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$3 Tacos? At the JW Marriott?

Mike Piellucci — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:40:15 +0000

A certain type of establishment would be expected to serve street tacos as affordable as they are fresh, chips with truly excellent salsa, and aguas frescas that are sweet without approaching saccharine. The JW Marriott Dallas Arts District is not that establishment. When we last checked in on the hotel’s dining options, former online dining … Continued

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Rye’s New Tasting Menu Is Some of the Most Fun You Can Have in a Dallas Restaurant

Brian Reinhart — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:25:26 +0000

Dallas is enjoying a boom in restaurant tasting menus. If you want to put your trust in a gifted chef and let them hit you with five to 12 courses of surprises, you’ve never had more options. Funnily enough, this trend is independent of the arrival of the Michelin Guide. Michelin is notorious for its … Continued

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Bali Street Cafe Is Dallas’ Ideal Introduction to Indonesian Food

Brian Reinhart — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:50:06 +0000

Beef rendang is one thing: a slow-cooked Indonesian stew, with a coconut milk-based sauce that tenderizes the meat and fills it with flavor. But, according to the menu in my hands, nasi goreng rendang—the same dish, but piled into fried rice—was something different entirely. Something much, much scarier. “NOT KIDDING VERY SPICY,” the menu warned. … Continued

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Richardson’s New Venezuelan Restaurant Takes Fried Cheese to the Next Level

Brian Reinhart — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:49:07 +0000

Sometimes the best way to order at a restaurant is to take a wild guess. That’s how I found out about aguïtas de sapo, Venezuela’s bold, spectacular innovation in the realm of fried-cheese technology. This ain’t no mozzarella stick. The cheese is cut into enormous, inch-thick planks. When it emerges from the fryer, it looks … Continued

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Otaru Sushi Brings Speedy Handrolls to Bishop Arts

Brian Reinhart — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:41:29 +0000

For a few years now, Dallas’ new Japanese restaurants have focused on high-end presentations of the cuisine: tasting menus of cured fish or yakitori with extraordinary attention to detail and three-figure price tags. But in parallel we’ve had a wave of more approachable newcomers that serve everything from curry katsu to tomato ramen. Even in … Continued

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Aguasal Is This Summer’s Must-Visit Dallas Dining Getaway

Brian Reinhart — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:25:20 +0000

It’s such a good idea, darn it. We all want to take a summer vacation. Not all of us can do it, and certainly not all summer long. So why not go to a summer-vacation-themed restaurant? The staff at Rye just returned to Lower Greenville from their own summer break, relaxing over the holiday week. … Continued

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You Need to Try the Sunday Brunch at Petra and the Beast

Brian Reinhart — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:04:50 +0000

A wise person never bets against Misti Norris. First she decided to introduce herself to East Dallas with a BYOB counter-service joint centered on charcuterie and noodles. Then she folded in multi-course chef’s tasting menus, a format still unusual in this city. More recently, Norris gambled that fans of Petra and the Beast—fans who were, … Continued

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There Are Delicious Pad Thai-Stuffed Burritos in Carrollton

Nataly Keomoungkhoun — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:58:22 +0000

Dallas restaurants need to keep putting noodles in wraps. I grew up eating thin glass noodles in my mom’s fried egg rolls and vermicelli noodles stuffed inside Vietnamese spring rolls. I have friends who call me Noodley. (Seriously.) Fresh ThaiQueria, a Thai-Mexican fusion restaurant, has some massive burritos with Thai noodle dishes on its menu … Continued

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Sanjh Invites You to Splurge On Indian Fare

Nataly Keomoungkhoun — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:38:10 +0000

Dallas-Fort Worth is home to about 220,000 Indian Americans. Irving and Las Colinas have especially large populations, which has attracted dozens of shops, restaurants, and grocers. Most of those restaurants trend casual, which is why Sanjh’s arrival is so exciting. Sanjh was described in press releases as serving “elevated” Indian cuisine that draws inspiration from … Continued

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A Lakewood Restaurant Deliciously Answers the Question: What if Ramen Was Italian?

Brian Reinhart — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:58:03 +0000

When a restaurant’s owner tells you which dish is the best, right on the menu, you have to trust him. So it is at WAYA Japanese Izakaya, a Lakewood restaurant that practically defines “hidden gem.” “‘Best Ramen’ by owner,” the menu declares about WAYA’s tomato ramen. Yes, tomato ramen. It’s more or less exactly what … Continued

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Treat Yourself to a Cheese Pie at Pizzeria Carina in Preston Center

Brian Reinhart — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000

The story sounds unlikely: a Ukrainian-American baker and a team of Ukrainian war refugees, serving Italian thin-crust pizzas in Preston Center. But it makes more sense when you get to know Eugene Plyako and his two-decade love affair with sourdough. Breads and crusts are Plyako’s passion, and seemingly every dish at Pizzeria Carina comes with … Continued

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How I Learned to Love the Clothespin Empanadas at Tequila Social

Brian Reinhart — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This article is about empanadas, but I thought it was going to be about clothespins. Tequila Social, which opened in July, brings a spacious patio and Tex-Mex classics to the Katy Trail. The dining room inside is smaller than some of our readers’ dining rooms at home, but the patio has plenty of room to … Continued

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