Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Kenny Mills Expands His Smoky Empire with Chop House Steak and Seafood in Pantego

Chef Kenny Mills knows a thing or two about running a steakhouse. His resume includes The Capitol Grille, Sullivan's and Dallas Chop House. But a few years ago, Mills grew tired of the Dallas scene and took a chance on a burger joint in a pretty nondescript strip mall in central Arlington. He didn't ... More >>

Zoli's Lands in old BEE: Best Enchiladas Ever Spot in Oak Cliff

Since Il Cane Rosso opened in Deep Ellum in 2011, it has been one of Dallas' favorite pizza spots. Guy Fieri even made a stop there for an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, which made the wait lines for authentic Neapolitan pizza even longer. As reported last week, owner Jay Jerrier is also ... More >>

Chop House Burgers Announces Second Location, Plus Check the 12/12/12 Burger

Chef Kenny Mills of Chop House Burgers in Arlington (1700 W. Park Row Drive) is busy busy BIZ-EE! Last week we reported that he's expanding with a steak and seafood restaurant in Arlington. And today Mills signed a lease for a second Chop House Burgers, this one in Mansfield. See also: Don't Confu ... More >>

Chef Mills of Chop House Burgers in Arlington Expands with Steak and Seafood Restaurant

Bud Kennedy at DFW Eats Beat got the official word on a new spot from Chef Kenny Mills of Chop House Burgers in Arlington. Mills recently took over what was most recently the Blue Danube restaurant in Pantego and has plans to open a steak and seafood restaurant in its place. See Also: Guide to Chea ... More >>

Dropping In On Fred's Cafe In Forth Worth

When Fred's Cafe appeared on Diners Drive-ins and Dives in 2008 the small, bare bones cafe sat on a nearly empty Fort Worth street. In the four years since, condos, apartments and parking garages have popped up all around the tiny building, wrapping the burger joint in cocoon of cement. Fred's is ... More >>

Update on the Lower Greenville Food Truck Park and News of Cheese Steaks

Teresa Gubbins over at Culture Map just broke some news on the new food truck park going in across from a (future) Trader Joe's on Lower Greenville. Chef Jason Boso, of Twisted Root fame, has been tapped as "boss" of the food truck park, and he'll work on pulling together all the details. Boso, wh ... More >>

The Onion Breaks Into Food TV With Porkin' Across America

If you're more of a Diners Drive-ins and Dives basher than a Guy Fieri fan, and Man Versus Food turns your stomach, you might get a kick out of The Onion's latest video series. Porkin' Across America parodies the shows that have developed a cult like following as devoted fans follow their favorite p ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 38: The Chile Relleno At Avila's

To prepare for this fall's Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we're counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there's a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. It was the brisket gordita that was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, but I thi ... More >>

Pecan Lodge Is Joining Baker's Ribs To Represent Dallas In Texas Monthly's BBQ Festival

Tickets for the third annual Texas Monthly BBQ Festival went on sale today. Twenty-one barbecue joints will gather just south of Lady Bird Lake to show off their take on brisket, sausage, ribs and anything else with enough fat content to stand up to an hours-long stint in a smoker. If you need an ex ... More >>

Embracing Gluttony: The Hot Mess at Pecan Lodge

We've decided to take a look at a few of Dallas' most glutton-friendly dishes and do something you probably really don't want us to: count calories. Total buzzkill? No. More like "smart calorie allocation." So, let's get smart. Say you have 2,000 calories, more or less, at your disposal everyday; ... More >>

If You Had A Little More Than A Day In Dallas, Where Would You Eat?

Every once in a while someone mistakes Scott for a food expert and risks ruining dinner by trusting him to answer to a burning question. Got a question about food or restaurants? Send it via Twitter @scottreitz, Facebook @ Cityofate or in the comments. I'm from Charleston, and I'm going to be in t ... More >>

Don't Confuse Chop House Burger With Other Houses, Chops or Burgers

The apparently now required in every meatstaurant In Dallas cuts-of-meat mural count: 1 Guys burping count: 2 When I heard about Chop House Burger on Main Street, I instantly thought, "Oh, weren't they on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives and don't they have another location in Arlington or somewhere?" And ... More >>

Food Trucks And Beer Fests in 3, 2, 1: This Week In Dallas Grubbing

Ready for the weekend? You should be. With a massive food truck festival to the north, and a big ass beer festival to the west, there are lots of reasons to get out of the house this weekend. We should probably wrap up the week before we start drinking, though. This week I reviewed nothing, opting ... More >>

The Fieri Effect

Local restaurants try survive the crush of customers that follows a visit from Food Network's frosted-tip rainmaker.

