“So what do you ladies think of the Czech Stop?” I’d just ordered a couple of kolaches from the Village Bakery in West and was waiting for them to heat up in the back. The Village Bakery opened in 1952. Thirty years later the Czech Stop opened up down the…
Terry Song can’t seem to get a break in real estate. When he opened Goghee To Go on Inwood Road with wife Janice in 2010, he knew homeless people were likely to congregate at the nearby liquor store. What he wasn’t prepared for was the panhandling that would occur while…
Remember when I almost died at Snuffers? I tried to tackle a massive dish of chili cheese fries and was quickly defeated. After a few bites the repetition of cheese, potatoes, bacon and jalapeño quickly became redundant and halfway through the plate I had to tap out. I laid my…
Last October, Yelp announced the start of their latest initiative to help protect users of their site from being exposed to fraudulent reviews. The customer-submitted data hosted on their web-based database has been repeatedly challenged for accuracy in the past. Many businesses and their employees have been accused of submitting…
Manuel’s Creative Cuisine has temporarily shuttered, seemingly stunted by the same clunky location that previously housed Star Canyon, Bengal Coast and Silver Fox Steakhouse. While Star Canyon put in an impressive run, and Steel, the sushi den tucked into the back corner of the building, has been popular for the…
Another weekend is here, the last before you’re forced to indulge a week full of pies, turkeys, gravy, potatoes and all the other evils you wont be able to resist. Hope you took it easy after #burgerweek. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, LDD has some ideas…
If you’re looking for a way to burn off a few (and only a few) calories after your Thanksgiving feast this year, Dallas’ first boutique bowling alley will be there to help you. Bowl and Barrel just announced they’ll be open for business November 28. In addition to 15 bowling…
Oh, Zagat. I was really hoping this new Google acquisition would update what’s become a rather stale form of restaurant evaluation. Last year I published a blog post that listed their five most popular restaurants and noted these establishments have sat on top of Zagat’s polls for years. This year’s…
Surely, by now you’ve heard about Pete Wells’ review of Guy Fieri’s new restaurant Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar. The New York Times review gained significant attention for its intensely critical (I can’t read ‘scathing’ one more time) take on the casual restaurant that serves up burgers, sandwiches and marshmallows…
Have you checked out the latest offering from Nick Badovinus’ Neighborhood Services restaurant group? The new restaurant, which replaces the NHS Tavern that closed earlier this year, brings a whole new experience to Henderson Avenue’s nightlife scene. At the Capital Pub next door bar patrons pack the patio while drinking…
My first visit to Tried and True left me in a pleasant, hazy glow. I sat at the bar of the roadhouse-themed restaurant and munched on peanuts in the shell, drank cold local beer and basked in the radiance of a red-neon sign that screamed BINGO over the dining room…
The folks behind Mockingbird Taproom announced a December opening date and a tentative menu for the new 40-tap sports bar located in Mockingbird Station. The release comes on the heels of an announcement of a Smashburger opening in the coming weeks in the same location. See also: – Yet Another…
When I compiled tips for grilling burgers this summer, I felt bad that I left out home cooks who don’t have access to a grill. To make up for the shortcoming, I challenged chef Nathan Tate at Boulevardier to cook us up a burger like he might at home: no…
Burger week was so crazy I forgot to run a post pointing to my weekly review. Last week I hit up Velvet Taco, a restaurant I know has caused some consternation amongst taco purists who prefer their taquerias dingy, dirty and cheap. In a town that offers so many authentic…
Last week, Four Corners Brewery tapped their first two kegs for sale in Dallas at an event at The Common Table in Uptown. The crowd was pretty small while I was there, but I arrived early and pulled a drink and dash. Michael Peticolas dropped by to enjoy a glass…
Earlier this summer a bad plate of oysters at Acme F&B left a bad taste in my mouth. Poorly shucked oysters at Chesterfield left me feeling burned, too. At nicer restaurants, oysters from northern waters can run up to $3 a shell and when they aren’t perfect they can be…
JoJo Eating House & Bar, the restaurant we’ve been covering in a series of blog posts that detail the making of a restaurant, announced it will open on November 19. See also: – Meet JoJo – Construction at JoJo Continues – Chef Laurent Poupart The dining room includes a wraparound…
The Smithsonian’s American History Museum will feature Dallas-based El Chico as part of a look at how new immigrants have shaped the American food culture. The new exhibit, dubbed Resetting the Table will explore how social and cultural movements affected what’s on the table in America. The El Chico story…
I’ve never been more excited to have control of my diet again. This will be a weekend full of smoothies, salads and as much exercise as I can handle, but definitely no burgers. Things weren’t all beef related here on CoA. Alice took a look Top Chef’s three Dallas-based contestants…
I can’t believe burger week is coming to a close, but it had to end sometime. One can only eat so many burgers before enjoyment is lost and the cheese from one burger experience melts into another. We had six smackdowns that each pit two popular Dallas burgers against one…
With burgers, like many things, beauty is in the mouth of the be-eater. While I’ve been running around town looking for my perfect burger, I realize that everyone has their favorites, and no amount of smackdownin’ is going to change the mind of a devoted burger enthusiast. I polled the…
Dairy-ette’s Formica counter tops and shiny, red bar stools are the marker of a burger joint with some serious history, but if you need more proof, the push-board menu drives it home — they’ve been serving burgers for more than 50 years. Order a cheeseburger here and a few minutes…
