Babe’s Chicken Dinner House

The small menu here reflects the predominantly fried All-Stars of Texan and Southern cuisine. There’s fried chicken and chicken-fried steak, natch. There’s fried catfish and pot roast. There’s fried chicken tenders and smoked chicken. That’s the entire selection of main dishes at Babe’s Chicken Dinner House. No joke. And that’s a relief to see in […]

Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings was founded in 1982 when a guy from Buffalo, New York, traveled to Ohio to judge an amateur figure skating competition and failed to find any wings that measured up to the ones at home. Now B-Dubs, as the chain likes to call itself, has spread to nearly every state, with more […]

Ranch Steakhouse

Located in an attractive Southwest-themed shopping center in Cedar Hill, just south of Duncanville on Highway 67, it’s a steak place, but there are a few twists, such as the tasty pineapple-habanero relish that accompanied the coconut shrimp. The charcoal-broiled steaks varied in quality: The filet mignon was tender, but the lime-and-tequila-marinated flank steak was […]

Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe (Uptown Village at Cedar Hill)

We look at it as the poor man’s Pappadeaux, with humbler aspirations and much humbler prices. Funny thing is, the more we go there, the more we like it; it’s gotten to the point where we’d rather sit at a tin-topped table at Razzoo’s than wait in line at Pappadeaux. The blackened tilapia fillet, for […]

Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Really, just about your best dining option in the southern suburbs, as the numerous diners at all hours will attest. We’ve often bemoaned the absence of decent restaurants in far Southern Dallas County and rejoiced when Romano’s opened last year. We love the foccacia bread that’s served before every meal and the fresh, tangy tomato […]