Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Some things are tougher to execute for takeout. Fries quickly grow soggy as they steam in Styrofoam, for example. Sushi can fall in that boat, as it’s generally…
The James Beard Foundation will not name the remaining 2020 award winners after an announcement saying it’s embarking on a year-long initiative to overhaul the process with a goal to remove systemic bias. A ceremony was planned for Sept. 25 where we would have had winners for 22 categories. While…
There are still events coming up. If you head out to support local businesses, mask up and keep your distance. Chef Diana Zamora is putting together snack packs for people to pick up curbside this weekend in the Cedars. Packs are $15 and include oatmeal cream pies, rum rice crispy…
Some hot summer days, something simply cold won’t do it. Caffeine is needed. Serious, maybe slightly bitter caffeine. Plus sugar, because when coffee is quite bitter, it could use the sweetness. I won’t forget the first time I had, and fell in love with, Vietnamese iced coffee. Years ago, I…
This year’s Iron Fork may be virtual, but attendees will still get plenty of bites and entertainment in the comfort of their own homes. The highlight of the 10th annual event is the Iron Fork Chef Challenge, hosted by chef Kent Rathbun, in which two chefs, one in Dallas and…
Last year’s Okrapalooza involved a beautiful sit-down dinner at the Reeve’s Family Farm in Princeton. This year, as annual events cancel, postpone or go virtual, Promise of Peace executive director Elizabeth Dry has figured out a way to go forward with the 11th annual Okrapalooza. “With Okrapalooza this year, I’ve…
Mubrooka Egyptian Street Food, one of the Observer’s Top-100 Restaurants for 2020, has permanently closed, with its last day of service Thursday. “Koshari is one of the world’s great comfort foods. A mix of macaroni, spaghetti noodles, rice and lentils, koshari gets topped with fried onions and a slathering of…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Tia Dora’s Bakery is on our Top-100 Restaurants list for its breakfast, including a breakfast torta and a “superb plate” of chilaquiles verdes. Lately — meaning much of…
Good to go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. If you live in East Dallas, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about the Cardi B sandwich — or maybe you’ve been lucky enough to scroll through your…
It’s a lousy feeling when something you loved as a kid turns out to be terrible or mediocre at best when you experience it as an adult. But there’s nothing like that to worry about with Jack’s fries and an ice-cold milkshake. The perfectly seasoned french fries from Burger House…
Restaurants are keeping their doors open to stay afloat through the coronavirus pandemic, but not everyone wants to go through those doors to eat, no matter how much they love their neighborhood spots. For those who choose to take a step beyond takeout and dine at a restaurant, patios are…
Here’s your roundup of restaurants that have recently opened and closed in Dallas and the surrounding cities. Peggy Sue’s BBQ has closed, CultureMap reports. It’s been an institution in the Park Cities for its barbecue in Snider Plaza. Rumors were about last fall for a concept to take over the…
The statuses of restaurants are changing regularly, and we’re here to provide an update to the Top 100 Restaurants a list developed by Observer critic Brian Reinhart for 2020. We will do our best to keep this list up to date (feel free to email us those changes), and we’ll provide…
It may be safe to say many of us had more ice cream treats as kids than we do as adults: Push-pops (when I was a kid the Flinstones were on these for some reason), those cones with vanilla ice cream and that nut-studded chocolate shell on top and ice…
In 2017, critic Brian Reinhart raved about the wonderful Vietnamese food we could get at Lá Me Restaurant in Northeast Dallas. Three years and a pandemic later, we thankfully can still get these flavors, ones that easily transport in Styrofoam boxes to go. Starting out with the egg rolls is…
Along with seemingly every other event this year, the Dallas Observer’s Iron Fork food celebration will go virtual. It’s the 10th year for the event many love, and it’s not holding back just because people won’t fill Fair Park as usual. Chef Kent Rathbun will be our host while attendees…
The gas station adjacent to Trinity Groves has had some updating in the small kitchen inside of it. For one, there’s a shiny new spit rotating trompo meat. Nancy Reza has opened Taqueria El Arquito inside Sunny Food Mart with the help of her siblings, all of whom come from…
As we mentioned last week, el Mana opened in Cockrell Hill recently, serving a menu of Mexican and Salvadoran plates. This location, just on the edge of Cockrell HIll’s boundary with Oak Cliff, is the third for the restaurant, with locations also in North Dallas and Grand Prairie. The menu…
La Nueva Puntada (No. 1) is a decent place to go for a breakfast taco if you’re seeking a thicker flour tortilla. My friend Laura won’t stop talking about how good the guacamole salsa is, especially on the spicy, house-made tortilla chips with red chile. What’s also rather excellent at this…
As in years past, East Dallas’ Greenville Avenue Pizza Co. is collecting school supplies for Dallas ISD students. Those schools will start later, and students may be learning online, but they still need supplies. GAPCo hosts its annual Slices for Supplies event Aug. 11, where people can donate new packages…
A pizza place going with some kind of a divine theme opens Aug. 6 in Trinity Groves. Holy Crust is Phil Romano’s latest restaurant, and it’s geared toward the pizza his mother used to make for him growing up — “so, exactly how he believes pizza should be,” according to a…
The 11th Dallas Chocolate Festival will still happen this year, but like most things in 2020, you can experience it at home. The World of Chocolate – In a Box will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 12-13. This year’s festival is virtual, with hand-delivered boxes of artisanal chocolate…
