Road Trippin’ On a Long Weekend

Friday was the mid-season return of one of the best shows on television: the CW’s Supernatural.

It is one of my favorite shows for many reasons (and no, it’s not because the two main characters are gorgeous...it helps of course, but that is not the only reason).

One of the things I love most about the show is the Car. A 1967 Chevy Impala… my dream car… Every time I watch Supernatural I get this urge to jump in my own car (a not-nearly-as-awesome-as-an-Impala, Chrysler Sebring) and go on a road trip… that and hunt monsters… But since I was trained in classic French cooking and not monster hunting, I will have to stick with just the road trips..

That being said, I’ve come up with the following few places that I am going to force, I mean, persuade, my dear husband to go with me to in the next few months.

This list is going to consist of South Texan attractions; because when you live in a small town in the Texas Hill Country even going to the next town over can be considered a “road trip”.

Number 1:  The Salt Lick, Austin

18300 FM 1826

Driftwood, Texas 78619

Hours: Open every day 11am to 10pm

Phone: 512-858-4959

BBQ

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Number 2:  Tip Top, San Antonio

2814 Fredericksburg Road  

San Antonio, TX 78201

210-732-0191

Hours: Monday-Closed
Tues to Sat-11am to 8pm

Sunday-11am to 7pm

Diner

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Number 3: Mac & Ernie's Roadside Eatery, Tarpley

11804 FM 470
Tarpley, TX 78883
830-562-3727

HOURS: FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 11-4 and 5-9

SUNDAY: 10-11:30 and 12-2 

Burgers, etc.

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Number 4: Bun 'N' Barrel, San Antonio

1150 Austin Hwy.
San Antonio, Texas  78209
(210) 828-2829

OPEN EVERY DAY: 11:00 AM TO 9:00 PM

Diner Style

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Number 5: OST Restaurant, Bandera

305 Main Street

Bandera, Texas 78003

Hours: Monday 8a-8p
Tuesday 8a-9p

American

Picture Source: http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/

Number 6: Kerby Lane, Austin

3704 Kerby Lane

Austin, Texas

512-415-1436

Hours: 24 Hours

Diner

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Number 7: Cocoamoda, Calvert

518 S. Main St. Calvert, TX 77837 979-364-2190

HOURS:

Monday - Tuesday 11:00AM - 5:00PM (Chocolate & Beverages only) Wednesday - Friday 11:00AM - 10:00PM Saturday 9:00AM - 10:00PM Sunday 9:00AM - 5:00PM French Bistro

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 Until I get the opportunity to get out on the road myself, I guess I will just have to crank up Kansas' "Carry On My Wayward Son" and practice my monster hunting knife skills... I mean, just regular culinary knife skills... yeah, that's it...

-Rhianna