OK, so it’s just across the I-30 border from Oak Cliff, making it technically West Dallas, but Sylvan Thirty is close enough that Oak Cliff finally gets one thing the neighborhood doesn’t have much of: a place to grab a quick banh mi. Banh Mi Station,a fast-casual restaurant owned by Kevin…
Marco Vazquez smiles. He’s just finished plating a steaming double cheeseburger inside a plastic basket, sent it out to the quiet dining room, and he mentions that Flaming Burger is family-owned. It took a question or two later to determine that Vazquez, who calls himself the cook, is part of…
The mood is getting sticky at Mike’s Chicken. Just before high noon, the entryway swells with hungry customers. We are eyeing each other, twitching with anticipation in between orders. With each name that’s called out, the people who have been waiting, patiently or otherwise, blast lasers from their eyes in…
Developers have long been trying to turn the West 7th District in Fort Worth into a dining and retail destination, to mixed results, but now, Dallas concepts are preparing to open locations at the Crockett Row at West 7th development. Several businesses are opening at Crockett Row over the next…
For neighbors watching it go up and the commuters driving around it, construction of Uptown luxury live/work development Union Dallas has taken an eternity. But soon, there will be a dining establishment worth visiting at Union even for those who don’t live/work there. The Henry opens Wednesday, offering a spot…
Peak Restaurant, which opened on Belt Line Road in Irving last July, is a sports bar in a suburb with precious few places to drink. It’s also a proudly Nepali-Tibetan kitchen with stellar traditional food.
Between the Buns, Dallas Observer’s mini food fest celebrating the lovable slider sandwich, returns in March for its second year, and there’s some serious slider talent in this year’s lineup. Everyone knows Dallas steakhouse Knife makes a mean burger, and the same is true for Deep Ellum slider-centric restaurant Easy…
Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in DFW. Because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. If you’re looking for an Italian spot that’ll knock your socks off without knocking all the…
A California-based Mediterranean chain is opening two new locations in Dallas. Daphne’s Mediterranean is a fast-casual restaurant that is committed to what they call “healthy and wholesome cuisine.” This 30-year-old brand operates 21 locations in California. Their new restaurants in Preston Hollow Village and at the Village on the Parkway,…
In this week’s roundup of Dallas-area food news, North Oak Cliff is getting an Irish pub, Legacy West gets two new vendors and Deep Ellum gets a shiny new oyster bar: Legacy Hall, the food hall at Legacy West, has two additions: Blush Wine Bar on the first floor and…
For those of you who crave a solid plate of oysters, crab and shrimp, Hudson House is your place. And now, you can get that alongside brunch. The restaurant debuted Saturday and Sunday brunch on Feb. 2, with the expected chicken and waffles, bagel plates and plenty of seafood. The…
At Beef House, you know exactly what you’re getting.
It doesn’t take long to realize that Nori Handroll Bar is not the typical Deep Ellum dining experience. Upon entering the restaurant, diners see a small lobby bar and izakaya, a host stand and a doorway that leads to a shotgun room with just 24 seats nestled against a sushi…
Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in DFW. Because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. Equal opportunity eateries are the kind of restaurants where vegans and non-vegans alike can eat in harmony…
Tracy Miller walks through her restaurant. It’s 9 a.m., hours before staff will arrive, which means the only other sound is our footsteps causing the 100-year-old wooden floors to groan. She wants to make it clear that she didn’t grow up wanting to run something like this. Running a quiet,…
In mid-January, Plano got four new food offerings in one with the opening of LC Kitchen, a “food hall-style restaurant” located off Legacy Drive near a glut of Asian restaurants and grocery stores. The sleek, ultra-contemporary new space is home to four food stands, according to LC Kitchen’s Facebook page:…
White Rock Alehouse and Brewery has a lovely environment by the lake where you can relax with friends and have some pretty decent beer. They also serve brunch — but the beer may prove more enticing. The brunch menu dominates half of the back of the everyday menu, highlighting meals…
For whatever the reason, it’s a quiet afternoon at Terilli’s. The first floor is missing diners entirely, each table dressed up with white tablecloths and a yellow rose in the center. The bartender is cutting limes and leans over the counter to tell a story: He’s having a strange day…
The storm is over. That’s what it felt like in Smokey John’s on the last Tuesday of January. Not just because the lunch rush had finally subsided, but because they were finally back open after 15 months. The restaurant, which had been closed over a year after a devastating fire,…
It comes as no surprise that Aldo Sandoval, the culinary mastermind behind Baldo’s Ice Cream and Coffee, is not only a chef, but an artist. Who else would dream up inventive flavors like winter spruce, olive oil and cinnamon cayenne? The Art Institute of Dallas grad has poured his creative…
Iron Fork is a Dallas foodie paradise. Thousands of hungry visitors dine on unlimited bites from Dallas restaurants while meeting chefs and sipping wine and cocktails, but the event includes a fun twist: a live cooking competition that pits two Dallas chefs against each other in a real-time cook-off using…
The restaurant group behind Flower Child and North Italia is opening a new “neighborhood restaurant” in Uptown next month: The Henry, a new American bar and restaurant from Sam Fox Restaurants. The Henry is opening its third location — others are in California and Arizona — at Uptown real estate…
