The Texas Rangers drubbed the Chicago White Sox, 10-6, on Tuesday night, using a 6-run 6th inning to get the deal done. I like this for several reasons, mostly because it gets the Rangers one win closer to however many wins it will take to make the playoffs.
For the purposes of this blog, however, the most important item of note is that the Rangers scored seven or more runs, kicking in a Papa John's offer. When the Rangers score 7 or more runs, Papa John's patrons can plug in the code Rangers7 in the promotional-code box and get 50 percent off the cost of their total order.
It's time for Vitek's to properly celebrate the Gut Pak's victory in the recent CookingChannelTV.com College Eats Bracket Challenge.
In case you weren't aware, the Gut Pak outlasted 32 other food choices from college-town eateries around the country in March and early-April. So Vitek's is throwing a party from 4:30 p.m. to close on Thursday at their Speight Ave location.
Over the weekend, I saw a picture of one of the Dichotomy crew taking a sledgehammer to a wall, which I took as a sure sign that the progress of our new coffee bar has shifted gears in its progress toward becoming a reality.
Sure enough, co-proprietor Brett Jameson confirmed that construction has begun on the inside and outside of the building. They're hoping to be open by September. Just a heads up, in case you didn't already know, you can currently find Dichotomy's coffee offerings at their location inside the Croft Art Gallery or at the Waco Downtown Farmers Market.
In the interest of not burying the lead, I'm going to put this offer right up front and explain it later. The first Baylor student to go to Kitok's for the first time this week, take a picture and Tweet it at us (@wacofork) will receive a $25 gift certificate to the restaurant of his or her choice. Don't rush out the door today as Kitok's is closed on Monday, but it's open Tuesday through Saturday, so rush out the door tomorrow.
Now for some explanation.
Who serves the best hot dog in town?
I submit it's a dog fight between Katie's Frozen Custard and newcomer G&K Hot Dogs, which has set up shop downtown on Austin Avenue in the last month.
[ "How 'bout …" is the logical extension of our tagline "Where you wanna eat?" Because we've all been there when someone says "Where you wanna eat?" and then everyone stands around a little awkwardly until someone cautiously offers up "How 'bout …" and then the name of a restaurant. It's also a way for us to highlight the restaurants that we want to highlight. Here it goes. ]
Bangkok Royal is Waco's premiere Thai food restaurant offers top notch cuisine in an elegant setting ideal for anything from take out to a a casual lunch to formal celebratory dinners. Open since 2000, Bangkok Royal has established itself as one of the area's favorite restaurants of any kind. BTW, it's a great place for a graduation dinner or any kind of end-of-the-semester treat, so look into booking it now.
I just stopped off at Vitek's to check on their fundraiser for West and found they still have plenty of T-shirts available. They're $10 and say "#PrayForWest" and they're also available at George's and George's in Hewitt.
That's an easy way to give a little help to our neighbors.
About a week ago, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported Rusty Taco will be going into the new shopping center anchored by Aldi on Valley Mills Drive. They quoted the shopping center owner and about the same time we received an email from David Weaver from Rusty Taco confirming that the Texas-based taco chain had signed a lease.
On Monday, I was in Fort Worth and, wanting to provide the freshest information to you, WacoFork friends, I drove over to Dallas to check out the Rusty Taco restaurant on Greenville Avenue. Pictured are a shrimp taco, a breakfast taco (they serve them all day) with chorizo, eggs and cheese, and a fried chicken taco.
Here's a good way to treat yourself to a steak lunch, completely guilt free.
The Central Texas Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs is hosting an Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon on Wednesday at Outback Steakhouse. The $25 ticket for the event will raise money for the CTCPA scholarship fund, which awards $1,000 scholarships to deserving accounting students.
You know it's been a rough week when you see an American flag at half-mast and you can think of several reasons why it might be that way.
Such was the case as I left West around noon today and noticed the flag at Greg May Chevrolet at half-mast. After last night's horrific explosion and subsequent fires, I wanted to check on the Czech Stop and Little Czech Bakery along with other West establishments. I admit I didn't know what to expect — people rallying together; people worn out and stranded; stores open and going out of their way to serve people; stores closed; heck, I seriously doubted whether I would even be able to get to West.
