Dive into Hemphill’s
Every neighborhood needs a cheap greasy spoon for folks with more hangover than money, the sort of place where the only things that don’t...
Ninja Rules
At first glance, Ninja Sushi & Grill, located just south of The Parks at Arlington mall, looks like any Asian buffet joint. There are...
Pacific Tang
In any category of ethnic food, places that hew to their original tradition are usually better bets than the Americanized versions of same. But...
Fusion by Mijo’s
To the ultra-trendy Near South Side and the space formerly occupied by Junsuree Thai House comes Mijo’s Fusion, the youngest, prettiest sister in the...
Flashy Tokyo Samurai
Let’s face it. Hibachi joints have become a cliché. These strip-mall fixtures, with their round-robin seating, lamely punning chefs, and overpriced fish dishes have...
Bollywouldn’t
Recently, on one of my customary library crawls, I passed an Indian restaurant on the corner of a strip mall in Watauga. Alternately intrigued...
Mojo’s Working
Mojo’s Tex Mex Smokehouse is a pint-sized mom-and-pop place –– actually, it’s a cousin-and-cousin place. Cousins Barry and Terry Hodges own the restaurant on...
Aloha, Foni’s
Foni’s Island Grill, a year-old Hawaiian food joint tucked into a small suite at the end of a divey strip mall in Euless, should...
Neighborhood Hibachi
I had a bunch of errands to run the other day, and they all sort of fell in an order that led me north...
Blu Waters
Victor Nguyen, Eric Nguyen, and Henry Pham, proprietors of The Blu Crab Seafood House & Bar, picked an interesting nest for their fledgling restaurant....