Keith Schlabs and Shannon Wynne, the team behind the Flying Saucer craft-beer chain, have upped their suds game. In 2010, they opened this gastropub with 40 rotating drafts, two cask ales and more than 85 bottles, all of which can be expertly paired with chef Chad Kelley’s high-end pub grub. The restaurant is also the […]
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Exploding from Florida in the 1980s and now with locations in 36 states and three countries, this fondue restaurant chain’s popularity is firmly rooted in giving diners control over the food. It’s fun to mix and match then dip assorted meats and treats through four courses of gooey goodness. That four-course bonanza is called Big […]
Barbecue is a humble art, and there’s something special about brisket procured from a barbecue shack on the side of the road. Trouble is, most of the ramshackle joints across Texas don’t serve very good smoked meats – that is until Travis and Donna Mayes first fired up their brick smoker in 2009. They’ve been […]
Well, hello, darlin’. It’s so nice to see you again. Milo Butterfingers recently changed ownership and took a little time for itself to get one of those deep plane face lifts: We’re not sure what was involved or even if we want to know, but damn, it looks fantastic. The original location was one of […]
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Although bathed in color-changing neon lights, Muddy Waters’ interior is still so dim you can hardly find your way to the pool tables. With a cross section of various ages and races, Muddy Waters caters to crowds of working-class people rushing to get in on the bar’s cheap weekly specials, including Monday’s dollar drafts and […]
Nick Badovinus has had plenty of restaurant success in Dallas. With National Anthem, he has created a mix-tape of the greatest hits from his other ventures and stuffed them onto one menu. It’s all then served up with a playful smirk for those who are in on the joke. The result is a competent blend […]
Nary a bad word has been uttered about this shop that carries a little bit of everything. The eclectic approach is as visible in the menu as it is in the interior design. There are bulk candy machines. There are Euro-style minimalist tables and chairs. There are gourmet salads and sandwiches. There are Belgian chocolates. […]
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The team from Nick & Sam’s took a jinxed location (Stolik, Standard, Strong’s Everyday Tavern amongst others) and turned it into a cool hangout. Lighter, more casual fare than at their sibling steakhouse. And the two patios are warm weather musts for the see and be seen crowd.
If you’re in West Texas and you hear someone talking about a nodding donkey, it’s probably just an oil-worker talking about oil well pumpjacks. Around Dallas, however, if you overhear some talk of The Nodding Donkey, the folks mean a certain neighborhood saloon located in Uptown across Thomas Avenue from Londoner. Opened fall 2010, the […]
Obzeet is many things: restaurant, a dessert and coffee bar, a gift shop selling all manner of bizarrely random goods and a delightfully trashy tropical patio complete with a waterfall and koi pond that often doubles as a live music venue and plays host to plenty of regulars. Don’t miss the dessert case, with its […]
Off-Site Kitchen moved to Trinity Groves recently, but don’t think for a second that the casual burger restaurant lost one drop of its greasy charm. The new location is just like the old location, just with a lot more tables, games to keep you occupied and a beer cooler that runs the entire length of […]
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Ojeda’s is unabashedly Tex-Mex, without even a hint of “Fresh-Mex,” “Mod-Mex” or any other such stabs at upscale Mexican and/or healthy food. Sometimes you just gotta have a chili relleno or some enchiladas smothered in greasy chili, and if that’s what you’re craving, Ojeda’s is the place for you. Other menu options include tacos, fajitas, […]
This restaurant is located in the centrury old Coca Cola building in the West End. Glossy cement floors, exposed brick and high ceilings highlight the charm of this century-old space. Large windows allow outside light and all the doings outside to flood in. The fun menu here is served with a side of jazz hands. […]
Les Highet and Erma Hueneke founded the first Original Pancake House in Portland, Oregon, in 1953. Since then, the family and its franchisees have exported the beloved restaurant coast to coast. The popular breakfast giants at this everyday eatery are the Apple Pancake, a large pancake with sautéed apples and cinnamon sugar; and the Dutch […]
Outpost American Tavern brings affordable, comfortable bar food to a section of Oak Cliff that needed a decent bar. The new restaurant, housed in the building that used to host Campo, sports dark wood tones and dim lighting for a cozy, casual feel that’s suited to the menu. If you’re looking for decent food that […]