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Nammi, the sky-blue Vietnamese fusion food truck plastered with a cartoon logo, has been trucking around Dallas selling banh mi sandwiches for more than a year now, and it doesn’t look like it’s stopping anytime soon. The bread is good. Crusty yet soft and pliable, the loaf absorbs condiments without getting soggy and integrates with […]
This Asian “tapas bar” is filled with clean, supple sushi, spectacular pad Thai and innovative little dishes with an Asian rip (lamb chops with wasabi port wine sauce). The interior is a compelling mesh of flowing curves (sushi and sipping bars) and rigid geometry (rectangles and squares) including a cascading fountain and a muscular water […]
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The sleek, modern décor at Nora boasts whitewashed walls accented by a pair of long, dark wooden boards and chandeliers with thin, opaque, tinkling things that illuminate like ice sculptures from above. Middle-aged couples sit at the bar sipping wine, while larger groups fill out the dining tables and more tables spill onto the patio […]
This brick-walled pool hall pumps music into the night from a lonely shopping strip, featuring local bands and solo performers all week long. Pool is free on service industry night, Mondays from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Wednesdays are open mic night and Thursdays bring a Beatles tribute band to the stage. For other entertainment, […]
OHB’s brewery is a 16,200-sq.-ft. labor of love several years in the making located in the Lake Highlands neighborhood of Dallas. Look for a stylish 3,000-sq.-ft., air-conditioned taproom, from which large windows provide expansive visibility into the production house, where all of the beer-brewing magic happens.
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This teeny-tiny “alternative theater” in Expo Park may have relatively limited resources, with room for only 45 patrons, but its productions — many of the originals penned by ensemble members — pack a punch. The resident troupe puts on some of the more envelope-pushing productions you’ll encounter in the Dallas theater scene, from slapstick workplace […]
Ojeda’s is unabashedly Tex-Mex, without even a hint of “Fresh-Mex,” “Mod-Mex” or any other such stabs at upscale Mexican and/or healthy food. Sometimes you just gotta have a chili relleno or some enchiladas smothered in greasy chili, and if that’s what you’re craving, Ojeda’s is the place for you. Other menu options include tacos, fajitas, […]
The humble Old Crow is wholly unpretentious, and it’s just the kind of dive bar that you’d make a beeline for directly after getting dumped. No, it’s not the fanciest club in all of Dallas, but it’s still got a certain je ne sais quoi that keeps patrons coming back week after week. Want to […]
The Old Monk on opened in 1998 along Henderson Avenue and has been a Dallas staple since. Generations have given this place their days, sipping dark beer through the night, followed by brunch behind big sunglasses in the morning. Their fish and chips are tops in the city. The bar has draft beers from around […]
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This is chef and owner Kostas Lazanas second restaurant; he also owns Kostas Lazanas also owns Opa! Greek Taverna in Rowlett. The appetizer menu has many traditional options like dolmades, spanakopita, falafel and saganaki. We opted to try a cup of avgolemono soup and garlic feta wings. The wings are seasoned with Greek oregano and a […]
Does the thought of going to a place with “nostalgia” in its name make you quiver as you imagine wait staff pretending to be celebrities from a bygone era and music so old that they don’t even play it in nursing homes? Fear not. One Nostalgia Place celebrates a different kind of memory. It’s a […]
