Small town spelling of AYCE - All You Can Eat? You know how country folk drop the last letter off words, like ‘How y’all doin’?’
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Always as a kid when heading to Lake of the Ozarks, a diner loomed with the slogan “Have you et yet?”
We never did eat there.
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Not from the little creamery in Brenham…, or from those contented cows they have so many of up there.
I think I tried Brianna’s once, years ago, not sure. Did not realize it was made in Tx.
This thing is getting a huge amount of publicity, at least in Texas.
And lookey - Alison likes it:
The owner of Houston’s Hubcap Grill points out they’ve had one for years now.
Seems like a natural to me. Wait — Whataburger hasn’t even had a chili cheeseburger til now?
Limited time only.
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Got to hurry to catch this one this year - it starts today. There doesn’t seem to be all that much activity actually centered on yams, er, uh, sweet potatoes. No cook-off? No competition? No yam petting zoo?
Gilmer is a place I’ve wanted to visit. It was the birthplace of a surprising number of well-known musicians - Johnny Mathis, Don Henley of the Eagles, bluesman Freddie King, folk singer Michelle Shocked and country singer/songwriter Jason Sellers. Must be something in the water. Or the sweet potatoes.
Here is Hungry Onion’s own Sweet Potato-boree, a good thread.
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A couple of chains included.
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Yeah, what the heck? I’d just want a regular Whataburger with cheese and all the standard trimmings and a scoop of chili under the top bun, a regular chili size.
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Brianna’s makes a particularly good poppyseed dressing. My favorite fruit salad is mango, orange, banana, sliced strawberry, and blackberry tossed in poppyseed dressing served on a scoop of Good Culture cottage cheese.
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Bruce, if you are looking for a cheeseburger with chili in Austin, my two favorites are Wally’s and Sandy’s.
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I have to admit I’ve been tempted by that poppyseed dressing. Funny, just thinking of the poppyseed kolaches from, what is it, Weikel’s 
. First I ever heard of poppyseed dressing = an ancient Helen Corbitt cookbook !
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Thanks! Sandy’s sounds familiar - hmmmm - down on Manchaca?
South First at Barton Springs, next to my favorite Whataburger (food and service are great AND they employ great people with special needs). But I digress. Sandy’s has been around FFE. It is cash only. Everything is good. Out back you share fries with the grackles.
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Ah yes. I think I remember. I was just trying to remember the name of that road across there.
Been years now since I’ve been to Austin. Definitely don’t remember a Whataburger there. When I go I mostly try to hit old faves, if they’re still around, which, increasingly of course, they’re not. Sandy’s rang a bell.
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My impression with places like Chuy’s or Lupe Tortilla is that if that’s what you grew up with, they are fantastic. If you didn’t, they are at best ordinary Tex-Mex restaurants. The added original vs. franchise issue may exacerbate the problem. Proselytizing folks may also be a problem because I find they oversell.
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