Food & Spirits

Buck n' Loons Cafe
3517 S. Cooper Street, Arlington, TX 76015
817 466-2825

Home to the best burger Arlington has ever seen which includes your choice of handmade potato chips (or fries), soup or salad of only hometown greens. Add American cheese, cheddar, the apple wood-smoked bacon and cheese, the Swiss cheese, the Swiss and sauteed mushrooms, the Monterey Jack cheese and green chilis, homemade chili and American cheese for the Texas special or cheddar cheese, sauteed onions and barbecue sauce. I guarantee they will melt in your mouth-and your hands, your shirt, sometimes your lap, if you're not careful. (It's definitely worth every drip.)

Cantina Laredo
2225 S. Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX 75067
972 315-8100

If ever there was a reason to spend the rest of your life eating Mexican food of this caliber, this is where to land. The freshest, best authentic Mexican cooking, using only the finest ingredients, comes direct to you from their kitchens. "Cantina Laredo is to upscale Mexican food what P.F. Chang's is to Chinese." A compliment well deserved. Brunch, Lunch and Dinner is served along with Top Shelf guacamole prepared tableside. Have them cater your next meal or pick-up to go home and eat it. It all goes down the same pipe.

Celebrate Cakes
4310 Saturn Road, Garland, TX 75041
972 271-4396

If there's an occasion that calls for a cake, celebrate here. Delicious custom cakes are their modus operandi. Whether it's a bridal cake or the supplies to do it all yourself, expect flavors such as amaretto, champagne, Italian cream, raspberry, traditional vanilla, carrot, lemon and white chocolate to be their bread and butter. From cake-decorating classes to a party-in-a-box, Jack, delivery is free within the Metroplex. Accessories include handmade invitations, thank-you notes and programs by Creation Station. Custom-made veils and tiaras are supplied by Veiled In Beauty.

Cheesecake Royale
9016 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218
214 328-9102

Dino makes cheesecakes, cheesecakes, cheesecakes. Just don't expect to eat just one. These cakes are sold all over but we like to pick it up just in case there's something else we can't leave the bakery without. Other cake varieties besides cheesecakes that are Dino's delicacies include chocolate mousse, Kahlua, rum, Black Forest, rum raisin, chocolate, three-layer cake and carrot cake-all waiting in line for conspicuous consumption. And at prices good enough to eat, what are you waiting for? "Since life is uncertain, eat dessert first!"

Coffee & Tea Outlet (subsidiary of Globex)
2324 Shorecrest Drive, Dallas, TX 75235
214 353-0328

One of the finest wholesalers of coffees, teas and beanery scenery including all the equipment to rent or buy in the Metroplex. Their showroom/outlet is in the front of their art-deco building, where the aroma will envelop you the minute you walk in. Cavallini Coffee and Teas is the name of their own coffee line and though you may not have heard of it yet, it is grounds for divorce if you don't sip and save at their outlet showroom.

Cupboard Natural Foods & Cafe
200 W. Congress, Denton, TX 76201
940 387-5386

Right from the pages of home-grown treasures is this combination health food restaurant/market and recycling center. This creatively-ensconced favorite of the academic community is a treasure to those who are organically-inclined. Eat in or take out, the food's as fresh as Mother Nature. Organic. Natural. Whole Grain. Antibiotic-, hormone- and steroid-free meats, dairy and vegetarian choices fit for a king. Then there's the selection of imported, specialty and micro-brewed beers and wines. We love it! And it's good for you, too.

Dallas Farmers Market
1010 S. Pearl Expressway, Dallas, TX 75201
214 939-2808

This downtown legend is alive and well and stays heads of lettuces above the fray. One flew over the coconut nests of baskets full of fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, plants, and who knows what else will ensure a real "Food Awakening." See more than seven varieties of pecans, in the shell, out of the shell, cracked, salted, unsalted, hot, cold, well, nuts if I remember them all. From Daniel's Gourmet Coffees to Paula Lambert's famed Mozzarella Company, very few palates are ignored. Open 363 days (closed Christmas and New Year's Day), this farm-to-you source is the reality trip to bountiful!

Dallas Food Depot
3107 S. Cockrell Hill Road, Dallas, TX 75236
214 330-FOOD (3663)

No longer should you have any reservations about shopping for gourmet foods at half price at a place like this. Now, their second location of Dallas Food Depot is every bit as organized, spacious, spic and span as your typical grocery store. If you want great foodstuff at fantastic prices, then this place will satiate your appetite and you'll still have room for dessert. In fact, it's their desserts, appetizers, meats and seafood items that caterers and restaurants grab first.

Dallas Tortilla & Tamale Factory
309 North Marsalis Avenue, Dallas, TX 75203
214 943-7681

Since 1950, this family has been making fresh tortillas, tamales, chips, tostadas and taco shells for both Dallas and Fort Worth. Corn tortillas go for $1.25 package or $15 for a 20-count case. Flour tortillas are $1.35/pkg. or $22.50 for an 18-count case. Pork, beef and chicken tamales cost $6.25/dozen. Other offerings include Mexican style BBQ, $6.00/pound; beef tongue, Mexican style, $6.00/pound; and chicharrones $6.00/pound. If you are looking to throw a real Mexican bash, get it all from here. Prices are only good at their main location and are subject to change.

