Colleen O'Hare

Il Cane Rosso White Rock Opens and More from a Busy April

Another month has come and gone and with it a handful of restaurants have opened. Read on for the full list of restaurants happenings in April, and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Openings: Il Cane Rosso White Roc ... More >>

With Mot Hai Ba, Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare Continue Their Plan of World Domination

Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare are opening a new Vietnamese restaurant named Mot Hai Ba tonight. I don't know the days of the week very well, so I checked it out last night, before they were open. So, take a look, drool, and drive your mopeds there tonight. Behold: A Sampling of the Food Things of ... More >>

Mot Hai Ba to Open Tuesday, Bringing a Blend of North Vietnamese and Street Food

Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare have announced the opening date of their much anticipated Vietnamese concept. Mot Hai Ba will open next Tuesday, serving a blend of North Vietnamese cooking including a selection of street foods that may just be perfect for snacking. See also: An Open Letter to Mot ... More >>

An Open Letter to Mot Hai Ba: The Upcoming East Dallas Vietnamese Restaurant

Dear Mot Hai Ba: You better bring it. There is a massive hole in Dallas' dining scene that you could exploit, and I know if you do this city will be all the better for it. The announcement of your coming existence in a Culture Map blog post was a welcome one, and your creators, Jeana Johnson and Co ... More >>

Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare Nab Old York Street Spot

Exciting news from the T-Gubbins Party Line. Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare have bought the old Watel's spot, which used to be York Street. York Street broke hearts when it closed back in 2010. For 10 years, Sharon Hage created a quaint East Dallas restaurant that became a landmark in the Dallas ... More >>

Marc Cassel's New Seafood Spot to Open Tuesday, January 22

Longtime Dallas chef and Plano native Marc Cassel will soon open his seafood restaurant 20 Feet Seafood Shack in the same strip along Peavy Road as Good 2 Go Taco and Goodfriend Burgers. Choosing this particular spot wasn't really all that difficult Cassel said. See also: - Goodfriend is a Good Fin ... More >>

Colleen O'Hare and Jeana Johnson Cook Farm-to-Table Dinner Tomorrow in Dodd City

Tomorrow Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare of Acme F&B and Good 2 Go Taco are partnering with "Outstanding in the Field" to host a dinner at Sloans Creek Farm in Dodd City. See also: - Interview with Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare Outstanding in the Field is a group dedicated to reconnecting "di ... More >>

Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare of Acme F&B Talk Gas Station Kitchens, Pyles' Charisma

If we considered all the Dallas restaurants that Jeana Johnson, Colleen O'Hare and Norm Grimm have worked in and made a connect-the-dot style map, it would be an overly complicated, yet highly impressive sketch of "six degrees of Kevin Bacon." I bet Bacon really is in there at some point. There's so ... More >>

Cheap Bastards, Chili Dogs and Chorizo Tacos: This Week In Dallas Dining

In need of weekend plans? We've got the best food events to keep you sated over here, but before you head out of the office, we've got a week to wrap up. This week I reviewed Start, a new fast food concept on Greenville Avenue. If you're looking for a quick meal that doesn't leave you hampered with ... More >>

A Week After Anouncing He's Leaving Parigi, Chad Houser's Already Talking Like A Suit

Chad Houser isn't talking like a chef lately. The long time toque at Parigi uses terms like board members and ROI, and discusses the legal matters of incorporation and trademarking. His new lexicon is borne out of his new position with Cafe Momentum, and he sounds a lot more like a CEO than someone ... More >>

The Folks Behind Acme F&B Bought Local Yocal A Bolt Gun So You Can Eat Face

News of the Acme F&B opening has been peppered with mentions of a farmer friendly "whole animal allocation" program. The language came from a news release sent out a day before the restaurant officially opened its doors. I called co-owner Colleen O'Hare and asked her what the hell a whole animal al ... More >>

It'll Do Club Set To Re-Open June 16, Brooke Humphries Also Opening A Million Other Businesses

Brooke Humphries is a busy woman. As we stand just outside the entrance of It'll Do Club on Elm Street, she fields questions from Red Bull reps and contractors: "You have two minutes of my time," she says to one of them. "You have one minute of my time," she says to the other. Divide and conquer. ... More >>

Goodfriend is a Good Find

A Beer Garden and Burger House offers East Dallas the kind of bar you'll want to make your own.

A Sneak Peek at Goodfriends, East Dallas' New Burger Spot and Washer Pitching Battleground

​Amy Curry joined East Dallas at a sneak peek of the coming-soon neighborhood spot, Goodfriends. Here's her dispatch. It won't open for at least a few weeks, but Goodfriends (near Peavy and Garland in East Dallas) finally opened its patio yesterday to invite its already devoted following, who ... More >>

Super Bowl Visitors and Taco Lovers: A Dallas Tacos Trail

Created by Alexander FloresMake the jump for the Taco Trail​ This certainly isn't the week to jog the Katy Trail (Fountain Place is frozen, man!), so instead, Jose Ralat Maldonado -- who has traversed the taco scene for City of Ate -- and the rest of us implore you to eat. Eat as much as you ... More >>

Revolving Doors: Super Bowl Stimulus

​Everyone's trying to cash in on the Super Bowl, from those renting their homes for the week, to restaurants and bars offering cheap drinks and food specials to lure in crowds for watching parties. For restaurants that opened their doors in January, the timing couldn't be better, but for the f ... More >>

Good 2 Go Taco Leaves the Gas Station Behind with New Digs That Seem Downright Palatial

​Good 2 Go Taco finally has a permanent home. After plans of rolling out a taco truck operation and a segment on Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, co-owners Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare closed their continuously packed space in the back of The Green Spot in late August 2010. The mobile ... More >>

The Best Taco Food Network Ever Ate

​Cruised on over to a certain Buckner Road taco joint's Facebook page today to check out the menu board postings -- as we are wont to do -- and was reminded that tonight it'll finally be time to see that one episode of The Best Thing I Ever Ate. The one you've all been waiting for. The one featuri ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: La Vaca Loca Taco at Good 2 Go Tacos

​As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the ch ... More >>

Good 2 Go Taco Is Revving It Up for the Road

Good 2 Go's FacebookTheir ever-changing Chalkboard is now headed for the road.​Good 2 Go Taco at The Green Spot market and gas station in White Rock has been providing inventive takes on the south-of-the-border sandwich for more than seven months. But that hasn't stopped owners Jeana Johnson and C ... More >>

Veggie Guy: Good 2 Go Taco

​Omnivores often ask me why I've chosen to live a vegan lifestyle in Dallas. They're always trying to ship me off to some other city like Austin. But why would I wanna leave? I love Dallas. Plus, vegans shouldn't have to relocate just because another place might seem more fitting. I mean, we don' ... More >>

Tinsel Town Toppings

Tristan Simon expands his empire

Cassel's Pyles-ing it on, Undercover-Style

Vic's Fix

Old classic reborn in new hotel

Long Time Gone

Marc Cassel leaves Green Room for Dragonfly