90657 Wed Jul 16 09:06:52 -0700 2003 3 5 Texas 0 498094 Recently on the Los Angeles board there was a discussion of "carne asada fries," yup, fries topped w carne asada & the fixins. Now on the California board they're talking about fries in burritos in San Diego! Has anyone heard of this in Dallas, or anywhere but California? I don't have plans to go that far west anytime soon but if that's the only place to get carne asada fries... In a similiar vein Matt's Rancho Martinez (scion of the Austin institution) serves a Cowboy Chicken-Fried Steak which I used to love until I got kind of sick of RM. It's topped with chili, cheese and onions, served with fries or rice&beans. Or all three, I guess. Now that I make my own chili theirs isn't delicious enough for me. I haven't tried CFS at home yet but it's on the list. Wed Jul 16 09:06:52 -0700 2003 0 john clark 1 498097 Chili, cheese and onions on CFS? No thanks, I'll take cream gravy on the CFS and wrap a corn tortilla around the cheese and onions and pour the chili on top. Matt M. should know better. Maybe hangin around them high falootin' restaurants in Dallas has chicken-fried his brain... Wed Jul 16 10:16:27 -0700 2003 498094 0 Steve in Austin 2 498101 It's actually pretty good in a gross way. The CFS coating stays pretty crisp. BTW have you tried CFS w *brown* gravy? mmmmm Wed Jul 16 11:41:30 -0700 2003 498097 0 john clark 3 498110 Is just WRONG as I found out last Sat. in WACO at George's. The CFS was good but the brownish gravy and especially the garlic mash potatoes were not. Wed Jul 16 13:13:09 -0700 2003 498101 0 Steve in Austin