Sorry, lower Greenville. Sorry to you, too, Richardson Chinatown. The most ethnically diverse food street in metro Dallas is Belt Line Road as it passes south to north through an ugly ocean of potholed Irving parking lots. On Belt Line, you can eat food from every continent except Australia and Antarctica…
Something about drinking from a pineapple-shaped chalice feels like sipping vodka from the winner’s trophy. Why is that, exactly? Who knows? Might be the booze inside. In any case, the new Eastwood’s Bar will make anyone feel like a conquering hero. The Fuji About It — a splendid mix of caramelized…
A Cuban sandwich has a very specific, wonderful flavor. Health-wise, eating a sandwich with pork and ham in it is crazy, but some people eat bacon every single day, so I frequently indulge in a Cuban. And if that statement seems logically suspect, then consider this: along with the slow-roasted…
Opening in a spot once occupied by the Dallas outpost of the New Orleans institution Brennan’s, NOLA Brasserie brings the taste of the Crescent City back to downtown in a 1968 skyscraper re-purposed as a Westin Hotel. From a kitchen anchored on the southwest corner of the property, chef Robert…
Welcome to “You Like This,” in which we ask chefs two questions: 1) What’s the best-selling dish at your restaurant? and 2) What’s your favorite dish at your restaurant? We hope the answer to the first question will open your eyes to the fan favorites and the Dallas palate, and…
There’s something deeply satisfying about eating solo at the bar of a brand-spanking new restaurant. It’s the sights and smells. You have time to take things in. At Kitchen LTO, Chef Amoriello (of Driftwood, So & So’s, Rapscallion) is the brand new component. A caricature of him already hangs above the…
Killer’s Tacos appeared out of nowhere last week in Denton, and if you weren’t paying attention, you probably missed it. Opening a taco shop in house-turned-restaurant space just off the UNT campus on the first day of spring break is the very definition of “soft opening” (that’s a taco joke,…
Chef Tyson Cole respects rules of skillfully crafted, traditional Asian food. He just doesn’t always follow them precisely. “Traditional sushi is like a locked box. You can’t mess with it. But I was like, ‘I’m going to flip the box over on its head,’” the Uchi executive chef and owner…
Rather than show up to your family’s Easter Sunday shindig with the same old hot cross buns, why not bring a slice of ginger-glazed carrot cake, grapefruit hazelnut tarts, savory curry rolls or chocolate maple biscotti? These and other edible goodies will be available for purchase at the fifth iteration…
Ah, “Gangnam Style,” the song that took the world by storm in 2012 and remains the most-watched video in YouTube history. Psy may have faded from the pop charts and your memory cells, but his spirit lives on in an over-the-top sushi roll at Carrollton’s most over-the-top restaurant. GangNam Sushi…
France has French fries, Belgium has fries with mayo, Canada has poutine and America has home fries, waffle fries and hash browns. Everybody loves fried potatoes. But the potato originally comes from Peru, and sure enough, Peruvians have a trick up their sleeves too: deep-fried meat-stuffed mashed potatoes with hot…
Last week, when Cane Rosso owner Jay Jerrier learned about a fire at that killed 74 dogs at the Humane Society of Southeast Texas, he knew immediately that Cane Rosso would donate 100 percent of its sales on Monday night to the Beaumont shelter. What he didn’t know was that…
A little patch of land on Peavy Road in East Dallas has a lot going for it: Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House, 20 Feet Seafood Joint, new sandwich spot/bottle shop Goodfriend Package, Cultivar Coffee and now, some artisan soft serve from Austin. Cow Tipping Creamery is now open inside…
Greenville Avenue wasn’t the only place where massive crowds gathered this weekend. With the kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for drunken revelry and/or smoked meats, fans of the TV show Cake Boss flooded Preston Center early Saturday morning to celebrate the grand opening of Carlo’s Bakery. This is the 13th location for…
Maple Leaf Diner was created by Michael and Debra Delaurier, two Ontario transplants who, in missing their native dishes and recognizing Dallas’ semi-untapped poutine market, opened up shop in far North Dallas. While the menu does feature a few Canadian classics like poutine and peameal bacon, diners expecting to find…
Iron Fork, our annual showcase of the best of DFW food, is coming up fast. Today, we’re announcing a few of the 40 participating restaurants — and the two chefs who will go head-to-head in our Iron Fork Chef Competition. The two chefs duking it out on April 27 at Centennial…
What was long ago considered the unwanted scraps from a finely smoked brisket has rightly become a modern-day barbecue delicacy — a rich, indulgent pile of meat and fat and bark known as burnt ends. Legend has it, burnt ends used to practically be given away; the unattractive, fatty trimmings…
Sakhuu Express, a Thai takeout standby on Lemmon Avenue, has reinvented itself as something a little more interesting. The newly rebranded Sabaidee Lao & Thai Cuisine still carries a full list of Thai favorites, but the main focus is on food from Laos, which, despite being wedged between Thailand, China…
Folding meats, starches and other delights into dough and frying it isn’t a uniquely Argentine idea. You’ll find some variation of that theme on menus from Ghana to the Virgin Islands, but equating Empa Mundo’s empanadas to beef patties or pastelitos is like saying Jorge Luis Borges and Dora the…
The first Texas location of a California sushi restaurant is opening this summer on level one of the Galleria’s Alley, according to a press release. The 6,000-square foot Kabuki Japanese Restaurant will be the eatery’s 18th location. The “full-service, casual dining chain” first opened in 1991 and boasts a team of…
And Dallas rejoiced: Top Knot, Uchi’s laid-back little sister upstairs, has announced that Sunday brunch service begins this weekend, with Saturday brunch starting April 30. Service runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and no reservations are necessary, Top Knot says. So what’s on this menu? In classic Top Knot…
Having the Alamo Drafthouse in Dallas is the fulfillment of a long-running dream. Some of my favorite things to do in the universe are A) see movie at the Drafthouse, B) order the enormous popcorn bowl (hosed with real butter and grated herb Parmesan) and C) wash it down with…
