Portillo’s, the fast-casual restaurant concept known for its menu of unrivaled Chicago-style street food – today announced the opening of its tenth restaurant in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth region (and the first within the Dallas city limits) on Tuesday, March 31. The anticipated opening kicks off with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00 a.m., with doors officially opening to the public at 10:30 a.m.
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Caffe Lucca is a collaboration between Dallas restaurateur Julian Barsotti and former NFL head coach Jason Garrett. Babe Laufenberg has been rumored to be part of this project but he vehemently denies this in a Facebook post.
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Casamento’s on Magazine Street is one of those rare New Orleans institutions that feels frozen in its own era, stubborn in the best possible way. Opened in 1919 by Joe Casamento, it has weathered a century of storms, booms, busts, parades, and changing tastes, yet the place looks almost exactly like it did when it began. You walk in and immediately step into a narrow, bright space covered head-to-toe in gleaming white-and-green tiles. Walls, floors, counters — everything is tiled. It’s part practical, part personality, and unmistakably Casamento’s.
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Let’s get something straight: you don’t need to spend a fortune to drink like royalty. Whether you’re planning a picnic at Klyde Warren, a low-key dinner party, or just want something decent for weeknight sipping, we’ve scoured the shelves for five wines that deliver serious flavor without breaking the bank. Even better? You can find them all around Dallas. Cheers to that.
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In the Dallas‑Fort Worth area, where barbecue and Tex‑Mex reign supreme, there’s a soul‑food café quietly building its own legend — one burger at a time.
At Trucker’s Cafe Soul Food in Dallas, Texas, diners can tackle a 10‑pound burger for $69 or go even bigger with a 20‑pound burger at $139.99. But these enormous burgers are just one part of what makes the café special. Beneath the towers of beef lies a kitchen steeped in classic Southern soul food, with slow‑cooked meats, rich gravies, and tender greens that carry just as much weight on the menu.
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Crawfish season returns to North Texas as Aw Shucks hosts its 13th Annual Crawfish Boil on Saturday, April 25, bringing hundreds of crawfish lovers to Lewisville for a day of Cajun flavor, live music and family-friendly fun. The popular parking lot party takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Aw Shucks, 1630 S. Stemmons Freeway in Lewisville, where guests can roll up their sleeves and enjoy one of the area’s most anticipated spring seafood celebrations.
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There are restaurants that survive for twenty years, and then there are restaurants that endure without ever changing their DNA. Nonna Tata in Fort Worth belongs firmly to the latter category—a place and food that didn’t evolve with the industry so much as ignore it entirely, holding fast to a singular vision that feels almost defiant in today’s tastes.
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Fresh off its highly anticipated debut, Delilah Dallas invites guests to celebrate Easter in signature style Friday, April 3 through Sunday, April 5, introducing a fresh, experience-driven way to gather for the holiday weekend. Blending refined seasonal cuisine with live entertainment and an immersive supper club setting, Delilah offers an elevated early evening Easter dinner celebration designed for both tradition and occasion.
For Dallasites seeking a new way to celebrate, Delilah Dallas brings a vibrant addition to the city’s holiday landscape, where Easter becomes an evening of celebration, energy, and connection. As one of the only venues in the city offering a nightlife-driven Easter dining experience, Delilah introduces a distinctive approach to the holiday, adding to the diverse ways Dallasites come together to celebrate.
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