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It's well worth the $9.99 they normally get, but for their 60th anniversary, chicken fried steak will be available for $1.79.

Norma’s Cafe of Dallas 60th Anniversary Specials

June 13, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Big breakfasts all day, hearty home-cooking entrees like chicken and dumplings and meatloaf, a lengthy roster of country-style vegetable sides, mile-high pies… and fantastically popular chicken fried steak, all served in a casual and welcoming town cafe atmosphere —  that’s been Norma’s Cafe of Dallas, TX for the last 60 years. It was 30 years ago that longtime customer Ed Murph bought the place from the original owners. Over the years he’s opened two additional area Norma’s, with a fourth, near NorthPark Center, in the works — but he’s pretty much kept Norma’s as he found it. Continue reading

Top Pot Bringing Doughnuts and Coffee to Tacoma

December 1, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Top Pot, with 17 stores in and around Seattle and three more in and around Dallas, plans to bring their much-loved hand-roasted coffee and “hand-forged” doughnuts to Tacoma, Washington. There will be two Tacoma cafes, the first of which should soon be open at 2724 North Proctor Street. Then, in the spring of next year, another Top Pot will open in The Village at Chambers Bay. We’ll take a Glazed Old Fashioned and a Glazed Chocolate Old Fashioned, please!

Over 8000 Served Free Thanksgiving at Norma’s of Dallas

November 27, 2015 / / 0 Comments

It began 27 years ago when 150 free Thanksgiving meals were served by Norma’s Cafe of Dallas, and this year the number of free meals served yesterday may have exceeded 8,000. Norma’s is not a large place so if you weren’t able to eat in, a free dinner was there for you to take home. Watch the two videos below to see Norma’s free Thanksgiving in action and to learn more about Norma’s 27 year tradition of giving back to the community: Continue reading

27th Annual Free Thanksgiving at Dallas’ Norma’s Cafe

November 19, 2015 / / 0 Comments

For the 27th consecutive year, Norma’s Cafe will be serving free Thanksgiving dinner, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, at their Oak Cliff location (1123 West Davis Street in Dallas). While they don’t say anything about who the meal is for (in fact, they explicitly state it’s for anyone who comes), we suspect it’s meant more for people in need than anyone else, so if that’s you and your family, we suggest you show up early and enjoy the holiday and Norma’s hospitality.

The Meaty Legend: pepperoni, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, and bacon

Gino’s East Dallas Debut on Thursday

November 16, 2015 / / 0 Comments

The first Dallas area branch of the Chicago deep dish pizza chain Gino’s East arrived earlier this year in Arlington. This Thursday, November 19th, will see the opening of the first Gino’s East in Dallas proper, at 10310 Lombardy Lane. This will be the seventh Texas Gino’s East. Other branches can be found near Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Like the other Texas Gino’s, we expect this one will be serving their unique BBQ Brisket Za filled with BBQ brisket, caramelized onions, and roasted peppers.

Deep-fried rippers topped with Rutt's Hut's unique relish

America’s Top 21 Hot Dogs

October 30, 2015 / / 2 Comments

A best hot dog list apparently is released on a daily basis. Why? Because people love ’em – hot dogs AND best lists. We read them not only to see what they have to say about our favorites (the yellow-relish-topped deep-fried rippers from Rutt’s Hut of Clifton, NJ appears on today’s list in question) but to pick up on the new, unfamiliar joints (Luscher’s of Dallas, TX, from a fancy-pants chef). You’ll also find coneys, Sonoran dogs, half-smokes, and dogs topped with SpaghettiOs on the list. Have at it!

Shake Shack Coming to Dallas

October 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Residents of Dallas, Texas will see for themselves if all the fuss is warranted when Shake Shack opens their first branch in the city in 2016. They’ll be moving into The Crescent retail complex in the New Urbanist neighborhood known as Uptown. The Shack currently has a presence in Texas with two stores in Austin. No word yet on the location-specific concretes, which always feature cookies, candies, cakes, and other sweet treats made by local food artisans, for the Big D.

The tacos at Fuel City in Dallas have been called the best in Texas. They're certainly among the cheapest as well.

Fuel City Bringing its Tacos to Fort Worth

June 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Cheap gas, 69 cent a bag ice, live longhorns, donkeys, zebras, and camels, karaoke nights that require off-duty cops to direct traffic — and if that’s not enough, some of the best, and cheapest, tacos to be had in the Lone Star State. Yes, Fuel City in Dallas is not your ordinary gas station. Word has traveled and made the concept a success, so that a second Fuel City opened in Lufkin, and a third will open later this year in Mesquite. Latest news is that a fourth Fuel City will open in Fort Worth next summer, with a fifth to follow near Joe Pool Lake. A cheap-gas-and-tacos dynasty in the making — God Bless America!

