West Texas
Wacky Reviews

Your money is valuable and you don't want to waste it on some flea bitten joint that thinks hot sauce can come from any place other than Texas. Our resident critic, Rowdy Jack, is up to the task of helping you find the fun spots in Lubbock and West Texas. As always, your comments are welcome.

Dining in/Dining Out: Oprah is an Alien

Hot Spot: Caprock Cafe
3405-34th Street
Big Hamburgers and plum pretty girls. Best meat I've had since the plane crashed in South America and I had to eat my copassengers!

On the Border
6709-Slide Road
Julie and the gang have worked hard to ensure that you have a long wait and poor service. Don't try to complain or you will get a double dose.

Grapevine Cafe
2407-19th Street
George and Sergio had it all over those other french joints. His jalapeno "poppers" made the buttons fly off my shirt. Does need to add "ripple" wine and everclear to the bar menu.

Hub City Brewery
Depot District 19th and Buddy Holly Avenue
A dream come true. Beer, beer, beer, food, beer, pizza, beer, music, beer. Who cares if your date leaves you. Where you need to be after your dog dies. Mike and the gang will host a toast with you.

Bless your Heart
3701-19th Street
Good place to take your wife so she thinks you eat like that all the time. No chicken fried steak or texas toast. Hospital is next door in case your body reacts to the lack of fat.

Shogun
4520-50th Street
Asians with sharp kitchen knives demand respect. Ask for "7 fingers" Lou to prepare your meal. Staff smiles alot.

Bigham's Smokehouse
3312-82nd Street and 4302-19th Street
Alittle too clean for my likin' when I think of bar-be-que. Good ribs. Needs portable beer kegs to cut down on having to go back to the cashier.

50 Yard Line
2549 S. Loop 289
Forget the President, I only drop to my knees for those blueberry muffins. Steak dinners come with or without angioplasty. My cardiologist loves the place!

Zoo-kini's
4001-19th St., and 4414-82nd Street
Randy has found his place in my stomach even though he has healthy menu items and doesn't let people smoke. A salad bar that just shouts, "you can have a 6,000 calorie serving."


Local Sights: Explosive Entertainment

Prairie Dog Town
Mackenzie State Park
Cutest little critters...and damn exciting to watch when you clip off their tiny heads with a 22 long Hornet.

City Council Chambers
City Hall
Not as much fun as Prairie Dog Town...but watching the creatures that inhabit this room can be entertaining. You may have to strain to hear the expletives mumbled. Don't miss feeding time!

Cactus Theater
19th & Buddy Holly Avenue
A blast from the past. Neck with your girl in the balcony just like your dad did in 1944. Great house band and soft chairs in case you pass out after coming over from the Hub City Brewery.

Buffalo Springs Lake
East of Lubbock
Next best resort to a Turkish prison. Get in your 500 horse speed boat and go around in a 50 foot circle. Take your family to the "beach" and enjoy the game "guess what that floating object is".

Joyland Amusement Park
Mackenzie Park
Lots funner than the South Plains Fair. Eat lots of hot dogs and then "power boot" off the hammer ride. Don't touch the sticky stuff in the bathrooms.

LLano Estacado Winery
South of Lubbock
For a dry county we should have lots of booze. Good grapes and smelly feet go together. Mix this wine with some tequila, a visit to "The Yellow Rose" down the road, and you got a sure case of civil disturbance

Lubbock Christian University
West 19th Street, look for the holy light
Minister's daughters are always the wildest. University gestapo patrols the local clubs to catch the wayward students. Maybe when the rapture comes we can use the campus for "Chicken Ranch West"

Greek Circle
15th & Quaker Ave
Ever wonder what ancient roman parties were like. Need a refresher course in sexual assault, public intoxication or building remodeling? This is the place.

Reese Place
West of Lubbock
Ghost town used to soak up revenue and house endless committees formed to look for reasons to throw local galas.

Texas Tech University
Central Lubbock
Great athletics, great teachers, great leaders, terrible self-esteem problem. Gets lots of love letters from NCAA.

Stubb's Bar-be-que
Depot District, 19th and I-27
The great one may have passed but his place continues to knock out the finest blues music in West Texas. Miss the roaches and health department shutdowns from the original location on Broadway.


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