Ricky’s Hot Chicken

Here you can find a version of the ever-popular Nashville-style hot chicken that is even halal. Available heat levels range from no heat to “a-bomb” with habanero, ghost, scorpion and reaper pepper added. You’ve been warned. These come as either quarters, tenders, wings or nuggets, and on Sundays, you can even opt for chicken and […]

Saigon Block Restaurant

Many of the regulars at this Richardson institution come to share a bounteous portion of whole roasted catfish, priced by size and served with rice paper, sauces and herbs for make-them-yourself spring rolls. There are also roasted quail and buttery frog legs on the menu at Saigon Block, which specializes in the kind of banquet […]

SaWaDiKa Thai Zone

Richardson has its share of Asian cuisine, but SaWaDiKa Thai Zone stands out for its peppy atmosphere and admirable blend of the traditional and the creative. Basic dishes such as pad Thai and red curry are plated beautifully and taste just as good. Tiger Cry brisket is some of the most well-seasoned in the area. […]

Sayyad Mediterranean Cuisine

The specialty here is Mediterranean-style grilled seafood, offered in a weekday lunch buffet, but the real action at Sayyad is in the evenings, when grilled fish and seafood kebabs can take center stage. The seafood specialties here include singari fish casserole, in which a whole fish is split, butterflied and marinated, then topped with an […]

Six Springs Tavern

Located just north of Dallas in Richardson, Six Springs Tavern is a somewhat new hangout in a spot that has more than four decades of live music history. Now, they serve all your favorite booze and put on shows by local, regional and national music acts. Lucky for you, Six Springs can hold a big […]

Stone Horse Bistro

Brother to Little Katana on Travis Street, Stone Horse is the same copious blend of Japanese and Korean with little flecks of Thai and Chinese. Steaks are rich and juicy, sushi plows through the range of stunning to adequate to deplorable, with most hugging the former rather than the latter. Service is earnest if na

Sueño Modern Mex-Tex

Sueño is from local restauranter Julio Pineda, who previously spearheaded Pineda’s Mexican Cuisine in Richardson. Pineda and his father Aureliano Pineda – who worked at Mi Concina for 20 years – always had a dream of opening their own restaurant together. Along with several other family members, they have realized that dream with aptly named Sueño. […]

Sugarless DeLite

Diabetics or low-carb fanatics will be DeLited at the selection of 300-plus items devoid of the sweet stuff. Everything from barbecue sauce and margarita mix to low-carb bagels and frozen “yogurt” (that’s lactose-, gluten-, sugar- and dairy-free) line the shelves of this Richardson storefront that’s open a whopping 362 days a year (so if you’re […]

Texas Triffid Ranch

Dallas’s only carnivorous plant gallery, the Texas Triffid Ranch features custom enclosures containing carnivorous plants from all across the planet.

Udipi Café

This South Indian vegetarian eatery is adjacent to a sari shop and an Indian grocery store, so you can’t get more authentic, pink tablecloths notwithstanding. Tucked into the back right corner is a small lunch-only buffet set up on a few tables like a catering affair. The food, however, is fresh and hot. Along with […]