Articles for January 17th, 2012

Restaurant Review: Olenjack’s Grille in Arlington

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 17th, 2012 11:15am | filed under Restaurant News, Reviews | 2 Comments »

Cajun tilapia with crawfish rice. Photography by Kevin Marple.

Before she left us, Sarah Reiss enjoyed a terrific meal at Brian Olenjack’s restaurant Olenjack’s Grille in Arlington.

Like taking the lid off a simmering pot of pure Texas, Olenjack’s Grille unveils an approach to contemporary chargrilling that embodies all the hat and cattle those other guys seem to have missed. Less salt dependent than its country cousins, the restaurant—helmed by chef-owner Brian Olenjack—relies instead on goat cheese, roasted garlic, and grits as resonant as a Sunday sermon. The menu is a gastronomic ramble, starting with grilled lamb lollipops over sweet-potato polenta and finding its way home to hatch-marked meats that are as mature and reliable as a firm handshake.

Stay with her.

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Tim Rogers Likes Sushi Sake in Richardson

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 17th, 2012 11:03am | filed under Bad critters, Nutjobs, Overprivileged chimps, Restaurant News, sushi | 32 Comments »

My editor and sometimes friend, Tim Rogers, talks like he’s a really tough guy. He so tough he doesn’t sit at his desk, he has his computer table elevated and he stands all day. Like I said, he’s tough. But I’ll let you in on a secret: Tim likes to cook fancy food. And he brings the leftovers in and eats them for lunch. Yesterday he told me he took his wife and another couple to Sushi Sake in Richardson. He raved about the sushi and the service. He doesn’t think there is a better sushi restaurant in Dallas. I told him I’d ask you guys what the best sushi spot is in Dallas. Tim wants to go there.

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