The great green chili cheeseburger from Santa Fe Bite in Santa Fe

LAF in the A.M. February 11th, 2015

February 11, 2015 / / 0 Comments

A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day

HAPPY NATIONAL PEPPERMINT PATTY DAY!

America’s Best Burgers, Chosen by Chefs

Pine Club Incident Settled

Hodad’s Owner Died of Heart Attack

Top Pot Expanding in Dallas

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Gino's East's own brews, back to front: German Helles, Belgian Witte, English IPA, and Black Rye IPA.

LAF in the A.M. January 3rd, 2015

January 3, 2015 / / 1 Comment

A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day

Gino’s East River North Brewery Now Open

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Purcellville VA

Top 10 Dallas Restaurant Stories of 2014

20 New Restaurants in Indianapolis for 2015

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We recommend the amazing burnt ends at L C's of Kansas City.

LAF in the A.M. January 1st, 2015

January 1, 2015 / / 1 Comment

A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day

Fire at L C’s Bar-B-Q of Kansas City

Gino’s East Coming to South Barrington

Fuel City (And Its Tacos) Coming to Mesquite TX

Racine Native and Former NBA Player Jim McIlvaine on Kringle

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White chocolate peppermint ice cream between chocolate truffle cookies, from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams of Columbus, OH

LAF in the A.M. December 19th, 2014

December 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day

Top 40 Food Cities in U.S.

Tulsa Lobster

How to Spend Only a Few Hours in Chicago

An Interview with Tony Luke Jr.

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Mile High Cream Pie at Norma's Cafe in Dallas

LAF in the A.M. November 19th, 2014

November 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting

Norma’s Cafe Serving Free Thanksgiving Dinner

Grand Central Holiday Fair

Moody’s Diner of Maine Loses Religious Discrimination Ruling

Oklahoma Joe’s Now Officially Joe’s Kansas City

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There are St. Elmo regulars who love the shrimp cocktail, and the super-pungent cocktail sauce, even more than the steak.

LAF in the A.M. November 11th, 2014

November 11, 2014 / / 0 Comments

A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting

World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship

St. Elmo Steak House, an Indianapolis landmark since 1902, is famed for their jumbo shrimp cocktail with explosive cocktail sauce. We’ve had it and, yes, it’s everything they say it is. But nine pounds of it in eight minutes? That’s what Joey Chestnut did last year to set a world record and win the World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship. This year’s event takes place on December 6th, and Joey Chestnut will be on hand to defend his title. Read the details here. Continue reading

They're both Texas donuts, but the bottom one is a TEXAS donut!

Texas-Size Donuts

October 18, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Round Rock Donuts, north of Austin, has been frying ’em up since 1926. They have as cultish a following around here as Krispy Kreme has in other parts of the country. One member of the cult, apparently, is Mary G. Ramos, who writes fondly of Round Rock donuts for The Dallas Morning News: “[T]hey . . . make wonderful, yeasty, glazed doughnuts that have a rich yellow color from the fresh eggs that are used in them, as they were used in the original recipe.” By the way, we’ve actually shared one of those Texas-sized donuts. We’d estimate that it contains about 8-10 donuts worth of dough. But how do they make them? Continue reading

Gino's East is one of Chicago's Big Four in the deep-dish pizza business.

Gino’s East Bringing Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza to Texas

October 16, 2014 / / 3 Comments

So what is it with Texas’ infatuation with Chicago edibles? Not only is Al’s #1 Italian Beef coming to Dallas but Gino’s East, Windy City deep-dish pizza specialist, is opening their first branches outside of the Chicago region this year, in the Lone Star State. The four pizzerias will be located in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and the Houston suburbs. Like the Al’s restaurants, they will be franchises. Word is the pizzerias will add Texas barbecue pizza to the menu. Can Garrett’s be far behind? Continue reading

Italian beef at Al's #1, now in Dallas

Al’s #1 Italian Beef Coming to Texas

October 15, 2014 / / 0 Comments

There are many signature Chicago street foods but our favorite, hands down, is the Italian beef. Thinly shaved beef is plucked from a trough of garlicky jus and laid in a fresh Italian roll. Hot? That’s spicy giardiniera, a chopped vegetable condiment. Sweet? Sweet red peppers. Dipped? They  immerse the entire sandwich in the juice! We’ll take a beef, hot, sweet, and dipped. Continue reading

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