We were trying to think of any significant restaurant closings in Dallas over the last 30 days and nothing, besides that odd moment when Kavala in Oak Cliff shut down then reopened almost immediately. So, we had to call our buddy Teresa Gubbins and pry into her database-like brain.Thanks TG.Just…
It wouldn’t be the media if there weren’t a cursory reference to the recession, so here goes: Order the vegetarian Maza Tray for dinner at Food From Galilee, and your $12 will have you eating like a veggie queen (or king) for a week. Can’t beat that, especially if you’re…
There are a couple of things you should know before heading to Inca’s, the Peruvian hangout in Carrollton. First, on a recent Friday night visit, the not-quite-dog-whistle shrieks of kids filled the dining room as three little rugrats bounced around, trying their best to drown out a live band. The…
There are literally hundreds of places you can get yourself a burger in Dallas. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there’s a Back Yard Burgers restaurant right across the street from a McDonald’s, which is awesomely located in the 24 Hour Fitness parking lot. (“Want fries with that…
Don’t be alarmed by the website. To be fair, Ginger Thai actually has a really nice one, with colorful shots of curried asparagus and spring rolls. It would be downright welcoming if it didn’t read, on the “location” page, “ginger is said to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.” OK,…
People we’d like to shake hands with:Jason Williams, from the cradle of NFL superstardom and Harvard of the Midwest–yep, Western Illinois University. Home of the fighting Leathernecks. WIU is many time almost-champion of 1-AA (they tend to falter in the playoffs, even when ranked #1), the team that almost beat…
We must admit something. We’ve devoted this week to work…which is to say sipping Champagne on the terrace at The Mansion and slugging vodka at Nick & Sam’s Grill. We also have a vague memory of proposing to Nancy Nichols.Anyway, we haven’t had a lot of time. Therefore this week’s…
To Dallas’ experienced vegans, Spiral Diner will seem a painfully obvious choice. But I recently met a vegan who was relatively new to Dallas and had never been to–or even heard of–Spiral Diner. This one’s for her, and for those like her, if there are any. The problem for vegans…
Mr. Goodcents is a sub sandwich chain with restaurants in nine states. Originally I thought that (plus the fact that the word “good” is in its name) meant it was gonna have good food. After the mouth-beating I got there from one of their weak-ass sub sandwiches, I kinda think…
People demand certain things of restaurant patios. They want a view, perhaps, or a stream of passers-by, each more interesting than the last, and maybe a breeze off the lawn smelling of lavender—that sort of thing. Then there’s Dallas’ version of outdoor dining, which usually involves a deck jutting into…
In my family, Sunday night is Dive Night. At my stepfather’s insistence, we explore “dive” bars or restaurants so he has an excuse to eat queso and hamburgers and drink beer while my mother and I get picky with salads and nibble on fried pickles. Whether Sol’s is actually a…
“2500 lbs of chili and less than 600 beers? Somebody was way out of whack on the beer to chili ratio.”A comment left by “Brent D.” in response to this week’s On The Range piece, which touched on the lowdown bit of bribery used to ensure that chili became the…
They say Green Papaya isn’t authentic Vietnamese. I say: When I first moved to New York, my oldest friend introduced me to her cousin, who also lived there and was also a journalist. We hit it off immediately, and one of our shared passions–aside from writing, reading, watching Project Runway…
The sign at Wok China that reads “No refunds. Exchange only” might scare away some diners, but not me. That was true especially once I saw that every entrée on the drive-through menu is $5.49, which gets you a nice healthy portion of the dish plus way more rice than…
If your oral surgeon misses by the tiniest fraction, that foolproof replacement tooth could end up cracking your mandible. Did you know that? I didn’t either until I overheard what amounted to a dissertation on modern dentistry practices, complete with pain thresholds and gore and all the other stuff you…
Last weekend, I set off on my bike. I would save gas, stay close to home, and kill like three birds with one stone by brunching at the promising-sounding Garden Café, on Junius Street in Lakewood. I’d been there as a pre-vegan, and I remembered a lovely garden in the…
So much to choose from this week.We loved everything about this post on the blog Eating in Dallas by one Margie. It was passionate, provocative…and unfortunately about a month old. Another blogger, this time Dallas Eats, went on quite a wonderful tirade. But she also writes for City of Ate…
It only took one vegetarian to convince Nana chef Anthony Bombaci to draw up a meat-free tasting menu. “They made reservations, they told us they were vegetarian and they paid for their food,” Bombaci recalls. “And we served them meat.” After their visit to Nana, Bombaci got a letter–“snail mail,…
You’ve heard this sort of thing before: “Your job is safe,” or “I was just out with guys.” Maybe you believe such assurances the first few times. After a couple trips around the block, however, you catch on. And the more absurdly cocksure in delivery, the more red flags should…
Summer’s on its way, and that means it’s time to bulk up to fit into that bikini, ladies! That’s right, I’m talkin’ to you, skinny bitch. Last I heard, Abercrombie don’t make a size quad zero, so it’s time to shove some meat into that Skeletor face of yours—or you…
Behind a beaded curtain at one of Kereje’s secluded booths this Sunday, my dinner companion for this week’s culinary adventure equated our situation–my situation, really, since he’s Taiwanese–to entry #71 on the blog Stuff White People Like: “Being the only white person around.” In other words, everyone else at Kereje…
Among the NFL’s labia-friendly rules changes for 2009 are that defenders knocked to the ground can’t tackle quarterbacks and kicking teams can’t bunch together more than five players for an on-sides kick attempt. A discussion on new pads to protect players’ ovaries was tabled.Richie Whitt in the Observer blog Sportatorium.Note:…
