Every two weeks Matt and I try to go out to dinner. I first noticed Kostas when we moved to Plano three years ago and thinking that we may have found something to replace the Greek House in Norman (The best Gyros EVER) I tried to get Matt to try it with me, but for some reason or another we never made it there.

This past week I finally convinced him that we should try Kostas. There are two locations in Plano. There is one at Preston and Park and another at Park and Alma. We chose to go to the one on Alma.

Kostas was nothing like I expected it to be. It was so much more.

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Sunday I managed to convince my darling husband to take an expedition into Dallas and visit a local store that I had been told about many many many months ago when some one learned that I had a German background.

The name of the place is Kuby’s. I did some research and found that they had a website. As soon as I realized that it was a Metzgerei (butcher/deli), a store, and had a restaurant I wanted to make a trip there.

I was afraid that I would disappointed by what I found there considering that there are some significant differences between what you find at the deli counter here and and in Germany. I shouldn’t have been.

It was like walking into that one store that is perfect for you and you alone. The meat counter had all sorts of tubed meats that I hadn’t seen since my trip to Germany two years before getting married. Their dry goods had all the spices that I could think of needing or wanting once my stash that my mother gave me disappears. (I no longer have to worry about how often I make Roladen! Of course this also means that it will take me even longer to learn how to make the sauce for it from scratch.) And I don’t think I have to mention chocolate. Wait, I do. Because hello. It’s chocolate. They had all my typical favorites, Kinder Schokolade, Duplo, Hanuta, Milka. All of it. I could go broke in that store.

The restaurant only serves brunch on Sundays but that didn’t stop us from trying it. A person seats themselves when there is a spot open. It is a very communal eating arrangement which is typical in most Beer Gardens in Germany. I was quite pleased to see that I only needed to translate a few things for my husband. Since it was brunch, there were no menus to show us what they might serve during any other meal. (They serve breakfast and lunch every day and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays only.) And I didn’t get a chance to ask. The place was very busy.

The food was absolute wonderful and considering the restaurant’s location (near the SMU Law Library-essentially SMU Campus), the prices are really very reasonable. I am really looking forward to going there and trying the other menus.

If you happen to be in the Dallas area and like to travel a bit through food, do go visit Kuby’s. It’s too good to pass up.