There’s a new vegan restaurant and coffee shop in Deep Ellum. Tiki Loco, a fast-casual Tex Mex and Hawaiian-themed shop, opened in fall 2018 from tattoo artist Oliver Peck. It occupies the former Zini’s Pizzeria at 2639 Elm St. Peck is co-owner of Elm Street Tattoo in Deep Ellum and…
A California-based Mediterranean chain is opening two new locations in Dallas. Daphne’s Mediterranean is a fast-casual restaurant that is committed to what they call “healthy and wholesome cuisine.” This 30-year-old brand operates 21 locations in California. Their new restaurants in Preston Hollow Village and at the Village on the Parkway,…
San Martín, a Guatemalan-based bakery and restaurant, is now open in Uptown. Set off of McKinney, San Martín is the first U.S. location of this Central American concept. The first San Martín was founded in Guatemala in 1974 by Andrés Castillo. The family-owned and -operated business has since opened 41…
Not loving meat this Valentine’s Day? These Dallas restaurants and bakeries are serving up vegan sweets and feasts.
A new vegan bakery opened its doors in Dallas last month. Sugar Fang Vegan Bakery, owned by Sam Wynne of BrainDead Brewing and Bowls & Tacos, brings dairy-free, plant-based baked goods to Deep Ellum. Malikei Hetherington is the pastry chef and manager of this new concept. Trained in vegan cooking…
There’s a new vegan restaurant in town, but you can’t actually visit it. Lucky Cat Vegan is a delivery-only restaurant that opened three weeks ago from dietitian-chef Navin Hariprasad, the owner of downtown Indian Tex-Mex fusion restaurant Spice in the City. Food from Hariprasad’s new, virtual venture can only be…
Casa Linda Plaza in East Dallas has a new option for healthy, fast-casual fare. Maya’s Modern Mediterranean, which serves Israeli food, opened the first week in October. Named after owner Russell Birk’s daughter, this new concept aims to show Dallas that there’s more to Mediterranean food than Greek fare —…
Believe it or not, in a town chock full of lavish and expensive dining options, it is possible to find good food in Dallas for less than $5. None of these items listed are happy hour deals; you can get them any time the establishment is open. Burgers There are…
Al Biernat’s, a mainstay Dallas steakhouse for more than 20 years, has expanded into unlikely territory: vegan cuisine. In October, this classic steak and seafood restaurant debuted a four-item vegan menu. Both the Oak Lawn and newer North Dallas locations offer this special side menu. Al Biernat and his wife…
While traditional Thanksgiving food is of course centered around turkey and all the meaty fixins, this year you’ll find more vegan and vegetarian Thanksgiving menus around Dallas than ever. Whether you want to enjoy a buffet or order dishes to bring to your own Thanksgiving table, there are some great…
It goes without saying that tacos are ubiquitous in Dallas. What isn’t as ubiquitous, however, are vegetarian taco options. Most taco joints offer at least one vegetarian taco, though most often, it’s an uninspiring vegetable option slapped on the menu with little thought or care. But there are some places…
Julianna Bradley and Whitney Amber Kendall are the co-owners of Radix Foods, a plant-based food operation here in Dallas. Radix, which celebrated its one-year anniversary this month, will be a vendor at the Texas Veggie Fair on Oct. 27, in Reverchon Park. Bradley became vegan six years ago after battling…
Pilotworks, a shared commercial kitchen space and food incubator that started in Brooklyn and opened locations nationwide, closed it doors without warning over the weekend. Having opened in Dallas at the beginning of 2018, this co-working space for independent food professionals offered budding small businesses a space to prep, cook…
Sisters Christi Erpillo and Johnna McKee of Winter Family Concessions are the team behind two of this year’s biggest dishes at the State Fair of Texas: Fernie’s Hoppin’ John Cake with Jackpot Sauce, this year’s Best Tasting – Savory winner in the Big Tex Choice Awards, and Fernie’s Orange You Glad We…
The State Fair of Texas puts a lot of money and effort behind its now famous Big Tex Choice Awards, where they crown each year’s best, most creative foods. They release the names of the new creations in strategic, well-timed waves. First, in July, we get a laundry list of…
The Garzas are the family behind one of this year’s winning Big Tex Choice Award items at the State Fair of Texas. Their dish, Arroz con Leche (20 coupons), won the Best Taste: Sweet category, making this their first win since they opened their first concession stand in 1984. In…
The State Fair of Texas and fried food go hand in hand. It’s almost sacrilege to attend the fair and not sample the newest, strangest, over-the-top fried items. But if your diet is keeping you from trying some of these quintessential fair foods, it is possible to find non-fried options…
You don’t have to be a carnivore to eat well at the fair. Here are a few of our favorite meat-free, vegetarian and vegan dishes at the 2018 State Fair of Texas.
In early 2018, celebrity chef and restaurateur José Andrés opened a second location of his popular Washington, D.C., restaurant, Zaytinya, at the Star in Frisco. The Star serves as the official headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys, with an indoor field, practice space for the team and retail and entertainment spaces…
The State Fair of Texas opens today, and there are even more new, gut-busting items in this year’s food lineup. Drinks — both alcoholic and not — are popular this year, each concessionaire trying to outdo the next with their unique, possibly questionable concoctions. Kool-Aid Pickle-Dilly Sangria is one of…
On Sept. 1, a dumpling pop-up is coming to Four Corners Brewing Company. Hosted by cooking duo Hao & Dixya, this event will feature dumplings from various regions. Hao & Dixya is a partnership between Hao Tran and Dixya Bhattarai. Frustrated with the lack of dumpling places in Fort Worth,…
Driving down Oak Lawn, you’ve probably passed Bellini’s Italian Café and Pizza, in an outdated shopping center between Maple Avenue and Cedar Springs Road, dozens of times. The sign is faded and the façade looks a bit worse for wear. It gives off some mobster vibes and, unless you’d heard…
