Guidebook for China Spring
Food Scene
Closed Sunday. Good burgers, breakfast, and chicken fried steaks. Greasy little grill but extremely popular with the locals. i recommend a basket of breaded, deep fried jalapeno slices to share. this is also the nearest gas stationto the ranch.
Griff's Restaurant
10400 Wortham Bend RdClosed Sunday. Good burgers, breakfast, and chicken fried steaks. Greasy little grill but extremely popular with the locals. i recommend a basket of breaded, deep fried jalapeno slices to share. this is also the nearest gas stationto the ranch.
good cheap mexican food and margaritas, nearest restaurant to the cabin.
Taqueria El Mexicano Bar & Grill
10207 China Spring Roadgood cheap mexican food and margaritas, nearest restaurant to the cabin.
Little hole-in-the wall dive that's been around since the 1960's. It's Korean and American. I recommend the liplocker burger, oriental fries (must do), chicken buhlgogi, fried rice, and oriental manduh, but not all at once!
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Kitok Restaurant
1815 N 18th StLittle hole-in-the wall dive that's been around since the 1960's. It's Korean and American. I recommend the liplocker burger, oriental fries (must do), chicken buhlgogi, fried rice, and oriental manduh, but not all at once!
Chicken fried steak, Big O (giant goblet of cold cheap beer), best old time Merle Haggard juke box ever, patio seating. Immortalized in Pat Green's song and album "George's Bar". Been around for at least 50 years.
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George’s Restaurant Bar & Catering
1925 Speight AveChicken fried steak, Big O (giant goblet of cold cheap beer), best old time Merle Haggard juke box ever, patio seating. Immortalized in Pat Green's song and album "George's Bar". Been around for at least 50 years.
Waco's finest restaurant. Not cheap, but one of the top 10 steak joints in Texas. Don't go here in wet shorts after canoeing!
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DiamondBack's
217 Mary AveWaco's finest restaurant. Not cheap, but one of the top 10 steak joints in Texas. Don't go here in wet shorts after canoeing!
Awesome Greek and seafood, a bit pricey for Waco. Get the dolmathes and saganaki.
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1424 Washington Ave
1424 Washington AvenueAwesome Greek and seafood, a bit pricey for Waco. Get the dolmathes and saganaki.
Uncle Dan's BBQ & Ribhouse
1001 Lake Air DrBest BBQ in Texas!
Been around since the 1950's, burgers, shakes, nostalgic death burgers!
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Health Camp
2601 Circle RdBeen around since the 1950's, burgers, shakes, nostalgic death burgers!
Everything Else
Canoe rentals or pay just to park. Where FM 2114 crosses the Brazos. Nice folks. About 3-6 hours upstream from our ranch, depending on river flow.
Dick's Place
Canoe rentals or pay just to park. Where FM 2114 crosses the Brazos. Nice folks. About 3-6 hours upstream from our ranch, depending on river flow.
Brazos Park East Boat Ramp - North
River TrailGood canoe take out spot
Whitney Dam
launch canoes below the dam, on the north east side if possible
Drinks & Nightlife
Great salsa, street tacos, be careful on their margaritas, the put Everclear in them!
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La Fiesta
3815 Franklin AveGreat salsa, street tacos, be careful on their margaritas, the put Everclear in them!
Shopping
Largest find of pre columbian mammoths in the Western hemisphere, along with sloths and saber tooth cats that perished in one single flood and landslide.
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I-Mammoth National Monument ye-Waco
6220 Steinbeck Bend DrLargest find of pre columbian mammoths in the Western hemisphere, along with sloths and saber tooth cats that perished in one single flood and landslide.