Restaurants
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Boudro’s (San Antonio)
The tourist trap. We know it when we see it. Located in a prime location within a destination city’s main visitor area, drawing in walking traffic through curb appeal and an inviting-but-kitschy atmosphere, and designed to cater to the masses, but ultimately disappointing those with a more refined palate or a desire to leave with…
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Reese Bros Barbecue (San Antonio)
As I headed to San Antonio for the 2025 Final Four, I craved two things: Tex-Mex and Texas BBQ. With limited time for meals, I decided to indulge in both by stopping in at Reese Bros Barbecue, a highly regarded but new-ish spot featuring the Tex-Mex flavors of San Antonio and the Hill Country smoking…
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Best CFB Eats 2024
15 Games. 12 States. 19,297 Miles Flown. These are the best of the 40+ restaurants I visited during my 2024 college football travels.
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Gracie Market (West Point)
One of the finest tastes available is Gracie Market, a no-frills deli, cafe, and market offering breakfast items, sandwiches, smash burgers, and a variety of beverages ranging from Japanese matcha to various coffees and soft drinks. The market prides itself on fresh ingredients, including a variety of organic and non-GMO products.
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Carol Lee Donuts (Blacksburg)
‘ve long believed that there’s a sort of hierarchy to food, with donuts and pizza sharing a similar tier. Like pizza, donuts aren’t particularly complicated and are relatively hard to botch (unless you’re Dunkin’ and had to drop the “Donuts” because your product became so inedible). Each food comes with a huge variety of available…
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The Place (Athens, GA)
If the UGA Arch represents a “must-not” for students and visitors, then The Place — a restaurant located directly across Broad Street — embodies the opposite: a must-visit Classic City restaurant serving up delicious Southern cuisine in a charming but laid-back environment.
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Evie Mae’s BBQ (Lubbock)
Every 4 years — much like the Olympics and the World Cup — Texas Monthly magazine releases its list of the “50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas.” In 2017, it boastfully proclaimed the dawning of the “Golden Age of Barbecue,” with exemplary new restaurants sprouting up across the state to give patrons the kind of…
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J&W Grill (Chickasha, OK)
One of the finest tastes available is Gracie Market, a no-frills deli, cafe, and market offering breakfast items, sandwiches, smash burgers, and a variety of beverages ranging from Japanese matcha to various coffees and soft drinks. The market prides itself on fresh ingredients, including a variety of organic and non-GMO products.
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