Sam and Bradley Chmelar, hulking twin terrors of the Ennis eating world, were ready to dominate the National Polka Festival’s team kolache eating contest, and with college pal Larry Clem — a veteran of the Don Juan breakfast taco challenge down in Austin — there’d be no stopping them. With…
Once known as a haven for large-chain dining, Carrollton is slowly changing, as more and more immigrants move there from Asia, and Central and South America. Drive down East Belt Line Road or Josey Lane and you will see taquerias aplenty, plus homey establishments that draw culinary inspiration from El…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
I found myself on an eating mission last week with Cathy, my ever present best friend in gluttony. After some random driving around, we found ourselves at the Super H Mart shopping center in Carrollton. It was destined to be, as we have had a long overdue date with Omi…
Mozzarella Company 2944 Elm St. 214-741-4072 Try: Prosciutto Mozzarella Roll I spent my Memorial Day just like everybody else: First I woke up and kissed the soil, high-fived my freedom and gave big ups to all the soldiers past and present who have fought to keep this country so great…
The genius of Target advertising in one picture (thanks to Observerian Kelly Dearmore). Note to Target: Fat Tire is a beer from the New Belgium Brewing Co., which is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Decidedly not local…
I bet the attendees of the May 22 Homegrown Festival thought they were pretty freaking special. Not only did they listen to a day full of awesome local music, but they also got to enjoy the icy deliciousness of La Grange’s top-notch sno-cone machine, carted down the block for the…
Do you have plans this weekend to recover from last weekend’s Memorial Day madness? Why not continue with the summer fun by drinking more alcohol and eating fatty foods? Flying Saucer on the Lake will host its first Spring Beer Festival from noon till 10 p.m. this Saturday, June 5…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
A few weeks ago, when Conan O’Brien rolled through town, he said to the packed crowd: “You people know how to drink.” Turns out, as Robert Wilonsky reported over on Unfair Park, Esquire is thinking the same thing. Well, at least they liked some of our bars. Featured in the…
Once known as a city with a Tex-Mex establishment on every corner, Dallas and its burbs are now playing host to a virtual parade of Latin dining palaces. Here and there, you’ll see Peruvian, Colombian, Caribbean, and even Ecuadorian places vying with El Fenix and Mi Cocina for Big D’s…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
Last month’s Revolving Doors was all about the taco. This month it’s mostly about expanding and starting over again. Oh, and closing, but lets not focus too much on that when we have so many new restaurants to look forward to this summer. We mentioned in a previous Hash Over…
Uncle Wok 8440 Abrams Road 214-343-6670 Promised time: 45 minutes Actual time: 40.5 minutes The Score: Ability to make my mouth water during ordering process: 20 Food arriving smokin’ hot: 40 Nutritional Value: -95 Knowing that with a name like Uncle Wok, you have to open a restaurant: 100 Total:…
For most music lovers, any old beer will do at a concert or club show as long as the music is good. At, say, Verizon Theatre or whatever they’re calling it these days, a big plastic cup or two full of American macro-lager is all it takes to get in…
When you think of pizza meccas, we’ll bet dollars to garlic knots you think of New York, Chicago and, of course, Naples, from whence came the delightful chow. (Let’s just forget about California, shall we?) Dallas should be added to the list. Yes, the Big D! Il Cane Rosso (www.ilcanerosso.com),…
Grilled Lamb Chops Demonstrated by Domingos Noronha of Fogo de Chao Brazil is known for many things other than producing Victoria Secret supermodels. It has elaborate festivals, beautiful beaches,and here at City of Ate we thank the country for introducing us to churrascarias, the Brazilian steakhouse. We’re all about the…
It’s still National Burger Month, so we here at Days Gone Bite are celebrating the ultimate meat sammich with a look back at some of the more memorable fast food burger commercials.Feel free to link to your faves in the comments, as we’re really just hitting the Biggies that crop…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
In the annals of branding it doesn’t exactly sing out, but this is the line that Hector’s on Henderson flaunts. “It’s a great place for date night,” owner Hector Garcia says in a KDAF-TV Up All Night segment. He repeats it. So do his minions. Like ingesting fish oil, “date…
I heard that Maple & Motor was small and that you gotta get there early if you don’t want to have to wait in line, so I made it to there by 11:30 a.m. A buncha assholes must’ve heard I was on my way and decided to beat me there,…
Several weeks back I was dining at Abacus and happened to be seated next to Mr. Dallas, The Dallas Morning News’ man about town. He was tweeting up a storm on his phone, giving his few hundred followers cause to giggle at the odd clothing choice of one of the…
