Locations in Dallas

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Deep Ellum Brewing Co.

2823 St. Louis St. Fair Park

214-888-3322

Brewery, Best Of, Sponsor, Slideshow, Readers' Choice

48 articles
Adair's Saloon

2624 Commerce St. Downtown/Deep Ellum

214-939-9900

American, Bars and Clubs, Music Venues, Recommended, Best Of, Readers' Choice, DrinkHere

Adair’s Saloon is Deep Ellum’s outpost for what truly makes country music country. With frequent guest musicians representing the best of outlaw country from North Texas and around the nation, Adair’s boasts a honky tonk vibe in a dive bar atmosphere. The kitchen is open until 1:30 a.m. nightly offering some of the best bar burgers, sandwiches and wings for a surprisingly reasonable price. Be sure to grab a pen and leave your mark on the wall. Some may call it graffiti, but the good folks at Adair’s call it art.

2 events 28 articles
Afrah Mediterranean Grill & Buffet

318 E. Main St. Richardson & Vicinity

972-234-9898

Bakery, Greek, Mediterranean, Retail, Recommended, Best Of

Afrah offers authentic Lebanese fare influenced by a variety of Mediterranean flavors. The food is a feast for the senses, famous for Shawarma Pita sandwiches, fresh bread, pies and our homemade gelato and baklava. Afrah started as a pastry shop in February of 2002. The Mediterranean sweets became so popular that they decided to sell more of the family’s traditional Southern Lebanese recipes, evolving into a full service restaurant.. The dishes evolved from the family's recipes, prepared in house with Halal meats and the freshest ingredients.

4 articles
Al Biernat's

4217 Oak Lawn Ave. Uptown/Oak Lawn

214-219-2201

Seafood, Steak, Recommended, Best Of, Readers' Choice

Al Biernat is the czar of the front door, the dining room sheik, and that's all you need to know. Bred at The Palm where he held court as frontman for some 22 years, Al Biernat knows that great steaks and fine seafood vibrate beyond their requisite flavor profiles when jolted with charm. Al Biernat's is riddled with all of the staples: the jumbo shrimp cocktails and the jumbo lump crab cakes; the fried calamari crusted in potato; the iceberg wedge with the blue cheese gravel, the creamed spinach and creamed corn, and potatoes in six guises. Surprises bud from the uniformity. Al features elegant caviar service, blackened sea scallops with Polynesian rice, and Colorado elk to pair with his thick roster of prime Allen Brothers steaks (one of them, a Kobe-Black Angus hybrid filet). Plus, Biernat's diverse but tightly constructed wine list means that every bite will finish in vintaged savor. It's the epitome of meats and greets.

36 articles
Al-Amir Restaurant

3885 Belt line Rd. Addison

972-488-2647

Greek, Lebanese, Music Venues, Best Of

4 articles
Ame

418 N Bishop Ave. Oak Cliff/South Dallas

214-782-9696

Indian

Ame in the Bishop Arts District offers an upscale setting for Indian dishes backed classic French cooking. Think masala baked eggplant with a turmeric béchamel sauce. Lamb chops are cloaked in pistachios and herbs of a perfect mound of pistachio potatoes. Samosas have a surprising pop of heat. The wine menu is extensive and the cocktail menu interesting; try the Massala sour made with Old Forester bourbon. This is a white tablecloth and linen napkins spot in the heart of the Bishop Arts District. The space is bookended by bars; one at the entrance to Ame and another speakeasy style at the back of the restaurant designed to be European-like escape.

3 articles
Angry Dog

2726 Commerce St. Downtown/Deep Ellum

214-741-4406

American, Bars and Clubs, Recommended, Best Of, Menu, Readers' Choice, DrinkHere

Is Angry Dog a restaurant or a bar? It's a great place to have some drinks while watching a game, get a good meal and hang out. So, a bar, right? Are good salads on the menu a disqualifier? What about a packed house when the Stars are in the playoffs? See? Tough call. So, we threw a dart at our Angry Dog Venn diagram and it landed on bars. The burgers, chili cheese dogs or club sandwiches are great for lunch or before a game over at the American Airlines Center or a show in Deep Ellum. Or just let Angry Dog be your only destination and you'll be well entertained, fed and, hopefully, buzzed.

