Kelly and I treated ourselves to a great dinner at Chamberlain’s Fish Market in August (I just found this post – I had forgotten to push publish…ACK!). It was Restaurant Week – a great time to try out new restaurants or visit slightly-more-expensive favorites. RW offers fixed-price menus ($35 or $45 per person, depending on […]
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German in Texas: Feasting at Fritzl’s
One of Kelly’s team members is half-German. Since I have a bit of German in me, too, and grew up eating homemade saurkraut, we’ve had a good time talking about the German restaurants in our area. Fritzl’s is a favorite of hers – a true dive, but a very authentic Austrian-German dive. Earlier this month […]
Dining at Knife: Unforgettable
We really really wanted to eat at Knife before chef/owner/founder John Tesar grew bored of the concept and decided to move on. Our birthdays were a perfect time to get fancy and cross another goal (and a tasty one at that) off the list. Our server brought us a dish of chilled crudites to enjoy […]
Brix: Elevating the Bar Food Experience
A friend texted me to ask if I’d tried Brix in downtown Plano yet. I hadn’t. It looked like a standard neighborhood bar, so I wasn’t super-interested in trying it out. A hamburger and pizza is a hamburger and pizza, right? Brix may serve alcohol and have video golf – all the signs of a […]
Pho Take Two: A Better Experience
True to their word, my friends (and colleagues) took me out for a redemptive pho experience. We headed slightly east of downtown to a local-to-DFW chain, Pho Que Huong. The restaurant felt like a family-owned joint, simple and basic. We started with spring rolls. They were delicious! I would come back just to have these […]
NOLA in Plano: Lunch at Cajun Tailgators
There’s something very special about New Orleans and something even more special about its food. Just thinking about the food is making me hungry. Must.Stop. Or maybe I just need to go to Cajun Tailgators in Plano. It’s an itty-bitty shop (with a food truck though, which is no itty-bitty thing). But we don’t let […]
First Pho: Trying Dalat
Overdue review… On my first day of work, I realized around 1:30 that I hadn’t eaten lunch yet. I also realized that a pho shop – Dalat – was now open in downtown Plano and, of course, I had a goal to give pho a try. Kismet. I headed to Dalat for a late lunch. […]
Bishop Cidery: Yes, There’s a Cidery in Dallas
I’m not sure what I expected when I went to Bishop Cidery – a tour, for sure. I’m not a huge cider fan, so a tour or an explanation of the “how we make it” process were the major draws for me. I didn’t get that the evening we stopped in. The owners/producers weren’t there, […]
Kenny’s Burger Joint: Because If Kenny’s Cooking, We’re Eating
We’re big fans of Kenny’s Woodfire Grill and Kenny’s Smokehouse. Both serve excellent food and offer excellent service. On our last visit to Smokehouse, our server mentioned that he also worked at the Burger Joint. That’s how we found ourselves at Kenny’s Burger Joint on an afternoon when we were craving a burger. By the way, […]
Uni Sushi: The Place We Keep Going to for Sushi
Once a friend learned that I loved sushi, he mentioned that I should try out the new sushi place in downtown Plano. The husband and I thought that was a great idea and since our staycation seemed to be focused on “Let’s go to ____ to eat,” we headed to Uni for lunch. Uni was […]