Kind of Meat: BBQ Beef Cost: $2.50 Topping: Onions, green chilies, BBQ sauce, cabbageA sign on Sixth street, near 1-35, read “Korean BBQ –>”, which I followed like an Eloi led to the Morlock whistle in the Time Machine. It led me into an alley. A man hung out of…
Stand: Big Top DogsKind of meat: beef Cost: $4.50 Topping: mustard, sauerkrautIf street food has a religious origin story, it should be in the invention of the hot dog. For an eater, it’s a eureka moment. Watching those dripping, dirty-water tongs drop your meat-tube into a bun…it’s like witnessing the…
The Elbow Room 3010 Gaston Ave. 214-828-9488 Roadrunner-like delivery speeds: 15 Delivers at extreme hours: 25 Ability to cure hangover: 18 Crazy good bar food: 30 Total: 88 I had an occasion to spend some time with a friend who lives in a loft in eye-shot of the Dallas Farmers…
Cans are starting to catch on in the craft-brew world, with more and more microbreweries offering their products in the once-maligned format — even in Texas. Shiner has long offered its bock in cans, and upstart Southern Star is doing the same. In fact, Dale’s Pale Ale from Colorado’s Oskar…
We’ve all had those moments when we’re going to scream if we have to look at one more spreadsheet or spend another minute in our walls-closing-in-on-us cubicle. Or we’re going to go all Office Space on the copier if it decides to eat another very important document. This is when…
Heartburn. You know how P.F. Chang’s waiters offer to mix your spicy mustard and other seeded sauces together to make a juggernaut hot sauce? Well, after a day of eating in Austin at SXSW, your esophagus feels as though it’s slathered in that mix. Your belly churns kind of like…
Imagine, if you will, your grandmother’s refrigerator or possibly her pantry. Open it. Look inside. Somewhere there on either the second or first (if it wasn’t too cold) shelves there’s a jar. It probably has plastic wrap or a cloth affixed to the top of it by way of a…
Artin’s Grill is a gush of earnest, approachable sophistication wreathed in a blast of hickory smoke. At Artin’s, no detail is overlooked: faux wood parquet tiles line the section dividers, only they’re made of brass, which means the faux is fancier than the thing being faked. The banquette complex is…
A close-up of whipped wasabi potatoes and sesame-flecked ahi makes for an artful — and tasty –shot. This image is from Artin’s, courtesy of Sara Kerens. See the rest of her photos here…
Chow Asian Street Food 3309 Dallas Parkway at Parker Road Plano 972 608-1883 The phoenix is a mythical fire bird prevalent in many of the world’s cultures. According to legend, it lives 500 to 1000 years, after which it builds a nest of twigs, ignites itself, burns to ashes, and…
There are very few foods that can elicit fondness and memories like the taco. From mom’s boxed Old El Paso version, to the lame version from Taco Bell, to the decidedly un-American street food version found throughout the delicious Mexican states, the humble taco has marked my tastes with each…
Nine companies have joined the proposed class action lawsuit against Yelp, the San Francisco-based Internet giant, attorneys in Miami and California announced this morning. The new plaintiffs are located everywhere from Tujunga, California, to Washington, D.C. They include businesses ranging from a sofa outlet to a bakery to the heart…
JG’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers12101 Greenville Ave.972-644-8628Dude Factor: 9, or James Garner , on a scale of 1 (Ike, Taylor or Zac Hanson) to 10 (Wayne Coyne) Amigos, I have a confession to make. To me, anything north of Royal Lane might as well be Oklahoma. But since I’ve had some…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials. Where: Chan Thai Club, 312 W. Seventh St.When: Daily, 4:30 p.m to…
This past weekend’s Pacquiao-Clottey fight marked my first visit to Cowboys Stadium. Being the ever-so-dedicated blogger that I am, I took this opportunity of being in Arlington to try out a restaurant about which I’d been hearing good things. Whenever I am in Arlington, I usually visit my old stand-bys,…
Roasted’s convinced that the only thing more grueling than waking up on a regular Monday morning is waking up on the Monday morning following daylight-saving time’s great “spring forward.” Ugh.The red print on the At-A-Glance calendar at the office warned of the impending time change, and Roasted knew this particular…
Last week in Hash Over we talked about the all the events leading up to the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, and now the actual day of celebrating the patron saint of Ireland is upon us. This Wednesday, March 17, is the day we wear green, drink lots of Guinness…
Are you the type of person who likes to drink wine, watch a baseball game and get a facial all while doing your grocery shopping? Then you’re in luck, because the new Whole Foods on Park Lane opened this week, and all these amenities and more are available at the…
Spring’s awakening. The city returns to life after winter’s long slumber. Of course, March means college basketball and St. Patrick’s Day, but it also means the start of patio season, the all-too-brief time when we can dine alfresco between snow and scorch. There are plenty of patios to take advantage…
Recently, we made a post-rush-hour journey up to Plano for dinner at Artin’s Grill, the newest addition to the Shops at Legacy. Artin’s had its soft opening in mid-January, and the restaurant is now serving its full menu of American food with Asian and Latin influences for lunch and dinner.Situated…
The weather has been pretty great lately, calling for a little patio here, a little frozen slurp there. But it’s never a guarantee, so this girl drinker has been grabbing the goods when and where she can get them. I’m not going to say one word about the forecast this…
Spring break is running rampant across the country as college students everywhere plan beach vacations to party with fellow students. Copious amounts of binge drinking, casual sex and other activities are typically on the slate and will be the subject of nostalgic conversation for years to come. . Dozens of…
