I could have titled this posting as “Miscellaneous”
but ‘restaurant’ and anything that refers to ‘critters’ or animals is a bit
more attention getting.
We’ll start with a look at some attractive
local residents…just crossing the road on a pretty spring day…
These deer are just a couple
representatives of the herd or herds that live in the woods and meadows near us…
We must have the ‘right’ foliage in our yard as they rarely nibble on our
plants and bushes. They did browse on our
rose hips a bit this spring and last year they did pretty much level our hostas in the backyard. However, this year the plants grew back and
the deer don’t seem interested. In our
case, we’d sacrifice a few plants just to have the deer around the house…
We went out shopping for a new car…to
replace our 1998 Buick Regal GS. After
all of the mental strain and pain of car shopping and talking to salespeople, I
needed a ‘comfort food fix’!
Consequently, for an early dinner we went to Hot Rod 50s restaurant in Alcoa
Tennessee.
I was feeling so ‘stressed’ that I
ordered my favorite sandwich…Hot Rod 50s version of a pork tenderloin sandwich,
which is named “The Hog”. This humongous
creation is the restaurant’s signature sandwich. This huge, thick cut of pork tenderloin is breaded
in their homemade bread crumb mixture.
Then its pan fried and garnished with lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion. Costing only $7.99, this beast is served with
a side…and I chose a pile of ‘healthy’ French fries!
There was so much food that I vowed to
never order another one of these beauties…well at least not with French fries
as my side order...perhaps just some coleslaw…
Unlike me, Laurie at least showed some
restraint… She ordered a 1/3 lb. bacon cheeseburger with a side of some righteous
top notch onion rings. ($7.99) Hamburgers are the key menu item at Hot Rod 50s…but
the menu is huge and it even includes entrees and casseroles.
For more information about Hot Rod 50s restaurant
in Alcoa Tennessee and to have a look at their expansive and reasonably priced
menu, just go to http://www.hotrods50sdiner.com/index.html.
This diner is a fun place to eat too!
Here’s J.D. ‘chillin’ on his favorite blanket on Mama's lap in
front of our fireplace. He allows us to
live with him as long as we do what he asks…err…demands! How benevolent of him...
We’ve lived in here in East Tennessee for
almost 5 years now. Recently we decided to
pay a visit to a restaurant chain that we frequently ate at when we lived in
Chicagoland… We hadn’t eaten in one of these restaurants since coming to the
area. This is an inside photo of Famous
Dave’s barbecue restaurant in Knoxville Tennessee.
The primary reason that we haven’t
visited Knoxville’s Famous Dave’s since we moved to the area is that we’ve
enjoyed terrific BBQ ribs and other items from our personal source and friend…aka Big Dude...almost
from the time we moved in. (http://bigdudesramblings.blogspot.com/)
In any case, our favorite meal at Famous
Dave’s was always the Rib Tips… We never cared much for this chain’s sides,
except for the muffins, but we really loved the rib tips. They had always been reasonably priced
too. At one point I was in the habit of just
ordering a pound of rib tips…sans any sides.
Back to our recent experience… The sides
were much improved. The slaw was very good and the addition of the ‘homemade’
potato chips was a real plus. They were
excellent! But…what happened to the ‘rib
tips’?? These weren’t really ‘tips’. They were just bites of pork…no grizzle or bone
to work around…and much less flavor than real rib tips! They were pretty disappointing!
Did I mention the price? This Rib Tip or Ends Platters were $14.99
each. I guess that inflation has raised
its ugly head… Note: I couldn’t find this platter on the company's website menu.
Famous Dave’s in Knoxville Tennessee is
located at 208 Advantage Place. Phone:
865-694-9990. Website: http://www.famousdaves.com/home.
Just click on any of these photos to
enlarge them…
Thanks for stopping by for a visit!
Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Big Dude's BBQ is the best, so forget the rest.
ReplyDeleteSam
The Hog should give you all of the comforting you could stand. I hate car shopping so I send Bev and Pat to do the shopping, narrow it down to one or two then I handle the financial part of it. Thanks for the nice mention. Great shot of JD.
ReplyDeleteThat certainly does look like comfort food; Both meals from Hot Rods look real good and the spare rib tips sound real good too Dave.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Catherine
Love your cat look cute Dave:))
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