To prepare for this fall's Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we're counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there's a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me.
I feel like we should take a breather here guys. After two cheesesteaks, a chicken fried steak, three orders of chicken wings and loads of other meat dishes, this list is getting weighed down with a lot of animal protein. It's time to take a cholesterol break and lighten things up for a change.
Mot Hai Ba celebrated a first anniversary recently and overhauled the menu significantly. I got excited to try some new dishes when I heard the news, but I was also worried that some of my lunchtime favorites would no longer be an option. If you've had the banana flower salad you might have had a similar reaction. Who knew lettuce could be a revelation?
Except it's a lot more than lettuce, really. There are thin strips of banana flowers and strands of shredded chicken, too. Fried shallots and peanuts add crunch and saltiness while a slightly sweet vinaigrette wakes things up with a ton of acidity. It's hard for dishes like this to stand up to burgers and bacon, but this one is positively refreshing and it's also plenty satisfying.
The rest of the lunch menu is safe from the chopping block as well, in case you were wondering. All of those delicious banh mi sandwiches and fried Imperial rolls are yours for the taking. Just remember we're not even halfway through our list of 100 Favorite Dishes, and there's a lot more cheese, bacon and beef on it's way. You might want to pace yourself.
No. 100: Pastrami Egg Rolls at Blind Butcher No. 99: Chicken-fried Steak at Tom's Burgers and Grill No. 98: Pasta with Uni Butter at Nonna No. 97: Camarón en Agua Chile at La Palapas No. 96: The Wings at Lakewood Landing No. 94: Chicken Kebab at Afrah No. 93: Trompo Tacos at Bachman Lake No. 92: Fish and Chips at 20 Feet No. 91: Canelés at Village Baking Co. No. 90: Banh Mi from La Me No. 88: The Burgers at Off-Site Kitchen No. 87: The White Album at Spoon No. 86: Ramen at Tei An No. 85: Tacos at Revolver Taco No. 84: Stuffed Chicken Wings at Sakhuu No. 83: Korean Fried Chicken at Bonchon No. 82: Grilled Branzino at Tei Tei Robata No. 81: The Toddfather at Cattleack Barbecue No. 80: The Biryanis at Chennai No. 79: Shish Tawook at Qariah No. 78: Arepes at Zaguan No. 77: Goat Momo at Everest Restaurant No. 76: Steak Tartar at Gemma No. 75: Escabeche at Joyce and Gigi's No. 74: Spicy Fish in Oil at Royal Sichuan No. 73: Pupusas at La Pasadita No. 72: The Kathi Roll at Simply Dosa No. 71: The Chicken Wings at Teppo No. 70: Cheesesteak at Truck Yard No. 69: Chicken and Waffles at Jonathon's No. 68: Birria Tacos at Los Torres Taqueria No. 67: Bulgogi Cheesesteak at Say Kimchi No. 66: Suadero Tacos at La Banqueta No. 65: Brian Luscher's Post Oak Red Hot
