I'm going to prevail upon Tim to henceforth make it against policy of this forum to post pictures of chicken fried steaks. No restaurant east of the big river has one that is worth writing home about at the currently inflated cost of postage. A few try, all fail. For primo, killer, wonderful, slap-yo-mamma, succulent, delightful, delicious, savory, perfect CFS one must be west of the big river and, preferably in the state of Oklahoma or Baja Oklahoma. The establishment selling the steak will not be part of any chain and can most often be located by simply asking the locals who has the best CFS in the area ("area" west of the river means within a hundred miles or so, usually).
It is ABSOLUTE TORTURE for me and other native southwesterners now residing EAST of the big river to have to look at a big ol' juicy CFS all the while knowing we have no access to it. We also have a problem with obtaining MEXICAN FOOD that has not been dumbed down for the spice-averse "eastern" palate. Henceforth, I hope that those forum members living WEST of the big river will take pity on the deprivation suffered by me and my similarly situated brethren who periodically dream of a CFS or some real MEXICAN FOOD but cannot reasonably settle our yearnings. Have a heart, please
Hub