Restaurants

Bright blue mariner lights line the walls of Marina Restaurant, an Indian eatery in Frisco that opened this year. Named after India’s famous Marina beach …

Escondido means ‘hidden’ in Spanish, but it looks like the secret is out already. We recently stopped by this new Preston Hollow Tex-Mex restaurant owned by John Alexis to give them a firsthand look.

Abruzzo’s is a small family-run Italian restaurant in Oak Cliff that sits at the corner of Davis and Tyler, just far enough outside the Bishop Arts District that parking isn’t a nightmare. Mostly anyway.

Big Yummy, a restaurant specializing in traditional Venezuelan dishes and street food, recently opened in Addison.

The Dallas Design District has a new Mexican-inspired eatery, El Carlos Elegante, offering a blend of authentic Mexican and South American flavors.

No one goes to Whataburger for its ambiance or presentation. It’s called fast food because it’s quick to prepare, it’s easy to get and you can eat it while doing something else. If you’re stopping to appreciate the quadriller on the patty of a McDouble, you’re missing the point. Whataburger…

In a ranking of self-explanatory restaurant names, this one might just take the top spot. Biryaniify is a new takeout establishment in Plano serving more than 22 different varieties of biryani. From chicken to goat to seafood, the locally owned spot is able to mix just about anything into a…

America’s hunger for delectable portable meals on a bun will never change, but the people who make them and the way we consume them just might. Mark Brzezinski, who helped put Pei Wei and Velvet Taco on the map, recruited Larry Lavine (founder of Chili’s franchise), and the two joined…

The space that once housed longtime Mockingbird Station pub Trinity Hall is now home to The Londoner. A British-style neighborhood pub, The Londoner has two other locations, in Addison and Colleyville. The Mockingbird Station locale has all the same earmarks: a vast selection of beers, signature cocktails, wines, whiskeys and…

A new luxury concept has landed in Mockingbird Station. Milkshake Concepts, with other concepts including Stirr and Harper’s, comes The Finch, a modern American restaurant. Like most of Milkshake’s restaurants, The Finch has an eclectic air.

Emporium Pies begins a new chapter under the ownership of an Oak Cliff family and long-time supporters of the shop. Landon and Charlie Purdue bought the specialty pie shop from founders Megan Wilkes and Mary Sparks to carry on Emporium’s community traditions of serving up handmade pies.

Rex and Stephanie Hyewon Pak have opened a new location of their Aloha Chicken and Shrimp, which started in a gas station in Watauga, serving up combos of chicken, shrimp and bulgogi beef with a Hawaiian twist.

Whiskey and wine lovers have a new place to sip and savor. Social Oak Wine & Whiskey Lounge is now open in Trophy Club, with upscale décor and plenty of beverages to choose from. This lounge offers guests the unique experience of self-serving their own drinks. No, it’s not just…

Red Hot Chilli Pepper’s name itself might be enough to pique the interest of spice-lovers across Dallas. The red fiery lettering of the sign outside only heightens expectations for some chili-filled, eye-watering, tongue-burning food.

Known as one of Dallas’ original craft beer cultural hubs, Community Beer Co. is cooking up something new with the opening of the Community Kitchen.

Knox-Henderson’s newest bar and grill, Willie D’s, aims to offer a unique, vibrant space for all of its regulars – the college students, the young professionals, and east Dallas natives who maintain the eccentric spirit of the neighborhood.

Ruthie’s has been a pillar of grilled cheese goodness for more than a decade in Dallas. And now they’re about to expand with a permanent location.

The upcoming new year is looking bright. Recently Spinster Records owners David Grover and Kate Siamro announced their latest concept Ladylove, a restaurant and lounge bar.

After a lengthy and extensive renovation that took nearly an entire calendar year, Lower Greenville’s Belgian-influenced bar Meyboom Brasserie is a full-go.

Occasionally one might be in the mood for some hibachi-prepared Japanese food without all the pomp and circumstance that usually accompanies such an outing: Sitting around a communal hibachi grill with strangers in often uncomfortable seating (or worse yet for old knees, just pillows), having to endure all the requisite hibachi meal shtick that the chef feels compelled to perform.

The East Quarter just got a new restaurant specializing in prime rib and high-end kitschy décor. Brass Ram is another Nick Badovinus concept under …

The Harwood District near the American Airlines Center will soon add pizza and martinis to its growing repertoire …