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Texas
shutdown diaries
July 15, 2020
I’m a Bartender Who Had COVID-19. My Restaurant’s Owner Warned Me Not to Talk.
“People are so desperate right now to make money that they’ll do anything to get past it.”
As told to
Chris Crowley
maga
Feb. 12, 2018
Server Quits on the Spot After Restaurant Boots Customer for ‘F*ck Trump’ Shirt
An exciting brunch for some Texas restaurant-goers yesterday.
By
Clint Rainey
highway spills
Dec. 29, 2017
Watch 40,000 Pounds of ‘Molten Guacamole’ Burn on a Texas Highway
A Mexican delivery truck suddenly burst into flames.
By
Clint Rainey
Dec. 19, 2017
Restaurant Apologizes for Letting Trump Jr. and Cruz Mug With the ‘Obama Cake’
The dessert turned the place into “a platform to promote, disrespect, and spread hatred.”
By
Clint Rainey
video feed
Oct. 16, 2017
IHOP Robbery Thwarted by Waiter Who Is a Frickin’ Black Belt
“It was my IHOP’s money in the register, and I’m not gonna let anybody take that.”
By
Clint Rainey
relief efforts
Aug. 28, 2017
How Houston’s Hunger-Relief Organizations Are Handling Harvey
At least 5,500 people are already in shelters in Houston, and the storm isn’t over yet.
By
Chris Crowley
lists
May 22, 2017
Texas Monthly
Reveals Its ‘50 Best BBQ Joints’ List
The tour de brisket.
By
Chris Crowley
video feed
Apr. 25, 2017
How a Fried-Chicken Mogul Spent His Fortune Restoring 5,500 Acres of Texas Land
“My objective was to take the worst piece of land I could possibly find in the Hill Country of Texas and begin a process of restoration…”
By
Clint Rainey
humanitarians
Apr. 14, 2017
A Kindhearted Texan Spent an Entire Night Buying Ice Cream for Strangers
He came in for a bottle of water, and left with a receipt seven feet long.
By
Clint Rainey
Mar. 31, 2017
Hope You’re Ready for Bags of Whole-Roasted Crickets
A Texas start-up is selling them in flavors like Texas BBQ and Sour Cream & Onion.
By
Clint Rainey
video feed
Feb. 8, 2017
Escaped Cow Leads Police on Two-Hour Chase to Taco Bell
Who wouldn’t pick making a run for the border over the slaughterhouse?
By
Clint Rainey
racism
Jan. 18, 2017
A White Café Owner Celebrated MLK Day With a Fried-Chicken Special
They “have margaritas and tacos on Cinco de Mayo,” so NBD, right?
By
Clint Rainey
class acts
Nov. 18, 2016
Police Department Fakes Out Drivers With Free Turkeys Instead of Tickets
Sometimes crime pays in the form of a Thanksgiving dinner.
By
Clint Rainey
sad!
Nov. 2, 2016
A Texas Restaurant Changed Its Name to ‘Trump Cafe’ Ahead of the Election
Its new menu offers only “American, Trump-themed” foods.
By
Clint Rainey
deep-fried everything
Sept. 13, 2016
Walmart Rolls Out a Whole Restaurant Modeled After the Texas State Fair
It features a 45-item menu celebrating the “treats families enjoy ever year.”
By
Clint Rainey
wild west
Aug. 25, 2016
Texas Waiter Fires Actual Gun During Fight at Cowboy-Themed Steakhouse
He went Wild West on a customer who put him in a headlock over a botched order.
By
Clint Rainey
huge tips
Aug. 22, 2016
Family Leaves Applebee’s Server $500 Tip for His Random Act of Kindness
Because he helped a grieving mother at the grocery store.
By
Clint Rainey
factory farming
Aug. 17, 2016
Now a Chicken Producer Is Accused of Exposing Employees to ‘Amputation Hazards’
As if all the animal cruelty weren’t enough.
By
Clint Rainey
crime scene
July 15, 2016
Robber Carrying AK-47 Promptly Gets Shot by Waffle House Customer
Pretty much only in Texas.
By
Clint Rainey
Lawsuits
June 22, 2016
Starbucks Sued Over ‘Dangerously’ Hot Coffee
A customer claims it gave her severe burns.
By
Clint Rainey
Lawsuits
Apr. 25, 2016
Lawyer Threatens to Sue Restaurant for Running Out of Soup
He claims the menu is a “binding contract” that the eatery “breached.”
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Mar. 22, 2016
Dairy Queen Owner Plasters Store With Extremely Strange Anti-Hindu Signs
The owner refuses to remove them because, he says, they’re “educational.”
By
Clint Rainey
Presidential Bites
Mar. 11, 2016
Of Course Obama Stopped for Tacos in Texas Today
He has no problem holding up his motorcade when good food is involved.
By
Chris Crowley
Dinners Gone Wrong
Mar. 10, 2016
Clumsy Waiter Causes Steakhouse Nightmare by Accidentally Stabbing Customer
A woman left a Texas de Brazil with a two-inch gash in her arm.
