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View Poll Results: What characteristics do you prefer in your favorite Texas restaurant?
Elegant Decor 1 3.85%
Cheap Eats 4 15.38%
Rustic/Hole-In-The-Wall 12 46.15%
Patio With Nice View 8 30.77%
Expensive, Fine Dining 1 3.85%
Middle-Of-The-Road Decor 1 3.85%
Inexpensive-To-Moderate, But Good 11 42.31%
Indoor Seating/Air-Conditioned 7 26.92%
1950s-Style Diner 4 15.38%
Truck Stop 2 7.69%
Non-Chain Local Fast Food 5 19.23%
Outdoor Ranch Seating 1 3.85%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-05-2009, 03:24 PM
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Location: Suburban Dallas
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Hi, feller Texans! I'm back. You know what? I think it's time we gathered around the computer campfire once again and we'll need extra marshmallows and coat hangers. I checked across C-D-land and I see that we've never done a thread like the one I'm about to introduce (and that's hard to believe), but I want us all to find out what your favorite Texas restaurant is, why you like it, and what your favorite entree is from the place that you mention. It could be home cooking, burgers, steaks, fish, Tex-Mex, Cajun, you name it. Indoor, outdoor, patio, etc. There could be one that is above all the rest in your life, and in your Texas heart of hearts, you must go there at least once a week. You might have a couple or three favorites, but it must be located in Texas. Since this is City-Data, this will also be a helpful guide to newcomers and visitors wanting to tour Texas and taste everything they can come here for.

So, without further delay, let's start tossing this ball around. Also, just for fun, I will include a poll with multiple answers as we wonder what you like in a Texas restaurant (Ooooh, this is going to be fuuuunnnn! ). Here we go, and this thread is about your single, most favorite Texas restaurant. Let 'er rip!
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Old 11-05-2009, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Hey Case, I have special need kiddos so I don't get out that often but when I can I love love love to go to Hilltop Cafe about 10 miles north of Fredricksburg. hmm good, Greek Cajun Hill Country food...dang now I am going to have to go..great music by the way also.

Menu (http://www.hilltopcafe.com/menu/index.htm - broken link)
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Old 11-05-2009, 05:55 PM
 
Location: Where I live.
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My favorite (since 1977) has always been Tampico's Spanish Inn in Midland....on Wall Street.

Tex-Mex at its finest, with thin, crispy hot chips (usually unlimited for longtime regulars), fresh hot salsa...and the best green enchiladas, tacos and rellenos (unbattered) I've ever had. If I ever go back to Midland, that is the first place I'm heading. I miss it like crazy.
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Old 11-05-2009, 06:07 PM
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Default When You Go To Glen Rose, Stop Here

Picking just one is hard for some people, namely myself. I have to single out one, though, and here it is. I've mentioned this place before, but it's worth mentioning again: Hammond's BBQ in Glen Rose. They have wonderful smoked brisket, smoky smoked sausage, and perhaps the best pork ribs I've ever eaten. The restaurant history dates back to the year I was born (1966), but what a history, and they do one thing right and do it consistently, and that's make great barbecue. It's also an excuse to go get some of their peanut butter pie. The iced tea is served with a slice of lime in a mason jar. And the location with surrounding hills on U.S. 67 right in the heart of Glen Rose about one mile northeast of the square. Great when you take a trip!
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Old 11-06-2009, 08:27 AM
 
Location: Plano, TX
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I live in Plano and my favorite cafe is "Little Chef" on Independance and Parker. I go there about once a month for breakfast.

When I travel west to the Abilene area, I like the Dixie Pig in Abilene, and Sirloin 66 in Anson. Both have great breakfasts. I stop at Mary's Cafe in Strawn for their great CFS and home cooking.

When I am in Midland, I always go to Casa Madrid at least once.

Texas has so many rustic, hole-in-the-wall cafes, and that is what I look for, along with good food. I try to pass by the fast-food or chain restaurants, but sometimes I must let my wife win the battle.
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Old 11-06-2009, 08:32 AM
 
Location: Texas
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The only thing I prefer is that the food be ridiculously delicious. Not a choice on the poll.
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Old 11-06-2009, 01:44 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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One of my fave's is Esthers in Port Arthur. Where I fell in love with Cajun food and women.
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Old 11-06-2009, 03:30 PM
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Default Enjoying What We've Tried And Trying Something New

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The only thing I prefer is that the food be ridiculously delicious. Not a choice on the poll.
Now, buddy, when I put that rascal together, I realized that different people have different tastes. That's why we wanted to gauge what type of restaurants and what kind of cost they are to us when we go to our favorite Texas restaurant(s).

Now does it make sense??


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I live in Plano and my favorite cafe is "Little Chef" on Independance and Parker. I go there about once a month for breakfast.

When I travel west to the Abilene area, I like the Dixie Pig in Abilene, and Sirloin 66 in Anson. Both have great breakfasts. I stop at Mary's Cafe in Strawn for their great CFS and home cooking.

When I am in Midland, I always go to Casa Madrid at least once.

Texas has so many rustic, hole-in-the-wall cafes, and that is what I look for, along with good food. I try to pass by the fast-food or chain restaurants, but sometimes I must let my wife win the battle.
That one in Plano, I may try one day since I live closeby.
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Old 11-06-2009, 07:38 PM
 
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GREAT thread, Case! And original, fer sure!

As it is, I went with Rustic/Hole in the Wall...

THAT is where you find the best of the best of Texas/Southern/Tex-Mex cookin'

AND...them (remember?) "booths" where you could/can still put a quarter in the private juke box for three plays..?
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Old 11-07-2009, 07:41 AM
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Location: Suburban Dallas
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Default We Want Your Pics

By the way, folks, if you've got pictures to offer of your very favorite Texas restaurant (the building or that great plate of yours), then bring 'em. We want to see them.

Also, don't forget our thread poll if you haven't yet voted. We'll do this until November 26, so be sure to vote when you can. All those things within your favorite eating place and what you require of it (besides the fact that the food is obviously good), and you can offer multiple answers. Just think: there are no wrong answers.
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