Plano in Dallas Observer
Showing 111 - 132 of 156This sibling to Shell’s seafood restaurants represents the best of the bunch. Great peel-and-eat shrimp and steamed crab. Terrific casual family dining.
Fast food has sped to a higher life form: Indian. Imagine takeout ventilating from the sack with clove, cumin and coriander on its breath. Imagine a plastic clamshell steaming with lamb balti, tandoori chicken and vegetable masala with a side of vegetable samosas or exotic hot wings. Now groom your lip with a cool mango […]
Famous Hawaiian chef Roy Yamaguchi (he has a TV show and 32 restaurants bearing his name) brings his island-Asian-Cal-Gallic rumba to the land of lone stars and two-stepping steers with mostly satisfying results. The menu changes nightly except for a couple of worthy stalwarts like the Ahi Tuna poketini,” a kind of raw tuna and […]
Royal Chopstix offers simple Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai and Singaporean dishes–spring rolls, egg drop soup and pad Thai for instance–in safe, mainstream guises that will fill the belly without siphoning the wallet.
What seems like a weird spin on the old Mario Bros. video game is actually a Bangladesh-inspired pizza shop in Plano. Try the Garlic Ghee Mushroom Bianca pizza for some more muted South Asian flavors. The New York-style pizza comes with a base of creamy white sauce, made of blended alfredo and mozzarella. The pie […]
The locally-owned soul food kitchen was featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks, when a Dallas Cowboy revealed it as his favorite restaurant. Here, the sides are the star of the show. Don’t pass on the thick and creamy macaroni and cheese or the sweet yams. Mashed potatoes are blessed with a liberal amount of dark brown […]
This might just be the best Sichuan restaurant in the area, one that can dial up the numbing spice or showcase a more subtle side. After polishing off some superb spicy wontons, look for the dishes with Sichuan peppercorns, especially if they involve seafood, like the spicy fish. If you don’t want peppercorns setting your […]
The name Sixty Vines comes from the fact that this restaurant offers 60 wines by the glass, but this is far more than just a wine bar. It has an efficient, high-quality kitchen, with good pizza and pasta to go alongside the drinks. Sixty Vines is an interior designer’s dream restaurant. This Plano hot spot […]
Smoke Plano is a lot like the first Smoke that opened in West Dallas years ago. They have similar color schemes and logos, and when you walk through the door the smell of smoke and seared meat gives you a nice, warm hug. The two restaurants share a lot of the same menu items, too, […]
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 […]