# Where did "Texas Toast" actually come from...and how can we put a stop to it?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 12, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008 "2019-03-12T17:05:45Z")
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### Author:  [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/21 "2019-03-13T02:52:18Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> TT was standard fare in the ‘Sizzler’ type restuarants. Around these parts Sonic is the only place I’ve seen it lately. But, yeah, I’m not grabbing it up if it’s served. I’d rather have a good yeast roll.
The first time I ever saw thick bread labeled as “Texas Toast” was at a cafeteria style steak franchise in Atlanta called Bonanza in the late 60’s. I actually worked at a Bonanza for a while in the summer of ‘69. I believe Bonanza predated Sizzler, but it was the same kind of place.
So it’s been with us for at least 50 years, so I guess we’re stuck with it. But I agree; give me a good yeast roll any day!
They served us good yeast rolls in my elementary school lunchroom in the late 50’s/early 60’s, so it can’t be THAT hard to do on a mass scale!
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### Author:  [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/22 "2019-03-13T02:58:56Z")
My introduction to Texas toast was the school cafeteria.
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### Author:  [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/23 "2019-03-13T03:05:53Z")
Perhaps the problem is that you are going to places that serve sandwiches on Texas toast. Don’t go there. Problem solved.
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### Author:  [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/24 "2019-03-13T09:54:30Z")
Sometimes you just want a mouthful of bread. And soft sesame seeds.
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### Author:  [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/25 "2019-03-13T10:28:26Z")
I’ve only seen Texas toast used for French Toast or just buttered with jelly.
I agree it would be a bad choice for sandwiches. I don’t want that much bread with my cold cuts.
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### Author:  [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/26 "2019-03-13T13:08:05Z")
It’s not my first choice for sandwiches, and I don’t usually use white bread for anything but toast, but I have used Texas toast a few times when I wanted a bolillo or kaiser roll and didn’t have any. “Too bready” is not part of my vocabulary.
Dairy Queen serves Texas toast with their steak/chicken fingers and and a bowl of cream gravy. That’s what it was made for 🙂
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### Author:  [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/27 "2019-03-13T14:48:43Z")
Garlic texas toast is awesome… mmmmm. So’s regular garlic bread, but still…
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### Author:  [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/28 "2019-03-13T14:56:17Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#):
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> My introduction to Texas toast was the school cafeteria.
Well, that be enough to put anybody off anything no matter what it was.
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/29 "2019-03-13T22:49:02Z")
What is this “too much bread” concept of which you speak? I am unfamiliar.
mmm
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/30 "2019-03-14T00:43:12Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> Right there is the problem. Texas Toast is a _side dish_, not an _ingredient_.
Concur.
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### Author:  [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/31 "2019-03-15T21:47:20Z")
I love the Texas toast on a Sonic burger especially if it sits wrapped a while instead of being eaten in the lot. The bread soaks in the juices and gets slightly soggy. Much better than the buns that get doughy and gummy.
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### Author:  [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-texas-toast-actually-come-from-and-how-can-we-put-a-stop-to-it/831008/32 "2019-03-16T15:47:19Z")
There is(was?) a place in Prairie City OR that served a vegetarian sandwich on texas toast. It was really good and huge without the bread. Texas toast was needed to support the mass of veggies, regular bread just wouldn’t have been up to the task.
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