Your Bulldog Tavern

[ZagNut08]

My bad, I kind of forgot that chicken can come on a bone. I eat a lot of the frozen, boneless, skinless chicken breasts from Costco.

You're supposed to use a knife and fork on those?? That explains the disgusted looks from the wife...or at least some of them.

[77Zag]

It probably smelled like stale whiz in the 70s, too. We just didn't pay attention to it at the time.

Last time I stopped there was during my (25 year) reunion in 2001. It didn't appear like much had changed.

Over the years, our tastes have changed, hopefully for the better.

Good memories, though: $1 pitchers (was it Lucky Lager?), free popcorn (damn it was salty!), an occasional stromboli, and an occasional game of pinball.

I must have seen you there!
Couldn't smell the stale whiz because of the stale popcorn aroma.

You could also get a warm case of Fischer, Buckhorn, Regal Select or Lucky Lager for $4 to go.

I was a bit partial to making sure you had a case of warm Buckhorn in the van, just in case a haha broke out.

Texas, send a PM to reveal your actual being!

[ZagLawGrad]

.... Buckhorn......

Yeee Haw!! Did someone say Buckhorn!!

[RenoZag]

Circa 1978, from the GU Bulletin. . .



I'll bet that was some mighty fine wine at that price. . .

[LongIslandZagFan]

I'll bet that was some mighty fine wine at that price. . .

That's a serious amount of wine per serving.

[rijman]

Mesquite chips are a secret ingredient in Texas BBQ. The thought of a mesquite-smoked steak (or ribs) is making my mouth .

Best BBQ I ever had was at a ranch owned by relatives in Weslaco Texas. They cut mesquite limbs off their own trees to make the fire in the dual chimney barrel smoker. The steaks they cooked were awesome, so was the shrimp and corn on the cob.

[kitzbuel]

It probably smelled like stale whiz in the 70s, too. We just didn't pay attention to it at the time.

Exactly.


Pete's Pizza next door had the calzones. They tasted awesome when I was there, but of course anything tasted awesome after 3-4 pitchers.

[gamagin]

aha ! ! !

Yeee Haw!! Did someone say Buckhorn!!

and of course ! the source of the stale whiz smell was the buckhorn.
actual Bulldog whiz had a sweeter bouquet.

I attribute some of the sweetness to the influence of a pack of Marlboro's, a gallon of Lucky Lager, several baskets of oily, stale popcorn & and a dozen or so spears of asparagus, traced back to the Cog. Per student.

Add to that, steady doses of B.O. from Armand and several overwhelming waves of "inexpensive" perfume from Minnie, the proprietors, and we're almost there.

For me, it's important to mix in a stromboli and a cherry blizzard from the Dairy Freeze to get the perfect, special, aroma, that constituted some of my "good old days" in the Bulldog.

At its apex the hot provolone in a stromboli, itself, could constitute the best, most sweet whiz smell of them all.

As soon as I turned 21, I switched to Joey's (now known as Jack and Dan's), where I.D. was checked.

[GoZags]

Bulldog v Jack and Dan's thread from Mae's

[zagco]

Zagco favored the Raineer pounders back in the day, and when he was hungry. Bulldog was packed back in the day, especially on Thursday nights.

[ridgebackzag]

The best BBQ in the world is probably made on some guy's back porch that doesn't know he could make a restaurant out of it.

On the other hand if you like a range of BBQ, particularly hawaiin, Aloha Island Grill on Francis is my favorite in Spokane. Don't make it a date night though, it only seats about 10 and feels like the old Papa Johns lobby on Hamilton.

[gu03alum]

The best BBQ in the world is probably made on some guy's back porch that doesn't know he could make a restaurant out of it.

On the other hand if you like a range of BBQ, particularly hawaiin, Aloha Island Grill on Francis is my favorite in Spokane. Don't make it a date night though, it only seats about 10 and feels like the old Papa Johns lobby on Hamilton.

I love Aloha Island Grill. It might be the one thing I miss the most about Spokane.

[gamagin]

+1

The best BBQ in the world is probably made on some guy's back porch that doesn't know he could make a restaurant out of it.

On the other hand if you like a range of BBQ, particularly hawaiin, Aloha Island Grill on Francis is my favorite in Spokane. Don't make it a date night though, it only seats about 10 and feels like the old Papa Johns lobby on Hamilton.

re pgh 1: I nominate Hondo's back porch & yard. THE best.

re pgh 2: I'm going to check it out. driven by many times. Wondered a few times if it was any good. Never stopped. Now, I will. thanks.

[77Zag]

I'll bet that was some mighty fine wine at that price. . .

Annie Green Springs or Boonesfarm -- sweet wine, cheap and worked well as a an aphrodisiac, especially when supplemented with stale popcorn!

[cjm720]

Some good memories at the Bulldog...never knew they had food LOL. That's what HICO and The Chef was for...