys Burgers.

We were on the Hamburger action and chose 5 Guys, when Digits said that they had a great Hot Dog. It was really good. So there was nothing I could do, but dog it up. Their hot dog is a very tasty and large brat on a normal bun. They also have a long list of items you can add to the hot dog, just like their hamburgers. So you can have it your way. Of course I loaded mine with mustard, relish, onions, jalapeno's, etc. This dog was DOG GONE good.

We also ordered Cajun fries. This is always interesting as even Cajun restaurants sometimes don't know what Cajun means. These fries were really loaded with Cajun spices. I mean they were almost orange there was so much on them. Man these were some really good fries.

So the bottom line, the dog and fries were both very good.

Givem an 8.519647

Mitcho
©2017

Blog Scripture

 

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

Uno Pizzeria - Downtown Fort Worth

I am blessed with 6 wonderful grand kids. I see my job as the redneck granddad to teach them all things redneck. They need to know the important redneck activities, spittin, whittling, passing gas, hopping freights, etc. The 4 oldest are old enough to take on adventures and learning experiences. I decided it was time to ride the rails. Before you go call the sheriff or CPS, we bought tickets and everything. We didn't hop a freight, this TIME. Stay tuned.

The wifey and me gathered up Double Digits (formerly known as CBoss), Darlin, King L, and Precious and off we go. We went to the nearest Dart train station (the Dallas commuter train) and bought all day regional pass tickets, no freeloading in front of the grands. We rode the Dart into downtown Dallas to Union Station. We exited the Dart train and got on the Trinity Rail Express  that goes to Fort Worth. The TRE is similar to an Amtrak train that goes from city to city, so this is the real train experience. Nothing is too good for the grands. We got off of the TRE at the Intermodel Transit station in Downtown Fort Worth (basically a huge bus and train station). We caught Molley the Trolley around Downtown to Uno's.

I have heard a lot about Chicago Deep Dish pizza. I have to confess I am a thin crust kind of guy. We were so poor growing up that everything was thin crust. My son had recommended Uno's and said it was known as the best Chicago Deep Dish pizza in North Texas. So that gave us a destination for our train ride. While ordering my whole gang wanted thin crust, but I had to try the Deeper dish, so I ordered a personal size pizza. I ordered the Numero Uno. If it is number one, it has to be good. This is a pizza with sausage, pepperoni, onions, peppers, mushroomos, tomato sauce and cheese. I really couldn't tell there was sausage or pepperoni on it, but the other stuff was all there. The crust was very different from any thick crust pizza I have eaten. It seemed almost like it had been fried, it had a good taste and texture. Next time throw on some sausage and pepperoni and you may have something.

We ordered a couple of pepperoni thin crust pizzas for the kiddos. After my pizza I had several slices of the thin crust pepperoni. The thin crust was a good crust and of course cheese and pepperoni is always good.

Be aware that this is a classy downtown Fort Worth pizzeria. It is not cheap. I would recommend you go by the local Car Title Payday Loan shop or go see Vinny the Dollar in Little Sicily and get some extra cash, you are going to need it.

For my buddy Kyle, no worries, this pizza is nowhere as good as the Deluxe Pizza at Pizza Getti on Buckner just north of 30.

Givem a 8.328

Mitcho
©2017

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

The Slow Bone - Irving Blvd Dallas

The wifey is a highly educated classy gal that occasionally has a little redneck in her blood. She is a descendant of  Fannin County farmers, enough said. So the last few weeks she has been craving the best fried chicken in North Texas. She has been on a hunt for the best. She got from good sources that the best was in downtown Dallas and we had to go. The problem was the place closed two years ago. So back to the drawing boards and more research. So she finally decided The Slow Bone was the Shangri La of fried chicken. All I have heard was fried chicken, fried chicken and fried chicken. So at lunch today she informed me it was fried chicken day. There was nothing I could do but grab the gusto and do the chicken dance with her to The Slow Bone.

The Slow Bone is a small old building with limited parking in an old part of Irving Blvd near downtown. It is mainly a BBQ joint and it looks like one in everyway.  You won't be running into any corporate presidents in this place. So this is safe haven for an upstanding redneck.

Of course the wifey ordered fried chicken. I wasn't letting her out of there without eating fried chicken after all I have heard lately. I went for the Cilantro Sausage, Mitcho is a Sausage kind of guy. We also ordered fried okra, beans and hush puppies.

