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Biting off more than I can chew
October 10, 2007So...as previously mentioned in the lizard blog... Lara Richards and I hit the road for a trip west last week.
We went from here to Vernon then on to Crowell. I think we stopped at about 8-9 places, stocking up on stories from the region for a while. That's just how we roll out there.
Well, all that work and driving and we both worked up an appetite. Not that there is a great variety of places to dine in little Crowell...but there is a staple.
The Feed Lot Cafe (not to be confused with the Feed Lot in Burk).
I decided to pass on the regular chicken fried steak... seeing as how it was lunch and I didn't want a really heavy meal slowing me down along the way.
I went for the CFS club sandwich. Sounded harmless enough right. Order a side of onion rings, and I should have been good to go for quite a while.
First off...their sweet tea was darn near perfect. And I'm a sweet tea connoisseur. Clearly, I make the best at home but there are a few places that have some dang good tea. This was one of them.
So, after a few minutes, the waitress brings out my plate.....this is what I saw.
Sweet fancy moses... I have never seen a "sandwich" that large in my life. I literally told Lara (who was cracking up) I had to go get a photo of this thing. I quickly realized that I didn't have anything else in the photo that gave it perspective.
So...I decided to put my own hand in it. Now, my fist is right beside the sandwich, no trick angles or anything....
I mean...that thing has to be a good 5+ inches tall. I was floored.... Lara is still laughing at me. So...I grabbed her cell phone, a Motorola RAZR for even more perspective.
After this... I decided it was time to tackle the monster. Or die trying. I'm lucky I didn't burst an aorta just swallowing a bite. I'm sure I took about 5 months off the end of my life. But good lord it was awesome.
Obviously...I couldn't even fit the dang thing in my mouth for a bite. I had to take a 2-part bite.
For the record, I finished about 1/2 of it. And the onion rings. And about 5 glasses of the sweet tea. But the sandwich... I had to have a box.
So...if you are ever in Crowell, do yourself a freaking service and stop in for a bite. But bring your A-game.
Mark it down as one of the very few meals I can't finish in one sitting.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 3:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
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they grow everything big in texas...hahahahahaha!
