Talk To Scott

I have to admit it: I am hooked on San Angelo. It’s a special place.  Many people who are natives tend to sell our town short. To them it’s ho-hum, small town and boring. Just sooooo wrong!  So I am going to share with you one of the many things that make us special.

First and foremost, let’s start with food. If you are talking food, let’s talk about Mr. T’s., my favorite place to eat. What is so special about “T’s”?  Let me count  the ways.

·        The owner, order taker, production manager, and chief cook and bottle washer, Robert Chandler. His blend of sarcasm, the special laugh, the baseball cap indoors, and his love of all things UT make him unique among San Angelo business owners. Where else can you go out to eat, get insulted, and herded like one of Robert’s favorite Longhorns to your table? Luckily, his lovely wife, Lisa, balances out the sarcasm, a yeng and yang thing. It’s a truly unique experience.

·        The ordering and seating system.  Here is T’s protocol. Slide inside the door, look for the end of the line at the counter, get at the back of it, and get ready to order. Don’t look for a menu; we don’t need no stinking menus. All you need to know is on the wall in front of you. When it’s your turn, be quick: Robert doesn’t tolerate slow play. When you have ordered, get your own drink and wait for directions. Don’t try to get a table before ordering. WAY OUT OF LINE. You will be chastised and moved .

·        Place to meet and greet. T’s is intimate, which is a nice way of saying it’s crowded.  You can run into a lot of folks you know, catch up on the news, read the paper, watch  a muted version of Fox News , (which when you think about it, isn’t all bad), and eat your lunch or breakfast.

·        Best of all—the food. The only way to describe the menu is Southern Comfort Food. Every day is a lunch special: meat loaf, fried chicken, pot roast, savory salads—my mouth is watering at the very thought. Every kind of sandwich is on the menu—all them perfect for the person who has worked up an appetite. Hamburgers, reubens, BLT’s, and my personal favorite—The Bob’s Special! But that is not all—desserts abound on the bill of fare.  Monster-sized cookies of kinds and pies, that leave you with visions of meriguine  piled to the ceiling, are in abundance.

·        T’s embodies the great place that we live in. Vibrant, unique, intimate, West Texas in every way, it’s a great metaphor for our tow