Dallas Chop House has stripped away the heavy leather banquettes, black walnut paneling and cigar smoke from the classic steakhouse experience and come up with an exceedingly modern approach to the red meat meal. Housed in the Philip Johnson-designed Comerica Building, the Chop House is done up in metal, cushions and earth tones. The menu […]
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Since 1941, the Dickey family says it has had one mission: “Serve everyone great barbecue.” It all began at this location, homey and humble compared to the other area restaurants. Three generations later the family is still at it — in 2009, Dickey’s was considered the largest barbecue restaurant chain in the country. The menu […]
This strip-mall slice shop sells whole pizza pies that are bigger than your average pie on the cheap — under-10-bucks cheap. A small pizza here is about the size of other pizza joint’s medium offerings, while the medium is really a large. And the large? Well, when that moon of a pie hits your eye, […]
Dough Pizzeria Napoletana brings to Preston Hollow wood-fired pizza cooked in the Neapolitan style. This location isn’t certified VPN like the flagship location in San Antonio, but they make some of the neighborhood’s best pies. Pizzas are topped with high-quality ingredients, and charcuterie boards deliver big flavor. If your party is small, have a seat […]
What used to be an old Thai restaurant is now serving upscale seafood dishes. An aggressive remodel transformed the space, now tricked out in dreamy ocean blues with sculptures of driftwood and sand dollars and starfish strewn about. The fish is wicked fresh and specials showcase odd sea creatures of all sorts. Grilled shrimp, golden […]
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The trompo, a vertical roasting spit common in Mexico, serves up the popular Alambres Al Pastor-a quartet of tacos served with the traditional toppings in corn tortillas. Although there are more than tacos at Leo Spencer’s El Tizoncito, don’t expect chips and salsas. Instead, find frijoles charros-black bean soup seasoned with epazote herb. Other crowd […]
Odds are if you’re in a mid-range restaurant or in an eatery with aspirations above the middling range — even a food truck — you’re eating bread from Empire. This artisan bakery is the go-to bread and pastry joint in Big D. It has been so since owners Robert and Meaders Moore Ozarow opened it […]
If you’ve been bored with the dining scene along Travis Street, you’ve either been gone for some time or you’re not paying attention. The Establishment opened in the old Trece space and the cooking is energetic enough to enliven the entire neighborhood. The oyster bar might not look inviting but the bivalves that leave it […]
If you’re looking for an inexpensive meal that feels like an event, Everest Restaurant may be just what you seek. The kitchen focuses on Nepali cooking, but branches out into Indian and Chinese fare as well. A visit isn’t complete without an order of the goat momo, savory dumplings that burst with flavor, and which […]
The concept of a Campisi off spring heads in an very different direction from the family pizza joint: classy Italian. While the cooking can slump, the lounge side is a gorgeous blend of Sinatra then and Dallas now.
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Dangling miniature Christmas lights and plastic fish combined with tin pails of saltine crackers on all the tables give this dim, narrow seafood eatery in the middle of the Park Cities a surprising slightly laid-back, urban seaport feel. Start out with a batch of iced, fresh oysters on the half shell. If the famous slither […]
Taking inspiration from East Texas fish shacks with the design to match, the grub here is exactly as the restaurant’s name suggests-catching air from the kitchen to your table. The fresh, seasonal catch is a must: catfish, shrimp and oysters, grilled fish, shrimp cocktail, fish cocktail, crab legs and mudbugs. The staff offers daily specials, […]
In recent years, Oak Cliff has experienced an influx of great bars and restaurants, most of them popping up in the Bishop Arts District. But just north of there, in the space formerly occupied by Jack’s Backyard, the owners of Bolsa and Smoke have opened The Foundry. The sprawling yard is enclosed by open boxcars […]
Dallas needed an FT33. In fact, it needs more of them – restaurants where chefs are not only brave enough to think outside the box, but also diligent enough to do it well. Places like this shift a city’s dining culture for the better, and they’re also a lot of fun to visit. Where else […]
Much talked about taco stand in a gas station/convenience store should be experienced by everyone at least once-preferably at 2 or 3 in the morning. No seats, so you stand by your car and eat some of the better (when the meat is just off the grill) tacos around.
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Condiment bars allow customers to mix and match at will, usually creating a more pleasant dining experience. That’s what Gazeebo Burgers is going for, meaning service is at a minimum. It pretty much ends after ordering the signature half-pound Gazeebo, an Old Fashioned Cheeseburger or the Gobbler with mushrooms and Swiss cheese turkey burger. The […]
Colleen O’Hare & Jeana Johnson created an instantaneous hit with their little shop inside The Green Stop gas station and market in the White Rock area, and now they are making tacos at a new location. The emphasis here is on the local and the creative for those in need of a speedy nosh. While […]