Trinity Railway Express, Kenny's Burgers, FC Dallas.

Last night, I attended my first professional soccer game, I took the TRE for the first time since returning from Philly, and I tried Kenny's Burgers.

FC Dallas played the New York Red Bulls. About 20,000 were in attendance and I have to say that it was very enjoyable. My son-in-law, Brinton, had good seats and knows the game well, which for me was great because I learned the meaning of "offsides" in soccer and got a run down of the better players. If you were at the game last night, our seats were right in front of the Shea red-card offense. Bad call.

The soccer stadium is in Frisco, Brinton was in Irving, so instead of driving from Fort Worth I took the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) to the South Irving station and he picked me up. I am happy to say the TRE is busier than it was a few years ago. I still believe that it is the best way for Fort Worth residents to travel to a Mavericks game or anything else at the AAC, and it's not a bad way to go shopping in Dallas. It is not a good way to get to the airport, but I have done that, as well.

I heard about Kenny's Burgers through Twitter and since it too is in Frisco, we tried it before the game. I hate to say it but I was disappointed. Nothing personal here. I prefer juicy burgers. My cheeseburger was dry, overcooked (medium), and not altogether hot. The fries were good and fresh and I liked the Ciabatta bun. The burger was just too dry.

So there you have it. Go FC Dallas, TRE is much better than driving, and Kenny's was a shot on goal that missed.

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Il Cane Rosso at Times Ten Cellars. Try it. Trust me.

After the one week rain delay, Jay Jerrier of Il Cane Rosso, rolled his wood-burning pizza oven from Dallas to Fort Worth, parked it at Times Ten Cellars off 7th Street, and made some authentic and delicious Neapolitan-style pizza.

Man was it ever good.

If you like Neapolitan style pizza make sure you get out to Times Ten Cellars some Tuesday night. This is good-good pizza. 

Marian and I ordered the mixed greens salad, delicious, even if the greens could have been more chilled, foccaccio bread, which is his pizza dough cooked with some olive oil, seasonings, and sea salt. Delicious, as well. And the margherita pizza. A perfect dinner for me.

I can't speak to the wines, no adult beverages for me these days, but I love the Times Ten Cellar building and location, which is part wine-production, part restaurant and bar. And I like that they make their wines with some of the grapes coming from their vineyards in Alpine, Texas.

Wine prices are what you pay at any restaurant, about $8 a glass. Bottle prices are in the $17 - $35 range, cheaper if buying to go.

The pizzas are between $10 and $15 and serve two. Unless one of the two is my twenty year old son, then it serves one.

I hope it works out for the Il Cane Rosso folks and Times Ten because they are both great additions to 7th Street.


The Details:
Times Ten Cellars
1100 Foch Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Tuesday night. Starts around 5 pm.
Il Cane Rosso

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September 11, 2001. A Reflection.

A reflection on 9/11: Today in Western Civilization.

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Consumer Reports reports on Hamburgers

August 2020 UPDATE

Opinions on fast-food hamburgers varied and often have less to do with who actually has the better burger but which franchise the reviewer is happiest with. I have no problem with that.

But objectively I think you can make a judgment about which fast-food hamburgers are better than others. I exclude places like 5-Guys because you are buying twice as much as you are at McDonald's , so yes, of course their hamburger should be better.

If we stick with the basic $7.50 for the meal which is best, which is the worst. Here's my opinion:

From worst to best:

5. Burger King. The restaurants are ususally not kept up, the service is usually bad, and the burgers are mediocre. Fries are worst of the major fast foods.

4. McDonald's. In my view the pre-cooked then steamed hamburger which is what they do with all their burgers is a mistake. Unless you are lucky enough to get the burger right off the grill it is usually not hot enough, not juicy, and has a mushy texture. For speed and convenience and cleanliness they win.

3. Wendy's. Some attempt has been made at the Wendy's restaurants to update them and keep them clean. And their burgers are made to order so they are usually hot. I think their fries are weak.

2. In-N-Out

1. Whataburger

I apologize for yet another hamburger post, but just in case you didn't see today's Yahoo/Consumer Reports article on the best hamburgers., the link below will take you to it.

In summary, the Consumer Reports survey considers Five Guys and In-N-Out to be the best burgers for national companies and McDonald's the worst.

I actually like the McDonald's quarter-pounder when it's fresh and prefer them to Burger-King or Whataburger.

In the Consumer Reports report, 26,000 people were polled and on a 1 - 10 scale Five Guys and In-N-Out received a 7.9, Whataburger received a 7.3, Burger King and Jack-in-the-Box, 6.3, and McDonald's 5.6.

Agree? Disagree?

The Consumer Report article: consumer reports

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Cane Rosso at Times Ten Cellars Cancelled due to weather.

For those planning to attend the  

Cane Rosso open at

Times Ten Cellars:

Sorry to announce:

Canceled due to weather.

Rescheduled for September 14, 2010

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