Dallas’ newest double cheeseburger indulgence is a double-whammy: The Cow + Pig, a house-ground brisket and bacon patty. In other words, bacon is blended right in with the beef. Even sitting at the bar of the shiny-new Stirr makes it obvious this Deep Ellum spot isn’t skimping on the details. A bottle of Dom…
Bill Smith’s Café is a little less than two miles north of the heart of downtown McKinney, but the 60-year old restaurant is a world away from the city square’s trendy downtown restaurants and shops. First of all, it’s easy to miss. The outside resembles a small abandoned strip mall…
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. The line moves quickly at Bubba’s Cooks Country. Right in the middle of lunch rush, I’m waiting…
On Sunday mornings and afternoons, a line snakes out the door at Kirin Court, Richardson’s beloved dim sum institution. On weeknights, the strip mall’s parking lot keeps jam-packed with dinner crowds. Kirin Court may have tradition, an elegant atmosphere and pretty good food, but its dim sum isn’t always worth…
One of the city’s best barbecue joints is a spot that plays hard-to-get. Cattleack Barbeque smokes up incredible barbecue, but up until recently, they’ve only been open for lunch on Thursdays and Fridays. But last month, Cattleack began testing the waters by opening on Saturdays and serving up a barbecue…
Across from the Dallas Arboretum in East Dallas, a new spot is in the works: Smoky Rose, “a chef-driven smokehouse in a relaxed garden setting,” according to a press release: The new neighborhood-dining destination aims to provide a comfortable experience with a relaxed interior, large patio, open smokehouse and beautifully landscaped…
There are a ton of bar and restaurant openings right now as we get ramped up for the holidays, and so far, there have been a lot of great additions to the Dallas dining scene. Here are a few of the best new bars and restaurants you should check out…
Kitchen LTO has come back to life, in triumphant fashion. After its sudden closure at Trinity Groves, when the Shark Tank-style restaurant development declared it unprofitable, Kitchen LTO announced a move to Deep Ellum, financed by a crowdfunding campaign. (Read more about that story in our interview with owner Casie…
“Smoky and moist, tangy from barbecue sauce … kind of chewy” are words Observer food editor Beth Rankin used to describe the vegan brisket at the newly opened V-Eats in Trinity Groves. Who could guess those words would set off another food firestorm in Dallas, or that so many barbecue…
On this stretch of Maple Avenue, it’s clear that the neighborhood is changing. Tire shops, lovingly run-down taquerias and dollar stores are interspersed with vape shops, a shiny new Starbucks and a perpetually packed Maple & Motor. And now, another little bit of new: Ichiro Ramen, which opened a little…
One of the Saturday Night Live characters Bill Hader was notorious for playing was Stefon, the eccentric clubs editor who had a penchant for peculiar places. In Stefon’s world, these places often took the name of a single verb: Crease, Slice, Taste, Slash, Gush, Push, etc. Fans of Stefon may delight…
Cozied up to the bar, I’m sitting with a burger at Dallas’ new-ish chicken restaurant, and it prompts questions: Do poultry-focused restaurants need a cheeseburger? Why did Street’s put one on the menu? Is it even about “need”? Why in cluck’s name am I the one complaining about a cheeseburger…
The food and drink scene in downtown Dallas gets better by the minute. The latest addition: Grayson Social, a bar, restaurant, breakfast spot and “social club” that opened today in LTV Towers. Via a press release: Set in the historic LTV Towers in Downtown Dallas, Grayson Social boasts a Southern-chic atmosphere…
Mike Melios, the youngest of four brothers who all own the Melios Char Bar, isn’t thrilled with the parking situation on Greenville. He’s happy to chat about it, however, while shooting a couple burgers from the grill to the flat top. Melios is thin with a swoop of gray hair…
When a restaurant you love closes down, you might run in for a last taste of your favorite dish, perhaps armed with the bittersweet feeling that you’ll never twirl that particular pasta and sauce around your fork again. Unless that restaurant was Kitchen LTO. After about three months since closing…
It was love at first taste. The first time I ate the mazateño taco at Tacos Mariachi, I fell in love. The flour tortilla, from Oak Cliff’s Araiza Tortilla Co., is exquisitely crisp. The shrimp are fabulously sautéed, never overdone, never rubbery. The cabbage is crisp and light, offset by…
My office takes lunch outings seriously. We have a shared document listing nearby restaurants in categories like “Old Favorites,” “New Openings” and “Places That Have Changed and Are Different and Frightening Now.” If your office is similarly intent on lunching well, and is located anywhere near the intersection of Interstate 35…
Withhold your judgment, carnivores: There are 10 vegetarian burgers in Dallas that are downright delicious. I know — it’s a challenge to believe that’s possible. One of these veggie burgers is, somehow, even better than its beef compatriot. There are vegetarian burgers in Dallas that come with aromas of cumin…
It had been a long day at the State Fair of Texas. My friends and I tried the fried jambalaya (meh), fried clam chowder (tasty), fried PB&J (even better than the original!) and fried brownies (decadent). By dinnertime, we were feeling a little queasy and not at all hungry. “What…
The North Texas barbecue scene just keeps getting bigger — and more spread out. Your favorite barbecue joint may be dictated more by location than by what’s coming out of their smoker. Not that it isn’t worth it to, say, drive 45 minutes for bacon burnt ends. If you’re in…
It was only a matter of time before some fast food industry titan hopped on the brunch bandwagon. And now Jack in the Box, the same company that brought us a round-headed mascot and combo meals that treat tacos like side orders, has developed Brunchfast, the all-day, drive-through friendly take…
When eating your way through the State Fair of Texas, one of the best ways to keep your insides happy is to exercise fried restraint. It’s like a food casino. Stick to a corny dog, zig-zagged with mustard, or the Game of Thrones-level turkey leg or anything dunked in hot…
