Foodie Friday DFW: Rusty Beagle

Rusty Beagle: Foodie Friday DFW Rusty

BEAGLE

by Jay Marks | photos courtesy of Foodie Friday DFW

If you’re looking for a place where “everybody knows your name” and where you can get some of the best wings and burgers in town, then look no further than the Rusty Beagle located off FM 407 on the Lewisville and Highland Village border.

Husband-and-wife team Charles and Jackie Carlock took over running the restaurant in 2015 after Charles’ dad, Rusty, passed away from cancer. The two have continued Charles’ father’s legacy and have created a beautiful environment where everyone feels welcome from the customers to the staff.

The Rusty Beagle is, by definition, a sports bar, but it’s also a gathering place for Little League Teams, a family dinner spot, a Super Bowl party venue, a great place to grab some lunch, and so much more.

We did mention that these guys have some of the best wings and burgers in town - in fact, they recently won Best Wings from Best of Denton County 2020! They have a wide range of sauces for their wings ranging from Mild to Asian Sesame to Mango Habanero, and you can order them naked or breaded.

Two of their crowd-favorite burgers are the Rajun Cajun made with blackened seasoning, sauteed mushrooms, pepper jack cheese, bacon, and a creole aioli; and their namesake burger - The Rusty - which is topped with tender smoked (in-house) brisket, shredded cheddar cheese, red onion, chipotle BBQ sauce, and two halved bacon-wrapped jalapenos. Yes, that’s real life. That sucker is about 2 feet tall and it’s delicious.

The Rusty Beagle also has some killer sandwiches on their menu like their Triple Stack Clubhouse Sandwich and their Reuben made with house-made corned beef, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing.

And, of course, at the center of the Rusty Beagle is their bar which has 24 taps with craft beers that rotate through seasonally, cocktails, whiskeys, wines, freezer shots, and more. They have Happy Hour every day of the week with different daily specials, and on the weekends you can find live music on the patio.

All in all, between the food, the environment, the people, and the sports, you’ve got to make the Rusty Beagle your new hangout. You’ll love getting to meet Charles and Jackie and the whole team and you’ve got to try out The Rusty Burger while you’re there!

972.724.2540 | JayMarksRealEstate.com

jay@jaymarksrealestate.com 1013 Long Prairie Rd., Ste. 102 | Flower Mound, TX 75022

CADEN BARNETT’S FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

by Diane M. Ciarloni | photo by Katie Castleberry

There are certain things that people just know. For example, everybody knows “Friday night lights” means football in Texas. And everybody knows football in Texas isn’t just a game. Football is sustenance. It’s life-giving. Even Caden Barnett, a senior at Northwest High School in Justin, says it’s more than a game. And he says he loves it.

Coached by Bill Poe, Barnett grabbed How else would he have received a feature spot in a recent offers of athletic scholarships edition of the Fort Worth Star Telegram as a top “MEN OF from seven different colleges/universities? 10 Offensive Lineman and ranked 67th on CHARACTER The names include University of Texas/ the list of top 100 LIVE BY San Antonio, New football players to watch in the Fort PRINCIPLE, Mexico State, San Diego State, Worth area. Apparently, a lot of people are watching the good-looking, 6’5”, NOT BY PRESSURE.” and University of Colorado, to name just four. He has yet to make his decision. 275-pound kid who is described Caden’s parents, Charles and as “kind-hearted” by a bunch of folks. Shannon Barnett, have attended nearly every one of Caden’s football games since the first grade. That’s right. First grade.

Actually, Caden is what’s commonly known as a super jock. In addition to being a football star, he’s also a competitor-tobe-reckoned-with in wrestling and, at one time, track. He plays hard but, almost miraculously, he’s never sustained a serious injury. “I really think that’s because the offensive line wears knee braces,” says Shannon. “His dad blew his knee when he was a junior and, of course, that ended his playing.”

Caden and his parents are spending time discussing his scholarship offers. Shannon candidly admits she hates to think about no longer watching her son play but, except for the University of Texas at San Antonio, all the offers are from schools that are hundreds, even thousands, of miles from Justin, Texas. San Diego? One, maybe two games, maximum per year.

Wherever Caden decides to enroll, he intends to major in computer sciences. A positive note is all the schools stand behind their scholarships even if there’s a career ending injury.

Caden has no doubt distinguished himself through his athletic prowess but there’s something else setting him apart. As noted earlier, his classmates and teachers often refer to him as “kind-hearted.” It’s an appropriate characterization of the young man.

On August 16 of this year, he tweeted that he learned something really important in church that morning. It was:

“Men of character live by principle, not by pressure.”

That pretty much describes Caden’s life to this point. The pressure will increase when he walks on to the campus of whichever of those seven offers he chooses. There is, however, absolutely no reason to fear a crack in a man of such principle. Number 70 no doubt intends to hang tough.