The Cottage sits on Northwest Highway in that stretch near Bachman Lake where the signs have been peeling for decades and nobody minds. It is a dive bar in the real sense of the word. Pool table, live blues a few nights a week, bikes lined up out front, a patio where people actually talk to each other. You do not go for atmosphere curated by a consultant. You go because it is what it is.
What surprises people is the burger.
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by Steven Doyle
If you have read craveDFW for any length of time, you know we adore our tacos. We create an annual taco list and one of the highlights is usually the gas station trompo taco across from Bachman Lake off Northwest Highway. Some years ago I was sharing taco secrets with Chef Kent Rathbun, and he claimed this to be his most favorite taqueria in Dallas. I pretty much agreed. These are amazing little tacos of grilled meat sliced off a trompo, which is Spanish for ‘spinning top’.
How this all works is that pork is marinated over one or two days in a combination of dried chiles and then slowly cooked with a gas flame on a vertical rotisserie called the trompo. Perched on top of the trompo of meat is generally a whole pineapple that drizzles its juices downward, further breaking down the meat with flavor and enzymes to make it even more tender. Continue reading
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