If you haven’t made the drive up to McKinney in a while, now may be the time to gas up your car. The quaint little town to our north is becoming almost as well known for its travel-worthy restaurants as it is for police assaults. The latest restaurant to open, which…
It’s hard opening a Mexican restaurant in a Tex-Mex town. Customers smell a whiff of cumin in the air and immediately expect frozen margaritas and free chips and salsa. Dallas has been serving up enchilada plates with refried beans for so long it’s taken over an entire culinary identity, which…
If you’ve loved chef Andrew Bell’s cuisine at a restaurant, he’s probably not there anymore. In the past few years, Bell has jumped from Bishop Arts’ farm-to-table mecca Bolsa to Highland Park’s haven for ladies who lunch, Bistro 31, leaving many to wonder what this talented, under-the-radar chef would do…
Fuel City, the gasoline-selling, taco-slinging, car-washing super station, will open a fourth location in Fort Worth. DFW.com reports owner John Benda says he hopes the location will be ready for next year’s summer driving season. In the meantime another Fuel City is expected to open in McKinney this fall. The…
If you love ramen but you hate eating while you stand at Ten in Sylvan 30, and if you crave chasu but don’t want to drive all the way to Raman Hakata in Addison, the next restaurant to compete for your ramen dollars will open on Greenville Avenue on June…
Dallas is the obvious choice for a burger chain looking to expand its market share. As a city, we consume more burgers than the rest of the planet combined (probably not true), which is evidenced by the sheer number of burger joints spread out across this city. If you did…
Get ready for it Dallas. STK is coming to Dallas and will open on McKinney Avenue in Uptown sometime next year. News broke yesterday that the lady-friendly meat den was coming after locations opened in New York, Las Vegas, Washington and other cities. What can we expect from STK when…
Everyone knows the most authentic banh mi sandwiches are served in the suburbs, where they come wrapped in paper and cost two dollars and some change. You could buy the whole office lunch at prices like that, depending on the size of your office and how generous you’re feeling, and…
Since open carry is all the rage these days, I picked myself up a six-pack of Revolver Brewing’s Sidewinder, the seasonal pale ale that hopes to become your new summer beer. I had the crazy idea that I’d go down to Dallas Police Headquarters and pull on a bottle out…
Most times when critic Daniel Vaughn writes up a notable brisket for Texas Monthly’s BBQ Blog, the story is prefaced by a tank of gas and a few hours behind the wheel. That’s great if you’re the kind of person who relishes a Sunday drive. Epic journeys make smoked meats…
You’ve got to hand it to Kent Rathbun. Outside of his Iron Chef accomplishments, he’s damn near the most important, influential guy in Dallas dining. After more than a decade as a successful restaurateur and three great restaurants, Rathbun is ready to try his hand at something a little more…
When Scotch and Sausage was dismantled earlier this year and turned into the upscale taqueria Le Taco, we sent Nick Rallo to try the burger, because that’s what Nick does. The restaurant served a torta version of your typical burger experience topped with carnitas. Nick liked the burger. Thanks be…
Egg prices have been making news all over Texas in the past few weeks, as rising costs have put a squeeze on local businesses. Last week Whataburger temporarily restricted breakfast hours to conserve precious egg resources. This week HEB jumped in with a restriction on the number of eggs any…
My father has had Coors Light in his fridge for far longer than I’ve been on this planet. He keeps it in the bins at the bottom where most people keep their vegetables. While generally I’d consider him an open-minded drinker, his defaults leaned toward what most craft beer drinkers…
The Texas Rangers rolled out some mouth-watering, stomach-upsetting new concession items this season: a state fair stand with nothing but fried foods, nachos with tater tots instead of tortilla chips, bacon beer. There is also a thing called the “sausage sundae.” But that’s all on the ground level, where the…
In eight days, just as nature intended, Pizza Hut is set to release a pizza that has 28 mini hot dogs as the crust. Over on Pizza Hut’s Facebook page, the latest post reads: “It’s real. Hot Dog Bites Pizza is coming to America. 6.18.15,” It’s as if Pizza Hut…
“I need one spicy mazemen ramen,” Matthew Hoa, the baby-faced executive chef at Dallas’ newest ramen shop, Ten, announced. Sous chef Christian Koelling cranked the heat on a sauté pan, spun around to the other side of the galley and started chopping roast pork belly. “Hai,” he offered, softly. In…
The kitchen is unlike any other workplace out there. You can yell at your coworkers, you get paid to play with fire, and in some cases, it’s totally acceptable to take a nip of something boozy in the middle of your shift. This may be part of the chef archetype,…
NorthPark Center will be getting a new restaurant this fall. Wait! Don’t go! This restaurant is actually interesting. Where you’d expect another moderately priced Phil Romano chain restaurant, this new spot looks like it could be reason enough for a trip to the mall whether you need a new pair…
There’s something about the heat of summer that makes the michelada more alluring. Beer is thirst quenching on its own, for the most part, and adding lime juice and salt helps get those salivary glands going. If it’s spicy enough to induce that sweaty, cooling sensation on the back of your…
A few months ago, news broke that Nick Amoriello, the up-and-comer who once helmed the kitchen at Uptown’s trendy So & So’s, would be moving to North Dallas mainstay Sevy’s Grill. That short experiment has already ended. Just two months into his tenure at Sevy’s Grill, Nick Amoriello has abandoned…
As of today, Dallas’ much beleagured “ban” on plastic grocery bags is officially over. Despite impassioned pleas from Dwaine Caraway, lover of trees, you can now resume shoving individual items into as many brown plastic Kroger bags as you damn well please. Despite this newfound freedom, you should still take…
