La Paisanita Tacqueria 2505 Inwood Road 214-351-3232 Dude Factor: 9, or a Ford Ranchero, on a scale of 1 (Ford Fiesta) to 10 (Chevy El Camino) There are, give or take, 98 taquerias lining Maple Avenue between the Observer offices at Oak Lawn and La Paisanita’s taco shack in a…
Driving down McKinney Avenue, past Idle Rich and Black Friar, is a familar site for Dallas residents : a bustling Sfuzzi patio. Once a Dallas chain back in the nineties, Sfuzzi reopened its doors for a soft opening May 1 (continuing with full lunch and dinner the past two weeks,…
Georgia’s Farmers Market 916 E. 15th St., Plano 972-516-4765 Try: East Texas peaches Don’t try: apple cobbler in a jar When I heard there was a farmers market in Plano, I was like, “Oh, you mean Sprouts?” And Plano looked at me all shocked (because her botox-ed face is stuck…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
The menu here is as eclectic as the décor, and the brunch crowd is always a mile thick. If you’re here for lunch, try a classic like the turkey club or a three-egg omelet. For the more adventurous, there’s a rotating menu of specials like this week’s Asian chicken tender…
As if hot weather and surly drivers weren’t incentive enough, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff is giving folks another reason to travel by two wheels this month. The Greek Café and Beckley BrewHouse have both joined the list of local eateries offering discounts to pedaling patrons. Diners who cycle to Greek…
The Libertine Bar may have earned last year’s Best Bar Food award with Rosanne Dileo heading the kitchen, but owner Simon McDonald is trying to look at her departure to LaGrange as an opportunity. Matt Reddick, formerly of Nonna, starts work tomorrow.”The big thing is that he’s trained at culinary…
Whataburger is kinda sorta looking out for your health. “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and we want to give it the attention it deserves,” marketing director Rich Scheffler is quoted as saying in a release announcing free egg-and-meat sandwiches for everyone. The Texas-based chain is giving…
Plano has its share of Asian restaurants, but seeing as how I live in between the two closer options of Richardson and Arlington, I never feel the need to travel past Belt Line Road. Luckily, a shopping expedition to Allen made sure I’d have to drive through our northern neighbor,…
Unless someone knows exactly where to find the Dunn Bros Coffee in Dallas, then the first time they visit that branch of the award-winning coffee franchise there’s a good chance they’ll drive right past the drive-through coffee house and coffee roaster — even Dunn Bros’ baristas say that they often…
Pigs aren’t exactly flying out of The King’s empire, but one part of arguably everyone’s favorite farm animal is–ribs. On June 11, the Wall Street Journal reported that Burger King Corp’s 100 percent bone-in pork BK Fire-Grilled Ribs were so popular that the short-term special, which began May 17, was…
A leading chronicler of culinary trends has singled out Burguesa Burgers’ milkshake presentation as a leading example of one of the nation’s top 10 dessert trends. According to The Food Channel, the Dallas-based chain helped excite diners’ suddenly insatiable desire for reconfigured sweets by ringing its milkshakes’ straws with mini…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
The beer may run a little weaker in Oklahoma, but yesterday’s big eating contest at WinStar World Casino proved their hot dogs are some of the toughest around. In his bid to qualify for this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Championship at Coney Island, Sean “Flash” Gordon put away 30…
Despite Chef Kent Rathbun getting all high-end and mighty with the blue plate special, we know the truth: It’s low-cost, meat and potatoes, blue collar comfort food that changes with the day of the week. And if you’re lucky, the restaurant serving it up will also have an ice box…
Go Fish Ocean Club is making sure Top Chef contestant Tiffany Derry has one of the best nights of her life — or the most humiliating evening ever — by inviting every eater in the metroplex to join her for the show’s premiere this Wednesday. Derry, who serves as Go…
Maker’s Mark master distiller Kevin Smith believes Maker’s new bourbon might persuade some Texans to give up on Canadian whiskey. “Bourbon’s very big in Texas, but one of the things that’s always surprised me is the number of Canadian whiskey drinkers,” says Smith, who was born at Fort Hood. “Maybe…
Over on our news blog, Unfair Park, Robert “Fingers of Fury” Wilonsky has the latest word on the debate over how exactly City Hall will regulate the growing number of small farmers markets sprouting up around town. Fresh food fans should check out Wilonsky’s post. If you’re too busy, however,…
The World Cup 2010 began Friday morning, but from the “USA”-chanting crowds in Uptown Dallas it seemed like the United States vs. England game was the opening ceremonies. With orders of iced beer buckets, fried chicken, buffalo wings and enormous-quantities of french fries (did we mention beer?), USA Soccer fans…
With a name ready-made for commemorative merchandise, Pho King Way just needed a reason to give its T-shirts away. Ergo the Fort Worth’s eatery new six-course challenge, in which diners who polish off the first three dishes earn their very own “No Pho King Way” shirt. But there are greater…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
Sure, we’re suppose to dedicate this week to our dads and everything they’ve done for us, but what about Mom? Well, how about we celebrate Mom all summer long? The GattiTown location off Marsh Lane will honor mothers this summer by offering a free buffet to them every Monday. All…
