As vegan cuisine continues to spread around North Texas, we’ve seen everything from vegan Mexican fare to meat-free soul food to vegan takes on greasy diner food. Vegan Food House, a new restaurant near Bishop Arts, is tackling vegan Creole food. The plant-based restaurant was launched by Elizabeth Anderson, formerly…
After closing his Arts District restaurant Lark on the Park in November 2018, restaurateur Shannon Wynne went soul-searching to find a more casual new concept for the gorgeous space overlooking Klyde Warren Park. He settled on Miriam Cocina Latina, which officially opened last night. “The namesake restaurant celebrates Miriam Jimenez,…
80/20 Hospitality, the group behind HG Sply Co. and Gung Ho, has opened Hero, a massive sports bar and restaurant with open-air concept and vintage arcade, just steps from the American Airlines Center in Victory Park.
In 2019, it’s harder than you’d think to find a diner that serves truly great food — and a truly great burger. Jonathon’s Oak Cliff fits that bill.
As Dallas restaurants source local, more sustainable beef (and pay higher and higher rents), burger prices are on the rise — but you can still find a killer cheap Dallas burger for less than $10.
As burger joints like Liberty Burger have added more beef alternatives to their menus, they’re having a hard time keeping up with customer demand for alternative burgers.
In the summer of 2018, a Pakistani restaurant named BBQ King moved from downtown Richardson to a new, larger location in Garland. The news didn’t generate any headlines in Dallas food media, but it was a watershed moment in the recent history of our South Asian food scene. To put…
Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in DFW. Because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. When you think of dining out in Carrollton, the first thing that like comes to mind…
Oh, how we loathe burger quirky burger bun substitutes — except for one: the arepa. Arepa TX and Shoals have proven not just that it can be done, but that it is fantastic.
It’s nice having things that remind you of your childhood. If you grew up in Dallas, remember the Bennigan’s that used to be near the skating rink in the Galleria? A favorite of mine, as a 7-year-old, was the plate of fried cheese sticks, which came with a bland marinara-like…
Nearly 2,500 people converged on Centennial Hall at Fair Park last night for the ninth annual Dallas Observer Iron Fork, which showcased 40 of the city’s best restaurants — and a particularly delicious array of Texas-produced spirits. There was incredible food throughout the room. As people ate and mingled the…
The Impossible Burger has proven popular in beef-loving Dallas, and the company behind it says other animal proteins like fish and chicken are next. But a product shortage is leaving some Dallas restaurants without the popular lab-grown meat.
Birthright Barbecue Fest 2019, held on Father’s Day at Dallas Heritage Village, returns for another year of whole animals cooked in open pits in a celebration of Texas barbecue history.
May is National Burger Month (yes, that’s a thing) and to celebrate, we’re spending an entire week celebrating what may well be Dallas’ officially unofficial dish: the burger. From April 30 to May 8, writer Nick Rallo will explore every corner of Dallas burgers, from the grass-fed to the uber-greasy…
If Dallas had a singular dish that best represents our culinary past and present, it may very well be the burger, a staple on almost every menu in town, from steakhouses to vegan diners and everything in between. But as Americans are reconsidering their meat consumption, what does the future of Dallas burgers look like?
While some are lauding the many changes forever altering the fabric of Deep Ellum, some argue that the addition of upscale bars and restaurants, along with office buildings and luxury apartments, are diluting the neighborhood’s cultural and artistic significance. The founders of Off the Cuff, Deep Ellum’s newest bar and…
Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in DFW. Because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. These days, five dollars doesn’t get you much. Throw in a downtown Dallas restaurant and you’re…
Sometimes you want to be healthy, and sometimes you don’t. SkinnyFats, West Village’s newest eatery, has you covered no matter what you choose. This Las Vegas-based restaurant pioneered the two-sided menu, with one side featuring “happy” indulgences and the other focused on “healthy” alternatives. In fact, this menu layout is…
Are we really suggesting that you let that brisket sit in warm, circulating water for 24 hours before throwing it briefly on the smoker? Why yes, yes we are.
Florida dessert franchise Better Than Sex is bringing a candle-lit dessert bar — with dishes like “Rim Jobs” and “Gang Bangs” — to Plano this summer. But the restaurant’s owner says this salacious spot has a purpose: to rekindle the fire among Plano moms and dads.
Even casual sports fans know about the Dream Team. Finally allowed to tap professionals to participate in the Olympics in 1992, Team USA picked the best basketball players the NBA had to offer and assembled what is widely considered the greatest sports team ever. The Dream Team ran roughshod over…
If you’re craving the spicy stir fries, rich soups and whole fried fish of Hunan, the new Hunan Bistro in Plano is equal to any rival in town.
