Downtown’s newest palace of meat, Chop House Burger, opened quietly on Monday afternoon, exactly one day ahead of schedule. CHB is brought to you by DRG Concepts, the group behind Dallas Chop House and Wild Salsa, and is located in the Kirby Building on Main Street, across from Chase Bank…
The smell of brewing coffee filled the air, rich and fragrant with undertones of cocoa and nuts. The dark brown, slightly viscous liquid dripped ever so slowly through a paper filter into an oversized glass flask — a Chemex coffee maker, the likes of which I’d never seen before. It…
Listen, I know I have a problem. This whole Tex-Mex thing is getting really out of hand, and it’s all rooted in my deep-seated affection for what is really a rather trashy menu item: the sour cream enchilada. I’m obsessed with these bundles of joy and am determined to find…
When it comes to pho, that glorious Vietnamese noodle soup perfect for curing hangovers and head colds, I’m almost religiously devoted to the huge steaming bowls served up at Vietnam Restaurant on Bryan Street. However, when I heard that the semi-recently opened Pho is for Lovers on Upper Greenville served…
Sam and Kathy Vergos, whose family also owns Original Market Diner on Harry Hines and the Circle Grill on Buckner, have opened a new spot, Better Burgers, at the southwest corner of Lemmon Avenue and Inwood Road. The menu has the standard sandwiches, like a single, double, chicken, mushroom, BLT…
We stopped by The Fort Worth Food Park (2509 Weisenberger St.) over the weekend to check it out and mingle with some of Cowtown’s finest. (See correction below). What we found was less of a park and more of a tiny alley stuffed with food trucks. And it was pretty…
Nearly every time I knock the food at a chain restaurant, a few commenters jump to and tell me why chains are great. Often those comments brand me as a chain-hating snob who only wants to eat trendy food, served by a waiter with bad facial hair and a fedora…
The Ginger Man hosted a “Taste of Dallas” food-truck throwdown on Saturday, featuring six local food trucks: Nammi, Jack’s Chowhound, 3 Men and a Taco, Gandolfo’s, The Butcher’s Son, and Easy Slider. It was a balmy Saturday afternoon, and hundreds of people came out to grub and throw back a…
Over the weekend, the sad news came in that Travis Henderson, the former chef and co-owner of the Place at Perry’s, was shot to death by Dallas SWAT officer Samuel McDonnold. According to reports, the Carrollton Police Department was told on February 24 that Henderson planned to harm himself and…
Some winter, huh? I’m wearing short sleeves and it’s still February. That means we’re going to be eating peaches a little sooner, so long as a hard frost doesn’t come in and burn those little blossoms. Before you get out there and enjoy the beautiful weekend weather (I’m ready for…
Back in January, chef John Tesar announced he was kind of over the whole Commissary, One Arts Plaza thing. He was pulling out and shifting his focus to a new restaurant on Westchester Drive in Preston Center. Spoon was what Tesar called the space, and bloggers got to blogging, and…
Just three weeks ago, we reported that Horne & Dekker had closed abruptly, on the heels of other failed restaurants in the area. H&D, Redfork and Alma all closed in less than a year, and I wondered if Knox-Henderson was a tough neighborhood for the service industry. Or maybe their…
Charlie Papaceno, originally from Warwick, New York, opened the Windmill Lounge with his partner Louise six years ago. In that time, they’ve both garnered reputations for making honest, strong drinks. At their little dive bar on Maple, DART trains speed over the bridge just outside, the deer above the bar…
There. I said it. In a city that consistently praises Mia’s for offering the greatest brisket tacos (they even get credit for inventing the cheese-laden version), I think it’s time to highlight what I think is an ever so slightly better version. Note that the difference is slight. Manny Rios,…
Tim Burton, co-owner of Burton’s Maplewood Farms in Medora, Indiana, is a purveyor of Grade B maple syrup. Burton used to be in IT, but he moved out to the woods with his wife, where he’s now grown a fuzzy beard and schleps through snow to look at trees all…
Just think, this episode’s elimination could have come down to a piece of arugula — a wisp of a flavor dose so tiny it contributed almost nothing to the dish, which was the root of the problem. In the final elimination episode before next week’s head-to-head finale, it was only…
Today’s story about Fish McBites and my prediction that they don’t last past Lent spurred my curiosity into McDonald’s other historic flops. Attempts to regionally market bad food have typically done poorly for the chain. Crab cakes in the Maryland market and lobster rolls in New England states were all…
Update: Sabra Girard, a spokesperson for this event, let me know the comment in this post is not correct. While Saturday is sold out, Friday’s event still has 10 seats available. Call 214-679-0999 to make a reservation. Since closing York Street in the late fall of 2010, Sharon Hage has…
Men’s Fitness has taken measure of our nation and, once again, growing girth is the trend. In the March issue, which is on newsstands but not online, the magazine uses fitness industry and CDC stats to compile a list of America’s 25 fattest cities. Houston is the fattest, which the…
This week, the Cheap Bastard heads into Deep Ellum for yupster-approved Uncle Uber’s Sammich Shop. Other people in front of me in line count: 5 Minutes from walking in door to putting really delicious food in my face: 4 So many things bothered me about the name of Uncle Uber’s…
After recently opening the new bar The Foundry, Chef Tim Byres is trying to finish out a family-style casual fried-chicken joint called Chicken Scratch, both of which are just around the bend from Smoke in north Oak Cliff. In the interview that follows, we discuss it all, including the best…
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he’ll check it out. Venue: Jonathon’s Oak Cliff Sandwich: Tha’ Nooner ($11) Bread: Impeccably blistered bun Toppings: Half pound beef patty, handful of ham, swiss, thick-cut bacon, american cheese,…
