A few years ago, a night out in downtown Dallas meant either a fancy restaurant or a tourist trap. A few good restaurants were downtown, like CBD Provisions and the French Room, but not many of the kind of casual spots that graced Uptown and Deep Ellum. Residents commented on…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. The lunch rush at Charco Broiler is a well-oiled machine. Rigo Dominguez, who mans the nearly 53-year-old…
In just a couple weeks, Dallas Observer Tacolandia will take over City Hall Plaza with dozens of taco vendors serving up all the barbacoa and al pastor you can handle. Some kick-ass vendors have already signed on, including: La Ventana Trompo (VIP) La Nueva Puntada LUCK at Trinity Groves Yucatan…
All around Dallas right now, bartenders are phasing out summer’s fruity, fizzy drinks and frosés to be replaced by slightly heavier, richer cocktails with bolder flavors. We asked some of our favorite bar men and women what they see trending in cocktails this fall and we heard about the good,…
Bartenders have walked out, owners have changed, chefs have come and gone – but Cedars Social still sits there on the west end of the Cedars, its view of downtown now partly blocked by tall apartment buildings. But there’s a new chef making changes at Cedars Social — and it…
If you like Asian food, you’re in luck — the DFW dining scene is seeing an influx of restaurants specializing in all manner of Asian fare. But it’s not all soup dumplings and egg tarts. Here are a few of the hottest new restaurants in DFW right now: Charlie Zhang’s…
Leading up to the Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. You could spend months on an obsessive quest across Dallas and its suburbs, searching for all the best…
CiboDivino, the beloved Italian grocery, pizzeria and wine bar at Sylvan Thirty, gives new meaning to the phrase “house wine.” Chef-owner Daniele Puleo sources a trio of wines from Italy for his own Puleo brand, wine bottles available to go from CiboDivino under a label adorned with cartoon bicycles. “I…
Dining at Flora Street Cafe is a symphony, an echo of its Arts District digs. The first movement, showcasing inventive starters, begins lively and vibrant. Dessert is a finale that crescendos into exhilarating hues and triumphant flavors. In between, composition tends to overshadow flavors, but such is art — open…
In this week’s Dallas food news roundup, chef change-ups, a new cocktail bar prepares to launch by hosting a dinner series and Revolver Taco Lounge gets new digs: “Big changes are in the works at The Ivy Tavern, as this Dallas favorite debuts a new menu, launches a Sunday dive…
In case you haven’t noticed, rosé is having a moment. Sieze it (the moment, that is) at Ida Claire as they partner with the Breast Cancer Can Stick It! Foundation for a day of rosé. From 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., you can delight in specialty frosé cocktails and half-priced…
One of the cocktail trends for fall is lower-proof cocktails. The One-Eyed Willie at CBD Provisions in The Joule Hotel DGAF about that trend. This boozed-up rum delight is the perfect way to end the summer, thanks to the bright orange and pineapple flavors and the tiny bit of complexity…
Let’s face it: As much as we all love brunch, it tends to be one of the more homogeneous meals of the day — like the Sweden of eating occasions. But then again, brunch is also consumed with far less frequency than other meal genres, so while diners might look…
There were a few things I didn’t expect during my first trip to Little Woodrow’s, the new sports bar in a freshly developed complex on Ross Avenue. I’m at a small counter-top table with a big foldout menu. The place is vast, with exposed brick and unreachable ceilings. If you’re…
With 75 different categories in food alone in this year’s Best of Dallas, it’s inevitable that some categories were real head-scratchers. The Dallas Observer’s food team worked together a lot on this one, pooling our collective knowledge and dining experiences, to create a final list that we believe is nuanced…
For Aidee Granados, being healthy is about more than cutting back on sugar and getting exercise. It’s a lifestyle she’s worked hard to embrace, and now a business she’s sharing with others. “It’s like a vocation,” she said. “We all have to be educated.” Granados, 40, has launched Merry Crate,…
Just what Dallas needed: another steakhouse. But after visiting this swanky new spot, we can’t help but think that maybe we did need another. Del Frisco’s opened the new steakhouse last week smack dab in the middle of Dallas. So, behold the new two-floor, double-barred, sexy as hell Del Frisco’s Double…
Last night, the State Fair of Texas announced even more new snacks — which you can taste for yourself when the fair opens Sept. 30 — and the list is, as always, equal parts insane and enticing. Bacon is an obvious trend this year, as it appears on eight of…
Monkey King Noodle Co. is fast becoming a Deep Ellum institution. After two and a half successful years as a small takeout window, during which time Dallas city regulations shut down its informal collection of tables on the sidewalk, the restaurant has moved around the corner into a permanent home…
Nearly 100 bands will entertain Denton at Oaktopia this weekend. In between the nonstop assault of music, art and culture, you’re probably going to get hungry. Chances are you’ll get pretty thirsty, too. Man can’t live on beer alone (we know, we tried), and if you don’t know your way around…
When I heard that Little Woodrow’s was about to open their first Dallas location, my Houston-raised heart rejoiced. Its beers were tasty and priced for undergraduate consumption, its patio an ideal spot to shoot the breeze and cheer on sports in every season. If you came on the right night,…
Sad news out of Henderson Avenue today: After 11 years, Hibiscus, the beloved New American restaurant specializing in perfectly cooked steak and an infamous ice box pie, will close after dinner service on Saturday night. Via a press release: “Though purely a business decision based on the lease expiring in…
