AFRAH-Rated 4.5 Stars TXmb uffet is a longstanding love of mine. Good buffet that is. Few things compare to mounds of food draping across a plate in preparation for consumption. Afrah offers just such a delight. I’d been scoping this place for some time, anxious to try it. After my chow down at the Lebanese Food Festival recently, I thought it was only right to keep the party going at Afrah, which serves Lebanese and Mediterranean cuisine. Hungered tummy and palate pal in tow, we hopped in Old Blue and made the drive to Afrah. Inside the open café styled eatery, sat plenty of patrons chatting amongst themselves while others…
Cheesesteak Trouble that Led to Truck Yard
Truck Yard- Rated 4.7 Stars TXmb Goodness on a lightly crisp role. Cover it in grilled onions, jalapenos, and a few slices of provolone. And if you really want to feel weak in the knees top that bad boy off with the wiz of cheese. You have the option of making this, a Portobello mushroom or chicken sandwich. But all the foodies and all the greats know that none of those versions are as magnificent as the cheesesteak. (TXMB Cheesesteak Proverb) Last year my cousin and I took a road trip to NYC. Soon as we hit Philadelphia I began to salivate. I assumed it didn’t matter where…
India Grill and the Anxious People that Love it
India Grill-Rated 3.8 Stars TXMb Saturday morning, 11:25am. A hungered many stand, sit, laugh and make due with other peoples company. Tennis shoes tapping to the concrete, folded arms and fake laughs are all part of the scene. 11:30 hit. And just like that the tennis shoe tapping, folded arm, fake laugh, car sitting souls made their way inside. India Grill is a place with a following. Having only gone two times, it’s easy to spot those who have made this establishment a common thread in their restaurant routine. And why not? India Grill is of an affectionate sort. Inside the staff is attentive, almost doting. Plus even if you…
What’s Pho Breakfast?
Vietnam Restaurant Bar and Grill- 4.5 stars Teeny tiny shorts, my most awesomest UT sweatshirt, and shin splitting tennis shoes were my attire of choice for lightly jogging in 40 degree weather. Pushing little by little just to get through a couple of miles, I stared down at my freezing cold thighs and immediately craved something warm. It had been months, and the need was getting to be a bit much. Hustling through the two miles, I hoped in Old Blue, and headed down Bryan Street. When the rest of Dallas is pushing eggs and bacon to hungered breakfast goers at 9 AM, Vietnam is serving pho. You can imagine…
Samad Cafe Makes Love in the Kitchen
Samad Cafe-Rated 4 stars TXmb Here’s the thing. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, then you will miss it. So folks, I’m telling you now, peel those eyes open a little more than normal if you’re planning on partaking in the tastiness that is Samad Café. Samad Café is the epitome of the term, ‘hole in the wall.’ This place doesn’t actually have a sign, and looks more like a house than a restaurant. The tight space is shared with an auto mechanic. Your only real way of knowing you’re at Samad Café is the tiny black lettering outside the brick establishment reading “Restaurant.” You can tell this…
Smokey Goodness at J and B Barbecue
J&B Barbecue-RATED 4 stars TXmb Barbecue is embedded in the DNA of all Texans. Knowing what ribs and brisket are by the age of 1 is a necessity. It’s a rite of passage to watch flames dance on an open grill, while sweet smelling smoke tickle your eyes and tempt your belly. For this reason, our smoke cured senses can easily detect the good stuff. Thankfully, J&B does NOT disappoint. The menu isn’t extensive, but who cares. This is barbeque. Each of J&B’s meats has an unmistakably savory smoked flavor that leaves you smacking your lips in satisfaction and licking extra sauce on your fingers. The ribs have an…
Finding Zen at Zenna
Zenna – 3 Stars “I found this little sushi spot that supposedly has 50 cent beers, I think we should go there for happy hour tonight girlie.” “OK girl, let’s meet up around 4:30 at the place, it’s called Zenna and it’s somewhere downtown, I think the happy hour is from like 3 till 7, it’s on Law’s street.” “OK cool, I’ll see you at 4:30.” And so the rest of the work hours passed, and two drinking pals came together from their respectable work locations, in desperate need of good elixir and good food. Happy hour menus already aligned the table as the pair stared down in utter disbelief.…