Midpoint 66 Cafe

If you're ever in Adrian, Texas, this place is a must-stop.

I say that. It's basically the only place in Adrian (pop. about 300ish)
to stop at all.

Just off I-40 about 30 miles West of Amarillo is Adrian. The cutest
little cafe is there as well. The name is true - it lies exactly in the
middle of the route - 1139 miles from Chicago and 1139 miles from Santa
Monica. The Character Flo from Disney's Cars movie is based off of the
owner....

But I digress.

The food! It's good. The menu is tiny, but what Carl and I had read on
the Internet about the cafe is that you have to try the homemade "ugly
crust" pie. As you can see, it ain't ugly. We split a piece of the
chocolate chip pie ala mode.

Holy cow. I don't know how they do it, but it's like eating a heavenly
rainbow or something.

That makes no sense. But it's really really good and I hope you'll look
for this tiny town whenever you are out the Texas panhandle next. :)
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HD's Onion burger

This is a late post back from April. The day fires ravaged Midwest
City, Carl and I were looking for a place to eat, and HD's on 122nd and
Rockwell seemed like a good idea.

And it was!

It's a cute lil' route 66 themed place (ironically NOT on Rt. 66, haha!)
that specializes in...... obviously, onion burgers. I had a gyro.
Because I'm different like that. I had to take about half of it
home.... it was massive! I love their fries. They are true "diner
fries" and are thick cut. Delicious!

I've heard people say there are no original places to eat in NW OKC.
They are dead wrong. You just have to have a brain, a set of eyes, and
an open mind. Try HD's and sit at the counter. You won't regret it.
:)
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Perri's Pizza & Cafe

Pic 1: a meat calzone
Pics 2 & 3: the saturday special - stuffed meat pizza and garlic stick
Pic 4: friday's special: Baked Ziti. Mmmmmm....

I've been meaning to blog about this place for quite some time. I
actually intended it to be the first real post about cool places to go.
Look up the article about Perri's on the Gazette's website. They say it
better then I ever could. But I'm gonna try anyway. :)
All I know is, whenever we come into Perri's, they really do treat you
like family. The first time Carl and I tried it out Perri herself came
and sat and talked with us. She's a warm friendly person who makes some
irresistible food.
She doesn't rival the Italian food gang over on May. She blows 'em
outta the stinkin' water.
Before we left, she packed up a loaf of fresh baked bread and a sweet
canoli for us to take home - free of charge. If that doesn't say
family.... then I dunno what would!
Perri's got specials every day of the week. The two we have tried so
far (wednesday special - chicken parmigiana with spaghetti. And
saturday's special - the stuffed meat pizza) are unbelievably
delightful. And for $6 for your entree, drink, and a garlic stick (by
the way, her garlic breadsticks are unlike anything you've ever had
before. They are so amazing. And Perri warns you about them, too - 'I
sell them, but I won't pay for rehab'), it's a price that can't be
beat!
You've gotta check out this laid back local cafe. 2 big screen tvs and
a radio (and you get the remote to watch whatever you want!) are waiting
to greet you. The intersection of Penn and Britton will never be the
same. :)
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Big Johnson's

I know what you're thinking.

"Big Johnson's? Are you serious?"

Yes. Yes I am.

Okay, growing up in Tuttle, I've frequented I-44 for the past 25 years
(it's the only way to get to the city!), and right before you reach OKC
coming from Tuttle sits this gas station. It's a Shell (used to be
Texaco back in the day), and there are always no fewer then 8 semis
parked there. Not getting gas or anything. Eating (okay, and maybe
sleeping). The sign by the station (which is quite a bit larger than
the Shell signs themselves) tells us that Big Johnson's Highway Grill is
"Home of the Trucker Burger" and comes complete with a fake picture of a
hand wrapped around an enormous cheeseburger for my viewing pleasure.

I have honestly never thought much about this gas station/truck stop.
For reasons I can't really describe, it seems slightly skeezy. I can't
put my finger on it - it's just one of those feelings you get. However,
that changed last night.

Since Carl and I have been a couple, he mentions every time we pass by
that we've gotta try that place sometime. Everytime. No joke.

So last night I gave in and we decided to give it a try.....

And may I just say that this is a very rare occurrence: I was wrong.
(Haha, just kidding. I am wrong on numerous occasions. And here it is
in writing!)

It's not skeezy. In fact, it's quite good!

Of course Carl got the trucker burger. That thing's a beast. And the
meat is really thick. They should call it the Holy Cow It's a Monster!"
Burger. He ate every bite and declared it's defeated goodness.

I went a little simpler and had a grilled cheese sandwich, fries, and a
diet coke. The little kid in me loved it. So did the 25 year old big
kid that I am now!

We'll certainly be back. Good thing we've got family and friends in
Tuttle that give us the excuse to stop by the Highway Grill.

As if we really need an excuse though, right? :)

Where've I been?!

Wow, sorry everyone! Or maybe I should apologize to the one person who's my follower.... haha, I'm guessing not many stop by here!

We've been on vacation, and while we ate some fabulous foods, I have yet to post about 'em! We've been back for a couple of weeks now, and to be completely honest - we've been eating at home. So I don't have any new posts about quirky fun places to try. However, this gives me and Carl a good excuse to dine out sometime soon! Stay posted.