Pietro’s

This family-run, red-and-white-checkered-tablecloth joint is one of Dallas’ oldest for Italian fare. Down-to-earth, consistently good dishes like minestrone soup, spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmigiana keep the place bustling.

Piggie Pies

Sure, Neapolitan pizza is all the rage right now, but sometimes you just crave a good ol’ slice of Americana. Piggie Pies on Upper Greenville does classic American-style pizza with a soft, chewy-but-crisp crust loaded with plenty of toppings. (It’s also conveniently located next to Condom Sense, in case you think taking your date out […]

Pink Magnolia

Blythe Beck is back. Now with her own restaurant in Oak Cliff, the Naughty Chef has taken over a closed seafood restaurant and turned it into a glitzy nod to Southern comfort food. Expect chicken fried steak, bacon-wrapped meatloaf, hush puppies, mac and cheese and other favorites in a sleek dining room. If you’ve come […]

Pizza By Marco

Since 1956, Marco, the self-proclaimed oldest pizzeria in Dallas, has been using a Sicilian family recipe currently known only to Frank Nuccio, son of founder Marco Nuccio. What is certain is that there are more than a dozen spices in the sauce and dough. What also keeps Marco’s in business is its willingness to go […]

Pizza Leila

The Sicilian-style pizza here has a thick focaccia crust and a more than a dozen different toppings; some traditional (like Grandma Pie) while others are more regional like brisket and a queso fundido. Be sure to try and order of the cacio e pepe arancini, little balls of wonderful cheese, rise and pepper. The space […]

Pizzana

From the founders of Sprinkles Cupcakes, comes a pizza joint that was borne from a fancy Hollywood party. Here you’ll find a neo-Neapolitan style pizza. The dough is fermented for 48 hours, which gives it true Neapolitan pizza qualities, but with a firm, not floppy, base. Start with the carciofi arrostiti is charred artichoke hearts […]

The Place at Perry’s

Perry’s makes its bed with prime. And while prime may at times seem interchangeable with flame-proof saddle padding on many of the city’s upper-crust steak menus, Perry’s has the real thing both on paper and between the lips. It’s juicy, rich and infiltrated with lusty silk that successfully straddles the razor-thin line between feminine refinement […]

Plucker’s

This Austin-based chicken-wing chain clucks its bucks thanks to folks who come for the deals and the family restaurant/sports bar hybrid feel. This location, in the Old Town Shopping Center, shares real estate with many fast-casual brands, but none has wings doused in Fire in the Hole sauce. Break the record for most eaten and […]

Pocket Sandwich Theatre

If you’re like us, you’ve seen the sign for Pocket Sandwich Theatre while driving down Mockingbird Lane and wondered if they had falafel. Alas, it’s not a takeout joint but a theater specializing in comedies and melodramas that encourage audience participation (think popcorn-throwing). Late nights feature everything from stand-up comedy and improv to burlesque. Also, […]