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Thai food at Bambu isn’t the sloppy affair it sometimes becomes at greasy pad Thai joints: The best dishes at this neighborhood nook are startlingly sophisticated, reflecting a respect for top-notch ingredients and a steady command of the grill. The restaurant hews to the Isaan style of cooking associated with Thailand’s northeastern region, and the […]
If you’re looking to feed a crowd of people something other than the usual Tex-Mex or Italian, consider Caravelle. Its modest strip mall location conceals a massive high-ceilinged dining room decked out in entirely too much pastel pink, accented with giant chandeliers and gold dragons. The extensive Chinese-Vietnamese menu offers a little something for everyone, […]
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Head past the art-splashed lobby of the Thompson Hotel and up to floor 9C, and you’ll find Catbird-a bar that’s not just a vibe, it’s a full-blown aesthetic. Housed in a former bank, you enter through a tunnel of flowers that feels like you accidentally wandered into an out-of-place wedding, only to emerge in an […]
Churn and Bake has 20-plus flavors of ice cream. A list of top five flavors is displayed outside the parlor’s front doors. With flavors like Vietnamese Rocky Road, ube coconut crunch and Thai tea, we’re not sure if the list is meant to guide you or make the choice harder. The Vietnamese Rocky Road here […]
If your parents were Korean and supported your drinking habit by cooking enormous meals for your returns home from long nights out, your house would probably look a lot like Dal Dong Nae. This late-night staple of Dallas Korea Town serves enormous, family-style platters of pork, bowls of raw oyster kimchi, huge simmering pans of […]
Wolfgang Puck’s Dallas outpost is as brilliant as you would hope an acclaimed chef’s restaurant could be-creative fare, professional service, and great views from the rotating tower. Of course, the big guy doesn’t man the kitchen. That job is handled by Jacob Williamson. His presentations are modern Asian, from surprisingly subtle curries to crispy suckling […]
Hawkers is a trip. Literally. Here you’ll find street food that is “hawked” across Asia. An order of the Korean twice-fried wings is almost enough for two people but you’ll likely want to eat the whole thing. Seoul hot chicken steamed bao are stuffed with a piece of spicy fried chicken and a pickle (a […]
The specialty here is extraordinary noodles, handmade to order. Place an order for beef noodle soup or minced pork noodles and the chef appears at a long, prominently placed counter, forming dough and flamboyantly teasing it out to great length. He slams the dough against the counter, spins it out mid-air and tugs it all […]
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There’s something about devouring a whole fish – truly devouring it, leaving nothing but bones – that feels victorious, like climbing a mountain peak or getting through downtown on Interstate 35 without hitting traffic. That’s especially the case at Plano’s Little Sichuan, where the whole tilapia comes buried in an avalanche of potatoes, cauliflower, lotus […]
Texans certainly hold their barbecue opinions close to their hearts, and it’s risky business to attempt to fuse barbecue with Asian fare and not upset fans of either cuisine. Under the guidance of Uchi’s Tyson Cole and Franklin Barbecue’s Aaron Franklin, the food at Loro soars. Menu options hopscotch between Asian influences like Karaage chicken […]
This is Loro’s second location in Dallas, near Addison. Here the menu is primarily pan-Asian with touches of Texas brisket. If it sounds like an awkward marriage, it’s not. It’s beautiful. Try green curry hushpuppies with a coconut chili ranch or a smoke prime bavette served with a shishito salsa verde. The sandwich selections here […]
An Oak Cliff hole-in-the-wall situated behind a potholed strip-mall parking lot is the source of some of Dallas’ best Thai and Lao food, including superbly fiery drunken noodles that might be among the best, and most basil-packed, in the whole state of Texas. If you’re tired of sweet, samey-tasting pad Thai and mild-mannered curries, the […]
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Deep Ellum needed something like this. Monkey King Noodle Co. is an off-the-beaten-path Chinese street-food restaurant that brings big flavors on the cheap. The spicy beef noodle soup is exceptional and by far the best way to get to know the Monkey King’s handcrafted noodles. A subtle version of dan-dan noodles isn’t that spicy, but […]
Mr. Wok is absolutely the best thing that could have happened to a defunct Pizza Hut. Since 1989, the Kang family has been using the remodeled space in Plano to serve some of the Dallas area’s best Peking duck. You’ll notice the old relic in the rooflines, but walk through the front door and any […]
Since 2001, this downtown slurp castle has been at the confluence of Asian and Italian pasta dishes. Spaghetti Bolognese, anyone? Why not cheesy ravioli? The d