Busy Geemaw: A Visit to Pilot Point, Texas

The Saturday before Easter my husband and I took a drive in the convertible to Pilot Point a very, very small town near Ray Roberts lake in North Texas.

There is a circle in the middle of the "downtown" area and across the street from the circle is a famous old Farmers and Merchants bank building that is now an art gallery. The bank was used to film the 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde. The bank was never really one of the banks that was robbed by the famous robbers, but the exterior and interior of the bank was used in the movie.

The Old Farmers and Merchant Bank

Then there is the coffee shop that was not opened while were in town on two different occasions. There were some bike riders standing outside the coffee shop that said the owner opens and closes when he wants. Must be nice, right?

This photo was taken on our first visit in January, and yes it was closed.

The crowned jewel of Pilot Point is the Magnolia Station restaurant. Magnolia Station is located in an old gas station, old pumps included. The food is cooked in the gas station and the soda machine, glass canisters of ice tea, napkins, and utensils are in are a shed next to the station. All seating is outside and when we arrived at 11:30 on the Saturday before Easter, it was cool and very windy but that did not keep people away. There was a line already formed and all the seats were in use.

The Magnolia Station main building.

The building on the right held all the drinks.

We got in line and waited to get to the window (which was held up by a piece of wood) to give our order to a curt gentleman that not only took the orders, but was also the person that plated the sides and delivered the food to the customers. This man was so busy taking the orders, taking the money, closing the window, grabbing the food from the cook, plating the sides, and delivering the food, back to open the window and take more orders. It was no wonder be was a bit curt with everyone. We made it to the window and placed our order.

My husband order the Old Fashion Burger with regular fries. I ordered the Grilled Chicken Club and sweet potato fries. Then we waited, and waited, and waited, and waited............. for what seemed like forever. There was even a point where I almost went up to "Curt" to see if maybe they lost our order. But, just when I though I could not wait any longer our food came out.

The old Fashion Burger with Regular Fries

Boy, was it worth the wait!!!! My husband liked the hamburger, but honestly it was not really that adventurous of an order. My sandwich was a masterpiece. The chicken seemed to be marinated in something like Italian dressing and then grilled perfectly. Then there was bacon, avocado, lettuce, cheddar cheese, tomato, and basil mayo on a grilled Ciabatta bread. It was awesome. Just when I thought it couldn't be better I had one of the sweet potato fries and they were the best I have ever had. I am not sure if they were frozen or fresh, but they were cooked perfectly.