If you love ramen but you hate eating while you stand at Ten in Sylvan 30, and if you crave chasu but don’t want to drive all the way to Raman Hakata in Addison, the next restaurant to compete for your ramen dollars will open on Greenville Avenue on June…
Dallas is the obvious choice for a burger chain looking to expand its market share. As a city, we consume more burgers than the rest of the planet combined (probably not true), which is evidenced by the sheer number of burger joints spread out across this city. If you did…
Get ready for it Dallas. STK is coming to Dallas and will open on McKinney Avenue in Uptown sometime next year. News broke yesterday that the lady-friendly meat den was coming after locations opened in New York, Las Vegas, Washington and other cities. What can we expect from STK when…
Everyone knows the most authentic banh mi sandwiches are served in the suburbs, where they come wrapped in paper and cost two dollars and some change. You could buy the whole office lunch at prices like that, depending on the size of your office and how generous you’re feeling, and…
Since open carry is all the rage these days, I picked myself up a six-pack of Revolver Brewing’s Sidewinder, the seasonal pale ale that hopes to become your new summer beer. I had the crazy idea that I’d go down to Dallas Police Headquarters and pull on a bottle out…
Most times when critic Daniel Vaughn writes up a notable brisket for Texas Monthly’s BBQ Blog, the story is prefaced by a tank of gas and a few hours behind the wheel. That’s great if you’re the kind of person who relishes a Sunday drive. Epic journeys make smoked meats…
You’ve got to hand it to Kent Rathbun. Outside of his Iron Chef accomplishments, he’s damn near the most important, influential guy in Dallas dining. After more than a decade as a successful restaurateur and three great restaurants, Rathbun is ready to try his hand at something a little more…
When Scotch and Sausage was dismantled earlier this year and turned into the upscale taqueria Le Taco, we sent Nick Rallo to try the burger, because that’s what Nick does. The restaurant served a torta version of your typical burger experience topped with carnitas. Nick liked the burger. Thanks be…
Egg prices have been making news all over Texas in the past few weeks, as rising costs have put a squeeze on local businesses. Last week Whataburger temporarily restricted breakfast hours to conserve precious egg resources. This week HEB jumped in with a restriction on the number of eggs any…
My father has had Coors Light in his fridge for far longer than I’ve been on this planet. He keeps it in the bins at the bottom where most people keep their vegetables. While generally I’d consider him an open-minded drinker, his defaults leaned toward what most craft beer drinkers…
The Texas Rangers rolled out some mouth-watering, stomach-upsetting new concession items this season: a state fair stand with nothing but fried foods, nachos with tater tots instead of tortilla chips, bacon beer. There is also a thing called the “sausage sundae.” But that’s all on the ground level, where the…
In eight days, just as nature intended, Pizza Hut is set to release a pizza that has 28 mini hot dogs as the crust. Over on Pizza Hut’s Facebook page, the latest post reads: “It’s real. Hot Dog Bites Pizza is coming to America. 6.18.15,” It’s as if Pizza Hut…
“I need one spicy mazemen ramen,” Matthew Hoa, the baby-faced executive chef at Dallas’ newest ramen shop, Ten, announced. Sous chef Christian Koelling cranked the heat on a sauté pan, spun around to the other side of the galley and started chopping roast pork belly. “Hai,” he offered, softly. In…
The kitchen is unlike any other workplace out there. You can yell at your coworkers, you get paid to play with fire, and in some cases, it’s totally acceptable to take a nip of something boozy in the middle of your shift. This may be part of the chef archetype,…
NorthPark Center will be getting a new restaurant this fall. Wait! Don’t go! This restaurant is actually interesting. Where you’d expect another moderately priced Phil Romano chain restaurant, this new spot looks like it could be reason enough for a trip to the mall whether you need a new pair…
There’s something about the heat of summer that makes the michelada more alluring. Beer is thirst quenching on its own, for the most part, and adding lime juice and salt helps get those salivary glands going. If it’s spicy enough to induce that sweaty, cooling sensation on the back of your…
A few months ago, news broke that Nick Amoriello, the up-and-comer who once helmed the kitchen at Uptown’s trendy So & So’s, would be moving to North Dallas mainstay Sevy’s Grill. That short experiment has already ended. Just two months into his tenure at Sevy’s Grill, Nick Amoriello has abandoned…
As of today, Dallas’ much beleagured “ban” on plastic grocery bags is officially over. Despite impassioned pleas from Dwaine Caraway, lover of trees, you can now resume shoving individual items into as many brown plastic Kroger bags as you damn well please. Despite this newfound freedom, you should still take…
Headed to Tallywackers? I have one piece of advice for you: take a sweater. While I didn’t see the dial when I visited recently, I’d guess the thermostat was set to meat locker, as evidenced not only by my own shivers but those of the scantily clad waiters that surrounded…
Nearly half a year into Café Momentum’s opening, it’s safe to say they’ve hit their stride. It’s no easy feat for any restaurant, but Café Momentum isn’t just any restaurant — it’s also a second chance. Here, young men released from the city’s juvenile justice department receive paid job- and…
When Daniel Vaughn reviews a barbecue joint on his frequent jaunts throughout the state in search of the Holy Barbecue Grail, he knows the only way to form a real opinion on a spot is to order basically one of everything. So he was glad I was tagging along this…
On-Premise opened recently in Deep Ellum. Of all of the remodels I’ve witnessed since I started covering the Dallas dining scene, this is by far the most transformative. Remember Lemongrass, the Vietnamese restaurant that served up an excellent bowl of pho in Deep Ellum? There isn’t a trace of that old…
