They were long and bleak, the months between March 2003 and January of this year—for local gourmands, anyway. Sure, one could pipe recorded accordion music through the place or dress waiters up in striped shirts and berets, but local restaurateurs could only dream of recreating the feel of an authentic…
Photo: Patrick Michels There are, essentially, two rules to Thanksgiving—well, three if you include football: turkey and lots of it. Of course, not everyone makes it to the big family gathering. Police and firefighters must remain on duty, truck drivers and…um…others, may find themselves stuck with a TV dinner and…
Clay Pit in Addison expected miracles from chef Vijay Sadhu when they hired him in June. Five months later—or “awhile ago,” according to a manager—they tired of his antics and unceremoniously canned the one time savior…
Stoneleigh P 2926 Maple Ave. 214-871-2346 The Stoneleigh P has been a historic watering hole for the dudes of Dallas since it opened in the 70s. And by ‘dudes,’ we mostly mean rich dudes, at least judging by the parking lot, where on any given day you’re likely to spot…
Caity Colvard Cheese: a complex, often misunderstood medium. “I never liked cheese as a child,” Sarah Kaufmann said, “It wasn’t until college that I discovered cheese. Now, it’s my whole life.” Obviously: Dressed in a cow print apron and pants (complete with tail), topped off with a “Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese…
Merritt Martin Clean, timeless design. Picasso’s Pizza and Grill, 7215 Skillman St., 214-553-8100 Promised in: about 40 minutes Delivery time: 30 minutes The Score: The Phone: Enthusiasm: 7 Suggestion of dessert: 9 Payment, etc: 11 The Delivery: Enthusiasm: 15 Degree of Difficulty: 7.5 Minutes paused on Mystery Diagnosis for answering…
Dave & Buster’s celebrates the opening of their Arlington Highlands shopping center branch a week from today. That’s right, “celebrates” in the same sentence as “Arlington,” “shopping center” and “Dave & Buster’s.” Well, why not? The Dallas-based chain has been in operation for 25 years now and this 33,000 square…
Welcoming someone new into the family always requires food. Weddings, baby showers, engagement parties, introducing a girlfriend or boyfriend—they all feel incomplete until you’ve fired up the ol’ George Foreman. But it’s not enough to pop the fridge and tear open a bag of baby carrots. Different foods make different…
Patrick Michels So it’s yogurt. And it tastes pretty good. What you want to call this? We’ve been here before. The bright lights and pastel walls, the plastic furniture and frozen yogurt. Dim the lights, pad the chairs and crank up a smooth-jazz Stones cover over the roar of the…
How would you like to slice into these everyday? Lobsters are easy. We mean that in a culinary sense. Bind up the pincers, drop them in water and commence to melting some butter. Likewise steak: a dash of salt, another of pepper and a crackling grill—that’s all there is to…
On a trip to Libertine Bar last night for a friend’s birthday celebration, we discovered some changes to the menu. No more Cuban sandwich, no more Iowa Skinny. New additions include a pulled pork sandwich topped with coleslaw, portabella fries on the side dish list and a smothered pork chop…
What to do on those inevitable slow news afternoons where even a call from Red Lobster regarding their “reinvented” brand seems interesting? How ‘bout a nod to Blue Collar Bar—not for their intentionally dismissive name, but for reviving (at least in name), the blue plate special…
In heaven there is no beer so we drink it here. –Trappist Monk Proverb (or Polka lyric) The Old Monk 2847 N. Henderson 214-821-1880 Edging to a table at the Old Monk, I noticed a young man drinking Miller Lite and nearly stopped in my tracks. In a bar with…
Panic attack count: 1 Packed tables count: 12 When I’m feeling like eating a burger but I don’t want all that convenience and crappy quality that a fast food restaurant offers, I head on over to Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers. I drove to their Cole Avenue location hyped up for…
The waitress attending my table one evening applied the ominous phrase “to die for” to almost every dish. Really, when I think about it, I’m not certain I want to die for my meal—although it’s always a possibility. As every veteran food writer will tell you, if a slider has…
Don’t know what to say about this other than stand back aghast and watch proponents of the old government cheese program weep: Sculptor Sarah Kaufmann, otherwise known as “the Cheese Lady” plans to carve up 500 pounds of otherwise useful cheddar to celebrate the opening of Sprouts in Murphy. Make…
With apologies to Orville from our usually unrepentant graphics guy. During the uncertain days of economic depression and the threat of global war, America needed a hero, someone to vanquish all wrong, to protect us from evil—someone fictional. So in 1938, the folks at Action Comics gave us Superman. Well,…
Word on the street has restaurateur brothers Gabriel and Adrian DeLeon planning something new. Already the two run Irving’s longstanding La Margarita, a destination not just for its tequila selection. Their new venture—Masaryk—is slated for Addison Circle…
Alley Oops 1115 N. Beckley Ave., Dallas All you really need to know about Alley Oops is that it’s cheap, it’s small, and almost everything is deep fried. I love it. Sandwiches range from about five to eight bucks. So you want a soup or salad with that greasy Philly…
Patrick Michels A great night for America and its Thai delivery food. Bangkok City 4503 Greenville Ave. 214-691-8233 Promised in: 60 minutes Delivery time: 72 minutes The Score A. Order 1. Degree of Difficulty: 2 2. Minutes spent on phone (subtract from 10): 7 3. Ease of communication: 5 B…
There was a day, we’re told, when stern instructors forced the fabled “three R’s” on students who walked varying distances through the remnants of vicious blizzards (or ravaging locusts, I forget which) for lessons. Then Baby Boomers, unwilling to subject their own kids to little traumas that may affect self-actualization…
Jake Barnhart, ladies and gentlemen, on the iPhone Hurritang lesson #3.7: In lieu of lost digital pics, use blurry iPhone ones. Greetings all, and welcome to the inaugural installment of Girl Drink Drunk. Just a little background: what will become a regular feature ’round these parts was inspired by a…
