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I just moved to Dallas area and reviewed our first meal: Zalat Pizza

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I just moved to Dallas area and reviewed our first meal: Zalat Pizza Read more: Pizza Review: Zalat Pizza : JohnnyChugs
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    Plano! Very nice place, excited to explore. Thank you! : JohnnyChugs
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      I looooooove good German food. I hope it lives up to the big German family restaurants I had back in New ... : JohnnyChugs
      
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      have you been to their new location? I went the other day and it’s lost its charm :/ : bitchesbecrazy
      
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      food was great, not a train was seen tho : bitchesbecrazy
      
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      Dang. Like train sets?? Or just train memorabilia. Either way, I love that stuff. : JohnnyChugs
      
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      Oh man, I love that stuff. Wish I’d gotten to see it. : JohnnyChugs
      
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  Zenna Thai/Japanese in Plano is awesome as is Genroku Japanese/Taiwanese in Richardson : dognose
  - https://dfwchinatown.com/ : dognose
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  Much appreciated on the food recommendations!! We have a lot of exploring to do haha. : JohnnyChugs
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    I also really miss El Fenix for Mexican : dognose
    - I was at QuakeCon 2018 and visited the Quakeholio Tourney back before I worked here. I am very familiar w... : JohnnyChugs
  - Thre is so, so, so much food to explore in the whole DFW area. You'll never run out of places to try. S... : daggot
- We need a DFW Six Flags theme park Shackmeet : dognose
- pepperoni masterclass with extra srirancha is my go to order : bitchesbecrazy
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  Welcome! Zalat is pretty good, they just moved the closest one to me, not too far but not in walking dis... : fleabug
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    There’s a place called Luna Grill next to K Ave and it fast became our go-to for gyros. I’m really excited to try more places over there.
    
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    There’s a place called Luna Grill next to K Ave and it fast became our go-to for gyros. I’m really ex... : JohnnyChugs
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    fleabug it looks like they closed the lunch buffet at the Richardson IBPS Busshist Temple??? D: : dognose
    - I think they closed the dining hall but you can still get a box lunch to go. I hope the little teahouse ... : fleabug
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  - I haven't been to this one. I loved his original Wood Fire Grill place in Addison. OMG, the ribs there ... : daggot
- Interesting menu, that buffalo chicken one looks amazing. : baconisgod
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    Man you told me about that place and I lived nearby and I never made it dammit. I did love Dimassi's Medi... : dognose
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      The good thing about Dimassis is that you can walk in and start eating immediately at least. At my last ... : fleabug
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  Please add me to list of shockers new to Dallas! : mankeroo
  - Please come to the Six Flags Shackmeet! : dognose
- Besas Italian kitchen in south Plano (on Jupiter - maybe it’s north w garland) is the best we’... : mankeroo
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    Hey didn't you tell me that Shanghai place closed? I saw you eating a dumpling or bun with juice out of a... : dognose
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  I think you are from Houston? If you miss Vietnamese, drive out Walnut and go in Bistro B https://bistrob... : dognose
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    La mei in north garland is amaze : mankeroo
    - There was a TON of Vietnamese in Garland, too much to choose from, there was a little Vietnamese tofu sho... : dognose
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  A great way to spend an afternoon is at the Half Price Books flagship store near 75 and Northwest Highway... : dognose
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    - ^^^^^^ : dognose
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    Man I’ve spent so much money at half price Books in my life. It’s such a great store. Now I j... : metralgia
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      My very first visit to that store, I saw the shopping carts up front and was all 'lol you are a used book... : dognose
      
      It’s probably not a great score but I was excited to find the first Gallagher album on vinyl at a H... : Schnapple
  - Half Price Books are so amazingly excellent. There is nothing in the UK that compares to them and it is s... : theghostofsmdever
- If you like outdoors/exercise, when i lived in Richardson and got laid off and had jack shit to do all da... : dognose
- Don't miss the Dallas food festival! I think it was near the fairgrounds, help me out RomSteady, go there... : dognose
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  There is fried green tomatoes at the Texas State Fair, only time I ever had them, I don't even like tomat... : dognose
  - Oh yes, he's gotta hit up all the fried food at the Fair. Shocking what they'll figure out how to fry ne... : daggot
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  Can you please make more Cortexes please, I have money : dognose
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    lol, my spouse says we should do more Dallas area food reviews as we explore. I just might. : JohnnyChugs
    - Yes please also yes ye yes please. Online search tells me some other of my favourite places that I was go... : dognose
    - Make Cortex articles! : daggot
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    I'm still not clear on why that's such a big deal, it's a... grocery store? What's so special about it? T... : Schnapple
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      It's not magic, but it is a touch better than your average Alberstons or Kroger. It's not a huge deal be... : fleabug
      
      HEB is way better than Albertson's which I consider bottom-tier grocery. And they're substantially cheap... : EvilDolemite
    - Great selection; great prices; lots of high-quality house brands (including organic/fresh made stuff); ex... : EvilDolemite
  - My spouse is a lead at HEB. I get the discounted store brand hook-ups. Even if he didn’t work there, th... : JohnnyChugs
- Lighting in pictures make it look like you kidnaped the pizza and ate it in the dark. I won't judge. : pigz

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