Sunday, September 26, 2010

Czech-Tex Restaurant


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12:24 - When a Texan fancies she'll take her chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.  We were eyein' the prize some call kolaches (Czech pastries). So Mark, Bethany and I took our chances (after a night of reveling on the gates of North), and we trekked to Snook, Texas to find what has been described to me as exquisite kolaches.  Deep in the heart of Snook lies the Czech-Tex Restaurant, a Texas inspired Czech restaurant. Head north ten miles from College Station to the Czech-Tex restaurant which specializes in steaks and kolaches.  We arrived at the crack of 9.30 am to find the smell of kolaches greeting us at the door. We were told to help ourselves to whatever we pleased. Our choices seemed limitless, but we settled on getting sausage, apple, pineapple, cream cheese, and jalapeño and cheese sausage kolaches.  

My favorite one was the apple kolache, which consisted of a sweet apple filling cradled in some delectable and soft dough. Many people mistakenly believe that sausage and/or ham are the only types of kolaches, but the sweet kolaches are the original type of kolaches. Bethany favored the jalapeño sausage kolaches to the regular sausage because of the extra kick to them. Mark went back for seconds on the cream cheese kolaches, so it may be safe to assume, Focus Foxies, he fancied them. At 92 cents a piece, feel free to go back for seconds or thirds; they are that good.
So why wake up and go to Snook, Texas for kolaches, when we have donut shops in College Station? For me the answer is simple: I have an obsession for great kolaches. Being part Czech myself, I love finding good home cooked kolaches and people with the same love for these tasty treats. Czech-Tex delivered on both accounts. The second reason lies in the misconception that the Brazos Valley does not have authentically good food. We might not be Houston, but what we do (Czech, German, and Tex-Mex), we do it well. I am making it my mission to correct this misconception starting in Snook. So, take your chances while you reside in the Brazos County, and go grab a real kolache.
"Muffin?" - Bethany
"What?" - Me
"Waffle?" - Bethany
"Adorable." - Mark

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