Texas Cafe Directory

[Don Ricardo]

I sure would like to know where to eat in just about every little town or big city in Texas. What are some of your favorite cafes?:eat:

[ravnhaus]

Luling City Market in Luling.
Riley's in Blanco.
Cooper's in Llano.
Southside Market in Elgin.

[Hairsmith]

http://www.twtex.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16 :eat:

[scratch]

^ What Hairsmith said. ^ ;-)

A couple of my favorites within a reasonable distance for a weekend lunch ride are Must Be Heaven (http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Must+Be+Heaven+107+W+Alamo+St,+Brenham,+TX&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=30.189947,-96.397476&spn=0.142739,0.233459&om=1&iwloc=A) cafe in Brenham and Sodolak’s Country Inn (http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=sodolak%27s+&z=9&ll=30.711143,-96.437988&spn=1.135799,1.867676&om=1&iwloc=A) in Snook.

Speaking of Sodolak's, if you ever go there you need to try their batter-dipped chicken-fried bacon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfbTO0GlONU) - it's deadly, decadent & delicious! :eat:

[Project-RD]

+1 on Cooper's :eat:

Add to that the Blue Bonnet Cafe (http://www.bluebonnetcafe.net/) in Marble Falls. :eat:

[Don Ricardo]

http://www.twtex.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16 :eat:



Tasty! I couldn't find that list for some reason.:confused: I know this is a very popular subject. I'm gonna gain weight just reading about it.

[THR-Thumper]

About three months ago, I was scouting a friend's land for a hunt near Llano. She kept talking about Cooper's. We stopped there and the combination of great BBQ and beautiful bikes inspired me. I talked bikes the whole way home, then promptly bought my VFR.

Coopers BBQ is 100% directly responsible for me being on a bike again.

[JacknTexas]

vera's trinity cafe in trinity,tx
mckenzies bbq next to tractor supply in huntsville,tx
the hen house in riverside,tx

[Hemibee]

Texan BBQ on FM830 between I-45 and Lake Conroe
Bryces Landing on HWY21 at Toledo Bend

I can't remember the name of the place but on I-20 just east of Mesquite was a little dinner on the south side of the road. Great homestyle cooking. I think it was at the Seagoville Road exit.

Any Texas Burger across the state.

[Texas Bob]

Casa Manana 609 8th St
Branding Iron 104 E. Scott
Sevi's Burritos between 9 and 10 on Denver
all in Wichita Falls

Feed Lot
Burkburnett Texas

Peach Orchard
over line in Terral Oklahoma

Bill's Catfish
over river Highway 79?

Onion Creek Grill
Archer City Texas

Just a start if interested I will provide reviews..:eat:

[Graubart]

Casa Manana 609 8th St
Branding Iron 104 E. Scott
Sevi's Burritos between 9 and 10 on Denver
all in Wichita Falls

Feed Lot
Burkburnett Texas

Peach Orchard
over line in Terral Oklahoma

Bill's Catfish
over river Highway 79?

Onion Creek Grill
Archer City Texas

Just a start if interested I will provide reviews..:eat:

Having grown up in Henrietta I can vouch for most of these places. My cousin owns The Branding Iron. And we make a run to Bill's Catfish almost every time we go back to visit family. :clap:

[Texas Bob]

Palo Pinto Cafe in Palo Pinto.....

My list goes on and on....

:eat:

Have fork... will travel....

Babes, any location, we take back roads to the one in Sanger the ride around the lake....

Thought that BBQ up from Aubrey wuz overrated... :giveup:

[bluedogok]

For more there are some Texas locations on the original Sport-Touring.net - Greasy Spoon Archive (http://bluedogok.com/stn/gsa/stn_gsa.html). This one was assembled from places posted from all over, it is about a year old because I never got around to adding the new ones posted and they were lost in the server crash.

[Texas Bob]

Health Camp
Elite Cafe
both in Waco................
Dr Pepper Museum in Waco has a better hand made Dr. Pepper than the one in Dublin...but Dublin is cool too.......

UnderWood's in Brownwood is a funky cafateria from my youth when they had one in Wicita Falls... not the best, but kinda fun and a notable mention if you ate there as a kid......

Gota go a CheeseBurger is calling my name........ :eat:

I really look like that smiley face you know.... :)

[prhaussies]

:eat: I am taking notes on all of these recomendations. I always try to find the Mom & Pop places when I travel. It is getting harder for them to make it in this franchise world. We meet at Phil's in Montgomery for some great meals and I have to mention getting a hamburger at the Richard's Grocery in Richards, TX on 149. The Catfish Place in Huntsville is also good. The Taqueria Vallarta on 105 E off I-45 in Conroe has a killer Carne Asada w/ Nopalitas.
How bout we compile and print a TWTEX refuel list?:clap: rh

[Texas Bob]

I will help with list where I can, I really don't know how to use anything more complicated than NotePAD and do not own Word or WP....
I can eat though........
:eat:

[Texas Bob]

.....Dixie Pig Butternut St Abilene... Arnold Burger, Golden Light cafe in Amarillo
Threadgills Austin, Perini Steak House in Buffalo Gap... H&H Care Wash in El Paso..
Got more,
but it's Lunch time somewhere
Got to go
:eat3:

[Darkrider]

:eat: I am taking notes on all of these recomendations. I always try to find the Mom & Pop places when I travel. It is getting harder for them to make it in this franchise world. We meet at Phil's in Montgomery for some great meals and I have to mention getting a hamburger at the Richard's Grocery in Richards, TX on 149. The Catfish Place in Huntsville is also good. The Taqueria Vallarta on 105 E off I-45 in Conroe has a killer Carne Asada w/ Nopalitas.
How bout we compile and print a TWTEX refuel list?:clap: rh

I've been working on a database of mom & pop restaurants for several months now...the goal is to compile the world's largest database of dives and make the information easy to access so no matter where you are, you can find a great hole-in-the-wall nearby. I've input quite a few dives from the Northwest and am currently going through Texas as fast as I can gather the information (I attempt to confirm everything via phone...I've taken my GSA on long trips for pie only to find that the place we were going was closed:doh: ...never again).

