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Post by LazBro on May 7, 2014 21:19:32 GMT -5
Hey, pairesta... the Snapes went to The Blind Butcher! Course 1: Snack Sampler. House made pretzel bread served warm with house mustard, fresh potato chips served on a mountain of beer goat cheese, amazing pickle sampler with pickled carrots, cucumbers (two ways), shallots, onions, jalapenos, celery, radish and butternut squash. By the way, pickled butternut squash is incredible. Each item was individually pickled in a different brine. Beer: BrewDog Dogma ![]()  
Course 2: Duck Poutine. Duck fat fries topped with cheese curds, duck stock gravy, duck confit and a fried duck egg. Quite simply one of the richest, most indulgent and most delicious things I've ever had. We chose to save the dignity (and 10 bucks) and forwent the optional foie gras. Beer: Liefman's Goudenband. 
Course 3: Sausage Plate. This place has several rotating house made sausages on the menu daily. They even have a cold case where you can pick up raw sausages to go. The sausage plate is a random "chef's selection" of three, this time including: bacon bratwurst (good), spicy Italian (very good), and brisket jalapeno cheese (revelatory). Each served with its own garnish (mostly pickles) and some more fresh pretzel bread. A good plate, but next time I think we'll just pick one or two sausages that sound most interesting to us. Beer: Stone Ruination.  You now understand why I don't post to the Selfie thread more often. This is me, plate of fucking house made sausage right in front of me, and that's the happiest face I can muster:  |
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Post by d๏ผฌแต on May 7, 2014 23:09:55 GMT -5
You now understand why I don't post to the Selfie thread more often. This is me, plate of fucking house made sausage right in front of me, and that's the happiest face I can muster: Just tell people you've had bell's palsy. |
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Post by pairesta on May 8, 2014 4:42:28 GMT -5
DAMMIT!
/adds Blind Butcher to list of places I won't get to for another three years
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Post by pairesta on May 8, 2014 5:35:06 GMT -5
So, do they have non-beer drinks also? A good cocktail program maybe?
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Post by LazBro on May 8, 2014 7:39:57 GMT -5
So, do they have non-beer drinks also? A good cocktail program maybe? They did have some signatures cocktails. Not a large list, but maybe 4-5, plus a full bar. I didn't scrutinize it much. |
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Post by pairesta on May 8, 2014 8:01:25 GMT -5
That poutine will be the end of me.
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Post by Liz n Dick on May 8, 2014 10:14:14 GMT -5
You now understand why I don't post to the Selfie thread more often. This is me, plate of fucking house made sausage right in front of me, and that's the happiest face I can muster: Dude, that meal was serious work. You can't be making goofy faces like "smiling" and shit when you've got to concentrate on those duck fries and pretzel breads and those sausages and oh my god I need to stop thinking about all these foodstuffs that I don't get to eat. You are a serious eater, sir, and I salute the work you've done here. |
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Post by pairesta on Jun 3, 2014 16:36:08 GMT -5
OK, I'm angling to go here with some out of town guests. On Friday. Once again, they don't take reservations. Is this gonna be another repeat of the Meddlesome Moth clusterfuck from a few months back?
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Post by LazBro on Jun 3, 2014 17:54:39 GMT -5
OK, I'm angling to go here with some out of town guests. On Friday. Once again, they don't take reservations. Is this gonna be another repeat of the Meddlesome Moth clusterfuck from a few months back? Fingers crossed. The one time we went was midday on a weekend. I'm not sure about the evening crowd. At least it's technically patio season (for masochists), so that opens up some seating. |
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Jun 3, 2014 17:59:47 GMT -5
Can we hijack this to serve as a general Dallas foodie thread?
This month's Torchy's special is pretty terrific. I haven't gone out to eat much in the last few weeks, though.
