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Monday, March 30, 2026

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Eats

Eats

Design Flaws

Americado Mexi Food Hall, 2000 W Berry St, FW. 817-759-9107. 11am-10pm Sun-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat.  There has been plenty of buzz coming from the direction of...

Popping the Cork

Sometimes I can’t help myself. There I was at Beik Mediterannean Grill (2747 S Hulen St, 817-924-2749), watching my server struggle to open the...

The Lady Knows Her ’Cue

Lady & the Pit,2220 Handley Dr, FW. 682-301-1888.11am-4pm Sun, closed Mon-Tue, 11am-8pm Wed-Sat. All major credit cards accepted. Natasha Smith, the lady behind Lady &...

The Last Unicorn

Is there anything worse than realizing you’ve forgotten your wallet when it’s time to pay your bill? Well, there are probably thousands of things....

Taste the ’Burbs

Tio Carlos Mexican Latin Grill, 4843 Colleyville Blvd, Ste 330, Colleyville. 682-325-4397. 11am-10pm daily. There was a time, and it wasn’t that long ago, when...

One Fine Day

Mi Dia from Scratch, 1295 S Main St, Grapevine. 817-421-4747. 11am-10pm Sun-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat. All major credit cards accepted. I didn’t think weeknight reservations would...

Gentrified Chicken

I always admired how the Near Southside was stocked with mostly independently owned businesses, especially on West Magnolia Avenue, the hood’s main artery. But...

Secret Garden

I don’t know where the Gardens Restaurant (3220 Rock Springs Rd, 817-731-2547) ranks in the hierarchy of ladies-who-lunch restaurants, but it at least has...

Please Dive Through

Drunken Crab Restaurant, 2423 Clinton Av, FW. 817-962-6359. 11:30am-10pm Wed-Mon. The conscientious critic, tasked with reviewing a restaurant like the Northside’s Drunken Crab, is apt...

Jeepers, That’s Good Food

Race Street on the Near East Side has spent years trying to position itself as an entertainment district with varying degrees of success. “Build...