THE GRAPE

While my mom and little (much taller than me) brother were in town last week we all went to eat at The Grape in Dallas. Husband had given this dinner as a Father's Day Gift. The Grape had been voted the "Best Burger in Texas" a few years ago and they only serve the burger on Sunday and Monday. It was a pretty neat gift, and a pretty fun restaurant.

Here's what Texas Monthly wrote about the burger:

NO. 1 
CLASSIC CHEESEBURGER 
$12 ( FRIES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PRICE. )
THE GRAPE, DALLAS

Not to take the Lord’s name in vain, but if ever there were a burger that could sitteth at the right hand of the Almighty, this would be the one. We sweareth. This is a celestial sandwich in every tiny detail. The meat, ground in-house, is ten ounces of high-quality chuck-eye (renowned for having the best fat-to-lean ratio). The peppered bacon is cured on-site. The slightly sweet bun hails from a local bakery. Are you getting the picture? Are your salivary glands in Pavlovian mode? Let us rave on: The lettuce is Texas hydroponic Bibb, just the tender inner leaves; the Lemley tomato has achieved ideal ripeness. White cheddar cheese oozes across the meat patty, melding irresistibly with the Dijonnaise blend that has been swiped across the amply buttered, crisply toasted bread. Is there a drawback? Just one: Unless your mouth is the size of Julia Roberts’s, you’ll need to press this tower down to a manageable height before attempting to stuff your face. The Grape’s creation does not attempt any radical maneuvers, but in its simple perfection it achieves the pinnacle of burgerdom: It makes you wonder why you would ever eat anything else. That it’s offered only during Sunday brunch makes it even more desirable. Granted, some curmudgeons might balk at eating a burger in a wine bistro on Sunday morning, but they’d be missing the very best burger in Texas. 

And even though Vera fussed the. whole. time. the burger was really something. I would definitely go back for another $12 burger gladly. Also, the creme brulee was the best I've ever had. Seriously.

Everything on the menu looked fabulous. I'd like to try the Texas roast quail sometime too.

The Father with his burger.

And a belated Happy Father's Day to my husband. He is such a good papa to baby V. And she really loves him. You should see the way she talks to him in the mornings. And I'm so glad she gets the chance to, since Husband lets me sleep a few more minutes when he gets her out of her crib in the morning.

Thank you for always changing the diapers and making our baby laugh and coo. Thank you for being such a good Husband and Dad.

He blessed baby Vera in church on Father's Day. He told me that if she cried, she only got a name and that's it. Well she cried and so her blessing was about 30 seconds long. But it was still a really nice blessing. And then our Bishop made a joke about how she'll have "quite the voice for missionary work." and everyone laughed.

I love you Husband. Happy First Father's Day. And, let's go back to The Grape sometime soon, alright?