Top Knot’s Uncommon Ramen dinner series reared its delicious head again Monday night, this time featuring the flavors and expertise of chef John Tesar. The main ramen dish was a mushroom flavor explosion. Its official term is Kinoko Iwana ramen, which roughly translates to “mushroom and char ramen.” The char…
Dining at Mirador is like taking a brief, immersive vacation to the land of the wealthiest 1 percent and finding out that the rich aren’t any better off than we are. They just spend more money. Its front entrance is at 1608 Elm St., where a parking circle of pavers,…
Once a basket of Maple and Motor’s tater tots lands in front of you, there’s no stopping what happens next. These concentrated crave pods — hot, crusty, addictive poppables — will lodge in the center of your brain and cause minor blackouts as you devour them one at a time…
One of the best things you can do for yourself is put your face over a steaming bowl of pho. It’s the spa of the gods. Mot Hai Ba’s version has a rich and complex broth (fatty pork flavor with spices that pop out more and more as you dive…
For those unfamiliar with Hot Joy, the phrase “cheeseburger spring roll” may sound strange. For those familiar with Hot Joy, it sounds exactly like what you would expect. In a way, Hot Joy is hard to nail down. Southeast Asia joining hands with Wild West is one way of putting…
The Brixton, with its eclectic rock-and-roll style interior and a music-driven atmosphere, is a new concept open at the Shops at Legacy in Plano. With a delicious menu that is chef-inspired by a real rockstar and a music venue atmosphere, we have to ask ourselves: Is this a nightclub acting as a…
You know what the fish and chips are like at 20 Feet Seafood Joint? They’re an ocean doughnut. Fresh, flaky cod is encrusted like golden rectangles or bronzed oblong orbs. Whatever shape they arrive in, 20 Feet’s fish and chips dunk magically and brilliantly into malt vinegar-loaded tartar sauce. Fries…
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. One of the best dishes at Knife does not include cow. It’s a simple and spot-on tomato soup…
After a two-year run feeding the hungry bar-goers of Denton, Coup De Taco is no more. Owner Josh Lang cites “personal reasons,” saying his decision to close up shop was mostly informed by his health. Sunday, July 30, will be the last day of operation. Coup De Taco joined the…
When it was announced as the new headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys, it was difficult to imagine The Star in Frisco as any type cosmopolitan destination. A mecca for Cowboys fans, for sure, but what about the non-football-loving rest of us? On the food front, it turns out there will…
Every arepa at Zaguan is a sensory experience. What’s an arepa? Owner Carlos Branger introduces us: It’s a sister to the gordita or the pupusa, as if an ear of corn and a cloud had a baby. Whatever arepas are stuffed with — eggs or marinated chicken and tomatoes —…
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. La Botana Taco Bar, the food truck often posted up at Truck Yard or Sisu, makes a phenomenal…
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. It’s hard to imagine another restaurant that uses the honor system for paying your check. At Aw…
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 Blind Butcher loves meat, so much so that they undertake the process of smoking, curing and otherwise…
The new East Coast-inspired seafood restaurant Hudson House is not a one-trick pony. It brings more than just East Coast fare to Lovers Lane. From their $90 Royal Seafood Tower, featuring specialty oysters, shrimp cocktail, tuna tartare, cracked king crab and poached lobster tail, to their $12 cheeseburger, the management team…
There are no secret recipes at IdleRye. The kitchen window is permanently open, allowing a glimpse into the work. Co-owner and executive chef Ray Skradzinski dives into the inspirations behind his food with exuberance. “I enjoy doing stuff that reminds me of home,” he says. Skradzinski grew up in Alloway,…
This town ain’t big enough for all the “elevated Southern” restaurants we have running around. Just about every street corner in Dallas harbors a Southern fare kitchen offering deviled eggs, pork belly, burgers and the inevitable shrimp and grits. Many of them are good; some are excellent; most are forgettable…
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. Picking a favorite dish from a meal at Uchi is like picking your favorite from a basket of…
The new documentary What the Health, released globally on Vimeo in March and on Netflix in June, is a compelling indictment of the processed meat and dairy industries that has sparked a flurry of conversation and controversy online, and not just in vegan circles. Described by its makers as “the…
Casa Rubia, one of the first restaurants to open in the West Dallas restaurant incubator Trinity Groves, closed its doors after dinner service Saturday night, chef Omar Flores confirms. The Spanish tapas spot had been open for four years. Flores was one of Trinity Groves’ most high-profile chefs, and Casa…
Deep Ellum is Dallas’ fastest-growing food and drink neighborhood. There’s so much opening up over there that it’s hard to keep up — but we can help. Here are four things you need to eat and drink in the city’s foodiest neighborhood of the moment. The pulpo taco at Revolver…
The Facebook rumor mill in East Dallas went berserk in the last 24 hours after several posts claiming that Barbec’s, the White Rock Lake diner that’s been serving chicken-fried steak and other no-frills diner fare for more than 40 years, was closed for good. Barbec’s has not shuttered, manager Joanna…
