Restaurants

The new East Coast-inspired seafood restaurant Hudson House is not a one-trick pony. It brings more than just East Coast fare to Lovers Lane. From their $90 Royal Seafood Tower, featuring specialty oysters, shrimp cocktail, tuna tartare, cracked king crab and poached lobster tail, to their  $12 cheeseburger, the management team…

There are no secret recipes at IdleRye. The kitchen window is permanently open, allowing a glimpse into the work. Co-owner and executive chef Ray Skradzinski dives into the inspirations behind his food with exuberance. “I enjoy doing stuff that reminds me of home,” he says. Skradzinski grew up in Alloway,…

This town ain’t big enough for all the “elevated Southern” restaurants we have running around. Just about every street corner in Dallas harbors a Southern fare kitchen offering deviled eggs, pork belly, burgers and the inevitable shrimp and grits. Many of them are good; some are excellent; most are forgettable…

Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Picking a favorite dish from a meal at Uchi is like picking your favorite from a basket of…

The new documentary What the Health, released globally on Vimeo in March and on Netflix in June, is a compelling indictment of the processed meat and dairy industries that has sparked a flurry of conversation and controversy online, and not just in vegan circles. Described by its makers as “the…

Casa Rubia, one of the first restaurants to open in the West Dallas restaurant incubator Trinity Groves, closed its doors after dinner service Saturday night, chef Omar Flores confirms. The Spanish tapas spot had been open for four years. Flores was one of Trinity Groves’ most high-profile chefs, and Casa…

Deep Ellum is Dallas’ fastest-growing food and drink neighborhood. There’s so much opening up over there that it’s hard to keep up — but we can help. Here are four things you need to eat and drink in the city’s foodiest neighborhood of the moment. The pulpo taco at Revolver…

The Facebook rumor mill in East Dallas went berserk in the last 24 hours after several posts claiming that Barbec’s, the White Rock Lake diner that’s been serving chicken-fried steak and other no-frills diner fare for more than 40 years, was closed for good. Barbec’s has not shuttered, manager Joanna…

Hot Joy is all about quirk. The San Antonio restaurant, known for its kitschy, playful ambiance and Asian fusion menu, has found the perfect place to let its freak flag fly: the former Texas Land and Cattle on Lemmon Avenue in Uptown. The Texas-themed bones of the restaurant are still…

All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their histories while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. The Inwood Theatre is a baby boomer, celebrating its 70th birthday in May, but few things are…

Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. We’ve been enjoying the new direction at Komali for a year or so as new owners and chef…

Every staff member who hears the order is beaming with excitement. Chef Nacho Zagala hustles over to the table, still in his apron. He’s also wearing a bright smile. Moments later, general manager Jim Evans approaches quickly with the same thrill. “You like it?” Zagala asks, extending his hand for…

The Park Cities crowd has a new hang spot courtesy of Hunter Pond, founder of East Hampton Sandwich Co.: Hudson House, a seafood restaurant specializing in East Coast oysters and classic cocktails. Pond, along with partners Kyle Brooks, Wes Freeman, Hank Keller and Justin Hollis, opened Hudson House last week at 4448…

Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Aside from being exceedingly fun to order — everything is better with the word “disco” in front of…

Twenty years ago, going to a juice bar meant grabbing an Orange Julius or, if you were lucky, stumbling upon a Jamba Juice. Times have changed. In the Dallas area, high-information, health-conscious consumers have their pick of modern juice bars created with stringent dietary goals and restrictions in mind: Local…

Restaurants are opening faster in Dallas than any mere human can keep up with. If you’re looking to get out of a dining rut, here are four new eateries that deserve your attention. 8 ClovesKabul native Afifa Nayeb, whose “Silk Road fare” stand, Laili, has proven to be one of the…

After a customer spotted a new real estate listing, word got out today that Bolsa Mercado is not renewing its lease, and the Oak Cliff coffee shop, restaurant and market will close at the end of August, the Oak Cliff Advocate reports. The cafe is letting go of its physical…

With help from local design studio Swoon, the Adolphus Hotel downtown has gotten a bit of a face-lift in the last year, with renovations to hotel rooms, the lobby and its storied French Room restaurant, which is slated to reopen in the fall. This week, the Adolphus unveiled a new…

All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their histories while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. It’s nighttime at Lee Harvey’s. It’s humid and there’s no breeze, so still you’d think we’re on…

Ice Cream Wasted, a reservation-only tasting room that provides vegan-friendly and alcohol-infused ice cream “experiences,” moves into Dallas’ Bishop Arts District on Sunday, June 16, with a grand-opening party from noon to 6 p.m. In addition to free 80-proof ice cream shots for the first 1,000 people in line at…

It’s not all sunshine and pupusas at Nazca Kitchen in West Village.