What's up with sweet tea in Dallas? (Atlanta, Howe: high school, to live in)

[Lakewooder]

Yep, "piping hot" as they used to say. Thank goodness for microwaves because if mine gets the least bit lukewarm, it's gonna get nuked.

[Lone-star]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

I wholeheartedly disagree with that. for one, DFW does not represent the entirety of Texas. the eastern part of the state (to include Houston) is completely and without a doubt in the south, and much of it is practically the southeast (except for being west of the Mississippi)

Texas has it's own unique identity, that is true, but that doesn't disinclude it from being a part of the south. it may not look like the stereotypical southern state, but most of Texas has more in common with Georgia than it does with Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, etc.

everyone will have their own perception on this issue and it will be debated until the end of time. all I know is that the Texas I've known for the past 20+ years is undoubtedly the south

take a trip down to Oak Cliff, visit with some of the natives and then tell yourself that Dallas isn't the south.

Im talking culturally, not physical location, Im well aware of where Texas is physically located.

And I was referring to Texas in general, not specifically DFW.

I've lived in Houston, Dallas and Austin and moving to south carolina felt like being in a foreign country.

If you ever live in the true "Old South" you will quickly realize Texas shares nothing in common with them other than physical location.

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by Lone-star

Im talking culturally, not physical location, Im well aware of where Texas is physically located.

And I was referring to Texas in general, not specifically DFW.

I've lived in Houston, Dallas and Austin and moving to south carolina felt like being in a foreign country.

If you ever live in the true "Old South" you will quickly realize Texas shares nothing in common with them other than physical location.

FYI, I'm originally from the "Old South". my roots are in the Savannah River Valley, and my 30 years on earth have been split between there and Texas. whatever cultural differences exist are trivial at best. the only real contrast is the infrastructure/architecture.

I'd like to hear an example have something we have nothing in common with

maybe you're from a part of Texas where the southernness is somewhat dilluted or virtually phased out, but the Texas I'm familiar with this is very southern, and the southeast is no foreign country

[rantanamo]

sweet tea? to me that mean a blueberry roibus.

[crmorgan7]

Thanks for the list of places that serve sweet tea, I'm gonna go right down the list till I find the best I was born and raised in SC, growing up I drank sweet tea out of my sippy cup so it's definitely foreign to me that it's so sparse here.

Lets see...over the past week and a half I've been to Breadwinners, Londoners, T.A.B.C, Boston Market, Sonny Bryan's BBQ, and a few others. Boston Market and Sonny Bryan's did have it, but those were the only two. Even Sonny Bryan's wasn't all that great. Can anyone recommend a really good BBQ place?

[momof2dfw]

Good BBQ in this area: Hard Eight out in Irving/Coppell. They have sweet tea
http://www.hardeightbbq.com/


Dickey's BBQ and Spring Creek all have sweet tea as well. Their food is decent bbq. Nothing like Sticky Fingers or other SC joints though. The ONLY Sonny Bryan's I'll venture to is the one on Inwood.

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by crmorgan7

I was born and raised in SC

When are you gonna have us all over for shrimp n grits
I'll bring the sweet tea

[PanTerra]

My first experience with sweet tea was at Camp at Mt. Lebanon over by Cedar Hill. That is where I also learned about supersaturated solutions.

[Lakewooder]

Mt. Lebanon -- we may have been there at the same time!

This story has a link to the BBQ blog:

Restaurant talk: Barbecue | Advocate Magazine

[LQQKOUT]

ahhh my daughter is going there this weekend with her Chruch!