2440 Victory Park Lane : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-397-4111
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 Stay for the exquisite Wagyu skirt steak and the buffalo tenderloin or the Alaskan halibut, but be blown away by the austerity of the vegetables: the Jerusalem artichokes, sautéed haricots verts and the lady creamer peas. Celebrated founding chef Tom Colicchio founded his New York... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
New American |
Private Party, Takeout |
$$$$ |
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2332 Leonard St. : Dallas, TX 75201 : 214-550-9500
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 The color scheme is black and white with accents of warm, pale green. Flat-screen televisions run strange loops of video clips, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Fashion Week mixed with a handful of other random shows. What looks to be a tiny dinosaur skeleton hangs over the bar. The doors are... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Eclectic, New American |
Banquet Facilities, Business Dining, Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Water View, Wheelchair Accessible, Wifi Access |
$$, $$$ |
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2121 Mckinney Ave : Dallas, TX 75201-1873 : 214-922-0200
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 Perhaps more than any restaurant in recent memory, the setting of Fearing’s—locked in the Ritz Carlton, honed by the Johnson studio of Atlanta into a set of distinct design chapters in the Fearing’s drama—is as critical to the experience as the mopped rib eye on the plate.... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
New American |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$, $$$$ |
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4115 Lomo Alto Drive : Dallas, TX 75219-1536 : 214-521-1800
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 This isn’t authentic Italian food in the strict nomenclature of Italian regional cooking. Instead, Nonna—carved out of the foyer of The Food Company catering firm—employs a strict Italian approach (freshness, simplicity) while borrowing and combining ingredients and influences and... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Italian |
Catering, Family Style, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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4216 Oak Lawn Ave. : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-528-9400
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 Avner Samuel has dropped the prices and stripped away much of the pretension from Aurora to create Nosh in the space that previously housed his legendary fine dining temple. But the restaurateur hasn't abandoned his commitment to quality, infusing almost every small plate on the menu with... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
European, New American |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$$ |
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2821 Turtle Creek : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-443-4747
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 The iconic Dallas restaurant?the one made famous by Dean Fearing and his Southwestern duds?was cast adrift during (and especially after) chef John Tesar?s brief tenure. But newcomer Bruno Davaillon has resurrected the grand old place through an infusion of fresh, local ingredients and... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
New American |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Fireplace, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking |
$$$$ |
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4152 Cole Ave. : Dallas, TX 75204 : 214-252-9604
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 Abraham Salum?s kitchen continues apace, sometimes unnoticed but never unappreciated?at least by those who frequent the little place. The cooking is solid at the very least and intriguing most of the time. For instance, the kitchen might plate seemingly random items?deep-fried hearts of palm,... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
New American |
Takeout |
$$$, $$$$ |
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2633 McKinney Ave. : Dallas, TX 75204 : 214-969-5533
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 Tucked in a tiny, post-industrial mall space, this Japanese restaurant is perhaps the finest of its ilk in Dallas. Sushi is impeccably fresh. Dishes, such as foie gras on a daikon pedestal, are creative and exacting. Other Japanese mainstays are tipped on their ear. Baby octopus tempura,... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Japanese |
Catering, Family Style, Takeout |
$$$, $$$$ |
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4217 Oak Lawn Ave. : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-219-2201
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 Al Biernat is the czar of the front door, the dining room sheik, and that’s all you need to know. Bred at The Palm where he held court as frontman for some 22 years, Al Biernat knows that great steaks and fine seafood vibrate beyond their requisite flavor profiles when jolted with charm. Al... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Seafood, Steakhouse |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Fireplace, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$, $$$$ |
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4234 Harry Hines Blvd. : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-528-5291
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 An inexpensive lunch combo of a made-to-order sandwich, a bag of chips and a drink makes for an old-school deli attractive to workers from the nearby Scottish Rite Hospital and hotels as well as UT Dallas students. Better still, the bargain-price lunch special is just one of things that... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Deli |
Catering, Takeout |
$ |
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100 Crescent Court : Dallas, TX 75201 : 214-871-1924
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 Arcodoro & Pomodoro is no longer the casual, family-friendly Italian joint it was when the restaurant was in residence on Routh Street, and that?s a boon for serious devotees of Sardinian cooking. Now in nearby Crescent Court, the restaurant excels at hard-to-find dishes such as suckling pig,... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Italian |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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2720 McKinney Ave. : Dallas, TX 75201 : 214-871-4955
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 Owner Jack Ekhtiar's small restaurant is a place where hip meets classic. Dark wood frames live jazz. Rustic Mediterranean fare, predominately Northern and Southern Italian, is presented elegantly. Among the examples are farfalle carbonara, a 6-ounce Brazilian lobster tail over spinach linguini... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Italian |
Catering, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout |
$$$ |
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4714 Maple : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-520-2700
