Sunday Funday at Sundown at the Granada

Sundown at the Granada had been on our Foodie Adventure list for a while and when a concert yielded a great opportunity to check it out, we couldn't resist! We got a cool table in a dark part of the restaurant and were greeted by a really friendly waitress. We were ready for Sunday Funday to begin! Upon perusing the drink menu, we were very excited to see that Sundown has Ginger Beer. Moscow Mules all around! 

After ordering our drinks, we started with the Stuffed Avocados because we had all heard how great they are. It comes with 3 stuffed avocado halves - an Italian one with sun-dried tomatoes, toasted almonds, basil, and shaved Parmesan; a Southwestern one with tomato, feta, black bean, sweet corn, hemp-seed, and agave; and a Waldorf one with grilled chicken, candied pecans, and blueberries. It also comes with little baby endive leaves so you can make tiny lettuce wraps with the different avocado stuffings. It's really fun and different - not to mention delicious! We all agreed that the Italian one was our favorite, but they were all good.

For our meals, our waitress recommended the flatbreads and a few other things, so we decided to take her up on her recommendations. Haley went with the The Hammered Goat flatbread. It came with drunken mushrooms, chevre, local honey, and white truffle oil. It was awesome...and huge! These flatbreads are enormous. You could definitely use these as an appetizer for a small group. 

I went with the Hail Caesar flatbread which came with sun-dried tomatoes, kale, shaved Parmesan  and lemon zest. I also added grilled chicken and got it on a gluten free crust. It was really interesting. I loved the kale and sun-dried tomatoes. The Caesar dressing was really overpowering, though. It was one of the few times I could actually taste the anchovy in the dressing which made it kind of fishy tasting. The GF crust was ok - not one of the best I've had but it's great that they have so many options for dietary restrictions.

Haley's boyfriend ordered the Surf and Turf which came with 10 oz. grass-fed sirloin, gulf shrimp, kale, and  sweet potato fries. The steak was super tender and flavorful and the shrimp were pretty good. Michael also really enjoyed the kale. But the most important thing...the sweet potato fries were awesome! Some of the best sweet potato fries we've had. Definitely order these!

We had a great time at Sundown and can't wait to go back for the newly formed brunch menu! It's not just a great place for a pre-show bite, it's really a great Dallas foodie destination. Be sure and check it out and let us know what you think!

http://sundownatgranada.com/

Ketchup Burger Bar: A Mediocre Attempt at a Stellar Burger

One of the latest foodie trends of the past year has been trendy burger joints. We can’t complain, it makes us feel a little better about craving a burger and fries, and where can you really go wrong? We bought a groupon for Ketchup Burger Bar in the Uptown area, and were excited to give it a try. We were looking forward to the outing since Ketchup uses fresh, organic ingredients, and the vast amount of ketchups seemed exciting.

We arrived on a nice day for lunch, and opted to sit on the patio. It wasn’t crowded during the mid-day work lunch hour, which was nice. Our waiter explained to us the concept of the restaurant after we told him we were newbies, and he went over all the different types of ketchups and the most popular burgers on the menu.  There are four different types of ketchup at “Ketchup” including the house, green tomato, chipotle, spiced, and if you feel so inclined your standard Heinz.  There are a lot of burger options and fries as well.

We started with a fry trio, of buffalo fries, sweet potato fries, and white truffle parmesan fries. Sara ordered the Blue burger, with gorgonzola, grilled red onion, arugula, tomatoes and mission fig spread. I opted for the Roadhouse, with bacon, mozzarella, onion, garlic mayo, and tomato. Both of the burgers came on brioche buns.

We started out munching on the fries. All three types we ordered were really tasty. The buffalo fries were super thin and crunchy, which were nice. The sweet potato fries were pretty standard, but enjoyable as well. The white truffle parmesan were pretty delicious as well. We were excited to try our burgers after enjoying all the fries.

Sadly, when eating our burgers we were quite disappointed. The brioche buns were soggy, and did not compliment the meat and toppings at all. The meat was just “okay”, and we both agreed we had enjoyed much better burgers elsewhere. Sara was taken aback about how strong the fig spread was on her burger, even over powering the gorgonzola. Overall, using a groupon and getting a good deal it was worth the trip. The fries were enjoyable, but we both agreed that with all of the new and exciting burger places around, we will not be returning.