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JAS_OH1 said:
Well he's old, so...LOL! JK. He's the same age as I am. I tell my nephews, nieces, and stepkids all the time that the reason we know a lot of stuff and a couple of things they don't is because we are old and have been on the planet longer than they have!

But CD also knows a lot about beef because Texas is cattle country, and his state borders Louisiana (Cajun country) and Mexico (obviously Mexican food). I guess Arkansas and Oklahoma don't really have anything spectacular to offer food-wise, LOL! Additionally, Texas is such a big state it takes about 14-16 hours to drive across the state, so there are a lot of food offerings and big cities like Dallas and Houston have some mighty good restaurants.
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Oklahoma food is very similar to Texas food. I've been to Arkansas many times, but don't have a good feel for the food. My inner smarta$$ tells me there's a lot of possum, raccoon and squirrel, both shot and scraped off the highways. A little roadkill stew, anyone? :eek:

Pretty much everyone who lives in Texas knows about the Pappas restaurants. They are very popular.

CD
 
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caseydog said:
Oklahoma food is very similar to Texas food. I've been to Arkansas many times, but don't have a good feel for the food. My inner smarta$$ tells me there's a lot of possum, raccoon and squirrel, both shot and scraped off the highways. A little roadkill stew, anyone? :eek:

Pretty much everyone who lives in Texas knows about the Pappas restaurants. They are very popular.

CD
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Not that there's any comparison to the quality of food, but everyone in Texas knows about Luby's (cafeteria), Torchy's Tacos, and Cheddar's, too.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Not that there's any comparison to the quality of food, but everyone in Texas knows about Luby's (cafeteria), Torchy's Tacos, and Cheddar's, too.
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I've never been to Torchy's or Cheddars. I knew about Cheddars being in competition with Applebee's for mediocrity, so never bothered. I didn't know there were any Torchy's near me. Just looked, and there is one in Frisco that I've driven past many times, and never noticed.

CD
 
caseydog said:
I've never been to Torchy's or Cheddars. I knew about Cheddars being in competition with Applebee's for mediocrity, so never bothered. I didn't know there were any Torchy's near me. Just looked, and there is one in Frisco that I've driven past many times, and never noticed.

CD
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Mmmyeah, our Applebee's in Akron near me sucks. I've never seen Cheddar's anywhere else besides Texas. I ate at the one in Port Arthur and it wasn't bad, way better than Applebee's. I had a salad at Cheddar's and they didn't mess it up. You'd think it's hard to mess up a salad, but Applebee's can and has done so more than once :thumbsdown:
 
TastyReuben said:
I've never eaten at either one. I asked my nephew about eating at Pappadeux, because it was next to his apartment complex, and his one-word answer was, "Pappa-don't." :laugh:
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Yeah, I prefer avoiding chain restaurants in general, especially nowadays. Plenty of small local eateries I'd rather support.
 
TastyReuben said:
I've never eaten at either one. I asked my nephew about eating at Pappadeux, because it was next to his apartment complex, and his one-word answer was, "Pappa-don't." :laugh:
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Wow, they are good down here. It is a Texas chain, so maybe the one up there is too far from "home." I was actually surprised when you said there was one in Cincinnati.

Then again, does he feel the same about seafood as you do?

CD
 
Burt Blank said:
We only have a few chain restaurants like Mcd and B/king here, they are in malls near the University. The rule of thumb is don't eat in a place that only opens for the tourist season.
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When traveling, I always try to find out where the locals go. In most places, that works out well. On a few occasions, though, I felt unwelcome -- as if the locals didn't wan't "tourists" in their restaurant. But, that's pretty rare.

CD
 
caseydog said:
Thanks, but I know the chain because I like their food. I've been going to Pappasito's since the first one opened in Houston, and I go to Pappadaux's when I need a cajun seafood fix.

CD
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Yes, I heard those are good spots. And a cajun seafood boil seems to be a real treat, and it looks amazing. It seems to be a Thing, that a lot of people know what it is...it was also referred to as a very socializing friendly meal, taking along friends or family and sharing the meal. Which is really nice. At any time. In particular after Covid. Or in the middle of Covid. I mean one two or three people is fun enough, no need to go crazy .
 
caseydog said:
When traveling, I always try to find out where the locals go. In most places, that works out well. On a few occasions, though, I felt unwelcome -- as if the locals didn't wan't "tourists" in their restaurant. But, that's pretty rare.

CD
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True. I wish there were more tiny bistros offering simple fresh food along our coast, that is sea related. E.g. in Novi Vinodolsky ys ago, kid and I found a spot offering deepfried sardines and chips. That is all they did. But it was fresh, delicious and all good.
 
caseydog said:
Wow, they are good down here. It is a Texas chain, so maybe the one up there is too far from "home." I was actually surprised when you said there was one in Cincinnati.

Then again, does he feel the same about seafood as you do?

CD
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No, he'll eat almost anything. His career is in food service/hospitality. He changes jobs a lot, restless soul, but more than anything else, he's managed all the food service at various hotel locations.
 
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