Restaurants

While the rest of America was looking elsewhere, Dallas quietly built one of the country’s finest Japanese food scenes. And now, there’s a stellar spot in Plano.

Sarah Zubiate has a foundation of cooking with rich flavors, but in her business, she’s taking those flavors and executing them with a healthy spin. Her business, Zubi’s, produces plant-based queso, crema and salsa. They’re also Latina-owned, gluten-free, vegan and top-eight allergen-free (eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish…

Something new is burning up in East Dallas. Hopping on board the Nashville hot chicken craze are chefs Lou Olerio (Shayna’s Place) and Josh Bonee (formerly of Stephan Pyles Flora Street and the Statler), who are set to open their collaborative effort, Lucky’s Hot Chicken, in East Dallas this spring…

We heard months ago that Peja Krstic was opening a second location of East Dallas favorite Mot Hai Ba. And now, less than two months away from its opening, we’re getting a look at what it will be all about. “I walked in here the first time, and immediately I…

A happy hour that starts in the morning and goes on for seven hours sounds like a pipe dream (if you don’t have to work, anyway). A little Italian joint in downtown has made this their reality. At Ravenna, guests can experience happy hour prices on weekdays between the hours…

Corn Dogs With No Name recently opened on Technology Boulevard in the vertex of Interstate 35 and Loop 12. It’s the creation of Jace Fletcher “Fletch” Christensen and her mother Vickie Fletcher, who have a passion for all things corny dog related, as they should. Neil Fletcher, Jace’s great grandfather…

It’s a blunt headline, but it’s what the news is: Both Common Table in Uptown and Stonedeck Pizza Pub in Deep Ellum are shuttering, and there’s time to get your last tastes and say your goodbyes. Common Table, which we’ve had for 10 years, posted on Facebook yesterday that they’re…

From the outside, Sloane’s Corner appeared fairly casual. “Breakfast * Lunch * Dinner * Coffee * To-Go” beckoned from the shiny glass box. The place was bustling with a late lunch crowd, staff doing side work, liquor reps making rounds and people escaping the daily grind to kick off an…

Out of the food events the Observer does, I hear many people talk specifically about how they love the brunch event. Morning After takes over part of the Dallas Farmers Market to bring us some fantastic bites from a meal that’s become a highlight of our week. Even if you’re…

LUCK at Trinity Groves and Casa Komali on Cole Avenue have closed. We got a tip midday Friday about LUCK (Local Urban Craft Kitchen), but management denied they were closing. Then, hours later, word slipped out to more people. That’s one struggle with closing: It’s an insanely emotional time, and…

Dallas and barbecue seem to go hand-in-hand, so it should come as no surprise that a new barbecue concept plans to expand to our fair city. Sugarfire Smoke House originally hails from St. Louis but recently announced plans to expand to Dallas at 6750 Abrams Road, between Vickery Meadow and…

Trompo is still around. Plenty has been written about Luis Olvera moving his taco spot to Oak Cliff, but it’s still hard for people to make their way there. The former ChildCareGroup location is now split into small business operations, and you have to know where you’re going to get…

You might be hard-pressed to find inexpensive food and cocktail options in the Design District. At most bars and restaurants, nearly every cocktail will cost you double-digit prices. But at Meddlesome Moth, there’s a new happy hour, where Design District bar hoppers can eat, drink and be merry in style,…

I feel like I haven’t been able to go a day the last two weeks without people talking about Oishii: They were about to work there, they were raving about it or they’re talking about the news that’s now officially out: A second location has arrived for the restaurant. This…

A fancy French patisserie out of St. Tropez, France, will soon be peddling its exclusive pastries in our fair city. Adjacent to The Joule Hotel in downtown Dallas, this will be the first location for La Tarte Tropézienne outside of France, with a planned opening date in late February. (They’re…

Jaxon Texas Kitchen and Beer Garden will open in downtown Dallas this spring, with chef David Gilbert at the head of the kitchen as executive chef. “We’re really taking a modern approach to a lot of traditional Texas dishes,” he says, noting that flavors come from all areas of Texas,…

Even before you’ve had your first bite of food at Kendall Karsen’s Upscale Soul Food, you’re immersed in the family of its chef and owner, Kevin Winston. Look down at the tables. Into their tops, Winston carves names and numbers: the name of his grandmother, Aunt Lou, who in his…

Maybe it sounds funny, but there are memories fused into Todd David’s bologna sandwich. He prefers it the old- fashioned way: Three-ish slices slapped onto white bread (the squishy, misted-with-whatever-chemical-that-makes-it-last-for-decades kind) with a swirl of spicy-sweet mustard. The best way to devour this version is in front of the open…

If you eat fast food on a semi-regular basis — and you’re reading a story about fast food so you probably do — you may have noted an uptick in bacon items over the last year or so. The conspiracy theory is that this is driven by tariffs. American pork…

There was a whiff of rebellion in the air. Or maybe it was hopeful optimism. Late last decade, there seemed to be a growing number of people revolting against resolutions, seeing them as a trap. Akin to adulting. Then, my hopes were dispelled when headline after headline attempted to lure…

Going plant-based just got a whole lot easier — at least, if you’re in North Oak Cliff. At the new Lucky Mouth Grocery in the Bishop Arts District, customers can buy plant-based food, snacks and cleaning products. Lucky Mouth is from husband-and-wife duo David Miers and Adriana Martinez, having first started as an…