32 articles
Avanti Ristorante

2720 McKinney Ave. Uptown/Oak Lawn

214-871-4955

Italian, Music Venues, Recommended, Best Of, Readers' Choice

Owner Jack Ekhtiar's small restaurant is a place where hip meets classic. Dark wood frames live jazz. Rustic Mediterranean fare, predominately Northern and Southern Italian, is presented elegantly. Among the examples are farfalle carbonara, a 6-ounce Brazilian lobster tail over spinach linguini alfredo and shrimp as well as carpaccio Avanti with white truffle oil. On weekends, revelers can enjoy the Moonlight Breakfast from midnight-3 am. During that seating, guests can request the signature Avanti Omelet (Italian sausage, mushrooms, green peppers and feta cheese) alongside escargot Chablisien, which is sautéed in garlic, vine-ripened tomatoes and mushrooms, then tossed with angel hair pasta, for the fancy-pants partier.

7 articles
Avila's Mexican Restaurant

4714 Maple Ave. Uptown/Oak Lawn

214-520-2700

Mexican, Tex-Mex, Recommended, Best Of

The Avila family continues to serve classic Tex-Mex dishes to legions of rabid fans. They've been doing so since 1985 with tweaked family recipes of enchiladas, muchas enchiladas and chile relleno, which is a house specialty. Among the other signature dishes are the Anna Maria Plate (one soft cheese taco, one cheese enchilada and one beef taco), the chimichanga and a short list of combos, like the aforementioned Anna Maria.

19 articles
Aw Shucks

3601 Greenville Ave. East Dallas & Lakewood

214-821-9449

Seafood, Recommended, Best Of

For more than 20 years, this neighborhood spot has been shelling out cheap mollusks with even cheaper brewskis. Much of the food comes in fried renditions, including oysters. However, there are many preparations offered, some unusual for shuck shack – stringed lights, coolers and picnic tables included – such as a ceviche and a trio of fish tacos made with tilapia. Less eyebrow-cocking options include crab legs, po-boys, crawfish and cole slaw that's best inhaled on the patio. Whether you're drunk on the cocktail sauce or the carbonated sauce, make sure to keep count of the beer. Payment is on the honor system. And at the Aw Shucks prices, it would be shameful to breach that code. Also, with its location across from the Granada Theater, it makes an excellent choice for pre-show drinks.

6 articles
Aw Shucks Oyster Bar Lewisville

1630 S Stemmons Freeway Lewisville

972-436-2520

Seafood

1 article
Baboush

3636 McKinney Ave. East Dallas & Lakewood

214-599-0707

Mediterranean, Recommended

Persistent chatter and clanking silverware signals that you've found one of Uptown’s more promising dining spots in Baboush. Hummus and babaganoush are safe plays, served with plenty of warm pita for dipping, but the entire menu warrants attention. Shrimp and chicken kebabs and other street plates deliver bites that push conventional Moroccan cooking while staying true to tradition. No matter what you order, make use of whatever condiment is served at its side. Baboush has a condiment king working in the kitchen, and his hard work makes every plate sing.

6 articles
Bachman Tacos and Grill

3311 W. Northwest Highway Northwest Dallas

214-352-0010

Mexican, Recommended

The world would be all the better if it were filled with more trompo taco fans. To make a great trompo taco, the vertical spit has to spin, but at many places business isn't steady enough to keep the contraption in motion. Not so at Bachman Tacos and Grill, where tacos are a necessary add on to every tankful of gasoline. The taqueria is nestled inside a Chevron so you can pound a taco before gas up your car -- to get to your next taqueria, of course. Meat cooked on a vertical spit often lends itself to some of the most beautiful meals in the world of street food. Just hear the word shawarma and visions of charred but supple lamb paint the back of your cortex, while the phantom scent of rosemary tickles your nose. In the back, cooks thread huge sheets of fatty meat, dripping in marinade, onto the long vertical spits. The finished cones look disturbing and even a bit obscene, but after roasting a while you'll start to come around. It's almost hypnotizing as it spins like some giant carnal music box ornament.