Delicious Cakes
14819 Inwood Road, Addison, TX 75001
972 233-2133

Talk about creativity along with delectability! Cakes that look soooooo pretty and taste sooooo delicious. They use nothing but the finest ingredients with the most imaginative designs for all cakes for all occasions. The variety of batters and the choices are almost bottomless. Yummy in the tummy. Ah, how sweet it is. Send them in-town or out-of-town, reward your clients, employees, anybody who deserves a little sugar and a big smile in their lives. Cakes are shipped anywhere in the continental USA along with a personalized enclosure card.

Double Dave's Pizza Works
17721 N. Dallas Parkway, #140, Dallas, TX 75287
972 267-DAVE (3283)

This Texas dynamo franchise is spreading out all over Texas as fast and as substantial as the cheese that is spread over their hand-tossed pizzas. But their House Specialties include their Pepperoni Wraps which is their DoubleDave pizza crust wrapped around pepperoni and Provolone cheese or what about their trademarked stuffers which you can pick chicken parmesan, chicken ranch parmesan or BBQ chicken or meatball parmesan rolled together with four assorted cheeses. Oh my. If you'd like to have a party catered, that's no problem and they encourage you to call your closest location.

Fiesta Mart
611 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Oak Cliff, TX 75208
214 944-3300

This grocer boasts a 50,000-square-foot grocery store with an entertainment flair offering the highest quality meat, groceries, fresh produce, seafood, a world- class delicatessen, beer and fine wine, as well as a variety of international and specialty foods and products. Services beyond the typical grocery store amenities include paying your utilities, purchasing license tags, buying concert and sporting event tickets, and the usual money orders, lottery tickets and more. At various locations, you'll see fresh seafood departments, a fresh deli, Taquerias and Salchichonerias (Mexican-Style Hot Deli), an in-store bakery that provides fresh baked goods daily and an International and Specialty Foods area which offers products from around the globe.

Gene's Fruit Stand & Patio
2508 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75234
972 247-7301

Their very visible LBJ/Forest Lane open-air emporium is laden with hanging baskets and trellises, gazebos, birdbaths, fountains, willow lawn furniture, concrete benches and tables. It could be your backyard's best friend. But as fresh as the day is long, don't overlook from whence they came-fruits, herbs and vegetables, all plums when it comes to quality. Seven days a week, you can pick from the shelled peas brought in from East Texas or squeeze the succulent squash when the season beckons.

GNS Foods
2109 E. Division Street, Arlington, TX 76011
817 469-7420

You're nuts to pay retail for...nuts. And you won't here. You'll go ape over all the varieties that are actually prepared in their back factory that are not just your plain vanilla cashews. The possibilities for gift giving are endless. Imagine sending a wheel of nuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios and others of your choosing at holiday time. Their outlet store fronts their manufacturing and distribution site where the aroma of piña colada pecans, as well as eight other flavors, permeates the air. Healthy treats, without having to be wealthy, are just part of their delicious deli of candy and nuts, priced to go for less dough.

Hot Chocolates Ltd. Co.
181 W. Harwood Road, Hurst, TX 76054
817 282-9400

Better muster up your resolve when you get within a few blocks of their custom cakes, fancy desserts, handmade chocolates and chocolate drinks store. One taste of anything they make will make you a believer in decadence. Go in and create one of their imaginative cakes for your next party. Discuss your chocolate or cake-ordering needs and let them create a marvel—from bridal "Thank You" sweets for the dessert table to zany party cakes. Or, try some of their hand-made truffles on your pillow for a change.

Metro-Webb Foods
2700 W. Pioneer Parkway, Suite A, Arlington, TX 76013
817 274-9994

Gluttons are still found hovering around all days of the week because of their wholesale foods and groceries. This salvage operation buys closeouts from area food distributors and then sells them wholesale to the public. Everything's delicious, from pre-made foods like lasagna to hamburger patties. Add in sauces, salad dressings, desserts-just about anything for the pampered purveyor of foodstuff. They are well-known and sought-after for their pre-cooked chicken fajita meat which is all white meat chicken. But wait 'til you taste their cobblers. It's the berries!

Penzey's Spices
12835 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75230
972 392-7777

Spice up your life with some of these world-famous spices from this gourmet mail-order company that I have written about way back when. All the spices are reasonably priced and it's a toss up how you could leave this mix empty handed. Well, I tried their "Mural of Flavor" blend that contains over a dozen spices and herbs, creating a wall (hence mural) of flavor so delicious, there was no need to add salt. Reading how it's made is impressive for they hand mix it from shallots, onion, garlic, thyme, rosemary, basil, coriander, lemon peel, citric acid, black pepper, chives, green peppercorns, dill weed and orange peel. Yumm.

