If you want to eat authentic Mexican food, certain aesthetic concessions may be required. The heart and soul of Mexican cooking is built on ground corn and guts. And while some restaurants put up a quaint facade and a freshly painted dining room, if you want to find the best…
Next to where the old Dave & Busters was laid to rest, lies Nazca Kitchen, a bright and colorful beacon of hope for anyone looking for a taste of healthy, fresh and flavorful foods with South American roots. Walking in, you’ll notice the space’s lightness; there’s even a dining room…
What. A. Year. My most notable closings post was an interesting compilation , but looking at the restaurants that have opened this year is even more illuminating. We’ve gained a lot of great restaurants. (And some not so great ones, too.) Here are some of the more notable spaces. See…
Here is a brief list of five European things that make a good Christmas, but that you might be afraid of. Embrace change, Texas! I have included pictures so you don’t think I’m insane, and links to Amazon where you can still get these things (albeit with now very expensive…
Facing out onto a bleak parking lot and just the right side of the tracks, Baker’s Ribs is in direct competition with Mama Faye’s for the Deep Ellum barbecue coin. Thing is, neither of them seem to be doing particularly good business. Baker’s had but one other family in there…
Way out on Harry Hines Boulevard, just past the bazaar bearing the same name, Continental Liquor makes its business not only selling booze and sodas, but as a landlord too. In 1998 Maria and Roberto Velasquez rented 800 square feet from the owner and set up a small kitchen and…
Apparently you guys celebrate Christmas by eating tamales. No, me neither. I’ve no idea what you’re doing. What screams Christmas about a tamale? I suppose you could take this reductionist argument to any Christmas food (what’s Christmassy about slaughtering a turkey and then roasting it, or, as some people are…
When I reviewed Dalat this summer, I loved the concept of a late-night pho restaurant close to downtown but had problems with the consistency of the food I was served. My pho was salty one day and bland the next, and noodles that were consistently over-cooked would break apart when…
Back in November I talked with chef Nico Sanchez about his upcoming taqueria opening in tandem with the new Meso Maya downtown. After hearing his descriptions of the space and the tacos I was excited to get down there and try them — all of them. Just after noon there…
Klyde Warren is the park I want to be when I grow up. KW is the golden child of parks. Somewhere Mama Park is saying, “Yep, that’s my boy. He sure was a stinker when we were raising him. But, we certainly are proud now.” The family and I made…
Babb Brothers BBQ & Blues opened two weeks ago as the first restaurant in the new Trinity Groves project, which hopes to one day energize the area just west of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Investors Phil Romano, Stuart Fitts and Butch McGregor plucked cook Mike Babb out of the…
After a few of the usual permit-type delays from the city, a new coffee joint has officially opened its doors to the coffee-obsessed masses of Dallas. If you’re not the type to define yourself as coffee-obsessed, that’s OK. All you need to know is that there’s a new, locally owned…
Time for some more year end reflection. Next week we’ll look at the most notable openings, but right now I’m feeling glum. Did you lose one of your favorite restaurants recently? There were a number of notable closures over the past 12 months, some of which were expected and others…
Yesterday on the way to Craft and Growler, I spotted red electric “open” sign at the corner pupuseria, raspas and taco stand, Luna’s Cocina. Each letter lit up one at a time O… P… E… N…, like a slow taunt to my stomach. A slightly inappropriate right turn from a…
More than a year has passed since City Council’s specific use permit policies went into effect on Lower Greenville Avenue, shuttering many bars and crippling small businesses that depend on late-night alcohol sales as an important part of their revenues. The ordinance was sold as a means to clean up…
A new food truck, Oink N’ Moo BBQ, is launching in Dallas in January, and will be Dallas’ first dedicated barbecue food truck. And about damn time! In return for this interview, owner David Hunt has promised to drive up to my work three afternoons out of every five. Tell…
When I reviewed Ten Bells Tavern I was smitten with their wings. They’re still great, and I’ve included them in my Year of Eating Fabulously story that comes out today. Last week I ducked into the small Oak Cliff bar to relax with a pint and grab a snack, and…
Editor’s note: To spare you the suspense — and possible expense — we’re just going let you know upfront: Gavin here is talking about North Main BBQ, 406 North Main St., Euless. So, please, no matter how often he asks — and that will be often — do not send…
DIGG’s Taco Shop has opened its second location in Arlington (445 S. Pecan St.) near UTA as part of the College Park Development, which includes a 7,000-seat stadium/center and 27,000 square feet of retail space. In addition to the Baja-style taco spot, there’s also a Pho Xpress, Smiling Moose Deli,…
First thing’s first: If you’re sick of the phrase food porn, or screaming-mad from the plethora of dense, decadent, NSFW photos of burgers with steamy cheese and fluffy doughnuts lightly dusted with cinnamon-sugar, then please for the love of Jesus turn away. This post is not for you. Well, hey,…
There are only a tight handful of restaurants in Dallas that offer serious upscale Mex-Mex. Meso Maya is one of them, and now, luckily for us, there are two locations to choose from. But there’s even more good news. In the latest expansion from Firebird Restaurant Group (the group that…
Just a mere two weeks before the Mayan apocalypse, I’ve found my hands-down, close-the-door-and-go-home, it’s all over, favorite meal. Ever. Of all time. El Pollo Regio is a mid-sized chain fast-food restaurant originally out of Monterrey, Mexico, that specializes in “open flame-grilled chicken.” The first Texas restaurant opened in 1995…
