Unless they have changed their hours in the last year Mary's is open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. (Phone 254-672-5741)

Went to Babe's in Arlington last night and had their chicken fried steak for the first time. I'm not saying it was the best ever but it was really good.

i 2nd babes, the garland location beats out the arlington by 10x

Tip Top San Antonio
Lu Lu's San Antonio
Hill's Cafe Austin ( The Pan Fried with Yaller Gravy)
Rosies's Tamale House in Bee Cave on HWY 71 west out of Austin
Threadgill's Chicken Fried Pork Chop is incredible, Austin
Cafe 131 Dripping Springs

Great Thread!

Gotta try the others

Maybe will go have some Marys during deer season.

George's in Waco. Great CFS and very cute wait staff.

Sissy's ...... Breckenridge

Living in Tomball it is dangerous to have Mel's and Goodsons as close as they are to me. Both are pretty dang good.

Mary's in Strawn is the best. I just read on the internet that she keeps her recipe secret and makes her employees sign a statement to not ever reveal it. Also learned that they cook the CF on a grill and not in hot oil. Am going to try this myself.

Actually Mary's cooks their CFS on a flat-top griddle (as opposed to deep frying) and they do squirt a minimal amount of canola oil on the griddle to fry it in. I saw an actual video on channel 8 (WFAA) a couple of years a go where they actually showed her cooking her CFS. No recipe for her flour mixture, though - she said it was a closely guarded secret.

I have a complaint about George's. I was down in Victoria last weekend and driving back to Dallas on that Sunday, so planned my departure to pull up to Geourge's about 11:30 just in time for some CFS lunch based on the comments on this thread. Hungry, belly growling, mouth watering, writhering in anticpation and George's was.....closed. I almost shed a tear. So of course my mind had little CFSs dancing around it all morning so went stright to Texas Roadhouse for a cold shiner and their country fried sirloin. Not bad....hit the spot.

When I lived in DFW, my fav CFS was at Po' Melvin's. That and their schooners....

Ok I have never heard of Sissy's in Breckenridge. Where is it/ I lived in Breckenridge and now live in Graham so tell us where?

Thanks
Johnny

just south of elliot on 183 ... east side of road ... usta be mexican food ... was a beer joint called the cold spot way back

Thanks albertking
I know exactly where you are talking about. It has pretty much always been a hole in the wall beer joint. Those always make the best food.

Johnny