I feel like this needs some obnoxious graphic. Ree Drummond on the left side, Joanna Gaines on the right, a white slightly diagonal line zigzagging through it, with a big VS smacked right in the middle. But ain't nobody got time for that. I'm not getting paid for this. The picture in your head will have to do.
The plus side of driving through the night is that right around breakfast time we hit Pawhuska, Oklahoma, home of the Pioneer Women's restaurant and store The Mercantile. This would set off the perfect showdown. Drummond vs Gaines.
{Insert another ugly graphic this one has boxing gloves} Ding, ding, ding.
We would eat two consecutive breakfasts. Day one at The Mercantile. And day two and Magnolia Table. I had my own preconceived ideas about who would win this breakfast showdown. Obviously, the Pioneer Women will win. She's the food person. As much as I love Joanna Gaines, I love her for her style (well that and basically every other thing she stands for) but not necessarily her food. She's a designer, not a chief. Surely, the Pioneer Women has this.
The Mercantile
It was adorable. A sleepy little cowboy town. Huge blue sky. It was super neat and we were so glad to be there. Unfortunately, the servers and staff were not glad to be there. We could barely crack a smile from our waitress. The people and atmosphere despite the classic country music that's the night that the lights went out in Georgia were cold. Thank goodness the food wasn't though.
The food was great. Super neat to be eating THEE Pioneers Women's recipes (I know she wasn't actually back there in the kitchen). But if I have to be critical, the bacon was just so-so, the sausage wasn't my favorite, and the presentation was nothing special. But I'm not a big sausage person, so it was probably still good, I'm just not the best judge.
Either way, despite a few negatives, we left super happy and positive. On to Waco!
Magnolia Table
Despite our crazy travel days, we woke up bright and early to make it to breakfast shortly after 8 am. Already there was an hour wait. But it was cool, the staff joked with us and pointed us to several fun waiting areas.
They took our name and cell and would text us when a table was ready. After getting the text, we had five minutes to get to the counter. It's not often that you have so much fun waiting for your table, an hour wasn't long enough.
Everything. I'm telling you everything was adorable. The little garbages in the bathroom stalls were a flat black finish. The leather check presenter things. The sugar packets. Oh the leather pouch things behind us to put your cell phone in to enjoy a cell phone free meal (which we didn't bc pictures!). They thought of everything! And everything was perfect.
We had the cutest waitresses you've ever seen. She told us about how she came to working there, how her husband helped remodel the building, how many times she's seen the Gaines, and how they really are as nice as they seem on TV.
The menu was fun (everything about this place was fun) and when our food showed up. We were like a bunch of millennials. You just couldn't eat this food without taking a picture of it. And the food.. It was amazing.
Let me tell you about Magnolia Nice. It is a thing. The employees were so friendly. They made everything so much more fun. Eating and shopping the people were there to chat, photobomb, and help. It was such a family atmosphere. As we left the wait was up to two hours, there was a couple of ladies outside with a mic asking Chip & Joe trivia questions and a couple of girls walked through with appetizers for the waiting guests. We didn't want to leave. But the Silos were calling.
And now I want breakfast.
The plus side of driving through the night is that right around breakfast time we hit Pawhuska, Oklahoma, home of the Pioneer Women's restaurant and store The Mercantile. This would set off the perfect showdown. Drummond vs Gaines.
{Insert another ugly graphic this one has boxing gloves} Ding, ding, ding.
We would eat two consecutive breakfasts. Day one at The Mercantile. And day two and Magnolia Table. I had my own preconceived ideas about who would win this breakfast showdown. Obviously, the Pioneer Women will win. She's the food person. As much as I love Joanna Gaines, I love her for her style (well that and basically every other thing she stands for) but not necessarily her food. She's a designer, not a chief. Surely, the Pioneer Women has this.
The Mercantile
It was adorable. A sleepy little cowboy town. Huge blue sky. It was super neat and we were so glad to be there. Unfortunately, the servers and staff were not glad to be there. We could barely crack a smile from our waitress. The people and atmosphere despite the classic country music that's the night that the lights went out in Georgia were cold. Thank goodness the food wasn't though.
Either way, despite a few negatives, we left super happy and positive. On to Waco!
Despite our crazy travel days, we woke up bright and early to make it to breakfast shortly after 8 am. Already there was an hour wait. But it was cool, the staff joked with us and pointed us to several fun waiting areas.
They took our name and cell and would text us when a table was ready. After getting the text, we had five minutes to get to the counter. It's not often that you have so much fun waiting for your table, an hour wasn't long enough.
Everything. I'm telling you everything was adorable. The little garbages in the bathroom stalls were a flat black finish. The leather check presenter things. The sugar packets. Oh the leather pouch things behind us to put your cell phone in to enjoy a cell phone free meal (which we didn't bc pictures!). They thought of everything! And everything was perfect.
In conclusion, in the battle of Drummond vs Gaines. Joanna wins. Hands down. She wiped the perfectly black and white tiled floor with her. Yes, the Mercantile was cute and good and you should definitely eat there if you're driving through the middle of nowhere Oklahoma. I'm so glad I went. But literally, everything was better at Magnolia Table. Everything. I really was surprised. I'm telling you, that place was so well done. Go. Wait an hour, wait two, or get up at 5:45 the next morning and do it all again (we did!). It's that good.
And now I want breakfast.
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