Sitting on the porch at La Calle Doce in Oak Cliff, you could easily believe you were lunching in San Antonio, not Dallas. Upscale but not stuffy, this local institution (which also has an East Dallas location) serves some of the best-quality Mexican seafood in town, from ceviche cocktails and tostadas to seafood chiles rellenos […]
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Showing 67 - 88 of 162This is a truly distinctive Mexican restaurant that is essentially a collection of family recipes inspired by the cuisine of Cotija (for which the cheese was named), a small town in the southwestern state of Michoacan. Sinking their American roots in Arkansas with seven Mexican restaurants, the Oseguera family made their way to Dallas to […]
La Neta is a swank Las Vegas import that is a restaurant, bar and lounge in Deep Ellum. The spot serves big club energy with a menu that is at times as flamboyant as the space. There’s a full range of Mexican appetizers, many with a pescatarian slant: ceviche, Baja-style oysters and tuna tartar with […]
The Webb Chapel road tortilla factory and take-out may be one of Dallas’ most compelling taquerias. The “Hot” in the restaurant’s name, however, really should be emphasized. And note, we’re not describing piquancy here, we’re talking about the ambient room temperature experienced when you walk though the gaping front door. It’s always hot in this […]
Three things give this restaurant notoriety: the outside taco window, from which customers order tacos with fresh tortillas; the bubbling Chori-Queso Fundido presented on a fajita skillet; and live music. Of course, the kitchen offers its signature grilled meats, like the pork chop, as the establishment’s name implies. Among the other menu favorites are homemade […]
The food to order here is — you guessed it — tamales, albeit they are tamales of small stature. Among the permutations of filled and steamed corn masa are pork and jalape
La Salsa Verde is a locally owned authentic taco spot with six locations around North Texas, most of which are pretty small spaces, but that’s no worry. The Northwest Highway location has a big dining room, but the Coit Road and Plano locations are especially close quarters. Set your takeout container on the passenger seat, […]
Any stop at one La Salsa Verde’s four locations must involve at least one of the tacos de cabeza. That could mean lengua, or tongue, an ultratender cut that looks, when plated, as if it’s been pulled. The only thing better than a taco de lengua is a taco de lengua rebanada; the only difference […]
Whether you’re hungover or just plain hungry, the breakfast burritos at La Victoria in East Dallas are the cure for what ails you. From the outside it looks like a run-down drive-in, but as anyone who’s ever hooked up with a “hottie” from Craigslist knows, looks can be deceiving. Grab a table or a bar […]
Lanny’s Alta Cocina is without a doubt one of the pillars of the Fort Worth dining scene. Headed up by the great-grandson of the guy who founded Joe T. Garcia’s, Lanny’s turns out food that is miles away from the fajitas and margaritas you’ll find at that other institution. Refined and classy but never stuffy […]
This “shrine to the spirits of Mexico” recently contended for a James Beard Award for best bar in the United States, a recognition of its extraordinary library of tequilas, mezcals, sotols, raicillas, corn whiskeys and more. You could nerd out over a specific rare liquor from the list of specials, or you could sit on […]
Le Taco sprung after Scotch & Sausage’s shifted direction at their Oak Lawn restaurant to a more Dallas-y direction: tacos and tequila. Moo shu duck, yellow curry and tempura avocado join the usual suspects like carnitas and such. And then there’s the torta burgers. You’ll need to unhinge your jaw to get your mouth around […]
The Limon family’s Veracruzan kitchen sits well outside the spotlight with locations in the west side of Oak Cliff and Grand Prairie, which means Dallas at large is still hearing the good news about their exceptional garnachas, mole veracruzano and picadas. Be careful with the enchiladas verdes: There are habanero peppers in the salsa, and […]
: Like many small, family-owned Latino restaurants in Dallas, Los Torres Taqueria began quietly turning out spicy, heady Mexican cooking right under the city’s nose. Business has been a little slow, said Ramiro Torres, who runs the restaurant with wife Irene and her sister Evangelina, but he notes the weekends have been picking up on […]
With a strong work ethic and the help of family members, much can be accomplished. Luna’s Tortilla Factory is proof. In 1924, one year after emigrating from Mexico, Maria Luna opened her legendary shop at the original Carolina Street location. Her son Francisco, at 19 years of age, took control of Tortilla Factory, expanding the […]
Highland Park’s fine-dining restaurant Madrina manages to take Mexican food to levels it has never achieved in Dallas by infusing the cuisine with French techniques and lofty aspirations. Where else can you get duck confit enfrijoladas next to a whole lobster served en cro
If you’re a history buff, tequila drinker, Tex-Mex fanatic or any combination of the above, a visit to Mariano’s Hacienda is mandatory. Way back in 1971, owner Mariano Martinez (he’s the handsome mustachioed one sporting a sombrero up on the wall) made history by inventing the very first frozen margarita machine. Said history-making machine now […]