Garland & Vicinity in Dallas Observer
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Barbecue is a humble art, and there’s something special about brisket procured from a barbecue shack on the side of the road. Trouble is, most of the ramshackle joints across Texas don’t serve very good smoked meats – that is until Travis and Donna Mayes first fired up their brick smoker in 2009. They’ve been […]
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, […]
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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, […]
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 […]
Chef Kevin Ashade calls himself “globally trained,” and that education shows itself on a menu that hops across the world, with flavors of France, Jamaica, Asia, West Africa and the American South. Ashade became a champion on Beat Bobby Flay by topping the celebrity chef’s recipe for coq au vin, and Pangea’s recreation of that […]
This is some of the very best pho in the region, and everyone in the crowded dining room knows it. Pho Bang is one of the staples of Garland’s Vietnamese community, and it shares a strip mall with three more: Dong Hai, with its Cantonese-influenced menu, banh xeo specialist La Xanh and Dong Que, with […]
Piefalootin is a locally owned from-scratch pie house with both classic and innovative flavors. It feels like a hidden gem because it is. If fluffly pies is your love language, then muuuuwah.
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Popeyes comes by its “Louisiana fast” motto honestly. Founded in 1972 in the New Orleans suburb of Arabi, the company still specializes in Big Easy-style spicy chicken, along with buttermilk biscuits. Now operating in more than 2,000 cities, Dallas / Fort Worth included, Popeyes is all about batter-dipped innovations such as Rip’n Chick’n, an oddly […]
Primo Brothers Pizza offers a solid representation of New York-style pies – the kind of thin, crisp-crust slices you’ll want to fold in half for easy devouring. Framed black and white photos on the wall drive the New York theme home, and there are a couple televisions for all your SportsCenter-viewing needs. Lunch hour tends […]
Rug rats driving you nuts? Load ’em up in your minivan and take them to this massive indoor arena filled with inflatable slides, obstacles and bounce houses as far as the eye can see. While it’s especially popular as a birthday party spot for the elementary school set, you can also just drop in for […]
In most places, you order a whole fish and it slumbers on the plate, maybe in a bath of citrus, scallions, spices, peppers and some fermented fluid to race it up. At Qu
The bánh mì at Quoc Bao start with fresh-baked baguettes, which are practically cubist in their crispy-crusted flakiness. This is a working bakery, so the bread is the best part of the sandwiches, of which our favorites involve barbecued pork and marinated chicken. Because it’s a bakery first, Quoc Bao has always been takeout only, […]
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 […]
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The Urban Flea presented by Resurrected Designs in historic downtown Garland, TX is a vintage and handmade market. Join us for local vintage and handmade vendors, food trucks and live music. There is no charge to attend this event and there is plenty of free parking around the event. The Urban Flea is family and […]