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 After a legal battle that bordered on bloodbath with son Ricardo, the Avila family continues to serve classic Tex-Mex dishes to legions of rabid fans. They've been doing so since 1985 with tweaked family recipes of enchiladas, muchas enchiladas and chile relleno, which is a house specialty.... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Mexican, Tex-Mex |
Kid Friendly, Takeout |
$, $$ |
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2800 Routh St. : Dallas, TX 75201 : 214-220-0405
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 Founded by Ken Reimer and Tom Dahl (the Baker brothers), the fast-casual salad and sandwich chain opened its first store in 1999. This location offers the company's signature salads, like the Santa Barbara, Texas Cobb and Asian-inspired Kowloon. The sandwich favorites include the Texas Star... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Deli |
Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$ |
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400 Crescent Court : Dallas, TX 75201 : 214-871-3200
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Awash in blues, grays and off-whites, this elegant hotel lounge is a popular host of afternoon tea (2 to 5 p.m Saturdays and Sundays). Among the tea-menu options are Lady Primrose's Secret Garden Tea and Harney & Sons. The former, a decaf selection, is a mixture of peaches, cinnamon and hibiscus... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
New American, Tapas, Tea |
Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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3810 Congress Ave. : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-528-2844
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 Consider this carb castello, where the bread basket is bottomless, the pizza hits you like the moon and the platters are as slick as Italian leather, a refuge in a T.S. Eliot strip-mall wasteland though the bustle of Oak Lawn is just a block away. Your waiter will probably ?Sole mio? the... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Italian, Pizza |
Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$, $$$ |
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3857 Cedar Springs : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-521-4580
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| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
American, Steakhouse |
Catering, Delivery, Family Style, Kid Friendly, Order Online, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$, $$ |
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2621 McKinney Ave. : Dallas, TX 75204 : 214-953-0599
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 Located on McKinney Avenue, this popular restaurant and bar attracts bustling Uptown crowds and folks who live in the surrounding neighborhood. Serving up a delicious selection of food from appetizers to cheese boards to burgers and sandwiches as well as an abundant beer selection, BlackFriar's... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
English, European, Irish |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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4300 Lemmon Ave. : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-528-9446
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 There are steakhouses for celebrating business deals, steakhouses for wooing lovers and steakhouses where the only imperative is to enjoy a good plate of quality red meat. Bob?s Steak and Chop Shop falls in the latter category. While parties flock to this popular Oak Lawn restaurant, there are... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Steakhouse |
Business Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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2927 Maple Ave. : Dallas, TX 75201-1444 : 214-871-7111
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 Bolla is chef David Bull’s (late of the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Iron Chef gladiator, Mansion alum) interpretation of “modern” Italian. The cuisine is careful and exacting, though its strokes of originality sometimes come across more as mesmerizing charms than as means to... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Italian |
Banquet Facilities, Business Dining, Family Style, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Prix Fixe, Takeout |
$$$, $$$$ |
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3301 McKinney Ave. : Dallas, TX 75204 : 214-754-4940
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 A friendly and casual bakery-café with a French bistro feel shelling out generous portions, Bread Winners is a Dallas Observer favorite. Cakes, pies and pastries are made fresh daily, perfect for those on the go or for noshing on the brick patio. It?s difficult not to arrive and find the place p... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
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Banquet Facilities, Business Dining, Catering, Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout |
$$ |
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4140 Lemmon Ave. : Dallas, TX 75219-3738 : 214-520-7067
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| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
American |
Kid Friendly, Takeout |
$ |
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3908 Cedar Springs Road : Dallas, TX 75219-3518 : 214-528-5410
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 Just off Oak Lawn Avenue sits a coffee shop and café, outwardly modern in décor, that hits all the requisite marks. Not only is there a plethora of caffeinated beverages, there are many edible accompaniments. These include danishes, scones and breakfast eats. There are plenty of stand-alone dishes to... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
American, Cafe, Coffeehouse |
Catering, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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4154 N. Central Expressway : Dallas, TX 75204 : 214-826-7100
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 In his 24/7 breakfast and lunch standby, owner Omar Zuniga offers stick-to-your-ribs grub (even the vegetarian options) to a customer base that skews toward the hipster, the scenester and the coffee-loving conversationalist, all of whom are attracted to the retro-diner feel and the... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
Diner, Eclectic |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Wifi Access |
$$ |
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4334 Lemmon Ave. : Dallas, TX 75219 : 214-521-4334
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 Owner Omar Zuniga offers stick-to-your-ribs grub (even the vegetarian options) to a customer base that skews towards the hipster, the scenester and the coffee-loving conversationalist, all of whom are attracted to the classy retro-diner feel and the hearty food. In other words, it's a lively,... More >> |
| Uptown & Oak Lawn |
American, Coffeehouse, Diner, Health, Organic, Specialties, Tea, Traditional, Vegetarian |
Business Dining, Catering, Free Wifi, Kid Friendly, Open 24 Hours, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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