deep fried heaven

[threeplusfire]

Last night was very busy. I ate dinner with my father, who has a birthday this week. Mesa Ranch has changed up the menu a little. Their chicken friend venison is actually my mechanic Charly's recipe, and oh dear sweet lord I have never had a better chicken fried anything in my life. There was also delicious grilled quail, elk sausage with cheese and barbeque sauce on top, fried cactus and cornbread stuffing. I thought I had died and gone to the fried, grilled game heaven. I couldn't even have dessert.

After dinner, I met some friends at the Catfish Parlour, home of the all you can eat catfish buffet of sheer deliciousness. We had a sassy waitress who put my beer on Mike's tab. As much as it called me to, I couldn't eat any more fried things. I have to go back. We stayed late, talking and talking about career limiting moves, Catholicism and other things. I'd forgotten since Gene moved away how amusing it is to hear tech boys bitch and moan about programs and problems.

I am beat and I don't want to work. La.

Since Tuesday, some jackass has been double parked in front of the building. Not just accidentally over the line, but parked squarely over two spaces. I left one note reading "Double parking makes your neighbors think you are either a jerk or a moron who can't drive. Just say no to bad parking!" I am about to leave a less flattering note, and if they are still here when I get home I'm going to raise cain with the leasing office. There are not enough spaces for us anywhere here, much less if some idiot is double parked.

Comments

[rothko.livejournal.com]

omg, where is this mesa ranch place and do they have pheasant?

i must admit i had a bit of trouble parsing "chicken friend venison."

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

It is on Mesa between Steck and Spicewood springs in NW Austin. They are across the street from Mirabelle. They have no pheasant currently, but I'm sure if they got some they would put it on the menu. I will ask the next time I'm there.

[brienze.livejournal.com]

How is it possible that I had never heard of Mesa Ranch? I looked up their menu, and yum! Chicken fried venison sounds fabulous to me, but I admit I have trouble parsing the venison cheesesteak... but then, I'm a cheesesteak purist for whom peppers and any cheese that doesn't come out of a can are newfangled ideas.

Love how all their dressings and half their sauces seem to contain cilantro... it burns my mouth terribly, but my husband really likes it so we should both be able to find something to be enthusiastic about.

Your icon is fantastic, btw. =) Did you take the picture yourself?

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

They've been around about a year. It's a nice place. It's super delicious, the service is good, and when the weather is nice they have a little patio screened by trees. So wonderful.

I didn't take the picture actually. It was from the news, but it was too hilarious to pass up.