Not only did I fall off the Vegetarian wagon while I was in Arkansas, I stayed off of it. I watched it roll down the road while I sat on the curb eating tacos.
Though working on the movie wasn’t much of a vacation, it technically was one. I decided while I was there that I was going to eat all of my favorite things. No skimping. So, it was a meat-fest. I hadn’t really realized how meat-centric most of the food I eat back home is. All of my favorite foods are meat-based.
So, if you are ever in Little Rock and are not a vegetarian, here are a few of my favorite things that I would recommend.
El Porton- This Mexican restaurant is awesome. I have dreams about it while I am in Seattle. And what do I dream? About two things. Tacos, which I dream about all the time anyways, and pollo con crema. What is pollo con crema? Heaven. That is what it is. It consists of slices of tender grilled chicken simmered in a subtle cheese/cream sauce. It is delectable. It is served with tortillas, rice and beans. You layer the chicken into your tortilla with some rice to hold all that wonderful cheesy sauce in place and spoon on the fresh salsa that they always load your table with. It is awesome. The tacos are also worth writing home about. Nothing complicated about them. Fresh shells, lightly seasoned beef, lettuce, white cheese, and salsa. I don’t know how they do it. How such simple ingredients make the perfect taco, but they do. I miss this place when I’m not in Arkansas and it is always one of my first stops when I’m in town.
But what was my first stop in town? Corky’s BBQ. Pulled pork bbq nachos were perhaps a bit excessive, but they were so good! The pork is so tender, the sauce so tangy, that it just seemed at home on a big pile of cheesy chips. Ridiculous? Yes. Worth it? Hell yes. I had the Ultimate grilled bbq chicken sandwich which was pretty ultimate and a side of their mac and cheese, which is to die for. I let out sighs of happiness and surprise each time I had a mouthful.
But that wasn’t my only bbq in town. Oh no. Just one of 3. I also enjoyed Whole Hog BBQ and Shorty Small’s. Whole Hog catered one of our lunches on set. Their beef brisket was some of the best I’ve had. It was thinly sliced and completely tender. I often find brisket to be too stringy and chewy, but this stuff was perfect. It just fell apart in your mouth and was so good on that soft white bun. They had a variety of sauces to try and my favorite was a really tangy, slightly spicy, thick, dark, sweet one. But, it is hard to find a bbq sauce I don’t like. My preferences to tend to lean the way of Memphis bbq’s sweet tanginess over Texas’s vinegary, spicy taste, but each have their place and I love them all. But, that is what makes Arkansas bbq the best. It is right in the middle, a blend of both worlds. A savory, sweet spice.
And that is just what I got at Shorty Smalls. I like ribs, but they aren’t something I have very often and something I almost never order. I tend to just wait until I’m lucky enough to have my dad or brother’s. However, something on Sunday posessed me and I decided to get the “world famous ribs” at Shorty Small’s. All I can say is wow. I choose wisely. They were awesome. Fall off the bone tender. Perfectly coated with sauce. Just enough to get your fingers good and sticky, but not dripping. The flavors were spot on. Others around me had the fried catfish and fried shrimp. I tasted both of those and they were excellent as well. But the ribs… they were special. Maybe next time I’ll need a combo plate. 🙂
Chick-fil-a. Now I know what you are thinking. Chick-fil-a? A large chicken chain? If that is what you are thinking, you obviously haven’t been to one. Chick-fil-a has the best fast food chicken in the world. Their nuggets are little bites of wonderful and I always go with the Original sandwich. The key to Chick-fil-a is that the chicken is real chicken. The nuggets are little chunks of white meat. They aren’t cut up and pressed and repackaged into nuggets. They are actual pieces of chicken. Perfectly and lightly fried to perfection with a hint of lemony freshness. The sandwich, which is my favorite, is a breast prepared the same way, served on a soft, white, buttered bun with pickles. That’s it. Something about the butter, chicken, and pickle combination just works. A symphony of comfort food.
So, I got my Mexican food in. I got lots of bbq and my favorite fast food. I also drank a number of huge limeades from Sonic, which I love and had some awesome sandwiches.
Arkansas has some of the best food in the world. I love all types of food from all over the world, but there is just something about the flavors of home that speak to the soul.
February 26, 2015 at 1:05 am
Excellent beat ! I would like to apprentice while you amend your site, how could i subscribe for a blog website? The account helped me a acceptable deal. I had been tiny bit acquainted of this your broadcast provided bright clear idea
February 26, 2015 at 2:21 am
Terrific paintings! This is the type of information that are supposed to be shared across the web. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post upper! Come on over and talk over with my website . Thanks =)
February 26, 2015 at 3:02 am
There is clearly a bundle to identify about this. I consider you made some nice points in features also.
February 26, 2015 at 3:09 am
You are a very capable individual!
February 26, 2015 at 3:15 am
Hello. excellent job. I did not anticipate this. This is a excellent story. Thanks!
February 26, 2015 at 3:17 am
Hello my friend! I want to say that this article is awesome, great written and include approximately all vital infos. I¡¦d like to look extra posts like this .
