It’s not a good sign when you leave dinner $50 lighter and immediately high-tail it to a Deep Ellum bar just to eat a decent meal. Such was the case on a recent visit to Musume, the new “contemporary Asian fusion cuisine” restaurant that opened in the Arts District on Jan…
Every day, co-owner Susana Arce and executive chef MaryAnn Allen split up the routes — one spans from Northeast Dallas to Las Colinas, the other from Plano to downtown Dallas — to drive the food coming out of the Arepa TX kitchen to local companies. “We deliver our food in…
A popular Uptown bar has thrown in the towel, according to a Facebook post. After eight years, McKinney Avenue Tavern has closed. “I can’t begin to tell you how sorry I am for having to make the decision to close our doors,” owner Big Al Mack wrote on Facebook. “For…
Recipe Oak Cliff is a food venture aiming to bring fresh options to the food desert neighborhood of South Oak Cliff. Recipe, which opened in early 2017, serves juices, smoothies, and a daily menu of vegan, raw and “live” food. It also offers shared kitchen space rentals, cooking classes and catering…
There are, as often happens in fits and spurts, a lot of restaurants opening in Dallas. But it feels as if the majority of new restaurants — or at least the ones that get all the press — aren’t exactly affordable in a city with modest increases in median income…
We’ve got more restaurants opening now than any mere mortal can keep up with, but we’re giving it the ol’ college try. If you’re looking to explore the new wave of 2018 Dallas dining, here are a few places to start. You may have to fight for a table, but…
It is already known that you’ll order the dish. It’s predestined from the moment you step inside the original Snuffer’s. On a recent visit, a server filled in the words before they were uttered. “I’m going to need to have …” I said in a haze, and she finished for…
Just under nine years ago, before a salad of raw, cubed fish painted with soy sauce became everyone’s favorite food fad, East Dallas’ Urbano Cafe had poke on the menu. Chef Keo Velasquez, who helped owner Mitch Kauffman get his kitchen off the ground, sparked casual pasta dishes with his…
It’s official: The Dallas food fad of 2018 is pho. Surprised? So are we. But restaurateurs across town have begun taking the beloved Vietnamese soup and transforming it in fascinating ways. At Sapp Sapp Lao & Thai Kitchen, we’re learning about the sheer diversity of traditional preparations across Southeast Asia,…
About a month ago, Misao Masuda quietly opened The Creek Cafe in the Lakewood Shopping Center. Masuda is new to Texas after cutting his culinary teeth at high-end restaurants in Japan and Hawaii. Now he’s here, serving breakfast and lunch from his small four-table eatery. The food is fast-casual, aimed at…
It’s been more than a year since Lower Greenville favorite Remedy closed to make way for a new concept, and now, we can finally get a taste of its replacement: Gung Ho. Brought to life by 8020 Hospitality — the group behind HG Sply Co., Standard Service and the late…
Damasita Izakaya opened in January on Royal Lane near Harry Hines Boulevard, in the heart of Dallas’ Korean neighborhood. One month later, the izakaya is keeping a low profile, without a website, social media page or any publicity at all except for some photos on Google Maps. But Damasita does…
Two months ago, Cristina Mendez and John Pham opened their first restaurant together. At the ripe age of 23, the couple decided to bring together the culinary bests of both of their cultures into Cris and John’s Vietnamese Street Food. Vietnamese street food is a slight misnomer. This is a far cry…
Dallas’ first slider festival hits Dallas Farmers Market on Saturday, March 24, and some serious slider talent has already signed onto the inaugural fest: Harlowe MXM Henry’s Majestic Pollo Campero Bucky Moonshine’s City Council Snuffer’s Cook Hall Haystack Burgers & Barley Dot’s Hop House & Cocktail Courtyard Fresh Art Foodie…
30 Rock’s iconic, mustard-stained matriarch Liz Lemon said it best: “I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich.” If your worldview is equally sandwich-based, there are a few Dallas sandwiches that should be on your must-eat list right now…
Porchetta, when it’s done right, is the Sistine Chapel of the pig. It’s a Roman canvas, labored over for hours in tight quarters, primed with brine and seasonings, skin crackling after some light aging. Like the Apostolic Palace, there should be tours and respectful whispers while one gazes into sun-stroked…
Apparently, good food and drinks and attentive service aren’t enough in 2018 — you need stuff. Not normal restaurant things like TVs for the big game or purse hooks under the bar, oh, no. You need amenities: mini golf, an arcade, a stage for live music, a beer garden, a dog…
Scardello’s chocolate, cheese and bubbles tasting is the perfect event to mask emotional pain. What better coping mechanism is there than a curated collection of food and alcohol? This Lonely Hearts Edition of Scardello’s multi-day tasting involves some special pairings and solo-style treats. Tickets are $45 and selling fast, just…
It’s nearly 40 miles from the Dallas Observer offices to Tender Smokehouse in Celina, a fact that spurred some internal debate before our visit. We can almost write the Facebook comments ourselves from readers who will think we’ve ventured too far north to be relevant. But North Texas food is…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their histories while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. Once you’re in the dark embrace of the Cock & Bull, other than yanking out your phone…
Part Dallas food fest, part live chef cooking competition, Dallas Observer’s Iron Fork returns to Centennial Hall at Fair Park on Wednesday, April 25 with unlimited food samples from nearly 50 Dallas restaurants, beer/wine/cocktail tastings and Iron Fork’s Chef Challenge, which pits two Dallas chefs against one another in a…
In the past six months, downtown Dallas has seen the arrival of two titans of fine French dining. The French Room, a storied space with a century of history, reopened to considerable acclaim. Just blocks away, Bullion offers an equally refined take on classical gastronomy in an art-filled space designed…
