Where’s The BEEF?

By James Rummel

My job requires frequent stays in Austin, Texas, the capitol city of the state. The hotel I favor is across the street from Donn’s, a local BBQ restaurant. Not the best BBQ joint in the world, but convenient and oh so filling.

I like the three meat platter.

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Any BBQ fan in the world will swear up and down that you also need pickles and bread, an essential component of any BBQ meal. Why aren’t they in the picture? Because they are free for the taking at the service counter. Get what you want. Load up, even. If you are looking to make some meat-and-pickle sandwiches back in your hotel room, no one will bat an eye. But needful as they are, pickles and bread aren’t considered to be worthy of taking up space with the good stuff.

They have good breakfast food. Here is one of their breakfast specials featuring brisket-and-potato tacos.

Sorry for the small pic. It came from the restaurant website.

Still no bread or pickles. Again, they are there if you want them. There just isn’t any reason to waste space …Read the Rest

Source:: Hell In a Handbasket