Here I am in Texas longhorn country ready to have some real food for real people, and I did it! This family steakhouse opened circa 1989 and has survived the many, many chains popping up all over the place. Their fill-in-the-blank menu is filled out and presented to the waitress. Next, salad or soup is brought to the table next, and beer or soft drinks delivered with friendly staff (or ask for a cork screw to open your own wine – and while you’re at it, why not try a Texas cab), and then the entree shows up just in time.
The steak is tender (if not prime), cooked to your specific instructions, and while the only veggie entry is green beans of the canned variety, the overall quality of the steak justifies a visit here when in Waco.
There’s a “gourmet” place listed in the phone book, and its website is quite impressive, but I wasn’t willing to try something so expensive during my first visit to Waco in several years. Maybe next time.
I chose an excellent Texas wine which I purchased at the local liquor store – the Texans are getting prouder of their wines – and they are worth a try. Heitmiller’s beer list is long enough, even “all can beer” for $2.25 a pop.
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BYOB wine
Interstate highway 35 exit 343 (Elm Mott exit)
(on west frontage road just north of exit)
(254)829-2651
11am to 10 pm Monday through Saturday