Yesterday, the Sig-O and I headed for the best chicken-fried steak in the state - at Mary's Cafe in Strawn, which is just off Interstate 20 about 110 miles west of here. Even though it was raining intermittently and the...
The Sig-O and I were already going to the Hill Country this weekend to help master sommelier Guy Stout harvest his syrah in Blanco. So we decided to return via State Highway 281 and stop at Hico for chicken-fried steak...
The suggestions for other places in the state making authentic chicken-fried steak besides Mary's Cafe in Strawn, which I wrote about here, continue to roll in. Mary L. writes, "On a recent trip we stopped at Sutton Steak House off...
I sent my story about the chicken-fried steak at Mary's Cafe to a bunch of foodie friends in a global chat group (who are often amused by what we do in Texas), and Rachel Laudan sent this reply: Another Texas...
Would you drive two hours for a chicken-fried steak made the old-fashioned way with cream gravy from pan drippings? I would - and did - in a quest for the best authentic chicken-fried steak in our area. The quest took...
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