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Lets try this. What are some dishes or drinks that you have to try when going to “X”?

 

for example: If in the Golden Triangle, you gotta have BBQ Crabs. Or if youre in Lubbock you gotta order at least one Chilton

 

 

What say you, Surly? Ill kick it off:

A Ranchwater at The Gage Hotel (where it was arguably invented)

Dove/ quail fry in the fall.  Technically it could be anywhere in the state, but I equate it with Wichita Falls area.

Pheasant in the Panhandle in  December, especially on a cold, crisp day.

Use to have some friends in Beaumont who would come visit or we would go see them.  The deciding factor was almost always when they would say, "We'll make gumbo."  This also goes for crawfish boils.  Growing up in north and West Texas, I'd never experienced what those meant, until we moved to LA and SE Texas.

The porkchops at perrys steakhouse when in pflugerville

Barbacoa from Vera’s in Brownsville. Mexican shrimp cocktail from any Brownsville or PI seafood place.

When in Big Bend country, Carne Asada at Reata in Alpine.

15 minutes ago, luke duke said:

Allsups in Pampa

We have 4 to serve you.

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9 hours ago, 52-80 said:

The porkchops at perrys steakhouse when in pflugerville

You mean any perrys in Texas?

3 hours ago, luke duke said:

Allsups in Pampa Coleman

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Swamp Fries at Riverport in Jefferson

Kolaches or Klobasniks in West

A peach cobbler near Fredericksburg

A frozen margarita in Dallas, preferably Marianos (where it was invented)

A Dr Pepper in Dublin pre-2011

And yea an Allsups in the Panhandle

I had me an Allsup's burrito in Stephenville last week which was a nice surprise as I thought they stopped much further west than that. Hopefully we'll get them on I-35 one day.

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18 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Kolaches or Klobasniks in West

Props for identifying the differences

Perini steakhouse in Buffalo Gap

Big O's in Waco

Rocky Mountain Oysters fried up fresh in a disc plow fryer and a propane tank

BBQ in Lockhart, TX

Big Texan in Amarillo

Blue Bonnet in Marble Falls

6 hours ago, South Austin said:

Pappadeaux in Waco.

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3 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

No, only the one in the Woodlands

Wut? There are 6 in houston, 2 in austin, 1 in SA, and 4 in dfw

1 hour ago, SimonBolivar said:

One Day GIFs | Tenor

Man, that sucks that Bill Hader has AIDS.  He was a favorite actor of mine.  Loved him in "Barry"

1 hour ago, The Ace of Aces said:

Liquid butter squirted into salsa in East Texas Tex-mex restaurants. 

Hate to break it to you. That wasn't butter...

jack off please GIF

I don't think anyone here is surprised to see ole' Greenspoint completely miss the joke multiple times on the same page of a thread he started. 

2 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

I had me an Allsup's burrito in Stephenville last week which was a nice surprise as I thought they stopped much further west than that. Hopefully we'll get them on I-35 one day.

That's my closest place to get them. We've been badgering them to put one in Granbury.

CHIEF

Are the old Houston style semi-italian po boys still an iconic thing?  Antone's is still making them (and I love them -- cool fact, my mother served Antone's po boys at my christening).  Zinnanti's off of Braeswood was another classic, long gone now.

When we have foreigners (other countries, yankees) down here for an extended time, we make sure they get the following, at a minimum:

Classic tex-mex -- cheese enchilada dinner.  Chips and queso.

Centex-style BBQ

SETX gumbo

Chili (and frito pie, ideally)

Chicken fried steak and cream gravy is another that we try to hit if we can.

And if we have time, a S. Texas classic -- a pot of pinto beans and cornbread.

King ranch casserole in south Texas. Don’t know any restaurants that serve it but find someone that makes it and eat it. 
 

Machacado con huevo. Best breakfast in the world. And that you can find in a lot of restaurants. 

3 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

Perini steakhouse in Buffalo Gap

Big O's in Waco

Rocky Mountain Oysters fried up fresh in a disc plow fryer and a propane tank

BBQ in Lockhart, TX

Big Texan in Amarillo

Blue Bonnet in Marble Falls

Good call, always split between the chicken livers and CFS and always, always a slice of pecan pie.  GDit, mouth is watering just thinking about BB. 

25 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Machacado con huevo. Best breakfast in the world. And that you can find in a lot of restaurants. 

Glorious.  One of my all-time favorites.  Makes a FANTASTIC taco as well.   SUPER S. Texas.

I came here to suggest Chili's baby back ribs in [choose your favorite suburb] but I see that @South Austin has already won the thread.

 

Chicken fried steak covered in gravy and CHEESE at the Mexican food joints in Zapata. Often served with an enchilada refried beans. So damn good after a day on Falcon.

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13 minutes ago, squib said:

Chicken fried steak covered in gravy and CHEESE at the Mexican food joints in Zapata. Often served with an enchilada refried beans. So damn good after a day on Falcon.

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My dad is a S. Texas messican......his go-to CFS order was with cream gravy....and ketchup.  It was a think among his generation in S. Texas.  The cheese looks interesting....shit, the whole dish does.

16 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

My dad is a S. Texas messican......his go-to CFS order was with cream gravy....and ketchup.  It was a think among his generation in S. Texas.  The cheese looks interesting....shit, the whole dish does.

Matt's in Dallas does CFS with queso.  It's damned good.

1 hour ago, Helobious said:

King ranch casserole in south Texas. Don’t know any restaurants that serve it but find someone that makes it and eat it. 

There is actually a King Ranch Texas Kitchen restaurant in Houston. But you’re not welcome there. 

24 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

There is actually a King Ranch Texas Kitchen restaurant in Houston. But you’re not welcome there. 

That’s too bad. Last time I had king ranch casserole I was thinking that the only thing that would’ve made it better was if I was getting eaten alive by mosquitoes and carjacked at gunpoint at the same time. Guess I’ll just miss out. 

When in Texas I roam the surface streets of San Antonio searching for restaurants with bars on the windows, named after Pancho Villa battles, menus on fluorescent poster board, and you better shout something friendly in Spanish when you walk in else the waitress will hide in the kitchen to avoid your white ass. Then I order whatever I don't know what it is. It's always good and if you try this at home you'll gain a pound a day.

Matt's in Dallas does CFS with queso.  It's damned good.

There used to be a place in San Marcos that put enchilada chili gravy and cheese on their Mexican Chicken Fried Steak. Even in high school, I knew I wouldn’t be long for this world if I ate that on a regular basis.
5 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

Perini steakhouse in Buffalo Gap

Big O's in Waco

Rocky Mountain Oysters fried up fresh in a disc plow fryer and a propane tank

BBQ in Lockhart, TX

Big Texan in Amarillo

Blue Bonnet in Marble Falls

There's something about a Big O.  I've had barrels of beer but there's something about freezing goblet full of beer and the little chips of ice that floats around in it.  It's close to perfect 

6 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

Perini steakhouse in Buffalo Gap

 

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