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Dining on the cheap

Gyros & Grill

1630 Valwood Parkway #108 Carrollton, TX 75006

On separate occasions I’ve visited Gyros & Grill to try their gyros and kabobs. Their kabobs tended to be on the lean, tough and well-done side, but their beef gyros are spot on. If you pick up the combo, you can get either [...]

More deli eats

Deliman’s Grill

After checking out the Coppell Deli, my man and I decided to see if Deliman’s is any improvement on the original.

At Deliman’s they offer an expanded menu including lunch and dinner items like chicken fried steaks, pork chops, chicken, and shrimp. They also had a Mediterranean menu, with the standard [...]

No nonsense burger experience

We drove into Keller’s Drive-In for their burgers…

…and had to drive away.

They don’t take plastic. Strictly cash only.

A sign out front proclaims: “Been Here A Long Time…” and the place looks it. You don’t come here for the ambience or the people-watching (unless you enjoy this kind of place)…it’s probably the [...]

Where’s the heat?

Flavors Indian Restaurant

I ate at Flavors and must say that I was pleased.

My man and I were looking for a new dining adventure, and the man was craving Indian. Previously, the man had only one year’s experience with Indian food, so going to buffets was the best way to initiate him [...]

Triple header burger shootout

Burger Island – Carrollton

1208 E Belt Line Rd Carrollton, TX 75006 (972) 245-4621

I remember when the current space occupied by Burger Island was a Thai restaurant, then several incarnations of a Mexican eatery. So I didn’t expect upper-class digs in this small, almost-rundown little joint.

Which is always a good sign [...]