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flipper35 11-03-2021 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Rot 911 (Post 11507021)
One of my favorite lunchtime motorcycle rides is 30 miles to a little town of Sterling Nebraska. Only 500 people, but they have a great hole in the wall bar and grill. And the best bacon cheeseburger I’ve ever had! With a side of mozzarella sticks!

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My wife has family in Bennet. Next time we are out there we will give it a try!

matthewb0051 11-03-2021 10:15 AM
My fav burger hole in wall in San Antonio is Chris Madrid's, which has a slight Tex Mex twist on the burgers. I ran into Meg Ryan there back when she was married to Dennis Quaid and living near SA. Back then it was just a shack with about 15 seats.

They serve a bean burger, which is actually refried beans with the burger. Or the Flamin' Jalapeno aka, the Flamin' A S S burger.

Also served is pico de gallo for putting on your burger. It makes the burger!

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mjohnson 11-03-2021 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by matthewb0051 (Post 11507160)
Haven't been there but used to frequent Good Stuff Eatery near Reagan Airport in Virginia. It filled a void.
Solid choice there. I always stay in that neighborhood when I have to go to DOE HQ. DCA feels like cheating compared to Dulles and on a nice day I can walk to Forrestall (across the street from the Smithsonian Castle).

Crystal City Sports Pub is a little (ok a lot) less polished but has killer daily deals. On 23rd St but across the highway from the hotels and the restaurant strip.

Darn you all... now I need to make burgers for dinner - cast iron "beef chuck/lamb sirloin blend smashburgers" for this kitchen.

upsscott 11-03-2021 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by matthewb0051 (Post 11505748)
BBQ ... Can't say I really have a place in SA that I frequent other than Rudy's, which is a chain but good. Brisket has gotten upwards of $12 per half pound there now. Rudy's was started by the same guy that founded Fudruckers, Macaroni Grill, and a bunch of others.

For BBQ I always make a short trip to Lockhart near COTA. BBQ capital of Texas. Give Kruez Market a try, one of the best!

In SA go to El Milagtrito on N St Mary's, which is pretty close to Ft Sam. They still do whole head barbacoa and it is amazing. Only open until 3 pm.

Awesome tip. I will check it out when we get back.

upsscott 11-03-2021 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by fintstone (Post 11505853)
When I lived in Texas (Austin)...and travelled to San Antonio now and then...I was too poor to eat out. The only time I remember eating out in Austin was at a Dairy Queen right outside Bergstrom Air Force Base (now closed) and once at Jack in the Box (It was horrible...never again). I did eat in the chow hall a lot when in San Antonio in Basic Training and then Officer's Training (now at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery AL)...but never downtown. Travelled to SA once later for work and went down to the River Walk...and that had some fairly nice restaurants there (but that was still many years ago).

Most of the restaurants I’ve seen along the River Walk seem very tourist trappy.

fintstone 11-03-2021 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mjohnson (Post 11507409)
Solid choice there. I always stay in that neighborhood when I have to go to DOE HQ. DCA feels like cheating compared to Dulles and on a nice day I can walk to Forrestall (across the street from the Smithsonian Castle).

Crystal City Sports Pub is a little (ok a lot) less polished but has killer daily deals. On 23rd St but across the highway from the hotels and the restaurant strip.

Darn you all... now I need to make burgers for dinner - cast iron "beef chuck/lamb sirloin blend smashburgers" for this kitchen.
My wife retired from the Forrestal Bldg. She worked for NNSA when we were in Abq. I worked nearby the Forrestal (walking distance) and went over there for the Dunkin Donuts in the basement to get a dozen now and then. There is a Hill Country Barbeque up the street on 7th that is pretty good (brisket), but a little pricey like all DC. https://www.hillcountry.com/location/hill-country-washington-dc/
I don't know if the current situation has impacted them/their service

Yes...making me hungry for a burger.

fintstone 11-03-2021 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by upsscott (Post 11507423)
Most of the restaurants I’ve seen along the River Walk seem very tourist trappy.
Sorry...decades ago it was not bad. It may have changed.

stevej37 11-03-2021 01:29 PM
How did this thread change into a Texas thread??
Is that where upscott is from?

Jolly Amaranto 11-03-2021 01:29 PM
Been years since I have eaten anywhere along the River Walk in San Antonio. Usually find something up in the vicinity of the redeveloped Pearl Brewery area. Favorite BBQ is way up on Blanco just north of Wurzbach.

Jolly Amaranto 11-03-2021 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by stevej37 (Post 11507463)
How did this thread change into a Texas thread??
I am guilty. I brought up San Antonio in a post way back. Sorry bout that.

fintstone 11-03-2021 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by stevej37 (Post 11507463)
How did this thread change into a Texas thread??
Is that where upscott is from?
He has offspring there.

stevej37 11-03-2021 01:34 PM
^^^ No problem. I just noticed every comment is from Texas.
Upscott doesn't have a location on his sig......

fintstone 11-03-2021 01:35 PM
A lot of mine are about Albuquerque NM...and now DC. Sorry, I don't get out much.

stevej37 11-03-2021 01:37 PM
^^^ keep commenting...I was just wondering.

stevej37 11-03-2021 01:52 PM
Has anyone had a burger at Wahlburgers?
One just opened in my area.

flipper35 11-03-2021 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by fintstone (Post 11507457)
Sorry...decades ago it was not bad. It may have changed.
That was our experience when we were down there a few years ago. If we are in that part of Texas we will usually hit Salt Lick in Driftwood.

javadog 11-03-2021 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by stevej37 (Post 11507463)
How did this thread change into a Texas thread??
Is that where upscott is from?
A while back, there was a thread about In-N-Out Burger, wherein some of us pontificated that Whataburger was better than In-N-Out Burger. upscott mentioned in that thread that he would be traveling to Texas in a few weeks and would eat a Whataburger to make a comparison. He did and reported the results in this thread.