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Post by LazBro on Jun 3, 2014 18:02:51 GMT -5
Can we hijack this to serve as a general Dallas foodie thread? This month's Torchy's special is pretty terrific. I haven't gone out to eat much in the last few weeks, though. Bacon as the main protein?! Droooooooooooooooooool. Edit: Doh! Nope, it's fajita beef. Somehow missed the first part of the sentence. Still looks incredible. I have a Torchy's about 2 minutes from the house right now, so sadly I'll be moving away from that  |
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Post by NewHereAgainoZach on Jun 4, 2014 1:50:44 GMT -5
OK, I'm angling to go here with some out of town guests. On Friday. Once again, they don't take reservations. Is this gonna be another repeat of the Meddlesome Moth clusterfuck from a few months back? My favorite place out here doesn't do reservations, either, and it gets JAMMED. My rule of thumb is, show up an hour, hour and a half before I'll be hungry, and wait it out with cocktails. |
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Post by NewHereAgainoZach on Jun 4, 2014 1:52:13 GMT -5
If you guys go to Javier's, tell him I sent you. Can't guarantee that you'll get any special consideration out of it, but I can't guarantee that you won't, either.
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Post by pairesta on Jun 4, 2014 9:09:17 GMT -5
OK, I didn't want to chance it on a Friday night with out of town guests. So I made a reservation at Belly & Trumpet instead.
BB is pretty high on my "to go" list still though, before we move to Houston. Probably will do a weeknight date instead.
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Post by LazBro on Jun 4, 2014 9:40:14 GMT -5
OK, I didn't want to chance it on a Friday night with out of town guests. So I made a reservation at Belly & Trumpet instead. BB is pretty high on my "to go" list still though, before we move to Houston. Probably will do a weeknight date instead. Ooo, Belly & Trumpet is one we've been wanting to try. Between the baby and me trying to save some scratch by cooking at home more, we kinda suck at getting out to the good places these days. Haven't been to a Neighborhood Services in maybe two years. Since we're doing the Dallas thing now, last night the Snapes had some of Luscher's red hots from Local Yocal in McKinney. Awesome, awesome hot dogs. Too expensive, but at least we get two meals out of an 8-pack. Holy crap the wagyu beef at that place. Pairesta, have you ever tried any of it? Ron Howard, where are you located again? As a foodie I know you'll travel all over the metroplex for the perfect bite, but generally what area do you hang? |
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Post by LazBro on Jun 4, 2014 9:41:36 GMT -5
OK, I didn't want to chance it on a Friday night with out of town guests. So I made a reservation at Belly & Trumpet instead. BB is pretty high on my "to go" list still though, before we move to Houston. Probably will do a weeknight date instead. Where else is on your "to go" list before the move? I know Tim Love's The Woodshed in Ft. Worth is way high on my to-do list. |
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Post by pairesta on Jun 4, 2014 9:47:48 GMT -5
OK, I didn't want to chance it on a Friday night with out of town guests. So I made a reservation at Belly & Trumpet instead. BB is pretty high on my "to go" list still though, before we move to Houston. Probably will do a weeknight date instead. Ooo, Belly & Trumpet is one we've been wanting to try. Between the baby and me trying to save some scratch by cooking at home more, we kinda suck at getting out to the good places these days. Haven't been to a Neighborhood Services in maybe two years. Since we're doing the Dallas thing now, last night the Snapes had some of Luscher's red hots from Local Yocal in McKinney. Awesome, awesome hot dogs. Too expensive, but at least we get two meals out of an 8-pack. Holy crap the wagyu beef at that place. Pairesta, have you ever tried any of it? Ron Howard, where are you located again? As a foodie I know you'll travel all over the metroplex for the perfect bite, but generally what area do you hang? Yeah, i kept needling you to go to LY; was that your first time? It's amazing. It's high on my most missed list when we leave. I've done a wagyu ribeye there, I think, but I mostly stick to their grassfed stuff which is excellent. I just wish their pork selection was better. Those red hots are awesome. |
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Post by pairesta on Jun 4, 2014 9:49:18 GMT -5
OK, I didn't want to chance it on a Friday night with out of town guests. So I made a reservation at Belly & Trumpet instead. BB is pretty high on my "to go" list still though, before we move to Houston. Probably will do a weeknight date instead. Where else is on your "to go" list before the move? I know Tim Love's The Woodshed in Ft. Worth is way high on my to-do list. The Grape Nonna Tei An New:Pecan Lodge FT33 Blind Butcher |
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Post by LazBro on Jun 4, 2014 10:14:53 GMT -5
Yeah, i kept needling you to go to LY; was that your first time? It's amazing. It's high on my most missed list when we leave. I've done a wagyu ribeye there, I think, but I mostly stick to their grassfed stuff which is excellent. I just wish their pork selection was better. Those red hots are awesome. Yep, first time. Lived up to expectations. I need to go there early in the month when the food envelope is full. Wait a minute, it is early in the month! All of the beef looked pretty amazing, but what caught my eye was the grassfed, wagyu skirt steak. Fajitas of the Gods! I just picked up the red hots on this visit, though. |
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Post by pairesta on Jun 4, 2014 11:06:25 GMT -5
You might wanna curb expectations on the skirt steaks. Even when marinated they were tough.
