Baker Brothers American Deli

RESTAURANT:
Baker Brothers American Deli

LOCATION:
3300 S. Soncy Rd. Suite 100
Amarillo, TX 79124
806-352-6135

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT:
12/18/2010


PRICE RANGE:
Low to moderate

FAVORITE FOOD: Santa Fe Salad. How do they do it? This huge salad has only 335 calories. Here are the other nutritional values listed: 18 fat grams, 8 saturated fat grams, 0 trans fat grams, 773 mg sodium, 17 grams carbs, 7 grams fiber, 8 grams sugars, 28 grams protein.

OTHER GREAT FOODS:
Baked potato soup

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURES:
Pleasant staff, tasty food, prompt service, generous servings

APPEARANCE: Clean.
Since Amarillo is a windy city with cool temperatures at times, it would help if the restaurant had a foyer with extra doors in the front. When the weather is cold, the customers near the front door cringe when new customers open the door.

SERVICE: Excellent

UNIQUE FEATURES: The taste of the heartland. Some of the food could, in my spicemouthed opinion, be a bit more flavorful. For example the Reuben sandwich is made on a farm bread roll instead of rye bread.

COMMENTS:

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Beef 'O' Brady's

RESTAURANT:
Beef 'O' Brady's

LOCATION:
7306 SW 34th Ave, #7
Amarillo, TX 79121
Phone:(806) 358-0997
Fax: (806) 358-0979

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT: 12/22/2010

PRICE RANGE: Low to moderate

FAVORITE FOOD:
Grilled chicken tenders prepared with a thin glaze of delicately flavored barbecue sauce.

OTHER GREAT FOODS: Pineapple cabbage slaw, which was tasty with surprising chunks of pineapple.
Broccoli, cooked to perfection but not overcooked.

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE:
The food. I don't know when I have tasted more delicious food. The chicken, slaw, and broccoli were fresh-tasting and expertly prepared. The food was still hot when it arrived at the table.

SPECIALS:
When you open the website, you will have an opportunity to sign up for specials to be sent to your e-mail account. http://www.beefobradys.com
A DAY AFTER EATING AT Beef 'O' Brady's: I received a coupon for a free appetizer with the purchase of a meal.

APPEARANCE:
Clean. The food is served in baskets, which contain paper liners. I assume that the baskets can be sterilized.

SERVER:
The server was outstanding. She made a mistake on our order, but she cheerfully corrected it. Usually when the order is incorrect, the server blames the cook; but this young lady took full responsibility for her error. How refreshing to find an honest person!

SERVICE:
Good

UNIQUE FEATURES:
Televisions are everywhere, but the sound system played Christmas music.

COMMENTS:
It would be good to have a dinner knife. Since most of the food is fried, most guests do not need one, but it's difficult to eat boneless barbecued chicken with a fork.

On the website the nutrition pages are prepared for each restaurant. I could not open the Amarillo nutrition page. LATER: The nutrition page finally appeared. It allows the customer to list condiments, etc., that go with the meal and to list individual variations. The food described in this blog, which is not fried and therefore probably more nutritious, is not listed among the selections on the nutrition chart.

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Chili's in South Amarillo

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RESTAURANT: Chili's

LOCATION: 5016 S. Coulter, Amarillo, TX, 79107
806-353-2992

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT:
11/11/10

PRICE RANGE:
Reasonable

FAVORITE FOOD:
Cajun Pasta with Grilled Chicken

OTHER GREAT FOODS:
Complimentary Salsa

FOOD WE LIKED LEAST:
Chili (bottomless) Toward the end of the meal, I discovered that the chili was delicious with some of the salsa mixed with it.

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE:
Complimentary Chips and Salsa

SPECIALS: Vary—Check website: www. chilis.com

APPEARANCE: Clean.
There are interesting things to look it.

SERVICE:
Outstanding

COMMENTS:
Not all Chili's restaurants are the same. This one is outstanding.

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Grilled Chicken Sandwich

RESTAURANT: McDonald's

LOCATION: 655 US Hwy 84, Slaton, TX 79364

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT: December 3, 2010

PRICE RANGE: Low to moderate

FAVORITE FOOD: Grilled chicken classic sandwich. It has 420 calories. That's not too bad, but this one little sandwich that does not taste salty has 1190 mg of sodium -- more than half of what we need in an entire day. These statistics and the nutritional values of the other McDonald's foods are listed at www.McDonalds.com.


OTHER GREAT FOODS: Senior coffee, fruit and yogurt parfait

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE: Consistent service

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Izzio's Illegal Burrito

RESTAURANT:
Izzio's Illegal Burrito
LOCATION:
4250 Burbank Dr (LSU)
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225-214-0870
Fax: 225-214-0872
Visit Izzios.com for a fax order form, an ordering menu, and a catering menu.

Izzios is also located in four other south Louisiana cities: Lake Charles, New Orleans, Covington, and Lafayette. There's a new Izzio's in the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge.

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT:
November 15, 2010

PRICE RANGE:
Moderate to pricey for fast food. Mushrooms and avocados cost extra, but they are too good to resist.

FAVORITE FOOD:
There is an array of all sorts of healthy and tasty food. I made a salad, actually a burrito in a bowl. Don't fail to get some of those crunchy little strips on top of your food.

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE:
Unique food with a fresh taste served in an interesting atmosphere.

APPEARANCE: Clean. Mexican atmosphere.

SERVICE: Since I had never been to Izzio's before, I was unsure about how to order. There seemed to be some problems communicating with the staff.

SPECIALS: At the website there is a club to join to get information about specials.

UNIQUE FEATURES:

There are five foods, but there are countless ways to combine the ingredients to make these unique every time:

• Burritos
• Burrito in a Bowl®
• Quesadillas
• Nachos
• Tacos

COMMENTS: There's a gift card, but we were not offered a chance to sign for it.

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Hard 8 Pit BBQ, Stephenville

RESTAURANT: Hard 8 Pit BBQ

LOCATION:
1091 Glen Rose Rd, Stephenville, TX 76401, 254-968-5552

Hard Eight BBQ is on the right at the intersection of HWY 281S and Hwy 67.

Hours:
M-Th 10:30 – 9pm
Fri-Sat 10:30 – 10pm
Sun: 10:30 – 8pm


OTHER LOCATIONS:
2010 S Bridge Street, Brady, TX 76825,325-597-1936

688 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, TX 75019, 972-471-5462



ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT:
December 2, 1010

PRICE RANGE: Moderate

FAVORITE FOOD:
Chicken cooked on the grill

OTHER GREAT FOODS:
Baked Potato

FOOD WE LIKED LEAST:
Cornbread Salad (There's a better recipe for it in FLAVORED WITH LOVE.)

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE:
Maybe the atmosphere, or is it the consistently yummy barbecue?

SPECIALS: Plenty of free condiments. See website for information about catering.

APPEARANCE:
Western. Fairly clean.


SERVER:
It's self serve.

UNIQUE FEATURES:
Genuine barbecue. Meats ordered straight from the barbecue pit.

COMMENTS:
www.hardeightbbq.com
Website does not list nutritional values, which would be useful for people watching their weight. With all the luscious barbecue sauce, it would be impossible to count calories, etc. It's all too good.

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