On Rangers' Opening Day, a Guide to Pre- and Post-Game Eating and Drinking in Arlington

"Chain Restaurant Hell" could have easily described Arlington for ages. But with Cowboys Stadium, the Super Bowl and record admissions at UTA, it's finally got a few places with character. Well, OK, a lot of them are still chains, but not in the fast-food sense. If you want to head over early or sta ... More >>

Maple and Motor, Il Cane Rosso Get the Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives Treatment in April

Burgermeister Jack Perkins announced via Facebook yesterday that the Food Network will be airing the Maple and Motor-featured episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on Monday, April 9, at 9 p.m. The gloriously douchey (But somehow still lovable? No? Just me?) Guy Fieri tore through Dallas in late ... More >>

The Beefy Tale of Two Chop House Burger(s)

On Tuesday we reported that Chop House Burger opened on Main Street in Dallas. The first comment on the post asked if this spot was related to Chop House Burgers in Arlington and went on to congratulate them on expansion. Soon after clarifying that these two places with almost identical names -- l ... More >>

Hid In 2612: A Pop-Up Bar That's Hidden, Sure, But Not Quite Worth Seeking

​"This right here is the epitome of a hipster palace," my boyfriend so eloquently put it. We had just stepped through the front doors of Hid In 2612, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it pop-up bar located at 2612 Commerce in Deep Ellum for just four nights. The brainchild of bartenders -- excuse me, ... More >>

Hid In 2612: The New Pop-Up Bar at Cane Rosso, by the Guys Who Brought You Bar 828

A while ago I checked in with Jay Jerrier from Cane Rosso to see how his appearance on Diners Drive-ins and Dives would shape the future of his pizza business. He told us he'd taken control of the space next door and would turn it into additional seating for the restaurant as well as some lounge spa ... More >>

Taste Europe in Arlington. Guy Fieri Did.

A few weeks back, when Guy Fieri and the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives crew stencil-painted the metroplex, tracking their movements was sort of like tracking a spiky-haired, loud-mouthed Santa. But when I heard they filmed an episode at a spot that I've driven by no less than 100 times and never once ... More >>

Rachael Ray Visits Mariano's; No Word Whether She Stenciled Her Face on the Bathroom Wall

Rachael Ray thinks you're quirky, Dallas. She thinks you're friendly, too. Below you'll find a clip from Rachael Ray's Food Network show, Tasty Travels. You know the drill -- lots of gesticulation, hand gestures, eye rolling and Rachael Ray's crazy intonation. She visits Mariano's and re-hashes the ... More >>

Jay Jerrier of Il Cane Rosso on Guy Fieri, Naples and Making Peace with Yelp

In one quick year, Il Cane Rosso has become the most esteemed pizza joint in Dallas. Owner Jay Jerrier discovered this style of Neapolitan pizza while on a trip in Naples with his wife in 1995 and has worked diligently to bring the same pizza experience to Dallas. Recently Guy Fieri and the Diners, ... More >>

Cane Rosso Signs Lease on New Space, Set to Expand Next Door and Beyond

​Jay Jarrier confirmed today that he's signed a lease on the space next door to his Deep Ellum pizza restaurant, Cane Rosso. The 1500 square-foot space will be turned into a mixed-use area, filled with private dining space and tables for overflow when the main room gets crowded. And that main ... More >>

Guy Fieri Also Marked His Territory at Afrah in Richardson. Somehow That's Less Annoying.

Afrah​Afrah Restaurant​Amidst his stops at Dallas' well loved "dives," Guy Fieri and his Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives crew filmed at the Middle Eastern restaurant Afrah in Richardson last week. Brothers Ayad, Youssef and Nabil El-horr, who co-own and manage the restaurant together, init ... More >>

Fieri Sightings, Burgers, Puffy Tacos and New Openings: The Week in Dallas' Food Scene

​Ugh, indeed. I'm definitely still the new guy. I don't know how I can be described as anything but the new guy when you take into account my antics at the Loon last night. Apparently they pour their drinks with a heavy, heavy hand, and I was the last to know. The weekend is here, though, an ... More >>

Guy Fieri Sightings: Lunch at Chop House Burgers in Arlington, Then Dough Pizzeria for Dinner

Dough Pizzeria Dallas​As Scott wrote about last week, Guy Fieri is in town to shoot episodes for his show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives at Maple and Motor and Pecan Lodge. We caught word that they also filmed at Chop House Burgers in Arlington yesterday. I called Chef Kenny Mills today. "I'm ... More >>

Maple and Motor and Pecan Lodge to be Featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

This burger will likely be featured on the Food Network soon​Jack Perkins' Maple and Motor burger mecca will be closed for lunch next Thursday. A recent post to the restaurant's Facebook page has scarce details about the closure: We will be closed for lunch Dec 8. I'll tell you why later. T ... More >>

Dough Pizzeria Napoletana: VPNot

Preston Hollow's newest Pizzeria makes decent pizza, but it's not as authentic as the menu claims

Eat Street: James Cunningham Celebrates Street Food ... Not Here, Of Course

Eat Street host James Cunningham lets food serve as the real star of his show.​Eat Street leads with one of its many trump cards when it starts out each episode with chrome-domed host, James Cunningham, just taking up some space on a city sidewalk, shooting the breeze. Cunningham may have been ... More >>

