Carrollton

On Stemmons Freeway, a Cement Truck Teaches a Sedan Who's Boss

It's never a good idea to cut off a humongous cement truck on the freeway. Not so much because karma may bite you in the ass at some vague point in the future as that it could be piloted by a driver who has no qualms about crushing the back end of your car. Take what happened recently on Stemmons j ... More >>

A Guide to Eating in Carrollton, Which Is Much Nicer Than It Sounds

As a resident of Carrollton, I feel like we get a raw deal in the media. We're not in any of those fancy things about the neighborhoods, because there are apparently just too many regions of Plano, our sprawling neighbor. Bizarrely little is written about our thriving K-Town, our downtown is walkabl ... More >>

At Dallas' Best Cuban Bakery, Two Daughters Are Taking Dad's Legacy to the Next Level

Since taking over the International Bakery Cuban Dulceria for their father in 2009, Rita and Sara Vazquez have been taking steps to modernize the family business. They installed a point of sales system so they could better track products and orders. They designed a website and set up a profile on Fa ... More >>

At Dallas' Guava Tree Truck, a Gorgeous Cuban Sandwich and Yuca Fries Await

If we're going to talk about sandwiches, which, we promise we will, then we'd be negligent to exclude the Cuban. And in a land where there's a lot of chatter about proper sandwiches, we just don't hear enough about the sandwiches from the island a-skip-and-a-hop south of Florida. See Also: - CBD ... More >>

Stingray Spiced Rum out of Carrollton Is so Much Better than It's Supposed to Be

JEM Beverage Co. is a little distillery that produces handcrafted spiced rum on a remote island in the Caribbean where lagoons of blue water give way in the flat dry landlocked city known as Carrollton. This small-batch craft distillery makes a few other spirits as well, including Southern Star Vodk ... More >>

Guerrilla Barbecue in a Carrollton Parking Lot

When I say to you "pop-up restaurant," you might envision such things as an experienced chef temporarily occupying an artful and attractive space in a prime location somewhere to try out a new concept or two. Perhaps you think of a fun new approach to dining testing out the commercial possibilities ... More >>

Carrollton is Desperately Trying to Fend Off the Coming Egret Invasion

Two summers ago, more or less out of the blue, a couple of thousand egrets descended upon a neighborhood off Josey Lane in Carrollton, just north of Frankford Road. It was an ideal spot for the birds: They liked the dense tree canopy and sizable pond, and there no predators to speak of. It was less ... More >>

Carrollton Trying to Force Apartment Complexes To Reduce Crime. Property Owners Are Fighting Back

Last June, the Carrollton City Council passed a measure aimed at cleaning up apartment complexes in the city that had become magnets for crime. The ordinance set out a number of very specific requirements on things like fencing and landscaping, but the crux of the measure was the crime index, a numb ... More >>

Someone is Driving This Ultra-Rare $300,000 Lamborghini to Hebron High School

Note: The original post said the car was at Coppell High School. It was at Hebron High School in Carrollton. And yes, it was driven to school by a 15-year-old, per Jalopnik's update, which you'll find below. The car you see above is a Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale. It's rare (o ... More >>

Quaker Steak and Lube is Coming to Dallas

Quaker Steak and Lube just announced that three corporate-owned restaurants are set to open in Carrollton, Plano and North Dallas within the next year. Replete with gas station memorabilia and racecars suspended from ceilings, this 38-year old wing and burger restaurant that originated in Sharon, ... More >>

One Hundred Million Tacos With A Side Of Burlesque: This Week In Where The Hell Is My Lipator

Summer is picking up and that means the arrival of tomatoes that taste like nature intended. Not those lifeless cottony numbers picked while green and sprayed with ethylene, but those glorious summer orbs ripened right on the vine and delicious enough to be eaten all on their own. It's a good time t ... More >>

Carrollton is Cracking Down on Suspect Hotels, But Owners Say the City's Going Too Far

Here at Unfair Park, we're suckers for "people trying to take shit from Asians" stories. The latest installment takes place in Carrollton, Texas, where the town's seven hotels are each owned by Asians, and where the city is coming down on them. Hard. Some are more rundown than others, but they're ... More >>

At Tto Tto Wa Bistro, the Happy Marriage of Korean Fried Chicken and Beer

Perhaps even too much beer. But probably not.

Death by Chocolate

I Tried Using New News Site ...

​... but half the site didn't load this morning. Instead, I kept getting the message, "Sorry you are experiencing a delay. Please try your request again." And it won't verify my subscriber account -- now I have to call just so I can read that story about how "Carrollton councilman urges residents ... More >>

Secret Recipe: A Good, Not Great, Find
In a Search for Malaysian Food in DFW

Secret Recipe's Hainanese-style roasted chicken​Malaysia is a country of vast and diverse cultures, all marrying to create one united cuisine. The nation's food borrows and combines elements of Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, Filipino, and Indian menus, creating a robust flavor profile. The use of ... More >>

Hash Over: 'Tis the Season of Giving and Grease

Photo by Jose Ralat Maldonado​It's always hard to go back to work after Thanksgiving, especially if you spent the last few days chilling out in your Snuggie like we did. Before you polish off that cherry pie, check out what's happening this week at these restaurants. We also have suggestions f ... More >>

Carrollton Announces Full Inaugural Festival At The Switchyard Bill. Lineup Includes Old 97's, Polyphonic Spree, Robert Earl Keen, Others.

