Risky’s BBQ(Fort Worth Stockyards). The brisket tacos I ordered were the best I have ever had, and ranks high in the best taco ever also. The brisket was really tender. It melted in my mouth. These tacos come with lots of brisket on a soft flour tortilla accompanied by cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and fresh cilantro. My side was the beans. The beans weren’t bad, but kind of bland, usually a hi t or miss(I’ve had great beans there before also). But the brisket sure made up for that. The smoky flavor complimented the cheese well. I wish I could eat these everyday. These brisket tacos were so good I’m giving it the first 5 out of 5 rating I have ever given! -D

Risky’s BBQ in Fort Worth Stockyards. After strolling around the shops at the Stockyards we saw Risky’s and instantly remembered they had brisket tacos! So we sat down on the patio and enjoyed the cattle drive while we anxiously awaited our order of brisket tacos. I had order French fries while D order their beans. These brisket tacos were the best tacos that had ever graced my taste buds hands down! So many flavors and the brisket was so moist that it just melted in your mouth like butter! The brisket had such a rich, Smokey flavor and complimented the cheese, and other fixins on the taco. The cilantro was not overpowering and all the tastes just meshed really well together. These tacos were so packed full with meat I had a hard time trying to fold it to eat(n o complaints here!) I highly recommend trying the Brisket tacos at Risky’s if y’all are ever in the area. They won’t disappoint! 5 outta 5 -A

Garland Jacks Secret Six Original Recipe Sauce. This Sauce company is based out of Garland Texas. While I wouldn’t consider this a specialty Barbecue sauce, it was great tasting. I liked the basic bbq flavors. As the label says they like to keep it simple”. Every recipe starts with a base of six ingredients- The secret is in knowing how to use them to make you lick your fingers.” It did just that. The sauce was a good consistency and tasted good. A good slight smoke taste and slight spicy kick at the end. What surprised me most was how inexpensive the price was at the store we bought it at. Around 2 bucks!! Garland bbq sauce has six other flavors. I look forward to trying more of them soon. Rated 4 outta 5.-D

Garland Jacks Secret Six Original Recipe Sauce. This sauce is great tasting. Great with beef and chicken and had a little bit of a sweet taste to it. Even though it’s inexpensive and is not what I would consider a “gourmet” sauce, I can say that this may be one of my favorite tasting sauces. It has a good texture and just the right amount of thickness. Can’t wait to try other flavors! Rated 4.5 outta 5. -A

Sweet Leaf Tea located in Austin Texas. Sweet Leaf Peach ice tea made with organic peaches from Fredericksburg Texas. The tea is made with all organic ingredients. This tea had a great peach flavor. The peaches that made Fredericksburg famous. As soon as you open the bottle you can smell the peaches. This drink was very refreshing and tasted great. The peach flavor was strong but not too strong to hide the great tasting black tea. This tea is great tasting. No wonder Sweet Leaf Tea company is one of the fastest growing companies in the ice tea market. Rated 4.9 out of 5.-D

Sweet Leaf Tea Peach Tea from Austin, Texas! This tea has a wonderful crisp peach tea taste. Great aroma right from the start and wasn’t overly sweet. Did have a clear taste of the tea but neither did the peach or the black tea overwhelm my senses. Great to drink on a hot day I recommend you give it a try if you haven’t yet! Rated 4.7 outta 5. -D

Garlic Smoked Burton Sausage from Burton, Texas. Started in 1974.This sausage was delicious! Savory garlic flavor, and juicy. The garlic flavor was not overpowering but was a great compliment to the meat. Great smoke flavor. Did not need sauce at all with the sausage. Burtons sausage was a great compliment to the homemade scalloped potatoes we made and grilled corn. Perfect for Labor Day weekend. I would definitely recommend this product to any grill enthusiast. They do offer product shipping on their website if it’s hard to find in your area. Give it a try y’all! 4.5 outta 5. –A