That’s the long and short of it.

Of course, every one of these threads degenerates into “who’s got the best burger” and then that morphs into something entirely different, and here we are.

stevej37 11-03-2021 02:32 PM
^^^ Gotcha!
I also know that there are prob more Texans on this forum than anywhere else!

Bob Kontak 11-03-2021 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by stevej37 (Post 11507552)
I also know that there are prob more Texans on this forum than anywhere else!
Shaking my head. You new here?

California Mafia.

stevej37 11-03-2021 02:49 PM
^^^ lol
The Texans seem to make the most noise when it comes to food.

mjohnson 11-03-2021 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by fintstone (Post 11507456)
My wife retired from the Forrestal Bldg. She worked for NNSA when we were in Abq. I worked nearby the Forrestal (walking distance) and went over there for the Dunkin Donuts in the basement to get a dozen now and then...
Oy, I have too many wasted weeks in a dingy suite deep in the bowels (but, hey, Dunkin!) of that place. Depending on your background, you might have even been to old GM-0xx. They did have a fridge full of beer however... So did the NNSA director BTW.

There's a 5-guys at L'Enfant Plaza mall now, if you're into that. They really shined up the place - it was so grim ten years ago, like a fever dream from the 1970s.

Don't miss it, though I could almost go for a "half-smoke roulette" at the street cart under the DOE arch. 99% of the time you're OK, 1% you're afraid that you're _not_ gonna die!

upsscott 11-04-2021 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by stevej37 (Post 11507463)
How did this thread change into a Texas thread??
Is that where upscott is from?

Javadog recommended Whataburger in another thread. I, being from NorCal and not being a frequent traveler, had never had Whataburger. I thought I’d report back that it was indeed very good. I also mentioned that I had it in San Antonio while visiting my son who lives there.

stevej37 11-04-2021 03:41 AM
^^^ No problem here. Looks like I spelled your name wrong also....sorry!

KFC911 11-04-2021 04:35 AM
I've never had a Whataburger, In & Out, Culvers, etc. They just aren't around here and I don't get out much :D...

For a burger ... local joints beat all the fast food places here, but Cook-Out is probably the best local "fast food chain" and Steak 'n Shake is good too....

All of them have suffered in consistency and quality recently .... even the local joints.

flipper35 11-04-2021 10:09 AM
OK all you SW'ers. Where are some good places to eat at Holloman AFB? Chain or otherwise. The daughter is heading there Monday.

matthewb0051 11-04-2021 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by flipper35 (Post 11508368)
OK all you SW'ers. Where are some good places to eat at Holloman AFB? Chain or otherwise. The daughter is heading there Monday.
Ouch, that is sort of out there. I lived in El Paso for a bit, stationed at 1st Armored Division.

Holloman is really in the desert. Easy trip up the mountain to Cloud Croft, NM, which sits at over 9,000 feet. We left El Paso at over 100 degrees and it was in the 70s when we arrived up in Cloud Croft.

Also, very close to White Sands Natl Monument.

Hatch chilis are the thing around that area. Grown in Hatch, NM. Used for everything, on burgers, enchiladas, eggs, pozole, you name it.

Cattleman's is a famous joint outside of El Paso, so probably an hour from Holloman

https://cattlemanssteakhouse.com/

Jolly Amaranto 11-04-2021 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by flipper35 (Post 11508368)
OK all you SW'ers. Where are some good places to eat at Holloman AFB? Chain or otherwise. The daughter is heading there Monday.
Head north east up US70 to Alamogordo where all the usual chains (suspects) have set up shop.

flipper35 11-04-2021 01:14 PM
I should specify that in AmeriCorps she is limited how far she can travel.

Fortunately for her, she is willing to try about anything short of balut. She has natto on the list of things to try if that give you an idea what she is willing to eat.

javadog 11-04-2021 01:16 PM
Well, since you brought up balut, I don’t think anyone here ought to go look up what natto might be.

Yuck.

flipper35 11-04-2021 01:25 PM
I am just saying she has a limit. Not much of one, but she does eventually draw the line.

upsscott 11-04-2021 01:26 PM
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I’ll pass on the Natto.

Bob Kontak 11-04-2021 01:38 PM
Natto or the Eraserhead baby. Take your pick.

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Bob Kontak 11-04-2021 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by upsscott (Post 11508608)
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I’ll pass on the Natto.
Maybe it's like caramel?

vash 11-04-2021 02:05 PM
Natto is delicious. sure it is like snot in consistency. But a pinch of natto with a pinch of rice. yum. breakfast!! I ate it 7 days straight at our Tokyo hotel breakfast bar. that first bite was a bit of a leap tho.


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