Nicks Picks

01/09/2026

Love this place and really lucky to have it about 5 minutes from my house.

01/08/2026

I'm going to need Dr Pepper to hurry up and drop this ad at the Superbowl.

01/07/2026

Mountain Dew Baja Cabo Citrus is back for 365 days.

This version is also available in ZS, but the most interesting thing is that this is a reformulated recipe including no artificial dyes or colors...

Anyone notice any differences when trying this new version?

01/06/2026

Today is the day!

Starbucks winter menu brings Pistachio back and the debut of the Dubai Chocolate Iced Latte.

01/04/2026

Look who's baaaaaaaack

01/04/2026

Shout-out to Condado Tacos for the amazing tacos, margs and dips tonight.

01/02/2026

Our first contestant in the ultimate ranch battle is McDonald's

The packaging is subtle and simply branded. The top peeled off in one piece which is crucial for me. I don't want to be fighting to get into the ranch. The size is ok.. it's not going to lose or gain any points for size.

Overall, Packaging gets a 1 out of 2

Tang and Runniness are both non-existent. This is a thick ranch that is labeled as "Creamy Ranch". It's not buttermilk, it's not tangy and it's thiccccc. Not what I'm looking for personally.

Tang/Runniness gets a 0 out of 3

Overall taste is another let down for me. After I dipped the chicken, I tried the ranch solo on my finger (as one does) and I found it to be extremely bland. I actually was pi**ed I didn't get another sauce because now I'm stuck with nasty ranch and mediocre chicken strips.

Overall Taste gets a 2 out of 5

That brings McDonald's final ranch score to 3/10 which unfortunately moves this into D tier.

12/29/2025

Starting in January, I will be embarking on the quest to find the ultimate fast food ranch. I will be basing it off of a score of 10 with the following Criteria:

Overall Taste: 5 Points
Tang/ Runniness : 3 Points
Packaging: 2 Points

The Contestants are:

Arby's
Bojangles
Burger King
ChickFilA
Culvers
Dairy Queen
KFC
McDonald's
Popeyes
Shake Shack
Sonic
Wendy's
Wingstop

A winner will be crowned at the end of the month and a new battle will begin. Each Month a new battle will take place here on the page to figure out who really has the best of the best.

12/28/2025

I like to focus the majority of the content on this page on local businesses, but I also have to give credit where credit is due.

Last night we went to LongHorn Steakhouse and we probably had one of the best steaks we ever had.

Longhorn has a new 7 Pepper and Brown Butter 14oz Strip Steak. I've been to high end steak houses all over the country and I can honestly say this steak rivals those steaks. Earlier this year I had a great steak at the Capital Grille and this steak I had at Longhorn last night was better.

The price for this steak, which comes with 2 sides is $32.00 which is incredible considering most steakhouses will charge you 60-70 and then the sides are extra.

The pepper blend that they use creates a beautiful char when it hits their grill and really opens up the fragrance of the spices. The steak is brushed and finished with a delicious brown butter that fills the plate and soaks into your sides which is incredible.

The steak is cooked to perfection, tender, flavorful and affordable. I had it last night and I can't stop thinking about it.

I'd also like to say that even though the restaurant was extremely busy, everything came out fast and service was personable and efficient. It was such a fantastic experience in an era where service and customer experience seems to be not as important anymore.

The steak is a limited time item so if you're wanting to give it a try, make sure you hurry!

12/24/2025

Giving away some free cards for the Holiday. Marvel, DC, Football, Baseball, Wrestling, Pokemon. Come join in for some good vibes and free cards!

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12/24/2025

Big thanks to Peyton Woods, Lane Calhoun, Joshua Belden, Jesse Leland, Cody Miller, Scott Allen Peterson, Ashley Sharp, David Wilson, Joey Crabtree, Susan Engle, Erica Milly Perez, Kyle Palmer, Martha Robertson, Gregory Willson, Shane Conley, Matthew Vanden Branden, Steve Donnelly, Krista Shaffer, George Petrescu, Mackie Smith, Michael Allred, Vinny Sawyer, Mark Stundze, Mariah Zavala, Natasha Bell, Melissa Hornacek-Nosel, April McDaniel, Sebastian Höfer, Stephen Gaddis, Liz Schneck, Kevin King, Thomas Kimmel, Caitt Elizabeth, Francisco Deleon, Mike Hole, Barbara Cosner, Joshua Marriott, Amy Newlin, Amber Hagen, Doug Raine

Y'all have shown so much support this year. Let's keep that momentum going into 2026!!