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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 [...]

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 [...]

A Movable Feast

The Fiance and I embarked on a series of dining adventures 3 weeks ago, a tour of menus compressed in a single day. We started with Pan Acean for their crowd-pleasing soup, visited Spice N Rice Indian Tiffin for samosa appetizers, ducked in next door at Zense Thai for satay chicken and a first [...]

Adventures in Dining, August First Half

Marshall’s Bar-B-Q

12895 Josey Ln Farmer’s Branch, TX 75006 (972) 243-4901

The fellow running Marshall’s counter was decidedly jolly and chatty with this early-evening-dinner gal looking to sate her BBQ cravings. As much as he seemed attentive however, he couldn’t deliver on the promise of good brisket. The barbecue here was “just okay”. [...]

Catching up on dining reviews, pt 2

The next trio of dining reviews for your reading enjoyment.

Maharaja Restaurant & Bar

Glad to find an Indian buffet open on Sunday just down the road a ways from me. They had a small selection, but most of the Indian standards were represented: chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken, naan, biryani. The clientele was [...]