District One

District One at the corner of Old Denton Road and the President George Bush Turnpike in Carrollton represents Vietnamese cuisine and culture in this strip mall that is home to other Asian businesses. Owner Tom Búi is living his dream of sharing his beloved cuisine with the rest of North Texas, serving food straight from […]

Dive Coastal Cuisine

All hands on deck! Dive offers diners made-to-order (and ordered at the counter) dishes. Opened in 2010, owner and chef Franchesca Nor’s restaurant is housed in an old Dunkin’ Donuts in Snider Plaza. As the name suggests, seafood is Nor’s specialty here. Moreover, Nor, a California native, has lived in Miami and Italy, making the […]

DL Mack’s

Mack’s might be nestled between SMU and Park Cities, but the Chicago-style cracker crust pizza and antique brick dating before the Chicago Fire of 1871. The walls are also home to vintage works sourced from The Art Institute of Chicago’s sports memorabilia collection. D.L. Mack’s emphasizes ingredients made from scratch in-house daily with shareable snacks, […]

The Dock

Located inside the Exchange food hall at AT&T Discovery District, The Dock offers seafood dishes like a grilled lobster sandwich that is dangerously good. The shrimp tacos are a delightful meal. The biques and crab queso are succulent and creamy. The Exchange offers many restaurants and also a bar to grab a local craft beer. […]

The Dolly Llama

The Dolly Llama is a waffle house and ice cream shop with, at times, over-the-top pairings that serve up a whale load of sugar. Lesssgooo! The Dolly Llama’s signature bubble waffles are a lighter waffle based on a popular Hong Kong street food. These are served warm with a scoop of ice cream and other […]

Dolly Python

This East Dallas wonder is where hipsters go to find vintage band shirts, leather motorcycle jackets and weird old jewelry when they’ve got money to burn. It can be pricey, but the selection is undeniably well-curated. There’s also a killer vinyl selection and various other oddities like taxidermied animals and shrunken heads. Major bonus: There’s […]

Don Johles Bike World

Does having a really great bike shop make Garland hipster-friendly? Not quite, but nonetheless, anyone in the market for a new bicycle — including the tank top and jorts set — ought to check out this shop run by a former BMX rider. DJs carries a vast selection of bikes, from mountain to BMX to […]

Dong Que Restaurant

There are lots of Vietnamese restaurants in Garland but Dong Que Restaurant is the place you want to go if you’re interested in a hot bowl of bon bo hue. Hit the dark, almost muddy broth with a good squeeze of lime and watch the freshly chopped scallions come to life. Take a bite of […]