Lone Star Heritage

Subject: Small-Town Restaurants Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:54 pm

Beneath is a link to a reliable resource:

http://www.dfwfreedomriders.org/bikergourmet.html

Does anyone happen to know whether Gracy's Country Kitchen, located in little Weston (Collin County), is still serving? It looks rather sleepy in this photo:

http://collincountystation.com/westonpics.html

(several slides in)

Of course ... Weston may yet be small, now, but the developers have their eye upon it

Any suggestions for other quaint eateries ~ with noteworthy fare and/ or ambiance?
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Re: Small-Town Restaurants Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:55 pm

Actually, I think it is. It has been a while since I took those photos and a while since I have been to Weston. The photo was taken on Sunday. The last time I was through the town, the restaurant was open.

Thanks for visiting my site.

Frank

Subject: Re: Small-Town Restaurants Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:51 pm

You are very welcome, and I am glad to learn that the restaurant is still open. We ate there about six years ago, and were delighted by the food, the service and to be sitting just where we were.

Your website is wonderful; it is chock full of helpful information and wonderful photos. I will post the main link to it here.

Best wishes, and thanks sincerely for your response,

Holly
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Re: Small-Town Restaurants Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:32 am

Now here is a place that looks worth driving to. The directions are a little 'tricky' .... so the master of beguilement is inclined to tease ~ when not howling at the moon ~ but I believe the Loco Coyote Grill is located in Walnut Springs (down Bosque-County way)?

http://www.lococoyote.net/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggieworld/1151292610/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/resque18/386786076/
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Whistle Stop Cafe, Decatur Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:34 pm

We don't dine out very often, and have not eaten at the Whistle Stop Cafe .... located in Decatur ~

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pierceplace532/1306007823/

... but I would like to sunny

Of course, this little cafe is associated with the *famous* Petrified Wood Gas Station and Tourist Camp.

http://www.decaturmainstreet.com/historical.html

http://www.mcrocks.com/ftr07-2/DociaNovember2007.html
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Joined : 21 Mar 2008 Posts : 6

Great links and pictures!

I need to get out there and see that petrified gas station! I had heard about it before but just don't get out much.

Oh yeah - If you ever make it to Longview check out Johnny Cace's Seafood and Steak Restaurant. A real throwback to the 50's/60's!

The most important thing there is the complimentary relish tray on each table!

Of course I took a picture of it! Wink

Subject: The Junction (Huntsville) Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:29 pm

Huntsville really isn't such a small town anymore Crying or Very sad

Yet, when one ventures eastward from Interstate 45, the old 'county-seat' feel is yet to be savored. In this way it is like unto McKinney, in Collin County, with her US 75 .... though I have to say -- being a college town -- Huntsville seems the busier of the two; and this, despite McKinney's being set in the bustling D/FW Metroplex. Then again ... Huntsville is well on her way to becoming the 'crown jewel' of Houston queen

And history abounds. Ever since my sister attended Sam Houston State University during the late-1980s, and our family frequently visited her in Huntsville, the Junction Restaurant -- set in one of the city's historic homes -- has been my favored place to dine. As one can glean from the photograph below, the atmosphere is quite casual .... or contrarily, someone perhaps was under- dressed while 'in bloom.' Ah, well ...

http://www.shophuntsville.com/thejunction/

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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Cafe Texan (Huntsville) Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:05 pm

And, of course, there is the Cafe Texan ~ located at 1120 Sam Houston Avenue (Avenue L?) ....

http://www.thebulletin.com/archives/2002/march/cafetexan.htm

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=%22Cafe%20Texan%22&w=all

And there was (is?) another 'Cafe Texan' ~ in San Augustine:

http://www.shorpy.com/node/2046

Texas and her eateries just become better and better with age, wouldn't you agree?

http://roadsidepeek.com/roadusa/southwest/texas/texaseats/index.htm
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Tater Junction, Aurora (Wise County) Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:43 pm

Not worth the drive, you say? The skin of a building speaks nothing of true taste, I say flower

Granted, Tater Junction tried to compete just a bit with Cracker Barrel and her multiple births, and lost Sad

One once could do some last-minute Christmas or birthday shopping at this singular eatery -- in the diminutive lobby -- but the stock has shrunk to almost nothing of late. But the food is still GREAT sunny

I could post a menu here, but there would be no surprises (surprised?). Tater Junction remains her humble, and very generous self. If it is comfort food that you seek, which is Texan through-and-through ~ take State Highway 114 due west from US 287, and you'll find 'er.

Oh, and Tater Junction is the only place to dine on this day in Aurora ... unless you have a mother's kitchen there.

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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Blue Bayou, Dido (Tarrant County) Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:31 am

True, Linda Ronstadt was nowhere to be seen nor heard interpreting (Texan} Roy Orbison's free-flowing composition,* but we hit the Blue Bayou at the wrong time of day. The photo seen below fails to do this eatery/drinkery justice .... and the water is very near ~ with the shores of Eagle Mountain Lake being perhaps five city-blocks distant.

I was unable to stop and sample the fare, but hope to do so in the near future. Something tells me that the Blue Bayou grills up a very fine burger sunny

This place boasts an abundance of neon (?), and I shall return with a clearer image of extended beverages should fate so bless me.

You know what it's about Cool

And, the Blue Bayou offers a distinctive welcome to the US Mail. In place of the usual, state-issued license, may be read on the mounted vehicle:

"LOOK TWICE! Motorcycles are Everywhere."

And so is dichotomy, to the west. Long may you ride, Blue Bayou.

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Bayou
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Indian Creek Camp, Dido (Tarrant County) Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:07 am

Muted competition is reality for life in Dido, 2008. Just seconds away from Blue Bayou, on Farm-to-Market (-yet?) Road 1220, sits Indian Creek Camp. Surely, this is a place which holds -- beneath its tables and over its meals -- some secrets of history to share.

There are many 'Indian Creeks' in Texas, of which rocks and terraces -- rather than papers -- are the speakers ....

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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Joined : 18 Nov 2007 Posts : 11

I have to say that my family has been eating at Johnny Cayce's in Longview for decades now. It is my favorite place on earth to eat seafood, or almost anyway. We love it. Thanks for the photo of the wonderful relish tray, AWH. The only problem is that they give you so much that you could get full before your order comes. I love it all............Try and sit where this guy shucks the oysters. It's a real treat to me. He has a kind of rhythm going, like a musician as he shucks one after the other.

Subject: Re: Small-Town Restaurants Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:44 pm

Teresa ... it has been ages since I visited the Tyler/ Longview area. Thanks for telling about Johnny Cayce's ~ sounds like a 'must try' place to me sunny

Being a land-locked person for all of my life, I don't have the acquaintance with seafood that I should. But when my dad was stationed at Fort Monroe, Virginia -- and I went to visit him at his home in Tabb -- I remember that the fishermen would sail into Newport News (I believe that it was), and one could purchase their catches directly from them on the docks. This fish was so fresh and delicious when brought home and cooked ~ with a flavor I've never tasted since at Red Lobster Smile

Maybe the same 'buying option' is available on our Texas Gulf-Coast.

Now, we all have great familiarity with catfish, of course .... in our state. When I lived in Pilot Point, we sampled some delicious fare on that order at a little place in Tioga (southwestern Grayson County). Wonder if it's still open ...
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Re: Small-Town Restaurants Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:09 pm

I hope you don't plan to go back to either of the last two places you took pictures of by yourself.