As our very unofficial day trip tour presses on (we recently made stops in Glen Rose , Waco , Canton , Hillsboro and Granbury ), our latest excursion found us back in the Piney Woods region of East Texas — this time in Mineola, an hour and a half drive east of Dallas.

Our day-tripping rules are simple. Step one: hang out for a few hours to get a feel for the town we’re visiting (which, admittedly, is tough to do in just a few hours) and hopefully learn a thing or two about that town’s history. Step two is to find a local restaurant (preferably a community favorite) that matches the town’s character. Step three? Make it back to Dallas for dinner.

The words charming and quaint are overused when describing endearing small towns (guilty), but yes, Mineola is the epitome of both. Vi

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