In Plano, Bulla Gastrobar is another in the growing list of places in North Texas where one can enjoy tapas, those lovely Spanish appetizers and small plates served hot or cold and shared over a glass of wine or a cocktail.
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The annual Restaurant “Week” allows diners to try out places they might otherwise miss, and one of our favorite discoveries this year wasin Plano, which originated in Coral Gables, Florida. It's another in the growing list of places in North Texas where one can enjoy tapas, those lovely Spanish appetizers and small plates served hot or cold and shared over a glass of wine or a cocktail.
The salad was a mélange of ripe tomatoes, cucumber, chickpeas, olives, onion and croutons all mixed in a bright lemon and olive oil dressing, which tasted of the summer and provided a good beginning. The patatas bravas consisted of crispy potato cubes, spicy brava sauce and aioli served in an attractive metal tureen. The potatoes had a nice texture, but the sauces, while complementing each other well, perhaps overwhelmed the potato flavor a bit.
Shortly after, the second plate made its way to our table: braised brisket caldoso . This porridge-like dish was a warm and flavorful combination of Valencia-style rice, beef, sofrito, piquillo confit, peas and chickpeas with a rosemary sprig garnish atop it all. The sofrito sauce was a delicious mixture of pepper, garlic, onions and herbs that combined with the rice and veggies to create a rich, deeply flavorful experience.
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