Ali Khan eats at La Santa Barbacha, a central Mexican barbacoa specialist in Austin TX and home to his favorite breakfast taco around.

Ali Khan eats at Texas Sushiko in Austin TX. He samples the high quality hand rolls served out of a food truck. Favs include scallop, blue fin tuna and salmon

Ali Khan eats at Marquez Bakery in Arlington Texas. The $2.50 burritos are essentially tacos and the bacon, egg and cheese rocks.

Ali Khan Eats El Milagrito in San Antonio TX for incredibly cheap and tasty breakfast tacos. This is a Cheap Eats certified find.

Ali Khan Eats Clark's Austin for their heralded burger which while pricey is a deal during happy hour. Could this be the best burger in town? It's close . . .

Ali Khan Eats at Midnight Shift in Lubbock TX. On our way back to Austin from skiing in New Mexico, we stayed the night at Lubbock TX and rolled the dice on Midnight Shift inside the Cotton Court Hotel.

Ali Khan Eats at El Naranjo in Austin TX. James Beard's Best Chef of Texas 2022 delivers a Oaxacan food experience that remains a unique Mexican dining experience not only to Texas but nationwide.

Ali Khan is in Fort Worth Texas to judge a burger competition and finds time to find a chicken fried steak that's worth $20.

Ali Khan Eats stellar barbecue at InterStellar. It might seem like the BBQ in Texas can't get any better and yet it does. Best Turkey ever and of course the brisket is among the finest there is. But the stellar cooking extends to excellent sides and from the farm produce as well.

Ali Khan and the Fam made a stop during Spring Break for a splurge dinner in Lubbock TX. My kid tried medium rare duck and liked it. That's worth every penny of the $29 they charged.