114 September 21 - 27, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER contents | shopping & services | Arts & entertAinment | Food & drink | sports & recreAtion will send your tastebuds to heaven, and you’ll be left begging for more. 2714 Elm St. 972-803-5151, armouryde.com Best Korean Koryo Kalbi Koryo Kalbi can serve you a master class in Korean cuisine. It has everything you’d want, from barbecued short ribs to spicy broth soups. Start with some mandu — pork beef and vegetable dumplings that you can have fried or steamed. We recommend fried. Then, head over to the entrees and order yourself some grilled spicy pork ribs. The dish looks like it’ll set your mouth on fire, but we promise these spicy ribs are just right. This spot might cost you a pretty penny, but your meal will be worth all the prettiest pennies in the world. 2560 Royal Lane 214-272-7486, eatkoryo.com Best Lunch on a Thursday Cowtown Dogs Matthew Toback, the owner of Cowtown Dogs, has dedicated years to perfecting his chili dog recipe, which eventually culminated in a custom-made premium beef and pork frank made by Hummel Brothers, an almost-century-old butcher based in New Haven, Connecticut. This food truck gets reserved for a lot of private events, parties and such, but every Thursday you can find the orange box parked outside A-EZ Out Bail Bonds on Riverfront Boulevard. Start with a plain hotdog with that custom frank on a brioche bun, then order one other with whatever fixings you like (we like the house-made chili and cheese). Get a container of the mac and cheese for dinner; it’s a monster meal. Thursday never tasted so good. 234 S. Riverfront Blvd. 469-553-2265, cowtowndogs.com Best Liquor store Pogo’s Wine & Spirits If you’re looking to get a little boozy, look no further than Pogo’s Wine & Spirits. This haven for wine and spirits enthusiasts opened in 1984. It has stellar customer service, and you can find just about everything you need at Pogo’s for a fun night of drinking. Attending one of Pogo’s tastings will take your palate to places like Northern Italy and Kentucky or Tennessee. 5360 W. Lovers Lane 214-350-8989, pogoswine.com Best Local Brewery Peticolas Brewing Company There are North Texas craft breweries that are more wacky and adventurous than Peticolas Brewing, but who needs gimmicks and buzz when the brews are just so damn good? And besides, it’s not like founder Michael Peticolas has rested on his Velvet Hammer-filled throne for more than a decade and refused to push his operation into exciting flavor directions. In 2023 we’ve been treated to the lighter side of Peticolas beers more than ever before. The Summeriffic Dreamsicle hefeweizen, an effervescent Berliner weisse and a honey-tinged golden ale all prove that the best brewers don’t have to wield a heavy hammer. 1310 Pace St. 214-234-7600, peticolasbrewing.com Best Bar and Grill Kenny’s Wood Fired Grill The food and drinks are stellar, and the vibes are even better at Kenny’s Wood Fired Grill. The menu at Kenny’s sports a variety of options from seasonal soup appetizers to full-fledged entrees such as the steak sandwich and the Chilean sea bass. The drinks are delicious too. We recommend starting with a Sapphire 75 with Bombay Sapphire, lemon juice, simple syrup and Champagne. Arguably one of the best times to stop by this bar and grill is brunch on Saturday or Sunday, when you can get things like the bacon and egg burger, a burger with fried egg, smoked bacon, American cheese and béarnaise. But any day and time of the week will do just fine. 5000 Belt Line Road 972-392-9663, kennyswoodfiredgrill.com Best Brewery for the whole Family 3 Nations Brewing If you haven’t taken the family to downtown Carrollton in a while, you’re missing out, especially if Mom and Dad are craft beer lovers. You can visit a record store, stroll through a vintage candy shop and grab some decent grub all before or after your visit to 3 Nations Brewing. And there’s never a bad season to go. It has a cavernous, comfortable indoor taproom and a spacious, festive outdoor area, so kids can pet good doggies and play board games while the parents sip the stress
