Yesterday Rusty Tacos posted that their new spot in the Main Street Gardens is opening today, and we were like, “Cool. Gotta check that out.” Then we read, per Wilonsky at the DMN that they’re having free ‘ritas today and our interest suddenly became more urgent. Per Wilonsky’s DMN blog:…
Back in April, Beck Ventures, a Dallas-based investment management company, told us of their big fancy plans to transform the Valley View Center into “Midtown Dallas; a mixed-use lifestyle project, creating an urban oasis at one of Dallas’ most venerable and desirable locations.” As we all know, the best thing…
Remember how we keep talking about getting the kids out of town more often? How they need to see open fields, get some fresh air and experience the snail’s pace of small-town life? And how that’s good for about three hours at which point it gets boring and then it’s…
Tootie Pie opened a new café in Allen last week. Which made me think, what’s up with the location at Preston and Royal? It’s still an empty shell. Randy Graybill, business development director at Tootie Pie Inc. down in Boerne, says they’re still trying to work out some issues with…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Mark Graham. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. If you packed up Charlie Papaceno and his many bottles of booze, carefully encased them in bubble…
JoJo is a new restaurant going in at 2626 Howell St., the space that was most recently Bella. This new spot is the “bébé” of French chef Laurent Poupart, who was born in northeastern France and began his career at the then-three Michelin star restaurant Au Crocodile in Strasbourg. He…
The Oak Cliff Social Club recently opened at 238 W. Davis St. Pete Saucedo lists himself officially as the “janitor” of this “upscale dive bar” and, honestly, his recent past does include a lot of janitorial-type duties. But, after six months of fixing up the place, hopefully most of the…
Sharon Hage’s restaurant York Street closed more than two years ago, but when I ask other chefs around the city what their favorite restaurant is, many still say, “York Street.” It was “small, local and chef-driven” before those words and ideas became marketing tools. When she closed her East Dallas…
Turns out we’re all really late to the juicing trend. After Brent Rodgers spent a year traveling around the world, he found that juicing is old business everywhere else. He was at the Syria-Israel border when he had the idea to start a juicing business in Dallas after he stood…
Guess what Kansas boys are doing this summer? Promoting the farm-to-table movement with their own tantalizing farm video. In a parody to LMFAO’s “I’m Sexy and I Know It” the three Peterson brothers, wearing purple K-State shirts, of course, made a video and rewrote the words to “I’m Farming and…
Café Brazil is celebrating four years at its Bishop Arts District location. Today from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., diners can get a free entrée and dessert with the purchase of a beverage. Entrée options include chicken crepes, Amazon salad, lemon pepper chicken pasta, pumpkin pancakes, apple chipotle chili and…
We just got word that to honor a recent deal they made with Gulf, Fuel City’s famous little street tacos are $1 until midnight tonight. Located at 801 South Riverfront Boulevard, Fuel City has racked up a fair amount of “Best of” at the Observer including best tacos picadillos, best…
Today McDonald’s revealed its new 1,500-seat flagship restaurant at the Olympic Park in London, which weighs in at 32,000 square feet. The Sun newspaper in London reports that the flagship location, which is one of four in Olympic Park, is the largest McDonald’s in the world. (But, a franchise in…
The much loved Dallas-based Pearl Cup Coffee today announced plans for a new location in Richardson at 2701 Custer Parkway in the II Creeks shopping center. This new spot will serve beer and wine in addition to coffee. This is the third area Pearl Cup Coffee shop. The other two…
Last week while I perused the aisles at Sara’s Market & Bakery in Richardson, Zaid Bayan, one of the owner’s son, excitedly directed me towards one of their most popular items in the store: sunflower seeds. Sara’s is a cornucopia of unique items from the Middle East, plus it has…
On Saturday, Teresa Gubbins at Pegasus News posted that the Dallas Bicycle Café on Northwest Highway is closed. Owner Armando Guerrero, who makes his real money in construction, is taking on a big project in Mexico. On May 12, Guerrero posted on his Facebook page that the spot is for…
Bloomberg reported earlier this week that canned beer sales are up, partially thanks to all you hipsters and your PBR habit. The exact quote, which reads a bit like a schoolmarm talking about farting: “Hipsters, a subculture of urban, young adults whose tastes run toward independent music and films and…
Teresa Gubbins at Pegasus New reported yesterday that Sullivan’s Steakhouse in North Dallas is closing. According to the restaurant’s Facebook page, its last day will be June 30 and it’s looking for another Dallas location. While we always hate to see a place close, there’s one bit of good news…
If you’re looking for a place to holdout during the impending zombie apocalypse, a gas station in Little Elm may be the place. RaceTrac is opening a new 6,000-square-foot compound in the burgeoning city just on the northeast side of Lake Lewisville. The gas station, which, again, has 6,000 square…
Since 1956, Norma’s Café has been serving hearty meals and Mile-High Cream Pies to Dallasites hankering for a little home-cooked goodness. This Thursday, June 21, they celebrate their 56th anniversary by offering three of their most popular meals for just $1.79, which was the original price for these dishes when…
Michael Ehlert moved to Texas from New York City in 2011, where he worked at DBGB, one of Daniel Boulud’s concepts. In Dallas his first kitchen home was at The Chesterfield in downtown. Last month, he moved over to Campo, where he is now the executive chef. We sat down…
Gubbins got the scoop on a new restaurant going in Tiramisu at 19009 Preston Road (between Frankford Road and the PGBT). Jack MacDonald will transform the spot to Jack Mac’s Swill & Grill. McDonald previously owned the Press Box in downtown Dallas and was also involved with Iron Cactus, Romano’s…
