The weekend lunch you would gladly drive 16 miles (one way) to enjoy
Is there a restaurant that you would be happy to drive to , not give it a second thought.
Just hop in the car at the drop of a hat , because the lunch time eating experience is just that good?
32 miles round trip
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April 28, 2018, 01:23 PM
mrvmax
The Brisket House in Deer Park Texas. They have the best fast food BBQ I’ve found. The Monument Inn has a great blackened redfish plate and topped with their Monumental Sauce it’s outstanding.
April 28, 2018, 01:28 PM
aileron
El Tepeyac Cafe in East LA. The best chili rellenos and burritos in SoCal, hands down. We've jumped in the plane, flown 810nm and *then* driven 30 minutes for a Mexy dinner - it's too far away for lunch
lol. I live 16 miles from the closest connivence store let alone a restaurant
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April 28, 2018, 01:58 PM
blueye
Jets pizza about 20 mile round trip
April 28, 2018, 02:24 PM
JALLEN
We would fly the plane to Santa Barbara, walk from the airport down to the beach for a swim, shower off and dress, then hit the Beachside Cafe for calimari sandwiches and ice tea, walk back up to the airport and fly back to San Diego.
I would do that every chance I got.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
April 28, 2018, 02:26 PM
IndyRob
Bender, last night Wifey and I drove from Indianapolis up to Chicago just to eat pizza... 16 miles? pshaw.
April 28, 2018, 02:27 PM
tigereye313
Lol! Seems like everything in Houston metro is at least that far!
We do go to a BBQ place in Brenham which is about 50 miles each way on occasion for beef ribs.
April 28, 2018, 02:31 PM
LastCubScout
The farthest I've ever traveled specifically for a meal is 289 miles one way to Bon Temps Creole Cafe in San Luis Obispo CA for their New Orleans Cajun breakfast. Man, that sounds pretty good right now - poached eggs and hollandaise with fried green tomatoes and grits all in a skillet of Creole red beans and biscuit...
April 28, 2018, 02:45 PM
ZSMICHAEL
In the BIG city, travel is measured not by miles but how long it takes to get there. I guess where you live it also depends upon how many tractors are on the road.
Sixteen miles where I live is about fifteen minutes.
April 28, 2018, 02:48 PM
bendable
per jallen
quote:
we would fly the plane to Santa Barbara, walk from the airport down to the beach for a swim, shower off and dress
if that was goleta beach, how many shoes did you ruin from the tar on the beach ?
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
April 28, 2018, 02:59 PM
V-Tail
The Moonlite BBQ in Owensboro KY. I would gladly drive for an hour to eat there again. A plane load of people arrived in a King Air just to eat, while I was there.No name for it, but there were two ladies who ran a lunch counter at the Macon GA airport. Home style southern cooking. They loaded up a tray for me, best fried chicken I have ever had, vegetables, peach cobbler, and about a gallon of tea. They gave me change from a ten dollar bill. I actually had doubts about being able to take off again, I figured that I was way over maximum gross weight.
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April 28, 2018, 03:05 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Just for laughs. Note the pleasant greeting.
April 28, 2018, 03:45 PM
zoom6zoom
Back when I had a route through North Carolina, I'd drive as much as an hour out of my way to hit Parker's BBQ in Wilson. Loved that place. No idea if they're still as good, haven't been there in years... and according to their website it looks like all the prices have doubled since I was last there, used to get stuffed for five bucks.
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April 28, 2018, 03:56 PM
arfmel
Heck, I have driven 23 miles to eat at the DQ in a neighboring burg, because it doesn’t suck as bad as the flyspeck encrusted one in Jerkwater.
April 28, 2018, 04:03 PM
JALLEN
quote:
Originally posted by bendable: per jallen
quote:
we would fly the plane to Santa Barbara, walk from the airport down to the beach for a swim, shower off and dress
if that was goleta beach, how many shoes did you ruin from the tar on the beach ?
It was Goleta Beach, but back then, in the ‘90’s until maybe 10 years ago when I had lost my medical, I do not recall any tar on the beach or elsewhere there. It was awfully pleasant.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
April 28, 2018, 04:08 PM
Gene Hillman
I would cheerfully drive my lovely wife to Gurnee, Illinois to The Rustic Manor three hundred miles one way. It was a wonderful place to eat with great food and terrific atmosphere. It had a water wheel about 9 feet in diameter just inside the front entrance. Unfortunately it burned down many years ago but I wish I could have shared the dining experience with her. I don't know why it was never rebuilt.
April 28, 2018, 04:19 PM
dsiets
When our city got it's first Chik-fil-A I drove 16.9miles several times. I'm not sure if this counts because half the time I was on my motorcycle looking for a reason to visit the other side of town.
