There are steakhouses for celebrating business deals, steakhouses for wooing lovers and steakhouses where the only imperative is to enjoy a good plate of quality red meat. Bob’s Steak and Chop Shop falls in the latter category. The flavorful steaks all come with a massive peeled-and-parsley-ed carrot, but the potato’s left to the diner’s discretion. […]
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A friendly and casual bakery-café with a French bistro feel shelling out generous portions, Bread Winners is a Dallas Observer favorite. Cakes, pies and pastries are made fresh daily, perfect for those on the go or for noshing on the brick patio. It’s difficult not to arrive and find the place packed-especially during brunch, when […]
Bulla Gastrobar in Plano, originated in Coral Gables, Florida and offers great drinks and tapas those lovely Spanish appetizers and small plates served hot or cold shared over a glass of wine or cocktail. Try their house sangr
This concept is owned by the same group that manages Dock Local. They started this spot during the pandemic as a barbecue to-go spot. When they consistently sold out, they decided to go full bore and open a restaurant. Their ground coffee rubbed smoked brisket has a deep flavor and goes beautifully on their tacos […]
This storied, family-owned (now into its fourth generation) restaurant and its sibling establishments have been dishing out some of Dallas’ favorite thin-crust pizza and Italian-American cuisine since 1946. Eating here is like dining with history. (The strip mall in which the original restaurant sits seems like a relic itself in stark contrast to the stylish […]
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Central Market is Mecca for foodies, plain and simple. Whether it’s single-origin coffee beans, orange blossom water, 10-year-aged cheddar or $120-a-pound Iberico ham you seek, this maze of a grocery store has it all. A behemoth of a produce section offers no fewer than 10 different kinds of potatoes, not to mention fresh juices, pricy […]
Churn and Bake has 20-plus flavors of ice cream. A list of top five flavors is displayed outside the parlor’s front doors. With flavors like Vietnamese Rocky Road, ube coconut crunch and Thai tea, we’re not sure if the list is meant to guide you or make the choice harder. The Vietnamese Rocky Road here […]
It’s been said that nothing good comes from someone or something named Chuy. This Tex-Mex restaurant chain nips that adage in the bud. Decorated in bright colors and kitschy send-ups of all things Tex-Mex, the first Chuy’s began offering popular favorites with a side of The King-Elvis Presley, that is-in 1982, when Mike Young and […]
This theater is located off Dallas Parkway in Plano. Amenities include stadium seating, reserved seating, RealD 3D, wheelchair access, a birthday party room and a caf
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Since 1941, the Dickey family says it has had one mission: “Serve everyone great barbecue.” It all began at this location, homey and humble compared to the other area restaurants. Three generations later the family is still at it — in 2009, Dickey’s was considered the largest barbecue restaurant chain in the country. The menu […]
The dining room at Ebb and Flow has the right esthetics and playlist for a posh and slightly raucous dinner or brunch. Hip hop hits from the ’90s and early 2000s play a few decibels higher than the normal background-noise setting. Black and white tiled floors are surrounded by forest green wallpaper embellished with baroque […]
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Ebesu is an all-around excellent Japanese spot with no weaknesses and some unique strengths. Most excitingly for many diners, it brought the kind of excellence and attention to detail usually associated with Tei-An and Tei Tei Robata, in central Dallas, to the suburbs with its location in downtown Plano. Now suburbanites, too, can enjoy great […]
Located in historic downtown Plano, Eisenberg’s offers something for kids of all ages. There are bike and skate ramps, a skate shop, an arcade and the occasional rock show. Just blocks from the DART rail station.
Farm+Feed located in The Shops at Legacy North in Plano is the newest gaming restaurant to offer a place to play console, PC and board games and enjoy food and drinks that are far above whatever can fit through the plastic partition of a vending machine. They excel at delivering both in a way that […]