4 articles
Banana Leaf Thai

17370 Preston Rd. #500 Richardson & Vicinity

972-713-0123

Thai, Best Of

This far North Dallas spot is probably more neighborhood than destination, but tasty dishes and charming decor keep it in the game. Fried rice dishes come out quickly, which might raise an eyebrow, but fluffy rice with tasty chunks of pineapple and chicken was a surprise and relief. The grilled chicken smothered in peanut sauce looks bland but recovers with appropriate sweetness amidst jasmine rice and colorful steamed vegetables. Service was fairly attentive with nary a half-empty drink or an open sugar packet on the table, but when the initial order was mistaken, enough time passed for others to be half finished with their plates.

2 articles
Bangkok Dee Thai Cuisine

10207 N. Central Expressway Northeast Dallas

214-739-3436

Thai, Recommended

Clean and simple, this strip-mall restaurant offers several dishes on buffet, plus a menu that allows each diner to customize his meal. Basic dishes are listed (red, yellow and green curries, sweet and sour sauce, fried rice and glass and rice noodles) with the option of including chicken, beef, pork, tofu, shrimp, squid, crab or scallop with one price for seafood options and a dollar less for the rest. The tofu pad Thai was bountiful, with noodles heaped high and peanuts and crisp vegetables on the side, and the spring rolls came steaming from the fryer and served with a light sweet and sour sauce.
Bar Louie (The Shops at Park Lane)

8166 Park Lane, Suite C310 Northeast Dallas

469-638-8050

Gastro Pub

Founded in 1990, Bar Louie has five locations throughout DFW and over 70 across the U.S. A friendly neighborhood gastropub, Bar Louie offers strong cocktails, chef-inspired food and spot-on service all in a comfortable atmosphere where you’re encouraged to kick back and hang out. The menu has variety of bar bites, craft burgers, flatbreads, thick sandwiches, plus hefty salads and mains. Be sure to check out their rotating Cocktail For A Cause, where a portion of the proceeds from each drink sold benefits a charitable organization.

1 article
Becks Prime

5931 Forest Lane North Dallas

972-661-8681

American, Traditional, Recommended

Promising fresh, fast, burgers, steaks and sandwiches, this Houston-based fast food chain comes endorsed by Texas Monthly. The massive half-pound patties dwarf typical fast food options, and they should, since a burger here starts at $7.25. The meat is ground in house fresh each morning, and grilled to order – they'll even deliver a rare burger – over mesquite wood.

4 articles
Besa's Pizza & Pasta

14856 Preston Rd. North Dallas

972-233-7227

Italian, Pizza, Best Of

From the street, this might look like the average strip-mall pizza parlor, but once inside things change. The tables are covered in earth-tone tablecloths that match the seat cushions. Obviously, some thought went into Besa's. That by itself distinguishes Besa's from most slice shops in town. The counter service is still there, as are the cheap price points. Lunch specials begin at $4.99 for one Neapolitan-style slice, a tossed salad and a drink. While the pizza, including the Sicilian, is popular, pastas such as the lobster ravioli get raves from regulars. Among the myriad of subs available, the Philly cheesesteak is a hot item. Customers in search of something more substantial can order one of the meat (chicken, veal or seafood) entrées.

