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Eric2Tex
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This past veterans day, I took a ride to winchester to sample the fare at murphy's steak house
The weather was nice, and the ride pleasant on the way out. The turn off from 290 is fm2104, approximately 20 miles east of the Elgin HEB. 448 out of giddings if you're coming from the east.
This was my second trip, because the building is not well marked. The first time I figured it would be obvious but it wasn't although the cars and bikes could give a clue. 2104 was a nice ride, deserted, somewhat straight, and ran into the always pleasant fm 152 8 miles west of town.
The place was somewhat deserted at 2 pm, but hey, it was a work day for most. As I walked in, I thought for a moment I was in a time warp, very cowboy like, and of course everyone stopped to stare at the oddly dressed stranger before starting their conversations anew. Looked like the only patrons had migrated there from the local vfw.
Soon enough I was seated and served an adult beverage while I pored over the menu. If you check it, you'll find 3 sizes, 8, 10,and 12oz available in
several cuts. I don't eat as much steak as I used to, but I do remember
eating many a 1lb steak in the day, so the 12oz cut seemed manageable
if not smallish. I opted for the 12oz Ny strip, and hit the salad bar.
The salad bar was well stocked with the usual fare, and it appeared to have home made potato salad. I liked it enough to make several return trips
as the steak was cooking. I wished I had skipped a couple of those trips when the steak arrived. Jeez that thing was HUGE, I should've took a pic, but I would guess it was at least twice the advertised size COOKED. It was cooked to order too, and juicy. I resisted my knee jerk reaction to call for a doggie bag and decided to give it a shot. I'm guessing the Ny strip is a little tougher than the other cuts, at least mine was, but eventually I worked it down
by cutting thin slices and lopping off anything that had a hint of fat on it.
Luckily, the baked potato was only moderate in size. I was proud to have finished it, but I won't order that size cut again.
One would think the kicker would be this huge steak, fixins and a couple brewskis, was all had for less than $20, but the you would miss the ride home.
I could've took 152, but I had my eye on some dirt riding, so back north on 480 to 2239 west. It turns to dirt after crossing over 2104, and as long as you STAY ON THE DIRT you'll be treated to a nice ride back. Eventually leading into a back entrance to the state parks around bastrop. Missing the fees for the ride through. Kind of a magical place around dusk.
Train tracks close by
Same building the post office is in
Next time I'll take more pics
The weather was nice, and the ride pleasant on the way out. The turn off from 290 is fm2104, approximately 20 miles east of the Elgin HEB. 448 out of giddings if you're coming from the east.
This was my second trip, because the building is not well marked. The first time I figured it would be obvious but it wasn't although the cars and bikes could give a clue. 2104 was a nice ride, deserted, somewhat straight, and ran into the always pleasant fm 152 8 miles west of town.
The place was somewhat deserted at 2 pm, but hey, it was a work day for most. As I walked in, I thought for a moment I was in a time warp, very cowboy like, and of course everyone stopped to stare at the oddly dressed stranger before starting their conversations anew. Looked like the only patrons had migrated there from the local vfw.
Soon enough I was seated and served an adult beverage while I pored over the menu. If you check it, you'll find 3 sizes, 8, 10,and 12oz available in
several cuts. I don't eat as much steak as I used to, but I do remember
eating many a 1lb steak in the day, so the 12oz cut seemed manageable
if not smallish. I opted for the 12oz Ny strip, and hit the salad bar.
The salad bar was well stocked with the usual fare, and it appeared to have home made potato salad. I liked it enough to make several return trips
as the steak was cooking. I wished I had skipped a couple of those trips when the steak arrived. Jeez that thing was HUGE, I should've took a pic, but I would guess it was at least twice the advertised size COOKED. It was cooked to order too, and juicy. I resisted my knee jerk reaction to call for a doggie bag and decided to give it a shot. I'm guessing the Ny strip is a little tougher than the other cuts, at least mine was, but eventually I worked it down
by cutting thin slices and lopping off anything that had a hint of fat on it.
Luckily, the baked potato was only moderate in size. I was proud to have finished it, but I won't order that size cut again.
One would think the kicker would be this huge steak, fixins and a couple brewskis, was all had for less than $20, but the you would miss the ride home.
I could've took 152, but I had my eye on some dirt riding, so back north on 480 to 2239 west. It turns to dirt after crossing over 2104, and as long as you STAY ON THE DIRT you'll be treated to a nice ride back. Eventually leading into a back entrance to the state parks around bastrop. Missing the fees for the ride through. Kind of a magical place around dusk.
Train tracks close by
Same building the post office is in
Next time I'll take more pics
