Does the phrase “taco of the month” make your heart beat faster? Maybe it’s about the tacos or maybe it’s about novelty, but I’m always on the lookout for creative limited-time dishes. Torchy’s Tacos has a strong monthly taco game, but there are other places that rotate specialties well. Burgers…
The restaurant business is a funny bird. While some local favorites couldn’t endure the cost of the pandemic, other newbies are giving the market a try. Ghost kitchens are becoming more prevalent, which considering real estate prices seem like a smart option. For starters, as reported by Nick Rallo in…
For some reason, I woke up super early this morning and in weighing the pros and cons of getting up, I hopped on Twitter, which is SO dumb. And, as usual, it only filled me with frustration. Dallas Chief of Police, Eddie Garcia, joined the force in early February. He’s…
A year since the pandemic began, local restaurants and bars are hustling to get back into prizefighting shape. The past few weekends, some reported business has been at levels not seen since before times. Parklets in the Bishop Arts District are packed, groups meander through the AT&T Discovery District and lines spill…
If anything should be canceled in 2021, it’s April Fools Day. The last 13 months have held far too many tricks to find more of them funny. We haven’t lost our sense of humor, but here are a few very real things we wish were jokes. The parking situation in…
You can sense the excitement in the Dallas restaurant industry: Patio weather is here, thousands of people are getting vaccinated every day and dining rooms are beginning to welcome back customers who’ve previously stuck to takeout. The excitement isn’t limited to current restaurants. In 2021, we’re poised to see a…
On walking into Seely’s Mill Barbecue, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re in the wrong place. First, you’re in a hotel, the newly rebranded and remodeled Beeman Hotel on Central Expressway just south SMU Boulevard, formerly known as the Magnolia Park Cities. Second, there’s no actual signage announcing you’ve found…
For many people who love eating at restaurants, now is the most confusing time since they were closed to indoor dining last year. We embraced curbside pickup and takeout for what feels like forever, and now, we’re being urged to start dining out again. By dining out, I mean dining…
As good as the sliced brisket sandwiches are, the best thing in the shoebox lunches offered this February at Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que might have been the popcorn. To shine a light on Black entrepreneurship, Juan and Brent Reaves planned the history-lesson-in-a-box contents with additions from local business owners including Debra…
Last week H-E-B announced they were expanding into the “DFW Metroplex.” While we could argue over whether that odd geographical phrase is a real word, we see no point in getting snippy with the San Antonio-based grocer. They’re too kind to quibble with. Regardless, two stores are slated to open in…
Holding an oyster half shell in the air, angling it so that I could tip it directly into my mouth, I paused and looked at my husband, “People do this,” I said, part question and part statement. Because I was doing it. No way would I abandon one drop of…
Until about a year ago in Dallas, a local distillery, brewery or brewpub taproom was a great place to while away an afternoon. Most were family-friendly during the day, several had nice patios and many hosted pop-ups or food trucks for special events. Then came the pandemic and a roller…
When the pandemic hit, Alex Nguyen and Vivian Luu not only missed boba tea, but more particularly the social aspects that surround it. “For Americans, it’s coffee,” Luu says. “But for Asians, it’s getting boba. We missed time with our family and friends and getting boba. So, we started having…
Brothers Dane and Travis Boersma, founders of Dutch Bros. Coffee, were third-generation dairy farmers before dabbling in the coffee drive-thru business. According to their website, in 1992 they “bought a double-head espresso machine, cranked up the stereo, threw open the barn doors and started experimenting with 100 pounds of beans.”…
Easter is almost here, and if you don’t want to spend the day in the kitchen, we made a list of great restaurants with dine-in and takeout options for you. But even if you’ve decided to astonish family with your culinary skills, your meal won’t be complete without treats and…
Nachos and laughter spilled over picnic tables and patios in the Bishop Arts District this weekend. Near-perfect weather, spring break vibes and maybe a few stimulus checks hitting bank accounts had people out not in droves, but in a mild-mannered been-cooped-up-too-long way. Other factors, like low COVID-19 hospitalization rates and…
The pressure’s on at Encina. This new restaurant a few blocks west of the Bishop Arts District opened in October, seven months into the pandemic, with high expectations. It replaces Bolsa, a beloved neighborhood hangout that drew crowds into the same space for almost 12 years. Now Bolsa is gone,…
On Saturday driving along Interstate 30, west toward Fort Worth, there was a line of cars stretching half a mile along the feeder road, reminiscent of food pantry lines from last year. Puffs of smoke billowed into the sky near a red tent in a parking lot. Turkey Leg Hut…
Hawaiian food is having a moment in the local culinary scene. The tiki bar Swizzle on Lowest Greenville serves traditional Hawaiian plates alongside rum-laden drinks adorned with purple flowers. There are Hawaiian doughnuts, malasadas, (the doughnut for people who don’t like doughnuts) at the Dallas Farmers Market. And it was…
If brunch is the way you celebrate any ordinary Sunday, then your Easter brunch should be extraordinary. That’s certainly not difficult to accomplish in Dallas, and with restaurants open at 100% capacity, you’ll have plenty of choices when deciding where to celebrate. We’ve curated a dozen outstanding options with a…
Tucked under the burgeoning pile of craft barbecue spots in Texas are a fair number of old-school barbecue joints that still do a bustling business in their own neighborhoods. Many of these establishments have been around for ages, and have a devout following that doesn’t rely on a shiny Instagram…
Normally during the springtime Dallasites are thigh-deep in galas raising money for nonprofits. It’s a local pastime of sorts. But as we’ve written so many times in the past 12 months, things have turned. Alas, there are still essential nonprofits that rely largely on fundraising and are crucial to the…
