Perry's Friday Porkchop for Less than $1

Sure, sure, you you can get an enormous roast-size pork chop at lunch for low price of $11.95 every Friday, but THIS Friday only, the price drops to 79 cents for the first 100 people in line at the door; the restaurant opens for lunch at 11 a.m.

The special price is in honor of the year Perry's opened as a butcher shop in Houston - 1979 - and is good at Perry's locations across the state.

The Dallas location is at 2000 McKinney, at Olive, downtown.

Lunch Quick Bite: Green House Food Truck

I wanted Green House to wow me for lunch. It's sunny, it's 70, and the lines weren't that long. The Arts District Food Truck area has actually moved over in front of the Winspear, which is a much better location than the previous parking between the Belo Mansion and a parking lot/construction zone. The scene was pretty much perfect for wowing, but it just didn't quite do it.

I'd heard that Green House was doing short rib sandwiches, and I immediately wanted to check it out. It's officially a beef short rib sandwich with horseradish cream and baby greens. So I wandered over, enjoyed the sunshine and waited in line. Watching the guy taking the orders try to do math in his head and then have to write it down didn't inspire a whole lot of confidence in his charging abilities, so I added up the cost of my sandwich, chips and drink on my own. Except I couldn't. Not because I'm math retarded, thanks. The short rib sandwich was a special and didn't have a price listed. Looking at the fact the other sandwiches were in the $7-$8 range, I figured it would be about the same. So, when I get to the front of the line and order from the math wonderboy, he told me the total was $14.07, I was like what? How much is that sandwich? He tells me it's $9.50. (Add in chips for $1.50 and drink for $2. Really? $2 drink?) Um, ok, not normally what I'd spend on a sandwich, particularly one that doesn't come with chips. Seriously, it's kind of annoying to be expected to pay almost $10 for a sandwich and only get . . . a sandwich. Yes, I know I can go other places, but I didn't. They call my name a few minutes later and I snag my food and a spot to eat. (Dear Dallas Arts District, you could invest in some more picnic tables and nobody would complain)

I open up their environmentally friendly clamshell (points for being green.) and the short rib sandwich was pretty. Big meaty pieces of short rib and I was excited for the first bite. So I took it. It was good. The short rib was tender and clearly cooked well. The horseradish cream could have used a little more horseradish. And the baby greens, well, they were just mixed greens. There's clearly some creative license in the menu creation for most places, so nobody is getting beaten up on that one. The sandwich was good. It really was. But for freaking $9.50 just for a sandwich, I think I should be allowed to expect better than just good.

And yes, I'm whining about the prices. Not because I mind paying for good food, but because their prices are higher than other food trucks. $14 for lunch at a food truck just seems a little high. But I make these sacrifices so you get to know what's going on out there. You're welcome.

Definitely not disappointed to have spent the calories on that sandwich, but a little disappointed that I paid almost $10 for it. Would I give Green House another short, probably. But that's because I'm still enjoying the sugar high from Limonata Pellegrino I got there.

Nosh at Nosh for 50% Off

I'm a big fan of Nosh. So big, in fact, that hte Sig-O and I are thinking that's where we'll have the parental units take us for brunch on Sunday. (Crap, now the paparazzi will follow us!) Here's the deal from Living Social:

If you live in Big D, you've likely heard big talk of chef Avner Samuel and his cuisine. Now the name behind Oak Lawn's Nosh Euro Bistrois dishing up not only bold flavors but also a bold deal: For just $15, get $30 to spend on Nosh-ables and non-alcoholic drinks during lunch or Sunday brunch. Neither the OpenTable.com Diners' Choice 2010 Winner nor celebrity chef Samuel are messing around when it comes to hearty entrées like beef tenderloin Benedict or Mediterranean-style "Big Fish" for two. Consider yourself warned: Choosing is difficult, but there are no wrong orders. Even light fare is a joy on the tongue with watermelon and heirloom tomato salad and tuna tartare. And at 50% off, this deal will deliver the perfect bite without taking one out of your wallet.

Get this deal. You'll thank me. Nosh is one of the best restaurants in town and now you'll get to enjoy it for half off!

Food Truck Love Continues: SSahmBBQ

I told the Sig-O this morning that I may have to go on a personal quest to check out all the awesome new gourmet food trucks in Dallas. The good news is that I don't have to go far since they keep showing up in the Arts District for breakfast and lunch. The self-restraint that it takes to walk directly to my office every morning instead of detouring to get a fabu breakfast taco is mind-boggling.

