January 18th, 2010
Juanita’s Mexican Buffet is located on Hwy 110 in Lindale, which is close to Tyler. My friends took me there once for lunch and I thought the food was pretty good. It is buffet style restaurant which I prefer most of the time because you can choose how much you eat and when to stop. The menu selection was good…Spanish rice, fajita meat with onions and bell pepper, chicken fingers, some type of stew, rolls, muffins, salad stuff and peach cobbler for dessert.
Our waitress wasn’t that great but I think she was busy with all the other tables. Like an attentive waitress, she did stop several times at our table to ask if we were OK…but did not take our plates away very quickly. Not a big deal…I still enjoyed my meal and I would do it over again if I had another opportunity. As long as the food is okay and the company great I can overlook some of the other stuff. The restaurant is on the small side and you can tell they probably had some regulars who often like to go have lunch there. We took my 21 month old daughter and of course she draws attention everywhere we go.
People love baby’s for the most part. It makes for a great conversation starter to have a child go out to eat with you, especially if you are shy and have a hard time saying something worth while your children always have something funny or smart to say. Never a dull moment. Juanita’s is a great place for a buffet style mexican restaurant and the price is reasonable. It is not gourmet food…but good reasonable quality and price. For what you pay…this is worth it
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January 12th, 2010
There is a restaurant in Edom TX about 18 minutes outside of Tyler called The Shed. It is a small town place with a flavor of mama’s kitchen. They have a varied menu that includes things like…roast beef, meatloaf, chicken fried steak and chicken tenders. The servings are large with a modest price on the pocketbook. They have some of the yummiest pies and cobblers if you want dessert. You won’t go away hungry if you decide to eat there. The waiters and waitresses are very attentive to what your needs are while you are eating.
The interesting thing is if you visit them on Tuesday evening they have a dozen or so musicians that play and sing country music and bluegrass. The musicians play guitars, fiddles, mandolin’s, and accordions while you eat your meal and you are welcome to sing with them or just listen. This is a place that you can take young children to and they will enjoy the entertainment and the food.
During the summer they occasionally have a car show in Edom and when we ate there we were lucky to be there while the car show was going on. After eating we walked around and looked at the cars, and walked off some of our eating.
After eating at The Shed you can walk through the hallway to their country store. There at the country store you can buy something for yourself or purchase a nice gift for someone. This is not a fancy place, but a very comfortable place to eat, enjoy music without hurting the pocket book.
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