Restaurants

Frutazo effortlessly blends the sweet snacks of Mexican fruterias with the superfood-rich menu of trendy juice bars.

In May 2017, Sam Wynne, owner of BrainDead Brewing, unveiled a new concept at the far end of Deep Ellum, not far from Expo Park: Bowls and Tacos, a combination taqueria and poke restaurant. Around the time Bowls and Tacos opened, poke was proliferating rapidly around DFW, with new fast-casual…

Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in DFW. Because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. “If it don’t fall off the bone, it’s free.” That’s the motto Corey Bradley Jr. of…

You may have a question or two that needs answering. The first question, “Which one is the Bison Bar and Grill?” is easy: It’s the one with the life-size bison statue standing on the gate. The entrance is around back, facing away from the rush of Ross Avenue. The Scorpions’ “No…

There’s a new vegan restaurant and coffee shop in Deep Ellum. Tiki Loco, a fast-casual Tex Mex and Hawaiian-themed shop, opened in fall 2018 from tattoo artist Oliver Peck. It occupies the former Zini’s Pizzeria at 2639 Elm St. Peck is co-owner of Elm Street Tattoo in Deep Ellum and…

Downtown has a new bar and restaurant that officially opened for business this week: Elm Street Cask and Kitchen. Billing itself as a “neighborhood bourbon bar and grill” with an “extensive whiskey collection, Southern-inspired cuisine and a variety of inventive and classic cocktails,” Elm Street Cask and Kitchen is serving “honest…

An ‘Italian-inspired’ restaurant is opening this spring at the Plaza at Preston Center, and its leadership includes a chef with quite the resume. il Bracco, at 8416 Preston Center Plaza, “will offer a fresh take on classic Italian dishes with everything made from scratch including breads, pastas and sauces,” according to…

In June 2018, Lowest Greenville lost one of its best low-key hangouts, the Blind Butcher. Today, a bar and restaurant called Alamo Club takes its place. It’s an “upscale neighborhood restaurant and bar serving American classics in an old-school comfortable setting,” according to a press release. The concept comes from Austin…

Some restaurants make some dishes better than others on the same menu. That’s definitely the case at Tacos Mariachi for its brunch menu at its new Greenville Avenue location. If you’re there for the normal menu, the campechano ($5.75) will make you happy with carne asada, grilled octopus, sauteed shrimp,…

The Grape is discontinuing its Sunday brunch so that chef-owner Brian Luscher can reboot the long-running Greenville Avenue bistro.

Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in DFW. Because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. Time is money. Think of all the times you’ve waited — and waited — to get…

OK, so it’s just across the I-30 border from Oak Cliff, making it technically West Dallas, but Sylvan Thirty is close enough that Oak Cliff finally gets one thing the neighborhood doesn’t have much of: a place to grab a quick banh mi. Banh Mi Station,a fast-casual restaurant owned by Kevin…

Marco Vazquez smiles. He’s just finished plating a steaming double cheeseburger inside a plastic basket, sent it out to the quiet dining room, and he mentions that Flaming Burger is family-owned. It took a question or two later to determine that Vazquez, who calls himself the cook, is part of…

The mood is getting sticky at Mike’s Chicken. Just before high noon, the entryway swells with hungry customers. We are eyeing each other, twitching with anticipation in between orders. With each name that’s called out, the people who have been waiting, patiently or otherwise, blast lasers from their eyes in…

Developers have long been trying to turn the West 7th District in Fort Worth into a dining and retail destination, to mixed results, but now, Dallas concepts are preparing to open locations at the Crockett Row at West 7th development.  Several businesses are opening at Crockett Row over the next…

For neighbors watching it go up and the commuters driving around it, construction of Uptown luxury live/work development Union Dallas has taken an eternity. But soon, there will be a dining establishment worth visiting at Union even for those who don’t live/work there. The Henry opens Wednesday, offering a spot…

Peak Restaurant, which opened on Belt Line Road in Irving last July, is a sports bar in a suburb with precious few places to drink. It’s also a proudly Nepali-Tibetan kitchen with stellar traditional food.

Between the Buns, Dallas Observer’s mini food fest celebrating the lovable slider sandwich, returns in March for its second year, and there’s some serious slider talent in this year’s lineup. Everyone knows Dallas steakhouse Knife makes a mean burger, and the same is true for Deep Ellum slider-centric restaurant Easy…

Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in DFW. Because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. If you’re looking for an Italian spot that’ll knock your socks off without knocking all the…

A California-based Mediterranean chain is opening two new locations in Dallas. Daphne’s Mediterranean is a fast-casual restaurant that is committed to what they call “healthy and wholesome cuisine.” This 30-year-old brand operates 21 locations in California. Their new restaurants in Preston Hollow Village and at the Village on the Parkway,…

In this week’s roundup of Dallas-area food news, North Oak Cliff is getting an Irish pub, Legacy West gets two new vendors and Deep Ellum gets a shiny new oyster bar: Legacy Hall, the food hall at Legacy West, has two additions: Blush Wine Bar on the first floor and…

For those of you who crave a solid plate of oysters, crab and shrimp, Hudson House is your place. And now, you can get that alongside brunch. The restaurant debuted Saturday and Sunday brunch on Feb. 2, with the expected chicken and waffles, bagel plates and plenty of seafood. The…