Good tunes and bangin’ cups of joe are a given at Opening Bell Coffee. With one of the longest-running open mic nights in DFW, the shop’s stage has seen the likes of Leon Bridges, Charley Crockett and many who have gone on to compete on NBC’s The Voice and American Idol. Patrons who attend the […]
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Outpost American Tavern brings affordable, comfortable bar food to a section of Oak Cliff that needed a decent bar. The new restaurant, housed in the building that used to host Campo, sports dark wood tones and dim lighting for a cozy, casual feel that’s suited to the menu. If you’re looking for decent food that […]
The Palladium manages to book an impressive variety of indie, metal, rap and folk. The sound can be spotty, the parking expensive, and the atmosphere can feel a bit too clean and corporate. But the past couple of years have brought in acts ranging from Wilco to Tom Waits to Modest Mouse to Motorhead. If […]
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Blythe Beck is back. Now with her own restaurant in Oak Cliff, the Naughty Chef has taken over a closed seafood restaurant and turned it into a glitzy nod to Southern comfort food. Expect chicken fried steak, bacon-wrapped meatloaf, hush puppies, mac and cheese and other favorites in a sleek dining room. If you’ve come […]
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From a huge bar to a spacious sitting area and a damn-fine lineup of country, folk and acoustic acts, things are looking up at Poor David’s Pub. The place has been trucking along in the Dallas music scene since 1977. It started with a guy named David Card, the owner, also known as the David […]
Located in an attractive Southwest-themed shopping center in Cedar Hill, just south of Duncanville on Highway 67, it’s a steak place, but there are a few twists, such as the tasty pineapple-habanero relish that accompanied the coconut shrimp. The charcoal-broiled steaks varied in quality: The filet mignon was tender, but the lime-and-tequila-marinated flank steak was […]
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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Executive chefs Michelle Carpenter and Terance Jenkins, along with their teams, are creating some magical contemporary Cajun cuisine in North Oak Cliff. Michelle was born to a Cajun father and a Japanese mother and named the restaurant after her “Mammaw” (grandmother) Beatrice. She always dreamed of opening a second restaurant as a way to honor […]
In a corner of Bishop Arts, Revelers Hall is a time capsule from 1920s New Orleans. The venue’s house band, a big band led by Kevin Butler, entertains patrons with the energy of Mardi Gras, creating a mood so festive it just dares you to take your top off to collect imaginary beads. Don’t try […]