Prince Lebanese Grill: Another Good Thing from Nazareth

Lauren Drewes DanielsPrince Lebanese Grill's chicken shawarma.​The city of Nazareth sits 1,000 feet above sea level in northern Israel between the Mediterranean and the Sea of Galilee. In the late evening, lamps light up this ancient city's white façade and buildings with a glow the color of ... More >>

A Guy's Guy: Food Network's Fieri is Awesome, Dude

Food NetworkYou go, Guy.​There may be no other Food Network personality worthy of not just one but, count 'em, two Screen Bites reviews than Guy Fieri. Already the raucous center of a previous appreciation of his kitchen-bound program, Guy's Big Bite, which single-handedly proved that Fieri p ... More >>

Guy Fieri Takes a Big Bite Out of Super Bowl XLV

Eric Garcia​ We're combing through the massive influx of photos from the Super Bowl parties, and we caught this gem from Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host Guy Fieri. He was among a whole slew of celebrities at the Maxim Super Bowl party at Fair Park in Dallas, but one of the few to nearly t ... More >>

Couch Potato: What Is It With This Guy?

Matthew McConaughey (left) and Guy Fieri​Everything about Guy Fieri is big and boisterous, and has been that way ever since he walked off a winner in the Food Network's second season of the Next Food Network Star. His voice's volume and rasp call to mind an overworked cattle-auctioneer. His sh ... More >>

Avila's and Mextopia: Good Tex-Mex Must be in the DNA

Judge Has Ordered the Gutted Avila's on Maple Be Returned to the Way It Was By Today

Ricardo Avila with Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives last year​The legal wrangling over the fate of Avila's on Maple Avenue will continue this afternoon at the George Allen Courts Building: Judge Ken Molberg has ordered Ricardo Avila appear in his courtroom at 1:30 p.m. To many, Ricardo's t ... More >>

The Fight Over Avila's Results in Lawsuits, a Gutted Restaurant and a Sad Family Feud

The inside of Avila's on Maple Avenue, four days after Ricardo Avila cleaned out the restaurant​I've been trying to keep up with the dramatic doings at Avila's on Maple Avenue via SideDish for the past week, which hasn't been easy -- especially following today's item concerning the beloved restaur ... More >>

A Look Behind the Scenes at Avila's, Which Is Easier When the Walls Are Stripped

Robert Wilonsky​If you haven't swung past Avila's on Maple Avenue in the last week or so, you might be surprised by the sudden turn that's left the time-honored Mexican spot looking more This Old House than Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.It's a stirring cautionary tale of what can happen when you let ... More >>

And The Winner Is...

​OK, so I should have had this thing posted half an hour ago.But, you see, I just finished a long conversation with Jesse "Hophead" Hughey on the relative value of doing beer flights in a crowded pub. Before that I was involved in a discussion about rye whiskey. Then our receptionist--I wasn't ha ... More >>

Dude Food: Avila's

Noah W. BaileySeriously, Avila's, somebody could have parked there.​Avila's 4714 Maple Ave.214-520-2700Dude Factor: 8, or "Nuevo Laredo", on a scale of  1 ("Stays in Mexico") to 10 ("El Paso")A wise man once said "don't shit where you eat, kid." Whoever built Avila's blatantly ignored his adv ... More >>

From Your Hometown To The Reality Tube, Catching Up With Summer's Dallas-Bred TV Stars

Megan Wants A Millionaire's David Cohen​In gearing up for Project Runway, we've been checking out Louise Black's fashions. We've also been gut-checking to see if we can handle watching Dallas' David Cohen on, um, Megan Wants a Millionaire (because Beauty & the Geek, Rock of Love and I Love Mon ... More >>

Short Orders: Cock & Bull

Cock & Bull6330 Gaston214-841-9111I missed out on about three years of American culture (i.e., reality television or programs hosted by former reality "stars"), so the folks at Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives may have featured the little Lakewood institution. If not, it merely adds to my conviction ... More >>

Sloppy Seconds: As Seen On TV

Having handily dispatched the written word, television's having its way with dining now, too -- at least, that's the idea you get after reading our last week on City of Ate. Not good news for those of us who write about food.From an Oxygen Network TV crew getting in our photographer's shot at Centra ... More >>

Popular For Being Popular

Kalandrakas via FlicrPlease forgive the rambling nature of this rant. It's Monday, there's no sign of the "Knockers" post due at 11 a.m., nor of some other stuff. I have a nice sunburn from the FC Dallas game. And on Saturday afternoon I waited in a 30 minute line, just so I could order one of Twist ... More >>

Short Orders: Louie's

View Larger MapSettling in for dinner at the esteemed pizza joint, my friend asked if I'd seen the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode that included Louie's. Nope--don't watch the show, although I've run across it now and again.Nothing wrong with the concept, mind you. I would simply prefer they hig ... More >>