mrs. blues turned me on to Earl's Gas & Grocery (Liquor sto' too!) a month or so ago when we moved into the new house. They are only about 7 minutes away at the corner of FM 720 & Hwy. 380.
Tucked into the store is a little kitchen with a flat iron griddle and a fryer. They only have a couple items but the Earl's Burger is the main thing. This is my 3rd burger from Earl's and it is just as awesome as the first one I tried. For cheapness I also got a side of deep fried pickles and a side of poppers. They ROCK!! I got the whole shebang to go for about 10 bucks!
Don't let the piccy fool you. That's a 1/2 pound burger with topped with american scheeze, mustard, grilled onions, dill pickles and pickled 'peno's.
Ejole' Johnny Chingas!!! This is a lot of dadgum food! This'll be lunch AND supper. Good 'thang I have yard work to do to work this hot blue and righteous 'thang off.
A little rammy of BC dressing for dippin' the pickles which are dill slices with a cornmeal/cornflour breading. I tell no lies when I say when you eat them... se mi paro!!!
The poppers listed on their menu are called Fiesta Poppers. Lots of flecks of chile in the breading which is very crisp. The cheese is some kind of cream cheese/cheddar blend. The bonus is that the poppers are not 'peno but some more rounder RED chile. Fat little buggers. Very tasty. First time I've encountered fast food style poppers that weren't the usual lame no heat 'peno variety. Eating them now I am tasting something very close to sriacha flavor. I am digging Earl's more and more with each visit!
Gotta' go cut the grass and prep the backyard and porch for tomorrow's Blues Cue mayhem.
Heche su pinche' scheeze burgers ahora!!