The Best New Taqueria in Dallas Isn’t a Taqueria At All — It’s an Expo Park Mezcaleria
Las Almas Rotas was always meant to be a mezcal bar, but their authentic Mexican food is quickly becoming a major draw.
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Now Open in Oak Cliff: Local Moto, a Coffee Spot, Vintage Motorcycle Shop and Cheap Beer Bar
This weekend, Oak Cliff got a fun new addition: Local Moto + Provisions, a combination coffee shop, cafe and vintage motorcycle repair shop. Adjacent to Local Press + Brew on Beckley Avenue, the modern shop serves beer, wine, espresso drinks and a small menu of dishes. The new shop is built…
After Only 4 Months In Business, the Disastrous Stellar Is Rebranding as Bar Stellar
On April 29, the space that used to house the beloved Knox-Henderson bar Vickery Park became home to a new concept: Stellar, a bar and restaurant boasting “midcentury modern décor with indoor and outdoor tables, American cuisine, a cocktail bar and a dog-friendly patio.” But the concept proved to be…
Food News: The Flying Saucer Comes to D/FW Airport and Lower Greenville Gets a New Eatery
In this week’s roundup of North Texas food news: D/FW Airport gets a taste of Fort Worth, a local urban garden partners with a high-profile restaurant opening this fall and Lower Greenville gets another California import: Terminal D at D/FW Airport — AKA the international terminal with all the good…
Where to Take a Long Lunch and Watch the Solar Eclipse in Dallas
It’s been 38 years since the U.S. population witnessed a total solar eclipse, and Monday, Aug. 21, North Texas will get the chance to see one in all its glory — well, part of its glory, anyway. Dallas isn’t in the path of totality — the diagonal swath of the…
Tamale Doughnuts and Deep-Fried Froot Loops: See This Year’s Big Tex Choice Awards Finalists
Every year, the State Fair of Texas hosts a contest to see which vendor can create the tastiest, most unusual, often deep-fried food creation. Today the fair unveiled this year’s 10 finalists, chosen from 47 entries. This year, there will be winners in three categories: Best Taste: Sweet, Best Taste: Savory…
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New, Healthy Build-Your-Own-Bowl Restaurant Opens Monday in Thanksgiving Tower
The healthy fast-casual sector continues to swell in DFW, and the latest arrival should be popular with downtown office workers: Gather Kitchen, a “customizable, fast-casual dining experience using 100 percent whole foods” that opens Wednesday, Aug. 16, in Thanksgiving Tower, according to a press release. Designed for people in a…
One of Oak Cliff’s Best Under-the-Radar Restaurants Is Moving Near Bishop Arts
When we first found Mi Lindo Oaxaca last year in a Fort Worth Avenue strip mall, it felt like uncovering a Dallas dining secret. The low-key, cash-only restaurant makes its own tortillas, bakes its own bread and makes, in house, some of the best mole in the city. We even…
Dallas Dining Scene Rocked by Two Major Restaurant Closures in One Day
An otherwise quiet, rainy Sunday took on a somber tone for those in the Dallas dining industry when two restaurants run by prominent local chefs shuttered on the same day. In Deep Ellum, chef Matt McCallister’s Filament closed after dinner service last night. The upscale Southern food spot opened last…
100 Favorite Dishes, No. 39: The Cold Crab and Shrimp Noodles at Hot Joy
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. It’s that time of year when the unrelenting summer heat creeps into our eating habits, leading us toward…
City Inches Toward a Vote on the Late-Hours Overlay, AKA ‘Midnight Curfew’ for Bars, Restaurants
Yesterday’s City Plan Commission workshop on the late-hours overlay — a tool that, if implemented, could require bars, restaurants and retailers in certain parts of the city to apply for the privilege of staying open after midnight — was much like the half a dozen meetings and workshops that have…
100 Favorite Dishes, No. 40: Literally Any Pasta Dish at CiboDivino
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. You probably already knew that CiboDivino in Sylvan Thirty is a solid spot to grab a Neapolitan pizza…
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Food News: Pints & Quarts Comes to Cedar Springs, Rats Close a West End Chipotle and More
We’ve reached peak summer, when the heat settles in hard and things get quiet, especially in the food and drink scene. That said, there are still a few things cooking: Tickets are now on sale for the Texas Monthly BBQ Fest, going down Nov. 4 in Austin, and DFW’s best…
Max’s Wine Dive In West Village Is Closed
Max’s Wine Dive in West Village has closed effective today, according to a press release. The Houston-based restaurant had been open five years but owners opted not to renew their lease. “We love Dallas and are very grateful to everyone who has supported us,” Jerry Lasco, president and CEO of Lasco…
100 Favorite Dishes, No. 41: The Fish Sauce Caramel Brussels Sprouts at Junction
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. The bowl arrives at the table, its garnish dancing happily atop a small mountain of vegetables. The Brussels…
Check Out Some of the Breweries Coming to Dallas Observer BrewFest 2017
On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Dallas Farmers Market will be swimming in beer — more than 500 beers, actually — when the seventh annual Dallas Observer BrewFest once again takes over the Shed at DFM. A $35 general admission ticket gets you access to the festival when the gates open…
Food Critic Leslie Brenner Is Leaving The Dallas Morning News
Leslie Brenner, Dallas Morning News’ food critic, is leaving the newspaper after eight years, according to DMN. She’s leaving to take a senior management position with Rebees, a Dallas-based “place creation” company that was launched by a local developer in 2014. “We collaborate with partners and clients to develop real estate…
100 Favorite Dishes, No. 45: The Tamale Pie at La Popular Tamale House
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. It was a weird predicament — stuck in Expo Park for lunch on a weekday with only 40…
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Joyce & Gigi’s Is Closing
Joyce and Gigi’s, the Ross Avenue neighborhood eatery specializing in creative takes on Bolivian and South American food, is closing at the end of the month, according to a statement from owner Gigliola Zimmermann. The restaurant opened in December 2012. Dallas diners, I would like to announce that we (Joyce…
Let’s Taco ‘Bout a Taco Festival, Dallas: Tacolandia Pre-Sale Starts Today
Last year’s Tacolandia festival was an epic display of taco grandeur. In just a few weeks, mariachi bands, ample tequila and some of the best taquerias in the city will once again converge for a delicious evening, this time at the Dallas Farmers Market. From 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday,…
Food News: The Arts District Gets a Happy Hour Spot, and the Arboretum Gets Edible
In this week’s round of food news, a new bar and restaurant joins Flora Street Cafe and Musume in the Arts District, the Dallas Arboretum gets edible and a local food truck competes on the Food Network: Another concept is coming to Hall Arts, the Arts District development that also…
100 Favorite Dishes, No. 51: Las Costras at La Botana Taco Bar
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. La Botana Taco Bar, the food truck often posted up at Truck Yard or Sisu, makes a phenomenal…