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Bar Food Is The Best Food

Posted on January 27th, 2009 10:18am by Eric Celeste
Filed under Bars

On FrontBurner, I just posted a review of four bars I hit this weekend. But three of them serve food, and I want to mention the dishes: at NSL, the sports bar, I had a surprisingly fresh, flavorful garden salad with grilled chicken, lightly covered in a balsamic vinegar-based dressing. The bartendress championed the spaghetti, which was reasonable at about $10, but described its gravy as “kind of Mexican.” That scared me. At the Blue Collar Bar, I mentioned the really tasty chicken sandwich on Texas toast, topped with a ginger sauce, tomatoes, and scallions. The appetizers like fried pickle chips and the corn fritters were tasty and big, considering the $6 price tag, but the meatball poppers were too BBQ-y and a little dry. Overall, a solid, interesting bar menu. And of course, the queso and chips (really like nachos) and the rigatoni mac and cheese at Central 214 were rich and sumptuous, perfect for a guilty bite after a big cocktail or two.

That said, my favorite bar food is still the burger at the Lakewood Landing. Yours? Or have you guys covered this to death already?

16 comments

  1. ****and Bull. Awesome bar food, and sometimes the bank truncates the name, so only the first word shows, and it looks like you paid for something awesomely smutty.

    @ 10:51 am on January 27, 2009

  2. the loon.

    @ 10:55 am on January 27, 2009

  3. One of the best burgers I have ever had was a Chili Cheesburger at The Loon.

    @ 11:05 am on January 27, 2009

  4. I kinda dig Vernons Grille in addison…great sliders – homemade friend pickles and bbq chips. great nachos…and most of it is 1/2 price after 11 i think. you see loads of people getting take out there.

    @ 11:14 am on January 27, 2009

  5. The Loon and the Landing are about the only bars I’ve eaten at more than a few times. The pork chop sandwich is the only thing I get at the Landing. I’ve eaten a lot of things at the Loon and am rarely disappointed. The pasta is especially good on a cold day like today.

    @ 11:16 am on January 27, 2009

  6. I’ll second Vernon’s . . . everything Marci said, but more importantly: The best Buffalo chicken strips in DFW. Vernon’s Zingers FTW.

    @ 11:21 am on January 27, 2009

  7. Geesh Allison??!! What about the BLT at the Loon? Favorite Bar Food!

    Plus they do have a nice meatball sandwich.

    What time we meeting up??

    @ 11:28 am on January 27, 2009

  8. Loon, TABC, Hurricane, Adair’s

    @ 11:37 am on January 27, 2009

  9. Welcome to Sidedish Eric, please visit more often!

    @ 11:45 am on January 27, 2009

  10. I am sure I will get booed – but the Chicken Nachos sans beans at Stan’s are the best and the guacamole there is pretty good for Stan’s.

    @ 11:56 am on January 27, 2009

  11. you order a salad at a sports bar, pimp a chicken sandwich, say something is “too BBQ-y”, and feel guilty eating mac n cheese…wow. How long have you been at D?

    @ 12:00 pm on January 27, 2009

  12. Eric, don’t pay any attention to Luniz. With a little practice over here on the food page you’ll be writing about the “swarthy” buffalo wings in no time. By the way, bring Tim and Wick along for a visit any time (I don’t think we’ve ever heard from that last guy over here).

    @ 12:17 pm on January 27, 2009

  13. Junior Dip – Stan’s
    Fried Mushrooms – Old Monk
    Cheeseburger and Onion rings – T-N-T Sports Page

    @ 12:48 pm on January 27, 2009

  14. Louies…Caeser & Greek Salads rock. Rueben sandwich is top notch and of course the Pizza.

    @ 1:17 pm on January 27, 2009

  15. ****& Bull in Lakewood has a surprisingly good menu. I hear the Uptown Pub has a decent burger, too.

    @ 3:35 pm on January 27, 2009

  16. State & Allen, TABC

    @ 5:58 pm on January 27, 2009