No Country for Old Resturants

Another great "mom and pop" style diner has been forced to close it's doors. Eastside Fort Worth burger joint, Boogie Burger has closed down and yet another of my favorite places to eat is no more. I am reminded of The Trellis Rose, a small diner on E. Lancaster that closed down a few years ago. We frequented the Trellis Rose every Sunday after church and occasionally a few times during the week as well. We went there so often that our usual waitress began to remember what we each ordered. We all always got the same thing: chicken fried steak. We each got a different combination of side but the main course was always the same. I had heard that some of their other menu items were good, but nothing came close to the deliciousness of their chicken fried steak. I consider myself to be a bit of a connoisseur of the dish and I have tried a vast variety in my time. I've been to places known for their chicken fried steak and I've had it at mainstream chain restaurants as well. Of all of the various chicken fried steaks I've partaken of, including homemade ones, none of them came close to the perfection that was the Trellis Rose chicken fried steak.

I feel much the same out Boogie Burger. It was, simply put, a delcious burger. And now it's gone. This is what's wrong with this country. Great little family owed places can generate enough buisness to keep going despite their amazing cooking, yet places like Denny's are allowed to remain open.