Monthly Archives: July 2015
Big Daddy’s Ribs & BBQ – Little Elm, TX
Heading down I-35 from southern Oklahoma, by the time we hit the Texas line I was hungry. With no real food plans until dinner in Dallas, I was confronted with the age old question – “what do you want to eat?” I’d like to take this chance to proclaim the love for my beloved (who […]
J & W Grill – Chickasha, OK
Please note: Between last night’s barbecue and this morning’s onion burger, there was a simple breakfast burrito. Don’t worry, faithful followers – we did NOT skip a meal. The other place mentioned by the reception desk at the hotel in Oklahoma City (OKC) was Nic’s Grill – a place I had on my itinerary […]
Leo’s Barbecue – Oklahoma City, OK
We arrived in our destination for the evening, Oklahoma City, without a definitive dinner plan. As we were checking into the hotel, we were talking with one of the ladies behind the reception desk about our barbecue and shopping based road trip. When I asked her about the best barbecue in OKC, she didn’t hesitate […]
Meers Store and Restaurant – Meers, OK
Another stop from Hamburger America was calling as we headed east from Amarillo toward Oklahoma City. One of the focal points of this road trip was back roads, and, boy howdy, did we find them on the way to Meers, Oklahoma. We followed the GPS on my phone, through a series of small towns, when […]
The Big Texan – Amarillo, TX
If you’ve driven through any parts of the American West, on or near I-40, you’ve likely seen the signs for the Big Texan Steak Ranch. And their 72 ounce steak challenge – eat the shrimp cocktail, baked potato, salad, with roll, butter, and of course the 72 oz. steak, in one hour, and it is […]
The Pantry – Santa Fe, NM
As we were leaving Albuquerque and heading towards Santa Fe on day two of the road trip, we knew we needed breakfast. We planned to grab something quick and get on our way and were looking for someplace to drive through, when the Pantry appeared on the right. Being a sucker for a cinderblock building, […]
Santa Fe Bite – Santa Fe, NM
So, the genesis for this blog was my first blog “In Search of the Perfect Burger”, which all began with a meal at Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage. While eating there with our girls (roughly on August 5, 2008), I saw a map by the door, from the book Hamburger America. As soon as we got […]
El Pinto – Albuquerque, NM
For our first meal on this road trip, before leaving, I googled for the best New Mexican restaurants in Albuquerque. One name was at or near the top of several lists and I confirmed it with the visitor center guy / gal at the airport – El Pinto Restaurant. Located in the North Valley, we […]
Fincher’s Barbecue – Macon, GA
I stopped for lunch at Fincher’s Bar-B-Q, after a morning meeting in Macon. I had not eaten at Fincher’s for at least eight years, and they had recently come back to my memory after reading the 29 Barbecue Bucket List article last month. In it, Myron Mixon (you may know him from the Destination America […]
Nan Fine Thai Dining – Atlanta, GA (Photo Blog Post)
For at least eight years, I’ve driven by Nan Thai Fine Dining at a minimum rate of three times per week – that’s a minimum of 1200 drive-bys without a stop-in. What I didn’t know was that Nan is one of 11 Atlanta restaurants rated as a AAA 4 Diamond award winner for 2015, which […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 