Oak Lawn

Monica's Aca y Alla No Longer Has Monica, but the Deep Ellum Fave Presses On

I was in a car on my way to Austin, tweeting about kolaches and blissfully ignoring my work email, when the DMN story on Monica's Aca y Alla popped up on my phone. I promised myself I wouldn't work while I was gone, but couldn't resist the temptation to at least skim the piece. Long story short: M ... More >>

Dallas Marking Good Friday by Beating Wives, Girlfriends with Belts, Potted Plants

Every single day in Dallas brings a dismaying number of reports of men beating their wives and girlfriends, which is what's fueling Mayor Mike Rawlings' crusade against domestic violence. But the message he delivered at his recent City Hall rally apparently hasn't yet sunk in for everybody. In the ... More >>

Plan Commission Punts Floodplain Fracking Proposal To City Council, Where They Might Finally Have To Make a Decision

If you could make it through the interminable hours of debate regarding the virtues of video boards; the dire necessity of liquoring up establishments zoned dry; and what sounded like a monolithic Oak Lawn apartment building, something interesting did in fact transpire during a Plan Commission meeti ... More >>

Save All Your Dollars for Sunday Night Oysters at TJ's

Owner Jon Alexis will begin hosting Dollar Oyster Night every Sunday evening, from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the new TJ's Fresh Seafood Market & Grill at 4212 Oak Lawn. Alexis said all varieties of oyster are game and "the music will be little louder and the beer and wine should be flowing." See Also: ... More >>

Pablo Mora, UTA Psych Prof, is Missing, His Car Abandoned at Ray Roberts State Park

The Dallas police are looking for a UT Arlington professor who disappeared two weeks ago and hasn't been seen since. Pablo Mora, an assistant professor of psychology, was last seen leaving his house in Oak Lawn on September 30. The 41-year-old's car was found abandoned at Ray Roberts State Park in ... More >>

Italia Express Coming Soon to Oak Lawn

Italia Express has been stealthily moving into Oak Lawn, receiving only a small write-up in the Dallas Voice that pointed to an unrelated restaurant with the same name in the Design District. The recently installed sign is anything but quiet, though. A massive red, white and green marquee emblazon ... More >>

You Better Work That Pride

Chef Ryan Carbery of Nosh Bailey's Prime Plus on Growing up as a Fourth Generation Chef

Chef Ryan Carbery was raised in a family of chefs four generations deep. As a teenager, Carbery worked for his uncle David Slay of ParkAve in Orange County and his aunt Lisa, who owns restaurants in his hometown of St. Louis. After culinary school in Chicago, Carbery eventually made his way to Dalla ... More >>

Manuel's Creative Cuisine is a Worthy Find, If You Can Find It

An Oak Lawn newcomer tries to recapture the Centrum Building's spotlight.

WhataFail: How Some Dallas Restaurants Treat Their Employees

Restaurant Opportunities Centers United has released a new restaurant guide. The 52-page guide makes no mention of food quality, ingredient sourcing, or a customer's dining experience, but instead focuses on how well restaurants treat their employees. Wages, benefits and advancement opportunities ar ... More >>

Lose Brunch, and Pick Up Breakfast: That Mimosa Sucked Anyway

flickr​I don't love brunch, but I understand its appeal. Why sit down to black coffee, two eggs over-easy, some bacon and toast when you can gorge on eggs Benedict and wash it down with a mimosa that's endless and sweet? Why poke at a single pastry when you can sample a bread basket and sip a ... More >>

The Calatrava's Kind of Blue

Tomorrow morning, Justin Terveen's promised us a close-up of the Margaret Hunt Hill's promised light-er-up from his perch on the Continental Avenue Bridge. But, well, we've got an awful good view of the Calatrava from Unfair Park HQ, and our Eric Garcia climbed up to the roof to get a good look-see ... More >>

Daiquiri's To Go, To Go

Click to embiggen the Daquiri's To Go menu​You've been to Daiquiri's To Go, no? Most of our staff has -- something, methinks, to do with its proximity to Unfair Park HQ (it's more or less at Oak Lawn and Market Center Boulevard). That, or there's just something about booze in a cup in a bag -- and ... More >>

Bill Shatner's Coming to Town in October. You Khan Greet Him in His Star Trek II Uniform.

​If I can sneak away this afternoon, I'm gonna cross Oak Lawn and visit Heritage Auction Galleries HQ -- just so's I can touch the hem of one Admiral James T. Kirk. The Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan costume worn by Bill Shatner, and since stored in the private collection of a prop-and-costume co ... More >>

Meddlesome Moth: Great Beer, but the Food Doesn't Make Our Heart Flutter.

