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Duck Is Taking Over Dallas Menus, Here is Where to Enjoy

Duck is having a moment. Walk through any half-dozen new Dallas menus in 2026 and you will find duck showing up where it was not showing up five years ago — in confit on brunch plates, in kebab form next to flatbread, sliced over grilled endive, glazed and hung in the window of a dumpling shop, served whole on a sharing plate at the most-talked-about new restaurant in town. Chicken is still king. Beef is still beef. But duck has quietly moved up the menu in a way that says something about where Dallas dining is going.

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7 Must Try Dallas Chinese Restaurants

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A great Chinese restaurant doesn’t just serve good food—it tells a story with every bite. Whether it’s a steamy basket of xiao long bao or a platter of crispy roast duck, the most memorable Chinese dining experiences begin with authenticity. The menu should honor traditional techniques, regional flavors, and family recipes, whether you’re ordering Sichuan-style spicy fish soup or Cantonese BBQ pork. Beyond the food, atmosphere plays a role too: the clatter of chopsticks, the aroma of five-spice, the warmth of tea service, and the pacing of dishes that feel like a shared journey through China’s vast culinary map.

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Eat Me: Orange Glazed Duck Drumettes at Blind Butcher

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It was just weeks ago that we were extolling the virtues of Blind Butcher’s  executive chef Oliver Sitrin and his Tripe and Tails dish. It is always good to stop by his deli case pass through for a brief visit to see what he has cooking up that particular day. Last night he suggested the boudin, which was hella good. He hand makes his sausages, as a good chef should, and gives it the grilled treatment.

The sausage was served up with some terrific greens laden with shards of subcutaneous fatty bacon. I am sure the chef calls the bacon ‘lardon’, because it is so much more of a refined way of saying bacon chunks.   Continue reading

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