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.  

Rosa's Cafe & Tortilla Factory

We ate here for lunch on a Thursday.  It has a drive-thru, so I thought it would be more like a fast food restaurant.  It is a fast food place, but it seems like more of a restaurant on the inside.  Orders are placed at the counter and when your order is ready, it flashes on a screen.  The tables and the decor make it seem more like a regular restaurant.  The food is served on real plates and real silverware is used, not plastic.

Outside of Rosa's Cafe & Tortilla Factory

Inside

Salsa bar

I ordered the smothered burrito.  I considered it a good deal for $4.99.  Look at all the food you get.

Smothered Burrito

Jeff ordered the Beef Burrito plate which has three burritos. Price was $5.99.

Beef Burrito Plate

We were also given extra tortillas with our meals.  They are made at the restaurant.

We thought the food was good, especially when we added extra salsa to it.  Where else can you get a meal like this for the price?  We would definitely spend more at Taco Bell.  We were quite impressed.  We would love to eat here again.

Big Texan

When Jeff, my husband, said he wanted to eat here, I wasn't so sure.  I read the reviews and most were not very good.  However, I love doing the tourist things when we are traveling, so I decided to give it a try.  I am glad we did because the food was really good and it was fun eating there.

You can't miss the sign!

There is a food challenge that you can take.  You must eat 72 oz steak, Shrimp Cocktail, Baked Potato, Salad, with Roll, Butter.  If you eat everything, your food is free.  It not, you pay $72.

 

Inside the restaurant.

 

 I ordered the 20 ounce ribeye with a salad and mashed potatoes.

Salad is served in a cast iron skillet.

Look at that ribeye!  It is a 20 oz for $20. Yum!  Mashed potatoes are in the upper right.

Basket of butter sits on the table.

Jeff had the T-Bone and a sweet potato.

The food was really good and the prices were reasonable.  My $20 ribeye was much better than the $29 one I had at the Dusty Boot earlier in the week.  The staff was friendly.  I am so glad we visited this "tourist trap" as it is called.  It was fun and we made memories eating there.

There is a gift shop that is connected to the restaurant, so we visited it. It wasn't filled with the cheap, junkie stuff that you find at most gift shops. The only thing we purchased was a magnet in the shape of the Big Texan. We also visited the fudge shop and left with five squares of fudge.  It was a fun evening.

Dusty Boot Steakhouse & Saloon

I normally like to do a little research on Urbanspoon before we try a restaurant.  I like to look at the menu first.  Yesterday, we had several errands to run and I didn't know where we would end up, so I let the GPS guide us. I thought Dusty Boot Steakhouse & Saloon sounded interesting and maybe not too expensive.  Steaks seem to be more expensive here in Denver than in other places we have visited.

Outside - cars were coming and I had to take the photo quickly which is why it is slanted.

Inside - there are large screen TVs and a bar area.

We started our meal with an appetizer. I have looked over the online menus and cannot find what we ordered. It was a portabella mushroom with spinach and bread crumbs and some sort of sauce.  It was really good.  Appetizers are half price during happy hour and there are happy hours every day of the week.

Appetizer

I really wanted a ribeye, but the only ribeye on the menu was blackened.  I am not fond of blackened food, so I asked if it could be regular and the waitress said it was not a problem.

Ribeye Dinner Served with caramelized balsamic onions & onion horseradish dressing

The ribeye was good, not great.  I probably would have liked it if it had been a little less money.  It was $29.  I really don't like spending more than $23 on a ribeye.  I decided that since we hadn't gone out for lunch, I could splurge on dinner.

All the baked potatoes come loaded and you choose your toppings.  Here are the toppings from the menu:

• Broccoli & Queso
  ~Homemade queso with fresh steamed broccoli

• Chicken Ranch
  ~Grilled chicken, ranch dressing, bacon, green onions & shredded cheese

• Southwest
  ~Choice of red or green chili, cheddar cheese, jalapenos, green onions & sour cream

• Loaded
  ~Sour cream, butter, cheese, bacon & chives

I chose to have the sour cream, butter, cheese, bacon & chives.  It was really good.

Side Salad

I chose a side salad instead of soup.  It was good.

Bread comes with the meals and is served with a cinnamon butter.

Jeff ordered the Blackened Ribeye.  He said it was not spicy, but it was good. 

We enjoyed eating here.  The waitress was very nice.  We would probably eat here again if we were in the area longer.  I wouldn't order another ribeye though.  I would try something different.  The menu has pasta, Mexican food, burgers and other things, so there is a nice variety.