Baseball and hot dogs go hand in hand. Globe Life Park, home of the Rangers, has been reimagining the classic hot dog in recent years. Last year, they brought us the Dilly Dog, a frank stuffed into a hollowed-out pickle, which is then battered and fried, corny dog-style. This year,…
When you think about Dallas restaurants that have become institutions — beloved, legendary, even historic — which restaurants come to mind? The French Room and The Mansion have been bastions of the fine-dining scene for decades, even if their relevance is now almost entirely diminished. Teppo was the birthplace of…
Quality over quantity. That’s a phrase we’ve all heard time and time again. However, when it comes to dessert, who truly wants to compromise? Mary Porter, owner of Delightful Sweets, proves you can have good quality treats while keeping the quantity of the coins you spend on them under control…
Lots of people love Cane Rosso: The local franchize uses quality ingredients on pizza cooked in a wood-burning oven. But at the Deep Ellum location, where pizza shines at dinner, brunch currently yields a pizza topped with unsalted eggs and a flavorless frittata. [related stories] The redeeming factor is the bloody…
A beloved Oak Cliff coffee shop and juice bar, Local Press + Brew, has closed.
R&B at The Statler recently overhauled its menu, and we’re thrilled to report that its famous Cheesebao-ger is now a full dollar cheaper.
As vegan cuisine continues to spread around North Texas, we’ve seen everything from vegan Mexican fare to meat-free soul food to vegan takes on greasy diner food. Vegan Food House, a new restaurant near Bishop Arts, is tackling vegan Creole food. The plant-based restaurant was launched by Elizabeth Anderson, formerly…
After closing his Arts District restaurant Lark on the Park in November 2018, restaurateur Shannon Wynne went soul-searching to find a more casual new concept for the gorgeous space overlooking Klyde Warren Park. He settled on Miriam Cocina Latina, which officially opened last night. “The namesake restaurant celebrates Miriam Jimenez,…
80/20 Hospitality, the group behind HG Sply Co. and Gung Ho, has opened Hero, a massive sports bar and restaurant with open-air concept and vintage arcade, just steps from the American Airlines Center in Victory Park.
In 2019, it’s harder than you’d think to find a diner that serves truly great food — and a truly great burger. Jonathon’s Oak Cliff fits that bill.
As Dallas restaurants source local, more sustainable beef (and pay higher and higher rents), burger prices are on the rise — but you can still find a killer cheap Dallas burger for less than $10.
As burger joints like Liberty Burger have added more beef alternatives to their menus, they’re having a hard time keeping up with customer demand for alternative burgers.
In the summer of 2018, a Pakistani restaurant named BBQ King moved from downtown Richardson to a new, larger location in Garland. The news didn’t generate any headlines in Dallas food media, but it was a watershed moment in the recent history of our South Asian food scene. To put…
Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in DFW. Because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. When you think of dining out in Carrollton, the first thing that like comes to mind…
Oh, how we loathe burger quirky burger bun substitutes — except for one: the arepa. Arepa TX and Shoals have proven not just that it can be done, but that it is fantastic.
It’s nice having things that remind you of your childhood. If you grew up in Dallas, remember the Bennigan’s that used to be near the skating rink in the Galleria? A favorite of mine, as a 7-year-old, was the plate of fried cheese sticks, which came with a bland marinara-like…
Nearly 2,500 people converged on Centennial Hall at Fair Park last night for the ninth annual Dallas Observer Iron Fork, which showcased 40 of the city’s best restaurants — and a particularly delicious array of Texas-produced spirits. There was incredible food throughout the room. As people ate and mingled the…
The Impossible Burger has proven popular in beef-loving Dallas, and the company behind it says other animal proteins like fish and chicken are next. But a product shortage is leaving some Dallas restaurants without the popular lab-grown meat.
Birthright Barbecue Fest 2019, held on Father’s Day at Dallas Heritage Village, returns for another year of whole animals cooked in open pits in a celebration of Texas barbecue history.
May is National Burger Month (yes, that’s a thing) and to celebrate, we’re spending an entire week celebrating what may well be Dallas’ officially unofficial dish: the burger. From April 30 to May 8, writer Nick Rallo will explore every corner of Dallas burgers, from the grass-fed to the uber-greasy…
If Dallas had a singular dish that best represents our culinary past and present, it may very well be the burger, a staple on almost every menu in town, from steakhouses to vegan diners and everything in between. But as Americans are reconsidering their meat consumption, what does the future of Dallas burgers look like?
While some are lauding the many changes forever altering the fabric of Deep Ellum, some argue that the addition of upscale bars and restaurants, along with office buildings and luxury apartments, are diluting the neighborhood’s cultural and artistic significance. The founders of Off the Cuff, Deep Ellum’s newest bar and…
