Whither?

This morning I ran over to the Pico convenience store on Johns Road for my iced tea and papers. It was clean, bright, and tidy. But the iced tea (Luzianne from a dispenser) was weak, and the only hot food was yesterday's burritos, fried chicken sticks, and pizza. So I ran over to Taco Cabana for sustenance. In all, it's quite a jaunt, but it fits into my Weekly Tour of Town to See What's Going On.

I have received several suggestions that I adopt the convenience store at Blanco & Plant as the new CSFH, but I'm not sure it's going to work out that way. That place is bad, but it's cleaner, brighter, better-stocked, and better-managed than the original CSFH. How could I justify a step up? And it doesn't solve the breakfast taco issue.

The Valero on 46 makes food, but it's way too clean for me.

There are a couple of obvious candidates on north-north Main, but I think that the taco issue will remain, and I suspect that at least one of them is run by the old CSFH crowd. It might turn out to be a bad sequel.

I'm going to have to let this play out on its own. Stay tuned. I appreciate any suggestions.