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BBQ

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a tray full of food at Terry Black's, including a large beef rib.
Restaurants

‘One semi-truck of brisket a week’: Terry Black’s World Cup feeding frenzy

By Lauren Drewes DanielsJuly 3, 2026

We don’t have Disney World here, but we do have Terry Black’s, which is objectively so much better.

a tray of barbecue from Off the Bone
Restaurants

The 13 best barbecue shops in Dallas

By Chris WolfgangJune 17, 2026

Just in time for Father’s Day, we’ve updated our list of best BBQ in North Texas.

A plate of barbecue from Goldee's.
Restaurants

A Michelin-recognized BBQ joint is closing its rib-focused spin-off

By Aaren ProdyJune 16, 2026

You have until June 21 to grab a rack at Ribbee’s. After that, hopefully it won’t be long before they find a new home.

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a two-meat plate from Zavala's Barbecue.
Restaurants

Zavala’s Barbecue 34-day brisket marathon for World Cup fans

By Chris WolfgangJune 16, 2026

The Texas Monthly Top 50 bbq shop in Grand Prairie is keeping the pits burning for more than a month straight to feed international soccer crowds.

An elegant steak and lobster on a white plate, on a white table cloth.
Restaurants

The 10 best restaurants near Dallas Stadium (AT&T Stadium) in Arlington, from a local

By Lauren Drewes DanielsJune 10, 2026

Heading to a World Cup match at Dallas Stadium? Here are the best restaurants, barbecue joints and more near the Arlington venue.

Talarico speaks on rising beef prices outside Smokey Joe's BBQ in southern Dallas.
Restaurants

Talarico, not vegan, visits Dallas’ Smokey Joe’s BBQ to talk soaring beef prices

By Austin WoodJune 3, 2026

Talarico said Paxton’s remarks about his meat intake amounted to routine campaign name-calling. He added that “Texans are tired of that kind of politics.”

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a tray of bbq from cattleack bbq
Restaurants

National barbecue ranking puts Arizona on top, barely remembers North Texas exists

By Aaren ProdyMay 27, 2026

These reviewers need to turn in their jackets and badges, stat.

Lean smoked brisket at Crossbuck BBQ.
Restaurants

Total Smoke Show: Local Pitmaster Joins Bobby Flay’s BBQ Brawl

By Aaren ProdyApril 10, 2026

Of the 12 competitors, only two are from Texas, which quite honestly makes no sense to us.

Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Restaurants

RFK Jr. Visits Local Barbecue Shop After CPAC. Shots, Anyone?

By Lauren Drewes DanielsMarch 30, 2026

After the CPAC in Grapevine this week, the HHS Secretary took his MAHA movement to a North Texas smoker.

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Black-Owned Businesses You Can Support in North Texas

By Aria BellFebruary 24, 2026

Put your money where your hashtags are this Black History Month and beyond and support Black-owned businesses in Dallas.

Kris Manning at Smokey Joe's BBQ
Restaurants

Beef Prices Expected To Climb, Creating an ‘An Existential Crisis in the BBQ Industry’

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 5, 2026

Is brisket the new filet mignon?

the bbq snob at heim.
Restaurants

Heim Barbecue Closing Fort Worth Flagship, Launching ‘Pig Stand’

By Simon PruittJanuary 22, 2026

In more news that everything costs too much, Heim is shifting things in Fort Worth. But luckily the Dallas spot will remain the same.

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Crossbuck BBQ dinner table.
Restaurants

Crossbuck’s Monthly Supper Club Is a Marriage of Smoke & Fine Dining

By Lauren Drewes DanielsJanuary 19, 2026

Get off-the-menu, from-scratch dishes at this new monthly supper club.

outside of chocktaw
Restaurants

Hurtado Says ‘Hold My Brisket,’ Opens Tex-Mex Spot Where Houston Chain Struck Out

By Courtney E. SmithJanuary 16, 2026

El Tiempo in Choctaw Stadium has shuttered. Brandon Hurtado is on deck ready to take a swing at Tex-Mex.

pecan lodge barbecue platter
Restaurants

A Dallas BBQ Staple Will Soon Be Served on American Airlines

By Aaren ProdyJanuary 12, 2026

You want sauce with that? First-class passengers flying to New York will soon have the option to order barbecue.

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It’s the Dallas Wings’ Off-Season, But Paige Bueckers and Maddy Siegrest Are Still Game-On
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It’s the Dallas Wings’ Off-Season, But Paige Bueckers and Maddy Siegrest Are Still Game-On

By Alex GonzalezNovember 17, 2025

The Dallas Wings teammates talk competitive spirits, brutal Texas summers and their favorite barbecue spots in DFW.

whipped ricotta at cenzo's
Restaurants

The Observer’s Top 100 Restaurants

By Lauren Drewes Daniels and OthersNovember 12, 2025

From stellar barbecue to amazing steaks and fried chicken, here are our favorite restaurants in Dallas.

Hurtados brisket and sides
Restaurants

A Top Barbecue Spot Is Expanding to a Northern Suburb

By Lauren Drewes DanielsNovember 5, 2025

Argyle is getting some smoke.

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$4 Texas Twinkies Are Back at Hutchins BBQ, for 1 Day Only

By Lauren Drewes DanielsOctober 14, 2025

Hutchins BBQ has some mean (and by that we mean tasty) Texas Twinkies.

Hurtados brisket and sides
Restaurants

Landman-Approved Barbecue Spot Fires Up New Location at a Popular North Texas Brewery

By Tyler DanielsOctober 9, 2025

The award-winning barbecue spot is pulling up a food truck to a brewery in Richardson.

patacon sandwich at burnt bbq
Restaurants

A Dallas Barbecue Joint Has a Secret Venezuelan Menu

By Simon PruittOctober 3, 2025

At Burnt BBQ and Tacos, a Venezuelan kitchen staff has quietly put together a delicious taste of South American flavors.

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Meat case at Central Market
Restaurants

As Beef Gets Pricey, Dallas BBQ and Burger Joints Get Creative

By Chris WolfgangSeptember 30, 2025

Might have to take out a second job to keep up your brisket habit.

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