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Food

For Real Philly Cheesesteaks go back to its roots… Pat’s King of Steaks in Philly.

3 March 2008

I was in Philadelphia PA this week so I did what any NiftyFoodFinder would do while there… check out the Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich.  Locals Pat and Harry Olivieri are credited with inventing the Philly Steak Sandwich in the early 1930s (actually cheese was added later explaining some of the name confusion). Pat and Harry first began selling steak sandwiches in their south Philadelphia hot dog stand [...]

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The Real New Orleans Style Restaurant

2 February 2008

The Real New Orleans Style Restaurant really does make you think you just might be eating out in New Orleans rather than Round Mountain, Texas which is just 16 miles north of Johnson City Texas on US Hwy 281. [Set your GPS to: 10541-B US Hwy 281 N. Round Mountain, Texas 78663].
The menu is relatively [...]

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The Red Bird Grill makes a Hole in One with Quesadillas.

25 January 2008

Most people do not expect a city owned and operated eatery to produce a meal worthy of the Nifty Food Find Blog. But, that is NOT the case with the Red Bird Grill at the Ladybird Johnson Municipal Park golf course clubhouse. [take US 87 south out of Fredericksburg Texas, turn right at [...]

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Alamo Springs Cafe is a step back in…. well, it’s just weird.

22 January 2008

Fans of out of the way eclectic eateries are going to be instantly at home at the Alamo Springs Cafe located at 101 Alamo Road, Fredericksburg TX 78624. [They are actually located about 12 miles SE of Fredericksburg on Grapetown Road. phone 830.990.8004]. However, if you should stop and ask a local for directions [...]

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Charlies’s Golf & Grill traditional cheeseburger.

19 January 2008

I called one of my friends to meet for a Nifty Food Finds search but he taunted me with the fact that he was already eating a Charles’s Golf & Grill cheeseburger at his desk [Charles’s Golf & Grill is located at 714 S. Washington St, Fredericksburg Texas, 830.997.3533]. He raved so much about the [...]

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Hilda’s Tortilla Factory is also tops for an authentic home-style Tex-Mex lunch (served al fresco).

16 January 2008

A few years ago I discovered the world of home-style Tex-Mex food when I ate at Hilda’s Tortilla Factory located at 149 Farm Market 2093 (Tivydale road) in Fredericksburg Texas. I’m talking about a world where the food really does look and taste homemade. OK, kids. This stuff is definitely mucho mouth [...]

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