Road Trip

 

For our first trip in the Dallas area from the new apartment we ventured south toward  downtown and then across this structure.

 

This is the newly opened Margaret Hunt Hill bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava from downtown over the Trinity River to the area now called Trinity Groves.

Just over the bridge is parking and below this row of very upscale restaurants and bistros.

In front of the restaurant row is this Dallas ad that I sort of blended into. It was a really nice 68 degree day and perfect for a lunch outing with the bridge in the background.

 

But below is the real reason for the trip to this newly renovated part of town.





A really cool retro hot dog joint called Hofmann Hots. Neat. Below is a shot from inside the circular windows out onto the street and its art deco painting.

And the grub. A really extensive menu of exciting hot dog variations. Jo-Anne had the Sweet and Smokey Dog which was a kielbasa sausage with a maple glaze, smoked Gouda pimento spread, and chopped bacon with onion straws.

I had the Bavarian Dog with pretzel mash, pickles and mustard and tater tots. Really good and about $6 apiece.

Throughout the place were many wiener joke signs, from "I got the biggest wiener" and "grab your wiener now";  but the best for me was as I left ... again sorry!