I haven’t seen this face in a while. I tell my waitress I want the “loud puppies,” an almost-funny take on hush puppies that uses jalapeño to turn up the volume. She grimaces, subtly. Without saying a word her message is obvious: Don’t order the loud puppies. I get the…
Careful thought is put into even Dallas’ seemingly simple cheeseburgers. Take the one at Boulevardier, where sherry vinaigrette dresses the tomatoes and lettuce to make them less boring. Off-Site Kitchen’s burgers are smashed onto the grill for that impactful sear. On Knife’s hot grills, a flurry of salt and pepper…
Pop Diner opened to significant fanfare a little more than two years ago. The space was filled with Lichtenstein-esque prints and head shots of pop stars. The walls were bright red, the music was loud and the place was open 24 hours. It was just the sort of diner Uptown…
Nine Band Brewery in Allen opened its taproom doors for the first time over the weekend, because people in Allen deserve to slug high-ABV beers under the auspices of locavorism, too, OK? Large, handmade wooden tables and stools fill the room, and a number of TVs line each wall. Open…
I still remember my first trip to Pera Turkish Kitchen in Far North Dallas. Four of us were piled in the car, headed up Preston Road, and I was salivating already, based only on food-blog scraps. I’d read that Habip Kargin and Serdar Sensel, the half brothers who own the…
Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck is honoring the year of the sheep with a dish called Cumin Soy Marinated Sheep-chops. Sheep-chops are empirically better than lamb-chops, if only because they do not conjure up such vivid of images of this little guy. To go along with the sheep-chops, there will…
It is, regrettably, still cold outside. The weather will soon be warmer, but thanks to the sleet and snow and general disgustingness of our outdoor climate, we’ve all been holed up in our apartments for way too long. And because people don’t bother to brave the weather for even the…
Brunch used to be something extended families did on the rare occasions they got together. Either that, or it was reserved for holiday weekends, when sleeping in past breakfast time could be excused, given either the holiness of the occasion or the quality of the brunch being served. But brunch,…
Not everyone is into bowling. “Boutique bowling” is for an even more specific demographic. But booze and pie — now there are two things you can get behind, whether you’re “The Dude” or not. The folks at Bowl and Barrel are reading your mind. It ain’t cheap to bowl here…
Dallas needs another burger joint like it needs another strip mall or toll road, but there’s a new spot with its own “unique” twist on our city’s favorite food what seems like every day. For the folks at the recently-opened Dugg Burger in Casa Linda, that means digging out the…
There are only a few days left to get your Patrizio fix at the popular Highland Park Village location. After 25 years of meatball plates on an impressive patio, its last day of business will be February 28. The landlord declined to renew the lease, opting instead to rent to…
If you find yourself in a long line for barbecue at a central Texas joint, try this for entertainment. Tell the two guys in front of you that you overheard someone in back saying they were going to douse their brisket in sauce, and causally point behind you. Aspersions will…
On the corner of Meadows and the Central Expressway, in the same plaza as Tom Thumb, a neat and tidy Tex-Mex restaurant opened at the end of last year. You might think the last thing Dallas needs is yet another Tex Mex restaurant, but open the door and you’ll find…
Dish has been serving as a Jack-of-all-trades restaurant on Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn since it opened in 2011. After work, the cocktail set comes in to throw back high octane drinks and obliterate bad memories from the workday. Some of them stay for dinner, one of the better…
John Tesar’s new publisher, Flatiron Books out of New York, just announced they’ve purchased the publishing rights to his upcoming book. Knife: Modern Steak and All American Meats is due out in the spring of 2017. Josh Ozersky has been tapped to help Tesar with the writing. You may recognize…
Mark your meat calendar: March 2 at 11 a.m., Luscher’s on 2653 Commerce St. will have its grand opening. I know you’re all very excited for this restaurant to open, and there are a lot of rumors flying around about what it looks like inside, where exactly the sausage champagne…
You have to appreciate the simplicity of a concept like Scotch & Sausage. Originally, the restaurant planned to serve hand-crafted sausages of all varieties, paired with the world’s best whisky and scotch. Of course, there were always other kinds of food and booze on the menu, but with such a…
Earlier this week, I visited Houndstooth for a cup of their carefully prepared coffee. A barista walked me through various beans and their flavor profiles, and then I watched as he made my coffee, using a scale and an espresso machine that cost as much as some cars. The resulting…
There are so many burger options in Dallas you could spend half a year working your way through them. The problem is, most of them are forgettable, and many are downright bad. Taking that first bite into a perfect burger can be a transcendent experience, but first you have to…
Even though I can’t generally afford to drop 30 bucks on a bowl of pasta at Proof + Pantry, I do find myself occasionally wandering into the restaurant in the late afternoon hours. Between lunch and dinner service, Proof + Pantry closes the kitchen but keeps the bar open for…
In is, we realize, mostly chefs and media types who care about the country’s most prestigious culinary awards from the James Beard Foundation, and how many times a chef has been anointed best in their region has little to do with what ends up on the plates of Dallas diners…
With all the hubbub in recent months about Trinity Groves and the rapidly growing Design District, it’s important to remember that Dallas’ thriving dining scene means that restaurants are opening up all over the city, not in just one concentrated area. Outside of these up-and-coming spots, a new dining district…
