I’ve just recently begun to appreciate fried catfish, mostly because I’ve been exploring South Dallas on my motorcycle and there are just so many to miss. So I decided tried a few, and even thought some of them were actually good until I came across Catfish Connection in Oak Cliff. Walking in just gave me the sense that this place was going...

Last night I was bored with the places I can walk to downtown and wanted to take a ride on the bike to enjoy the nice weather we’ve had this week so I headed towards east Dallas around White Rock Lake. While enjoying the scenery and a not so healthy Parliament I decided a burger sounded good. I opened the Yelp app on my trusty blackberry (thank...

If you are from Texas, and you love diners or cafe’s, you’ve likely heard of Mary’s Cafe in Strawn TX. At least that is what the packed parking lot said last Sunday at 4pm. Under the advice of a few friends who swear by their chicken fried steak I hopped on my new food finding mobile and headed west 110 miles towards the dusty and...

I spent 4 years in St. Louis in the mid 90′s and there are few local fast food chains, outside of Imo’s pizza, that compare to the greatness of that which is Lions Choice. Lions Choice is a regional chain of restaurants that specialize in roast beef, or “Real Roast Beef, Ready Right Now” as they like to claim. If you’re...

We were in Little Rock this weekend by chance and wanted to try the Shut up Juice Challenge at the Mean Pig BBQ, but arrived too close to closing time so we re-routed to Cotham’s for a hub cap burger . Charming location in the middle of nowhere, building, staff and a darn good burger. Large (1lb) and juicy although it was cooked medium well +,...