February 26, 2015 at 3:31 am
I take pleasure in, result in I found exactly what I was looking for. You have ended my 4 day long hunt! God Bless you man. Have a nice day. Bye
February 26, 2015 at 3:48 am
My husband and i were really excited when Chris could round up his survey through the entire ideas he acquired through the web page. It’s not at all simplistic just to be making a gift of helpful tips that many some others may have been trying to sell. And we all figure out we have the website owner to appreciate because of that. All of the illustrations you made, the easy site navigation, the relationships you make it easier to instill – it is mostly impressive, and it’s really making our son and our family feel that this topic is awesome, which is certainly quite pressing. Thank you for all!
February 26, 2015 at 3:52 am
you’re truly a just right webmaster. The website loading velocity is incredible. It seems that you are doing any unique trick. Also, The contents are masterpiece. you’ve done a great task on this subject!
February 26, 2015 at 3:59 am
you’re actually a excellent webmaster. The site loading velocity is incredible. It kind of feels that you are doing any unique trick. In addition, The contents are masterwork. you have done a excellent task in this matter!
February 26, 2015 at 4:22 am
I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was good. I don’t know who you are but definitely you are going to a famous blogger if you are not already 😉 Cheers!
February 26, 2015 at 4:22 am
Hello, i think that i saw you visited my site thus i came to “return the favor”.I’m attempting to find things to improve my website!I suppose its ok to use a few of your ideas!!
February 26, 2015 at 4:28 am
Excellent blog here! Also your site loads up fast! What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my web site loaded up as fast as yours lol
February 26, 2015 at 7:28 am
I enjoy you because of all your valuable hard work on this site. Gloria really likes setting aside time for investigations and it’s really easy to understand why. We hear all regarding the lively way you offer vital techniques on your website and as well increase response from other people about this topic so our favorite girl is studying so much. Enjoy the remaining portion of the new year. You have been performing a first class job.
February 26, 2015 at 7:29 am
Hello very cool website!! Man .. Beautiful .. Amazing .. I’ll bookmark your blog and take the feeds additionally¡KI’m glad to seek out so many helpful info here within the put up, we want develop more strategies in this regard, thanks for sharing. . . . . .
February 26, 2015 at 8:54 am
Hi, Neat post. There is a problem together with your web site in web explorer, may test this¡K IE still is the marketplace chief and a good section of other folks will leave out your wonderful writing due to this problem.
February 26, 2015 at 9:21 am
I carry on listening to the reports lecture about receiving boundless online grant applications so I have been looking around for the finest site to get one. Could you tell me please, where could i acquire some?
February 26, 2015 at 9:23 am
As I web site possessor I believe the content matter here is rattling magnificent , appreciate it for your hard work. You should keep it up forever! Best of luck.
February 26, 2015 at 10:31 am
I delight in, cause I found just what I used to be taking a look for. You have ended my 4 day long hunt! God Bless you man. Have a nice day. Bye
February 26, 2015 at 10:32 am
Hi there, You have done a great job. I will definitely digg it and personally recommend to my friends. I’m confident they will be benefited from this website.
February 26, 2015 at 11:08 am
I have learn a few just right stuff here. Certainly value bookmarking for revisiting. I surprise how much effort you put to make this type of fantastic informative site.
February 26, 2015 at 11:08 am
Pretty section of content. I just stumbled upon your web site and in accession capital to assert that I get in fact enjoyed account your blog posts. Any way I’ll be subscribing to your augment and even I achievement you access consistently rapidly.
February 26, 2015 at 11:32 am
obviously like your web-site but you have to take a look at the spelling on several of your posts. A number of them are rife with spelling problems and I in finding it very troublesome to inform the truth nevertheless I will definitely come back again.
February 26, 2015 at 11:33 am
Thanks for the sensible critique. Me and my neighbor were just preparing to do a little research on this. We got a grab a book from our local library but I think I learned more clear from this post. I am very glad to see such wonderful information being shared freely out there.
February 26, 2015 at 12:01 pm
I like the valuable information you provide in your articles. I’ll bookmark your blog and check again here frequently. I am quite certain I’ll learn many new stuff right here! Good luck for the next!
February 26, 2015 at 12:04 pm
Thank you for the sensible critique. Me and my neighbor were just preparing to do a little research about this. We got a grab a book from our area library but I think I learned more from this post. I am very glad to see such fantastic information being shared freely out there.
February 26, 2015 at 12:04 pm
Wow, awesome blog layout! How lengthy have you been running a blog for? you make blogging look easy. The full glance of your web site is wonderful, let alone the content!
February 26, 2015 at 12:46 pm
hey there and thank you for your information – I’ve certainly picked up anything new from right here. I did however expertise some technical issues using this web site, since I experienced to reload the site a lot of times previous to I could get it to load properly. I had been wondering if your web hosting is OK? Not that I am complaining, but slow loading instances times will sometimes affect your placement in google and can damage your high-quality score if ads and marketing with Adwords. Well I’m adding this RSS to my e-mail and could look out for much more of your respective exciting content. Ensure that you update this again very soon..
