Restaurant meme

I lovingly stole this from Julie's blog.

Here are the rules of this meme:

1. Link to name of person that tagged you.
2. Include state and country you live in.
3. List top 5 favorite local restaurants.
4. Tag 5 other people and let them know they’ve been tagged.


I have lived in Tarrant County (currently Watauga) all my live long days. I love road trips and therefore, love diners, cafes tea shops and anything that looks remotely interesting.

1. Joe's Coffee Shop (Watauga)- Breakfast and Lunch only (dinner on Fridays). 3 words for you…corned beef hash.. skillet fried as the Good Lord intended. The waitresses call you honey, and they know your order on site. The presentation of a menu is more a formality than anything. It's also a scant block and a half from my house. If you'd rather do lunch, get the Hamburger Club. It’s a club sandwich that is a hamburger on one side and a BLT on the other. Total heaven! Also awesomest pies available whole for parties and holidays if ordered in advance. Friday nights you can get all you can eat catfish and 3 veggies, here's the best part…. For $.75 you can turn one of your vegetables into a slice of pie. That's my kind of magic!

2. Zeke's Fish and Chips (Ft Worth)- A Ft Worth staple for 40 some odd years. Everything under the sun deep fried and deeee-lish. Very hole-in-the-wall-ish. Im pretty sure they have the same english ivy growing in the windows for my entire life time. Occasional live music on the incredibly tiny patio. Try the Cod Special and get some fried mushrooms too.

3. Arlington Steak House (Arlinton)- very good chicken fried steak. Have been going here since I was a little Mindy. In fact, this was my last "real meal" before Oli was born. Warning: the gravy is served on the side and is yellow. Weird I know, but it's actually super good. I still cant figure out what they do to make it yellow though.

4. Café Medi (Bedford)- I'm hesitant to add Café Medi, as I only recently discovered it, and cannot decide if it is simply a passing fad of mine. It's mediterranean fare with an afterthought hookah lounge. The shawerma beef is very very good and if the garlic mayonaisse came in slurpy form, I'd be all over it. They also have some awesome steamed green beans.

5. Babes Chicken Dinner House (Roanoke) Love the simple menu. "Hey, you want chicken or steak?" Only two entrees, fried chicken or chicken fried steak and all you can eat salad, fresh creamed corn, and mashed potatoes that I craved ddaily whilst pregnant. Good enough to make it in the pages of Southern Living Magazine…twice!! And the rolls are served with honey or sorghum syrup. Definitely worth the drive.

Honorable Mention

Joe's Pizza and Pasta (Watauga)- Also conveniently located within a block and a half from my house. I know that every 3rd Italian joint is called Joes, but only the Joes in Keller or Watauga is acceptable (they are owned by cousins) The stromboli is about half a pie big and the sausage is melt-in-your mouth soft. And the guys are super nice if you're trying to pick up and order with an infant perched on your hip. They get you back in the car and the baby back in the car seat and then they bring everything out for you and load up your car when your spouse begs you to pick up lunch for her and her 12 closest co-workers (Thanks Seth!)

And now a moment of silence for Jim Burger (Arlington)

Its been nearly 2 years now since Jim's went the way of the Dodo. We will miss your Maximum Occupancy 12 seating arrangement and your griddle that hadn't been cleaned since Nixon was in office. We knew it would be good when the paper sack became 85% transparent in the 5 minute trip home. Whether it was a grease fire or the county health commission that reduced your fine establishment to a dirt lot, we still miss you.

Gotta tag Tovunya, Debbie, J.R., Jaynaia and Luke. Most of the foodies I know, plus Luke to scope out the Denton scene for us.