Who Has the Best Home Cooking in Texas? (Dallas, Fort Worth: eat, oil)

[txstate]

Sweet Georgia Browns in Dallas TX on Ledbetter
Just Oxtails on Scott and Reed Rd in Houston
Gene's New Orleans Style Austin TX
Lee's Drive inn on hillsboro rd Waco

All these places are great.

[txstate]

Bush's Chicken Waco and there sweet tea.
Vitek's BBQ Waco
Chislom Trail Lockhart
Fishdaady's Pflgurville I-35

[lonestar2007]

Originally Posted by blueskies49

There seems to be a trend in the past few years to add back sweet tea as an option. Even alot of the fast food places are serving it now where they didn't used to. And that's a good thing!

Speaking of good things, Chicken Express in the DFW area sells Dr Pepper fountain drink with real sugar, not the high fructose corn syrup that is in virtually everything these days. Personally, I can tell the difference in taste although my hubby says he can't. At any rate, while real sugar isn't exactly a health product, it's at least not as bad as that high fructose crap, healthwise. You can get the real Dr Pepper in certain stores, too.

Remember when Coke came out with their "new coke"? Didn't go over so they come out and say they're going back to the original coke and they called it "classic coke". Well, it's not original, the original had sugar, classic has the high fuctose syrup.

[JamesAbilene]

Great home cooking near and in Abilene:

Home Place in Tuscola. Family style. They don't have a menu, but they serve multiple main dishes and veggies home style. Everyone sits at large tables. You may pass the plates around to folks you don't know, but you will know them by the time dinner is over. They are only open on weekends. Great place!

Allens in Sweetwater. Great fried chicken and home style veggies. Also served family style. Used to be open for lunch only, but I have heard (and not been there then) that they are now open evenings.

I love Mary's in Strawn--you can't beat the chicken fry. It may look disgusting, but it is heaven to eat. (It doesn't look disgusting to me.)

Cook's catfish west of Comanche is wonderful.

And, in Abilene, there are both a Cracker Barrel and a Cotton Patch, but I much prefer the above listed Mom and Pop restaurants.

Just south of Abilene, in Buffalo Gap, is Perini's Ranch, which Texas Monthly has just said is the third best steakhouse in the state. They serve family style meals on the weekends, and they are very good.

Of course I grew up in a household where Mom thought the four food groups were fried meat, fried vegetables, gravy, and bread.

[JamesAbilene]

Oh, and how could I forget, driving back to Abilene from Stephenville once, my wife and I stopped at the Boomtown Cafe in Desdemona. Surprisingly good home cooking--especially their home-made pies.

[case44]

Originally Posted by JamesAbilene

Great home cooking near and in Abilene:

Home Place in Tuscola. Family style. They don't have a menu, but they serve multiple main dishes and veggies home style. Everyone sits at large tables. You may pass the plates around to folks you don't know, but you will know them by the time dinner is over. They are only open on weekends. Great place!

Allens in Sweetwater. Great fried chicken and home style veggies. Also served family style. Used to be open for lunch only, but I have heard (and not been there then) that they are now open evenings.

I love Mary's in Strawn--you can't beat the chicken fry. It may look disgusting, but it is heaven to eat. (It doesn't look disgusting to me.)

Cook's catfish west of Comanche is wonderful.

And, in Abilene, there are both a Cracker Barrel and a Cotton Patch, but I much prefer the above listed Mom and Pop restaurants.

Just south of Abilene, in Buffalo Gap, is Perini's Ranch, which Texas Monthly has just said is the third best steakhouse in the state. They serve family style meals on the weekends, and they are very good.

Of course I grew up in a household where Mom thought the four food groups were fried meat, fried vegetables, gravy, and bread.

Good post, JamesAbilene. We need to find out about the places that not too many people know about. I might be interested in looking at those places on my next trip out there.

[Mom2Feebs]

Originally Posted by lonestar2007

Remember when Coke came out with their "new coke"? Didn't go over so they come out and say they're going back to the original coke and they called it "classic coke". Well, it's not original, the original had sugar, classic has the high fuctose syrup.

Hey lonestar, I'm a big fan of real sugar coke. Our Wal-Mart is actually carrying Coke bottled in Mexico, made with sugar! It comes in the classic tall bottles. Good stuff!! Love Dr. P w/Imperial Sugar too. Both have a clean finish with no aftertaste, you can see why it became soooo popular!!

[TexasReb]

Originally Posted by case44

Okay, Texans, let's gather around the computer campfire for a little bit. What do you think is the best place to go in the state of Texas for home cooking? By that, I mean fried chicken, chicken-fried steak, meat loaf, pork chops, fresh veggies, comfort food. What is your favorite place to go? And it has to be in Texas. It might be the place where you live. Maybe you have a favorite place where you travel in Texas to get what I've mentioned.

I'd like to see what you guys have to say. Let 'er rip!

Good Lord knows how I missed THIS great thread! But dadummit, Case, my fellow Texan, PLEASE don't ask such a good question and use "you guys"!

[TexasReb]

I thought about it. EASY as you please answer. Yer own momma and grandmaws kitchen!

[case44]

Originally Posted by TexasReb

Good Lord knows how I missed THIS great thread! But dadummit, Case, my fellow Texan, PLEASE don't ask such a good question and use "you guys"!

Sorry, TR. Y'all. I'm just trying to mix it up.

By the way, do any of the other folks here have any more favorites from Texas in regards to home cooking?? Anything we haven't had here yet that you can share??