Regular Joe's Guide

One of the legendary places to visit while in the DFW area, we've only been to the flagship restaurant in Roanoke. Today there are 10 locations including their newest in our former haunt of NE Tarrant (North Richland Hills) Latest visit: Jan 2017 (Roanoke) First visit: Apr 2005 (Roanoke) --- This is only my second visit to Babe's (2011), the first being over 6 years ago with a former co-worker from my days at Lockheed-Martin in Denver in the late 1990s. Mrs. RJG had been curious about what the fuss was, so we took this day to head over for lunch and get us some fried southern food. Babe's is a now legendary place in the DFW area and it's not an uncommon sight to see large lines on weekend nights. Babe's first opened its doors in 1993 in old town Roanoke, long before anyone else was there. Due to its increasing popularity, Roanoke is now the town that never was, and is a re-creation of a classic old Texas settlement as one might find at the turn of the last century...

Latest visit: Dec 2016 (Fort Worth) First visit: Aug 2004 (Addison) Mar 31, 2022 update: There are currently 12 Flying Saucer's in 4 states, 7 of which exist in Texas. The original Addison location I went to is no more. We celebrated New Year's Eve on our last visit (Fort Worth). There was a time when the RJG had very little use for beer. Unlike many college students, I pretty much eschewed guzzling cheap beer for a cheap buzz. In the 1980s, the US beer industry was all about price. Pale lagers and light beers was all there was to quaff. And at Texas Tech, Coors was the clear winner followed by Budweiser. I didn't dislike the stuff, but I just didn't understand what the big fuss was. Once I started going to Europe later in the 80s, I began to realize what a good beer can taste like. Then my move to Colorado in 1993 opened my eyes up to the craft beer industry. Unfortunately I didn't take advantage of it as much as I should have back then, with only an occasional f...