Chef Marko Ramirez-Pursley, who is from Puerto Rico, graduated from culinary school in Costa Rica and started his food truck, El Chifrijo, in his hometown in 2015. He often set up his truck near a beach with tall palm trees arching overhead. He had a booming beachside business until 2017, when Hurricane Maria devastated the […]
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If you like Tacos La Banqueta but hate waiting in line, try El Come Taco, an Old East Dallas taco joint that’s well on its way to becoming an institution. Everything at El Come is good, even the simple Jose taco with beans, cheese and avocado, but look out for unusual offerings like tripe, lengua, […]
Since 1918, original owner Miguel Martinez’s El Fenix has been reeling in the Tex-Mex faithful. This location, the flagship store, is across the street from the second El Fenix, which was opened in 1925 and is owned by Mike Karns. From the favorite tortilla soup and fajitas to the generous combinations, like the signature Special […]
Since 1918, original owner Miguel Martinez’s El Fenix has been reeling in the Tex-Mex faithful. This location, the flagship store, is across the street from the second El Fenix, which was opened in 1925 and is owned by Mike Karns. From the favorite tortilla soup and fajitas to the generous combinations, like the signature Special […]
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Some of the best enchiladas verdes in Dallas can be found here, and if you agree with us, you can order them in an enormous platter of six; or just get two as they come with sides of ride and beans. There are other hits on the menu too, including picadillo gorditas, lengua tacos and […]
A Tex-Mex institution in Oak Cliff, El Ranchito lives up to every mariachi-serenaded stereotype and has a kitchen to back up the bragging. One house specialty is cabrito – kid goat – but El Ranchito offers many more ways to celebrate the cuisines of Monterrey, northern Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley. Grab a portion […]
El Rincon de Villa is housed in a bright yellow building with gun-toting, bandolier-wearing, sombrero-rocking dudes painted on the side. Don’t worry, though, the guys inside wield pencils and pads instead of pistols. When one comes to your table, order the chilaquiles, small pieces of fried corn tortilla with your choice of red or green […]
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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 […]
Traditional Caribbean or West Indian food isn’t relegated to Brooklyn, New York, and the island sources of the cuisine. Elaine’s Kitchen is proof. Formerly a closet of a restaurant with eternal standing-room-only status, Elaine’s has moved to a bigger space with sufficient seating for the droves that rush here for the volcanic jerk chicken and […]
The Elbow Room, which sits on the outskirts of Deep Ellum near Baylor Hospital, has been relatively immune to the nearby nightlife district’s ups and downs over the last decade. Even though it’s still within earshot of Trees on a loud night, this neighborhood bar has a much mellower atmosphere. The raw brick interior lines […]
Deep Ellum is full of options for a good time, some of which can get wild. But at Electric Shuffle, things get wild around the shuffleboard tables. So, get a headcount of fun people in your life and make reservations. It won’t take any time at all to learn to play shuffleboard, especially after the […]
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Elephant East is a pan-Asian restaurant with a small but very intimate dining room, offering spots for small groups and dates. Start with an order of Bang Bang Shrimp or an umami rich lightly-fried soft-shell crabs covered in a spicy black bean sauce that same crisp napa slaw, which here was blessed with an umami-rich […]