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ENTERTAINMENT PULSE With history rooted in the city, this eatery remains a community classic | With history rooted in the city, this eatery remains a community classic |
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| Written by Emily Toman, The Shorthorn scene editor | ||||
| Wednesday, 08 April 2009 03:54 PM | ||||
 Arlington Steak House is, officially, the city’s oldest restaurant. The site functioned as a railroad station until 1931, when the steak house opened as the Triangle Inn. (The Shorthorn: Monica Lopez) Being the city’s oldest restaurant gets people in the door, owner Zack Shalabi said. “The history makes us stand out,” he said. The site functioned as a railroad station until 1931, when the steak house opened as the Triangle Inn. The first owner ran an illegal gambling operation upstairs. To escape from the FBI, the men crawled through an underground tunnel that ended down the street. By the time agents reached the room, the gamblers were gone. Today, old Arlington photographs line the walls inside the restaurant depicting 1800s Main Street, crowded with horsed-drawn buggies on a dirt road. Arlington Steak House1724 W. Division St.Hours: 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday–Saturday Sample Menu: Chicken-fried steak: $8.89 Homemade rolls: $4.80 a dozen Fresh Catfish Fillet: $8.69-$12.99 Sliced barbecue beef sandwich: $5.35 Barbecue brisket plate: $8.99-$9.99 Enchilada dinner: $7.99 Grilled pork chops: $8.29 “People like consistency,” she said. “Our recipes have been handed down from owner to owner.” The cook makes the restaurant’s famous chicken-fried steak from scratch. The dish comprises 60 percent of the restaurants sales. Harvey said she has tried to make it at home, but it’s not the same. “It just doesn’t come out like it does here,” she said. The homemade rolls also top the favorites list at Arlington Steak House, baked fresh every day. Even nonlocals come just to pick up an order. The restaurant’s strong client base has kept business booming even in a struggling economy, Shalabi said. Customers still rush in every day during lunch and dinner. Harvey said that while waiting, people love to look at the pictures. Photos of regular customers make them feel at home. “Little do they know, they see their Aunt Debbie on the wall,” she said. The collection also includes a signed photograph of baseball legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Among the old Arlington images, Shalabi just mounted a 1902 photograph of the first class at Carlisle Military Academy, now known as UTA. Views: 1074 | E-mail
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