By
Clint Rainey
Food Fight
Feb. 23, 2016
Texans Are Really Pissed About Austin Claiming the Breakfast Taco
A San Antonio resident even launched a Change.org petition to exile someone from the state.
By
Chris Crowley
Mimosa Madness
Feb. 16, 2016
Here’s a $28 Mimosa Garnished With Caviar, Lobster, and a Muffin
Bartenders in Texas have unveiled a gonzo brunch cocktail that rivals even the most over-the-top Bloody Mary.
By
Chris Crowley
Worth The Wait
Jan. 28, 2016
Craziest Facts About Franklin Barbecue’s Line
Not even Kanye gets to cut.
By
Clint Rainey
Milk Duds
Jan. 6, 2016
The Dairy Industry Is Reeling After a Freak Blizzard Killed 35,000 Cows
Farmers say it could take up to a year to bounce back.
By
Clint Rainey
Open Carry
Jan. 5, 2016
Texas Restaurant Offers Massive Discount to Customers Carrying Guns
What could go wrong?
By
Clint Rainey
Bold Moves
Dec. 23, 2015
Restaurant Predictably Declares Itself Politically Incorrect
“We say Merry Christmas.”
By
Chris Crowley
The Chain Gang
Sept. 16, 2015
A Texas Whataburger Refused to Serve Two Police Officers
This has become an unfortunate trend.
By
Clint Rainey
Crime
Sept. 11, 2015
A Cop Fired His Gun After a Waitress Told Him to Stop Groping Her
It was in a hotel hosting a law-enforcement event.
By
Clint Rainey
Bans
June 19, 2015
‘Pot-Bellied’ Freedom-Fighter Gets Deep Fryers Reinstalled in Texas
“This isn’t about fries, it’s about freedom.”
By
Clint Rainey
Lawsuits
May 22, 2015
Neighboring Restaurant Sues Twin Peaks for $1 Million in Biker-Brawl Damages
It says the franchisee was “grossly negligent.”
By
Clint Rainey
Crime
May 18, 2015
After Biker-Gang Shooting, That Twin Peaks Outpost Will Never Reopen
The corporate office has terminated the location’s franchise agreement.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Feb. 6, 2015
Are High Prices to Blame for the Existence of the Texas Brisket Bandit?
“It’s gold now.”
By
Clint Rainey
Breastaurants
Feb. 4, 2015
World’s Most Depressing Taco Shop Forces Waitresses to Wear Lingerie on
Please never go to this restaurant.
By
Clint Rainey
News
Jan. 9, 2015
The Texas Distiller Ousted From His Own Whiskey Company Will Now Reinvent
No pressure or anything.
By
Hugh Merwin
Awful Things
Nov. 19, 2014
Some Diner Customers Called Their Waiter a Gay Slur on Their Receipt
And a manager allegedly apologized to the customers about it.
By
Clint Rainey
Video Feed
Oct. 27, 2014
A Deli Employee Got Fired for Allegedly Taking Pictures of a Breastfeeding Mom
“I got sweaty, I was so mad, but I didn’t know how to confront him.”
By
Clint Rainey
Barrels and Barrels
Sept. 8, 2014
Boiling Points: A Texas Whisky Dispute Has Gotten Way Out of Hand
“I should have put two in his chest,” the head distiller allegedly said.
By
Hugh Merwin
Lawsuits
July 31, 2014
McDonald’s Ordered to Pay $27 Million to Families of 2 Teens Who Died
The incident occurred in February of 2012.
By
Clint Rainey
Open Carry
June 3, 2014
Even the NRA Says Maybe Don’t Bring a Gun to a Restaurant
The organization says demonstrators have “crossed the line from enthusiasm to downright foolishness.”
By
Clint Rainey
Bigotry
May 30, 2014
Yelpers Made That Anti-Gay Texas Diner Into a Highly Rated Gay Bar
“I hear the owner offers discounts to men in chaps.”
By
Clint Rainey
Accomplishments
May 28, 2014
Ultimate American Hero Eats Two 72-Ounce Steak Dinners in 15 Minutes
“I wasn’t really going for time.”
By
Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm
Arrests
May 22, 2014
Pot Brownies Could Land Texas Teen in Prison for Life
He baked hash oil into them, so police weighed the whole batch.
By
Clint Rainey
Ham
Apr. 25, 2014
Texas Congressman Blew $30,000 of Campaign Funds on Ham and Godiva Chocolate
Those hams were honey-baked, too.
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Apr. 7, 2014
KFC Company Launches Super Chix, a Chick-fil-A Rip-off
“Hand-breaded” chicken sandwiches and “hand-cut” fries.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Lawsuits
Mar. 11, 2014
Talladega Nights
Studio Sues ‘Ricky Bobby’ Breastaurant
Did the Ricky Bobby Saloon and Restaurant rip off the 2006 Will Ferrell movie?
By
Clint Rainey
Beef
Nov. 11, 2013
Dozens of Armed Gun Advocates Protest Gun-Control Moms in Restaurant Parking Lot
With semi-automatic rifles.
By
Hugh Merwin
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