Hot Town, Summer in the City

Does it get any better than sitting on a patio in the Texas summer heat drinking a Key Lime Pie martini and eating a cheeseburger?

NO... Not unless I was doing the same thing under a palapa on the beach.

Tonite I ventured to Sullivan's Steakhouse for their Swinging Thursday nights, where the entire bar menu and all of the martinis are $5. Where I live, I am completely surrounded by steakhouses, all within a block's distance. Three Forks, Ruth's Chris, Rafain Brazilian Steakhouse, Sullivan's, and Tre Amici. These are places that you'd never think would be affordable..

Wrong.

On Thursday and Sunday nights at Sullivan's Steakhouse (which is a chain around the country), they have great deals! Bob and I each ate a burger and had beers and martinis, all for $35 bucks! Now, in a previous blog I wrote how Red's Patio Grill had my favorite burger... well, it has now fallen to second place. This burger from Sullivan's is now at the top. It's made from ground up steaks... Now, they're generally day or two old steaks, but that doesn't mean anything- they're certainly not old. The meat was so juicy and tender that the juice dripped off and filled my plate. The cheddar was melted perfectly ontop, and it was served with thick-sliced bread and butter pickles instead of dill. Talk about a nice substitution! I LOVE sweet pickles!

One of my favorite people, Mr. Jimmy Buffett, sings about a Cheeseburger in Paradise, and tells the story like this: " I like mine with lettuce and tomato, Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes. Big kosher pickle and a cold draught beer, good Lord almight which way do I steer?!" My answer to that question would be a block down Frankford and a quick left on Dallas Parkway, straight into Sullivan's parking lot.

I couldn't have had a better night.. friends, drinks, burgers, and fun, all on a patio enjoying the outdoor Texas summers. Can't wait for Sunday :)

Keep it tasty folks.