There’s a moment in life when you realize some food experiences transcend mere eating and become something spiritual.
At Mel’s Country Cafe in Tomball, Texas, that moment arrives on a plate roughly the size of a hubcap.
You know those places that time forgot? The ones with the checkered tablecloths and ceiling fans spinning lazily overhead like they’re in no particular hurry to cool anyone down? That’s Mel’s.
Tucked away in Tomball, about 35 miles northwest of Houston, this unassuming roadside spot has been serving up portions that would make Paul Bunyan say, “Whoa there, partner, that might be too much food.”…