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April 30, 2012
The Creamy Bastard Puts Breakfast in an Ice Cream Sandwich -- and Soon, on a Food Truck
Trolling Yelp one night in search of ice cream near my apartment, I came across a listing for Creamy Bastard (no relation to our own beloved Cheap Bastard, although I'm sure Alice is creamy in her own right). Reviewers touted it as the best frozen custard around, but there was no address ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Private Social May Multiply, but Will People Come if Tiffany Derry's Not in the Kitchen?
Eater dug up a scoop on Uptown's Top Chef destination, Private Social. A post on the restaurant's Facebook page hints at expansion plans, asking applicants to send in their resumes. Chef Tiffany Derry has yet to release any details on what she's planning on doing with her expanded staff, but rumors ... More >>
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April 24, 2012
How a Negative Yelp Review of Maple Motor Ended with Hurt Feelings and One Less Yelp Account
Last night Jack Perkins, proprietor of Maple and Motor, took a break from flippin' burgers to check out his Yelp page. He noticed a review from Dace Street, the son of Gene Street, owner of Snookies and brother to Mariel Street, who owns the newly expanding Liberty Burger. Turns out earlier this m ... More >>
Blogs
March 8, 2012
Zagat Releases 2012 Texas Restaurant Guide
Yesterday, Zagat released their 2012 Texas restaurants guide. Here are their top five most popular restaurants. Abacus Fearing's Al Biernat's Stephan Pyles Del Frisco's Steak Look familiar? These restaurants have been dominating Zagat's list for years. The survey, a system employed by the authors ... More >>
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March 1, 2012
Drink This: Tate's "Spiced 75" and Some Robust, Strong Drinks To Come
A handful of people were scattered throughout Uptown's newest watering hole, Tate's, on Tuesday night. Bartender, JW was busy whipping up Sazeracs (he puts on an impressive show, misting each glass with absinthe, then torching it with his handheld blow torch). The bar was, and still is, celebrating ... More >>
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February 24, 2012
Knox-Henderson Keeps Shedding Restaurants
Just three weeks ago, we reported that Horne & Dekker had closed abruptly, on the heels of other failed restaurants in the area. H&D, Redfork and Alma all closed in less than a year, and I wondered if Knox-Henderson was a tough neighborhood for the service industry. Or maybe their food just sucked. ... More >>
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February 21, 2012
Matt McCallister Ate a Yelper for Breakfast
Poor, poor Tina. With just nine Yelp reviews under her belt she decided to report on her experience at Campo Modern Country Bistro. She wasn't fond of her meal, awarding the experience a single star. Tina "really wanted to like" Campo but was upset that her chicken came with a bone in it (it ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Straying from the Common Table's Beer List Gets Dicey, Unless You're Tasting the Rainbow
Whitney FilloonThe Mick. Ick.Two simple words possessed me to fight rush-hour traffic and patronize loathsome valet parking for a Friday happy hour in Uptown: Skittles Sangria. Perusing Yelp for a new-to-me drinking spot, I'd stumbled on the Common Table's drink menu, and my inner alcoholic ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Fishing Around Lands a Keeper at Taco Taco
This week, Cheap Bastard rolls the dice and finds she loves the crunchy fish taco (heh, heh, she said crunchy fish taco) at Taco Taco, 5954 Royal Lane, 214-750-4420.) Other diners in the restaurant besides me count: 0 Times I laughed when I realized that I recommend the crunchy fish taco: 2 When m ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Happy Hour at Malai Kitchen, Where Five Dollars Will Make You Hollar for Another One
The West Village isn't typically a favorite destination 'hood of mine unless I'm seeking fro-yo or a sale on cardigans, but a Yelp search pointed me in the direction of Thai-Vietnamese spot Malai when I found myself in dire need of a drink on a Sunday evening. I have zero desire to wait 30 minutes ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
What Does the Internet Say About the Health of Dallas' Dining Scene?
