Closing time: You don't have to go home, but don't go here.
By Scott Reitz,
May 02, 2013
It's 2:30 in the morning at some bar in Uptown, and as you drag a ballpoint pen across a credit card slip, feeling the grain of the bar beneath,... More >>
This isn't your greasy stepfather's game any more.
Scott Reitz,
April 11, 2013
There's something democratizing about the sport of bowling. Even though pros travel the world, earn sponsorships and win thousands of dollars,... More >>
Russell Hayward pours a measure of preheated water into a small, bulb-shaped boiling flask and carefully sets it over a halogen heating element.... More >>
A new East Dallas seafood joint uses beer batter like a fabled king.
By Scott Reitz,
March 28, 2013
I was about halfway through a basket of fish and chips at 20 Feet, the new casual seafood joint in East Dallas, when I started looking for my... More >>
Family members bind together to reopen Ethiopian Restaurant
By Scott Reitz,
March 14, 2013
"Should I turn on the sign?" Yemi Lemma asks. Months of preparation have led up to the opening of Desta, an Ethiopian spot far up Greenville... More >>
This humble East Dallas takeout spot's pupusas are something to brag about.
By Scott Reitz,
March 07, 2013
Pupusería La Pasadita may be one of the smallest restaurants in Dallas. It's a stretch even to call the ramshackle takeout joint a restaurant.... More >>
Los Torres Taquería opened last June, and like many small, family-owned Latino restaurants in Dallas, it began quietly turning out spicy, heady... More >>
Downtown's new Mexican joint plays it safe and dull.
By Scott Reitz,
February 07, 2013
Meso Maya has a very likable chef working its kitchen. If you sit at the bar at downtown's newest Mexican restaurant, which opened last December,... More >>
Four stools offer unfettered access to Dallas' most exclusive restaurant.
By Scott Reitz,
January 31, 2013
It was cold outside when I first dined at
Lucia. The last few leaves clung to the trees and acorns crunched under my boots as I paced back and... More >>
The Standard Pour opened last March, promising a cocktail den with food as slinky as its old-school cocktails in the heart of Uptown. Just less... More >>
If you want to show an out-of-towner Dallas, Stephan Pyles' latest will give you a show.
By Scott Reitz,
January 17, 2013
In a small, fenced parcel, presumably somewhere in Texas, two perfectly dressed cowboys wrestle a young calf to the ground. They use their knees... More >>
Ellen's Southern Kitchen and I got off to a great start. Sitting at the bar, I had a nice conversation with what seemed like half the restaurant... More >>
It's hard to sit at the bar at Cook Hall and not feel at least a little disappointment. On its surface the new restaurant, which slipped into... More >>
Owners Maria and Roberto Velasquez started with a taco cart. Now they're in Preston Hollow.
By Scott Reitz,
December 20, 2012
Way out on Harry Hines Boulevard, just past the bazaar bearing the same name, Continental Liquor makes its business not only selling booze and... More >>
Amidst other businesses fighting to serve alcohol on Greenville, this Lebanese restaurant ditches the booze.
By Scott Reitz,
December 13, 2012
More than a year has passed since City Council's specific use permit policies went into effect on Lower Greenville Avenue, shuttering many bars... More >>
What it takes to build the best six-dollar burger ever.
By Scott Reitz,
December 06, 2012
You can put a lot of thought into making a burger if you want to. Chefs at top restaurants started a trend when they realized they could charge... More >>
East Dallas' newest Thai restaurant is a neighborhood gem.
By Scott Reitz,
November 29, 2012
If you're not a social person, if you'd rather quietly eat at a table alone and enjoy peaceful solitude while you dine out, you might have a hard... More >>
Bulgogi meets tacos, and nachos, and hot dogs, and more.
By Scott Reitz,
November 22, 2012
Terry Song can't seem to get a break in real estate. When he opened Goghee To Go on Inwood Road with wife Janice in 2010, he knew homeless people... More >>