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NessmaniaNessmania<\/p>\nI hate to even bring this up, but yes, we are missing a couple of restaurants here.<\/p>\n
I almost want to say that we really don’t need any more restaurants or fast-food places in Lubbock. It seems like we’re a little oversaturated at this point. Let’s just say I completely understand if you’re already shaking your head.<\/p>\n
I was there too. Then I went on vacation.<\/p>\n
There were two places I visited in Southern California that reminded me there are still a couple of things I’d love to see around here.<\/p>\n
Lubbock Needs A Real Italian Deli<\/p>\n
The first isn’t even a specific chain. I’m talking about a good, presumably family-run Italian sandwich shop with real imported Italian meats and cheeses.<\/p>\n
That doesn’t sound like much when I spell it out that way, but having visited one in Denver and another in California, I can tell you these places can be very special. I’m talking “possibly the best sandwich you’ve ever had in your life” special.<\/p>\n
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Fresh bread. Great meats. Good cheese. Peppers, oil, vinegar and all the stuff that turns what should be a simple sandwich into something you think about for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n
Would you like to take a peek?<\/p>\n
The second place is a franchise.<\/p>\n
Yep, you’re shaking your head again, but you’ve probably never had Del Taco.<\/p>\n
The easiest way I can describe Del Taco is this: Imagine if Taco Villa (which I love dearly) updated the menu as often as Taco Bell does.<\/p>\n
Del Taco has house-made guacamole and plenty of interesting choices (including a limited taco that has…basically a hamburger in it). They also serve amazing crinkle-cut fries, and there always seems to be something new on the menu.<\/p>\n
When we were there, they were promoting slow-cooked carnitas, and I have to tell you, they were moist and delicious on my egg burrito.<\/p>\n
Let me delve a little further into that burrito.<\/p>\n
After the first bite, I actually had to pause and say, “Oh, my God.” I simply wasn’t prepared for a fast-food breakfast burrito to be that good.<\/p>\n
I’ll also give five stars to their limited-time funnel cake fries, which were almost too decadent to describe.<\/p>\n