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Yes, I used the Apple burger emoji and the Google fry emoji. If you noticed this, you're a great big nerd.

Here Are Some Nerdy Stats and Charts About Dallas Burgers and Fries

By Brian Reinhart

Sep 15, 2021

Last week I tweeted my regret about the $24 burger at Harper’s, a new restaurant in Deep Ellum. What I regretted, specifically, was how good it sounds and how much I want to spend $24 on a burger.

Aside from the amazing food, the space is lovely.

The Brisket Jam Cheeseburger At Loro Is the Best Jam of All Jams

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

Jul 27, 2021

Loro Dallas was one of the most anticipated restaurant openings in North Texas this year. The original opening went by the wayside because of the pandemic,

Every burger we got was smashed and didn't look very inspiring, so we had to go with the wrapped burger for our art.

The Whataburger Museum of Art is a Real Thing

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

Jul 13, 2021

Many of these artists had tagged @Whataburger in the past, inspiring the company to move forward with the project. Whataburger is getting in the art business.

Behold the protein-fueled beauty that is Rodeo Goat's chorizo fusion burger.

At Last, a Reunion with Rodeo Goat's Glorious Chaca Oaxaca Burger

By Danny Gallagher

Jul 8, 2021

The events of the last few months feel like a time warp to another dimension. Now that we're in that dimension, we can use this erasure in time to reintroduce ourselves

Thank you, Knife, for sharing how good a burger really can be.

Six Great North Texas Burgers for National Burger Day and the Other 364 Days

By Brian Reinhart

May 28, 2021

Today is, apparently, National Hamburger Day. I’m sure this was decided upon by somebody who wanted to sell a lot of hamburgers, and, luckily for them, we all want to eat some. Not like National Rutabaga Mash Day or National Mr. Pibb Day.

The new interior of Uncle Uber's Bar and Grill

Uncle Uber’s Bar and Grill: Same Food, Updated Space and Late Hours

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

May 21, 2021

Uncle Uber’s Sammich Shop has been pushing out some fantastic sandwiches for about two decades now. So, when a hangry editor popped over for a sandwich about a month ago and the door was locked, he needed answers.

A pretty perfect burger from Uncle Uber's Sammich Shop in Deep Ellum

Uncle Uber’s Fries Hold Up in Takeout Age, as Does Its Burger

By Taylor Adams

Jan 12, 2021

Last year changed much about how we eat meals from our favorite restaurants. One of those adaptations involved french fries: We praised executions that held up through the drive home and learned to just eat them on the way to avoid soggy cuts of potato. At Uncle Uber’s Sammich Shop,...

Looking forward to the Roy G's double cheeseburger with pummeled-into-the-grill patties, American cheese, and grilled onions.

6 Cheeseburgers to Look Forward to in 2021

By Nick Rallo

Dec 30, 2020

High on the list of things we miss, sorely and all-over, is planting at a bar. When you park there for a while, phone down, you notice the small things. It’s those things you miss the most when you’re away from them for so long: The dim light of the...

The burger from Khao Len focuses on pork from Chubby Dog Farm.

Donny Sirisavath Pops Up Beyond Khao Noodle Shop with Khao Len

By Daniel Rockey

Sep 18, 2020

The pandemic has taken some of the pop out of pop-up dining in Dallas, but that doesn’t mean it's gone extinct. Donny Sirisavath of Khao Noodle Shop is just one of many chefs who is using this time as an opportunity to let loose and focus the creative culinary lens...

Some take minutes, others take longer to reach this point in the drive-thru line.

First Look: Jollibee's Long Lines Require Patience, but the Payoff Satisfies

By Taylor Adams

Sep 14, 2020

Based on the number of readers who checked in when we talked about Jollibee opening, it seemed people were more than excited. The fast-food chain from the Philippines, which already had locations elsewhere in the United States, was coming to the Dallas area. And for weeks since it opened, you...

The Long Road Home of the Remedy Burger

By Nick Rallo

Aug 25, 2020

About five years ago, Remedy, chef Danyele McPherson’s Greenville Avenue joint that harnessed nostalgia like fireworks, debuted an unforgettable cheeseburger. Three years ago, it came up for air at Standard Service in Heath. It had cheddar at some point, a, frankly unacceptable modification for McPherson, now culinary director for 80|20 Hospitality: "American is...

We Try the Pico de Gallo Burger from Whataburger

By TC Fleming

Jul 31, 2020

When I was around 6 years old, my mom had a distant acquaintance run some grift selling other moms something called the “Calendar of Virtues.” It was the kind of thing I imagine would have a hard time selling without relying on guilting distant acquaintances into buying it. A couple...

Carhops Christie Easley and Christa Garcia outside Keller's

How Decades-Old Drive-Ins Are Faring during the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

Jul 22, 2020

The sun had just dipped below the horizon. A car did a doughnut in a store parking lot, screaming and sending up clouds of white smoke into the thick air. Other cars headed north on Harry Hines Boulevard, inspired by the display, and suddenly gunned it to the next stoplight...

Harvest Hall is another food hall opening in North Texas.

Deep Ellum Burgers Slide North for Another Location

By Alex Gonzalez

Jul 17, 2020

A Deep Ellum favorite is sliding over to Grapevine. Easy Slider is set to open its second physical location in a new food hall in the North Texas suburb this fall. Harvest Hall comes as part of new development project Grapevine Main, a $105 million transit-oriented project located at the...

The cheeseburger with russet potato fries for $23

Good to Go: How Does a $23 Burger Hold up During Takeout?

By Nick Rallo

Jul 14, 2020

Good to Go is a column in which our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. One of the strangest food moments of the year has to be ordering takeout from a luxury steakhouse during a pandemic. The Town Hearth parking lot was...

The Kahuna burger at the Peak Inn has a slaw, under good crinkle-cut pickles, tossed in a house-made Thousand Island for $7.

How Peak Inn's Joel Morales Kept One of Dallas' Best Burgers Going in a Pandemic

By Nick Rallo

Jul 10, 2020

He’s been a bartender in Dallas for 15 years — nearly every bit of it behind the same bar — then Joel Morales found himself delivering burgers to doorsteps in the neighborhood. It was late in May when the Peak Inn reopened, and he was hunting for every angle possible,...

Good to Go: The Fantastic Onion Rings and Burgers at Blues Burgers

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

Jul 9, 2020

Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Blues Burgers wasn’t my first choice. Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que had been selling shoebox lunches, symbolic of oppression during the age of Jim Crow. I had intended to get...

Chef Nathan Tate Literally Has Beef with Hillside Tavern

By Nick Rallo

Jun 5, 2020

It was nearly 60 years ago when his grandfather established the family ranch. Chef Nathan Tate grew up on the farm, about 40 minutes outside Dallas in Rockwall County, and jetted after college. His brother Evan Tate runs the farm these days, and you can sample the flavors of the...

You can't miss Charco Broiler on Jefferson Boulevard.

Good to Go: Charco Broiler Serves a Burger The Way It Wants

By Taylor Adams

May 27, 2020

The giant steer sits atop the roof, towering over Jefferson Boulevard. The notable fixture's not far from where, in Normal Times, we could sit at El Ranchito for Chorizo y Menudo (the monthly political event, not just the plates of food). But now we don’t, and if we’re going into...

A Taste of Dallas: A Love Letter to Chip’s from Up North

By Garrett King

May 11, 2020

Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburger, please accept this humble love letter from a Texas kid dumb enough to move to Seattle: I miss you, big guy. Living in Seattle, there are a few things I’ve come to realize. I won’t bore you with details on what the Mexican food is like,...

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