A Bit Overdue.. A LOT Overdue!

I truly commend my friends who work full time, have careers, have families, husbands/wives/boyfriends/girlfriends, etc. I commend you for all the hard work you put into your delightful and tasty blogs and how you're able to post every week (even more than once a week!) I do not know where to time went. It flew right past me in the last two weeks. I started a new job at Pho Saigon (5 days a week!) and summer school started. I haven't been able to put any posts in. In addition to my job and school, we got a new addition to our family... A new pup named Silvia. Many of you have seen my many, many photos of her on Facebook and Twitter. =)

I won a gift certificate to FRANK (Hot Dogs Cold Beer) while calling into the Bobby Bones Show. Little did I know it was about to expire. I desperately asked my hubs if he would go with me. Dreadfully, he agreed. So we went last Sunday. This was our second trip to Frank and I think our best trip so far!

* I apologize for the Crackberry camera photos
* Credits to FRANK for the hot dog descriptions


FRANK
4th & Colorado
Austin, TX 78701

My Carolina Pork It

(100% Vienna beef, stuffed with cheese, wrapped in bacon and deep fried; Grilled coleslaw, house made green chile pimento cheese)

Chili Cheese Waffle Fries

Honey's Texalina

(FRANK's local pork and beef sausage, grilled coleslaw, Carolina mustard BBQ sauce, white cheddar)

 Our ORGASMIC Bananas Foster w/ Amy's Ice Cream's Mexican Vanilla Ice Cream

This was mine and honey's first time ever having bananas foster... I think FRANK did it just right.

Obviously... It was all gone =)

I also had a Groupon (I love great deals as you can see!) to Lucky J's Chicken & Waffles. Jonhnny and I were trying to go Friday night, but they had closed early. So we tried again on Saturday and this time with our friends. The Groupon was for the "Shotcaller" deal; 12 pieces of fried chicken and 6 waffles. So it was 4 of us with all of this food. 

Lucky J's Chicken & Waffles

5035 Burnet Road

Austin, TX 78756

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The truck is located @ the corner of 6th & Waller

 Honey's basket =P

BIG piece of BREAST.. Yum ;]

I really enjoyed that the chicken and waffles were made to order, although that made for a long wait. The chicken was very moist and had tons of flavor. Sadly, the skin was really tough and it was hard to chew. Nevertheless, the food was delicious. I love how soft and yummy the waffles were. They were totally melt in your mouth delicious! I've never had chicken and waffles before and I'm glad my first time was @ Lucky J's!

Hope ya'll enjoy the photos, friends! =) Happy eatings!

Foodie Quickie

Last Tuesday, May 17, was my friend's 22nd birthday. He chose BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse for his birthday. Good choice, buddy. BJ's is one of mine and Jonhnny's favorite places to eat. We used to go to the one off Brodie Ln in Sunset Valley.. But that was about 30 minutes away from home for us. I'm so glad they opened one at the Arbor Walk. We aren't big on beer, but we are big on ROOT BEER. BJ's brews their own beer AND root beer. Besides from good root beer, their food is mouth-watering. One of our staples is the Thai shrimp lettuce wraps. Jonhnny and I are still trying to figure out the recipe. He even wanted me to work here to find the secret =P

Strawberry Margarita

Note: Beware of this beast. I was sipping it and it tasted just like juice. I was like "Where's all the alcohol?" Ohh.. I took back that statement after 30 minutes. =(

 Thai Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

There's 4 wraps per order.

 Grilled Chicken Pasta with Broccoli

My dinner. The chicken was a little dry and cold... I was a bit disappointed, but I got over it.

 Pulled Pork Sandwich

This was honey's dinner. It was our first time trying it was ok. Don't think we would order it again.

Pepperoni Calzone

Our friend, Armando's, dinner

I think Jonhnny and I had an off night that night when we ordered their food because we were trying to "try new things" on the menu. Sadly, the two items we chose weren't that great. But I know their other items are slammin'!

Wednesday, May 18, I was scheduled to film for Eat St. on the Cooking Channel. The set was stationed at The Evil Wiener (a place I had been wanting to try for so long).. I didn't expect too much that day so I just showed up, stood in line, and waited to order. When I got to the front of the line, I got to meet Anna, the owner of Evil Wiener. She was super friendly and nice. I ordered the Alamo (wiener with queso, pico de gallo, and tortilla strips) and french fries. I waited around and thought someone would come up to me and ask me to shoot for the show. Sadly, no one did. So I got my food and sat at a table and ate with my pup alongside me. I guess it didn't bother me too much that I didn't get to shoot because the food was delicious. I can't wait to go back with my boyfriend and show him what he missed!

 The Alamo

Drooling aren't cha? ;]

Crunchy Fries =D

Just a bit of seasoning + Ketchup... Sometime simple is the best way to go. 

After the Evil Wiener, I popped into Polkadots Cupcake Factory for four cupcakes... YUMMY =)

2 Boston Cream Pies, 1 Peanut Butter + Chocolate, 1 Strawberry Shortcake

Man I love that peanut butter frosting... I'm drooling now!

Man after finishing that post, I wish I had a lettuce wrap with a hot dog and a cupcake for dessert. Sigh... =(