Before The Game
A Pregame Guide to Texas Restaurants
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Abilene, Albany Ft. Griffin General Merchandise Store/Beehive Hwy 283, Albany; Downtown Abilene As good as it gets for me. Two brothers and their families opened the Albany location years ago which has become my favorite one-hour roadtrip for dinner, or a great stop if passing through headed north or south on Hwy 283. Children of the owners now run the Albany location, and the parents have opened another location on north 5th street in downtown Abilene. Not only is the food at both locations outstanding (best filet mignon made anywhere), but the owner family goes out of their way to get to know their customers and make you feel at home. Lunch and dinner served at both locations. http://fortgriffinandbeehive.com 517 Hwy180, Albany 325-762-3034; 442 Cedar Street, Abilene 325.675.0600
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About the Book
During my travels around Texas as a practicing CPA, past chairman of the Texas Society of CPAs and my part time job as a sports broadcaster, I have had the opportunity to try out restaurants all over the state. My favorites are "holes in the wall" that are family owned. Therefore, I have compiled a list of restaurants in which I have eaten and enjoyed that meet this criteria so that readers may enjoy them as well.
About the Author
Between traveling around Texas as a practicing certified public accountant since 1982 which has included Freemon, Shapard and Story in Wichita Falls and Castagna & Gregg PC here in Seymour which merged into Davis Kinard & Co PC headquartered in Abilene in 2010, my second job as the Voice of the Seymour Panthers since 1991, and having served as Chairman of the Texas Society of CPAs in 2010-11, I have stopped at a number of Texas restaurants. Many times, friends will call and ask for recommendations for restaurant stops when traveling. Two of those friends, Melinda Mendoza and Philip Campbell, suggested I write a book that includes my favorites. And Paige Baker, a Seymour High and Texas Tech alumni, has stayed on me to finish this project. I hope you enjoy reading and eating as much as I did discovering the places in this list. Note that I have not included any national chains in my list; I am a big fan of sole proprietors and family operations (although Texas only chains are OK).