Good to Go is a column in which our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Weekday lunches these days can be great — I’ve perfectly cooked steak in the middle of a Wednesday and felt proud of myself. Other days, it’s tougher…
Encina has its planned opening date: As of Oct. 9 the North Oak Cliff spot by Matt Balke and Corey McCombs will be serving a menu with influences from Texas, California and the South. We’re particularly excited for the expanded, climate-controlled patio. Observer writer Alex Gonzalez has more to come…
Good to Go is a column in which our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. As critic Brian Reinhart reminded us last week, now is the perfect time to make your takeout meal a picnic, and a perfect choice for that is…
During the pandemic, we’re all trying to find ways to celebrate, and the upcoming National Taco Day is just another reason. There are countless national food holidays, but considering many of us like to eat tacos every day, we’ll go ahead and use this Oct. 4 “holiday” as an excuse…
First, Kelly Ball wowed us with baked goods at farmers markets, then we heard she would open up her own brick-and-mortar. Ball had just gotten the dining room of Leila Bakery and Cafe running, then the pandemic swept over Dallas. “I think, as a bakery, we’ve been fortunate we haven’t…
Welcome to October. Opening Soon Basic Taco and Yellow Rosa cocktaileria will open Oct. 8 in Deep Ellum. This week’s release says these two concepts are “designed specifically with COVID safety guidelines and health protocols in mind” (which is nice when we see other restaurants opening with menus involving so…
Every day is a good day for a proper sandwich. No matter how complicated and soul-killing life can get, a sandwich … well, let’s just say sandwiches are super nice. Terry Duncan and Jonathan “Jono” Merrill are the duo behind The Colossal Sandwich Shop in Bedford. They were classmates at…
At last: It’s picnic weather again. I’ve been reacquainting myself with the joy of a good picnic this year since it gets me out of the house without encountering crowds, putting waitstaff at risk or getting grumpy about people wearing their masks incorrectly. Picnics have a way of making a…
In the Before Times, a great special night out was sitting at the sushi bar of Uchiba, where chef Jon Griffiths would thoughtfully prepare sushi, handing over small plates of nigiri to be consumed as quickly as possible. He’s moved on to other things (more on that soon); the world…
The Streets had far more pickles than they could ever use. They tried frying the leftovers, offering them as a crunchy appetizer, but there were just so many pickles. They’d been testing brines for Roy G’s fried chicken sandwich (knowing full well that Chick-fil-A brines theirs in pickle juice) and…
If you know of Sherry and Chris Howard through their State Fair of Texas concessions business, you might think their motto is “Go big or go home.” But if you learn more about their family and their Scrumbscious Burgers and Pieshakes restaurant in Forney, you’ll find they know how to…
Good to Go is a column in which our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Like so many other restaurants during the pandemic, Alamo Club on Lowest Greenville has been on a roller coaster. But this particular spot has been up and…
Dallas has no shortage of fried chicken, but the Nashville hot chicken trend continues to grow. Lucky’s Hot Chicken is the latest entrant onto the already crowded field, offering wings, tenders, and sandwiches in five varieties of the extra-spicy Nashville style. Lucky’s also offers sides and desserts along with beer…
We’ve had six presidents since 1981, but only one kind of McNuggets. There are certainly readers who have lived in a world without them, but the majority of us probably can’t easily call up memories of a McNuggets-less universe. McDonald’s modified the recipe in 2016 to improve nutrition, but the…
This year has been enough to make anyone want to take up toking. But even if you’re not a fan of the green herb, a new sandwich joint is lighting up Deep Ellum. Originally from Tempe, Arizona, Cheba Hut offers a supply of marijuana-themed sandwiches and cocktails. The Deep Ellum…
Opening a restaurant in the time of COVID-19 was not what Andrea Hermosillo had in mind when she secured a location in downtown Dallas. Hermosillo acquired the space in January and quickly began to reconstruct it into what is now Chimalma Taco Bar. Construction was completed in March, but then…
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but ambitious young chefs looking for big opportunities to show off their skills should consider the suburbs. This goes against everything an urbanist Oak Cliff dweller like me should believe. But the thought was inescapable as I walked into Pangea, a triumphant new Garland…
The pandemic has taken some of the pop out of pop-up dining in Dallas, but that doesn’t mean it’s gone extinct. Donny Sirisavath of Khao Noodle Shop is just one of many chefs who is using this time as an opportunity to let loose and focus the creative culinary lens…
So you never thought you’d be a teacher, but here you are. And you’re doing great, and we’re honestly proud of all of you. Gold stars for you. In full admiration and respect to all public school guardians who are managing virtual learning right now, we’ve come up with some…
Good to Go is a column in which our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. It’s not normal for a business that prides itself on one product to actually be better at another — to the point that you wonder whether they’ve seen…
A Deep Ellum standby is getting a major facelift. After having closed earlier this year for renovations, then being forced to remain closed longer because of the pandemic, Serious Pizza is gearing up for a grand return. Serious Pizza first opened in 2011 as a small, hole-in-the-wall pizza joint on…
Based on the number of readers who checked in when we talked about Jollibee opening, it seemed people were more than excited. The fast-food chain from the Philippines, which already had locations elsewhere in the United States, was coming to the Dallas area. And for weeks since it opened, you…