Burton Texas Garlic Smoked Sausage. This pork and beef sausage was excellent. The garlic and other spices perfectly complimented the meat. This is the first garlic sausage I have had. It certainly wont be the last. Cant wait to try more of the different flavor of sausage the Burton makes, But will always buy the garlic one over and over again. The casing was perfect and the sausage had a great smoke flavor. Give them a try. Rated 4.85 outta 5.-D

Southern Star Brewing Company. Located in Conroe, Texas. I had the Buried Hatchet Imperial Stout. It was very dark and had a strong coffee taste to it. I liked the strong stout taste and the creaminess of it. This beer had a medium body ale taste. It went down smooth and had a good strong after taste of hops. This beer is a must try for those that enjoy a dark stout beer. Rated 4.75 outta 5 -D

Firemans # 4 Blonde Ale from Real Ale Brewing in Blanco, Tx. This beer is extremely crisp and refreshing. One of my favorite blonde ales ( I usually prefer darker beers) Incredibly smooth and can taste a hint of citrus flavor. This beer is so good on a hot day. Give it a try! You wont regret it! 4.5 outta 5 - A

The All good café in Dallas(Deep Ellum) Texas. This restaurant has been profiled on various tv shows, So we thought we would try it. We went at night. The place had a lot of customers and we were seated and served in a timely manner. The pl ace had various music posters and a south congress(Austin) atmosphere. I ordered the Tenderloin. It was a sliced tenderloin beef sandwich with grilled onions, peppercorn bacon, tomato, lettuce and blue cheese on sourdough bread. It tasted great. The meat was so tender I was able to cut the sandwich easily in half with a simple butter knife. And the vegs were grilled nicely. I didn’t care for the coleslaw or salsa and chips. The coleslaw was very small portion and tasted like vinegar. The salsa was oily and almost tasteless all it could taste was cilantro. I think it was supposed to be a tomatillo salsa. I would go back there during the day being it was too dark to see much at night. I also thought it was a little overpriced. A soda was $1.95 for a can of soda. The tenderloin sandwich gets a 4.25 outta 5. The place gets a 3.8 outta 5.-D

All Good Café in Deep Ellum Dallas, Tx. We were in the area for the Invasion Classic Car Show in Deep Ellum and we were walking around looking for good eats. We had originally wanted to go to Uncle Uber’s Sammich Shop but they were closed early due to the holiday hours.(Bad move on their part I think. There was A LOT of foot traffic from the car show.) After carefully deciding on which item I would get on the menu after straining to see the menu from the lack of lighting…. I decided to go with the Chipotle Turkey Club. Mistake on my part. I mean it was okay, but nothing more. I could have easily made a better sandwich at home with less expense. The sesame Kaiser Roll was quite dry and seemed as if it was going to crumble apart. There was a modest amount of peppercorn bacon, but the bacon tasted good from what I could tell. I could hardly tell that there was chipotle mayo on my sandwich and from what I did taste it was very mild. The turkey did taste great and moist. I did have a few bites of D’s sandwich and it was delicious! The beef on his sandwich was so tender and juicy! The sandwich came with Auntie Grace’s Cole Slaw which to me reminded me of vinegar soaked rice. The slaw was almost pureed and lacked other veggies you see in other slaws. And they only give you about a tablespoon sized portion. The sandwiches also came with tortilla chips and their house salsa. I agree with D when he says it tasted too much of cilantro. Way too overpowering and extremely runny. Overall the food really wasn’t anything to write home about. The atmosphere other than the lightning was good. The origami hanging from the ceiling was beautiful but could be misinterpreted as being artsy fartsy. It did have a Austin-esque ambience to it. There was a sign that made me chuckle, “It’s like going to Austin without going through Waco”. The service was decent and all the girls were very nice. But I did have a complaint on the soda too. $1.95 for a can of soda. But hey, all restaurants overcharge soda. I give the food a rating of 2.9 outta 5. And the service, and atmosphere of the place 3.8 outta 5. -A