Bob Sambol

Kitchen LTO to Annouce Chef and Designer Finalists

To phrases like jumbo shrimp and government intelligence, Dallas is adding a new oxymoron: permanent pop-up. Kitchen LTO (Limited Time Offer) is slated to open later this summer at Trinity Groves in West Dallas. The gimmick here is that Kitchen LTO won't offer a singular dining experience, but inst ... More >>

Top 10 Resolutions We'd Like To See Fulfilled

Maybe in 2010, they'll just let us eat rabbits.​A new year, another chance to set things right.It's why some people announce personal goals this time of year, right? Few carry them through for the entire 12 months, however. In fact, only the easiest resolutions--add more flab, drink cheaper booze, ... More >>

The Year/The Decade: Embarrassments

​Probably should issue this caveat to start: Unless you're speaking of Paris Hilton or Tex Cobb, the label of embarrassment implies the person in question possesses some talent.Nobody is perfect, of course. The Rolling Stones recorded Emotional Rescue, Babe Ruth lost half a season due to a "bellya ... More >>

Top 25 Food-Related Quotes Of The Past Decade

​Almost a decade ago, I wrote this: "Every time this country ends up with a Bush in the White House, several things most assuredly occur: The government inflicts some regrettable incident on Japan, the nation tumbles into a recession, a presidential pet writes a book, and everyone worries about th ... More >>

They Liked It So Much They Bought the Place: Bob's Steak & Chop House Gets New Owners

​In the end, anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to the bankruptcy of Bob's Steak & Chop House on Lemmon Avenue thought that the eatery would most likely wind up in the hands of Bob Sambol's former partner, Bill Lenox. He made no secret of his desire to buy the joint out of Chapter 11 ... More >>

Will Bob Sambol's Old Partner Get the Steakhouse on Lemmon? Or Will Del Frisco's?

​I've had today's date circled on my calendar since October 7: This was to be the day Bob's Steak & Chop House went on the auction block. And ever since this morning, when we got word that there was at least one heretofore unmentioned notable interested in taking Bob Sambol's Lemmon Avenue eat ... More >>

So If You Want to Buy Bob's Steak & Chop House, You've Got Till November 2

​So, no, Bob's Steak & Chop House on Lemmon Avenue didn't go on the auction block September 30, as we said would happen back in mid-August. Legal whatnot delayed the sale of Bob Sambol's bankrupt eatery. But yesterday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlin DeWayne Hale gave the okee-doke to go ahead wi ... More >>

Short Orders: Bob's Steak & Chop House

​Bob's Steak & Chop House4300 Lemmon Avenue214-528-9446Quite a number of those who dine out on a regular basis are still in the dark as to Bob Sambol and his legal difficulties. Talk at surrounding tables on a recent visit centered on some encounter with Jerry Jones' bodyguard Roosevelt ("he d ... More >>

Come September 30, More than Likely, Bob's Steak & Chop House Goes on Auction Block

​Since last we visited the bankruptcy case of Bob's Steak & Chop House on Lemmon Avenue, there have been a couple of notable developments -- among them, the appointment yesterday of Dallas attorney Robert Milbank Jr. to take over as the Chapter 11 trustee, replacing owner Bob Sambol per the U. ... More >>

On the Bob's Steak & Chop House Hotline, Bankruptcy and Criminal Cases Collide

​A couple of weeks back, we mentioned that the U.S. Trustee handling Bob's Steak & Chop House's Chapter 11 reorganization wanted Judge Harlin D. Hale to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee to replace owner Bob Sambol. Because, see, as far as Willliam Neary's concerned, Sambol -- operating here as Sil ... More >>

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On the Bob's Steak & Chop House Line, a Chapter 11 Filing to Restructure Massive Debt

Yesterday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Dallas, Silveroak Holdings, Ltd. -- better known as Bob's Steak & Chop House -- filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. Bob Sambol and his attorney, Mark Ralston, say the bankruptcy filing has nothing to do with Lee Thompson's claim that Sambol owes him $300,00 ... More >>

