Dallas has no other restaurant quite like Too Thai Street Eats. Although we have more than a few good Thai restaurants, none of them shares much in common with Too Thai, a new Carrollton establishment that focuses on the foods of Bangkok’s street vendors, night markets and hawker stalls. Like…
Civello’s Raviolismo is a humble factory. It’s bare-bones: There are a few metal tables; the ravioli-crafting equipment, most of it older than the internet; a few refrigerators rolling around; and a kitchen in the back. Sometime in the morning, Oralia Olguin presses her palms into a football-shaped wad of dough…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Havana Cafe in East Dallas recently expanded, taking over the space next door and opening a mojito bar…
We’ve seen plenty of new bars and restaurants open around North Texas this summer, but we’ve lost a few as well. Here’s a look at the restaurants that didn’t survive the sweltering Dallas summer. Bolsa MercadoBolsa Mercado in Oak Cliff closes its doors for good Sunday and becomes a catering-only…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Scenario: It’s late at night and you’re not entirely sober. You’re also awfully hungry, and fast food just…
Oak Cliff loses one of its beloved neighborhood hang spots next week when Bolsa Mercado, the combination coffee shop/market/cafe/caterer on Davis Street, closes its doors and adopts a catering-only business model. The cafe opened in late 2011 as an offshoot of the nearby Bolsa restaurant, which is not closing. This…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. The Sandwich Hag may not look like much, but some serious banh mis passes through the window of…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Some of the best dishes in the world happen at family meal. Traditionally, in the kitchen, it’s the…
If you’ve ever known anyone who’s lived in Oak Cliff, chances are you’ve heard them complain about the grocery store situation. The Tom Thumb is a crowded nightmare where you’ll wait in line an eternity to check out, the meat counter at Fiesta does not exactly inspire confidence and, man,…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. In the great state of Texas, when it comes to Tex-Mex, the bar is set pretty low —…
Hudson House is like the opera: You need to go at least once. It feels inevitable that you’ll be eating there. The Inwood eatery from the people who brought us such yachty sandwich joints as East Hampton Sandwich Co. will draw you through the doors with Instagram-sharp shots of lobster rolls, champagne…
Sassetta is surprisingly affordable and fun.
This weekend, Oak Cliff got a fun new addition: Local Moto + Provisions, a combination coffee shop, cafe and vintage motorcycle repair shop. Adjacent to Local Press + Brew on Beckley Avenue, the modern shop serves beer, wine, espresso drinks and a small menu of dishes. The new shop is built…
On April 29, the space that used to house the beloved Knox-Henderson bar Vickery Park became home to a new concept: Stellar, a bar and restaurant boasting “midcentury modern décor with indoor and outdoor tables, American cuisine, a cocktail bar and a dog-friendly patio.” But the concept proved to be…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. In Korean restaurants, banchan are the tiny veggie dishes that come free with the meal. They might include…
Let us guess: You had a few too many Dallas Blondes at last night’s Fleet Foxes show. Or maybe you drank an entire box of pinot grigio on your couch — we’re not here to judge. Either way, your hangover might need a helping hand today. These cheesy, sauce-covered, blatantly…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their histories while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. She first climbed the steps six years ago. She and husband Teddy Davey had been performers in Las…
One of the most underestimated techniques in the making of a good cheeseburger is seasoning. The beef can take it: A half-pound patty accepts salt like a character in a Martin Scorsese movie snorts cocaine. Dust the loose-packed beef with hefty pinches of coarse pepper and salt, slide it onto…
Show of hands: Who’s heard of Tommy Bahama? Of course you have; the line of casual apparel is featured at department stores nationwide, and it has 160 standalone boutiques across the globe. Nearly everyone recognizes the clothes — the eponymous flora shirt, likely tucked into a pair of khaki pants,…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. There aren’t many veggie burgers in Dallas like this one. Rajwadi, a fast-food counter hidden inside an Indian…
Memories are funny things. They say our strongest memories, good or bad, are the ones accompanied by powerful emotions. But over time, nostalgia creeps in and alters how we remember things, burnishing the good parts while pushing the bad ones into the shadows. We were certainly feeling nostalgic in early…
The healthy fast-casual sector continues to swell in DFW, and the latest arrival should be popular with downtown office workers: Gather Kitchen, a “customizable, fast-casual dining experience using 100 percent whole foods” that opens Wednesday, Aug. 16, in Thanksgiving Tower, according to a press release. Designed for people in a…
