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Waffle House Isn’t Feeling This Trending TikTok Menu Hack

Waffle House Isn’t Feeling This Trending TikTok Menu Hack

Legacy Hall Opens Up New Weekend-Only Brunch Spot

Legacy Hall Opens Up New Weekend-Only Brunch Spot

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Breakfast Brothers Expands to Red Bird with All-Day Breakfast and Southern Culture

By Alex Gonzalez
Apr 22, 2022

An Arlington favorite is moving closer to Dallas. Known for serving southern-inspired breakfast all day, Breakfast Brothers will open their second location at The Shops at Red Bird next month.
Brown Bag Provisions Needs Help Saving the Best Pastrami Sandwich in Dallas from Extinction

By Angie Quebedeaux
Feb 14, 2022

On Friday, Brown Bag Provisions posted on social media that they were trying to reopen after falling behind on rent at their Design District location ...
Shug’s After Hours Has Bagel Burgers and $400 Bottles of Bubbly for Late-Night Cravings

By Angie Quebedeaux
Feb 1, 2022

About a year and a half ago, Shug’s Bagels introduced Dallasites to exactly what great bagels can and should be. The hand-made dough that is proofed,
First Look: Eggscellent Breakfast & Lunch at Eggsquisite Cafe

By Felicia Lopez
Jan 4, 2022

If you find yourself in the ‘burbs jonesing for a meal, Eggsquisite Cafe is a fantastic spot for breakfast and lunch. With four locations in Allen, McKinney, Rockwall and Southlake ...
Five Ways to Brunch: Dallas Spots to Put On Your Brunch Bucket List

By Kristina Rowe
Nov 25, 2021

In Dallas, brunch never goes out of season. But you could get tired of the same old brunch, whether it’s a get-dressed-up affair at a see-and-be-seen spot or a hangover helper and rowdy booze ...
Shipley Do-Nuts to Open 25 New Stores Next Year in DFW

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Nov 19, 2021

Hot news out of Houston. Shipley Do-Nuts has big expansion plans for North Texas. Next year they plan on adding 25 stores across North Texas through a new franchise agreement with HPL Capital LLC.
Parterre is Now Open in Downtown with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Cocktails

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Nov 11, 2021

Parterre is a new cafe now open in downtown Dallas at 1601 Elm Street, in Santander Tower which has the big WeWork logo on this side.
Dallas Halloween Foodie Finds: Dog Jogs, Bewitched Brunch and So Much More

By Kristina Rowe
Oct 27, 2021

When the holiday falls on a weekend, it seems we have twice as many parties and events, and there’s definitely a wide selection of Halloween activities on this week’s list.
Blú Café, Allen High's Student-Run Restaurant, Offers Great Grub & Real World Skills

By Felicia Lopez
Sep 27, 2021

You’ve probably heard a lot about Allen High School’s football team. A bit under the radar, however, is Blú Café, a student-run restaurant that first opened its doors to the public in 2011.
Best Breakfasts in Dallas

By Kristina Rowe
Aug 2, 2021

If restaurant meals in Dallas were a family, brunch would be the youngest sibling — the one who gets all the attention. Breakfast, on the other hand, is the responsible oldest sibling, getting up early and doing all the chores.
More than Doughnuts: Jinny Cho’s Grit in Light of Detour’s 3 Year Anniversary

By Felicia Lopez
Jul 26, 2021

It’s 8 a.m. in Frisco and Detour Doughnuts and Coffee just opened. Entering the store plays with your senses. T
Our Favorite Spots to Get Barbecue for Breakfast Across North Texas

By Chris Wolfgang
Apr 23, 2021

Wake up, sleepyheads. Since we were old enough to eat solid food, it was drilled into our heads that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Without getting all preachy on you, research shows that skipping breakfast encourages poor eating later in the day, while a solid breakfast...
You Need Some Boudin and Beignets for Breakfast from Cajun Donuts II

By Kristina Rowe
Mar 16, 2021

Even if it never occurred to you to wrap a spicy boudin sausage in sweet, fluffy bread and eat it for breakfast, you may find yourself nodding vigorously at the idea. It’s quite a good idea, and you can make it a reality at Cajun Donuts II in Garland. While...
The Berni Bean Coffee Co. Brings Costa Rica to Dallas

By Kristina Rowe
Mar 16, 2021

If you can’t pin down how long you’ve been longing for a vacation, you’re not alone. But if you’re imaginative, a trip to Costa Rica could be as close as your next coffee break. Born and raised in Costa Rica in a family that’s been in the coffee business for...
Malasadas: Doughnuts for People Who Don't Like Doughnuts

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Feb 17, 2021

B. doughnut suggests, per their website, their pastries are, "Doughnuts for those who don't really like doughnuts." But I love doughnuts, on a molecular level, and I also love their malasadas, so it might just be a matter of expectations. Titi Phommachanh is originally from Laos. His parents immigrated to...
Kelly Ball of Leila Bakery & Cafe on Cooking and Expanding North

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Jan 6, 2021

Kelly Ball, owner of Leila Bakery and Cafe, started selling her from-scratch baked goods at farmers markets in 2013 to much fanfare. Her pastry passion soon budded into a full-fledged business, and last fall, despite the pandemic, she opened her first storefront in East Dallas. While her hand-pressed pie crusts...
The Best Breakfast Sandwiches of 2020

By Taylor Adams
Dec 23, 2020

While breakfast may allegedly be the most important meal of the day and a favorite one for this writer, 2020 had fewer visits out for the meal than we intended. Upon putting together this list, that became obviously true, and we missed spending weekends finding new places actually cooking eggs...
Bonton Offers Vibrant Setting for COVID-Era Dining

By Taylor Adams
Dec 22, 2020

This year has offered us plenty of opportunities to change the way we live. One of those is eating outside. It’s not just about doing more of it, but accepting — during these months especially — that the utensils may freeze our hands, our food may chill more quickly and...
You’ll Find a Goodfriend in this Breakfast Sandwich

By Taylor Adams
Nov 27, 2020

There's one thing (of many) this writer and Sandwich Expert Nick Rallo agree upon: There's magic in a good breakfast sandwich. Even better is a place that does two things — opens daily and serves these meals on biscuits. Such a spot exists in East Dallas at Goodfriend Package. Observer...
Mini Doughnuts Have Arrived

By Taylor Adams
Nov 16, 2020

Just one county to the south, there’s a little trailer filling paper boats full of mini-doughnuts. These aren’t your typical fried rings of dough, but more cake-like treats designed to be topped with sweets before they’re devoured. And devouring is just the way to eat these little things from Romeros...