Eric Asimov, the interim New York Times restaurant critic sandwiched between Sam Sifton and his permanent replacement Pete Wells, published a story last week about his short tenure as a critical diner. Asimov reviewed restaurants before becoming a full-time wine columnist in 2004. His column compar ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
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 >>
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December 22, 2011
National Haiku Day: This Is Why You Care
A NEW YELP IN TOWN? THERE COULD BE, IF YOU'RE DOWN TO KICKSTART IT FOR THEM Watch out Yelp. Three Dallas dudes are hoping a Kickstarter campaign will help them launch a new mobile app they're calling Haiku Review. Stu Hill, Wes Hendrix and Brad Alesi are asking for $65,000 to help them buil ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Food & Wine Doesn't Like Dallas' Bars
Make it a strong one... Dallas got no loveFood & Wine anointed the country's 50 best bars in its latest issue. The list, featuring swanky cocktail dens that pour upscale drinks, leans heavily on New York City, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington D.C.. Texas received mention for only one bar ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
If Google Swallows Open Table Too, Yelp Could Yelp Its Last Yelp
Back in September, when we wrote about Google taking a bite out of Zagat, we wondered if the Internet giant had plans to compete with Yelp. Google already allows users to give restaurants a star rating and to offer their thoughts on recent dining experiences. Zagat's database, containing prof ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Sol's Nieto on Mockingbird Closes; Like it Or Not, That Yelp Rating Couldn't Have Helped
News broke yesterday that Sol's Nieto Mexican Grill at Mockingbird and Abrams closed. Gubbins got the scoop from manager Blanca Perez: "The landlords refused to make any kind of deal with us, so there is nothing we can do. After 10 years, it's heart-breaking for us to go down this way." Landlords . ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
From Yelp to Food & Wine to Jonathon's Bottom Line: The Making of a Beer Cheese Soup Star
Jonathon's Oak Cliff continues to generate buzz. Just as Eater almost awarded Jonathon Erdeljac chef of the year, November's issue of Food & Wine featured the casual restaurant's "Beer-and-Cheddar Soup." I called Jonathon's wife Christine and asked her how the restaurant came to be featured in the ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
Before You Start Drinking, Relive a Big Week in Dallas Food News
Have you been outside much today? While the weather was nippy this morning, the sun has warmed things up, resulting in some seriously beautiful fall weather. As soon as I get out of here I'm going to grab a thick jacket and engage in some excessive patio drinking. But before I work on my nex ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Café San Miguel: A Failed Restaurant Through the Eyes Of Yelp
Cafe San Miguel's star rating rocketed from two to nearly four stars in two monthsCity of Ate had just posted its monthly revolving doors column when the Dallas Morning News reported on the closing of Cafe San Miguel yesterday. The owners sent out an email to diners saying, "After making a ho ... More >>
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October 25, 2011
Village Voice Media Responds to Clergy Attack Ad in Today's New York Times Over Backpage
Today 36 clergy affixed their names to a paid ad and open letter to the Village Voice, the Observer's New York sister paper, and the classified ad site Backpage.com. The full page ad was published in the New York Times. The religious coalition demanded that we close down our legal, adult cla ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
Google Buys Zagat. What's Next (Besides Mind Control, Obviously)?
The Google-chompers gobbled up Zagat yesterday, as reported by the New York Times, the LA Times, and then everyone else. The acquisition gives the internet mogul access to a sizable restaurant database full of addresses and reviews that's 29 years in the making, and positions the company to c ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
The New Kid in Town, Squealing on Yelp and More
Sara KerensChicken, waffles and coffee at Oddfellows.This week in food blogs, the T Room sold sandwiches, users decided Yelp! is even more unreliable than they thought, and the newly opened and recently gassy Redfork is down two chefs. Most important, our new food critic started posting. Read ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Two Local Food Entreprenuers Level the Field Through Social Media
Dan Kim, president and chief executive officer of Red Mango, in a photo from the company's MySpace page.It's undeniable that social networking has changed the landscape of food. How we eat, view and hear about food has been dramatically altered thanks to websites like Yelp, Twitter and Faceb ... More >>
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May 18, 2011
Nine Tips for Digging Through Local Farmers Markets
It didn't take a study of Vermont farmers markets to tell us what we knew for a long time: Supermarkets aren't cheaper. That being said and this being spring, it's a good time to riff on farmers' markets, plus give you a few shopping tips on how to navigate them. 1. Find Your Market I always ass ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
Brackets Declines to Replace Departed Executive Chef
The executive chef at Brackets has left, and the restaurant's management team has decided against filling the position. Pedro Castrejon, late of Aventino and Ferre Ristorante e Bar, was at the helm when the table tennis-themed sports bar opened late last year in the former Trader Vic's locat ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
What's Lurking in Your Server's Apron?
