In article >, "Master Chef
Richard Campbell" > wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I get a surprise and was taken out to dinner by my in-laws to the local
> Texas Roadhouse. It did not turn out well.
<snip rest>

These Faux Tex joints are a dime a dozen nowadays. Go for the peanuts
and beers and order the burgers. I have yet to find a steak at one of
these done rare or right.
They oughta comp ya the whole ticket.

monroe(btdt)

Monroe, of course... wrote:


> .. . .
> These Faux Tex joints are a dime a dozen nowadays. . . .

Yeah. What is a roadhouse. Texas never had anything called a
"roadhouse." Until now. What is a "roadhouse" and anybody know where
that term came from?

Cookie

Cookie Cutter wrote:
>
> Monroe, of course... wrote:
>
> > .. . .
> > These Faux Tex joints are a dime a dozen nowadays. . . .
>
> Yeah. What is a roadhouse. Texas never had anything called a
> "roadhouse." Until now. What is a "roadhouse" and anybody know where
> that term came from?

Even cities have bars called roadhouses, you'd get a beer and
some food. I'd be willing to bet if someone was to research the
word, it would turn out to be historical. A place where travelers
could get a room and some grub.

nancy

Nancy Young > wrote:
> []
> Even cities have bars called roadhouses, you'd get a beer and
> some food. I'd be willing to bet if someone was to research the
> word, it would turn out to be historical. A place where travelers
> could get a room and some grub.
>
Not to be confused with a rodehouse, where travelers could get a room and
some crabs.

--
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http://operationiraqichildren.org/

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> Cookie Cutter wrote:
> >
> > Monroe, of course... wrote:
> >
> > > .. . .
> > > These Faux Tex joints are a dime a dozen nowadays. . . .
> >
> > Yeah. What is a roadhouse. Texas never had anything called a
> > "roadhouse." Until now. What is a "roadhouse" and anybody know where
> > that term came from?
>
> Even cities have bars called roadhouses, you'd get a beer and
> some food. I'd be willing to bet if someone was to research the
> word, it would turn out to be historical. A place where travelers
> could get a room and some grub.
>
> nancy

That may be true Nancy but here in Texas they're called "ice houses".

_________
ht_redneck

On Thu, 27 May 2004 19:08:52 GMT, "Tyler Hopper"
> wrote:

>That may be true Nancy but here in Texas they're called "ice houses".

Austin still has a true roadhouse from "back in the days" - The
Broken Spoke.

-sw

On Thu, 27 May 2004 19:08:52 GMT, "Tyler Hopper"
> wrote:

>That may be true Nancy but here in Texas they're called "ice houses".

Austin still has a true roadhouse from "back in the days" - The
Broken Spoke.

-sw

In rec.food.cooking, Cookie Cutter > wrote:

> Yeah. What is a roadhouse. Texas never had anything called a
> "roadhouse." Until now. What is a "roadhouse" and anybody know where
> that term came from?

My impression of a roadhouse is a rundown bar/grill on a US highway, from
the after WWII/before interstate highways days. Populated by local
layabouts, drinking long-neck local beer, and adventurous types driving
to distant cities in their new '46 Chevys. A couple of Indian
motorcycles parked out front completes the scene.

Am I close?

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

wrote:

> In rec.food.cooking, Cookie Cutter > wrote:
>
>
>>Yeah. What is a roadhouse. Texas never had anything called a
>>"roadhouse." Until now. What is a "roadhouse" and anybody know where
>>that term came from?
>
>
> My impression of a roadhouse is a rundown bar/grill on a US highway, from
> the after WWII/before interstate highways days. Populated by local
> layabouts, drinking long-neck local beer, and adventurous types driving
> to distant cities in their new '46 Chevys. A couple of Indian
> motorcycles parked out front completes the scene.
>
> Am I close?
>

I'm in your camp and the dictionary supports the location. However, I
seem to remember hearing the term used historically from England and
well before WWII. So, while the dating might be different, the concept
is the same.


jim

> wrote:
>My impression of a roadhouse is a rundown bar/grill on a US highway, from
>the after WWII/before interstate highways days. Populated by local
>layabouts, drinking long-neck local beer, and adventurous types driving
>to distant cities in their new '46 Chevys. A couple of Indian
>motorcycles parked out front completes the scene.

My grandpa ran that place outside Sioux City Iowa.

I learned to play pool on a bar table he had in his
basement one of the things he kept after he sold and moved
to South Dakota.

I've been to the "Texas Roadhouse". In fact, the exact
TR that the fake Master Chef was at. It's just the
Texan-stereotyped version of Outback. And the steak
isn't as good. But the chili really is good, and so are
the ribs.

--Blair
"But no actual Master Chef would've
allowed himself through the door
without committing suicide."

In article >, Cookie Cutter
> wrote:


> Yeah. What is a roadhouse. Texas never had anything called a
> "roadhouse." Until now. What is a "roadhouse" and anybody know where
> that term came from?

My online dictionary says:


road€house (rÅd2hous1) n. 1. An inn, a restaurant, or a nightclub located
on a road outside a town or city.


The picture of the Texas Roadhouse mentioned in the post is located in a
shopping center!

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS

In article >, Cookie Cutter
> wrote:

> Monroe, of course... wrote:
> > .. . .
> > These Faux Tex joints are a dime a dozen nowadays. . . .
>
> Yeah. What is a roadhouse. Texas never had anything called a
> "roadhouse." Until now. What is a "roadhouse" and anybody know where
> that term came from?
>
From the Doors song,of course, silly!
FWIW-the first place I ever saw the antiques and crap on the walls and
what became the FauxTex 'fong shooey' was TGIFridays in Dallas - an
eyesore ahead of its time.

monroe(let it roll baby roll)

"Monroe, of course..." > wrote:
> []
> FWIW-the first place I ever saw the antiques and crap on the walls and
> what became the FauxTex 'fong shooey' was TGIFridays in Dallas - an
> eyesore ahead of its time.
>
So ya never made it to Tooty's in Kew Gardens (Queens, NY) back in the
50's, I'd guess. Walls and ceiling! Why did you remind me?

--
Intuitive insights from Nick, Retired in the San Fernando Valley

http://operationiraqichildren.org/