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To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me.
I know what you’re thinking: This one isn’t even a dish. But you will be thanking me once you accept The Green Grocer’s Popeye into your life, because the benefits are impossible to refute.
There aren’t many other palatable ways to get this much spinach into your day that don’t involve bacon, butter or fatty dressing, and there’s a whole bunch of other good stuff swirling around in this plastic cup. Not to mention the drinkable salad actually tastes good.
It’s the almond butter and banana that combine to give the Popeye its dominant flavors, and a touch of honey lends just enough sweetness. It tastes so good I was compelled to lift the recipe and proceed to make my own version of the Popeye at home for weeks.
Considering the majority of the next 52 dishes contain meat, cheese or both, you should be excited to down a healthful smoothie. It may not look as exciting as a Rueben sandwich or a thick tavern burger with beads of juice and grease cascading down its surface, but your tastebuds will be pleasantly surprised and the rest of your body will be grateful.
No. 100: Pastrami Egg Rolls at Blind Butcher
No. 99: Chicken-fried Steak at Tom’s Burgers and Grill
No. 98: Pasta with Uni Butter at Nonna
No. 97: Camarón en Agua Chile at La Palapas
No. 96: The Wings at Lakewood Landing
No. 94: Chicken Kebab at Afrah
No. 93: Trompo Tacos at Bachman Lake
No. 92: Fish and Chips at 20 Feet
No. 91: Canelés at Village Baking Co.
No. 90: Banh Mi from La Me
No. 88: The Burgers at Off-Site Kitchen
No. 87: The White Album at Spoon
No. 86: Ramen at Tei An
No. 85: Tacos at Revolver Taco
No. 84: Stuffed Chicken Wings at Sakhuu
No. 83: Korean Fried Chicken at Bonchon
No. 82: Grilled Branzino at Tei Tei Robata
No. 81: The Toddfather at Cattleack Barbecue
No. 80: The Biryanis at Chennai
No. 79: Shish Tawook at Qariah
No. 78: Arepes at Zaguan
No. 77: Goat Momo at Everest Restaurant
No. 76: Steak Tartar at Gemma
No. 75: Escabeche at Joyce and Gigi’s
No. 74: Spicy Fish in Oil at Royal Sichuan
No. 73: Pupusas at La Pasadita
No. 72: The Kathi Roll at Simply Dosa
No. 71: The Chicken Wings at Teppo
No. 70: Cheesesteak at Truck Yard
No. 69: Chicken and Waffles at Jonathon’s
No. 68: Birria Tacos at Los Torres Taqueria
No. 67: Bulgogi Cheesesteak at Say Kimchi
No. 66: Suadero Tacos at La Banqueta
No. 65: Brian Luscher’s Post Oak Red Hot
No. 64: Banana Flower Salad at Mot Hai Ba
No. 63: Cinco Leches Cake At Mesero Miguel
No. 62: Cabrito a la Parilla at El Ranchito
No. 61: Reuben at Kuby’s
No. 60: Plain Cheese Pizza Cooked Extra Crispy at Zoli’s
No. 59: Enmoladas at Mesa
No. 58: Pig’s Head at CBD Provisions
No. 57: Rib “Sandwich” at Baby Back Shak
No. 56: Beef Noodle Soup at Monkey King
No. 55: The Nachos at Spiral Diner
No. 54: Elotes, Everywhere