You do not want your server to have waffle pants."Disheveled wait staff" is a cliché on Yelp! - people love to pluck away stars and blame the stained shirts, dirty fingernails, bad haircuts or collection of piercings glittering from a server's face. But the worst, least appealing bits of the ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Hair Pollution: How Bad is a Strand
In Your Meal?
If your waiter looks like this, run.My first meal at Saint Ann, the subject of this week's print review, was marred by sloppy service, gummy pasta and -- most memorably -- a hair in my chicken. As human products go, hair is relatively innocuous. There are far worse bodily secretions in food ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Secret Recipe: A Good, Not Great, Find
In a Search for Malaysian Food in DFW
Secret Recipe's Hainanese-style roasted chickenMalaysia is a country of vast and diverse cultures, all marrying to create one united cuisine. The nation's food borrows and combines elements of Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, Filipino, and Indian menus, creating a robust flavor profile. The use of ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Lumi's Susie Bui Takes a Leap -- and Soars
Aaron Young/td>Lumi Empanada & Dumpling Kitchen's Susie BuiShe was working a corporate gig at Brinks as a marketing coordinator and had no restaurant background. Her brother was looking for a way out of the corporate death spiral. Even though her brother and his ex-wife once had a now-defunct ... More >>
Dining
December 2, 2010
Pope's Chicken, a Not-Quite Immaculate Conception.
Aaron Young/td>Lumi Empanada & Dumpling Kitchen's Susie BuiShe was working a corporate gig at Brinks as a marketing coordinator and had no restaurant background. Her brother was looking for a way out of the corporate death spiral. Even though her brother and his ex-wife once had a now-defunct ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Maple & Motor's Jack Perkins:
He Does it His Way
Photo by Robert BostickMaple & Motor's Jack PerkinsThis week, Three-Course meal interviews burger meister Jack Perkins, who grills up one of the city's most popular patties at Maple & Motor. Tomorrow, we throw a Q&A Perkins way, and Friday he hands us the keys to the kingdom, showing us step ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
Serving a Dish Called Revenge
A chef could always tell a critic to lick his chocolate salty balls.BRC, the gastropub with the naughty name that's been a sensation in Houston this summer, failed to impress Houston Chronicle critic Alison Cook. In her review this week, Cook declined to give Big Red Cock a single star. But ... More >>
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July 20, 2010
Zaguán Latin Café & Bakery's Known For Food, But The Coffee's Damn Good Too
Photos By Daniel RodrigueThis morning, after hearing very good things about the coffee and espresso at Zaguán Latin Café & Bakery from several of the folks around the bullpen at Observer HQ who regularly visit the establishment, Roasted finally headed across the street for an early-morning ... More >>
Dining
July 15, 2010
Los Cabos: Okie-Mex is About What You'd Expect.
