mmmmmm, twice baked potatoes.
Anyone else work there in college.
Anyone else work there in college.
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The Grapevine
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I remember going there when my sister went to school here and I thought it sucked.
I was so sad when i heard it closed.
Haha...I thought you were giving a thumbs up to the bar on Maple Ave....
oh my god!!!!! i had completely forgot about that place. it is by far the best twice baked potatoes i've had in my life. i grew up in college station, and went to college there and when it closed around my junior year i think, i was pissed. and they didn't go out of business, the woman who owned it just couldn't find a buyer. i wish i would've bought it or at least gotten that damn recipe.....now im crazy it........i miss grapevine......
Long live The Grapevine!
Is there anyone that worked there that can tell me how y'all made your twiced baked potatoes?
Is there anyone that worked there that can tell me how y'all made your twiced baked potatoes?
great salads too
And good sandwiches.
Crappy flavored tea though.
That was my favorite place in college to eat a late lunch and sit and talk with someone for a long time.
Crappy flavored tea though.
That was my favorite place in college to eat a late lunch and sit and talk with someone for a long time.
I used to make the twice baked pototes in the morning but I can't really remember exactly what went into them.
We would bake a huge batch of potatoes, maybe 30 or 40, then scoop out the inside into a huge vat and add butter, etc and mix it all together. Then we'd scoop the mixture back into the potatoe skins and top them off and re-bake.
We would bake a huge batch of potatoes, maybe 30 or 40, then scoop out the inside into a huge vat and add butter, etc and mix it all together. Then we'd scoop the mixture back into the potatoe skins and top them off and re-bake.
save: nope but I have been there. pretty seedy place but cheap, strong drinks.
The soup at the Grapevine was also excellent. It was a cool place to work plus we got to eat pretty much what we wanted.
The soup at the Grapevine was also excellent. It was a cool place to work plus we got to eat pretty much what we wanted.
quote:And all this time I thought you were male...
That was my favorite place in college to eat a late lunch and sit and talk with someone for a long time.
94, I used to be a night manager at the Grape.
mmmm, Sangria.
mmmm, Sangria.
I saw someone working in this building last week and I believe the "for sale" signs were gone. Perhaps it is coming back or opening as something else.
I saw someone working in this building last week and I believe the "for sale" signs were gone. Perhaps it is coming back or opening as something else.
Very cool CRC!
I was one of those that came in at the crack of dawn and did all the prep work and worked the lunch shift.
Wasn't her name Patty or something?
I was one of those that came in at the crack of dawn and did all the prep work and worked the lunch shift.
Wasn't her name Patty or something?
They'd go overboard with cheese on their salads... much like Koppe Bridge does with the mayo on their sandwiches.
Patsy- she was cool.
but her white trash, POS, womanizing, truck driving husband was a douchebag.
but her white trash, POS, womanizing, truck driving husband was a douchebag.
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I saw someone working in this building last week and I believe the "for sale" signs were gone. Perhaps it is coming back or opening as something else.
I know they were looking at moving the JP court over there earlier this year. Might be what it is.
Dallas,
My roommate used to do the morning twiced bake work the last year or so before it closed. I asked about the recipe once and he said he couldn't make just one servering but if you needed about 50 or so, he could pull it off.
BTW, The Grapevine's table are now in a coffee shop called Java Joy in CS.
My roommate used to do the morning twiced bake work the last year or so before it closed. I asked about the recipe once and he said he couldn't make just one servering but if you needed about 50 or so, he could pull it off.
BTW, The Grapevine's table are now in a coffee shop called Java Joy in CS.
That was where my husband and I had our first date.
That was where my husband and I had our first date.
I miss that place. I know it sounds gay for a guy to like their twice baked potatoes and dinner salads, but they made for a man sized meal. I was bummed when they closed. They had great sangria, too.
I even posted on www.chowhounds.com to try to find someplace in Dallas that had twice baked potatoes but to no avail.
I even posted on www.chowhounds.com to try to find someplace in Dallas that had twice baked potatoes but to no avail.
I drive by that place every day on my way to work...so sad it's not longer open. They had the best salads.
My brother worked there for quite awhile...until it closed. He used to bring home some chocolate dipped strawberries...very, very good.
An89 - make your own. They aren't hard. Best thing my wife does is use about 10 potatoes at one cooking and then freeze a majority of them (without the cheese, of course).
Where was this place? And when did it close?
It was kinda hidden. Off of Texas, near La Quinta if I remember correctly.
I'm starving for those twice baked potatoes now. I think I'll try to make them tonight!
I'm starving for those twice baked potatoes now. I think I'll try to make them tonight!
Sorry for the old bump, but I didn't see the recipe posted, here you go.
Going to surprise some folks for mother's day.....
http://www.thenestbnb.com/nestkeep-notes/
Going to surprise some folks for mother's day.....
http://www.thenestbnb.com/nestkeep-notes/
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Twice Baked Potato
Ingredients
4 potatoes (2 pounds), c. sour cream, cc butter, 1/3 c. bacon bits,
2 T bacon bits for topping, 2 ounces Swiss, 4 ounces Munster
Recipe
If you leave out the bacon bits, you will need to add salt.
Always prepare the potatoes at least 12 hours ahead of time.
Wash potatoes and place in 500 degree oven. Do not wrap them in foil.
This allows the skin to harden so they can be scooped out. Bake for 1 hour.
Fry 8 slices of bacon 6 for the potatoes and 2 for the toppings.
Chop this into very small pieces.
Put the Swiss in a food processor and chop for 6-8 seconds.
Add the Munster and chop till it is a little smaller than peas.
Take a toothpick and check the potatoes for doneness.
Steam should come out of the hole.
Cut off the tops, making a hole big enough so you can scoop them out with a spoon.
Put the insides in a mixing bowl with butter, sour cream, and bacon bits.
After mixing put this back in the skins.
Top with cheese and bacon and refrigerate for 12 hours to 5 days.
Reheat at 350 degrees for 35-50 minutes
The chicken pilaf dinner she made for special events was the tits.
One of the better 14 year thread bumps I've seen on TA
And last I checked, the building is now being used as the Orthodox Jewish student center.
And last I checked, the building is now being used as the Orthodox Jewish student center.
I hoped it was useful, but I thought I might actually get roasted.....Found the Sangria and Dressing recipes as well.
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The Grapevine House Dressing
(A printed recipe from the restaurant itself)
Mix together:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar''
Then add:
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons Coleman dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Mix until smooth
Tastes best after a few hours in the refrigerator.
Will keep for a week. Makes 2 1/2 cups.
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The Grapevine Sangria
(Posted by a former Grapevine employee)
Ingredients:
SSM:
1 part orange juice concentrate
1 part lemonade concentrate
Sangria mix:
6 cups Burgundy
7 cups Sprite
3 cups SSM
Method:
Mix together the SSM ingredients (I don't know what SSM stands for. Maybe "Secret Sangria Mix").
Mix the Sangria Mix.
To prepare, combine equal parts Fresca and Sangria Mix.
Oh man, when the GB was good. So classic.
superunknown said:
Oh man, when the GB was good. So classic.
Pour another one out for Human
Cocos said:
Patsy- she was cool.
but her white trash, POS, womanizing, truck driving husband was a ******bag.
Classic good ole GB'ing right here folks.
Maybe that human person was right all along...
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