Daily Archives: July 24, 2014
Who Knew Armadillos Laid Eggs . . .
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Ever wonder why restaurant service seems to get slower every year?
Well, maybe this is why. Check it out here. Slow Service
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About 4:45 we all headed out to have dinner at Austin’s Casual Eatery & Bar, a place in downtown Wilmington with 4-1/2 stars on Yelp. And the stars were well-deserved.
Austin’s is named that because the owner is a 7th generation Texas who wanted to remember his home state. (Based on my calculations, his family was there for the Alamo.)
We started off with a couple of orders of their Armadillo Eggs. Now we’re from Texas too, (3 generations of us) and when we have had Armadillo Eggs, it’s been at T-Bone Tom’s, a place near us in Kemah, TX.
Featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, T-Bone Tom’s is well-known for their steaks and BBQ.
And Armadillo Eggs. This is what the ones from T-Bone Tom’s look like.
Armadillo Eggs consists of BBQ Brisket stuffed into a large jalapeno, and then battered and fried.
And they’re delicious!
But here at Austin’s, they’re a little different.
They start by stuffing jalapeno cream cheese inside a rolled-up chicken breast, which is then completely enclosed in bacon slices. And then into the fryer they go.
And they come out really, really good. The creamy, spicy center, the chicken breast, and then the crispy, crunchy bacon combine to make a delicious appetizer.
Jan and Terry both had the Cajun Catfish, while Nick had the Ale-Battered Fish and Chips.
I went for the Grilled Mango Pineapple Pork Chop with Baked Beans and Mac N Cheese. The Mac N Cheese was really good, very cheesy, and seasoned perfectly. The Baked Beans were good, but not as good as the Bourbon Baked Beans at Quaker Steak and Lube last Sunday.
Maybe it was the bourbon?
The pork chop was perfectly done, tender and juicy inside, with slight grilled crust on the outside. Just great.
Jan and Terry really liked their fish dishes, but Nick wasn’t real happy with the thick batter on his fish, but he thought the chips (handcut fries) were great.
We all agreed we’d come back, but Nick will have something different.
Tomorrow will be a stay-at-the-rig day for us, while Nick and Terry get together with some friends in Cincinnati.
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Thought for the Day:
Diplomacy:
The art of telling someone to go to hell, and having them look forward to the trip.
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