If you’ve been to Asian Mint, you know that it’s chef Nikky Phinyawatana’s mission to feed your soul as well as your body. She even has a YouTube channel called “Nikky Feeding Souls,” in which she shows her travels through Thailand and how she carefully sources her ingredients. With each…
Enchiladas are the first meal I remember. There was a Monterrey House catty-corner from my preschool in Houston and when my parents were late and I was the last kid picked-up, they’d make amends by feeding me. And after digging the candy out of the chips (please comment if you…
A new sandwich shop is joining the lineup of eateries near the Dallas Arts District on Wednesday. Hailing from California is Mendocino Farms, a sandwich restaurant committed to “selling happy.” Mendocino Farms first opened in 2005 by husband-wife duo Mario Del Pero and Ellen Chen. They have since been popular…
Sometimes when I’m feeling adventurous, I’ll pull out my phone and drop a word in Google Maps, like “burger,” curious to see what the algorithms want me to discover. Last week, that math/science/Big Brother code knew me better than I know myself. Crown Grocery and Deli popped up. And it…
The restaurants of Nick Badovinus have been blessed with meat. There is a burger in all corners of his joints, and each specializes in its own feeling of comfort. Off-Site Kitchen is a summertime backyard utopia (see: peanut butter burger). A hulking cheeseburger nested on shredded lettuce, the red onion…
Yardbird Southern Table and Bar is set to open at 2121 N. Pearl St. late this month and is now taking reservations online. Dallas is the fifth location for the Southern cooking restaurant, joining Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Singapore. D.C. is on-deck, too. A little history: The original…
Rene Ramirez has always loved to cook. “My mom said when I was little, like in first grade, she’d wake up and I’d be in the kitchen cooking my own breakfast. I was always just really independent,” he says. After spending years cooking for friends and family, he had a…
Iron Fork, one of the city’s biggest annual food events, marks its 10th year this April. More than 40 restaurants will show up with bites, beer, wine and cocktails, and two big-time chefs will compete in a live cooking competition. If you haven’t been, it’s a favorite one for many. For…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know Primo’s MX Kitchen and Lounge made a grand return to Uptown last month, following an almost seven-year hiatus. Bringing back Texas and southern Mexican cuisine, Primo’s has been a long-missed favorite. Primo’s also has plans for two new locations at the…
Bajeko Sekuwa has locations in Nepal, where the chain has become famous for its grilled meats, momo dumplings and local comfort foods. Irving’s location is the second to debut outside Nepal.
I used to go to Lucky’s Cafe all the time in college. Despite my never really having lived that far from it, it fell off my rotation until recently. And that’s a mistake, considering the place is still pretty wonderful. For one, there aren’t a lot of places that feel…
Casserole Soul Cafe is 18 miles south of downtown Dallas, but it feels like it’s a small-town restaurant, much farther from Dallas than a 25-minute drive. It’s a Southern restaurant that features soul food such as fried catfish, fried pork chops, chicken-fried chicken and a bevy of sides. Casserole Soul…
While Dallas is home to many great restaurants, sometimes it’s hard to stay afloat. This month we saw the closures of several Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants, many of which came as a shock. Here are some local bars and pubs to which we said goodbye in February. Burger Street East Dallas…
Logically, we really shouldn’t feel any differently about small food than we feel about normal-sized food. It’s not like we eat food whole. With both, you’re taking the same size bites. The makeup of those bites is the same. And yet, if there’s sliders on the menu, then I want…
Maricsa Trejo stays busy these days. She got her start with pastries in the kitchen at Oak, then landed an eight-month stint in New York City with pastry chef Stephen Collucci. Now, between baking knee-weakening pastries for her wholesale business and running her Saturday-only La Casita Bakeshop, she certainly has…
Don’t be fooled by the bright, Instagram-friendly lighting, the ivory aesthetic and the shelves of wine. The new Foxtrot Market locations you’ve seen in Uptown and University Park are very much approachable. Sure, the idea of an “elevated” bodega may elicit a few eye-rolls, but Chicago-based Foxtrot, surprisingly, is an…
It didn’t take long for the Trinity Groves spot where Chino Chinatown was to get something else. This time, it’s apparently broadly Chinese food, with a name I’m trying to delay actually typing: Sum Dang Good Chinese. A release Wednesday mentioned how Chino Chinatown, which closed mid-February, was one of…
From the minds of Street’s Fine Chicken, Liberty Burger and an old favorite, Snookie’s, comes Roy G’s, a rainbow-themed bar offering a spectrum of shots, cocktails and bar food. Roy G’s occupies the space formerly held by Zephyr Bakery Cafe and has since been revamped to a dive bar. Inside…
It’s been 20 years since his restaurant opened, and Mike Snider is just now finding the room for a cheeseburger. In 2000, he held a “restaurant shower” — the community showed up with booths and tables and slices of tile that were headed for the dumpster, because Deep Ellum adapts…
Nestled in the side-bosom of the Gables Villa Rosa on Cedar Springs Road, next to the Ill Minster Pub, Toluca is an organic Mexican food restaurant that opened in November. Co-owner TJ Franks has been around for a while: He also has Southpaw’s Grill, which started peddling clean organic meals way-WAY…
I can never get past eggs Benedict or pancakes when checking out a new brunch menu. It’s fun to see how differently two very basic breakfast items can be made. Plus, how could anyone choose between something savory versus sweet for brunch? That’s why it’s always good to bring friends…
This Saturday, Hurtado Barbecue is set to open its first restaurant in Arlington’s Urban Union District, a mix of restaurants, breweries and shops set in refurbished industrial buildings. Hurtado is particularly adept at marketing on their Facebook page. The pictures of wagyu tomahawk steaks and brisket tacos are likely to…
