Wild Bubba’s Wild Game Grill in Elroy, Texas, specializes in “fried coyote tail.” The owner, William Gilliam (‘Wild Bubba”), described the food: ““They’re wieners rolled up in a flour tortilla and deep fried.”
The origin of the name is not known; “coyote tail” is not an ingredient of the deep-fried hot dog. Perhaps the deep frying makes the hot dog appear to resemble a coyote tail.
Austin (TX) American-Statesman
In Elroy, the talk is all about a Formula One track
Developers mum, but frenzy of real estate activity has speculation buzzing
By Shonda Novak
Published: 10:06 p.m. Friday, June 25, 2010
The sign outside Wild Bubba’s Wild Game Grill on Elroy Road promotes one of the restaurant’s specialties: fried coyote tail.
It also says, “Elroy welcomes Formula 1?”
Austin (TX) American-Statesman
F1 in Elroy? What were the odds on that?
John Kelso, Commentary
Published: 7:11 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2010
ELROY — This ain’t Monaco.
(...)
Urban Elroy consists of the convenience store, Ray’s Used Tires and Ray’s Super Service; the Mexico General Store with piñatas hanging from the ceiling and a pile of hay bales out front; a small volunteer-run library, which carries no books about Formula One; and Wild Bubba’s Wild Game Grill, a colorful restaurant that advertises “fried coyote tail” on the mobile sign out front.
“They’re wieners rolled up in a flour tortilla and deep fried,” said Wyman Gilliam, the owner. He has Elroy roots. His family has had a farm down the road since the ‘60s.
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Wild Bubba’s Wild Game Grill, owned by Wyman Gilliam, is one of the few eateries in Elroy. Gilliam hopes to sell deep-fried hot dogs wrapped in tortillas (“coyote tails”) to Formula One fans.
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