Believe it or not, there was a time when finding Mexican food in Oak Cliff was difficult. Families who wanted pan dulce, for instance, had to trek across the Trinity River to Little Mexico. That was until a few families decided to bring the food of their homeland to the…
Driving down Oak Lawn, you’ve probably passed Bellini’s Italian Café and Pizza, in an outdated shopping center between Maple Avenue and Cedar Springs Road, dozens of times. The sign is faded and the façade looks a bit worse for wear. It gives off some mobster vibes and, unless you’d heard…
Laurel Tavern has a beautiful patio on the east side of Lowest Greenville. The aesthetics alone make you want to go in, but if you’re looking for brunch that goes beyond “basic,” you might as well keep walking. Brunch is served from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and…
Consider the sweaty effort that goes into one sandwich at this diner. Quinoa bubbles in vegetable broth. It’s hit with tumbles of carrots, onions and parsley. Nearby, cashew paste —when cashews get demolished, they take on a fatty, creamy texture — thickens from scoops of tapioca. The quinoa, the cashew…
Driving through Carrollton, particularly around the intersection of Old Denton and Trinity Mills, it can be difficult to find a sit-down restaurant that doesn’t serve Asian fare. But just down the road, traditional Cuban food is served seven days a week at Cuba Bella Cafe. From the outside, the restaurant…
The grass reached as high as her waist, and rogue chickens bobbed around in the backyard. Meri Dahlke was on the hunt for a good location for a “country tavern” — she’d never owned a bar in her life — and one of her first stops was a tiny, shed-looking…
Gulabo’s Brunch and BBQ is a new, fast-casual Halal and Pakistani restaurant in Carrollton. It is owned by executive chef Muzasfar Kushmiri, who has more than 10 years of experience working in kitchens in Pakistan and all over the globe. Gulabo’s is operated by husband and wife team Ibrahim Choudhry…
In one of the least likely places for a high-end restaurant, Foxyco surprises with its summery cocktails and defiantly big-flavored menu.
If there’s one thing Dallas isn’t hurting for, it’s doughnut shops. But slide over to Fort Worth and it can be slim pickings. Melvin Roberson has been taking advantage of that for years with his food truck and catering company Dough Boy Donuts. Now he’s turned his sweet success into…
It seems in the Dallas restaurant scene there’s a never-ending pursuit to be the next name in raw fish. If it’s not a poke joint, it’s a sushi bar, and if it’s not a sushi bar, it’s a place like Namo. The yet-to-be-opened West Village fixture wants to nudge conventional…
Is it lazy, simple or efficient to take your regular menu, throw it over eggs and call it brunch? Let’s talk about that. There’s no doubt that Taco Y Vino offers a tranquil setting in its adorable little house in North Oak Cliff. And there’s probably not much more you…
Vegan comfort food has made its way to West Dallas. Da Munchies is a hole-in-the-wall, mostly takeout joint that serves comfort food to herbivores and omnivores alike. But it’s Da Munchies’ vegan menu that has people flocking from all over the city. Owned by sisters Elizabeth Anderson and Angela Alexander,…
You can only find Bingbox in one of two places: their original New York City location and their newest outpost in Dallas’ Trinity Groves. Do we feel that makes us special? Yeah, OK, a little bit. What’s truly special about this Korean shaved ice joint, though, is texture — their…
On a Sunday afternoon, Elm Street is clogged by cars. It’s just after 1 p.m., and the horns blast and the brake lights stutter. Sidewalks are flowing with people. Inside Shoals Sound & Service is an alleviating quiet. The bartender walks to the end of the counter, fiddles with the…
A British chef and his Dallas-native wife have opened an authentic fish and chips restaurant in Richardson: Fish & Fizz.
A lovely Oak Cliff spot with a lovely menu expanded its sights to brunch last weekend, bringing waffles and Bloody Mary cocktails to Jefferson Boulevard. Small Brewpub was busy enough Sunday, in its first weekend of brunch service, that some of the after-church crowd was forced to brave the 100-degree…
East Hampton Sandwich Company was Dallas’ first foray into the world of “fine-casual” dining. Owner and St. Mary’s School of Law dropout Hunter Pond operates 10 locations of the upscale sandwich shop in Dallas and Houston, with more planned, as the company is growing at four locations a year -…
At 3:15 p.m. on a weekday, R&B is polished-clean and empty. It won’t be long. It’s a brief breath of air before the plunge: over the weekend, the night crew will sear oblong beef patties until 4 a.m. The first late-night service went fine. A surge of Dallasites showed up…
DFW Restaurant Week kicks off this Thursday in Fort Worth.
Fachini feels fancy, but the food doesn’t live up to the tuxedos.
Tapas Castile opened in Trinity Groves at the beginning of 2018, in the former Casa Rubia space. Co-owned by FT33 alumnae Jessica Kate-Martinez and Kendra Valentine, it is a “modernista” take on a traditional Spanish tapas bar, featuring local Texas products and proteins whenever possible. The name is a celebration…
Meet Vanessa Sampson, whose company A Cake Maker has blown up, with celebrities like Cardi B commissioning extreme cakes from the Dallas cake-maker.