​Even though we wrote about Frisco in this week's paper in anticipation of tomorrow's Oysterfest, it looks like that city's got some competition on the horizon in its attempt to bring the rock to the suburbs. The City of Carrollton has just announced their lineup to this year's inaugural Festival ... More >>

Clash of the Pupusa Titans: Pupusas Mama Tia II vs. Michoacan Tortas y Pupusas

Michoacan Pupusa​Just over a mile from the airport outside San Salvador you will find a tiny village ripe with what many would call the national snack of the Central American country, El Salvador--the pupusa. In the village of Olocuilta little shops sell these masa harina cakes, which are filled ... More >>

Woot Now In Bed With Amazon

​Everybody loves Woot. Everyone I know and everyone you know has bought something from Woot (hmmm, I don't really need that fifth-gen 8G iPod Nano, but, still ...).  Not for nothing did it top Inc.'s list of the Top 100 Retail Companies a couple of years ago. Or, if nothing else, maybe you ju ... More >>

Amid Carrollton's changing restaurant scene, the Inca's Café Really Gets Its Goat

Sara Kerens​Once known as a haven for large-chain dining, Carrollton is slowly changing, as more and more immigrants move there from Asia, and Central and South America. Drive down East Belt Line Road or Josey Lane and you will see taquerias aplenty, plus homey establishments that draw culinary i ... More >>

Revolving Doors: Where There's Smoke...

​August is generally a slow restaurant month and this year was no exception. Aside from KRLD Restaurant Week madness, the surprise revelation about Lola, crowds piling into Marc Cassel's Park and the buzz about Smoke, it was one lackluster stretch.September should be even more interesting, what wi ... More >>

Top 10 Reasons The Dallas Suburbs Rule

austrini, via FlickrAllen at its most scenic​Take a look at that grid of little boxes. Just like East Dallas, really--with newer homes and fewer trees. And no backyard chicken farming.Just this afternoon we received a note from Brian Rudolph, urging us to visit his Holy Grail Pub (an Old Monk spin ... More >>

Tithe is Tight

​This morning, The Wall Street Journal goes to church -- Bent Tree Bible Fellowship Church, specifically, on International Parkway in Carrollton, where membership is high (4,000-plus pray at the arena-rock-sized megachurch) and shekels are low. Which has necessitated a few cuts superficial (lawn c ... More >>

What's In My Closet: Rodent-Free Edition

Gonna trek out to Carrollton this morning for some Cowboys' minicamp, so I'll leave you with a feel-good story. $13,000 my ass. In the end, getting rid of the furry, friggin' squirrel tresspassers in my attic and walls cost a whopping $275. That's $70 for two giant mousetraps, $5 for sheet meta ... More >>

On The Range: Cabrito

Goats helped settle America. Not kidding: According to Robb Walsh, author of The Tex-Mex Cookbook, goats were the preferred diet of common folk in Europe, so when Columbus sailed to the New World on his second voyage in 1493 he brought goats for meat, cheese, and milk--along with Spanish sheph ... More >>

Cowboys' New Video Board is Big. But Is It High Enough?

While the Dallas Cowboys held this week's minicamp at their temporary home (Carrollton's Standridge Stadium), their new home is about to become a really cool home. Cowboys Stadium will today officially debut as the world's biggest media room. This afternoon owner Jerry Jones wi ... More >>

Inca's serves up down-home food from way, way down south

Sexy Time With Bruno

At last, you can finally see for yourself at least a little bit of the bit Sacha Baron Cohen shot in Carrollton last summer, as the so awfully NSFW red-band Bruno trailer's now making the rounds. As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the local stuff comes from the phony Richard Bey talk show sequence ... More >>

Last Night in Austin, a Sneak Peek at Bruno's Bad Behavior in Carrollton Last Summer

Back in June, Michael Granberry wrote in The Dallas Morning News that "at one of those big office parks on International Parkway" in Carrollton, "a whole bunch of people got really mad" and stormed out of the taping of a television show. His 23-year-old son related the story to Granberry: Sac ... More >>

Review and Gallery: Agave Azul

Amid the tequila and the ornery boss, Dave finds salvation in sauces at Agave Azul, in this week's Dish column.For a close-up look at their offerings, and the scene around the Carrollton restaurant, check out our slideshow here.

At Agave Azul, Tequila and Ornery Old Men Bring a New Look to Old Town Carrollton

Suburban Shoutout

Hash Over: The Pits, Pizza for the Soul And Free Wings

Clay Pit in Addison expected miracles from chef Vijay Sadhu when they hired him in June. Five months later—or “awhile ago,” according to a manager—they tired of his antics and unceremoniously canned the one time savior.

Trash Ain't Nothin' but Cash

Get Your Mind In The Gutterth

Gutterth’s Compilation One will finally be available tomorrow, July 23. You can take a peek at the artists and songs included on the two-CD compilation at this page on Gutterth’s site. It’s packed with great bands and solo acts--Emil Rapstine, The Great Tyrant and MOM, to name a few—along wi ... More >>

Potential Johns, The Wax Museums, Koji Kondo, Pools, Icarus Crane, Rocket For Ethiopia

Sunday, March 23, at Carrollton Arts Plaza, Carrollton

Will Fetch for Cash

Dog Days

Tribes of Suburbia

Know the Ropes

Indoor rock climbers go over the wall

A Slice of Pizza Face

School lunch competes for student tastes, government dollars

Double Oops

Carrollton takes one step backward as it tries to make amends with Mother Nature

The Hole in the Doughnut

Carrollton missed the boom, but still hopes to attract restaurant business

La Cage Aux Folles

Yet another bird bloodbath strikes Carrollton

Cloudy Issue

Bill proposes to ban smoking in Texas restaurants

Dry Spell

At Piccola Italia, the only hooch is in the rigatoni.

Hash Over

Events for the week

Taster's choice

Need a restaurant to accompany your wine? Try Carrollton's Amici