1 article
Beth Marie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream & Soda Fountain

117 W. Hickory St. Denton

940-384-1818

American, Dessert, Best Of

Maurice made a mess, a delectable, delicious mess, which he spilt all over Beth Marie’s old-fashioned floor. OK, so you can only assume this kind of occurrence helps dessert connoisseurs come up with creative nicknames for their one-of-a-kind concoctions. Beth Marie’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream probably didn’t name its Maurice’s Muddy Mess flavor after a sweet-toothed kid, but that doesn’t mean this dessert stop is any less delish. Selling all sorts of colorful creams including cupcake, coconut and chocolate with chocolate chips, Beth Marie’s has certainly made a name for itself. The parlor scoops out to several Denton locations and markets throughout Texas. You can check out its original home in Denton’s Historic Downtown Square.

2 articles
Big Shucks

6232 E. Mockingbird Lane East Dallas & Lakewood

214-887-6353

Seafood, Recommended, Best Of

Fresh oysters, clams and crab legs and an inland-oyster-bar atmosphere make this a festive spot, especially when the longnecks are flowing on the patio. The fried catfish (served with fat fries) is some of the best in town: crispy and greaseless. It's a mecca, too, for crawfish lovers. The signature shrimp cocktail is made with avocado, onions, tomatoes, cilantro and serrano peppers, served in a tall mug. Run like its little brother on Greenville Avenue – Aw Shucks – it has its traditions: no moist towelettes, no bottled cocktail sauce (you mix the pepper sauce and ketchup) and no check. The pay-at-the-door honor system makes you feel better about mankind.

4 articles
Big Tony’s West Philly Cheesesteaks

13378 Preston Rd. North Dallas

214-812-9092

Sandwiches, Critics' Pick

Why West Philly? Well, that’s where Anthony “Big Tony” Blaylock is from. He graduated from Temple University, which explains the college memorabilia at some of his mini-chain’s locations, and got experience in the restaurant business by working at local rival chain Fred’s before opening his own cheesesteak shop. Big Tony’s imports bread loaves from Philadelphia, because nothing made locally can match the unique, soft-but-firm texture of the breads into which this restaurant piles sliced steak and veggies. The menu is huge, and each day has its own specials, but look out for No. 8, with sautéed onions and mushrooms, and No. 15, which adds mushrooms, onions, banana peppers and slices of jalapeño. The meat is saucy, but never greasy, and we also appreciate the pandemic safety measures taken at each restaurant, including curbside pickup at some locations.

Top pick: The fried sides, including “toothpicks” and “hockey pucks” (fried straight-sliced onions and peppers, and fried jalapeño coins, respectively), are spot-on.

Fun fact: The enormous menu also includes burgers and a hot pastrami hoagie.

1 article
Bistro B

9780 Walnut St. Garland & Vicinity

214-575-9885

Vietnamese, Recommended

Bistro B (Authentic Asian Cuisine) is all kinds of awesome. It's delicious awesome. It's cheap awesome. It's scary awesome. It's "Aww, dammit, this Thai iced tea has those chewy brown gelatin bubbles in it. Why am I chewing a drink? This is wrong" awesome. Bistro B is, in fact, the Cheesecake Factory of Asian cuisine. The menu is ridiculously huge, including a list of smoothies that includes the "Jack Fruit" and "Avocado Mung Bean." Also worth noting was number 424 Nuoc Lanh Chai, which is a beverage described as "water bottle."

2 articles
BlackFriar Pub

2621 McKinney Ave. Uptown/Oak Lawn

214-953-0599

English, European, Irish, Bars and Clubs, Recommended

This popular restaurant and bar attracts bustling Uptown crowds and folks who live in the surrounding neighborhood. Serving a delicious selection of food from appetizers to cheese boards to burgers and sandwiches as well as an abundant beer selection, BlackFriar's menu adds up to one serious pub and grub. BlackFriar provides plenty of seating inside and out, and has one of the best patios in Dallas – with decorative heat lamps, assorted seating, warm lighting and a full bar. Inside, the atmosphere is dimly lit and appropriately warm, with dark woods and lots of pub-style seating. Happy hour runs from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. On Sundays, brunch is available from noon to 4 p.m.

