The Fan Sports Lounge in Victory Park Gets Its Party Started

The Fan Sports Lounge officially opened last night at the corner of Olive and catching-a-game-at-the-AAC. Between TV-plastered walls, a live broadcast booth for KRLD-FM 105.3 The Fan and the Uptown sports scene, there’s plenty to watch. While this spot isn’t actually owned by CBS Radio, it houses a fish-bowl-like broadcast…

Princi Italia’s Tuscan Trip Up

Chewing on a tender veal cutlet coated in a thick and soggy layer of flour and blanketed in a lemony but bland sauce studded with artichokes and olives, I almost had to ask: Am I in the right place? Earlier in the week, I’d lunched at Princi Italia, Preston Hollow’s…

Granny’s Sunday Gravy at Gennarino’s: Thanksgiving on a Traveling Hoagie

Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he’ll check it out. Venue: Gennarino’s Neapolitan Food Truck The Sandwich: Granny’s Sunday Gravy ($5) Bread: Warm hoagie Toppings: Turkey meatballs, bracioli, pork loin, mozzarella, parmesan, tomato sauce The…

The Coconut Cream Pie at Malai: Not Your Mama’s Coconut Cream Pie

In Happy Endings, foodbitch goes on the hunt for Dallas’ unsung and unsurpassed desserts. Today: the coconut cream pie at Malai. After finishing off a delicate salmon dish at Malai, our incredibly perky waitress convinced me to try the coconut cream pie. She swore everybody loved it. Everybody whom she…

Aint Nothing But Mr. G’s Thang: A Sandwich Worth Seeking Out

Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he’ll check it out. Venue: Mr. G’s Deli The Sandwich: Balis Bad Boy ($7.49) Bread: Briefly toasted French roll Toppings: Chicken breast, onions, Sicilian olives, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, ranch,…

The Best Little Iraqi Bakery in Plano

Inside Sherwani Bakery (2040 West Spring Creek Parkway) in Plano, Salah Hassan, the Iraqi baker and proprietor, greets me by extending his forearm for a handshake. Caked dough and flour generously coat his hands, but his hospitality is as deeply ingrained as the dark burn scars along his arm. He…

Now Open: Seafood Grill Lazaranda in Addison Walk

Lazaranda had its soft opening Tuesday in the Addison Walk complex at Beltline and the Tollway. It’s a beautiful spot with a large dining room, patio, outdoor and indoor bar, and a lively vibe. The extensive menu is full of fish, shrimp, ceviches, tostados, tacos, enchiladas and soups, all with…

What Good is Rohst Without Fire?

“This bowl is really hot,” the food-runner said, with a conviction I’d never seen attached to the warning. I was sitting at the bar at Rohst, Lower Greenville’s new Korean-ish restaurant, on a quiet Thursday evening. Rice hissed and popped from the spitting cauldron. My waiter’s eyes said, “Touch this…

Here Are Some Photos of the V Spot

Dallas welcomed yet another sexual double-entendre named eatery to the scene on Wednesday: the V Spot Vegan Café. I paid a visit to the tiny space, wedged between the Pearl Cup and We Are 1976 on Henderson. The Rolling Stones’ “Jumping Jack Flash” was playing, which seemed almost too appropriate,…

Dough Pizzeria Napoletana: VPNot

Ten years ago I hopped a plane and flew to Rome, took a train north to Florence and then back south to Orvietto, a small town in southwestern Umbria, before returning eventually to Rome. I didn’t tour the Vatican, the Coliseum or the Pantheon. Didn’t walk the halls of the…

The Whole Hog Sandwich at Smoke Should Probably Be Your Next Lunch

Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he’ll check it out. Venue: Smoke The Sandwich: Whole Hog Sandwich ($12) Bread: House baked roll kissed by the sweet bird of honey Toppings: Pulled pork rolled in mustard…

God’s Gift To Pizza Pie: The Egg

Early Phoenicians believed that a primeval egg split open to form heaven and earth; I believe eggs were created for pizza. Peperoni? That’s a topping made in America. You won’t see it in Italy anywhere. Some thinly-shaved ham is nice. I like basil and cheese, too. But a lightly cooked…

How to Eat Like a Cheap Bastard at Lucia

Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she stops by Lucia, where getting out for less than that might require some creativity. Cool spoon chandelier count: 1 Jealous people eating shit at home while…

Conquering Marrakesh with the Baboush’s Condiment Kings

In late 2007, when Yaser Khalaf and Sam Benoikken opened Medina, a small Moroccan restaurant with a loungey, modern feel in Victory Park, they expected expansive condos, bustling shops and plenty of hungry diners walking past. But those expectations eventually withered. A faltered economy halted new construction, and the project…