Category Archives: Restaurant Opening

by | March 14, 2012 · 1:47 pm

First Look: Sapporo Ramen and Sushi

by Steven Doyle

Just over one month ago Sapporo Ramen and Sushi open in the Chinatown Center in Richardson. This same shopping center is host to many Asian restaurants, from Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese. There is even an Asian Grocery on board.

The Sapporo sushi chef is none other than super-star chef Sean Kang who also runs his culinary kitchen studio at Oak Lawn and Inwood. There he caters high end fetes and most recently a Kardashian. Don’t let that deter you from his amazing cuisine.             Continue reading →

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by | March 12, 2012 · 12:09 pm

First Look: Alligator Cafe

by Steven Doyle

We visited the newly opened Alligator Café located in the Casa Linda shopping center this weekend to check out the new digs and to tear into a few po boys and etouffee. It would seem that most of East Dallas had the same idea. There was an hour wait at 7pm, but the crowd waited patiently knowing they would soon be rewarding with steaming bowls of Cajun and Creole goodness.      Continue reading →

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by | March 9, 2012 · 9:49 am

First Look: Mad Tavern

by Steven Doyle

Mad Tavern opened a few short weeks ago in the former Sam’s Burger House location at 18101 Preston Road, the same shopping center where Cadot and Chaat Café are located. The new gastro-pub is operated by Sanjeeva Balachandra and Chance Harper formerly of Sherlock’s.

The pub has hit and miss items on the menu such as Gougers which are fried Gruyere cheese puffs (miss) and fish and chips made with Murphy’s Stout (hit). The menu also sports a shepherd’s pie and scotch eggs which were admirable. Mad Tavern makes much of their fare in house including a quite tasty corned beef for their Reuben. The fries are hand cut and are some of the best around.     Continue reading →

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by | March 6, 2012 · 2:58 pm

Houston’s Mambo Seafood Opening On NW Hwy In Dallas

by Steven Doyle

Mambo Seafood  is well known in the Houston area, opening its first restaurant in the 1990’s. Their focus has been to operate in predominately Hispanic neighborhoods and offer fresh seafood selection with a Latin flare. The restaurant is now moving into the Dallas area on Northwest Highway near I35 in the old Nori Sushi location across from Pappas BBQ.  The restaurant has a casual feel with a jukebox that primarily serves up fresh Nortena tunes. The restaurant is known for their cold Mambo Cheladas and inexpensive raw oysters. Look for the restaurant to open soon. They are hiring all positions.

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by | March 1, 2012 · 4:21 pm

Casa Linda Alligator Cafe Opens Today

by Steven Doyle

The alligators at the café on Live Oak have ceased snapping as of this past Fat Tuesday and the restaurant went out with a bang and celebrated in high New Orleans fashion. Plan on more celebration tomorrow as Alligator Café will throw down another party to commemorate the opening of their new location in Casa Linda.  Continue reading →

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by | March 1, 2012 · 10:56 am

First Look: Chop House Burger

by Steven Doyle

I would recognize that bun anywhere. The soft but toasty brioche smacks of the flavorful Empire Bakery as any decent chef-driven burger should.  I did a late night drop in to take a bite out of the new Chop House Burger which just opened but a few days ago. I was downtown most of yesterday afternoon, but a drive-by made me skittish with the hoards of people pouring out of the new burger joint.    Continue reading →

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by | February 27, 2012 · 1:44 pm

MAX’s Wine Dive Moving Into Dallas Digs

by Crave Staff

Look for MAX’s Wine Dive to open across from the West Village in the 4,200 square foot building that formerly housed Borders Books near Lemmon on McKinney.  You may have seen this unique restaurant in Houston, San Antonio or Austin. They serve up a pretty mean fried chicken. Here is a bit taken from the press release:   Continue reading →

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by | February 17, 2012 · 4:02 pm

First Look: Off-Site Kitchen

by Steven Doyle

Nick Badovinus has a terrific sense of humor, and it’s on display now at his newly opened Off-Site Kitchen located at Irving Blvd and Wycliff.  The restaurant looks as if it has been in operation for years and his menu is dotted with plays on our childhood that will beckon a return visit.

You will understand when you hear about some of the fun items on the menu such as the Crunchy Sloppy Taco which Badovinus said is his sleeper dish that made its way to the menu quite by accident.  In the final days prior to opening they were editing the menu and they decided to merge a large crunchy taco with a Sloppy Joe.  It works just fine for me, and makes a bad ass side item to accompany your burger.    Continue reading →

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