11 articles
The Blue Fish

3519 Greenville Ave. East Dallas & Lakewood

214-824-3474

Japanese, Sushi, Recommended, Best Of, Readers' Choice

A hip vibe bolstered by mixed wood and metal design elements bestow upon this Japanese restaurant specializing in sushi a sleek sheen. Whimsical signature rolls like the South Beach set atop a martini glass only accentuate it. As does the price. Salmon, crab, shrimp and avocado wrapped in cucumber with a vinaigrette and masago will set you back $12.95. The folks behind Blue Fish have been at it in this first area location since 1998. With restaurants all over DFW, the price doesn't keep sushi lovers from biting. The hip masses come for more than the raw fish and tangy rice. The restaurant offers a full menu, from potstickers and hibachi to the ubiquitous ahi tower and bento boxes.

9 articles
Blue Goose Cantina

2905 Greenville Ave. East Dallas & Lakewood

214-823-8339

Tex-Mex, Recommended, Menu

Fajitas, tamales, enchiladas – the trifecta of Tex-Mex cookery – are the specialties at Blue Goose, matched only by the much-lauded (and guzzled) margaritas. From the original Greenville Avenue location to the locations scattered around the Dallas area, the Tex-Mex restaurant's slogan holds true everywhere. It's "Where Every Day is a Fiesta," with its all-the-colors-of-the-rainbow paint scheme and neon lighting. The signature Goose Eggs app is a plate of jalapeños stuffed with chicken and cheese with the house Durango sauce on the side. Along with the aforementioned Tex-Mex standards are signature items like the Chimichanga a la Blue Goose, Pollo a la Chipotle and twin chiles rellenos. A table with all that food on it is definitely for a party.

15 articles
Blue Goose Cantina

4757 W. Park Blvd. Plano

972-596-8882

Tex-Mex, Recommended

Fajitas, tamales, enchiladas – the trifecta of Tex-Mex cookery – are the specialties at Blue Goose, matched only by the much-lauded (and guzzled) margaritas. From the original Greenville Avenue location to the locations scattered around the Dallas area, the Tex-Mex restaurant's slogan holds true everywhere. It's "Where Every Day is a Fiesta," with its all-the-colors-of-the-rainbow paint scheme and neon lighting. The signature Goose Eggs app is a plate of jalapeños stuffed with chicken and cheese with the house Durango sauce on the side. Along with the aforementioned Tex-Mex standards are signature items like the Chimichanga a la Blue Goose, Pollo a la Chipotle and twin chiles rellenos. A table with all that food on it is definitely for a party.

3 articles
Blue Mesa Grill

14866 Montfort Dr. Addison

972-934-0165

Brunch, Mexican, Southwestern, Tex-Mex, Recommended

The meal to have at this area favorite is the Mexican breakfast buffet. Families in their post-church Sunday best line up for the omelet bar, and Tex-Mex offerings like the chicken and mushroom enchiladas with chipotle cream sauce and waffles. The rest of the menu, with as many ingredients locally sourced as possible, is marked by higher-end Mexican and Tex-Mex specialties like slow-roasted natural chicken with caramelized honey-ancho glaze and the blue-corn-crusted mahi mahi with roasted poblano aioli. Of course, tacos make an appearance, but we're talking beef tenderloin tacos here. The décor follows suit with clean and colorful appointments. Reservations are most definitely recommended.

6 articles
Board Bites

6100 K Ave. Suite 104B Plano

469-929-6955

Middle Eastern, Recommended

Across from the taco truck, every street corner in America needs a Lebanese fast-food joint for falafel emergencies. Until that utopia arrives, we’ll all have to head to Plano, where Board Bites has been serving up a short menu of shawarma wraps, kebabs, spicy hummus and not much else since spring 2018. Of course, not much else is necessary.

