Restaurants

Osteria Il Muro in Denton is a homely little Italian restaurant that specializes in house-made everything from cured meats to fresh daily hand-rolled pasta to gelato …

Brentwood is now open in Houston’s old location in Addison. The look and feel – and even the smell – seem familiar.

Rana and Akash Kapoor began serving their Indian food in 2009 from the back of a broken-down taco truck in California. Thirteen years later, they have 16 brick-and-mortar locations, including one in The Colony.

If you ever wanted to entice a Texan, the promise of tacos and tequila as far as the eye can see is a decent approach. So, it should come as no surprise that a new restaurant promises to drown us in tequila, feed us tacos and tell us we’re pretty…

Tom Armenti opened his first Fat Shack location in 2010 in New Jersey with $5,000 and the back kitchen at a bagel shop. Now, his Plano location is the 28th store to open.

Vandelay Hospitality, a Dallas-based group, has announced three new locations for their Nashville hot chicken concept, Lucky’s Chicken, opening in North Texas this summer.

As reported in the Observer last week, Portillo’s is sending out its Beef Bus food truck to North Texas over the next few days in anticipation of opening its first location in Texas this fall in The Colony. The first stop was Monday, July 11 …

Of course there’s a motorcycle. With Nick Badovinus’ knack for transforming dining rooms into feasts for the eyes, we were anxious to see what was in store for National Anthem, his newest venture in Dallas’ East Quarter.

Poco Fiasco is a new pizza place that will feature Brooklyn-inspired recipes and a wide range of martinis to choose from or even customize.

Because Texas isn’t engulfed in enough of an inferno right now, Panther City BBQ in Fort Worth will attempt to break the world record for barbecuing this week.

Ford’s Garage has arrived in Plano by way of Fort Myers, Florida and offers up an array of hamburgers and craft beer in a retro-service station inspired setting

Earlier this year, this space formerly known as Up on Knox got a reboot by French chef Bruno Davaillon, who is one of two Dallas chefs whose resume includes a Michelin star …

Chicagolanders in North Texas take heart: You left Chicago, so now Portillo’s is coming for you. And even before their actual brick-and-mortar location, which is slated for later this year.

Chef Misti Norris, of Petra and the Beast, brings Stepchild, her French Cajun restaurant, to Attalie’s rotating chef concept for a few months.

If you’re looking for a no-frills place where your kids can roam freely while you enjoy a cold beer and conversation with friends, then The Stix Icehouse in McKinney is worth the drive north.

Last summer Trinity Hall at Mockingbird Station pulled a classic Irish goodbye after 20 years in the space. Now a longtime local British pub is taking over the space.

Yet again, Dallas has a new dessert shop. This one has a spirit animal: an actual real llama named Dolly who lives in the South of France.

After serving as a chef in the DFW area for many years, Keith Cedotal has announced that he is starting his first standalone service in the East Dallas area.

A family-owned Mexican treat vendor had a soft opening at its Irving location on June 25.

A “gastro cantina” may seem an ill-fitting description, like putting a gardening glove on the wrong hand. Typically, gastronomy and cantinas sit at different tables in

With the current inflation and price of gas, most of us can only dream of traveling to the Mediterranean any time soon. The good news is that a new exotic destination

The Dallas restaurant and bar scene is on fire. Inflation-schmation. Labor woes-schmoes. There are multiple new spots opening every …