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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #140 on: May 28, 2024, 09:09:03 AM »
I made hot dogs! And T-bones and tried some smoked sausages because they were on sale. The hot dogs were better. Also made strawberry shortcakes, but not on the grill.
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #141 on: May 28, 2024, 09:10:37 AM »
A few weeks back, we dined next door and they had fried oysters which I ordered.  The breading was tasty, the oysters, all of them, were rubber bands.  I could not chew any of them.  I told the server who got the manager who also took it off my bill.  I told him "Y'all have good food, you really should not serve stuff like this.".  He seemed to appreciated it.  I tipped as if it was still on the bill.
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #142 on: May 28, 2024, 09:17:20 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on May 28, 2024, 09:10:37 AM
A few weeks back, we dined next door and they had fried oysters which I ordered.  The breading was tasty, the oysters, all of them, were rubber bands.  I could not chew any of them.  I told the server who got the manager who also took it off my bill.  I told him "Y'all have good food, you really should not serve stuff like this.".  He seemed to appreciated it.  I tipped as if it was still on the bill.
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #143 on: May 28, 2024, 09:36:54 AM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on May 28, 2024, 09:09:03 AM
I made hot dogs! And T-bones and tried some smoked sausages because they were on sale. The hot dogs were better. Also made strawberry shortcakes, but not on the grill.
Save it for the cooking thread
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #144 on: May 28, 2024, 09:52:30 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on May 28, 2024, 09:10:37 AM
A few weeks back, we dined next door and they had fried oysters which I ordered.  The breading was tasty, the oysters, all of them, were rubber bands.  I could not chew any of them.  I told the server who got the manager who also took it off my bill.  I told him "Y'all have good food, you really should not serve stuff like this.".  He seemed to appreciated it.  I tipped as if it was still on the bill.
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #145 on: May 28, 2024, 10:07:19 AM »
I've had some really good brisket here. My favorite is nearby and owned by a Texan. He's in his lane.
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #146 on: May 28, 2024, 10:22:25 AM »
Quote from: ELA on May 28, 2024, 09:36:54 AM
Save it for the cooking thread
Don't all threads eventually become cooking threads
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #147 on: May 28, 2024, 10:38:55 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on May 28, 2024, 09:01:56 AM
We went to our local haunt last night. They had a smoked brisket special on the menu, so I got it.

Terrible.
I've come to the conclusion that expecting good brisket at a restaurant is going to be a nightmare, unless it's the following:

  • A place that is going to have a brisket rush and basically sells brisket "until it runs out". 
  • A very good BBQ joint that's known for brisket, and you get it at either the start of lunch service or the start of dinner service. 

The key for either is that once you start cutting into a brisket, you should be putting brisket on plates and sending it straight out to diners constantly. If it sits for ANY length of time, it dries out. And as good as a nice fresh moist slice of brisket can be, one that has dried out is equally bad. And it could be the exact same slice of brisket, just 10 minutes later. 

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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #148 on: May 28, 2024, 10:43:33 AM »
Good conclusion. Lesson learned for sure.
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #149 on: May 28, 2024, 11:12:42 AM »
I thought I didn't like brisket because all I'd ever had was dry as a bone and tasteless.  So, I stopped ordering it.  My wife ordered it at Fox Bros. a while back and said it was excellent, I tasted it, and indeed it is.  I get their mixed plate now, brisket and pulled pork, with okra and okra on the side.
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« Reply #150 on: May 28, 2024, 11:33:23 AM »
To keep my thread on point - has anyone gotten good strawberry shortcake from a restaurant? I used to think I hated the dish but that was when I only ever had it with angel's food cake or something similar. An actual shortcake is a hell of a lot better. 
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« Reply #151 on: May 28, 2024, 11:36:49 AM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on May 28, 2024, 09:09:03 AM
 Also made strawberry shortcakes, but not on the grill.
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #152 on: May 28, 2024, 11:42:24 AM »
When I was a kid, I'd often get shortcake when we dined at a cafeteria.  My guess was the stuff was sweet and I was a kid.  My mom would make it fairly often with frozen strawberries and those little cakes bought in a store with a crater in them.

I can't recall having any other than as a kid.
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #153 on: May 28, 2024, 11:56:09 AM »
The best strawberry shortcake I ever had was at the strawberry festival near Lakeland where I lived as a boy.  It was in one of the other towns, Mulberry, Plant City, Winter Haven, or Bartow or one of them.  

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