Boomerjack's Grill and Bar

We ended up here on Mother's Day evening after our GPS lead us to five restaurants that were all closed.   We saw this place earlier in the day and had made a mental note to try it before we left the area.  We were surprised to see that there was not a line to get in as all the other restaurants we passed were packed.  Does that mean that this is a bad place to eat?  No, it does not.  It could just mean that Mom's don't want to eat at a sports bar on their special day.

We started our meal with potato skins as our appetizer.  They were very good.

Potato Skins

We both ordered rib-eye steaks.  We both chose a side salad as one our sides.

The salad was good.  It was topped with onions, cheese and onions.  It came with two dressings.  We ordered Ranch.  We are not sure what the second one was, but it was very thick.

 

My rib-eye dinner.  I chose cheese and jalapeno mashed potatoes as my side.  Jeff chose mac and cheese.

The cheese and jalapeno mashed potatoes were great!  The rib-eye was only $16.95.  How was it?  It was very good!  See, you can get a decent steak for under my budget of $23.  Jeff even said it was very good.  We were both impressed.

We ordered a dessert and shared it.

Deep Fried Cheesecake with Ice Cream and Whipped Cream

The deep fried cheesecake was very good.

We really enjoyed eating here.  The food was very good as well the service.

On The Border

This is a chain restaurant that we had not visited before Saturday night.

Area where tortillas are made.

As in all the Mexican restaurants were have eaten at, we were given chips and salsa.  We didn't care for the chips. They were thick and the flavor was not good.  The salsa was okay.  I found it to be sweet and was not all that fond of it.  Jeff thought it was good.

I ordered The Big Burrito with Steak.

Fajita Steak or Chicken, Mexican rice, cheese, black beans, caramelized onions & red peppers, and sour cream sauce.

The burrito was good.  The rice had corn in it and I liked that.  The refried beans were also good.  It was a good meal for $10.99.

Jeff ordered the Ultimate Fajita.

Mesquite-Grilled Steak and Chicken, Sauteed Shrimp and Pulled Pork (Carnitas).

Fried rice and beans and toppings for fajitas.

Jeff said the fajitas were good.  They were served with homemade fajitas.  His biggest complaint was that it came with only three shrimp.  The price was $14.99.

The restaurant is very loud with music and singing for birthdays. Our waiter was new and forgot to bring our teas and then sweetener for my tea.  He ended up getting his act together and surprised us by not charging us for the teas.

We enjoyed eating here, but probably will not return as there are many there Mexican restaurants to try.

Twisted Root Burger Company

We visited this restaurant because it was on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  The thing that is different about this place is that they serve some game burgers.

Outside Twisted Root Burger

Inside photo

Inside photo

Orders are placed at the counter and you are given a card with the name that they will call you.  Jeff was James Bond and I was Kate Gosselin.  It was pretty funny to watch people go up as their names were called like "The Fonz" and "Richard Nixon". 

I really had a hard time making a decision on what type of burger to order.  Every burger that they had which was one of their "favorites" had something that I didn't like.  I could have built mine own, but decided to just take off the item I didn't like.  I ended up ordering the Big Tex – cheddar, guac, fried onion strings & chipotle sauce.  I took the guacamole off.  The burger was good, but nothing special.  I ordered a side order of fried pickles.  They were okay, but not as good as Smashburger.

Big Tex Burger with Fried Pickles

 Jeff is much more daring than me.  He decided before we went in that he was going to order whatever "game" was being offered.  The "game" of the day was kangaroo, so that is what he had.

Kangaroo Burger and Onion Straws

 Jeff said the burger was drier than a hamburger.  He said it was okay, but it did keep kicking him all day.  It was being somewhat funny in saying that, but the burger did bother him most of the day.

Bottle caps sealed in the tabletop.

We are glad we ate here for the experience, but we didn't consider it anything special.  It was a pricey lunch.  My lunch was $14 and Jeff's was $18.

You may have noticed I am using photos that have a copy write.  It is okay.  They are mine.  They have the name of my other blog: Two Greyhound Town-Traveling Across America.

Raising Cane's

I ate here for lunch on a Tuesday. The place became crowded shortly after I arrived.
 

The menu is small. There is a choice of chicken tenders or a chicken sandwich.  I chose to order the four chicken tenders meal that comes with garlic bread, fries and coleslaw and the Raising Cane's dipping sauce.

Four Piece Chicken Tender Meal

The chicken tenders were very good.  They were moist, not dry.  The fries were good, not great.  The coleslaw was great.  It was very creamy.  The dipping sauce is good.  I am not sure how to describe it.  It has a little bit of seasoning to it.  The garlic bread could have used more garlic and butter.

I enjoyed eating here and will probably be back since it is within walking distance of where we are staying.

Cotton Patch Cafe

We ate here for dinner on a Sunday. 

 

 We started out our meal with mushrooms as an appetizer.

Jumbo Cripsy 'Shrooms

The mushrooms where huge!  I cut mine into quarters to eat. They were very good.

Jeff's salad arrived right after the mushrooms and our dinners arrived before we were even halfway through the appetizers. I really don't like when the food is brought out that quickly.

SideSalad

 I ordered Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy and fried okra. The steak was good, a little tough, but not bad.  The potatoes were a garlic mashed potato and they were good.  The fried okra was also good.

Jeff ordered the Grilled Cajun Duo which is a blackened tilapia with Cajun seasonings and grilled shrimp.  He chose a loaded baked potato as a side along with the salad.   He said it was really good.

We enjoyed eating here except for the really fast food service.  We may make another visit before we leave the area.

In-N-Out Burger

I was very excited when I found out that In-N-Out Burgers are in the Dallas area.  I have been wanting to eat at In-N-Out, but it was the first time I have been in an area that has a restaurant.

 

Very pretty landscaping - lots of white roses.

The menu is pretty simple although there is a secret menu that is not published at the restaurant.  Why don't they just list the entire menu?  It seems like they would sell more if they listed all their options.

I ordered the Double Burger.  It reminded me of a Big Mac.

Double Burger

The burger was good. The fries were terrible.  I noticed that some people had fries with cheese. I guess that is on the secret menu.  Cheese definitely would have helped the fries.

I was really disappointed.  I will not be eating here again because of the fries.  What is a hamburger without fries?

Coyote Bluff Cafe

We ate here on a Friday night.  We arrived a few minutes after five and the place was packed.  If I hadn't seen this on the Food Network app, I probably would have said no to stopping here since it looks a little run down on the outside.  I thought maybe the inside would be better, but it wasn't.  The floor was so uneven that one table had to be held down by the people eating at it.

The menu is very small, so it didn't take us long to make a decision.

I ordered the Bacon Cheeseburger.  It was really good!

Bacon Cheeseburger

Jeff ordered the Hickory Burger.  He planned on trying the Burger From Hell which has fresh sauteed jalapenos, Coyote Hell Sauce, Tabasco, cheese, lettuce, tomato and grilled onions according to the menu.  He tasted the Coyote Hell Sauce which was on the table and it hit him the wrong way right when the waitress appeared, so he went with the Hickory Burger.  I know he regretted not trying the Burger From Hell.

Hickory Burger

We ordered a basket of onion rings to share.

Onion Rings

We enjoyed the food.  I didn't realize until after we ordered that they only take cash and checks.  Luckily, we had enough cash with us.  We enjoyed the food, but not sure we would go back.