{"id":253005,"date":"2026-04-16T18:38:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/253005\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:38:52","slug":"the-official-lubbock-summer-food-power-rankings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/253005\/","title":{"rendered":"The Official Lubbock Summer Food Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"280\">When it\u2019s 105\u00b0, the wind feels like a hair dryer, and your steering wheel could double as a skillet, food in Lubbock becomes less about craving and more about survival.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"356\">So we ranked the foods that actually carry us through a West Texas summer:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"513\">1. Snow Cones<br data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"378\"\/> This isn\u2019t a treat\u2014it\u2019s a lifeline. If it\u2019s not dripping down your hand and melting faster than you can eat it, it\u2019s not doing its job.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"646\">2. Iced Coffee<br data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"536\"\/> Hot coffee in July? Absolutely not. This is iced coffee season, and for some of us, it\u2019s three-a-day behavior.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"797\">3. Gas Station Drinks<br data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"676\"\/> There\u2019s something sacred about grabbing a giant fountain drink and blasting the AC before you even leave the parking lot.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"933\">4. BBQ (But Only After Sunset)<br data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"836\"\/> We love BBQ\u2014but nobody\u2019s trying to eat brisket outside at 3 PM. This is a nighttime activity only.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"933\">Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/flippers-tavern-lubbock-hot-dogs\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What Makes Flippers Tavern&#8217;s Hot Dogs Stand Out In Lubbock?<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"1041\">5. Watermelon<br data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"955\"\/> Cold, messy, elite. Bonus points if you\u2019re eating it over the sink like a feral human.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1181\">6. Popsicles From the Freezer You Forgot About<br data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1096\"\/> You didn\u2019t buy them recently, but suddenly they\u2019re the best thing you\u2019ve ever tasted.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1322\">7. \u201cI Don\u2019t Want Anything Heavy\u201d Meals<br data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1228\"\/> Snack plates. Chips and salsa. Random fridge grazing. Full meals feel aggressive in this heat.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1428\">8. Late Night Drive-Thru Runs<br data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1360\"\/> Because it\u2019s finally below 90\u00b0 and you\u2019ve regained the will to live.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1516\">9. Poolside Everything<br data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1459\"\/> If you\u2019re not eating near water, what are you even doing?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1674\">10. That One Meal You Regret Immediately<br data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1565\"\/> You thought you could handle it. You couldn\u2019t. Now you\u2019re sitting in front of a fan questioning your choices. It was Taco Bell, wasn&#8217;t it? You know better&#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1751\">The Lubbock Truth:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1751\">Summer heat is coming whether we like it or not. Stock up on your favorite cold stuff early to avoid those seatbelt-burning trips to Walmart. They are on their way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>7 Lubbock Date Night Ideas That Your Darlin&#8217; Will Love<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing wrong with dinner and a rom-com, but it might be time to change things up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n<p>4 Awesome Weekend Getaways Not Far From Lubbock<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of cool places you can spend the weekend that aren&#8217;t too far from home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it\u2019s 105\u00b0, the wind feels like a hair dryer, and your steering wheel could double as a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-253005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}