There’s a certain kind of restaurant that locals talk about in hushed, reverent tones, the way people discuss a good fishing spot or a shortcut that saves twenty minutes, something they’re proud of but slightly reluctant to share too widely.
The Butter Churn in Aransas Pass, Texas is exactly that kind of place, an all-you-can-eat Southern food buffet that has earned its reputation one heaping plate at a time.
The exterior gives you your first clue that something good is happening inside.
Split-rail wooden fencing frames the front of the building with a ranchy, no-nonsense charm that feels completely at home along the Texas Gulf Coast…