The Fire Ant Gazette - A Midland, Texas Blog

Cinnin' and Grinnin'
Category: Food... Local...
Posted Saturday, July 28, 2007 at 02:31 PM [GMT-6]

The news that Jack in the Box is coming to Midland didn't set off any fireworks in my personal universe. It's been so long since I've sampled its wares that I forget if there's anything worth getting excited about.

On the other hand, the confirmation that we'll soon have one of these in our neighborhood* is a horse of a different color. I'm a sucker for cinnamon rolls to begin with, and those made by Cinnabon are, frankly, a vice that I can't resist.

Of course, at 730 calories and 24 fat grams (funny; Cinnabon doesn't list nutrition information on its website), I'll have to bicycle close to an extra hour to counteract the effects of one of those bad boys.

Yeah, I can do that. ;-)

*If you live in Midland and haven't yet seen the sign, the new store will be on the south side of Wadley, just east of Loop 250, across from Academy Sports and Mardels. That's right – same general area as the new Jack in the Box. The Cinnabon store will be combined with a Schlotzsky's and a Carvel (I think) ice cream franchise.

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Comments

Two words: Super Taco

Another two words: Breakfast Jack

Two more: Hip Hooray!

Posted by: julie at July 29, 2007 05:03 PM

Schlotzsky's offers free wi-fi in their stores, so you can blog and eat at the same time, assuming the signal's strong enough to get over to the Cinnabon section.

As far as Carvel goes, it's too bad founder/owner/inventor of the fast-flow soft ice cream machine Tom Carvel died 17 years ago. He did his own voice-overs for their commercials, promoting their specialty ice cream cakes like Fudgy the Whale, and they were endearingly awful (the closest anyone comes to it here are the Kelly Grimsley ads), which made each one all the more memorable.

Posted by: John at July 29, 2007 06:20 PM

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