June 3, the state released phase three of its comprehensive plan to jumpstart the economy since the COVID-19 pandemic slammed the brakes on it earlier this year. Texas bars and restaurants were granted higher occupancy rates, but they come with some rather cumbersome safety measures. Bars and Breweries As soon…
While we’re still in the middle of a seemingly endless pandemic and countless other things are weighing heavily on us, plenty of people are trying to do good to lift others up. Even in these difficult times, restaurants are still providing support to those who need it. Here’s this week’s…
In December, a new Asian restaurant opened in Cedar Hill, taking over a former location of the Burger Island chain. In March, when coronavirus struck and forced the dining room’s temporary closure, the new owners hadn’t even finished remodeling. Buns, Bowls & Bubbles reopened when it was legally allowed to…
Weathered Souls Brewing Co. in San Antonio recently launched a “Black” is Beautiful initiative “to bring a collaborative effort amongst the brewing community and its customers, in an attempt to bring awareness to the injustices that many people of color face daily.” The idea is that other brewers use Weathered…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Even in Normal Times I probably don’t hit the suburbs for food often enough. Frankly, I don’t like suburbs, and when you live in Dallas, you’re always going…
Business is slow at Shawarma Press, the excellent fast-casual Jordanian restaurant in Irving, but things could have been much worse. For one, the kitchen’s signature meal — a shawarma wrap using thin, freshly made shrak bread — makes a perfect takeout food. For another thing, the coronavirus erupted in Dallas…
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…
The Salty Donut is now open in the Bishop Arts District, bringing its fancy confections from Miami. The front door is tucked under a “Red Sparrow Mercantile” sign on Davis Street, which might throw you off as it did me when trying to find it. But, it’s there; look for…
Raise your hand if you need a drink. How about seven? Yeah, we figured. Here’s an excuse to make a drink and do something nice for someone else. Salud! Dallas bartender Fernando Soto was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week shaking things up in the spirit of helping fellow bartenders…
We had heard from some North Oak Cliff residents that Zen Sushi had decent sushi to go. After some hits and misses in that category, we thought we’d give it a try. We wanted to keep the dinner in the area to retain the freshness of the meal. That’s an…
Kintaro Ramen opened in downtown Arlington in April, just across the street from Levitt Pavilion. The chef behind these bowls of silky broth is Jesus García, a Fort Worth native who founded Oni Ramen in Deep Ellum. García was first introduced to ramen while working the sushi line at the…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Cultivar Coffee reopened its Jefferson Boulevard location in North Oak Cliff Monday, and with it came meals to go with coffee we love. The sandwiches are a fine…
Society Bakery reopened its Lower Greenville spot Tuesday, and with it comes a new aspect: Societea. Bakery owner Roshi Muns is partnering with Emily Cassady, who’s a certified tea specialist by way of the World Tea Academy. The two have known each other for three years, as Cassady was a…
Most agree restaurants should follow heightened safety protocols during the coronavirus pandemic, but from there, things get complicated. Texas has its official guidelines for restaurants. The Centers for Disease Control has its own set of recommendations, as does the Food and Drug Administration. The Aspen Institute released an independent handbook…
This little watering hole has gone through several changes since January. Earlier this year, the Lower Greenville bar formerly known as LG Taps rebranded itself as The Chuggin’ Monk. But this new era was short-lived because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, upon Gov. Greg Abbott’s allowing Texas restaurants to…
The sound of shattering glass echoed off the buildings Sunday morning in the West End of downtown Dallas. It was after the second night of protests that escalated into confrontations, rock-throwing and looting, and local businesses were cleaning up the aftermath. Walking around downtown, Deep Ellum and Uptown on Sunday…
The patio is shining with colors and studded with cacti. Tidy artificial turf seems to have a pattern painted on it — it’s actually some pleasant shadows from the wood pergola standing above the clean wood benches. It’s all lovely and strange but hopeful when juxtaposed against the effect of…
As Texas breweries received permission to begin reopening, individual business owners had to grapple with a difficult question: How do you safely open an alcohol-dependent business during a health crisis? Many local breweries delayed their openings to spend more time contemplating that question. Welcoming the public back into a taproom…
In what feels like a bold move amid a pandemic, a new restaurant has opened in the Bishop Arts District. Blue Cenote Tex-Mex Cantina is large space — 6,250 square feet to be exact — with two bars, one that flanks the indoor dining area and another for the outdoor…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. When Commissary opened in downtown Dallas years ago, it was fantastic in that it provided another dining option for nearby residents. Since then, other good places have opened,…
It was six minutes until the reservation time. I was exiting North Pearl Street from Woodall Rodgers Expressway, and I was thinking I should change the plans to simply grabbing sushi to go and sit at a park or something. But sushi to go is never as good as in…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. They celebrated their first anniversary in April, and right as high noon hits, the dining room is empty. It’s literally empty — the chairs and tables have vanished,…