Photos By Daniel RodrigueThis morning, after hearing very good things about the coffee and espresso at Zaguán Latin Café & Bakery from several of the folks around the bullpen at Observer HQ who regularly visit the establishment, Roasted finally headed across the street for an early-morning ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Despite Some Bad Publicity, Yelp Teams With Dallas Restaurants for Meal Deals
Yelp, the reader review website that's currently fighting a class action lawsuit from retailers and restaurateurs (the plaintiffs claim the company strong-armed them into buying ads in exchange for deleting negative reviews), has recruited 15 Dallas restaurants for its upcoming Yelp Eats! Wee ... More >>
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June 15, 2010
Stranded at the Altar: Zander's House Teases With a Menu We Can't Taste
Plano has its share of Asian restaurants, but seeing as how I live in between the two closer options of Richardson and Arlington, I never feel the need to travel past Belt Line Road. Luckily, a shopping expedition to Allen made sure I'd have to drive through our northern neighbor, and I wante ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2010
Campania Pizza Stretches The Delivery Range
Patrick MichelsCampania delivers: Here lies the loneliest salamiCampania Pizza 3500 McKinney Ave, Suite 150 214-780-0605 Promised delivery time: 45-60 minutes Actual delivery time: 38 minutesScoring SummaryGoing the extra half-mile, outside the usual delivery range: 20 Still beating the promis ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
Yelp Tries to Hush Those Pesky Lawsuits
From Birdsall's Story in SF Weekly hereRemember how news came last year that the San Francisco-based Yelp was using the "Favorite Review" feature to strong-arm businesses into becoming advertisers? Well, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman has a response to the lawsuits, as reported by food editor John Bi ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Yelp Lawsuit Widens: From Washington to Chicago to L.A., Plaintiffs Charge Extortion
Nine companies have joined the proposed class action lawsuit against Yelp, the San Francisco-based Internet giant, attorneys in Miami and California announced this morning. The new plaintiffs are located everywhere from Tujunga, California, to Washington, D.C. They include businesses rangi ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2009
The Year/The Decade: People
We all--well, most of us, anyway--like to group certain traits or people into easy shorthand definitions.For example, the French become "surrender monkeys," southerners are all "rednecks" and Eagles fans are...um, that's unprintable. As the guys from Monty Python once pointed out, the only group ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2009
Words On Review
Out is the new safe.I began to worry a long time ago--1985, more precisely.Not only was it the year an anti-christ appeared in the form of Don Denkinger (google 'worst call in World Series history' if you don't recognize his name), but it was also the first time I heard college students refer to ... More >>
Dining
October 1, 2009
Tea Thyme & Tisane offers a taste of ’70s small-town Texas--and a big helping of 2009 Internet promotion
Out is the new safe.I began to worry a long time ago--1985, more precisely.Not only was it the year an anti-christ appeared in the form of Don Denkinger (google 'worst call in World Series history' if you don't recognize his name), but it was also the first time I heard college students refer to ... More >>
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July 27, 2009
Words And Meanings: A Blog Commenter's Responsibilities
Ian Britton/FreeFoto.comEvery Monday in this space I pick something to rant about. Today, however, I'm at a loss.I did want to thank Leslie Brenner for bringing up the growing "we don't take reservations" trend, which I find annoying...although I understand the value to a restaurant's bottom line ... More >>
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July 16, 2009
Girl Drink Drunk: Family Karaoke
Seriously, no idea who that is. Really.First of all, I realize some people don't like karaoke, that it ain't their thing and they'd prefer to sit there and just watch the fun. That's cool. But just trust that at Family Karaoke -- where parties of up to 25 can reserve private sound-proofed room ... More >>
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June 1, 2009
How 'Bout Them Knockers: Texan Steak
Patrick MichelsHere's a hot cooking tip for summer! Don't put Styrofoam in the microwave. Use the grill instead...Texan Steak4817 Ross Avenue214-521-7999Promised delivery time: 45 minutesActual delivery time: 35 minutesNovelty of concept: 15No menu online, or discernible storefront on street: -20Hel ... More >>
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November 10, 2008
How ‘Bout Them Knockers: Bangkok City
Patrick MichelsHere's a hot cooking tip for summer! Don't put Styrofoam in the microwave. Use the grill instead...Texan Steak4817 Ross Avenue214-521-7999Promised delivery time: 45 minutesActual delivery time: 35 minutesNovelty of concept: 15No menu online, or discernible storefront on street: -20Hel ... More >>

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