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…
It’s been almost a year and a half since Amanda Ahern’s telephone rang early one March morning, prompting her to turn on the television and witness the fire that would burn her mother’s Greenville Avenue restaurant to the ground. Ahern drove to Mom’s house to deliver the news, and spent…
Gentrification continues its march along Fitzhugh pushing eastward and leaving Red Fork Tavern and now Strangeways in its wake. The new bar, dubbed a “pub without the Irish theme to it” in a recent Pegusus article, was opened by sibling owners Eric and Erica Sanchez, who sought to create a…
Rumor has it that Ojos Locos at 10230 Technology Blvd. E. in Dallas was built solely because of the World Cup and that its owners recouped their start-up costs in record time. Keen on finding out about the buzz (albeit a little late to the party), City of Ate headed…
Cars in the drive-through: 5 Times I wished I’d just ordered multiple maltshakes: 500 My recent Dallas cheap restaurant quest: find the perfect combo restaurant. I’m not looking for fusion. I’m looking for a combo. Like Cool & Hot Taco, where you can get tacos as well as a million…
Be on the look out for Enticed, a gourmet shaved ice truck (not to be confused with smushed, grinded or jack hammered ice). Yesterday I talked to Lauren Noblett, the truck’s shaved ice expert, and she divulged the secret to their delicious snow cones, which I promised not to share…
Head just east of West Village and you’ll discover a new spot that feels like you traveled a lot farther east. Baboush transports you with its elegantly appointed Moroccan décor, unique drink menu and modern interpretations of classic Lebanese and Moroccan dishes. I’m pretty much always in the mood for…
“Ain’t no party like a grilled cheese party. ” I love that line, but for Ruthie’s Rolling Cafe, it’s a mantra. And if you’re a grilled cheese aficionado and follow the food truck’s tweets, you too will have the lyric so completely stuck in your head you’ll question your sanity…
head on over to Trailercake’s basement storefront for a 24 Carrot Cupcake. (Bubbles the trailer is on lockdown.) For lunch today, Green House and Gandolfo’s New York Deli will be in the Arts District. Jack’s ChowHound is at Knox Place on Central Expressway from 11:30 – 2p.m. Nammi’s food truck…
The sign outside the Heart Attack Grill beckons, but not like most. “Over 350 Lbs? Eat for Free” the red neon glows, calling out to Dallas’ morbidly obese, enticing them to come inside to indulge in the ultimate gluttony. Ah, but there’s a catch. A large scale sits in the…
City Street Grille is making roasted hatch chile pepper breakfast tacos in the Arts District until 10:30 a.m. Hurry! Run!! Go!!!! Today at 5 p.m. The Meddlesome Moth will tap Bombshell with Jasmine Cask by the Southern Star Brewing Co. from Conroe. The kids at the University of Illinois spent…
Those Al Biernat’s MILFs ain’t got nothing on the 2-year-old girl who sat behind me at lunch the other day. This tyke was squealing (not screaming, squealing) so loud at La Acapulquena that dogs in Odessa ran for cover. Dolphins in the gulf dove deeper. I don’t know if I…
A couple weeks back we told you Mean Greens, UNT’s sparkly new all-vegan joint, is set to open in a couple weeks. Well friends, that day was Monday, and thanks to some subtle snark from the previous post that resulted in a challenge from a commenter, I felt it necessary…
