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So my esteemed editor Stephen Becker spots a card for some place called Lone Star Texas Grill. It claims to be "Canada's Only Authentic Texas Restaurant." This sounds intriguing, and they must certainly be showing the Cowboys game. So we head over to the lone Toronto location to test the authenticity claim. The verdict: not horrible, but nothing to make Mi Cocina worry. My margarita tasted kind of like a Slurpee, though it got better when I squeezed in some lime juice (I miss you, Gloria's). The queso - which was free with the presentation of the above-mentioned card - had a processed taste to it. The chicken and ribs combo was adequate, if a bit on the salty side. I will let Becker comment on his chicken tacos, though the early report was they were kinda dry. So how did there come to be a Lone Star Texas Grill deep in the heart of Canada? It seems a former Ottawa Rough Riders football player from Texas started missing his native cuisine. He started the place in 1986, and it slowly blossomed into a chain. Oh yeah: The Cowboys game was on, but not the audio. That was reserved for a hockey game between Canada and Russia. No Dorothy, we're not in Texas anymore. |
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