First of all, while waiting for a table, I saw tater tots being consumed all over the place. Tater tots! You just don't see that on too many menus these days, and for no good reason. Tater tots are definitely in the top five potato preparation methods, yet rarely do you hear drunk girls screaming about how much they want tater tots. I mean, I'm no carbaholic, but I've had a potato or two in my life, and thick flaky tater tots are about as good as it gets in spuds.
Back to Lankford's: this place is in the Midtown area, but it is nothing like Midtown. I mean, it is Midtown in the sense that it is across the street from three-story townhouses, but it's more like whatever Ward Midtown used to be -- or, even older, perhaps even pre-Ward. So sure, it's old and the roof leaks, but there's a reason this place is still in business: somebody there knows how to use a deep fryer.
The special of the day was chicken-fried steak, which I had to forgo because I had Chick-Fil-A for breakfast and too much fried meat is what gets people on The Biggest Loser. So I had a chicken sandwich (although the burgers looked amazing) and then tasted the assortment of fried sides: tater tots, fried jalapenos (called hot sticks or something) and onion rings. Damn girl. This is what I'm talking about.
I really want to go back for breakfast. It's nice to find a place in Houston that's not in a strip mall and feels more than fifteen minutes old.
2 comments:
It sounds like anything on that menu will get you on "The Biggest Loser." Also, I suspect that eating Chick-fil-A for B-fast is also going to get you on "The Biggest Loser."
You better watch out.
Maybe you should do what Ken Hoffman (Houston's other fearless food critic) does and start riding your bike to the restaurant.
Bonus: you can drink more legally.
Caveat: Maybe you shouldn't drink that much more if you plan to bike home in Htown. Maybe you should get a bike buddy.
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