All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their histories while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. A few minutes after noon, the line to get into El Fenix weaves out the front door…
Sugar Sang is industrious, hard-working and intuitive. He knows his way around the customers and in the kitchen at his sister’s walk-up window restaurant, Sandwich Hag. Sang, 37, has knife skills and knows how to cook. He can do just about anything you ask him to, except one thing: He…
In a strip mall in North Dallas, you’ll find an impressive Persian lunch buffet. Sahara Restaurant, owned by Iran native Bahman Derakhshan, offers a $12.99 lunch buffet and traditional dinner menu. Derakhshan opened the restaurant 26 years ago, and Sahara has been in its current space for 17 years. Derakhshan…
Derrick Harris loves to share his barbecue. He began by selling it from a trailer on a Grand Prairie street corner to make a little extra cash on the weekends. Customers told him it’s the barbecue they’d been searching for. But after 10 years, he says, a nearby pizza restaurant’s…
You’ve probably been there before: Your friends are coming in town, you haven’t planned a damn thing and they expect you to show them the best tacos Dallas has to offer. They’ve heard you brag about the food here, and now they want you to be their guide. Or, you…
Sometimes, regular lunch just won’t do. Sometimes, you need to punch your body in the face with calories. If you’re looking to eat something completely over-the-top this weekend, these five places can accommodate. Lobster pho at Lime Bar Kanye West your day by throwing caution — and money — to…
It’s hard enough to go to Cattleack BBQ and not over-order. Part of this is a mental thing. “They’re only open two days a week,” your inner monologue says. “We should get a little of everything.” Once you’re in line, the aroma of smoked meats fills your nostrils while you’re…
Ever since Misti Norris left her post at Small Brewpub, the Dallas food scene has been anxiously awaiting the forward-thinking chef’s return. Known for creative dishes often using fermentation, foraged ingredients and meat she cures herself, Norris has been participating in pop-up dinners and events since leaving Small. But now,…
The Rattlesnake Bar’s Tejas Railroad is an interactive cocktail made with tequila, mezcal, Tajin, and seasonal Tejas Fresca.
When the Addison location of El Fenix closed in the summer of 2017, it left behind the sad shell of a former Tex-Mex kingdom. Gone were the smell of chips fresh from the fryer and El Fenix’s nuclear-cheese backbone. But before long, that sad shell started to take shape once…
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Get a jump start on St. Patrick’s Day at Shannon Brewing Co. The brewery is hosting St. Patty’s themed events throughout the week, and they’re kicking things off right with some moderate exercise and perhaps not-so-moderate beer consumption. Enjoy a 5k walk/run starting at 9 a.m., and then enjoy pancakes…
Is there any festival food better than a slider? The tiny sandwiches, easily held in one hand, come in their own delivery device (AKA buns), making it easy to chow down while holding a beer and lining up for your next bite. On Saturday, March 24, Dallas will celebrate the…
In the western wing of the Chevron gas station, Eduardo Mora sweeps up after the lunch rush. A load of customers had just whooshed through, making a serious dent in the trompo, the blush-red pork tornado spinning quietly in front of a wall of heat, as slow and balanced as…
Tucked into the second floor of an office building in Richardson is an unlikely offering: a cheap, fresh, vegan lunch. The building is home to the International Buddhist Progress Society, a Buddhist temple and school. Upon entering, head to the second floor. Steps from the elevator is the Dining Hall,…
Snowbaby’s Taiwanese-style shaved ice lands in Lakewood this weekend. Judging by the enthusiastic response to the soft opening last weekend, it’ll fare much better than its ill-fated neighbor, Sugarbacon. Lakewood mom and Snowbaby owner Chrissy Kuo’s take on the trendy ice cream-snow cone hybrid emphasizes fresh, organic ingredients free of…
For many people in Dallas, to get to the tiny Arlington suburb of Pantego is a long drive. For Bashar Al Mudhafar, the road was much longer. The chef-owner of Fattoush Mediterranean Kitchen arrived in the United States in 2010 from Baghdad, his hometown, where he owned two restaurants serving…
The inflatable longhorn ripples in a punchy breeze. Cars swerve into the lot, gassed up for tacos, and music blisters over the loud speaker at the to-go window. The line doesn’t last long: Styrofoam-enclosed orders fly out of the tiny Fuel City window for $1.62 a taco, cash only. Two…
The team behind Armoury D.E. is opening its second restaurant in the same neighborhood that’s already shown them some love. Peter Novotny and Dan Murry plan to open Ruins in April, taking the former Luscher’s Red Hots restaurant on Commerce Street and adding on the adjacent space. “We wanted to…
It may be the most important meal of the day, but Dallas hasn’t always had a great reputation for having great breakfast options. (Brunch is an entirely different story.) A new wave of restaurants is bringing something new to the table, which means it’s never been a better time to…
Vinty Club, a Deep Ellum nightclub that often sports lines out the door on weekends, has deleted one of its Facebook pages after posting a meme that pokes fun at violence toward women. A Deep Ellum neighborhood group Facebook post got heated this morning after user Jordan Edwards published a…
Last week, Eater first reported that a big-name Austin chef is opening an Asian-fusion taqueria in Richardson. The restaurant is called TacQui, “a new and exciting twist to street food, street art and street culture,” managing partner Kim Huynh-Yi tells the Observer. “This new concept and menu was developed by a good…
