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This Greenville Avenue classic offers typical bar fare, including burgers, sandwiches and pizza, and with several HD TVs blasting the big game, it’s the perfect spot to have a beer and support your team of choice. Much of the food is good, not great, but don’t miss the sweet potato fries, which are crispy and […]
Across the street from Fair Park is the lounge-y Sandaga, a destination for music connoisseurs with discriminating ears. The Exposition Avenue club is a gem that shines with its stellar booking, from reggae nights to jazz. Erykah Badu’s band is frequently found on the venue’s stage, and the Queen herself is known to bust out […]
Patrons can choose fried calamari and any of a number of everyday pasta dishes, but diners can also get double-take menu options. These include the crab claws in garlic butter sauce and the Southwest linguini with Italian sausage, red onion, green pepper and mushrooms in a chipotle cream sauce. The pizzas at this family restaurant […]
If your childhood fantasies of doing jumps and twirls in a pink tutu went sadly unfulfilled, there’s always room for you at this Mockingbird Lane dance studio, which was founded by a group of SMU dance alumni. They offer classes for all age ranges from toddler to adult, and all experience levels (from “I saw […]
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George Haber and family’s American-Mediterranean small-plate eatery has the shell of a Greek taverna, the interior of a rustic café-sword-adorned stucco walls included-and the name of an Armenian lake. Selections of the eclectic tapas (kabobs, lamb, falafel, a BLT) can be had inside or on the patio with hummus, taking advantage of the BYOB policy. […]
The vibe at Shady’s is relaxed and casual. Ample seating. There’s a bar and a nice patio; most of the patio is well-covered and is a virtual extension of the indoor dining area. But there is a small, actual outdoor space which, when we visited, solo guitarist played a breezy, laid-back setlist. We caught the […]
There are plenty of Ethiopian restaurants to choose from near the corner of Greenville Avenue and Forest Lane, but you’d do well to choose Sheba’s Ethiopian Kitchen. Now well-established, it still shines like a brand-new restaurant. The cooking stands out too, with strong flavors, quality ingredients and injera with a seriously sour bite. Start with […]
Restaurant and pub chain offers nothing extraordinary this side of Chili’s. If you’re looking for happening live music, skip this place. But if you find yourself here for some reason, take advantage of the daily drink specials. A few cheap drinks can make even a generic cover band tolerable.
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Shipley’s glazed doughnuts are doughy and covered with the perfect thin layer of sugar glaze, making them an authentic alternative to those sugar-heavy air pockets made at other chains. Yes, Shipley is a chain – one of the few good imports from Houston – but the doughnuts are made in-house by people who love sprinkles, […]
Ships is one of the oldest dives in town and it sits in between the Lower Greenville club scene and an old East Dallas neighborhood. Visiting Ships on any evening offers a one-of-a-kind look into what happens when the two worlds collide. On one end of the bar, you’ll see folks who’ve been regulars since […]
Single Wide is a small bar. Like, really small. But what it lacks in size, it makes up for in hospitality. Single Wide offers the same special drinks under the same trailer park aesthetic its Deep Ellum counterpart Double Wide is known for, but Single Wide stands out with its own undying spirit in spite […]
Located in the heart of Knox Henderson, The Skellig is a classic Irish pub with some Southern flare. Pop in for some beers on tap and stay for a European meat and cheese board. Or, catch the big game with some friends, and stay into the hours of the night. Throughout the week, The Skellig […]
Despite its trendy Henderson locale, The Slip Inn feels every bit like an inner-city underground club, helped by the red neon lighting and black vinyl seating. The bar makes for an excellent hangout with a 3 to 8 p.m. nightly happy hour, booth seating in back and DJs spinning hip-hop every night of the week. […]
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Every night, Smoky Rose prepares a selection of specials with titles – The Pork Dish, The Fish Dish, The Chicken Dish – which signal both simplicity and pretension. The Fish Dish is a simply seasoned, pan-seared rainbow trout fillet with deliciously crispy skin, set atop an almost too generous heaping of veggie sides. Among the […]
In this city, there are greasy burger joints and there are joints with good greasy burgers. Snuffer’s is one of the latter. The lower Greenville hot spot (other locations are scattered across the metroplex) offers the epitome of hangover relief in a hand-formed patty that is oh-so-guilt-inducing. Made to order, the devil burgers are not […]
In the middle of the bustling Lower Greenville area, this slider shop serves up small burgers in a variety of inventive flavors allowing you to try several. On the menu are eight wagyu beef sliders, three chicken sliders and a veggie slider. The beef is sourced from North Texas’ own A Bar N Ranch. Try […]