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Post by NewHereAgainoZach on Jun 4, 2014 11:41:34 GMT -5
You might wanna curb expectations on the skirt steaks. Even when marinated they were tough. Skirt steak's gotta be treated right. And cut thin, against the grain. |
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Post by pairesta on Jun 4, 2014 11:54:16 GMT -5
I did both and it was still "take a bite and pull the whole piece out of the tortilla" tough. Reminded me of Old Skool fajitas from when they first started. I guess they must be treated and tenderized, because when I get them elsewhere they are always much more tender.
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Post by NewHereAgainoZach on Jun 4, 2014 12:15:06 GMT -5
Use skirt flank steak next time; I think it's a bit more forgiving.
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Post by LazBro on Jun 4, 2014 12:43:49 GMT -5
Use skirt flank steak next time; I think it's a bit more forgiving. Flank is more forgiving, and expensive, but I guess when you're buying grassfed wagyu beef you've already justified it as a splurge anyway. I find that skirt is hit or miss. I could treat four seemingly identical pieces of skirt in the identical way, and I'd get four different levels of tenderness. It's a delicious cut, but I do have consistency issues with it that I'm not entirely willing to blame on myself. |
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Post by NewHereAgainoZach on Jun 4, 2014 13:03:51 GMT -5
Wikipedia said something about removing the membrane. Did you remove the membrane?
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Post by pairesta on Jun 4, 2014 13:21:33 GMT -5
Wikipedia said something about removing the membrane. Did you remove the membrane? You know, that might be it. I'm used to never having to do that, but that would explain it. |
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Jun 4, 2014 15:31:40 GMT -5
Between the baby and me trying to save some scratch by cooking at home more, we kinda suck at getting out to the good places these days. Haven't been to a Neighborhood Services in maybe two years. Ron Howard, where are you located again? As a foodie I know you'll travel all over the metroplex for the perfect bite, but generally what area do you hang? I'm literally a five-minute walk from Nonna, under the tollway up Lemmon. Across from Mario's, a.k.a. Gloria's But Slightly Better and Slightly Cheaper. I've only lived in Dallas for a year and a half - just got to Neighborhood Services a couple months ago, wow that was a good place. I know Tim Love's The Woodshed in Ft. Worth is way high on my to-do list. As it should be. My parents insisted we all go - good call. Not all of it was great, but some definitely was. Once you have lamb brisket, it's hard to go back (especially since their beef brisket isn't top-flight). And the daily new sausages... I also remember a few tasty veggie sides. |
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Post by pairesta on Jun 4, 2014 15:41:22 GMT -5
Between the baby and me trying to save some scratch by cooking at home more, we kinda suck at getting out to the good places these days. Haven't been to a Neighborhood Services in maybe two years. Ron Howard, where are you located again? As a foodie I know you'll travel all over the metroplex for the perfect bite, but generally what area do you hang? I'm literally a five-minute walk from Nonna, under the tollway up Lemmon. Across from Mario's, a.k.a. Gloria's But Slightly Better and Slightly Cheaper. I've only lived in Dallas for a year and a half - just got to Neighborhood Services a couple months ago, wow that was a good place. I know Tim Love's The Woodshed in Ft. Worth is way high on my to-do list. As it should be. My parents insisted we all go - good call. Not all of it was great, but some definitely was. Once you have lamb brisket, it's hard to go back (especially since their beef brisket isn't top-flight). And the daily new sausages... I also remember a few tasty veggie sides. Oh wow, you're right in the mix then. How often do you go to Nonna? We've had the same server both times and he was wonderful. |
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Jun 4, 2014 16:12:22 GMT -5
I, ummmm......... haven't been yet.
What should I get?
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Jun 4, 2014 17:56:43 GMT -5
Also, I just found out about 'Gemma' and am very curious indeed.
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