The wifey reports that the fried chicken was not smoked, but some of the juiciest she has had. She liked her chikin likin. The sausage had a good flavor, not quite spicey enough for me, but better than most normal sausage. The fried okra was some of the best I have eaten in many years. The next time I go I am ordering a pint of okra just to eat with my lunch. Man this stuff seamed like it was fresh from the garden and was battered like grandma use to do it. Not the ole frozen stuff you normally get. Luv me some of their okra. The beans were doctored up nicely and had a smoked flavor. This is a plus. Most BBQ joints just have basic pinto beans with no added zip. The hush up puppies also had a smoked flavor and were very good.

So it may be a drive for you, but it could be worthwhile to take a shot at The Slow Bone, tell them the Wifey sent you.

Givem a 7.913

Mitcho
©2017

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:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

Pam's Hateful Hussy Diner - Talihina, OK

The judge finally released me from house arrest. I am free, I am free. Our first outing was checking out the Ouachita National Forest. You never know when you might need a  hideout (I told the Judge I would never do THAT again, but you never know for sure), still location, and various other needs when on the run. So we did the Stanky Legg up to Big Cedar, Ok. The highlight of this trip is the drive from Talihina to Mena, AR. If you haven't made this drive, get your self up off your mother-in-laws couch and get going.

Of course when dinner time comes, we check out all of the options in the area. A self-respecting redneck can't go wrong going to a diner named the Hateful Hussy. This is the number one rated restaurant in Talihina, OK. Of course the competition isn't overly tough. So we decided to try Pam's Hateful Hussy Diner. I will say most of the townfolk think this is the best place also, as there was a decent crowd.

I had a hankering for some chicken fried steak. You can get a pretty good idean of a eating joint by the CFS. So we ordered the chicken fried steak with a salad and mashed taters. No roll. The roll probably would have been the best of this meal.

The salad was tomatoes and lettuce, nothing else to give it variety. Come on, add something to give it a life. The ranch dressing looked more like mayonnaise and didn't taste as good. So as you can tell not impressed with the salad.

We bet the mashed taters were a box mix. After adding a good amount of salt and pepper they were almost decent. How about a real tater next time.

Now to the chicken fried steak. I am just guessing I look like Pam's first husband and there was bad blood at the end. This was the toughest CFS I have had in a long while. This meat must have worked out at the Wild Man's gym across the street and is the toughest in town. The breading wasn't bad, but the meat was tough. I am going to shave next time I go there so I don't look like the first husband.

Givem a 6.03

Mitcho
©2017

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:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g

Zanata - Rockwall

The wifey and me are all churchified. You would know that if you have read the blog much. We go to The First Fried Chicken Eating Mostly Non-Denomination Somewhat Baptist Church. We call it CLife for short. We are part of a group of adults who gather once a week to try to cleanup the act of us rednecks and get us more like Christ. Which you know God parted the red sea and Jesus turned water into wine, but cleaning up a redneck takes more than a few minutes. Not everyone in the group is redneck, so I have some work to do also. The wife of the leader of our group determined that us guys were taking our favorite gal to a group Valentines dinner. That is a sure fire way for the wifeys to get a good meal, when you put peer pressure on the other wives. Us guys, we are just casualties. The head wife decided that we would go to Zanata's for dinner the night after Valentines. So we did the tarantella to Zanata's in Rockwall.

Zanata's is a high cotton Italian restaurant. I found that I needed a semi-smart phone so that I could Google the names of the different items in each entre. Most of this is stuff I have never heard of. This is not home of redneck cooking. Our kind of good food is like the Chuck wagon cook in the movie City Slickers said, "the food is brown, hot and plenty of it". The place is decorated nicely. There are some wall decorations that have been hung by a redneck, so I was very proud.

The wifey ordered a Supremo Pizza for us to share. This is sausage, pepperoni,  olives, onions and barking cat farms bell pepper. I don't really know what barking cat farms is , but the name is just fine in redneckville, it's a plus. I am not sure what happened to our pizza, but the crust was the soggiest I have ever had. The toppings were mighty good. I checked out the pizza of the other folk around me and their pizza was not soggy. So I guess the cat does more than bark. Overall, this was pretty good pizza.

Then the wives decided we were getting dessert. Of course I went along. The wifey ordered Pistachio gelato. She thought she was getting pistachio cheesecake. I didn't look at the menu, but gelato should have been an effective clue. Gelato for all of my redneck brethren is fancied up ice cream. Mitcho has a long history eating ice cream, so this was a good. The gelato had a great flavor.

Overall, this was a fun evening of corrupting friends and eating some good food.

Note: The federales are stirring up trouble, so I am going to have to hunker down and hide out for the next 6 to 8 weeks. So it may be a while till I write my next blog. Happy eating.

Givem a 8.0098146

Mitcho
©2017

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:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwas2xFpEStMd06-59ggY7g