January 5, 2017

  • Looking Turkey

    I wanted to title this post "Looking Chicken" but that doesn't quite capture the experience. As we were driving to Pensacola Beach we had need of sustenance. I was getting hungry enough to eat road kill so when the suggestion was made to stop at Bates House of Turkey I had no objections. Now the name was a little off putting, I mean the name Bates doesn't give you a warm feeling. Especially in the middle of nowhere Alabama. In a car with Indiana plates. We've visited Alabama previously and the ideal of Southern Hospitality is a myth if you are from a northern state. At least that was my experience. But I digress. Sparky, my sister and her husband were hungry and I was ravenous.
    Bates House of Turkey Restaraunt
    We entered the Bates House of Turkey with no great expectations. Seems they only serve turkey from their turkey farm. Sparky was in tryptophan heaven. I ordered the Barbecue Turkey basket served with a pickle and potato chips.
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    Sparky got the special - a hickory smoked turkey sandwich with cranberry salad and chips and a pickle and carrot sticks. My BIL got the straight up turkey sandwich. It was OK but he really wanted the barbecue after having a bite of my sister's. I had asked for extra sauce so gave him some for his sandwich.
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    All in all an economical meal and almost "Fast Food" in that we had our meals in just a minute and were able to get back on the road in short order.

Comments (12)

  • That looks like an interesting specialty 'restaurant.' I would enjoy those sandwiches!

    • The barbecue sandwich was really good - if it had been toasted it would have been the kind of sandwich that I'd drive long distances to get!

  • At least you only stopped there for food and not to take a shower. Yes, the name is unfortunate, but at least the sandwiches were quick and filling.

    • The sandwiched were good~ hehehe! I doubt they had shower facilities. They do however sell their stuff at certain Piggly Wiggly stores.

  • Lol, about being in tryptophan heaven. Hehehe :-D

  • I hoped the driver managed to stay awake after eating turkey.

  • That iceberg lettuce would of been scraped off my sandwich. I won't eat the stuff. How friendly was the staff?

    • I agree with you about the lettuce - that was Sparky's sandwich! The staff was efficient and pleasant but it was sort of like McDonald's in that you ordered at the counter and then they called your name to get your order... It wasn't an establishment with servers or order at the table options...

  • Your meal looks amazing! We went to Georgia before, not Atlanta, I forgot where but the area we went to was very commercialized and very "ghetto." Did you enjoy your trip aside from your drivers observations?

    • Yes we loved visiting with my sister and her family! I don't visit her too often because of the distance. It was really good to be able to get together again for the holidays. I'm hoping we can do it again!

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