Restaurants

After more than four decades of serving messy wonderful burgers in the West Seventh neighborhood of Fort Worth, Fred’s Texas Cafe has found a new home just …

Fragrant Indian spices waft out the doors of this small restaurant in Plano, possibly luring in the unassuming passerby inside. Don’t be tricked though;

Longtime local nightclub veteran Jeff Murtha, whose previous concepts include Studio 80 in Fort Worth and The Clubhouse in the early 2000s, is opening a new high-end lounge in Plano. We’re just not sure if Plano is ready for this Murtha concept.  Fizz is an all-day bar and restaurant that…

Donut connoisseur David Sim is at it again – this time in the heart of Dallas. Wow Donuts and Drips operate its first location off of Teel Parkway in Frisco, where it has grown a quick following among the city’s residents. And there’s no doubt as to why.

It’s surprising that game restaurants haven’t become as popular and replicated as the barcade concept (a bar and arcade). Maybe it’s because places like Dave & Busters and Main Event …

Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken is taking root in North Texas. This franchise was created by Mike Kim and Derek Cha, whose previous food business endeavor was a frozen yogurt spot.

Julian Barsotti, best known for running Italian fine dining establishments like Nonna, Carbone’s, Sprezza and Fachini is now dipping his toes in the Tex-Mex arena …

In the flavor wheel of the modern culinary world, Asian and Tex-Mex may just be polar opposites. While one is focused more heavily on cold and raw textures,

Andy Pham’s French inspired bakery offers up a beautiful selection of gelato, pastries, and macarons

Looks like chicken, smells like chicken and most definitely tastes like chicken. But it’s not chicken. Garland’s very own Tastes like Chicken (TLC) Vegan Kitchen is on a mission to create a versatile menu that contains classic dishes, but without the chicken. It doesn’t stop at poultry, though. Menu offerings…

A new Indian-fusion restaurant in Frisco is putting just about everything in a bowl. Based on the popular fast-food chain Chipotle, Mango Leaf Foodies Hub hopes to use the same method with classic Indian comfort foods.

A handful of Thursdays ago, the Observer’s food editor convinced me to join her and Texas Monthly’s barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn at TMBBQ Club’s “Meat Up” series at Terry Black’s BBQ in Deep Ellum. We consider ourselves pretty plugged in to the goings-on in Dallas-Fort Worth barbecue, but there’s no…

Local baker Le Gourmet Baking in Dallas is celebrating 10 years in business and a new partnership with the high-end cooking line Williams-Sonoma …

The Exchange, a large food hall at AT&T Discovery District in downtown that opened last year, is moving some concepts around and welcoming a few big named local chefs.

Dolce Riviera recently re-opened in the Harwood District. Like Sassetta in downtown, Dolce Riviera closed during the pandemic and did a bit of refresh before re-opening.

Brandon and Kellie Stoll first began selling their ice cream with a small four-wheeled cart, carrying their locally-sourced ice cream from city to city.

District is a San Francisco-based wine bar and restaurant that has recently opened a location in Addison in the Village on the Parkway.

Sassetta reopened on the ground floor of the Joule Hotel earlier this year. In its previous life, the restaurant lived in the Design District, in the space now occupied by New York-import …

Ked’s Artisan Ice Cream Shop is serving more than 95 flavors of ice cream to the city of Plano. And we can guarantee that you’ve never heard of most of them …

Good Morning America (GMA) hit the road this week in a quest to find best barbecue in America. The show visited four different cities – Dallas, Chicago,

Rico Alexander is on a mission to nourish his community. As the founder of Hopeboy’s Kitchen, a vegan food trailer docked at Tyler Station near Oak Cliff Brewing Company …

The Beast and Co. opened about a month ago along West Magnolia in Fort Worth. This gem offers creative fine dining without the black tie or stuffy air.