So I just realized that if you don’t have dinners plans, there’s still time for you to make it to Cliff Cafe before they close tomorrow. Try the previously mentioned life-changing pork shanks; they’re spicy, sweet, and so tender, the meat literally falls away from the bone. It might be a little cruel to fall [...]
Bittersweet news (that’s mostly bitter): Sidedish reported yesterday that Cliff Cafe will be closing its doors for a major overhaul. They’ll open again in September, redesigned and with a “brand-new concept.” While the press release Sidedish reposted didn’t mention any details about this new concept, Observer’s City of Ate blog reports it’s going to be [...]
Back to back pancake posts…I know, it’s like pancake week or something. Our last post was about great pancakes, the kind you try and replicate at home. These pancakes, not so much. I really wanted to love these pancakes at Cliff Cafe in Oak Cliff. So much of them was so right. The warm blueberry [...]
I’ll come right out with it. I’m a big, big fan of the blue cheese wedge salad. Studies have shown, if on your menu somewhere, you have the words salad, blue cheese, and wedge, in a semi close proximity, there’s a 87% chance I’ll order it. It really just depends on the last time I had a blue cheese wedge salad, and if it wasn’t at breakfast, then there you go. Anyway, at the Cliff Cafe next to the Bellmont in Oak Cliff, I found a version of said salad and it wasn’t the best or perfect BCWS I’ve ever had, but it definitely had some promise. My two major concerns were the over cooked bacon that felt like little rocks in my mouth, and the absence of a blue cheese dressing on the menu — it was served with a balsamic vinaigrette. Now the former sin cannot be forgiven — over-dried crunchy as hell bacon has no place in a fresh salad or anywhere else in the world of eats. The later problem wasn’t too much of an issue, but I definitely could have gone for a nice spicy blue cheese dressing instead. The main fault that ruined an otherwise tempting display of ingredients, was that the salad was not dressed, but rather drowned in the balsamic dressing which overpowered every other aspect of the dish. Seriously, you can’t tell from the picture, but this thing was swimming.
I’m not usually one for ‘dressing on the side’ bit, but at the Cliff Cafe my recommendation is to go that way, or try the ranch instead. It’s also a great salad to share, so step up to it as a starter on your next date to the Cliff Cafe. Then head over to the bar at the Belmont for a nice time getting boozed up on their friendly patio. It’s definitely one the official drinkeries of the Little Dish staff.