Posts Tagged ‘restaurant’
Blame The Parents, Not The Kids
Jeff PrinceA restaurant is causing controversy after putting up signs saying, “Screaming children will not be tolerated!” Some people say the signs are discriminatory, particularly against kids with disabilities. That’s ...
Brownstone’s Grrl Power
Casey Thompson’s vision of feminine-sexy Southern charm comes to West 7th.LAURIE BARKER JAMES
Before her starring turn on America’s Top Chef on Bravo in 2007, Casey Thompson was building her profile by dishing out Asian fusion at Shinsei in Dallas. She had worked her way up to the executive chef spot there after years...
Looks Cute, Mi Chula
Despite its chain-y look, Southlake’s Mi Chula is a doll.LAURIE BARKER JAMES
Mi Chula’s looks like a chain restaurant. It’s not. But the Southlake restaurant has a familiar feel to it, even if you’ve never been there before –– chalk it up to slick avocado-green and brown paint and brightly col...
Picosos Paints a Lovely Picture
The Sansom Park-area Mexican restaurant lacks heat but not quality.ERIC GRIFFEY
Family-owned, off-the-beaten-path Mexican food restaurants have certain admirable traditions to uphold. The food should conjure images of a Mexican grandmother starting from scratch and toiling for hours over a hot stove. The d...
Ragged Date Night for Carell and Fey
The Fosters go bananas in this underwhelming comedy-thriller.KRISTIAN LIN
You’re probably going to see Date Night because of Steve Carell and Tina Fey. And why not? They seem like a terrific match because they’re so similar. They’re both intelligent, straightforward types whose comic stylings s...
Bonnell’s Wins Zagat Award
dan.mcgrawAcclaimed Fort Worth restaurant Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisine has won another award. Zagat this week released its finest restaurants in Texas survey, and Bonnell’s was named the Top Food in the Dallas/Fort Worth a...
Destination: Snook
Chow, BabyChow, Baby is rushing the roadtrip season a bit, but you know, sometimes you just get in the mood to accidentally leave your CD case on the dining room table on your way out, so you’re forced to continually listen to Dono...
Sweet 16
In addition to exceedingly fresh wings, Pluckers also offers a lot of sauces.LAURIE BARKER JAMES
Pluckers Wing Bar began in Austin as the brainchild of a couple of University of Texas at Austin students who decided that the state capital just didn’t have enough food options; specifically, chicken wing options. People...
Twinkie-ling
LAURIE BARKER JAMESMy buddy, a farm kid, loves catfish, but his teenage son and I were leery as we headed to Circle S Catfish Grill in north Fort Worth — neither of us is a huge catfish fan. Fortunately, the menu at the family-owned restaur...
A Little Sharp on the Cool Key
Chow, BabyYou knew this would happen – that all year long, every time Chow, Baby spotted a new cupcakerie or pear-and-brisket dish, it would crow “I called that! In my New Year’s predictions column, I said that would ha...