Restaurants

Firebird Fowl recently opened in Uptown Dallas at 2816 Fairmount St., in the former coop that used to house Nick & Sam’s Grill and Martini Ranch.

It’s easy to let your ego get in the way when sending someone a text reading, “Want to go to CheapSteaks?”

Sylvan Avenue Tavern recently opened at the mixed-use development Sylvan Thirty. It’s a sister bar of Bryan Street Tavern (owned by the same group) and sits above TEN Ramen.

With beautiful fall weather on the way and the busy holiday season barreling down on us, new restaurant openings are happening faster than a…

Lucky’s Hot Chicken has signed possibly the first local sponsorship of a college athlete. SMU wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. is welcome to eat all the hot chicken he can handle for the rest of the football season.

Walking into Harper’s, you can tell it’s been about six weeks since it opened: It still smells like some fresh construction, it’s not packed on a weekday evening…

Just in time for the Texas/OU game, the popular Japanese barbecue joint Manpuku is opening The Niku Bar, an outdoor space showcasing an extensive drink menu and Japanese tapas.

One could argue that Italian mom-and-pop restaurants in Dallas are essentially like churches or 7-Eleven’s: there is one on every corner and they’re pretty much all the same.

Dim Sum has finally arrived in Deep Ellum. In the space previously occupied by Beauty Bar, Neon Kitten offers small plates of dim sum, sushi and izakaya …

Another hot chicken sandwich spot is entering the highly competitive spicy bird market. Hot Chicks Chicken is a locally-born concept that started in Plano

It was one of our favorite spots of 2021; the beer garden at Oak Cliff Brewing Company, nestled in a glade of trees flanked by the taco truck, Tacos La Gloria.

So long, and thanks for all the tacos. I’ve been the Dallas Observer’s food critic for five and a half years and 144 formal restaurant reviews, but that ride ends October 1. I’m quitting to pursue my dream career: full-time Instagram influencer. Just kidding. Something else is in the works,…

Over the last few months, new places have continued to open at The Village Apartments and it’s quickly becoming “the place to be.”

Pitmaster Leo Morales boasts that his new barbecue joint, Parry Avenue Barbecue Company, serves the best ribs in Texas.

If you are from the Dallas Fort Worth area, it shouldn’t be any surprise that this is one of the most diverse cities in all these United States.

You’ve probably heard a lot about Allen High School’s football team. A bit under the radar, however, is Blú Café, a student-run restaurant that first opened its doors to the public in 2011.

The popular space closed in 2020 after the pandemic hit. (You may remember Beto and Biden made a campaign stop there before hitting a Whataburger.)

Street snacks are certainly having a well-deserved moment. One street snack we discovered recently is taiyaki, a Japanese lightly sweetened cake with a custard filling, traditionally adzuki, that is shaped like a fish.

I’m at the chaat cafe. I’m at the brewery. I’m at the combination chaat cafe and brewery. And that’s not even half the story at Windmills, the Dallas area’s most eclectic new venue for eating, drinking and, well, everything else…

Leo Morales is serious about ribs. Not even a thick beard can hide the excitement – and toil – on his face when he talks about ribs.

An adventurous new pan-Asian concept is landing in the Harwood District. Elephant East will open its doors later this fall and will be spearheaded by chef Thomas Griffin.

Food vlogger Mike Chen moved to North Texas early in 2021 and it was fun to watch him eat his weight in Buc-ee’s fare and dig into our vast culinary landscape. He’s amassed 1.4 million followerd documenting his travels and feasts on his YouTube channel,