Dishola: Reviews by the Dish

718 Red River St, Austin, TX, 78701

Submitted by hamburgler 1 day, 23 hours ago

Took me awhile to spell that one. Still doesn't look right. First off, I'm not a big fan of canned fruit. Second, I hate Canadians. Third, this obviously is a woman pizza. Fourth, why I took a hooker to get some Hawaiian Pizza is none of your business. The sauce had some good spice--not sugary at all--perfect blend of savory and sweet. The crust was thin and had some good crunch and snap to it--not soggy. Thin sliced Canadian bacon--standard issue. The prostitute--Polish. And gassy. My god.

2113 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX, 78704
512-921-4828

Submitted by hamburgler 4 days, 11 hours ago

I don't speak, write or remember in Vietnamese so I can't quite recall what this sandwich was named. I do remember is sounded a little dirty. If I could write in Vietnamese I'd call this sandwich Phuk Ing Gud. One complaint I generally have about marinated meat sandwiches is that the sauce can soak in and liquefy the bread. Not in this sandwich--the bread has great texture and the crust a little crunch to it. Just enough chew.The barbecue flavor is distinctively Asian and the there is a little heat in the thing.

1207 S 1st St, Austin, TX
(512) 445-6599

Submitted by natanya on 07/23/08

It went like this: Smells good, looks pretty good too. Mangos on a taco seems wrong but what the hell...I catch Swayze leaning back in his chair asking the table full of teenage girls if any of them wants to try his Dirty Sanchez. I don't pay attention to how much of the red sauce I put on my Brushfire. I'm watching the table of girls trying to determine if they are going to call the police. I take a bite. Wonderful. All the flavors combine perfectly. Spicy, juicy chicken, mango, cilantro, just the right amount of sour cream and--hey this has a little kick. One of the girls has leaned back in her chair and is talking to a table full of adults and pointing at our table. Jesus Christ my skull is on fire. I take another large bite. It feels like there is a blowtorch scorching the bottom of my brain via the roof of my mouth. I am sweating profusely. I go half blind. The table thumps and I hear Swayze scream his little girl scream that usually means "danger". My lips are on fire. Somebody is trying to put the fire on my lips out with thier fist. I'll get you Swayze.

Highway St, Coon Rapids, IA, 50058

Submitted by hamburgler 4 weeks ago

Coon Rapids, Iowa. Rolls of the tongue, doesn't it? Gotta put some twang in it when you say it. The breaded pork tenderloin sandwich is the northern yin to the southern yang of chicken fried steak. Why the two can't exist in the same region I'll never know. Swayze says it has something to do with the Civil War and the Mason-Dixon line. Some agreement between Lincoln and Lee ... fried pork to the north, fried beef to the south, free the slaves, restore the Union. Like a good chicken-fried steak, the perfect pork tenderloin sandwich should be larger than your head and should stick out at least 4 inches from the biggest bun available. The first bite should sear the roof of your mouth allowing for the sharp coating to shred the tenderized skin. Pickles, onions, lettuce and mustard. Nothing else. Ketchup is for chumps. This sandwich is huge, has a great breaded crust, juicy pork and is perfectly seasoned. Get the fries. This is probably the best pork tenderloin in Iowa with some unnamed cafe in Colo, IA coming in a close second.

1415 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX
(512) 444-7437

Submitted by austineater on 11/26/07

So my pal Swayze tricked me into eating this. Told me it was a solid meat pizza soaked in tequila. Nevermind why I found that appealing on any level. I just did. Anyway, I'm from the North where pizza tends to be 2 inches thick and full of meat. The more meat and cheese you can stuff into a soggy, grease-soaked crust the better. Having 2nd degree burns on your chin after a meal or having to pull over on the way home to throw up is not uncommon. This pizza was thin, crispy and meat and greaseless. Oh, and no effing sauce. This pizza should only cost half as much as other pizzas. Anyway, I ate it. I've eaten it a couple dozen times since. I'm not sure it's pizza but it's good. The great thing about it is that it's so light I can drink more beer (have a Fireman's #4) with it, which is not bad.