After a conversation today that tended to mull over palate pleasers, I decided to compose a list of the best and the worst dining adventures I had this year in Dallas. I specify Dallas because I don’t want to include my dining adventures in Hawaii about two months ago or from my South Padre trip this past summer. I’m listing here the standouts and lowpoints that I recall, but my memory might be fuzzy on the specifics. So here we go:
The Best:
Steve Fields’ Steak and Lobster Lounge (Plano)
Zea WoodFire Grill (Plano)
Luna de Noche (Plano)
Geisha (Plano)
Rafain (North Dallas)
Paparazzi’s (Richardson)
Sawadika Thai Zone (Richardson)
Aboca’s (Richardson)
Picasso’s (Plano)
The Worst:
Silver Fox Steakhouse (Richardson)
The Keg (Plano)
Bob’s Steak and Chop House (Plano)
Kirby’s Prime Steakhouse (Plano)
Dakota’s Steakhouse (Downtown Dallas)
I need to comment the why’s on the restaurants that made The Worst list:
Silver Fox – overpriced, fleas, frozen bread
The Keg – overhyped, overcooked steaks
Bobs – overhyped, overpriced, TVs in an upscale restaurant?
Kirby’s – stale, bland and way past its prime
Dakota’s – craptacular service and mediocre steaks