At the Moment, Dallas Is Just Another in a Long Line of Folks Interested in Hall of Fame

National Football Foundation president and CEO, Steven HatchellEarlier this afternoon, I finally spoke with Steve Hatchell -- president and CEO of the National Football Foundation, the parent organization of the College Football Hall of Fame -- concerning yesterday's press conference during which Ma ... More >>

Bob Sambol's Got Quite the Stake in the City Landing the College Football Hall of Fame

Here's an interesting little fact left off the two press releases announcing the city's efforts to lure the College Football Hall of Fame from South Bend, Indiana, to downtown Dallas: It was all Bob Sambol's idea. Seriously. But the namesake of Bob's Steak & Chop House on Lemmon Avenue figured, ... More >>

Stories Of Misconduct

Every once in awhile I wonder just why some people are keen to lavish praise on restaurant owners. Yeah, I know--the Food Network and those in the media who promote the celebrity chef idea share a portion of the blame. But many of the folks who dine regularly simply don't wish to peer behind the cur ... More >>

On the Bob's Steak & Chop House Hotline, Theft or "Deal Gone Bad"?

Given the reaction of Friends of Unfair Park and Friends of Bob Sambol's this morning, he's perhaps the least likely most-wanted man in town, but there's no disputing a Dallas County grand jury's true bill indictment that landed in our in-box this morning: The namesake of the 16-year-old Bob's Steak ... More >>

Chop House Owner On the Chopping Block

Robert "Bob" Sambol, 55, owner of Bob's Steak & Chop House, was indicted yesterday for theft of $200,000 by a Dallas grand jury. After former customer Lee Thompson, Jr. invested $300,000 to fund a wine/cigar lounge add-on to Bob's Lemmon Ave. restaurant, Thompson claims Sambol didn't follow thro ... More >>

No One Disputes Bob Sambol Took $300,000. The Question Is: What Did He Do With It?

I just spoke with Nicholas Cariotis, chief of the Check Division/Task Force on Identity Fraud at the Dallas County District Attorney's Office -- and the man charged with prosecuting Bob Sambol, who, as we mentioned this morning, has been accused in an indictment of stealing $300,000 from investor an ... More >>

Strange Boys Release Video, Offer Free MP3 In Anticipation Of Upcoming Album

The now-Austin-based (and formerly Dallas-based--frontman Ryan Sambol and his brother, bass player Phillip, are the sons of Bob's Steak and Chophouse owner Bob Sambol) lo-fi garage rockers The Strange Boysare getting all prepped for the March 24 release of its debut LP, The Strange Boys...And Girls ... More >>

Omni Hotels Takes a Bite Off Bob's Plate

Will Dallas's convention center hotel get a Bob's Steak and Chop House? Fair question this morning, as Irving-based Omni Hotels -- which the city council tapped to operate the convention center hotel -- announced this morning that it has acquired a 50-percent stake in the brand name, with plans to " ... More >>

The Fab 50

Half a hundred power brokers who sculpt our local sports landscape

The Fab Fifty

Or, half a hundred folks with way better seats than you

Where You Can Find Rudy G. Tonight

Overdone

The Fab Fifty

Where would we be without these powerful peeps? In the fetal position, craving sports.

A Day at the Races

Plus: D-Day at the DMN; Dirty Deed

Steak Stoked

A new Bob's steak house draws Consilient Restaurants' Monte Morris back to Denver

Shtick Happens

Male or female servers--does it make a difference?

Apple Gazing

Stolik operator hopes to beat the odds

Letters

No Smoking Gun

The new smoking ban will work--if no one lights up

Bob Hoofs North

The Plano version of Bob's Steak and Chophouse stays true to form--mysterious carrot and all

How Dry It Is

Why shouldn't we order well-done steaks?

Hibiscus Itch

New restaurant to hit Henderson Street