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Because the restaurant world was out of gimmicks, now there are restaurants based on the paleo diet. The latest is HG Sply Co., which capitalizes on another trend – dropping letters from restaurant names like teenagers’ texts. The massive dinning room is wrapped in brick and warm wood, and accented by small white subway tile […]
Good thing the food’s so delicious at Hibiscus, since the portions stretch the limits of the word gargantuan. A baked crab dip app at this New American eatery could easily feed four, while the prime strip “brick” weighs in at an impressive 18 ounces. But the cooking isn’t nearly as ham-handed as the brutish sizing […]
HIDE opened in Deep Ellum in 2017 and became a fast and true standard. Alas, during the pandemic, it closed. But, great news, it resurfaced in the bustling (but not busting) Lower Greenville area late last year. Luckily it’s back to its old self as if it never missed a beat. HIDE is another one of […]
The Hideaway is a dive bar with a touch of live-wire spirit. From karaoke to college football, it goes hard and might not be the best place for lightweights. Daily food and drink specials keep things affordable, but the regular menu isn’t by any means obscenely priced either. Play pool or sign up for karaoke, […]
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If you’re the type of bike-riding coffee snob who turns up his nose at frappuccinos, Austin import Houndstooth Coffee’s Henderson Avenue outpost might just fit the bill. Inside the sleek, modern, sun-drenched space, options abound: Japanese-style cold brew? Pourover? Cortado? Iced chai? Or perhaps an almond milk vanilla latte complete with heart-shaped latte art, courtesy […]
The bartenders at this sports bar/brewpub will do something for beer geeks that most other beer-selling establishments won’t: They’ll sell you growlers (64-oz glass jugs) of their brews. Since 1976, this original location of the small local chain — then known as Original Dallas Sports Restaurant & Sports Bar — has offered customers camaraderie and […]
The ice creamy sister of Hypnotic Donuts, Hypnotic Emporium is an old-school soda fountain, candy shop and ice cream spot in East Dallas.
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The California chain restaurant has been serving up burgers since 1948. The menu is simple with literally only three burger options to choose from, the hamburger, cheese burger and double-double. The fun comes from ordering off-menu-items like the “2×4”, a burger with two beef patties and four slices of cheese, “Animal Style”, a mustard-cooked beef […]
This shop boasts it has the best hummus in Dallas, but what it really gives you is the option of teleportation to the Mediterranean or New York when you enter under the yellow awning. Customers can order myriad mezze at this sister joint to Caf
This recently opened Henderson Avenue hot spot may look a lot like the original Austin location, but the designers of the Dallas branch of the “Feel Good Lounge” went with a more polished, less rock-and-roll feel that’s appropriately Dallas. The interior has the feel of a place to kick back, compatible with enjoying its top-shelf […]
Customers who have traveled to the Big Apple’s Chinatown swear this East Dallas joint, in an old drive-in, is the closest thing to New York Chinese food in Big D (especially if driving up 75 to Richardson is out of the question). Aside from the standard Americanized Chinese choices, there are more traditional options tacked […]
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Jimmy’s is an East Dallas institution, a grocery store with a deli counter that pulls double duty cranking out the best sandwiches in the city. The Italian Stallion sandwich is one of the biggest, baddest sandwiches around, loaded with just about every meat this superb shop has in its cases. The other sandwiches are formidable, […]
Basic, classic breakfast dishes aren’t difficult to come by at the relocated Greenville Avenue landmark. In business for more than 33 years, John’s knows how to break an egg or two. Plus, syrup isn’t even required for pancakes or the powdered-sugary, cinnamon-y French toast-yeah, they’re that good. John’s also handles the lunch crowd with standard […]
This underserved section of Hall Street desperately needed a strong neighborhood restaurant. How lucky that it got such a delightful one. At 9 p.m. the dining room is packed, with many patrons sitting at the small bar and most snacking on a simple house-baked bread served on a wooden board with compound butter. Churrasco presents […]