# Define "Texas Lunch" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680 "2019-10-12T14:52:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680/101 "2019-10-16T16:40:22Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yeah, what is up with that teeny plastic container of coleslaw? You get that here, too, in the old school fried chicken joints like Harold’s. It’s like literally about one heaping teaspoon of coleslaw. [Here’s a picture I was able to find on Yelp](https://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/0s7PcatbuvjxdyWSxuS40w/o.jpg) of how small some of these coleslaw portions are. I can’t explain it. It’s always mayonnaise-based cole slaw, so they can’t make gallons of it and dole it out in those tiny portions — it wouldn’t keep. I always eat the two forkfuls anyway, with a little black pepper sprinkled on first. Don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680/102 "2019-10-16T16:42:06Z")
We have one in [Scranton](http://hackknife.blogspot.com/2016/12/coney-island-texas-lunch-scranton-pa.html). Two actually. Family dispute originally split them into two separate buildings with essentially the same menu, a block away from each other. I forget the details of the rift, but the [newer](https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g60969-d2645440-i79659595-Coney_Island_Lunch-Scranton_Pennsylvania.html) establishment I guess was voted third best wieners in America by someone at some point. I prefer the original location, FWIW. It should be noted that these Texas wieners are not chili dogs since wiener sauce is not quite chili. The grind is finer, its seasoned a bit differently, and while it is extremely tasty it wouldn’t be nearly as satisfying as a bowl of “regular” chili. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680/103 "2019-10-16T17:05:57Z")
Anything like the famous “New York System” hot dogs of Rhode Island (the weirdest state cuisine out of all fifty)? > **[Rhode Island Food Lore: The New York System Wiener - New England Historical...](https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/rhode-island-food-tradition-new-york-system-wiener/)** > > The New York System wiener has more to do with Rhode Island than New York. Now a meal of the distinctive hot dog is a must for returning natives. I looked forward to trying them, but did it in a small southern town instead of Providence, and the meat sauce on the franks was like dog food. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680/104 "2019-10-16T17:36:44Z")
[https://coneyislandpottsville.com/](https://coneyislandpottsville.com/) I can’t believe this place is still open. We went there 40 years ago and the chili dog was standard fare. Pennsylvania, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680/105 "2019-10-18T16:19:42Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I just can’t believe I’ve never heard of this. I’m in S.Arkansas. next door to Texas. I’ve spent a bunch of time in Texas hill country. I have 2 sibs who live in Texas. > Sounds good, though. Because it’s not a Texas thing. It’s a Pittsburg, PA thing. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680/106 "2019-10-18T17:45:12Z")
> [@MikeF](#): > > [https://coneyislandpottsville.com/](https://coneyislandpottsville.com/) I can’t believe this place is still open. We went there 40 years ago and the chili dog was standard fare. Pennsylvania, of course. There is a famous restaurant in Johnstown, PA, also called Coney Island. Great food when I lived there. > **[Log into Facebook](https://m.facebook.com/ConeyIslandJohnstown/)** > > Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680/107 "2019-10-18T19:35:18Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Yes indeed it is. I used to get that all the time in college, but they discontinued it at some point. > > They used to have a really good seasonal called “Frost” that was a Dortmunder Export style beer, and it was stellar. For some reason, they discontinue the good stuff like Kosmos and Frost in favor of garbage like some of the fruity seasonals (the cherry limeade one is ghastly, and the prickly pear one is not much better). I like the Cherry Limeade AND the Prickly Pear. They are available along with the Sea Salt and Lime in the Texas Heat Wave pack. (still on shelves). The Frost is available in the Texas Cold Front pack which should be available soon. It has a carmelized pecan, mortadella cherry, and the frost. The Kosmos is available in the Brewery Tour pack. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680/108 "2019-10-18T19:45:48Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > In NYC a Cheeseburger Deluxe includes lettuce, tomato slice, and a dill pickle spear (incompatible with putting ON the burger) a side o’ fries, and a teeny plastic container of cole slaw. You have to ask for onion, mayo, and/or mustard. So can you explain to me the bowl of beets at Juniors? I was flummoxed. It didn’t help to have a rambling bartender full of tales of neuroplasticity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-texas-lunch/841680.md?page=5)