Delicious

Eat sweet

It’s possible to start taking neighborhood staples such as Highlands Café — in business eight years now — for granted. Don’t. Appreciate it. Love it. As V-Day approaches, hone in on the sweet treats owners Anita Siegers and Kathy Stewart offer, starting with the moist, melt-in-your-mouth, decadently frosted banana cake. Or go chocolate with a dense dark brownie, crave-creating cake or chipped cookie. Siegers favors the fat and flavorful oatmeal cookie, which just doesn’t get enough attention. Every dessert is cooler with a scoop of Beth Marie’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream, a locally made product that comes in flavors such as Turtle Torture (the perfect mix of vanilla, caramel and praline, Siegers extols), Dr Texas (made with Dr Pepper) and kid-favorite, Cupcake. The appetizers, including a sampler platter with hummus, pimento and guacamole or homemade fried chicken tenders, are a fitting prelude to dessert, as are the fresh wraps, soups, salads, sandwiches and specials (meatloaf, chicken-fried steak and pulled pork tacos, to name a few). Vegetarian options include a veggie burger, cucumber sandwich and Greek salad.

—Christina Hughes Babb

Highlands Caf

9661 Audelia 214.349.2233

AMBIANCE: COMFORTABLYHIP

PRICE RANGE: DESSERTS: $1.25-$3.99 MENU: $6-$15

DID YOU KNOW? HIGHLANDS CAFÉ’S TABLESAREMADE FROMDOORSAND OTHERPARTSOF ITS REMODELEDBUILDING.

1 Cake Ball Company

The Lake Highlands-born cake ball makers now sell their sweet spheres online. Or opt to drop by the tiny shop where the nationally renowned magic happens. 10230 E.Northwest Highway

214.559.5788 cakeballs.com

2 Momo Italian Kitchen

Romantic? Check. Perfect pasta? Check. But don’t even think about leaving this newly relocated Lake Highlands eatery without sampling the tiramisu, creamy panna cotta or the zabaione egg custard, complemented with strawberries and whipped cream. BYO wine.

8989 Forest

972.234.6800 momoitaliankitchen.com

3 Chubby’s

Desserts are made fresh daily at this family restaurant. Try the lemon pie or Hershey’s chocolate cake. 10230 E.Northwest

Highway

214.348.6065 eatatchubbys.com

JJ’s Cafe

We serve our full breakfast & lunch menu 7 days a week from 7am-2pm. Special Fish Nights, every Friday starting February 15 from 5pm-9pm. Enjoy a exiting menu of seafood and fun. BYOB.

Go 4 It Sports Grill

Now Serving Boiled Crawfish and Oysters On The Half Shell!

Lunch Specials Mon.-Fri. 11am - 3pm; Grill Open til 2am – 7 Days a Week; Catering Available Daily Drink Specials. Happy Hr. 3-7pm. M-F

Highlands Cafe

Great food in your neighborhood – fresh sandwiches, salads, homemade soups; famous hamburger; delicious dinner entrees; kid’s meals; beer and wine. Serving lunch and dinner from 11am - 9 pm Monday thru Saturday.

Enchilada’s

Enchilada’s is a fun and comfortable place, enjoy brunch on the weekends, live music on Saturday nights and tasty Tex Mex food for all. Home of the Big E Margarita.

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