It’s too bad the State Fair of Texas only rolls around once a year. Late September is months away and that fried food craving simply won’t go away. Luckily, you’re in DFW, where some old favorites and new hot spots serve up some very tasty grilled or fried golden eats for you to choose from.
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Spoons Café – McKinney
At Spoons Café in McKinney (on the Historic Downtown McKinney square), you can order breakfast all day or try burgers, hot dogs, classic sandwiches and more. Pies, cakes, and cookies are made in house and dinner entrees are surefire Texas favorites like King Ranch Casserole.
LOCATION
100 E Louisiana St
McKinney, TX | Route Map
TURF: McKinney
WHAT MAKES IT FUN?
For breakfast, try the Spoons Special Waffles, and for lunch, a Meatloaf Momma sandwich. Try the Chicken Fried Steak for dinner, and follow it up with homemade pie topped with Henry’s ice cream.
Categories: Fun Food
Fat Shack – Denton, TX
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Make your way to the little D for fried food bliss in the newly opened Texas location of Fat Shack. You won’t find breakfast at this fried food haven (should we say heaven?) but you will find more than a dozen unimaginably huge, tasty sandwiches and a delicious array of fried appetizers and desserts.
LOCATION
508 S Elm St
Denton, TX | Route Map
TURF: Denton
WHAT MAKES IT FUN?
If you crave breakfast food, try the Fat Hangover (scrambled eggs, cheese, sausage, bacon, French fries, onion rings & ketchup.) Cheesesteak lovers should try the Fat Pioneer (stuffed with mac ‘n’ cheese, cheesesteak, French fries & barbecue sauce.)
Categories: Fun Food
Norma’s Café – Oak Cliff
Open since 1956, the Oak Cliff location of Norma’s Café might be the ultimate down-home diner in DFW. Breakfast all day, sandwiches, salads, and lip-smackin’ southern favorites are all on the menu here. Don’t forget to try a slice of Mile High coconut (or chocolate or lemon) pie! Norma’s has two other locations too – off the tollway at Trinity Mills and one in Frisco.
LOCATION
1123 W Davis St
Dallas, TX | Route Map
TURF: Oak Cliff
WHAT MAKES IT FUN?
Try the Number 7 breakfast (with biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, hash browns, breakfast meats, and cheese.) For lunch or dinner, try the Chicken and Dressing or Chicken and Dumplings (Wednesdays and Saturdays.)
Categories: Fun Food
Tom’s Burgers and Grill – Arlington
Cooked over a pecan-smoke grill, the burgers at Tom’s Burgers and Grill in Arlington are just a part of their mouth-watering menu. Besides burgers, there’s breakfast all day, classic sandwiches, chicken fried steak, hand-dipped shakes and root beer floats.
LOCATION
1530 N Cooper St
Fort Worth, TX | Route Map
TURF: Off University Dr.
WHAT MAKES IT FUN?
Best BLT I ever ate! Super Bowl Chili Cook-off winning chili makes the Chili Mac Burger scrumptious. For breakfast, try a Texas Burrito or Country Benedict.
Categories: Fun Food
Ol’ South Pancake House – Fort Worth
Open for more than 50 years, Ol’ South Pancake House in Fort Worth serves more than 40,000 orders of their famous German Pancakes every year. It’s open 24 hours and serves breakfast around the clock. Jam-packed on weekend mornings, this family owned and operated Fort Worth icon is also a popular late-night spot for the TCU crowd.
LOCATION
1509 S University Dr
Ft Worth, TX | Route Map
TURF: Arlington
WHAT MAKES IT FUN?
Build Your Own Pancakes, Chicken and Waffles, Swedish Crepes, French Toast, New Orleans Eggs Benedict. Oh yeah, and there’s lunch and dinner too.
Categories: Fun Food
Do you head for any of these fun places when you’re ready to nosh fat and happy style? Did we forget a favorite of yours?
suggest you check your ‘turf’ designations- Ol’ south is off university, and Tom’s is Arlington, just off I-30.
Hey, Betsy! Thank you, I’ll check that. Appreciate your eagle eye! ~Andi