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It’s too bad the State Fair of Texas only rolls around once a year. Late September is months away and that fried food craving simply won’t go away. Luckily, you’re in DFW, where some old favorites and new hot spots serve up some very tasty grilled or fried golden eats for you to choose from.

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Spoons Café – McKinney

At Spoons Café in McKinney (on the Historic Downtown McKinney square), you can order breakfast all day or try burgers, hot dogs, classic sandwiches and more. Pies, cakes, and cookies are made in house and dinner entrees are surefire Texas favorites like King Ranch Casserole.

LOCATION

100 E Louisiana St

McKinney, TX | Route Map

TURF: McKinney

Website

WHAT MAKES IT FUN?

For breakfast, try the Spoons Special Waffles, and for lunch, a Meatloaf Momma sandwich. Try the Chicken Fried Steak for dinner, and follow it up with homemade pie topped with Henry’s ice cream.

Categories: Fun Food

Fat Shack – Denton, TX

Throwback to that time we were crazy enough to deep-fry an Ice Cream Cake…. and yes, it was amazing #foodporn #tbt #fatshack #latenightdoneright #deepfryanything #deepfryeverything A photo posted by FAT SHACK (@fatshack) on Jul 3, 2014 at 6:48pm PDT

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Make your way to the little D for fried food bliss in the newly opened Texas location of Fat Shack. You won’t find breakfast at this fried food haven (should we say heaven?) but you will find more than a dozen unimaginably huge, tasty sandwiches and a delicious array of fried appetizers and desserts.

LOCATION

508 S Elm St

Denton, TX | Route Map

TURF: Denton

Website

WHAT MAKES IT FUN?

If you crave breakfast food, try the Fat Hangover (scrambled eggs, cheese, sausage, bacon, French fries, onion rings & ketchup.) Cheesesteak lovers should try the Fat Pioneer (stuffed with mac ‘n’ cheese, cheesesteak, French fries & barbecue sauce.)

Categories: Fun Food

Norma’s Café – Oak Cliff

Open since 1956, the Oak Cliff location of Norma’s Café might be the ultimate down-home diner in DFW. Breakfast all day, sandwiches, salads, and lip-smackin’ southern favorites are all on the menu here. Don’t forget to try a slice of Mile High coconut (or chocolate or lemon) pie! Norma’s has two other locations too – off the tollway at Trinity Mills and one in Frisco.

LOCATION

1123 W Davis St

Dallas, TX | Route Map

TURF: Oak Cliff

Website

WHAT MAKES IT FUN?

Try the Number 7 breakfast (with biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, hash browns, breakfast meats, and cheese.) For lunch or dinner, try the Chicken and Dressing or Chicken and Dumplings (Wednesdays and Saturdays.)

Categories: Fun Food

Tom’s Burgers and Grill – Arlington

Cooked over a pecan-smoke grill, the burgers at Tom’s Burgers and Grill in Arlington are just a part of their mouth-watering menu. Besides burgers, there’s breakfast all day, classic sandwiches, chicken fried steak, hand-dipped shakes and root beer floats.

LOCATION

1530 N Cooper St

Fort Worth, TX | Route Map

TURF: Off University Dr.

Website

WHAT MAKES IT FUN?

Best BLT I ever ate! Super Bowl Chili Cook-off winning chili makes the Chili Mac Burger scrumptious. For breakfast, try a Texas Burrito or Country Benedict.

Categories: Fun Food

Ol’ South Pancake House – Fort Worth

Open for more than 50 years, Ol’ South Pancake House in Fort Worth serves more than 40,000 orders of their famous German Pancakes every year. It’s open 24 hours and serves breakfast around the clock. Jam-packed on weekend mornings, this family owned and operated Fort Worth icon is also a popular late-night spot for the TCU crowd.

LOCATION

1509 S University Dr

Ft Worth, TX | Route Map

TURF: Arlington

Website

WHAT MAKES IT FUN?

Build Your Own Pancakes, Chicken and Waffles, Swedish Crepes, French Toast, New Orleans Eggs Benedict. Oh yeah, and there’s lunch and dinner too.

Categories: Fun Food

Do you head for any of these fun places when you’re ready to nosh fat and happy style? Did we forget a favorite of yours?