February 26, 2015 at 12:56 pm
Wow! This could be one particular of the most useful blogs We’ve ever arrive across on this subject. Basically Wonderful. I am also an expert in this topic therefore I can understand your effort.
February 26, 2015 at 1:11 pm
My wife and i felt really thankful that Raymond could finish up his studies by way of the precious recommendations he came across while using the site. It is now and again perplexing to simply find yourself handing out key points that others could have been trying to sell. And we all do understand we now have the website owner to give thanks to because of that. The specific explanations you made, the straightforward website navigation, the relationships you will help instill – it is everything spectacular, and it’s really leading our son in addition to our family recognize that the idea is interesting, which is certainly quite pressing. Many thanks for everything!
February 26, 2015 at 2:17 pm
I really appreciate this post. I have been looking all over for this! Thank goodness I found it on Bing. You have made my day! Thank you again
February 26, 2015 at 2:23 pm
I am continuously looking online for tips that can aid me. Thank you!
February 26, 2015 at 2:57 pm
Valuable information. Fortunate me I found your web site unintentionally, and I’m surprised why this twist of fate did not happened in advance! I bookmarked it.
February 26, 2015 at 3:12 pm
Great post. I was checking continuously this blog and I am impressed! Extremely useful info specifically the last part 🙂 I care for such information a lot. I was seeking this particular information for a very long time. Thank you and good luck.
February 26, 2015 at 3:40 pm
Fantastic beat ! I would like to apprentice while you amend your website, how can i subscribe for a blog website? The account helped me a acceptable deal. I had been tiny bit acquainted of this your broadcast offered bright clear idea
February 26, 2015 at 3:46 pm
Whats Taking place i’m new to this, I stumbled upon this I’ve discovered It absolutely useful and it has helped me out loads. I am hoping to give a contribution & aid other users like its aided me. Great job.
February 26, 2015 at 3:59 pm
You made some nice points there. I did a search on the subject matter and found most persons will approve with your blog.
February 26, 2015 at 4:25 pm
Hello my friend! I wish to say that this article is awesome, nice written and include almost all vital infos. I¡¦d like to look more posts like this .
February 26, 2015 at 5:29 pm
What i do not realize is actually how you are no longer really a lot more smartly-appreciated than you may be right now. You are so intelligent. You understand therefore considerably relating to this subject, made me individually imagine it from numerous various angles. Its like men and women aren’t fascinated except it is something to accomplish with Lady gaga! Your personal stuffs outstanding. All the time deal with it up!
February 26, 2015 at 5:51 pm
I was just looking for this info for a while. After six hours of continuous Googleing, finally I got it in your site. I wonder what’s the lack of Google strategy that don’t rank this kind of informative websites in top of the list. Usually the top web sites are full of garbage.
February 26, 2015 at 6:25 pm
Hiya, I’m really glad I have found this info. Nowadays bloggers publish only about gossips and internet and this is actually irritating. A good website with exciting content, this is what I need. Thanks for keeping this web-site, I will be visiting it. Do you do newsletters? Can’t find it.
February 26, 2015 at 6:26 pm
It is the best time to make some plans for the future and it’s time to be happy. I’ve read this post and if I could I want to suggest you some interesting things or suggestions. Perhaps you can write next articles referring to this article. I desire to read even more things about it!
February 26, 2015 at 6:40 pm
My brother suggested I might like this blog. He was totally right. This post actually made my day. You can not imagine just how much time I had spent for this information! Thanks!
February 26, 2015 at 7:16 pm
Hey there, You have done a fantastic job. I will certainly digg it and personally recommend to my friends. I’m confident they’ll be benefited from this website.
February 26, 2015 at 7:18 pm
Hi there, I found your site by means of Google even as searching for a comparable subject, your website came up, it seems great. I have bookmarked it in my google bookmarks.
February 26, 2015 at 7:27 pm
Thanks so much for giving everyone such a wonderful possiblity to discover important secrets from this site. It is usually so fantastic and also jam-packed with fun for me personally and my office acquaintances to search your site at the very least thrice in a week to read through the latest guides you have. And lastly, I am also actually fascinated concerning the stunning thoughts you give. Some two tips on this page are unquestionably the most effective we’ve had.
February 26, 2015 at 8:03 pm
You could definitely see your expertise in the paintings you write. The arena hopes for even more passionate writers such as you who aren’t afraid to say how they believe. All the time follow your heart.
February 26, 2015 at 8:29 pm
I do believe all of the concepts you’ve offered for your post. They’re really convincing and can definitely work. Nonetheless, the posts are very quick for starters. Could you please lengthen them a bit from next time? Thanks for the post.
February 26, 2015 at 8:34 pm
I have been absent for a while, but now I remember why I used to love this site. Thanks , I¡¦ll try and check back more frequently. How frequently you update your site?
February 26, 2015 at 8:34 pm
I have not checked in here for some time because I thought it was getting boring, but the last few posts are great quality so I guess I will add you back to my daily bloglist. You deserve it my friend 🙂