PK’s Fine Wine & Spirits, a locally owned liquor store with four locations in Dallas, quietly shuttered all four locations, with customers arriving to purchase holiday alcohol only to find the doors locked. The phone number for several locations has already been disconnected, though PK’s has not noted the closure…
Leading up to Thanksgiving, the Fort Worth Police Department made national news by giving away turkeys during traffic stops. As news of the acts of kindness spread, FWPD was contacted by PETA, who suggested the department do the same thing with tofu turkeys. Being the good sports they are, FWPD…
Mercury is retrograding so hard right now, you guys. In terms of Dallas dining news, the week started sad and by Friday had snowballed into downright bizarre. Is it moon madness? End-of-year fatigue? Anybody wanna blame it on Obama? Who knows, but somebody needs to go burn some sage in…
Well, that’s the end of this saga. On the Lamb in Deep Ellum just posted the following message to their Facebook page: Yesterday we reported that, after news broke that chef Ross Demers had abruptly left the restaurant after dinner service on Friday, the restaurant shuttered and blamed an oven…
Despite all the bad news in the Dallas dining scene lately, all is not lost. This week, some local concepts are expanding even as others dial back. Big news in Dallas tacoland: Trompo, the West Dallas break-out hit that opened in April, is opening a new location, this one in…
This past weekend, Observer food critic Brian Reinhart went out to Deep Ellum to grab dinner at On the Lamb, the restaurant we recently selected as the best new Dallas restaurant of 2016. At 6:25 p.m., just as diners should have been filing in for cocktails and dinner, I got…
The Smoky Rose, a new restaurant featuring “chef-driven plates and pitmaster-smoked meats,” is opening Thursday, Dec. 22, at 8602 Garland Road, not far from the Dallas Arboretum. Via a press release: Smoky Rose – a chef-driven smokehouse in a relaxed yet chic farmhouse interior is set to open for lunch and…
Much of DFW’s best international fare is located nowhere near the city center. In fact, the greatest immigrant cuisine is often found by traveling out to the suburbs where international enclaves create tiny villages rich
with food, shopping and culture.
Remember when we told you about The Morning After, Dallas’ first brunch festival, coming to the Dallas Farmers Market in February? Well whip out those wallets, because pre-sale for the inaugural event starts today. This day-time brunch-sampling event — going down from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11…
By all accounts, 2016 has been a real dumpster fire of a year. The abysmal election (and its depressing aftermath), the loss of creative forces like Prince and Leon Russell, the closure of some of Dallas’ most beloved restaurants — for many, this year has not been easy. This is…
We’ve had our fair share of bad news in the Dallas dining industry of late, but this one really stings: Luscher’s Red Hots, purveyors of Chicago-style hot dogs and the best damn burger in DFW, is closing after dinner service on Tuesday, Dec. 13. “Everyone is invited to come bid…
In this week’s DFW dining news round-up, new spots in Preston Center, a surprising re-concept and we hope you dig poke bowls: Two new restaurants are opening in Preston Center, D reports: Go Fish Poke at 6030 Luther Lane and Yolk in the space formerly occupied by LYFE Kitchen. Yolk is…
Shopping for foodie-types isn’t easy. Chances are, if there’s a curious dish in this city, they’ve tried it — twice. Their kitchen is stocked with homemade chicken stock and a sous vide machine, and you’ve never been able to recommend a hot restaurant that they haven’t already checked out. Even…
The good news: Just a few months after opening their wildly popular brick-and-mortar, Heim Barbecue is opening another restaurant. The bad news (for us carnivores in Dallas, anyway): They’re opening it in Fort Worth. Owners Emma and Travis Heim announced the new location on Facebook today: … we are happy…
We certainly can’t say we saw this one coming: Remedy, the beloved modern soda fountain/purveyor of one of Dallas’ best burgers, is closing Dec. 31 after dinner service, “with plans to open an American/Chinese restaurant in its place late spring/early summer of 2017,” according to a press release. “Kirstyn Brewer…
Today, the downtown Fort Worth sports bar Frankie’s posted an oh-so familiar Facebook post: An announcement that the bar will be closing, effective immediately. But this social media announcement has an interesting twist: Owners say that the “proverbial straw” is the Affordable Care Act, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram first reported…
Monday, Dec. 5, marks the 83rd anniversary of the repeal of the 21st Amendment — also known as Prohibition, or America’s bummer. Over the years, Repeal Day has become a bigger and bigger holiday, with cocktail bars in particular offering killer specials on Prohibition-era libations. You’ll find cheap, well made…
The bar and restaurant industry is notoriously fickle. It’s sadly considered notable if a restaurant lasts five years, and it’s not uncommon for a restaurant to shutter in its first year. As consumers, we have emotional attachments to these places. They’re where we have our first dates, our last dates,…
This has not been a great week for Little Woodrow’s, the Texas sports and beer bar franchise that recently opened a location on Ross Avenue. Earlier this week, word got out that some Little Woodrow’s locations had a dress code policy that prohibited guests with face and neck tattoos, which…
In this week’s round-up of DFW restaurant news, some new locations, expanded hours and a new cocktail menu that we can’t wait to taste every square inch of: An Austin restaurant is opening a location in Fort Worth, the Star-Telegram reports. Fixe, known for its “upscale comfort food” is slated…
Deep Ellum is changing, and it’s changing fast. Almost weekly, a walk down Commerce or Elm will reveal new bars and restaurants popping up faster than you can say “Edison bulb.” The latest addition is a grand space with a massive beer selection and laid-back bar fare: Dot’s Hop House…
We live in the era of viral internet food trends. Rainbow-colored cakes, gooey raclette cheese, over-the-top milkshakes — as soon as a dish goes viral, the trend spreads like wildfire around the country, inevitably making its way to Dallas. One trend that we haven’t been able to find in Dallas…
