Day Trip to Jacksonville 🍅 (FULL EPISODE) S9 E8

Beneath the shady canopies of the East Texas Piney Woods lie some pretty epic treasures just waiting to be discovered by trippers like you. Head to Jacksonville where the history is juicy, the cuisine is soulful and adventures await.
Before you get into town, take in the view of East Texas from Loves Lookout off Highway 69 - you can see for miles, which isn’t something you can typically do underneath all those trees.
This old tomato packing facility has been transformed into a year-round farmer’s market where you can buy your weight in fresh Jacksonville tomatoes! Don’t miss the historic photos on the wall to take a bite out of this town’s tomato-growing past.
If you’re planning on buying tons of tomatoes while you’re in town, you’re gonna need a basket (or two or three) to hold them all. This 100-year-old factory’s got you covered with hundreds of beautifully woven baskets to choose from. And you can watch as they make the baskets from the observation deck.
At Sylvia Mae’s, just about everything is smothered in butter and bacon grease - so you know it’s gonna be “Mmm mmm good!” This old fashioned joint serves up all your soul food faves like collard greens, hot water cornbread and smothered pork chops. As of February 2023, Sylvia Mae’s is TEMPORARILY CLOSED and looking for a new location.
Since 1943, Sadler’s has been cookin’ up Texas cuisine made with fresh produce from the local farms, and you can find them in the historic jail and police station. I suggest the brisket enchiladas (some of the best I’ve ever had) and grilled okra!
If you like dessert, but also want to watch your weight, then RITUAL’s got you covered. Downstairs, you’ll find scratch-made French-inspired lunch dishes and luxuriously indulgent sweets, while upstairs is a yoga and wellness studio. It’s the best of ALL worlds.
Sadly Mud Creek Off-Road Park has closed.
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[@georgegaitara5417]

I enjoyed watching your blog, thousands of miles away..you got lots of soul in them !!

[@Jarbutt]

This is very old. Sylvia Mae hasn't been in Jacksonville for years, and her place in New Summerfield didn't last.

[@airgunfun4248]

Cool Chet

[@teresanewell8229]

U need to come to Henderson November the 11th for syrup festival 2023

[@user-yp8pc7mx6z]

Great episode. Used it to plan my own trip

[@andrewwalding3639]

Your channel is wonderful. Thank you for all the great Texas information. I would like to make a suggestion: use what three words to annotate your videos with locations of the great finds that you make.

[@bot-uj3jd]

Hey my family live there and vistit there once Christmas

[@margieloya5018]

Hey Chet here's an idea how about making a Day Tripper Chet bobble head and of your crew 😉😄. An one that says via con dios amigos 😄 lol. 👍

[@jameslanders1332]

I live in Rusk and iv been to most of those places except the Ritual place..was this an old episode cause I seen that u were out at the old Mud Creek park or where it use to b a park..

[@Rose-Rae]

Bob the tomato!

[@josefinacordero6112]

The basket company is amazing. Great episode!

[@margieloya5018]

Eaten good in the neighborhood 😋😄

[@Kreeson]

❤❤ Hometown of Neal McCoy..going to have to check out the basket factory, that was cool.

[@markd8469]

I believe LeeAnn Womack is from Jacksonville TX as well

[@timd1833]

I couldn't see the forest for the trees!

[@christianoliver3572]

I've got to get a couple of cases of those tomatoes to enjoy fresh and to can every year.
Luckily I have family near Tyler so I don't have to drive nonstop from Corpus Christi and back.

[@bigvic322]

I like your channel. I see this video was released around 2 months ago (July 2023), but when was this video filmed? Mud Creek Offroad Park has been closed for around 5 years now. That was THE best park to go riding.

[@Stitch90344]

Joe smith farms is a jacksonville staple.

[@williamscoggin1509]

I live 25 mi from this little cafe and I tried it one day. Worst service I ever didn't receive and the worst catfish I ever paid money for. I don't know what their problem was, and I was the only customer. I have never been back!

[@overnoot3196]

👍👍👍👍🙏🙏

[@FrederickJones-bi1fv]

I thought he was gonna be in Jacksonville Florida 😢

[@familydinnerswithnikkib3561]

Me too, born and raised in Duval County.

[@damienthetexasian6827]

It's Daytripper, as in a daytrip in Texas. Sorry but it takes a couple days to Fl from Texas.

[@hihijabsnwnwjejfnjfj]

@@damienthetexasian6827it dosent take that long

[@damienthetexasian6827]

@@hihijabsnwnwjejfnjfj it takes over 12 hrs to get from Houston to the panhandle of FL (900 miles). not exactly a daytrip

[@Freedomishere-im6ug]

He click bait us duval people