2 articles
Bombay Chowpatty

825 W. Royal Lane Irving/Las Colinas

972-677-7658

Indian, Slideshow

One of Irving’s top places for chaat is Bombay Chowpatty, named after a beach lined with street food vendors. The dining room showcases some of that airy atmosphere, with seats arranged food-hall style around a central open kitchen and many of the walls plastered with beach photos and Bollywood posters. Pav bhaji is a superb order here, as are the bit-of-everything lunch combos. If you just need a snack, go for sabudana vada, deep-fried patties of sago pearls, whole-seed spices and chives; they have the crisp bubbly texture of good tater tots. The fusion items, like a pizza dosa and pineapple-chocolate-cheese sandwich, are just as wild as they sound, so order with caution.

Top pick: If you’re in the mood for a sandwich, skip the European-style sandwiches on white bread and order a frankie, a rolled-up paratha filled with chopped veggies and spices. The paneer frankie here is a reliable and filling vegetarian lunch.

Fun fact: Bombay Chowpatty is one of the few restaurants in the Dallas area with a Jain menu. Because Jain people believe in total nonviolence to all living creatures, their vegetarianism excludes foods grown underground, like onions, to avoid harming small insects by harvesting roots or tubers.

2 articles
Bone Daddy's House of Smoke

8856 Spring Valley Rd. North Dallas

214-575-3050

Barbecue, Steak, Recommended, Best Of

Mike Leatherwood's tiny chain of breastaraunts can be summed up in three keywords: barbecue, beer and beauties. The latter are called "Daddy's Girls," and serve the former two items while clad in tight-fitting clothes. Surprise, surprise: The main clientele are men sucking down cold ones and hickory-smoked 'cue, like the three-meat house platter with two sides. Bear in mind that some meats, like the bone-in half chicken, are only available on a platter. Baby-back ribs, sandwiches (pulled pork is popular), burgers and chicken-fried steak also make appearances on the menu. And for the ladies whose men are too busy ogling the staff or the big game on the television, there are several salads. Trust us, many a "Damn!" can be heard in the dining rooms, exclamations referring to neither food nor sport.

3 articles
Boulangerie

1921 Greenville Ave. East Dallas & Lakewood

214-821-3477

Bakery, French, Critics' Pick, Best Of

If you’re looking for a well-made baguette, the Village Baking Co.'s Boulangerie is a good place to find one. If you’re lucky, you’ll witness the baker pull several from the oven as you walk through the door. Not everything is quite that fresh, but everything you see was baked that morning, from the croissants to the éclairs to the massive boules on the shelves behind the counter. Come in the afternoon and get a sandwich made on the same bread. Ham, cheese and butter sounds rather plain, but it’s one of the best ways to enjoy a baguette.

11 articles
Bowlounge

167 Turtle Creek Blvd. Downtown/Deep Ellum

214-741-7737

Bar Food, Sports and Recreation, Recommended, Best Of, Readers' Choice

Bowlounge isn't cheap, and with ancient scoring machines that seem to miscount pins a few times every round, it's not for serious bowlers. But the lanes, pin-setters and scoring methods salvaged from an East Texas alley facing demolition give off such a comforting nostalgic vibe that a little bit of scorekeeping chaos is easily overlooked. And we'll take Twisted Root burgers over stale, neon-cheese-topped nachos any day.

1 event 10 articles
Brentwood

5318 Belt Line Rd. Addison

214-217-0100

American

Brentwood is now open where Houston’s used to be in Addison. And if you ever ate at Houston’s, it smells the same. It’s like getting a whiff of grandpa's pipe or grandma’s ciggies every now and then. Takes you right back. The menu here ranges from sushi and classic Americana. A trio of burgers is center stage on the menu; a classic LTOP with mustard and mayo. House specialties include chicken dishes, steaks and fish. A wild berry cobbler is loaded with pecans and topped with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yes, the cocktail menu has an espresso martini. They all do now. It has four martinis as a matter of fact, a classic which is served with goat cheese olives. The rest is classics: an Old Fashioned, a paloma made with mezcal, and a bourbon and rye Manhattan barrel aged for two weeks. Their Singapore Sling is "served the old world way," which makes us want to go back and see that means. We hope it's a bit scrappy.

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