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(DOORBELL RINGS) AHHHH! HEY EVERYONE, THANKS FOR JOINING ME.I'M VERONICA MALDONADO WITH VISIT GARLAND, AND I'M ON THE GO.
I'M HIGHLIGHTING SOME FUN PLACES TO VISIT WHILE YOU COME TO TOWN.
TODAY, WE'RE AT TLC ON THE LAKE. LET'S GO CHECK THEM OUT! (FAST MUSIC) LOCATED JUST OFF I-30 NEXT DOOR TO BASS PRO SHOPS, TLC IS KNOW FOR THEIR MADE-FROM-SCRATCH RECIPES, HAND-CRAFTED COCKTAILS AND ONE OF DFW'S BEST PATIO OVERLOOKING LAKE RAY HUBBARD.
IT WAS KIND OF A NO-BRAINER. YOU COULD PUT A RESTAURANT ANYWHERE, BUT IT WAS THE LOCATION, AND JUST THE TIMING OF EVERYTHING THAT SAID THIS IS WHERE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE." TLC CHEF-OWNER GRADUATED TOP OF HIS CLASS FROM UNIVERSITY OF GRANDMA'S KITCHEN AND TAKES YOU DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH PLENTY OF HER CLASSICS. "THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU SEE ME COME UP WITH OR THINGS THAT ARE SOME SORT OF A TWIST OFF OF WHAT MY GRANDMA DID." DYNAMITE SHRIMP, SWEET AND SPICY ASIAN CREAM SAUCE DRIZZLED WITH SRIRACHA, TOPPED WITH CHIVES. LAKEHOUSE BURGER, WAGYU BEEF HALF-POUND PATTY, TOPPED WITH CHIVES. LAKEHOUSE BURGER, AKAUSHI WAGYU BEEF HALF-POUND PATTY, CHIVES, BONELESS RIBEYE AKAUSHI WAGYU, MASHED POTATOES, SAUTÉED VEGGIE OF THE DAY. "I'M READY FOR THAT STEAK." ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT SETS US APART IS THE TYPE OF MEAT THAT WE USE.
SO WE HAND-CUT ALL OF OUR STEAKS IN HOUSE. WE DO OUR BURGER PATTIES BY HAND IN-HOUSE. THE NEAT THING ABOUT ALL BEEF THAT WE CARRY HERE IS THAT IT'S AKASHI WAGYU, AND AKASHI WAGYU IS ACTUALLY COMES FROM TEXAS BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AND SO YEAH, WHEN YOU COME HERE AND EAT ONE OF OUR STEAKS, IT'S GOING TO DIFFERENT THAN GOING ANYWHERE ELSE.
"I'M NOT SHARING THIS WITH ANYBODY. THIS IS ALL MINE." "LOOK A THAT!" MMMMMMMM HEAVEN, IN A BITE.
SO I'M NEVER LEAVING TLC...LAUGHS.
EVER AGAIN. "ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A GREAT FOLLOWING FROM OUR REGULARS AROUND THE COMMUNITY, I WANTED US TO BE GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE, BUT I WANTED US TO BE A DESTINATION LOCATION." AND WHAT BETTER SPOT TO BE THAN TO BE RIGHT HERE ON THE LAKE.
YOU CAN RENT A PONTOON AT ONE OF THE MARINAS. YOU CAN STAY AT THE HOTEL WHICH IS RIGHT HERE, AND REALLY MAKE A WEEKEND OUT OF IT. " SO PACK YOUR BAGS AND GET READY TO GO. I HAVE A GUIDE TO HELP YOU DISCOVER THE GO TO SPOTS RIGHT HERE IN GARLAND. THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS IS STEPS AWAY FROM TLC AND ALL THOSE LAKE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE WAITING FOR YOU.
IF GOLF'S YOUR GAME, CHECK OUT FIREWHEEL GOLF PARK WITH 63 HOLES OF CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF. IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY, STRIKE-N-REEL COMBINES A LUXURY MOVIE THEATER WITH FUN INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDING BUMPER CARS, ROCK CLIMBING, VIDEO GAMES AND MORE.
WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN GARLAND AT ALL TIMES? GO TO VISITGARLANDTX.COM OR FOLLOW US ON YOUR FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNEL.
I'M VERONICA MALDONADO, AND I GOTTA GO. I'VE GOT LOTS OF PLACES TO VISIT IN GARLAND. SEE YOU NEXT TIME! (MUSIC STINGER OUT)
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.