This year’s Iron Fork may be virtual, but attendees will still get plenty of bites and entertainment in the comfort of their own homes. The highlight of the 10th annual event is the Iron Fork Chef Challenge, hosted by chef Kent Rathbun, in which two chefs, one in Dallas and…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. “Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.” In his 1999 play Boston Marriage, playwright David Mamet gave one of his characters that quotable line. After months…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Tia Dora’s Bakery is on our Top-100 Restaurants list for its breakfast, including a breakfast torta and a “superb plate” of chilaquiles verdes. Lately — meaning much of…
Mubrooka Egyptian Street Food, one of the Observer’s Top-100 Restaurants for 2020, has permanently closed, with its last day of service Thursday. “Koshari is one of the world’s great comfort foods. A mix of macaroni, spaghetti noodles, rice and lentils, koshari gets topped with fried onions and a slathering of…
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the fate of some of Dallas Farmers Market’s small vendors was uncertain. Thankfully, many were still able to pivot to online, carryout and home delivery. Although stocks and bonds seem to be a huge concern in the midst of this economic downfall, Dallas favorite Stocks &…
Hot dogs haven’t had an easy time in Dallas. In the past decade, a number of mom-and-pop hot dog joints — whether they have burgers or fried chicken sandwiches or wings on the left side of the menu — have opened and closed in a blink, quicker than a Texas…
Good to go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. If you live in East Dallas, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about the Cardi B sandwich — or maybe you’ve been lucky enough to scroll through your…
It’s a lousy feeling when something you loved as a kid turns out to be terrible or mediocre at best when you experience it as an adult. But there’s nothing like that to worry about with Jack’s fries and an ice-cold milkshake. The perfectly seasoned french fries from Burger House…
A West End favorite has set up its second shop in the suburbs. Founded by Joe Groves and chef Russell Mertz, Ellen’s offers Southern cuisine and diner food, inspired by Groves’ mother, Ellen. And it’s now open in Allen. Ellen’s first opened in downtown Dallas eight years ago with 32…
Sylvan Thirty was calm and quiet on a recent sun-soaked Saturday morning, which was a shame because in terms of outdoor seating in a busy urban center, it’s a peaceful space. There are even bocce ball courts. I never noticed them before; I was probably too busy running around. But,…
Here’s your roundup of restaurants that have recently opened and closed in Dallas and the surrounding cities. Peggy Sue’s BBQ has closed, CultureMap reports. It’s been an institution in the Park Cities for its barbecue in Snider Plaza. Rumors were about last fall for a concept to take over the…
For months, Dallas awaited the opening of a Shug’s Bagels & More, a New York bagel shop promising to deliver “the bagel that Dallas deserves.” Dallasites have long lamented the lack of “real” bagels in the city, with chains such as Einstein’s accounting for most of our bagel options. Shug’s…
Most of the time the calculus of eating a store-bought, frozen pizza versus delivery is, well, easy. Order in. But in these times what was a simple equation has gotten more complex. The variables of cost, wait time and the risk of receiving a mediocre pizza remain familiar. But now,…
Sweet treats from Wackym’s Kitchen are seemingly everywhere, including the Dallas Farmers Market, Albertsons and Central Market. But these light, crisp cookies with 39 flavors are local, starting just 12 years ago by the efforts of Paul Wackym. Wackym, 59, founded the business in the fall of 2008, during the…
It may be safe to say many of us had more ice cream treats as kids than we do as adults: Push-pops (when I was a kid the Flinstones were on these for some reason), those cones with vanilla ice cream and that nut-studded chocolate shell on top and ice…
The gas station adjacent to Trinity Groves has had some updating in the small kitchen inside of it. For one, there’s a shiny new spit rotating trompo meat. Nancy Reza has opened Taqueria El Arquito inside Sunny Food Mart with the help of her siblings, all of whom come from…
Along with seemingly every other event this year, the Dallas Observer’s Iron Fork food celebration will go virtual. It’s the 10th year for the event many love, and it’s not holding back just because people won’t fill Fair Park as usual. Chef Kent Rathbun will be our host while attendees…
In 2017, critic Brian Reinhart raved about the wonderful Vietnamese food we could get at Lá Me Restaurant in Northeast Dallas. Three years and a pandemic later, we thankfully can still get these flavors, ones that easily transport in Styrofoam boxes to go. Starting out with the egg rolls is…
Old Hag’s Pizza & Pasta in Oak Cliff wants to be clear about something. And you’ll absolutely be clear about it by the time you sign your receipt. For certain. Just wait. After calling in an order recently, I knew I wanted the North OC pizza, because I like to…
As we mentioned last week, el Mana opened in Cockrell Hill recently, serving a menu of Mexican and Salvadoran plates. This location, just on the edge of Cockrell HIll’s boundary with Oak Cliff, is the third for the restaurant, with locations also in North Dallas and Grand Prairie. The menu…
La Nueva Puntada (No. 1) is a decent place to go for a breakfast taco if you’re seeking a thicker flour tortilla. My friend Laura won’t stop talking about how good the guacamole salsa is, especially on the spicy, house-made tortilla chips with red chile. What’s also rather excellent at this…
When I was around 6 years old, my mom had a distant acquaintance run some grift selling other moms something called the “Calendar of Virtues.” It was the kind of thing I imagine would have a hard time selling without relying on guilting distant acquaintances into buying it. A couple…
