Twisted Root Burger Co. has been running a burger “special” for the month of February. Called the “If This is Wrong… I don’t Want to be Right,” it comes with a half-pound beef patty topped cheddar cheese, a fried egg and two strips of bacon all between two glazed doughnuts…
When I was sitting at the bar at Lucia, slurping down exceptional hand-made pasta dressed in a creamy sea urchin sauce and garnished with salty, toasted breadcrumbs, I asked chef David Uygur where he got the uni. The chef gave me a sort of surprised and sarcastic look as he…
I went on a previous trip to Fort Worth where I hit three places in a day, but against everyone’s better advice I ignored Angelo’s Bar-B-Que, on the wonderfully named White Settlement Road. On Saturday I put that right. Why couldn’t they just drop the White from White Settlement Road?…
If you ask chef John Tesar why he named his restaurant after the tool, he’ll tell you “a spoon is the only kitchen utensil you can’t live without.” He has a point. It’s hard to do anything with liquid in a kitchen without the dished characteristic that makes a spoon…
Rosemont, restauranteur Tracy Miller’s ode to casual but elegant breakfast and lunch, appears to have closed. A source tells City of Ate that the staff was informed yesterday that the restaurant would cease operations immediately. Miller couldn’t be reached for comment this morning, but the restaurant is locked, unlit and…
Cream Tea. It’s very important to British people. That’s why I capitalized each of the two delightful words that make it up. It’s also extremely straightforward. Upon possession of English Breakfast Tea (which we just call “tea”) and acquisition of a scone (I’m not sure what level I need to…
It’s been haunting me for weeks now. The memory of perfect pastrami, tucked between two slices of perfectly toasted rye, with sharp mustard that had a serious bite. I’ve sampled a number of different house-cured deli meats around Dallas, and many of them have been pretty good, but this sandwich,…
McKinney Avenue, the vein that cuts through Uptown and supplies all connected to it with endless varieties of bars and restaurants, has a new offering for its people: Belly & Trumpet. Miles away from the New York City-modeled, gourmet hot dog purveyor The Bowery that sat in its place mere…
The longtime uptown seafood staple Hook Line and Sinker has opened a second location at 17602 Preston Road, a bit north of Keller Springs, in an old Taco Cabaña. The original seafood shack first opened on Lemmon in May of 1996. Hook Line and Sinker is relic of uptown, prior…
What’s better than shack barbecue? Nothing. Or so I thought, until I was tipped off about the next level up of ridiculousness: Gas station barbecue. That’s right. Smokie’s is a full-on barbecue restaurant, with a menu that if anything is a little too big, inside a gas station (or a…
Los Torres Taquería opened last June, and like many small, family-owned Latino restaurants in Dallas, it began quietly turning out spicy, heady Mexican cooking right under the city’s nose. Business has been a little slow, said Ramiro Torres, who runs the restaurant with wife Irene and her sister Evangelina, but…
In honor of tomorrow’s holiday I put together a slideshow of some seriously sexy and photogenic Valentine’s Day dinner options around town. The gallery includes shots of bacon-wrapped jumbo Panama shrimp, brushed with cherry mustard and served on a bed orzo pasta with carrot greens at DISH; an ugly pug…
Peak & Elm opened this weekend at 132 North Peak S., just on the outskirts of Deep Ellum. The new restaurant offers “classic Mexican dishes with a modern flair” and pulls from the history of the neighborhood with both the décor and menu. Peak and Elm is a project of…
The former home of The Bicycle Café at the corner of Northwest Highway and Lawther Drive is now The Lake House Bar and Grill. The spot, which is just northeast of White Rock Lake, has been completely remodeled and transformed into a nautically themed, sunny hang out, replete with two…
After months of anticipation, Pop Diner (3600 McKinneyAve.) has officially opened its doors to the West Village. The 24-hour diner, located next to Max’s Wine Dive, celebrated its soft-opening this morning. At quarter past eleven, owner Nik Gjonaj boisterously announced to his staff (who’d been darting around in their lime…
Last night Hofmann’s Hots held a media preview at their new hot dog restaurant in Trinity Groves. They gave out a bunch of free hot dogs, and a lot of bloggers and reporters from newspapers took pictures and conducted interviews. The fast food restaurant is brought to you by the…
J. Pepe’s Tex Mex at 3619 Greenville Ave. was oddly empty during lunch on an otherwise picturesque day for a plate of nachos on the patio. Party’s over, folks. Everybody out of the pool. Pegasus News got the scoop late last week from long-time owner Jimmy Bharmao that they have…
I couldn’t wait any longer. I’m a sucker for good seafood, and Marc Cassel’s new casual restaurant promised oysters on the half shell, fish and chips, sandwiches and more. Cassel leased the space right next to Goodfriend and Good 2 Go, rounding out a trio of restaurants offering tacos and…
Meso Maya has a very likable chef working its kitchen. If you sit at the bar at downtown’s newest Mexican restaurant, which opened last December, you’ll easily find Nico Sanchez. Just over the bottles of tequila stacked behind the bar like a yellow sunset you’ll see him in the open…
In this week’s news feature, Observer staff writer Brantley Hargrove takes an in-depth look at the demise of Irving-based snack food company Hostess. The photos that accompany the story feature Hostess products strategically places in CSI-type scenarios. Below are a few of my favorite photos from the shoot. Also, make…
Mia’s, Rafa’s, Desperados, Matt’s, El Fenix — certainly I haven’t eaten all the beef fajitas in Dallas, but I’ve eaten quite a few versions. I’ve been looking for perfectly cooked skirt steak, and most renditions I’ve had have been extremely tough and dry. See also: – Tasting the Worst Fajitas…
Another busy month has come and gone and with it a handful of restaurants have opened and closed. Read on for the full list of restaurants happenings in January, and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Openings: Sunset…
