[gearhead]

I have had a real problem finding decent beef around here. I won't buy it from WalMart, looks like it was cut with a chain saw. I can't find a store bought steak on the working side of Houston that doesn't cook up tough. The best we have found is prime at HEB. I think I paid $30 a pound for filets. Not cheap but I'm not wasting money on a boot tough cut of beef.
Yeah Pappadouxs is the "go to" for us. There are little places that pop up occasionally but usually fade away because of poor management. Pappadoux is at least consistent. Ironically Pappadoux, Pappa's, DOT Coffee shop, Pappa's Steak House, and Pappasito's are owned by a Greek immigrant family that busted their butts for 60+ years to get where they are. I admire them for that. And, I enjoy the old pics in Pappadoux's, especially of the Hackberry Ramblers.