Just about a year ago the White Rock Abbey opened in East Dallas at the intersection of Garland and Peavy roads. Business was hit and miss at the neighborhood spot, with mixed reviews on both the service and food. This summer James Orr bought the bar and brought along a…
We are living in a city dangling on the precipice of a culinary revolution. I’m sure of it. In the past year I’ve dined all over Dallas and watched chefs take up knives, hoping to carve out a little more of their customers’ discretionary income. On the one side you…
Everything looks settled in at Oishii. The Oak Lawn restaurant had been closed for nearly a year after a fire damaged the dining room and neighboring Sal’s pizza. But while a year-long closure is surely tough on a business, the neighborhood favorite pan-Asian spot looks all the better for it,…
The Uptown location of Primo’s Tex-Mex closed permanently Wednesday, according to manager Brandon Kundak. Kundak refused to comment on the reason for the closure, instead thanking his customers for their 20 years of loyalty. Owner Frank Linero was unavailable for comment, but his second Primo’s location, which opened in Garland…
In Happy Endings, food critic Scott Reitz travels part of the globe that says “Dallas” in search of great desserts and great places to eat them. This is the second in an occasional series. If you’re dining on Greenville Avenue and you’ve got a discerning palate for sweets, there’s a…
Service goes a long way in the restaurant business. A waiter’s friendly demeanor can convince a small party to order two desserts instead of one, or stay for one last drink instead of slipping out the door for a nightcap. Service is what makes a customer come back to a…
Have you been to Trinity Groves lately? It’s pretty amazing how many restaurants have opened in just a short period of time. Most of the newest restaurants are all lined up in the building north of Singleton Avenue, and each has a neon sign glowing above the front door. It’s…
It’s been a food-heavy year for Dallas, what with all the restaurant openings and closings, chef changes, foodie events and more. As the photographer assigned to shooting most of the plates we photograph, I was asked to pick out some of my favorite food shots from the year. Here are…
The Dallas late-night eating scene is about to get a little bigger. Formerly of Napa Valley, husband-and-wife team Allison Yoder and Stephen Rogers (who, preliminary research reveals, is not Captain America) have announced that they will open their new restaurant, Gemma, at 2323 Henderson Avenue, the day after Christmas. Gemma,…
This week Dallas got a new addition to its fried food repertoire with the opening of Bonchon, a Korean chain specializing in fried chicken and beer. Bonchon opened in Korea nearly 12 years ago and has since spread to 70 restaurants in Southeast Asia and 30 in the United States,…
The sign has been taunting from the shopping center on Live Oak for some time. My Family Pizza, the small restaurant chain formerly known as Pizza By Marco, has been working on a new location in East Dallas. They opened for business yesterday. This location is more of a take-out…
I’ve been driving past El Come Taco’s plastic banner for months now, wondering when they were going to open. The last time I peeked in the window, in mid-October, the place was still full of loose wires and construction dust. It looked like the had a long way to go…
The end of 2013 inches closer, bringing with it the beginning of the new year, thoughts of life and death, openings and closings. Earlier we celebrated the most noteworthy restaurant openings of 2013. Now let us take a moment of silence to reflect on those we lost. The biggest closings…
Confession time: I haven’t been the biggest fan of tripe. Before moving to Texas, I’d only eaten stomach a handful of times. The only instance I cleaned my plate was at Restaurant Eve, a four-star restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, with a chef who could turn a shower shoe into a…
Before the salt and sugar brine permeated and seasoned the flesh, before the impossibly crisp skin emerged from the convection oven, before the vibrant red and green salsas joined it on a massive wooden board turned serving dish, the pig’s head was already special. Berkshire pork is prized for its…
The Dallas dining scene famously is chaotic and hydra-like. Every week sees news of restaurants failing, but for every one that closes it seems two more spring up to take its place. In honor of new beginnings, we’ve put together a list of the 10 most noteworthy restaurants that opened…
With so many burger bars, it’s hard to come up with something that really differentiates a new joint from all the others. House-ground meat is an angle many places are taking these days. Some burger restaurants offer house-baked buns to raise the bar higher. Awesome personal service is a big…
Today Masala Wok opens its fourth restaurant in the DFW area and the only one in Dallas proper, at 6106 Luther Lane. So if for some reason you’re craving Chinese and/or Indian food but would rather deal with the factory-run set up of a fast food chain than go to…
Update, 5:10 p.m.: A spokesperson for Barter has informed us the restaurant’s opening has been delayed. A new opening date was not given. Original post: Barter will open today in the old Private|Social location on McKinney Avenue, after holding a soft opening over the weekend. The owners claim Barter will…
For the past five years Annie’s Culinary Creations has been churning out impressive baked goods in Murphy, just east of Plano. In that time they’ve produced wedding cakes that put the traditional white tiers to shame (seriously, check out this Halloween one with bride and groom chest-bursters from Alien). Now…
Have you ever been out on a date with someone who is absolutely beautiful, holds a high-paying position at an awesome company, makes good conversation, and then somehow just don’t do it for you? That’s always how I felt and about The Tried and True. Just take a look at…
It is a scene that belongs in a thousand places, the last of which is Dallas. On Main Street in Deep Ellum, past the cluster of bars and restaurants that anchor the neighborhood as a nightlife hotspot, Monkey King Noodle Co. sits in comparative isolation. The sky is overcast, and…
