TV Dinner Night

     Do you remember the days of TV dinners with the entire family in the living room?  Every person had their TV tray and the television was playing those classic shows like "I Love Lucy", "Lost In Space", "Dragnet", or the like. Those days are not over! Mutts Amazing Hot Dogs has a special meal every Tuesday evening called TV Dinner Night.  Picture retro sectioned metal trays with delicious food that changes each week, a television playing classic shows like "I Dream of Jeanie", and a table of family and friends laughing and enjoying life without problems like we did when we were children.  

     Tonight's wonderful TV dinner was fried chicken, a side of mashed potatoes and gravy, a flaky biscuit, corn, and chocolate pudding. I'll be honest with you, when the chicken came out with no gravy, I was a little wary.  There was no need for that. the incredible chefs at Mutts have done it again.  The breading on the chicken was perfectly crispy, incredibly flavorful, and the chicken inside was as juicy as I have ever had.  The mashed potatoes and gravy were amazingly creamy and the corn was loaded with onions and bell peppers.  I couldn't finish flaky biscuit; not because it was anything but perfect, but by that point, I was about to explode and I hadn't even tried that beautiful chocolate pudding.  I don't think I can adequately describe how delicious that pudding actually was.  The fresh cream was accented with what I can only assume was crumbled Oreos all covering a chocolate pudding that was so rich, I couldn't believe it.  I feel so bad telling you about it because the TV dinner changes every week so you will probably never get to try this magnificent creation. If you do listen to this review, as you very well should, and decide to come out on a Tuesday night sometime in the future, I am confident you will find whatever meal they have planned for that night just as amazing as the one we had tonight.  Who knows? Maybe you will run into Cayley and I when you come out. Either way, I hope you love it. Just remember, taste is relative!

The Garden Hound

Those of you who know me know that I have an addiction to a local restaurant called Mutt's Amazing Hot Dogs.  I mean, what could be better than assorted meats in tube form? All kidding aside, if you are in the mood for seriously gourmet hot dogs, then this is your place.  I am truly addicted to this establishment. Only two people have earned the fabulous honor of being bestowed with a t-shirt claiming that the bearer had consumed all twenty-seven of their gourmet dogs, and yours truly is one of those two.  If you are a food snob who is huffing at my love for these hot dogs, I will pause and silently lament for you and what you are missing.  Pause... Ok, so tonight I decided I would go for a vegetarian option and have the Garden Hound which is a falafel dog topped with incredible vegetarian chili and optional chopped onions and cheddar cheese.  I know, I know, why would I go to a hot dog restaurant and have a vegetarian dog? Well, for those of you who are falafel lovers, Mutts makes a great version.  This deep fried chickpea based dog has just the right amount of spice and the veggie chili is amazing.  If you are a first timer to Mutts, then I will always suggest their Duck Fat Fries which are hand cut french fries cooked in, yep, duck fat.  Decadent doesn't even come close to describing them.  There is an option for adding truffle oil to the fries but as truffle is not my wife's favorite flavor, tonight we opted to eat them au naturel.  One order is enough to easily feed two to three people.  My wife went for the Primanti dog tonight but as I was busy with a veggie dog and duck fat fries, alas I cannot comment on it for tonight. I can only assume it was as wonderful as the first time I tried it.  All in all, Mutts is a fun filled, retro themed, family oriented, friendly staffed establishment that will remain one of my very favorite Oklahoma restaurants.  I hope you try them out and love them as much as I do.  Just remember, taste is relative!