Pack a Lunch for West Texas

When traveling for work I often forget to eat during the day --  which leads to a pretty cranky Ashley at around 4 pm. 

Today I failed to eat since my banana at breakfast.  After my 3 o’clock meeting I had a 4 hour and 9 minute drive to my hotel tonight. 

Since I had recently dropped fast food from my diet (we’ll see how this goes), this rules out grabbing a burger on the go to eat during the drive.  Therefore, my plan was to stop at a town along the way and get some Bar-B-Que. Unfortunately, my plan failed.

NOTHING!

For all those who may not know, there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to eat while driving along 277 and 83 in West Texas.  So literally, pack a lunch if you travel that way!

Also, there are no places to stop for gas.  I ended up stopping (only because I had to) at a little run-down gas station along the way.  It was one of those places where you’re not even sure if they took credit cards.  I was so out of place it was AWKWARD!  I felt like the girl in the country song “Good Directions” by Billy Currington.

By the time I made it to Childress at around 9 o'clock I thought that I was going to eat my hand. 

That was when I found this local charm.  Jakson’s Steaks & Bar-B-Que located in Childress, TX.

Mmmm.  The menu makes me hungry!

I walked into the place and it felt like a REAL lone star restaurant as opposed to the Lone Star Steakhouse I met the Urban Farmer at.  The walls of the restaurant were covered with the history of Texas.  They even had a whole wall dedicated to Texas Rangers.  Kind of cool!

I was immediately sat down and brought a glass of Sweet Tea.  It was good but nothing beats Publix Sweet Tea. 

The menu has an assortment of steaks, Bar-B-Que, sandwiches and salad (who eats salad at a Bar-B-Que place???). 

Although I was starving, I am still only a girl.  Therefore, I got a pulled chicken sandwich and onion rings.   I was REALLY craving mac and cheese but they did not have any.  How depressing. L

I placed my order, typed a short thank you note and picked up my phone to call the Urban Farmer when my food arrived.  Quick service -- just what this hungry girl needed.

My plate!  Just look at those onion rings and sandwich!

The food was marvelous.  The chicken was moist and the BBQ sauce was delicious.  My only complaint was that there was not enough meet on the bun.  A big drawback!

I’m sure I looked like an idiot surrounded by all these cowboys cutting my sandwich into small pieces and dipping it into the BBQ sauce.  I think I came across as a yank -- but who cares!

The onion rings where the icing on the cake.  The batter was delicious.  I almost got some to bring home -- but my running shoe put its foot down.

My whole meal ended up to be a little over $8.  Not a bad price for the amount of delicious food I got!

If you ever come passing through Childress or North West Texas and you are hungry, I suggest you try Jakson’s.  Now it may have been so delicious just because I was FAMINISHED but I still suggest you try it!

Let me know what you think!