Tag: Texas

American, Positive, Review

Review: Portillo’s Hot Dogs

Portillo’s Hot Dogs – Portillo’s is arguably the “flagship” chain for THE Chicago Hot Dog and THE Italian Beef Sandwich. There are hundreds and hundreds of non-franchised hot dog joints in Chicago that are like Portillo’s.  As a result, tike any other “chain” I’ve heard of Portillo’s being criticized because they are one.  This doesn’t […]

American, Lunch, Year of Food

JR’s Grill

Chili with homemade onion rings was quite good, though I couldn’t finish the bowl of Chili.  The onion rings were probably the highlight of the meal, which I ate with some ranch sauce, and some ketchup.  (I used more ketchup than ranch.)  I had an iced tea to drink that really hit the spot.

Mexican / Tex-Mex, Positive, Review

Review: Pappasito’s Cantina

Pappasito’s Cantina – I grew up outside of San Antonio. When my family moved to Indiana, Pappasito’s was one of the things that I missed the most from living in Texas. Pappasito’s always boasts that their fajitas are famous. They’re not kidding. In fact, this is an understatement. If I was on death row and […]