Restaurants

After several weeks of unrelenting rainstorms with unforgiving humidity, the clouds finally parted ways for one of the most highly anticipated pop-ups this summer in Dallas.

For years, one of my favorite spots to get a quick lunch in Irving has been Desi District, a fast-casual Indian restaurant and grocery with modern branding, scrumptious snacks, fusion “taco-dosas” and a case full of subcontinent-flavored cupcakes.

Today is, apparently, National Hamburger Day. I’m sure this was decided upon by somebody who wanted to sell a lot of hamburgers, and, luckily for them, we all want to eat some. Not like National Rutabaga Mash Day or National Mr. Pibb Day.

We’re pie people. Birthdays often call for a pie rather than a cake. Thanksgiving is an absolute pie bonanza. We’ve gone through many mixers and have a decade of pies

BBQ Road Trip: After spending last year at home, we’re ready to gas up the car and go somewhere. BBQ Road Trip is a series where we take a day trip to visit barbecue spots outside of Dallas, just in time for summer road trip season.

In 2019 Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue and Tyson Cole of Uchi combined their culinary powers and opened LORO an Asian smokehouse and bar in Austin. The menu has grilled and smoked meats, with Southeast Asian and Japanese-inspired sauces.

Uncle Uber’s Sammich Shop has been pushing out some fantastic sandwiches for about two decades now. So, when a hangry editor popped over for a sandwich about a month ago and the door was locked, he needed answers.

There’s a gaping hole in the structure at the corner of Malcolm X Blvd and Commerce Street in Deep Ellum. Westlake Brewing said their new neighbors will soon be Federales Tacos and Tequila.

Think about one of your favorite Mexican restaurants in Dallas: The sizzling-pop of a mountainous platter of fajitas along with those irresistible aromas. Maybe you’re fantasizing about an enormous portion of steaming decadent enchiladas shrouded in a creamy …

Asia Times Square in Grand Prairie has been around for decades, but in the past year, the food court area has gotten some new tenants making it quite the foodie destination.

What a difference a location can make. Taquero started in West Dallas, in a building with no room for indoor seating and hardly any room for cooking. Chef-owner Fino Rodriguez served meals out of a window to customers who sat at bar stools or on parking spaces which he’d converted into a patio.

Davio’s Northern Italian opened as part of Grandscape last November and comes to North Texas by way of Boston. Chef-owner and CEO Steve DiFillippo purchased Davio’s, a single restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay when he was 24 years old.

There’s a fair bit of patience required in food writing that most people may not realize. As hungry as we might be, we still need photos of whatever tasty fare we’re about to enjoy before we can dive in…

Dallas certainly isn’t short on glitz. The landscape offers a perpetual wheel of new and sparkly things. And with that comes good and bad. But, then there are places that despite it all, hang on for decades. Worn-down windows on a worn-down building wearing the same coat of paint summer after summer.

Brunch is big business in the Lone Star State. This couldn’t be truer than in the swanky metropolis of Dallas. The options can be overwhelming, of course, because there’s everything from home-cooked Southern fare to savory Tex-Mex and also heavenly Asian cuisine.

Booty’s Street Food was created by Kent Roth and Collin Ballard, both avid travelers. They’ve traversed countries, often breaking camp at hostels; more than 100 collectively. Their experiences led them to want to create a similar space for travelers in Texas.

Sky Blossom is a cute restaurant in the center of downtown Dallas that features a top-floor restaurant and bar with stunning views and great menu options.

Dole Whip was born at a tiki bar in Disneyland of all places and gets its name from the fruit producer, who was a sponsor at the park and makes the mix. According to Disney Food Blog, Dole Whip was first served at the Enchanted Tiki Room and in the Tiki Juice Bar in Adventureland in 1986…

The state of Indiana has given exactly two culinary gifts to the rest of the world. One of them is Wonder Bread, which some of us Hoosiers are apologetic about. But the other one is our hubcap-sized offering to the bar food gods: the fried pork tenderloin sandwich. In theory,…

Tucked away in the east end of the State Thomas neighborhood, the new Asian street food concept Anju recently opened. Owned by Michael Kim of One Esca Concepts, Anju offers a …

On an ordinary day, in an ordinary world, someone would probably be singing at D Jackson BBQ right now. Music flows through this shoebox-sized dining room and kitchen in the southwestern reaches of Oak Cliff, just off Cockrell Hill Road.

Eataly is the new Italian food wonderland at NorthPark Center that opened late last year. It’s hard to put into words everything that this place is exactly. If you squint and tilt your head, it’s like Central Market for the Amalfi Coast. An Ikea of charming Italian goods, but in…