We spent the day at
Magic Springs and Crystal Falls in Hot Springs, Arkansas today and by day, I mean the whole day. Oh, did I mention it is hot, hot and very hot outside. Actually, I have never sweated so much before but that is not what this post is about. Anyway, the kids had a blast and were wet, hot and exhausted when we finally called it a day. But when you come to Hot Springs you can't leave without having bar-b-q from McClard's. We knew from many failed restaurant experiences that our crew was in no way able to go out to eat and sit through a meal without major, multiple meltdowns. So we did the next best thing:
take out!
I am sure that people often forget about getting their food to-go on a trip but often for us it is the best thing to do. You can leisurely eat your meal at your hotel room or wherever and your kids can run around, eat whatever they want (sure, you could even stop and get their McDonald's on the way) or they can even throw that long overdue fit without bothering anyone. Seriously, sometimes when we get take out, it is so much more relaxing for us and we still get to enjoy the food from the restaurant that we wanted to try (and my husband would add that we saved money on the tip!) So pick out that place on your next trip that you have always wanted to try and bring it back to the hotel room-you (and your kids) will thank me!
By the way, I bet you were wondering what makes
McClard's Bar-B-Q Restaurant so special. Well, their bar-b-q is great and world famous but our favorite menu item is their tamale spread. Two tamales, Fritos, cheese, beans and beef (and even onions if you want them-we didn't). I think I might just get out of this bed right now and heat up our leftovers in our little hotel microwave. It is mouthwatering good and probably worth the trip to Hot Springs just for the tamale spread.
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