Beau Bellomy’s estimate for a late summer opening for Rex’s at the Market was a bit too optimistic. Bellomy stopped working at his father’s original location of Rex’s on Lovers Lane this spring. Then rains pushed back construction of the common elements of Shed 1 at the Dallas Farmers Market,…

Flower Mound has a new restaurant opening today. The Table is the work of Bruce Wills, Ty Wellborn and chef Ray Skradzinski. The team worked together recently in that great restaurant up in the sky Five Sixty. The Table will serve a lunch and dinner menu of modern American cuisine with…

Give John Franke credit. The corporate chef at Fork It Over Restaurants listens and moves quickly when he hears something is amiss at one of his restaurants. Between my visits and the writing of this review, Franke and his team have made considerable updates to the menu at Ida Claire,…

When Jonathon Erdeljac created his first monster burger at his Oak Cliff cafe Jonathon’s, it nearly killed one of our writers. “The Nooner” boasts a half-pound beef patty, a handful of ham, Swiss, thick-cut bacon, American cheese, tomato, mayo and a fried egg plus a huge side of fries. The…

The menu at Tacoqueta makes bold claims for a neighborhood taqueria. The tostada pictured below is  the best in town, for instance. And the garnachas pictured above is one of the best antojitos to make its way out of Veracruz and into the States. I won’t endorse any superlative descriptions…

This week the 50 Most Interesting Restaurants I compiled over the summer leading up to our Best of Dallas 2015 issue were bundled together in a cover story that makes Dallas look like a pretty great dining city. There are enough restaurants to keep diners going for months without hitting…

On a recent Friday evening, one when the summer heat had broken and a cool breeze ushered in the coming of fall, the dining room at Kin Kin felt practically empty. The new Oak Lawn Thai restaurant had quite a few diners, but not enough for its size. Kin Kin…

I’ve eaten a fair number of parathas. The rich, buttery breads are served at countless Indian restaurants and can be delicious if they are made properly. The breads are rolled in layers with butter or ghee, a little bit like French pastry is “turned,” resulting in flaky layers. Unfortunately, most places…

Before I moved to Texas, pulled pork was the center of my barbecue universe. I smoked shoulders in my back yard a few times a year, serving the shredded meat on cheap white bread buns with creamy slaw. For the first few years of my barbecue endeavors I’d offer half…

Americano opened last week, completing the family of restaurants that complement the Joule hotel downtown. CBD Provisions and Weekend Coffee have become as much a destination for everyday Dallasites as they are for customers staying at the hotel. Americano looks poised to draw just as many locals, if only for the…

Earlier this week we interviewed a spokesperson for San Salvaje, asking questions about the recent decision to close the restaurant during the evenings. San Salvaje would remain open for lunch during the week, and during evenings for private events. The move seemed strange and hardly indicative of a healthy restaurant…

I’ve been in a deep fried tasting rut. For the past two years, the Big Tex Choice Awards winner has left me scratching my head. Both the deep fried shrimp boil and the deep fried Cuban roll stopped short of being delicious, and none of them came close to beating…