Buc ee's, Newfangled Texas Institution?

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Late Dinner at Jack's Cabin

We had a meeting with a lawyer this evening.  Who would think signing several forms would take so long?  Going into this meeting we had several plans for what to have for dinner:

First we were going to pick up burgers at Five Guys in Hoboken.  Only one problem:  They've permanently closed.

The next thought was Tony Boloney's... Really, that's their name.

Then we realized Tony's was the wrong way to go home.  Next choice:  Jack's Cabin.  A little restaurant we've passed often & wondered about.  We watched several years as it was pulled down & rebuild.  We wondered what could be on such a small odd shaped lot.

But we would stop ONLY if there was parking available.  There WAS parking, so we stopped.

Monday is Berger and Pint Night; Tuesday is Sliders Night; Thursday is Taco Night; Friday is Something else.  BUT it is Wednesday night, there are no specials.

The inside is nice and roomy:

Tonight Amy chose the Turkey Burger with goat cheese, caramelized onions, and mushrooms, on a brioche with a side of fries and the Departed Soles Coffee Stout.  The burger was good, The goat cheese balanced the sweet caramelized onions very well.  The stout Amy thought was perfect.

I had the Cheese Steak: hanger steak with sauteed red peppers, caramelized onions, and Swiss cheese, on an onion roll and a side of fries.  I had the 902 PATH- PALE ALE TRUE HOBOKEN (Pale ale with a crisp, session-able taste.  Light caramel well complemented with hints of floral, grapefruit, and citrus hop flavors.  5.2% ABV, 38 IBU, Light straw color.)  I enjoyed the PATH ale:  it was was fresh and tasty -  i usually do not think of unfiltered as a beer I like, but I pleasantly surprised.

The hanger steak was prepared perfectly.  Crispy caramelized surfaces and nice red/pink interiors. The same sweet onions with addition of the red peppers was excellent.