Let us now praise "Frito Pie".....
Sep 24, 2012, 7:58 pm
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I have always been partial to Berts BBQ for Frito Pie although I usually preferred the T-Man. It was a sad day when the joint near campus burned to a crisp, but now it looks like they are back close to UT. Always good and friendly people at Berts - their brisket was never the very best but everything else made up for it.
And if you are in Austin, for lunch only, visit House Park.
I still miss the original Hoffbrau here for steaks. LBJ used to visit this place - smart ... waitresses and only a verbal menu - small T-Bone or Large, with fries swimming in butter. They had an Aggie Bowling Ball on display - a red brick with three holes in it.....
And if you are in Austin, for lunch only, visit House Park.
I still miss the original Hoffbrau here for steaks. LBJ used to visit this place - smart ... waitresses and only a verbal menu - small T-Bone or Large, with fries swimming in butter. They had an Aggie Bowling Ball on display - a red brick with three holes in it.....
If passing thru Waco, a "Gut Pack" at Viteks', just down Speight from the 17th/18th St exit on IH35, is a worthy offspring of the Frito Pie. You'll still be burping when you pass Waxahachie.
Sep 24, 2012, 8:09 pm
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Sep 24, 2012, 10:38 pm
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Ha! We actually had this for dinner one night at a two-week sleepaway Girl Scout camp when I was about ten years old. At the time, we kids thought it was pretty much the greatest meal ever concocted. Thanks for bringing back the memory, TMOliver 
Sep 25, 2012, 7:28 am
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Frito Pie was a regular on the school lunch menu for our children in the small town in Texas I lived in a thousand years ago. The children report that it was much, much better than (seriously) the "Hot Dog Tacos" -- boiled hotdogs plopped into taco shells.
Sep 25, 2012, 8:31 am
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Hot Dog Tacos? Ewww.... Although, I'm not a fan of boiled hot dogs in general.
Sep 25, 2012, 10:00 am
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Even the 'premium' hot dogs are still just gross.
The ways the school 'nutritionist' makes these obviously crap meals into something 'healthy and meeting the required food guidelines' are just laughable.
Sep 27, 2012, 10:51 pm
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almost right for me with the modification of 'boiled' modifier being removed and just say 'not a fan of hot dogs'
Even the 'premium' hot dogs are still just gross.
The ways the school 'nutritionist' makes these obviously crap meals into something 'healthy and meeting the required food guidelines' are just laughable.
Even the 'premium' hot dogs are still just gross.
The ways the school 'nutritionist' makes these obviously crap meals into something 'healthy and meeting the required food guidelines' are just laughable.
Oct 1, 2012, 12:55 pm
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From the State Fair of Texas Facebook page:
It's official! We have a new Guinness World Record: The folks from Frito-Lay have created the largest Fritos Chili Pie weighing in at 1,325 pounds! Congratulations @fritos80th Anniversary! #gwrnews
The pie was assembled in a massive stainless steel trough, filled to the brim with canned Hormel chili, canned orange cheese and a mountain of corn chips. The 1,200-pound goal was obliterated by an extra 125 pounds of sodium and cholesterol.
It's official! We have a new Guinness World Record: The folks from Frito-Lay have created the largest Fritos Chili Pie weighing in at 1,325 pounds! Congratulations @fritos80th Anniversary! #gwrnews
The pie was assembled in a massive stainless steel trough, filled to the brim with canned Hormel chili, canned orange cheese and a mountain of corn chips. The 1,200-pound goal was obliterated by an extra 125 pounds of sodium and cholesterol.
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/city...pie_a_succ.php
Oct 1, 2012, 1:07 pm
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Hit the link to see pics:
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/city...pie_a_succ.php
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/city...pie_a_succ.php
Oct 1, 2012, 2:55 pm
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I agree with the OP's menu except a liberal amount of hot sauce MUST be added!
Oct 1, 2012, 3:02 pm
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The best thing about getting it at school was the "commodity" cheese. My grandmother used to get those humongous blocks of commodity cheese (she called it welfare cheese) and I have yet to find a better grilled cheese sandwich than one made with goverment cheese....^
Oct 2, 2012, 7:17 am
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Though I would usually discourage vegetables in proximity to chili, one of the best Frito Chili Pies I've eaten was at a place in San Antonio called Cheesy Jane's (mediocre food otherwise). Their truly excellent version has fritos covered in very good chili, onions, and cheese. These are briefly heated under the broiler - then covered with shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes (these are not heated). Quite delicious.