One of the most upsetting things I’ve eaten in Dallas was a cheeseburger with Eggo waffles as buns. Like the Doritos Loaded, which was less food and more a melted, cheese-flavored crayon rolled in bird seed, it was clearly stunt eating. It’s not meant to be taken seriously or given…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. It’s that time again, time for us to share the fruits of our Dallas restaurant exploration as we…
Last night’s Dallas Observer Iron Fork at Fair Park was the best one yet — lines were short, food was stellar and 2,500 people ate and drank their fill. With ample supply and short waits, pretty much everyone got to try bites from the dozens of restaurants and booze-slingers in…
Rebuilding comfort food from scratch can go horrifyingly wrong. Why try to re-create the squishy joy of a store-bought burger bun that somehow works better than anything else? Is making your own ketchup really worth the effort? It’s like interrupting Don Draper in the middle of a pitch. Re-inventing can…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history while exploring how the food has changed – for the good or bad – over the years. Heading into the final days of Daddy’s Jack’s, the restaurant is ready. The neon lobster glows, and…
A few weeks ago, Oak Cliff got up in arms over the news that beloved Tex-Mex restaurant El Corazon’s owners had filed a demolition permit for the historic building, which was built in the 1940s. A developer that works with CVS wants to raze the building to build retail —…
In the past year, we’ve seen a rapid proliferation of poke around DFW, particularly in the fast-casual realm. Now, TJ’s Seafood owner Jon Alexis is jumping on the bandwagon with “Shark Tank-featured venture capitalists” Ben and Eric Kusin. Opening in fall 2017 at 3888 Oak Lawn Ave. in Turtle Creek Village, Malibu Poke…
Carrollton’s Koreatown, an ever-growing conglomerate of niche restaurants and Asian grocery stores located just off the President George Bush Turnpike, has added three new restaurants, with two more opening in May, according to a press release. Already open: Kickin Crab, a Cajun seafood franchise with several locations in California (this…
Welcome to the day after, when regret runs rampant and the struggle is very much real real. If you’ve over-indulged, here are a few ways to kick that hangover. Jonathon’s chicken and wafflesTired of waiting on the sidewalk for the chance to get down on Jonathon’s chicken and waffles? You’re…
Bouchon 1314 seemed, at first, like the neighborhood French bistro of Oak Cliff’s dreams. The combination bistro and wine bar/retailer was in a great spot near the Kessler on Davis, the wine selection was solid and the menu of French classics looked promising. But it never really seemed to hit…
Yatai Ramen Izakaya in Plano first look.
Halcyon is a lofty name for a cafe. Halcyon is defined as denoting “a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful,” so one might describe their childhood as halcyon, or a summer spent touring the English countryside, or that time when one’s stomach capacity seemed…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history while exploring how the food has changed – for the good or bad – over the years. Standing at a table in the dining room, one of Lucky’s servers scoops something from a large…
Nazca Kitchen has a lot going for it: fresh green tea and Colombian coffee, solid ceviche, a flat-screen near the kitchen that displays photos of llamas so vividly that you may try to hug one and slam into a wall. And then there’s the burger, a hidden gem on this menu…
Prohibition Chicken to bring fried chicken and Prohibition-era cocktails — with a speakeasy — to Old Town Lewisville.
Town Hearth is a ridiculous love letter to a ridiculous city, a monument to Dallas-sized ambitions, cars, hair and egos. Beautiful, loud-talking people congregate here in absurd shirts, poofy dresses and hair products sturdy enough to survive hailstorms. Town Hearth feels like the kind of place that will appear on…
Iron Fork, the Dallas Observer’s annual food- and booze-tasting event, is next week, and the foodie extravaganza just added a little dose of celebrity: Top Chef alum and Dallas steakmaster John Tesar. Take a break from gorging yourself on unlimited food samples (and eight booze samples, with the opportunity to…
It’s been a tumultuous few years for local Thai chef Eddy Thretipthuangsin, AKA Chef Eddy. He left his post at Pakpao in 2014 to start his own restaurant, Kin Kin Urban Thai in Fort Worth, eventually opening a second Kin Kin location on Oak Lawn. He eventually closed the Fort Worth location…
Tacodeli opening a second Dallas location in The Hill on Walnut Hill.
The great thing about good barbecue is that it can come from anywhere – some of North Texas’ best joints started as little more than a smoker in a trailer. If you’re looking for some killer barbecue with a small footprint, check out these tiny operations that pack big flavor…
The owners of the new Roux Bistro on Lemmon Avenue have done a fine job at stripping the restaurant of any reminders of its past life as Tallywackers, a novelty establishment often described as the “male version of Hooter’s.” The decor is mild and inoffensive, the playlist oscillating between Amy…
The DFW vegan food scene has come a long way since Spiral Diner & Bakery paved the way with their first location in Fort Worth 15 years ago. Spiral Diner eventually expanded into Dallas and soon Denton, and V-Eats, the high-profile Trinity Groves restaurant that opened last year, has become…