Today's lunch selection was SSahmBBQ. They serve gourmet Korean tacos and my nose is still running from the spices as I type this. But it's a good spicy and it's great flavor. So I am, yet again, in love with another food truck. SSahm's menu is straightforward - letting you select your meat - beef, pork, chicken and tofu, followed by your delivery method - taco, burrito, quesadilla or kimchee fries. The very friendly woman who comes out of the truck to take your order recommended the beef taco to yours trule, as well as the kimchee fries, which come with meat on top. They've got a variety of chips and drinks to choose from, but once I've ordered kimchee friends (aka korean cheese fries), you don't want chips.

Less than 5 minutes later (thank G-sus since it was death hot outside), I get my beef taco and fries. The tacos are wrapped in 2 corn tortillas because it reduces the chances that the fabulous filling will end up on your plate or lap. Along with the meat choice, they include caramelized kimchee, cilantro, onions, and a soy vinagrette salad. This is good stuff. And great call on the double tortilla wrapping. The Kimchee Fries are basically Korean cheese fries, but good lord they were good. I'm not normally one to get something quite that heavy for lunch, but come on, you've got to live a little. The fries are fresh hand cut potatoes(I saw this happen), monterey jack & cheddar cheese, cilantro, onions, that caramelize Kimchee and some spicy mayo. They were seriously good. Brought those back to the office to share. Intern was surprised they were spicy, but I might have neglected to warn her about it. She still thought they had great flavor. My coworker on a con-call snagged a few too and I got a big thumbs up from him.

I'm already checking the SSahmBBQ website to see when they're back over here. You can follow them on FB and Twitter, but the menu and schedule are here for your entertainment. http://www.ssahmbbq.com/

Sorry Sig-O, I may have fallen in love with another food truck, but I promise I'll invite you along. Sometime.

Lunch with Legends - For Less

Today's Groupon will have you enjoying BBQ with some of your favorite NFL Legends. For $15, you get one ticket to an ESPN "Lunch with a Legend" Series event, sponsored by Sportz Partnerz (a $44 value). Luncheons are held at 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the following Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q locations: June 9–11 in Denton, June 14–17 in Arlington, and June 22–25 in Frisco.

Hosted by former Dallas Cowboys Jay Novacek and Kevin Smith, Sportz Partnerz's ESPN "Lunch with a Legend" events invite fans to meet, greet, and eat with a selection of NFL players and veterans in private luncheons with no more than 100 attendees. Rudy's chefs barbecue infinite amounts of brisket, sausage, and chicken to fuel mingling among fans and football stars. The intimate event allows lunchers to get close enough to smell the fame for 90 minutes of posing for photographs, listening to NFL stories, and snagging barbecue-sauce-smeared autographs. The roster of NFL guests will vary by day and location, and a complete list will be available upon registration. Click here to get yours now.

Pei Wei Discount Today!

Today only, you can get 20% off your online order at Pei Wei!

To use your code:
1. Visit www.peiwei.com/order and build your order
2. Click checkout and create your account (or login)
3. Enter promo code: MAY24

This offer is only good for May 24, 2011, so get your lettuce wraps (yum) today! Click here for the deets!

Make Lunch 10-40 EZ

at Steel this week. In honor of the dreaded tax day this week, Steele is doing lunch bento boxes for $10.40 (normally $15). Sounds like a good reason to go out for lunch and enjoy some yummy sushi. www.SteelDallas.com

Freaky Fast, Freaky Cheap, Freaky Yum

$1 Subs tomorrow 4/7, 11am-3pm, at 26 Jimmy John's locations in the DFW Metroplex! Come celebrate Customer Appreciation Day tomorrow at one of the following JJ locations: Addison, Arlington, all Dallas locations, Denton, Frisco, both Ft. Worth locations, Garland, both Irving locations, both Lewisville locations, Mansfield, McKinney, both Plano locations, and all Richardson locations. These subs are awesome, and for only $1, you better get there freaky fast!

Yummy Lunch Special

Yes, I love Pokey O's. I know, they appear here ofter, but they are so freaking good and they're nice and they are great people. So, go get yourself some lunch. Oh, and read the fine print about the upcoming $1 POKEY O'S on March 26.

The One Reason You Go to Denny's

is back. Free Grand Slam Tuesday is tomorrow (2/9). So figure out where your closest Denny's is and grab a date for and early Valentine's Day celebration. Oh, and it's only good until 2 p.m., so it's going to have to be a lunch date.

A Box Lunch at Beyond the Box

It's lunchtime again, which, let's face it, is like your favorite time of day. Now you can hit the new Beyond the Box restaurant and grab a yummy lunch on Wednesdays for just $7. It won't be like that tired old Subway sandwich you eat, but loathe. It'll be a yummy lasagna, salad and bread, or something else fabulous they put together. It's on Cedar Springs, underneath Ilume.

Sounds like I know where I'll be on Wednesday.

Speaking of that shopping center, Sig-O and I hit up Dish last night and it was yummy. GM Shawn Horne took good care of us. We'll be back. Soon. Check it out.