When It's Too Hot Out For Coffee, Just Grab Buli's Naughty Toddy

Photos By Daniel Rodrigue​Not everybody had a Memorial Day spent reveling in work-free, care-free bliss; for many of us the holiday was pretty close to the same ol' daily grind. And, not naming names, but a handful of us showed up at Observer HQ on Monday. By noon, Roasted had already finished off ... More >>

La Duni's Too-Good-To-Be-True Brunch

​Cocktails, brunch, and perfect spring patio weather. What a civilized way to start the week. My wife and I have been indulging our food fetish alfresco as of late, since last winters freeze has retreated, and the all-too-brief-in-Texas good weather of bluebonnets and Blue Bell ice cream gives wa ... More >>

There's Light at the End of the Tunnel - Swear

​The month of February definitely saw more restaurant closings than openings, with a few scheduled debuts pushed back to March. A new Italian restaurant opened in Coppell (Maurizio's), while another one will be opening shortly in North Dallas (Ristorante Nicola). The masterminds behind Nandina a ... More >>

Getting Your Morning Shot of Kinky Friedman at Urban Dog Coffee

Photos by Daniel RodrigueUrban Dog owner Brady Cottle doses a shot for Kinky.​Whether it's a morning cup of wake-up, a mid-day java jolt or a final fix of fresh-brewed for the drive home, many of us rely on our regular close-to-home/office coffee haunts to fuel us through our daily grind. And, whe ... More >>

Make Cyclone Anaya's Jumbo Lump Crabmeat Nachos Yourself, and You Can Call Them By Any Name You Want

Photos by Sarah Johnson​Jumbo Lump Crabmeat Nachos Demonstrated by Jose Cardenas of Cyclone Anaya's It's becoming more common for an athletes, both active and retired, to switch hats and become restaurateurs. For example, the Dallas dining scene has the popular sports-inspired Hully & Mo Res ... More >>

DISH Suffers From a Lack of Focus on Getting the Food Right

The Year/The Decade: Things We Miss

​You leave any era with some regret. It can't be helped, really, for there are moments that pass and places that disappear. The vibe inside Sense when it first opened, before crowds moved elsewhere, that brief period of silliness when places from Paris Vendome to Nana began serving Kobe burgers, k ... More >>

A Halloween Party Retrospective, In Two Parts

Justin TerveenZombies, take a seat.​Gloria LevarioA relatively tame moment from Oak Lawn Saturday night.​Halloween's still a few days off, but last weekend there were plenty of chances to take the costume for a spin, especially for zombies in Deep Ellum last night, and for every other thing you ... More >>

A Sordid Blanche

Sloppy Seconds: Moving On Up

​Some places we covered this week are punching above their weight, for better or for worse, and others are aiming purposefully low. The best of City of Ate this week covers a handful of spots toying with a new social place.The Week in Review(s): Your own Dallas Observer: Dave tries slumming it at ... More >>

Veggie Girl: Eatzi's

A hat tip to the writers of Dude Food, who this February ensured that good ol' meat-eatin' men could dine successfully at Eatzi's. So, it turns out, can veggie-eating types. Eatzi's is one of those Oak Lawn institutions whose charming perks have given it staying power. It could be the outdoor ... More >>

Pairing Off: Little Debbie Spinwheels

Patrick MichelsWhen you open a bottle of Julienas 2006 Grand Vin Du Beaujolais, a blast of fruit hits your nose, mixed with the sting of black pepper. In tasting, it finishes quickly, but leaves a trace of dark forest berry on the tongue, soured but still palatable.It would be a nice wine for any ba ... More >>

Pairing Off: Bratwurst and Sauerkraut

Patrick MichelsWhen Charles de Gaulle famously moaned "how can anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese," the Frenchman who best defined national vainglory hoped to excuse political chaos in his country.Geez, the Germans manage orderly governance (and the occasional foray into F ... More >>

Coffee And Community

It's been over two months since Urban Dog Coffee reopened its refurbished doors on Oak Lawn, and the renovated digs are well-worth a visit. The café now includes two rooms of tables, plush chairs and free wireless in a space complete with paintings by local artists and music by local musicians. "W ... More >>

How 'Bout Them Knockers: Yumi To Go

Yumi To Go5200 Lemmon Ave.214-528-9864Promised delivery time: 25 minutesDelivered in: 21 minutesThe ScoreCojones of phone order guy: 20Driver beating the odds: 65Degree of difficulty: 9 (no one likes driving on Oak Lawn or Maple)Stoicism of driver: -8Bonus because he had reason for suspicion: 4Thai- ... More >>

Giveaway: Tickets To Tomorrow's Edgefest 18 At Pizza Hut Park

That's What Friends Is For

Haaaay Ride

An Iron Chef Moves to the Stoneleigh

Business in the Front

Save This City

The Undiscovered City

Walk Away

Kitty Has Two Daddies

Intrepid journalist sets out to resolve feline custody dispute

Best Men's Consignery

Gent·ly Owned Men's Consignery

Best Greeting Cards (Naughty)

Nuvo

Best DVD Store, But Only For Purchase

Movie Trading Company

New Year's Eve Guide

Don't be caught at home when 2002 arrives

The Lady Vanishes

Saying goodbye to Priscilla Davis, the non-socialite

The Doctor Is Out

A Dallas activist helps lead the charge against Dr. Laura

Hash Over

Drab fab

Fabulosa! doesn't live up to its punctuation

Skyscraper chow

Yorkshire Club thrusts fine fare into thin air

Holiday Highlights

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