Sliders "cheap eats" for happy hour...price based on sliding scale ($5 at 5pm, etc...must buy drink); recommended sliders: buffalo chicken, cheeseburger; looks good
Pastrami & Hash shaved pastrami, spiced hash, roasted peppers & onions, farm egg, russian dressing served on Kaiser roll; "a pastrami that rivals the best our Food Networks experts have ever tasted" -Geoffrey Zakarian; looks good
Pulled Turkey Sandwich smoke turkey breast for 4-5 hrs, pulled, put on onion bun or corn bread (Claire's preferred) w/ cheese, pickles and topped w/ white BBQ sauce (mayo-buttermilk-based sauce); "it is the best turkey sandwich I've ever had"-Claire Robinson; looks good
Pulled Pork on Cornbread cornbread pancakes as buns; recommend the white sauce; looks good
Lynne Stack fried salmon patty, fried green tomato, pimento cheese (cheddar, mayo, hot sauce & pimento peppers); served on sauteed tomatoes & spinach; looks good
Grant's Stack Sandwich homemade pimento w/ fried green tomatoes & bacon on grilled Texas Toast; looks good
"Original" Irish Nachos signature dish; Irish-Mexican fusion of natural cut cottage fries with skins, topped with melted cheddar cheese, bacon, chives, onions, tomatoes and jalapenos (note: no nachos); looks good
#3 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Bar Food); college town bar near University of Texas-Arlington; "a poor-man's Cheers...we have a lot of regulars and we kind of make everyone feel at home"-owner Randy Ford
#5 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Bar Food); est. 1988; casual restaurant known for its awarding-winning chicken wings, eclectic menu ranging from traditional pub fare & comfort food to contemporary seasonal specials, family-friendly atmosphere, local & national craft beer, & in a historic building which dates back to 1789
Adam Emmenecker Challenge challenge: 12-inch deep fried pork tenderloin, 2 buffalo chicken tenders, angus steak cheeseburger, bacon, beef brisket, 2 fried cheddar cheese cubes, smothered in cheese sauce, plus 1-lb of waffle fries..all in 15 minutes; Adam lost
Hot Wings voted best wings in Des Moines for 3 consecutive years; smoked and then flash fried; looks good
The Jethro (huge) sandwich w/ battered & fried pork tenderloin, Carolina style pulled pork, house smoked pit ham, double order of thick slab bacon & topped w/ aged white cheddar cheese sauce; looks good
[CLOSED]; #2 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Bacon Bites); #69 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); opened in 2008; big food portions and beer served in mason jars
Z-Man Sandwich slow-smoked beef brisket, smoked provolone cheese topped w/ 2 onion rings on a toasted Kaiser bun; "my favorite BBQ sandwich anywhere in the world"-Danielle Dimovski; looks good
Carolina Pork Sandwich house specialty; pulled pork served on a toasted bun, w/ spicy cole slaw & Bubba's sauce; looks good
Beef Brisket top-seller; looks good
Burnt Ends "one of the best BBQs I've come across"; looks good; only served 3 days/week (check website menu)
#5 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best BBQ); opened in 1996 after multiple competition awards & catering jobs; in gas station w/ liquor store next door; voted best BBQ by readers of USA TODAY & 10Best (from its website); long lines; also known as Oklahoma Joe's BBQ
The Bomb 5-lb meatloaf made of spicy beef & pork sausage stuffed w/ pepper bacon & wrapped in a brown sugar bacon weave cooked for hours on the smoker & served w/ fresh cut fries, buns, pepper jack cheese, onion, lettuce, tomato, & BBQ sauce
Pastrami on Rye brine-injected, cured 7 days, smoked 10 hours, steamed for 3 & hand-sliced; served on homemade rye w/ deli mustard & coleslaw; looks good
[CLOSED]; #1 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Fried Food); husband-and-wife team who met in 2nd grade in what was then Czechoslovakia serving Central European comfort food
[CLOSED]; #2 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Soul Food); est. 1988; started as six-seat countertop diner; now a full-established 175-seat institution; President Obama ate here
Churros Con Cajeta churros (crunchy Spanish doughnut-like stick) covered w/ sugar & cinnamon and filled w/ Mexican caramel
Flautas Tres Moles 3 fried tortillas stuffed w/ shredded chicken smothered in house made mole & pipianes, cotija cheese, sesame seeds & red onion; looks good
#2 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best for the Holidays); since 1983; "warm, friendly atmosphere, authentic dishes, great margaritas, and colorful decor" (from its website)
Beef Fondue tender sliced sirloin that you cook on a table-top stove served w/ rosemary fingerling potatoes, salade verse & dipping sauces (saffron aioli, romesco, green peppercorn sauce); looks good
Burritos no rice as filler, but rather lingua (cow's tongue)
Carne Asada Tacos Dorados not on menu; "hard & soft" taco shell (2 shells: crispy on the inside, soft on the outside) w/ carne asada (thin sliced steaks), melted monterey jack cheese, beans, homemade salsa, green hot sauce, avocado & sour cream; looks good
