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A Turkey and Dressing Tamale Leads the Thanksgiving Tamale Rush in DFW
In Texas, the holiday tamale order goes in before the turkey does. By mid-November the dozens are spoken for, the steamers are running in back kitchens all over town, and somebody in every family has already been told to go pick them up. Tamales are older than Thanksgiving by a...
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Gloria’s Latin Cuisine Is 40, and Oak Cliff Started the Whole Thing
Gloria and Jose Fuentes took over a small Salvadoran restaurant in Oak Cliff in April 1986. It belonged to Gloria’s sister, who was done with it. Old gas station on West Davis Street, one window unit, tight quarters. Nine months later a food critic stumbled in and wrote it up, and Dallas has been going back ever since.
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Dallas gamer bar leaves Deep Ellum for new address on Greenville Ave
A unique gamer venue in Dallas' Deep Ellum is leaving after six years for a new home. Select Start, a game arcade and cocktail bar, is leaving its Deep Ellum address at 2811 Main St. and opening in a prized location at 4503 Greenville Ave., at the corner of SMU Boulevard. They're taking over the former Bangkok Thai restaurant, which had been there for 30 years before closing in 2025 — joining a neighborhood known for being a big SMU hangout.
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Mo’ Bettahs Brings Traditional Hawaiian Plate Lunches to Euless
Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food Opens Newest Location in Euless. The expansion gives local families and workers quick access to classic plate lunches filled with traditional island favorites. “We’ve received such a warm welcome across North Texas, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to keep growing in the region,”...
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Ulloa’s Brings Paella, Pisco and Texas Ibérico Pork to West Dallas This Spring
Kent Rathbun and Christopher Tunnell held their first menu tasting for Ulloa’s Kitchen + Bar last week at Rathbun’s house. Frugé Seafood brought the fish right to the door. Both men say it went well, and the Spanish and Peruvian restaurant at 727 Fort Worth Ave. in West Dallas is now aiming for a spring 2027 opening.
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People are calling this new Mexican spot a Chipotle alternative
Does Chipotle make their own tortillas? Pocho’s Mexican Grill stirred up quite the buzz across social media as an authentic Mexican alternative for the national chain. The new restaurant off 730 N. Sylvania Ave. smells of the scratch-made fresh corn tortillas when you walk in. Guests get in line to build their own tacos, burritos and bowls from an assembly line style ordering format. It’s Fort Worth native Josh Duran’s first restaurant with his family, he told the Star-Telegram. Since opening in late September, word has spread quickly as the restaurant almost had a line out the door during a November Tuesday lunch hour. There are a few things to know before you go. Pocho’s large portions If you order a burrito or bowl from Pocho’s, the portion is large enough to split between two. Or have leftovers. Priced between $13 and $15, you’re practically getting two meals. The $3 to $4 tacos are made with their house-made corn tortillas, which are about four to five inches wide. For those who aren’t starving, tacos would be the best option. There is both Mexican and white rice. Black and pinto beans. And then skirt steak, chicken and braised pork carnitas as
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Paris Baguette Lands in Glade Parks Near DFW Airport
Euless has a new place for an early coffee and a box of pastries. Paris Baguette opened Oct. 9 at 2920 Rio Grande Blvd., Suite 120, in the Glade Parks development, a few minutes from the north end of DFW Airport. The doors open at 6 a.m. every day, which makes it useful for anyone heading to an early flight or a long workday on Highway 121.
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Arlington Next in Line for Burattino Pizza’s Texas Expansion
Arlington is set to get a taste of California-style pizza as Burattino Pizza prepares to bring its popular brick-oven concept to 6204 S. Cooper Street. The new restaurant will occupy a former Simple Simon’s Pizza space, Suite 108. CultureMap Fort Worth first reported the Arlington plans, including the February 2027 opening target shared by DFW franchisee George Gomiashvili.
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What happened to this Mexican Buffet in Irving, Texas?
Founded in El Paso in 1958 by Jesse Arrambide Jr., Pancho’s Mexican Buffet became a familiar name across Texas and the Southwest. The chain was known for affordable, all-you-can-eat Tex-Mex meals, including enchiladas, tacos, tamales, and sopapillas served with honey. Customers could raise a small flag at their table to request additional servings, a tradition many former customers still remember.
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New Italian restaurant with rooftop lounge rolls into Frisco Rail District
The first of several new restaurants planned for downtown Frisco’s renovated Rail District is set for a spring 2027 opening: Amy D’s Italian, a Italian restaurant from veteran chef Amy DiBiase, will open at 7511 Main St. in The Patios at the Rail development. DiBiase, the restaurant's namesake,...
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This Old-School Texas Tex-Mex Buffet Still Lets You Raise A Little Flag For More Sopapillas
Somewhere in Texas, you can still raise a tiny flag at your table and someone brings more sopapillas. No waving down a server. No awkward eye contact across the room. Just a little flag and fresh, hot pastry. That flag is a whole childhood for a lot of Texans. This...