Restaurants

Maskaras Mexican Grill should be famous for more than its collection of lucha libre memorabilia; the Oak Cliff taqueria serves stellar tacos, tortas, burritos and more.

Susie Guy rests on a worn-out stool at the counter, the barred windows obstructing traffic on Columbia Avenue, with a grilled cheese in one hand. It’s middle of the afternoon, and her kitchen hisses and hums in between service. The fry master drops a basket down of spiral-cut taters, and…

Just off the Cedar Springs strip is a perfect little place for brunch. Crickles and Co. has an unassuming space on Throckmorton Street, and at first glance, it may not seem user-friendly. It has a walk-up counter for ordering, you have to get your own silverware and you’ll spot little…

The final line-up was released today for this year’s Iron Fork, a Dallas food-lovers’ throwdown where you can sample eats from dozens of Dallas restaurants and watch a live chef cooking competition. This year’s Iron Fork goes down from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at Centennial Hall at Fair Park, and the…

Inside Beverley’s, a new upscale neighborhood bistro on Fitzhugh, it feels like springtime. The sunlight bounces off white walls and mirrors, and the spring breeze flows freely thanks to a wall of open windows overlooking a courtyard growing verdant from crawling ivy. The restaurant opened a few weeks ago, but…

In November 2018, restaurateur Shannon Wynne (Meddlesome Moth, Rodeo Goat, Mudhen Meats & Greens) announced that he would be closing the Arts District restaurant Lark on the Park to make way for a new, more affordable concept. Four months later, we know what that concept will be: Miriam Cocina Latina, a…

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. We can all agree there’s no shortage of tacos in Texas. But when it comes to…

A new Uptown restaurant with Las Vegas origins is bringing the best of both worlds to DFW with a menu that serves both healthy fare and vegetable juice along with indulgent dishes like chicken and waffles and deep-fried pickle chips. SkinnyFats, which has opened several locations in and around Las…

Frequently going to new restaurants can take the excitement out of the experience. But have a place on your list where you know a good chef has taken over, and that excitement reignites. That’s the case for José, where Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman is running the kitchen. This Guadalajaran-inspired restaurant sitting on West Lovers…

Booked and busy — those three words most accurately describe ItSo Vegan when we dropped in on a Sunday afternoon. Brunch was in full effect. Between serving a large party of 18, and the rest of the hungry customers who traveled near and far to dine at the latest North…

Evidence of Dallas’ growing vegan and vegetarian Mexican food scene can be found at Dallas Farmers Market, where Sierra Valley Foods is serving vegan tamales and tacos.

Our favorite bites – and heartwarming slider moments – from Between the Buns 2019.

José didn’t have to improve itself. The Park Cities crowd quickly adopted it as a favored Mexican food destination, and once the Park Cities crowd likes a restaurant, it doesn’t need to serve good food to keep their attention. José could have coasted for years by riding the pocketbooks of older Anglos with…

Daddy Mac’s, an Oak Cliff chicken spot that recently opened a second location in Trinity Groves, is serving over-the-top fried chicken creations, and the prices are definitely right.

If it looks good, it tastes good, right? That’s the hope whenever we go to devour our next snack, meal or dessert. It’s no secret that we eat with our eyes, which is why — especially in the age of social media — food styling is such a crucial aspect…

Monica’s Mex-Tex, in the old Cedars Social, brings a solid Tex-Mex brunch to The Cedars.

A new cafe and coffee shop opens on Lowest Greenville Avenue on Monday, and it comes with a particular mission: to be “a training ground for aging-out foster youth,” according to a press release. “They will learn the basic fundamentals of job skills — timeliness, cleanliness, customer relations, productivity and…

Sliced pork hisses on the flat top. Mario Moya emerges from the kitchen in his own restaurant’s uniform: a firetruck-red cap, the letter “M” surrounded by a white circle on the crown and a red-collared shirt with the same logo. Moya’s got a classic mustache, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the…

About eight years ago, it was the gravitational pull of nostalgia that nabbed Dallas resident Eric Largent. He remembers the doughnuts and the chocolate milk on the walk home from soccer practice. Sometimes, his parents picked him up a bag of doughnuts. Food memories, the ones that surface most often,…

A ramen franchise that got its start in Tokyo in 2000 is opening its first DFW location in Victory Park this month, according to a press release. Founder Tomo Takahashi’s Jinya Ramen Bar has locations in several states and in Houston and Austin. “Cozy yet modern, the Victory Park location is…

Everyone loves Half Price Books, but the Black Forest coffee shop — slinging German sandwiches and espresso inside the bookstore — is a gem, too.

Nashville hot chicken has made its way to Plano. 24 Hot Chicken and Waffle Bar opened last week at 1885 Dallas Parkway, in the former Noon Mediterranean space. This new fast-casual restaurant is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and serves fried chicken and breakfast items. Duke…