CurryUp Now

One thing’s clear: you won’t find your typical rice and curry dishes here. California-based CurryUp Now is an Indian fusion restaurant that serves American-ified renditions of classic Indian dishes. Start your order with sweet potato fries slathered in tikka masala sauce or naan bread garnished with pizza toppings. For mains, fill yourself with a tikka […]

Cyclone Anaya’s

Sucker punches are not thrown at this branch of the 40-year-old Mexican food palace established in Houston by the eponymous former wrestler. While each location is architecturally distinct, they all shine with warmth and stylish comfort that translate to the original homemade recipes of Anaya’s wife, Carolina. Chefs Jason Gould and Ramon Morales have tinkered […]

Dairy-Ette

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 […]

Dakota’s Steakhouse

Since 1984, this white-tablecloth hotspot has been a downtown dining destination beneath Lincoln Plaza. Hand-cut Italian Carrera marble, dark-wood paneling, leather, gas lamp, a water wall and its location – below street level – give Dakota’s an oasis touch. There is an air of exclusivity to the place; it’s not everyday one gets to ride […]

Dal Dong Nae

If your parents were Korean and supported your drinking habit by cooking enormous meals for your returns home from long nights out, your house would probably look a lot like Dal Dong Nae. This late-night staple of Dallas Korea Town serves enormous, family-style platters of pork, bowls of raw oyster kimchi, huge simmering pans of […]

Dalat Vietnamese Restaurant

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 […]

Dallas Black Dance Theater

The city’s oldest continuously operating dance company, this troupe was founded way back in 1976. Aiming to cross cultural boundaries with productions that range from modern and slick to ethnic and traditional, they tour internationally and even performed as part of the 2012 London Olympics.