Jim's Steak Out is Coming

Hello again, everyone. Hope you had yourselves a merry little Christmas and a happy New Year. This Christmas, I got the best gift I could have ever asked for. Was it the turtle rock that's too small for my turtle? No. How about that digital camera? An excellent gift, but still not what I'm talking about, no. I'm talking about Jim's Steak Out coming to Lockport.

It's like the answer to my prayers.

To say that I am pleased with this development would be a massive understatement. I'm goddamned ecstatic about this. Jim's has, since I first tried myself a Hot Bleu three or four years ago at the recommendation of one Pat McDonald, been my favorite sub shop. I haven't been able to find a place that comes close. The subs can be pricey, but frankly, you get what you pay for. If I wanted a weak sub that tasted pretty bland, I'd hit up Subway for one of their $5 footlongs. This isn't Subway. It's Jim's Goddamned Steak Out. Chuck Norris would eat there. And he wouldn't even collapse the building afterward, because - and this is key - he would want to come back.

That thumbs up and winning smile means you can keep your ass.

Yes, another staple of Buffalonian cuisine, and possibly the one with the most quality, makes its way into my humble town. The Union Sun & Journal reports that the Lockport Jim's has a target date of January 18th for the grand opening. I might consider getting my tent out and camping in front of the store the night before so I can be the first to order, like the consumer whore that I am. But can you blame me? Now I can have hot, fresh Jim's on my lunch break! The days of driving 25 minutes with the sole objective of downing a tasty Jim's Stinger are over!

Om nom nom.

Now, I have to admit the location is a bit suspect. If you know Lockport, it's going into the old Starbuck's location in the Office Max Plaza (you might still call it the K-Mark plaza like I do). That doesn't seem right to me. I believe, and at least one blogger agrees, that Jim's Steak Out looks weird in a plaza environment. It belongs in a more, shall we say, "urban" setting, like the locations on Elmwood and Chippewa. When I first heard the rumor, I figured it would go in near the Ulrich City Center, so it would be in close proximity to Gonzo's and Taboo, thus capturing the bar scene that other Jim's locations thrive under. It isn't, which is a little disappointing to me, but I'll get over the disappointment, largely because Lockport is going to have a Jim's Steak Out. And honestly, having it in the plaza makes it closer to my apartment. So every bit of this news is good news.

I do know one thing though: This development is going to ruin my New Year's resolution.

It's going to be like King Fupa and the Fupa Troopers all up in here.