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Disher TV Report: Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives: Louie’s in Dallas

Posted on March 24th, 2009 11:51am by Nancy Nichols
Filed under Awards, Food On TV, Foodie People, Restaurant News, pizza

Thanks to another eagle-eyed Disher for his report.

I wanted to make sure you knew that the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” program aired an episode last night titled “Family Favorites” that included local watering hole/good food paradise Louie’s. The show Web site doesn’t mention Louie’s,  but instead includes a Fort Worth restaurant that I don’t think was included in the program that aired last night (I only caught the Louie’s segment).

The piece on Louie’s, which was the final segment in the show, focused on their pizzas, the “Don” sandwich (homemade steak burger smothered in onions and jalapenos with a slice of cheese and one piece of bacon sandwiched between rye bread), and the soon-to-be-famous mulligatawny soup, an Indian dish, heavy on the lamb, that the crew at Louie’s was inspired to make after the infamous “Soup Nazi” episode of Seinfeld. Louie Canalakes and his brother Chris, the head chef, were featured prominently in interviews with the show’s host, Guy Fieri.

I wasn’t at the bar last night, but I know they were watching, apparently along with everyone else since I couldn’t get through on the phone last night and got a call from my mom in Kentucky this morning who said she saw the show and is packing her bags for a trip to Dallas so she can try the food at Louie’s for herself.

And that’s the name of that tune.

UPDATE: PegNews reports Watauga’s Chef Point Cafe will appear on April 6th episode of DDD.

24 comments

  1. I saw the episdoe last night… Good to see some of the DFW restaurants finally starting to air. I think Guy was impressed with Louie’s! He loved the pizza and the Don sandwich! And a good looking group of customers- I thought they all did Dallas proud!

    @ 12:30 pm on March 24, 2009

  2. We were in Louie’s Saturday evening when a kid at an adjacent table asked the waitress about the show, she said it was airing last night. I looked up the episode guide on the FN website (which is the worst website on Al Gore’s interweb) and could not confirm that Louie’s was on either episode last night, so I didn’t email NN. As Jason stated, it was nice to see a Dallas restaurant on the show and hopefully our next two entries show as well.

    @ 12:38 pm on March 24, 2009

  3. yep. saw it. not bad.

    still waiting for the avila’s, etc. episode to air later this summer…

    @ 12:43 pm on March 24, 2009

  4. Louie’s has had the best pizza and among the strongest drinks since I was in law school (Class of ‘87). We regret we can no longer watch Hansen leaving the bar to go do the 10:00 sportscast. One of the best not kept secrets in East Dallas. Sad they no longer serve Old Style.

    @ 1:06 pm on March 24, 2009

  5. They did Louie’s proud. But am I the only one who find’s Guy’s trademark chowing down while standing in the middle of a live food-prep/kitchen to be just gross?

    @ 1:12 pm on March 24, 2009

  6. Louie’s is overrated.

    @ 1:16 pm on March 24, 2009

  7. Louie’s pizza is obviously awesome but few know that the other items on the menu are equally as good – including the desserts that Louie’s mom makes.

    @ 1:24 pm on March 24, 2009

  8. Glenn Campbell can suck it.

    @ 2:10 pm on March 24, 2009

  9. this post made me hungry. louie’s is the greatest pizza on the planet in my humble opinion. love that place! sad i missed the story on food network, hope it airs again.

    @ 3:26 pm on March 24, 2009

  10. Overrated? What’choo talkin’ ’bout Rinestone Cowboy! Pizza, steaks, cheese burgers, blackened shrimp, salmon…it’s all great!

    @ 3:36 pm on March 24, 2009

  11. Two words: sauteed oysters. That. Just. HAPPENED.

    @ 3:51 pm on March 24, 2009

  12. Good call!

    @ 4:00 pm on March 24, 2009

  13. I saw the episode as well! I have to admit, I’ve driven by Louie’s and never knew what the heck it was but I hear they have strong drinks and the super thin pizza looked amazing. I’m headed there this weekend. Do they have happy hour?

    @ 4:21 pm on March 24, 2009

  14. @Nina: Every hour at Louie’s is happy.

    @ 4:29 pm on March 24, 2009

  15. Smells like the shill is on.

    @ 4:37 pm on March 24, 2009

  16. Nina, there are no food or drink specials if that’s what you mean.

    @ 4:42 pm on March 24, 2009

  17. Overrated…..do you expect a media hangout to be judged fairly? As Jerry would say,”I’m smiling when I say that”.

    @ 5:11 pm on March 24, 2009

  18. Neither Party can also suck it. Enjoy your dinner at Mi Cocina. Or Macaroni Grill. Whichever is tonight, I can’t remember.

    @ 5:22 pm on March 24, 2009

  19. Did nit Glenn Campbell plead guilty to extreme drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident and get sentenced to 10 nights in jail.

    “I wasn’t really that drunk,” he told syndicated entertainment TV show “Access Hollywood” in an interview. “I was just over-served.”‘ Perhaps AT LOUIES!!!!!!!

    Campbell also said he didn’t remember anything because he was “in a blackout mode.”

    @ 5:37 pm on March 24, 2009

  20. Count Louie’s as the one and only Dallas restaurant that threw us out. It was years ago and we weren’t too thrilled with our service and auto-grat (party of 10). Pizza was great but not as great as the service was bad. Maybe its time for another try judging by the lovefest on this blog.

    @ 5:57 pm on March 24, 2009

  21. Louie’s one of our favorite places – hit it at least 3 times a month. Show did it justice – just hate the publicity — now we’ll have to wait longer for a table.

    @ 6:41 pm on March 24, 2009

  22. Wow. They need to work on their signage. I could drive by that place twice and NEVER know it was there.
    http://www.yelp.com/map/louies-dallas

    @ 7:01 pm on March 24, 2009

  23. I like steak…burgers.

    @ 12:10 pm on March 25, 2009

  24. Hey! I love your site

    @ 11:06 am on February 3, 2010