Outside of the molten hot drag strip action, our favorite parts of the Drag Week experience are the drives between tracks. Because the route is normally heavily geared towards back roads, we get to see and taste nooks and crannies around the country we otherwise never would have. Yes, most of our menu tends to be filled with food from places with names like Crappy McFunsters, but there are always a couple of shining moments of road food greatness each year.
In 2012, a pair stand out. The first was at a little roadside fish fry stand in Texas called Buddy’s. Their fried catfish, hush puppies and fries were damned good and the place was exactly like the fried clam joints that line the roads by BangShift eastern world HQ. Secondly, we scarfed down an amazing hamburger at CJ’s Butcher Boy Burgers in Russellville, Arkansas. These were freshly made burgers served at a place sporting a butcher case that gave a full view of the fresh meat used in making the burgers and all of the ingredients available to customers for adding on. Bacon was part of the program and we took advantage that.
In thinking about those meals, we got to wondering what your favorite road trip food or favorite road trip eating spot is. You tell us! Where do you like to mow down on the road?
Question of the day: What’s your favorite road trip food or specific road trip eatery?
In Upland IN there’s a place called Ivanhoe’s. They have over100 different sundaes and shakes. They also have a chicken salad plate that is served on a bed of fresh fruit. The regular one will feed two people.
Waffle House. May be a normal place for some of you-but its a sign for me that we’ve made it into the south. Covered smothered + scattered please.
Any Sonic in southeastern New Mexico (Clovis, Roswell, Hobbs, Carlsbad). Green chile breakfast burritos for breakfast and double meat green chile cheeseburgers for lunch and dinner. Or get 5 burritos in the morning and eat them all the day.
On the west side of I-35, somewhere between Fort Worth and Waco, We stopped at a small, old-fashion gas station. Inside, next to the checkout, was a display case filled with smoked meats. What caught my eye, and what I wound up buying, was sausage on a stick. A natural casing filled with highly seasoned, coarse ground meat, smoked to perfection. Truly excellent, I’ll never forget it.
Sounds like Czech Stop in West Texas.
driving thru out texas a stop at a Buc-ee’s is a necessity, there is such a variety of items its mind blowing and if im leaving in the morning a stop at the local Rudys BBQ for breakfast burros is a must as well
Charles (or any other Bang Shifter) if you ever get to San Antonio I’ll take you to Bracken Cafe for lunch,the Bracken Burger…..oh…. I have to go now….Buc-ee’s has to be seen to be beleived.
Deep fried burritos or hamburgers I guesse
Every trip back east I have to stop at White Castle…I will buy a big box and eat them all over the couse of the next day or so.
West Coast – In-N-Out Burger. Everwhere else; where ever I can fine a good local joint that makes a good sandwich.
Smyrna, Delaware. Helen’s Famous Sausage House.