Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Texas Roadhouse Steakhouse, Lancaster - Bar # 189


We jumped out of our normal schedule today by moving ahead one week.  A fair question might be "why?".  A simple answer is that we are retired and can just do whatever we like to do. So there!

As a general rule, The Retired Guys do not frequent chain restaurants / bars.  If we do, it will only be to one of them in Lancaster County.  Today we found our way out onto Route 30 East and landed at the Texas Roadhouse.  This is a restaurant catering to steak or red meat eaters with a pretty small bar.  We were surprised at how busy the restaurant was as we arrived at our normal time of 3:30PM.  As we watched our bartender who was doubling as a waiter on tables we couldn't help but note that most of the eating customers did not consume very much in the way of alcoholic beverages with their meals.

There were cans of free shelled peanuts for every seat at the bar and we noted there was a similar "freebie" at each of the tables.  The bar had 9 taps with 4 of them being dedicated to the "light" variety of beer.

Until next time.......


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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Plaza Azteca Restaurantes Mexicanos, Lancaster - Bar #188


Today The Retired Guys traveled south of the border.  Well, south of route 30.  We drifted into Plaza Azteca during a snow storm, but upon entering we were greeted by Dharibeth and a smile that made us feel welcome and warm.


The beer selection was wide ranging with some draft selections you don’t find in many bars.  Dharibeth admitted to not being a beer drinker although she still seemed to know the brews on tap and provided samples to aid in our choice.  The warm chips and salsa provided at the bar were a perfect accompaniment to our beers.


The Retired Guys didn’t order any food today, but I have been here many times before and loved every item I have had.  A good friend who is originally from California claims this to be the best Southwest style food she has had outside of Southern California.  I can’t dispute that claim at all.


If you have a craving for Mexican food, served by a great staff with authentic Mexican music in the background; Plaza Azteca needs to be where you stop.  And it's right here in the heart of The Pennsylvania Dutch Country!

Until next time, CHEERS!


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