Eats
“Bait” and Switch
Laurie Barker JamesMy sister’s a sushi freak. Even when I mocked her and said I would never eat what most people consider to be bait, she persisted. Over the last two years, she wrote me down, and I came to enjoy her sushi-fied world. ...
“Bait” and Switch
Laurie Barker JamesMy sister’s a sushi freak. Even when I mocked her and said I would never eat what most people consider to be bait, she persisted.
Veinticuatro!
Laurie Barker JamesRestaurants come and go, and in Southwest Arlington, the turnover is especially pronounced.
A Hit
Jimmy FowlerEvery ethnic group has its stereotypes. Some people take umbrage at these clichés. Other folks use them to their advantage.
V for Victory
Laurie Barker JamesThe Vault Mediterranean restaurant has been “coming soon” to the Tower Building in downtown Fort Worth for months. When I learned that the owner was French restaurateur Jean Michel Sakouhi and that the chef was Gabr...
Red Tex-Mex
Jorge’s may play to conservative palates, but if it ain’t broke …Peter Gorman
I’m not a big fan of Tex-Mex the way it’s commonly prepared in the chains or in the more high-traffic ma-and-pa restaurants here.
Options
Super Bowl Buffet has a lot to offer in both Asian and Westernized fare.LAURIE BARKER JAMES
Late one Friday afternoon, out on a seemingly endless stretch of 820 – are we in Hurst? East Fort Worth? – my flesh-and-blood payload began to complain, “We’re hunnnnngry.” In my family’s def...
Mature, Not Old
No Frills Grill & Sports Bar in Arlington has aged quite gracefully.Laurie Barker James
Back in the 1990s, No Frills Grill & Sports Bar was a tiny, smoky bar in the southwest Arlington shopping center anchored by an AMC Loews movie theater.
Starry Eyed
Zodiac is a gem of a place inside Neiman Marcus in Ridgmar Mall, for lunching ladies and foodies alike.Laurie Barker James
I always assumed that only “ladies who lunch” frequented Zodiac, the café inside Neiman Marcus at Ridgmar Mall.
No Bones About It
Blink-and-you’ll-miss-it TBones’ barbecue eatery delivers superb versions of the staples and soul food.Laurie Barker James
TBones Mississippi Style BBQ was born in the back of owner Terry Coleman’s catering truck.