Spirits Liquor Company
2825 Canton, Dallas, TX 75226
214 748-2459

Now it's time to sip the savings in any number of spirited liquid pleasures from a wholesaler in downtown Dallas. Deep in the heart of Deep Ellum, this 15,000-square-foot warehouse is open to the public and was voted best liquor store in several different publications. More than 8,000 different items from A to Z (Absolut vodka to Ziegenbock beer) can be found standing or sitting or laying horizontal on their warehouse shelves. Other spirits are at your fingertips in this expansive warehouse where you don't even have to be a little tipsy to get great service.

Sprouts
4100 Legacy, Plano, TX 75024
972 618-8902

You've heard about how good sprouts are for you? Well, wait 'til you hear how good these sprouts will be for you when it comes to your specialty grocery store items. Pure heaven is spent at Sprouts. Now what's so special about Sprouts? Wait 'til you see their produce. And it's all soooooooooo good for you. Currently, Sprouts is one of the country's fastest growing retailers that specialize in farm fresh produce. But more importantly, their staff knows their stuff. Ask questions and ye shall see..

Sugar Baby's Barbecue
1183 S. Mill Street, Lewisville, TX 75057
214 222-4BBQ

Okay, baby, light my fire under those barbecues and they'll melt in your mouth just like sugar, baby. There's nothing quite as tasty as something from their ovens, you can dine-in or have them cater your next party. Plus their special was to buy an entree and they'll give you a free drink and dessert. But the question is, do you need it? If not, get it to go and give it to your skinny Aunt Minnie. Have you had your sugar today?

Taylor Farms
1001 Cockrell Hill Road, Dallas, TX 75211
214 421-1947

Who doesn't like the freshest fruits or the best vegetables (lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, onions) for commercial use by restaurants? I do! I do! But at such low prices, lettuce explain further. Prices fluctuate with the seasons, the droughts, the heat waves and such. They know their stuff and will suggest what fruits or what produce is in season, what looks good, what IS good.

Vending Nut Co.
2222 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
817 737-3071

Open to the public since 1968, this company has been shelling out the nuts, both retail and wholesale, roasted or raw, alongside dried fruits and seeds, bulk or pre-packaged, have it your way. From hotel and bar nuts to gift packs and Christmas gifts, you can expect prices to reflect direct vending machines with the absence of the middle man. This is a wholesale warehouse environment that sells to the public in their company store. But you're nuts if you ignore the opportunity to shell out less for these nuts.

World Food Imports
13434 Floyd Circle, Dallas, TX 75243
972 480-9911

If you're a galloping gourmet and want to command attention at your next soiree, here's a warehouse full of worldly food imports that are waiting to be digested. One Israeli gourmet cook revels in their international foods and imported cheeses. Step into this warehouse environment and get a whiff of delicious foods from around the world not often seen at your typical grocery store. They also have restaurant-quality meats with prices that are hard to beat. Once you've found them, you'll make a mad dash on a regular basis, especially if you're a gourmet cook.

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Food & Spirits

Buck n' Loons Cafe 3517 S. Cooper Street, Arlington, TX 76015 817 466-2825

Cantina Laredo 2225 S. Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX 75067 972 315-8100

Celebrate Cakes 4310 Saturn Road, Garland, TX 75041 972 271-4396

Cheesecake Royale 9016 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218 214 328-9102

Coffee & Tea Outlet (subsidiary of Globex) 2324 Shorecrest Drive, Dallas, TX 75235 214 353-0328

Cupboard Natural Foods & Cafe 200 W. Congress, Denton, TX 76201 940 387-5386

Dallas Farmers Market 1010 S. Pearl Expressway, Dallas, TX 75201 214 939-2808

Dallas Food Depot 3107 S. Cockrell Hill Road, Dallas, TX 75236 214 330-FOOD (3663)

Dallas Tortilla & Tamale Factory 309 North Marsalis Avenue, Dallas, TX 75203 214 943-7681

Delicious Cakes 14819 Inwood Road, Addison, TX 75001 972 233-2133

Double Dave's Pizza Works 17721 N. Dallas Parkway, #140, Dallas, TX 75287 972 267-DAVE (3283)

Fiesta Mart 611 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Oak Cliff, TX 75208 214 944-3300

Gene's Fruit Stand & Patio 2508 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75234 972 247-7301

GNS Foods 2109 E. Division Street, Arlington, TX 76011 817 469-7420

Hot Chocolates Ltd. Co. 181 W. Harwood Road, Hurst, TX 76054 817 282-9400

Metro-Webb Foods 2700 W. Pioneer Parkway, Suite A, Arlington, TX 76013 817 274-9994

Penzey's Spices 12835 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75230 972 392-7777

Spirits Liquor Company 2825 Canton, Dallas, TX 75226 214 748-2459

Sprouts 4100 Legacy, Plano, TX 75024 972 618-8902

Sugar Baby's Barbecue 1183 S. Mill Street, Lewisville, TX 75057 214 222-4BBQ

Taylor Farms 1001 Cockrell Hill Road, Dallas, TX 75211 214 421-1947

Vending Nut Co. 2222 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107 817 737-3071

World Food Imports 13434 Floyd Circle, Dallas, TX 75243 972 480-9911