Super-fantastic Journeys

 When you are in a town known for great steaks, it is not a surprise that you can also find a great burger.  You can find everything here from a simple classic fast-food burger to the fanciest gourmet burgers you could imagine with all types of amazing toppings and flavor profiles.  This post will explore some of the great burger spots, attempting our best to rank order them for your enjoyment.  Follow the links to the individual posts about each location and learn more about their burgers and our experience. Rodeo Goat Multiple Locations 9610 Wharf Rd. Dallas, TX 75019 972-440-1530 Website Service: ✮✮✮ ✮ Food: ✮✮✮✮✮ Cleanliness: ✮ ✮✮ ✮ ✮ Read my Full Post  The Rodeo Goat has always been held in high esteem in the DFW area for having great burgers, but with 5 locations around the metroplex, it is even easier to get one of these delicious gems.  There are 18 gourmet burgers on their menu, each one of them sounding amazing and flavorful.   Liberty B...

Rodeo Goat was on my bucket list for longer than it should have been.  It was all about the location before, but with five locations around the DFW area, you no longer have to drive that far to get an amazing burger at Rodeo Goat.  Rodeo Goat starts out with the freshest ground beef possible which they say is ground in-store the same day that you eat it.  Fresh quality meats are important in the burger, and their burger tastes like it.  Their menu is full of different burger options, 18 in total on the regular menu.  In addition to the regular options, there is always the "Battle of the Burgers" on the top of the menu which puts two specialty burgers up against each other in a battle for greatness where the decision is made based on what you vote for by ordering. We visited the Cypress Waters location on a Saturday afternoon after the normal lunch crowd.  Cypress Waters is located in the middle of the DFW metroplex and is close to the DFW airport if you are...

 So when you talk about Mexican Food in the state of Texas, you have to be careful about what you are going to get.  There is a real variety but the most popular in Texas is really Tex-Mex.  What makes Tex-Mex different, we will start with the cheese and beef.  Tex-mex restaurants love Queso, a melted cheese sauce that is either served with chips as an appetizer or is used excessively to cover a burrito or enchilada.  Texans love to smother everything with queso and it is nasty, way too much for me.  The second item that separates Tex-Mex from other regional Mexican food is the use of beef.  When you order and enchilada with chili sauce (because you do not want all that queso) it is a red sauce with ground beef crumbled up in it.  This is not the same as a green chili from New Mexico or even a red chili from Arizona.  Beef also shows up in the ever-popular fajitas, sliced skirt steak grilled and served on a sizzling platter with lots of sides...