Tom Fleming-late of some of the city’s fanciest restaurants-decided to ditch the white tablecloth model for a simple caf
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At the end of a modest strip mall on Gaston Avenue sits Cry Wolf, where the fare is anything but unassuming. Chef Ross Demers’ technical skill and finesse are on full display here, with a menu that changes depending on what Demers and team can get in that week. Think of the menu sequentially from […]
Excellent steaks, good sides, moderate prices, cool hunting-lodge environs–this place is well worth the 20-minute drive from downtown Dallas on Interstate 30. Just a stone’s throw from the eastern shore of Lake Ray Hubbard, Culpepper has successfully transformed itself–with massive renovations–from schlocky Western-themed steak joint to white-tablecloth fine dining establishment. They serve “Premium Gold Angus” […]
Cultivar Coffee, which shares a space with Goodfriend Package, serves up some of the best coffee in town. As any good roaster knows, roasting coffee is a blend of art and science in a process that requires skill and a bit of intuition. As they inform their customers on the site: “During the roasting process, […]
Flea market and antique store junkies will find great pleasure digging through the carefully curated collection of stuff at this Lakewood shop that encompasses everything from vintage clothing and jewelry to creepy dolls and old framed art. (It’s like Grandma’s attic minus that pesky mothball scent.)
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East, West and Gulf coasts meet at this self-styled New England lobster and chowder shack on lower Greenville. That’s a lot of directions under one roof. However, a compass is unnecessary. Diners simply locate the red neon lobster and blue neon bowl of chowder capped by a red awning. Once seated at a table clothed […]
East Dallas has a healthy dose of drive-in burger joints. Dairy-Ette, open since 1956, is just one of the fine examples of a bygone era frozen in time — and neon. Here, care is not only given to the burgers but is also given to the thin, snap-in-your-mouth fries and homemade root beer (as in […]
There are many options if you’re hungry for a bowl of pho in Dallas. Pho after midnight, however, has been harder to come by until Dalat, a restaurant offering a creative take on Vietnamese cooking, opened on Fitzhugh Avenue. Now you can order bowls of pho till 2 a.m. Owner Khanh Nguyen, a lawyer and […]
5,000 aquatic animals, including salt-water and fresh-water fish, reptiles and amphibians.
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66 acres of flower and display gardens, including acres of azaleas, a Woman’s Garden, animal sculptures, a bamboo garden and the DeGolyer house.
The Children’s Aquarium has been designed with kids in mind. With eye-level, interactive zones and exhibits, everyone can enjoy and learn something new about our aquatic friends from around the world.
This nonprofit company, recognized far and wide as one of the nation’s top professional theaters, aims to entertain rug rats and grown folk alike with an ever-evolving list of family-friendly productions like The Wizard of Oz, To Kill a Mockingbird and James and the Giant Peach. Besides local performances and a national touring act that […]
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The place has an old-school, cash-only cigarette machine by the restrooms. We were destined to love Dallasite the moment we laid eyes on that beauty. Dallasite is the diviest of dives – the ultimate leave-your-pretentiousness-at-the-door watering hole. There’s a spacious patio out front, solid bar grub, pool tables, shuffleboard and darts. The bartenders are cool […]