The site is www.diveeats.com. I put it together as a hobby and with motorcycle riders in mind...and with franchise food places NOT in mind :trust:...please be patient with me, I've got a day job but am adding Texas dives as fast as I can...and if you're particularly fond of a few dives, try adding them on the site...or just reply here or shoot me a PM. I won't rest until I've got at least 100 Texas dives input. :eat:

[Scrogg]

Cool idea for a website!

I'll register and add some dives I know about.

[Darkrider]

Cool idea for a website!

I'll register and add some dives I know about.

Thanks. It's a blast to find new spots and talk to the people running them...tons of friendly down-to-earth folks out there cooking up some amazing grub :eat:

[Darkrider]

Having grown up in Henrietta I can vouch for most of these places. My cousin owns The Branding Iron. And we make a run to Bill's Catfish almost every time we go back to visit family. :clap:



Peach Orchard and Bill's Catfish are both in the diveeats.com database now. I love it when I talk to these folks asking about the address and they say "well, you go around the curve" or "just a little over the bridge"....there's no fixed address. That's why I've integrated GPS coordinates into the site...so we can find great food and great people no matter where we are! :eat:

[Graubart]

Peach Orchard and Bill's Catfish are both in the diveeats.com database now. I love it when I talk to these folks asking about the address and they say "well, you go around the curve" or "just a little over the bridge"....there's no fixed address. That's why I've integrated GPS coordinates into the site...so we can find great food and great people no matter where we are! :eat:

Those have to be two of the best places to eat catfish in the world. :sun:

[Darkrider]

Those have to be two of the best places to eat catfish in the world. :sun:

Yup...definitely worth visiting. If you're up in AR this fall, you might want to check out this spot...places located at the intersection of 2 dirt roads where the owners say "yeah, every Friday night we serve catfish and frog legs"...and their mailing address is 5-10miles away...you just know there's somethin' good goin' on food-wise....and the roads in...my goodness, they made my GSA squeal like a pig with glee...blacktop followed by dirt...followed by blacktop... :rider:

http://www.diveeats.com/DiveEats/showthread.php?t=95

Regardless of where you are, if you've got good roads, a good dive, and good friends nearby, you're in paradise IMO :clap:

[bluedogok]

Has anyone riding out in the Camp Wood area tried the new Holy Smoke BBQ (http://holysmokebbq.blogspot.com/) that opened up recently?

[scar04]

try diveeats.com Theyve got stuff everywhere

[Manfred]

Ain't in Texas, but Smokey Joe's BBQ in Stillwater, OK is fantastic for BBQ, curly fires, beans - and pie. Been there more than 30 years.

[Eugene]

Willie's BBQ in Alamo is a great one! I can't wait to get there this fall.

Eugene

[Don Ricardo]

Dinner Bell Bake Shop
6525 Lawndale St
Houston, TX 77023
(713) 928-3239

http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&q=dinner+bell+cafeteria&near=Houston,+TX&fb=1&cid=0,0,15560128493988929588&ll=29.725177,-95.312667&spn=0.023293,0.02562&z=15&iwloc=A&om=1

Big,flat parking lot
Opens at 7 a.m.
Not Fancy
Good coffee
Hungarian Rolls
other pastries (pie,muffins,cookies,etc.)
Closed on Saturday!?!?

The cafeteria next door opens at 11, and is a trip to 1970. Nothing has changed in there since the Nixon administration.

[ptwohig]

**** I was fixing to recomend Diveeats, but see some body mor important beat me to it. Overall good site, needs us to add some info for him though!

[Buba Gump]

Ojinaga, Mexico - first taco stand on the left just past the first stop light after crossing over the border in Presidio, Texas

[Darkrider]

**** I was fixing to recomend Diveeats, but see some body mor important beat me to it. Overall good site, needs us to add some info for him though!

Thanks. I haven't had much time to input new dives...my day job has turned into a day/nights/weekends job for the time being :giveup:

I'm going to modify the text on the site a little with some info about me...great idea :clap:

For the time being, I'm Sean McDaniel and I live right outside Grapevine, TX. I've been road-testing my new (to me) DR650 to get her ready for a trip to Big Bend. In the meantime, my BMW GS Adventure gets a few miles here and there...just got back from a business trip on her to Chicago. I took a "wrong turn" up there and ended up in Minneapolis - took another "wrong turn" that took me on an amazing loop around Lake Superior...all these wrong turns :trust: :rider:

[Rman of 237]

Health Camp
Elite Cafe
both in Waco................
Dr Pepper Museum in Waco has a better hand made Dr. Pepper than the one in Dublin...but Dublin is cool too.......

UnderWood's in Brownwood is a funky cafateria from my youth when they had one in Wicita Falls... not the best, but kinda fun and a notable mention if you ate there as a kid......

Gota go a CheeseBurger is calling my name........ :eat:

I really look like that smiley face you know.... :)I remember Health Camp in Waco. Wasn't it around that insane roundabout:eek2: where TX77 comes into I35?
If any of you are between Hou and Aus on US290 on any Sunday check out Felders Fillin' Station in Carmine (Between Brenham and Giddings...pronounced "Carmean") and try the dry ribs.:eat: Walk back behind the building where the pits are and say hello to "Chicken" Fischer. He's the dude!