Friday night marked the grand opening of SugarBox, Dallas’ newest dessert and coffee bar. The sweet shop — located under the Mondrian apartments where Dimples Cupcakes used to live, at 3000 Blackburn Street — boasts a broad selection of cupcakes, French macarons, cake balls, cakes and dog-friendly pupcakes. What was…
Nonna’s been serving stellar Italian since 2007, earning accolades from every critic that crosses the restaurant’s threshold. Lunch service is, however, a somewhat more quiet affair, only available on Friday from 11 to 2. I stopped in to see if chef Julian Barsotti’s daylight offerings matched up to the gushing…
They’re approaching mythical status these days, featured recently on the Food Network’s Sugar High and in every third dessert-related conversation that takes place in the city. But if, like I was, you’re writing off Tillman’s Roadhouse’s Tableside S’mores as over-hyped gimmickry, you and your appetite are making a tactical error…
The Dog Stop 6857 Arapaho Road 469-360-8370 Minutes I waited for my food: 7 Times I cursed the Chase ATM for charging me a $3 fee: 765 When you inevitably get hit with a real hankerin’ for the taste of mashed, tubed-up lips and assholes, The Dog Stop has just…
Lover’s Lane Olive Oil Company opened over the weekend, an expansion from its mothership store, Grapevine Olive Oil Company. It’s at 5627 West Lovers Lane, just west of the Tollway. Owner Rebecca Knop imports more than 40 extra-virgin olive oils from around the world and balsamic vinegars from Modena, Italy,…
Surrounded by mango-colored, sparsely decorated walls, I pondered the small bowl of grayish-brown paste, flecked with tiny specks of bright greens (from herbs) and red (from chiles). “What kind of pickle is this?” I asked, initiating that awkward dance between two people more comfortable in their native tongues. After a…
Last Friday, Tillman’s posted a picture of one of its weekend specials on its Facebook page along with this description: “Fried oysters with roasted poblano polenta, sautéed spinach and tomato, and spicy remoulade for $10.00.” Strangely, that post spoke to me in some mystical unicorn way, so much so that…
Saturday, Cane Rosso served brunch. Not really that big of a deal, right? WRONG, DUMMY! Look with your eyeballs at this menu!! Ricotta pancakes!! Biscuits and gravy! Braised pork hash! Nutella pizza!! This brunch menu offers every single thing you’d ever need to explode your hangover. Plus Fanta. (More exclamations…
I had an outdoor seat at the Screen Door for lunch today. The sun was a little warm, but there was a nice stiff breeze, perfect for lifting napkins off your table and blowing paper menus away. The One Arts group of restaurants was bustling, as workers pushed back against…
The Lakewood Bar and Grill announced a permanent closure via its Facebook page yesterday. According to a short post on their wall: I am sad to say that after 18 years of serving the Lakewood area the LBG is closed! Thank you to all the bands that played and for…
Sushi & Rice Express 8131 Forest Lane 214-575-7090 Other cars in the drive-through count: 0 Wet towels air-drying right next to the drive-through menu count: 50 Drive-throughs? Good. Sushi? Goooood. Put them together and you have Sushi & Rice Express. I slow-clap my chopsticks at you, Sushi & Rice Express,…
Weinberger’s Deli sits in downtown Grapevine, flanked by places that give off that special “tourist trap” vibe. Fancy passenger buses drive by wrapped in splashy advertisements for the Gaylord Texas and the local wineries, their hot exhaust smelling like vacation funds. So honestly, I went into Weinberger’s Deli on Main…
Sitting on a pine-hewn picnic bench with a cold beer in hand isn’t a bad place to be in these last days of summer. It’s even nicer when you’re flanked by a lovely lady. Tonight, it’s Luna by my side — a 5-year-old pitbull mix. There are lots of canines…
A panicked reader asks this morning about the fate of his beloved Al’s Pizzeria on Northwest Highway, which opened in ’74 and is there no more. “Tried to order a pizza at my favorite NW Dallas joint on Monday — phone rang with no answer. Went by yesterday. They closed…
If I had to rank the fast food I hate the most, fried chicken would absolutely be at the top. But, Pollo Campero had been calling me softly, whispering clucking in my ear. I argued and fought with it. I told that dumb-looking mascot on the store’s sign that I…
Last weekend I had a mussel craving, and because cravings, for me, always seem to turn into epic eating, events I tried three different versions in two days. The Grape’s mussels were traditional, clean with white wine and shallots. For brunch on Sunday I ate chorizo-scented mussels while sitting at…
What has six thumbs and doles out little folds of joy? Hint: two of the thumbs are from Cleveland, two are South African and two are from England. Aside from their silly Facebook updates about thumbs and such, the 3 Men and a Taco food truck just got rolling in…
The month of August has been a busy one for restaurant owners and foodies alike in Dallas. Numerous restaurants opened their doors, and some notable openings include that Lower Greenville phoenix, Terilli’s, and chef Nico Sanchez’s Mexican joint Meso Maya. Read on for the full scoop on restaurant openings in…
Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat lunch for less than nine million dollars. This week: Mr. Charlies Hamburgers. Guys walking to work chugging a paper-bagged tall-boy count: 1 Feather count: a million billion A while ago, I asked the Twitterfolk if there were…
There’s an Angry Friar holed up in a green double-decker bus near the University of North Texas in Denton. The good news is reviews indicate that he has amazing fish and chips with curry sauce. The bad news is he is, in fact, an Angry Friar. But what I can’t…
Lower Greenville Avenue has seen a lot of change lately, and it’s going to see a lot more. An Asian behemoth, Rohst, and a revamped Terilli’s have risen from the ashes of a four-alarm fire. Bucket loaders, backhoes and jackhammers are making a mess of the street and sidewalks, and…
Standing at the stoplight where North Bishop Avenue meets Davis, the center of the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff, Gloria’s, Cafe Brazil and Lockhart’s Smokehouse are all a stone’s throw away, assuming you have a pocket full of stones and decent aim. Just one block south is Tillman’s, Oddfellows…
