A week ago, I wrote a semi-preview for the new HEB that opened at Valley Mills and Interstate-35. In the blog, I confirmed that the store would include a Flaming Bird cafe. In the same blog, I also promised a follow-up, which I failed to deliver because other pursuits came up during the weekend. Such is life.
Earlier this week, other matters continued to take precedence, but I finally needed to buy groceries today, so it was the logical day to get back to earlier promises. One of the questions that remained last week was whether or not the Flaming Bird would have beer on tap. It does not. But it does have sandwiches, pizza and grilled chicken. A point of correction, the Flaming Bird doesn't sell rotisserie chicken as stated in last week's blog.
The gracious clerk offered me a sample of the grilled chicken, which she said is marinated for 24 hours in a citrus (lemon, lime and orange) and adobo mix. I chowed down on a sample leg and it was just about perfect. I highly recommend sliding by there for lunch.
The Flaming Bird is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On the subject of beer, though, I perused the beer isle. Among the selections that captured my interest were beers by Brew Dog, Point, Magic Hat, St. Arnold, Abita, etc. It was probably on par with the best beer selections from the other HEBs in town, though the new HEB has all the beer in a refrigerated case with doors.
One more bite: I heard through the WacoFork wire on Wednesday evening that Twin Liquors is having dollar days, which means they're selling liqour at cost plus $1.
