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The Abilene Reporter-News
Abilene's new sweet shop offers flavor and fun
Sweet, savory, or something to cool you off in the Texas heat, J & M Sweet Shop in Abilene offers soft serve ice cream in a variety of flavors and combinations, bringing flavor and fun to the Abilene community. Located at 3365 S. 14th St. across from the River Oaks Shopping Center, J & M Sweet Shop opened its doors on March 28 and is owned and operated by local Abilene husband and wife Craig and Tiffany Gilliam. "We've been here seven years, and we just felt like God was calling us to do this," said Tiffany. "So we decided we were going to do it, and we've been extremely happy and blessed so far with it." Aside from being new ice cream entrepreneurs, Tiffany is also a real estate agent and works in technology with Wylie ISD while Craig works in financial planning. The couple is also parents to two children, Joshua and Malley, which the ice cream shop is named after. "That's J&M. We wanted to incorporate them somehow," said Craig. Becoming ice cream moguls wasn't always the goal for the Gilliam family, but after making a trip to a cousin's soft serve ice cream shop and seeing
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This Must-Visit Steakhouse in Texas Delivers Some of the Best Grilled Steaks Around
There is a steakhouse tucked away in the wide-open ranchlands of West Texas that people drive hours to reach, and once you taste what comes off that grill, you will completely understand why. The kind of place where the portions are almost comically large, the staff greets you like a neighbor, and the beef does all the talking.
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The Mayor’s Pub Crawl is Back for Year Two
Something fun is brewing once again in Downtown Abilene, and you’re invited to be part of it. The 2nd Annual Mayor’s Pub Crawl will be on Saturday, April 25th. It will be a night of community, local flavor, and supporting the businesses that make Downtown Abilene so special.
The Abilene Reporter-News
Food debris, moldy fruit in Abilene's weekly restaurant inspections
The city of Abilene Environmental Health Division regularly monitors restaurants and food establishments for compliance with state food safety requirements. Frequent inspections are essential in preventing the spread of foodborne illnesses through contamination and improper handling, storage and sanitation. Scores for retail food establishments, food stores, mobile food units and school and daycare establishments inspected the week of March 30-April 3 are listed below. Disclaimer: On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in its most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment. A few more recent follow-up inspections may not be included here. Perfect score Patty's Concession, 3374 Ambler Ave. Graze Abilene , 425 Highland Ave. High to moderate scores Galvan's Quick Stop Grocery , 2425 N. 12th St.: 98 Majestic , 181 Pine St.: 97 Abilene Donuts , 4338 Rio Mesa: 92 Life Of Pie Bistro & Boutique , 3386 Rebecca Lane: 92 Low scores and why Mexico Viejo , 2002 E. Overland Trail: 88 Priority violation: A large pan of cooked taco meat from the night prior was held in the walk-in cooler. Priority violation: Four molding
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TSTC Sweetwater culinary students run full-service restaurant at Library Café
SWEETWATER, Texas — Dinner at Texas State Technical College’s Sweetwater campus can be more than a meal it can be a front-row seat to students learning the restaurant business in real time. Inside the Library Café, culinary students are running a full-service restaurant as part of their training....
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Chick-fil-a in south Abilene serves record-breaking 259 drive-thru customers in 1 hour
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Chick-fil-a in south Abilene served a record-breaking 259 customers during lunchtime Friday. The store, located on Southwest Drive, invited customers to join them in the drive-thru from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in an attempt to surpass their old store record of 250 vehicles in an hour. Every car got one item […]
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The Texas Steakhouse Serving Some Of The State’s Best Grilled Steaks
Only real steak lovers know about this place. That’s what I was told when I got here, and suddenly, I was very interested. This Texas steakhouse doesn’t scream for attention. It earns it one perfectly grilled bite at a time. The kind of steak that shows up sizzling,...
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This Texas Restaurant Serves Chicken Fried Steak So Good, People Plan Trips Around It
Tucked along US-67 in tiny Rowena, Texas, Lowake Steak House has been drawing hungry travelers from across the Lone Star State for decades. People don’t just stumble upon this place by accident — many plan entire road trips just to sit down and cut into one of their legendary steaks.
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Bite of West Texas: A Taste of Tradition at Rick and Carolyn’s Burgers and Fries
(KTAB/KRBC) – If you’re from Abilene, chances are you’ve heard of Rick and Carolyn’s Burgers and Fries – and for good reason. On this week’s episode of ‘Bite of West Texas’, host Heather Easley stopped by the longtime local favorite to learn what’s kept customers coming back for more than three decades.
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Bite of West Texas: A Taste of Tradition at Rick and Carolyn’s Burgers and Fries
(KTAB/KRBC) – If you’re from Abilene, chances are you’ve heard of Rick and Carolyn’s Burgers and Fries – and for good reason. On this week’s episode of ‘Bite of West Texas’, host Heather Easley stopped by the longtime local favorite to learn what’s kept customers coming back for more than three decades. Owner Rick Daffron shares the […]