Craft beer, sustainable seafood, trompo tacos, artistic cocktails and slices of grandma: Dallas dining is either emerging from or headed into a culinary construction zone.
But many Dallas restaurants refuse to reject the notion of comfort food and its vital role in a city where not an eyelash bats at a $2,000 sushi tab but also appreciates the hell out of perfectly smoked brisket. And sitting at the very top of the comfort food pyramid (and Maslow's hierarchy of needs) is macaroni and cheese. Or mac-n-cheese. Or mac 'n' cheese. Whatever your preferred format, shit is important. And in many cases around Dallas, forget-to-breathe-between-bites delicious. You have your favorites, and that's fine. Here are our five favorites: