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    Tater Tots

    Carrollton restaurant loads up the baked potatoes for Dallas spud fans

    Teresa Gubbins
    Nov 29, 2018 | 3:16 pm
    Urban Ranch baked potato
    This spud's for you.
    Photo courtesy of Urban Ranch

    A restaurant has opened in Carrollton that's dedicated to the mighty spud. Called Urban Ranch, it's a fast-casual spot that does all kinds of loaded baked potatoes, along with sandwiches and salads.

    The restaurant recently opened at 1008 W. Hebron Pkwy., in what used to be a Bahama Buck's sno-cone place and, before that, a Smoothie Factory.

    "We do spuds, salads, and sandwiches — the 3 S's," quips manager Casey Rollo. "We have pre-made options like the Debra's Choice with butter, queso, bacon, sour cream, and chives, which is your basic loaded potato. We also have exciting items such as the Steakhouse, a popular choice with fajita beef, mushrooms, chives, and A1 Steak Sauce. It's like eating a steak and a baked potato all in one."

    There's a potato with Texas chili, another with chopped brisket, and a "superfood" spud with salmon, spinach, and avocado.

    There are also two veggie options: One is a sweet potato with "beet butter," asparagus, Brussels sprouts, avocado, broccoli, and feta cheese. The other is a roasted veggie spud with Brussels sprouts, red and yellow bell pepper, mushrooms, red onions, broccoli, and feta. Get them without butter and cheese and you have your vegan option.

    Rollo says that they have a couple of things going for them that elevates them from generic to gourmet.

    "When the restaurant first opened, we had an executive chef who helped design the menu with some things that set us apart," he says. "That includes dressings such as ranch sour cream and infused butters which we make in-house. We have beet butter, BBQ butter, A1 steak sauce butter, carrot butter, and they give the potato a whole extra dimension of flavor."

    There are also signifier ingredients such as arugula and kalamata olives that serve as a tipoff to their aspirations.

    One of their most popular salads is the arugula and beet, with tomato, avocado, and red onion in a white balsamic shallot vinaigrette. There's a grilled chicken Caesar; chef salad with smoked turkey and ham; Greek salad; and a salad with arugula, lemon, parmesan, salt, and pepper that's a bold statement of simplicity.

    Sandwiches run from a Cuban sandwich with serrano mustard, to a chicken salad with cranberries and walnuts, to a smoked turkey with bacon and sliced apples.

    Or you can make-your-own sandwich, salad, or spud, choosing from a massive selection of toppings, fillers, sauces, and dressings.

    They also have a "tea bar," with a variety of iced teas, from your basic sweet tea to ones with flavors such as watermelon, peach, and unsweetened blackberry. Customers are free to mix and match.

    "The watermelon is the most popular — we have people ordering that a half gallon at a time," Rollo says.

    Urban Ranch is not the first to invent a restaurant dedicated to the baked potato. Who remembers Potato Flats at Trinity Groves. When it closed in 2015, Phil Romano vowed he would find another location to re-open it, stating that it was "best suited to a traditional pad site or other location that will allow for a quicker dining experience and/or drive-through capabilities."

    Location is definitely important for this kind of concept. You need a solid lunch crowd, but also to be in an area where people are looking for a quick dinner to go. Fortunately, Urban Ranch has a drive-through window, which enjoys a dinner-hour backup.

    Rollo cautions that the potatoes are "huge."

    "Some people say they're like the size of an NFL football," he says. "There's one called the Squealer that has pulled pork, ham, bacon, cheese, and onions and it's at least 3 to 4 pounds. People say they get 2 to 3 meals out of it."

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    Award-winning Dallas bakery scores storefront in Oak Cliff mixed use

    Teresa Gubbins
    May 13, 2025 | 6:07 pm
    Kuluntu bread
    Photo courtesy of Kuluntu
    Kuluntu bread

    One of Dallas' best bakeries is graduating to a new location: Kuluntu Bakery, which currently operates as a cottage bakery in Oak Cliff, is moving into its first storefront space at the East Dock, the innovative new mixed-use hub at 900 E. Clarendon Dr. near the Dallas Zoo and Halperin Park.

    Founded in 2018, Kuluntu is the cottage food bakery that has been selling breads and pastries from an Oak Cliff home. Despite not having a brick-and-mortar location, the bakery has racked up numerous awards including an impressive ranking on a Food & Wine list of the Best Breads in Every State, a 2023 nomination for a James Beard Award, and a CultureMap Tastemaker Awards nomination for co-founder Stephanie Leichtle-Chalklen for Best Pastry Chef.

    Now they will have a brick-and-mortar location.

    Their current menu changes weekly, with breads such as country sour and lemon-lavender-walnut sour; their signature granola; cinnamon rolls; and pastries such as almond & lemon croissant, cheesy artichoke galette, and salted rye chocolate chip cookies. They send out an email to subscribers every week listing the latest offerings. (To get on the list, email kuluntu@kuluntubakery.org.)

    "At the new location, we will be expanding the menu quite a bit," Leichtle-Chalken says. "It will include items that we’re currently baking, plus South African dishes for lunch service."

    They're hoping to be open by the end of the year, and once they do open, they'll close down the cottage operation.

    But Leichtle-Chalklen says this new location will be more than a bakery — it will be a community hub that centers on women’s experiences and builds collective power through education, health & wellness, and equity initiatives.

    She already operates Kuluntu as a non-profit, with a goal of co-creating a more equitable food system and community by connecting the food industry, consumers, and partners to center women and humanize all food workers.

    Sustainability is a practice that threads throughout their organization: whether that's using Barton Springs Mill organic flours and Cedar Ridge Egg Farm free-range eggs, or whether it's following zero-waste baking by recycling, composting, and using eco-friendly packaging.

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    They'll fit right in at East Dock, a former industrial building that was built in 1915 and is being thoughtfully refurbished with a goal of creating an 18-hour campus: coffee in the morning, daytime operators such as offices, studios, and restaurants, then bars and entertainment at night.

    On July 12, Kuluntu will host "Reimagining an Inclusive Restaurant in Dallas," where attendees can learn about the lived experiences of women food workers and how we can humanize the food system, as well as re-imagine what an equitable and inclusive restaurant could be — sharing your experiences, ideas, and perspectives to shape Kuluntu Bakery into a true community space for all. Pastries and beverages will be included.

    The session will take place at East Dock, allowing a preview of the site which will be under active construction. While there is no fee, they're welcoming donations to their cause; get tickets here.

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