Could this be the year that Middle Eastern food becomes Dallas’ hottest culinary trend? Signs appeared in summer of 2016, when a series of acclaimed halal fast-food spots opened their doors across the city, including Halal Guys, Big Guys Chicken & Rice, Amsterdam Falafelshop and, in Irving, Arabian Bites. Then, this winter, Zatar Lebanese Tapas took…
As part of its lengthy renovation of both the hotel itself and the dining spaces inside it, the team behind The Adolphus hotel is opening a new concept in May: City Hall Bistro, a Southern European-inspired restaurant that will open at the hotel “on the site of Dallas’ original city hall,” according…
Most restaurants take some time to get rolling. They have to work out early issues, train staff, fine-tune recipes and most important, define a culinary identity, which is why food critics don’t tend to visit high-profile restaurants in their first month, and they don’t publish a review, ideally, for a…
Looking for a different brunch option this weekend? Whether you’re looking for pizza brunch from an old standby or a place to fill up on mimosas and scrambled eggs, here’s a look at five new brunches in Dallas. Fat Chicken 3011 Gulden LaneThis new fried chicken joint in Trinity Groves…
Restaurateur Nick Badovinus calls it “a collision of roughness and opulence.” Other people probably just call it cooking meat over an open fire. “There’s nothing more primitive than dead flesh over open fire,” Badovinus says. “People have been doing it that way for a while.” For the last several weeks, Badovinus (Montlake…
Kenichi in Victory Park is throwing in the towel after 10 years, according to a press release. The sushi spot will close at the end of April and, until then, all food (including sushi) will be 50 percent off. Via the release: Located at Victory Park, Kenichi will close its…
These days, it’s difficult for a food photo to stand out. On any given social media feed, you’re bound to see just about everybody and their grandmother touting something they put in their pie-holes. But sometimes, a picture of a savory waffle cradling mozzarella-covered meatballs comes along, and it compels…
On weekdays, Tacos Mariachi is a great place to get seafood tacos — maybe the best place in Dallas. Shrimp, octopus and mahi mahi and, on Tuesdays, cod battered in chicharrones, are the stars of the show. But now, during Sunday brunch, the restaurant is rolling out a new menu of tacos…
It’s hard not to be in awe of the dramatic 18-foot-tall sculpture by New York artist Daniel Arsham that marks the Oak Lawn entrance to Wheelhouse, a new Design District restaurant from Headington Concepts, the developer behind The Joule. Floor-to-ceiling guillotine-style windows that open and close mechanically, exquisite tile work…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. I’ve missed the lunch rush at Mac’s Bar-B-Que, such as it is, and I’m the only patron…
Helen’s Hot Chicken Brings Authentic Nashville Hot Chicken To The Metroplex.
In Dallas, we like to collect burgers. We have the triumvirate of fast food (Shake Shack, In-N-Out, Whataburger), a garbage burger, a burger with Eggo waffles as buns, a designer burger inspired by a Big Mac, a deep-fried burger, a Yacht Burger. Some of these sandwiches are novelties for a…
Usually, when a chef leaves a restaurant, the news comes from the restaurant itself via a press rep, but that’s not the case with a recent shake-up at Julia Pearl Southern Cuisine in Plano. Thursday’s email blast, with the subject line “Interesting Stuff on Julia Pearl,” made it obvious that…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. In November 2013, Louie’s lost its frontman. The East Dallas bar was about 26 years old at…
Maybe Kramer was onto something after all. When the iconic Seinfeld character proposed a pizza place where you make your own pie, he was ridiculed. Maybe he was just ahead of his time. In the era of the foodie, there is an added appeal to restaurants, like Korean barbecue joints,…
In a town where brunch spots tend to go flat quicker than the sparkling water they once served, Hattie’s, with their modern take on low Southern fair, has endured. Their brunch has captivated the Dallas dining scene for many years. It won the Dallas Observer’s highly illustrious and difficult to…
Kozy Kitchen has been serving healthy Dallas fare for 15 years. CrossFitters could go there before paleo was fashionable because chef Nicholas Pavageaux had the ingredients and aptitude to put together dishes that fit the diet profile. But a few years ago, something that began as a protein-fueled joke to…
If you’ve driven down Oak Lawn past Ascension Coffee recently, you’ve probably noticed the massive construction project underway across the street — and you’ve probably spotted the curious sculpture on the side of the building, depicting what looks like a massive, ominous figure trying to crawl out of the building…
A new restaurant is coming to the Arts District this November: Musume, an Asian-fusion concept from Rock Libations (Kenichi, Shooters, Chop Shop in Carrollton and Roanoke). Musume, which means “daughter” in Japanese, will be a 5,000-square-foot restaurant and is the second restaurant in Hall Arts, the “five-acre, mixed-use, three-phase development … developed by Hall…
When I first visited Dal Dong Nae a few years ago, the initial impression was not great. For one thing, Google said the restaurant was “Permanently closed.” For another, its neon strip-mall signage is all in Korean characters, and the business waffles between “Ne” and “Nae” as a Western-alphabet spelling…
There’s not too many opportunities in this city where food-lovers can eat barbecue, burgers, Mexican food, fried chicken and Asian fusion in the same meal, but on Wednesday, April 26, you can do just that at Dallas Observer’s Iron Fork. The annual food extravaganza features a seemingly endless array of…
There’s a new “natural” bakery and deli coming to North Richland Hills, but there’s a twist: none of their fresh-baked treats and deli items are meant for human consumption. At Wag N’ Wash Food & Bakery, a franchise that currently has 15 locations in eight states, you can wash your…
