100 Favorite Dishes: Brunch at La Duni

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

Offshore’s Nextdoor: Happy Hour Begins at Nap 30.

I was thinking about hitting up Offshore’s Nextdoor for a late lunch, so I perused its menu online. As soon as I came across “nap 30” on their menu, I knew I had to check the place out. Unfamiliar with the term? I’ll school you: “What time is it after…

Dinghy Bar & Grill: Where Would-Be Parrotheads Flock.

With an abbreviated schedule tailored to the weekend sailing crowd, Dinghy Bar & Grill doesn’t have much trouble maintaining the lively Parrothead vibe that’s critical to the success of a restaurant most patrons reach by boat. The deck bar’s crowded with fanny-packed sailors fleeing midlife crises and old salt-ettes, droopy…

100 Favorite Dishes: Cheese and Charcuterie Plate at The Grape

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

100 Favorite Dishes: Brisket Tacos at Mia’s

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

100 Favorite Dishes: Cuban Sandwich
At Jimmy’s Food Store

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

At Garden Café, a Chow Down
In the Okra Corral

You’re either an okra person or you’re not. Mark Wootton is an okra guy. As a kid in Highland Park, Wootton grew okra in the back yard of the family home on Shenandoah Street. “And I had an okra stand instead of a lemonade stand,” he says. “Sold it on…

Am I Blue: Stumbling Across the Best Cheese
For a New Mex Burger

Spending Hatch chile season in Santa Fe means eating plenty of green chile cheeseburgers, a topic of intense debate among New Mexican food lovers. Who makes the best version? Is green chile really a better burger condiment than red chile? And should there be anything on a burger besides green…

100 Favorite Dishes: Especial De Tacos At Tacos El Viajero

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

Nova: Pop a Wheelie Over This Bike-Friendly Oak Cliff Eatery.

As someone who gets everywhere on two wheels, I was intrigued when Nova, the latest addition to Oak Cliff’s vibrant restaurant line-up, proclaimed itself a “bike-friendly gastropub.” There’s an endless list of entities unfriendly to cyclists: elected officials who can’t find money for bike lanes, planners who hook towns together…

12 Burgers: Beef Patties are the Devil’s Plaything.

12 Burgers is named after its signature burger, which comes with 12 toppings: bacon, cheese, avocado, sauteed onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, pickles, jalapeños, lettuce, tomato, Thousand Island dressing and mustard. Personally, I think that’s a pretty dumb name because I wouldn’t count Thousand Island and mustard as toppings. (I’d make…

100 Favorite Dishes: Root Beer Creme Brulee
At the Green Room

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

100 Favorite Dishes: Black Bean Dip At Gloria’s

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

100 Favorite Dishes: Cachapa
At Zaguan Latin Cafe & Bakery

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

100 Favorite Dishes: Coconut Soup at Mi Tierra

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

100 Favorite Dishes: The Stodg Burger
At The Porch

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

The Burger Spot: Screw the Organic Beef! Gimme Funnel Cake Fries!

The Burger Spot brags that it only serves fresh, grass-fed, local beef. Which is great because everyone knows if something’s organic, then it’s zero calories. Brang on the cheese and bacon, y’all! Burger Spot has several burger options, from The Alamo Burger (1/3-pound beef, refried beans, Fritos, onions, cheddar and…

Potager Café: Communal Dining, Slow Food and Small Portions.

“This is so good,” a wispy woman with a sloppy silver-white bun murmured to her dining partner at Potager Café. “I know,” the younger man nodded. “This is called Slow Food.” The Slow Food movement, which counts Potager Café’s owner and omnipresence Cynthia Chippindale among its adherents, officially combats “the…

100 Favorite Dishes: Chopped Brisket Sliders
At The Porch

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…

100 Favorite Dishes: Salads
At eatZi’s Market & Bakery

As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…