Food recommendations in Dallas

BBQ: Hard Eight is excellent and not a terribly far drive from the Galleria. Pecan Lodge is over rated. Mike Anderson was Meh as well.

He specifically asked for Tex Mex so my recommendation is Mi Cocina.

I would also recommend Torchy’s Tacos, not necessarily as Tex mex but it’s local and it’s good. For local Italian go to Campisi’s on Mockingbird.

I’ve tried dimassi. It was okay. Nothing special.


At torchy, you also must try the green chili quest and chips.

Hard Eight BBQ on Bethel Rd. in Coppell

I’ve tried dimassi. It was okay. Nothing special. Originally Posted by dallasfan

Fair enough. There's a place called Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill which is another Lebanese Middle Eastern restaurant. It's located very close to DiMassi's, near 75 & Campbell in Richardson. I've never tried it out but I will soon because it has great reviews.

Ali Baba is good but they only have buffet at lunch Monday to Friday.

Another place that has good lunch only Mediterranean buffet is

https://afrah.com/mediterranean-restaurant-dallas/

DiMassi is good but you want to go to their new location at 4940 State Hwy 121 Plano, TX 75024.

Then there is Fadi's.

They have been around forever. Used to go to their Houston locations when I lived there in the late 90's to 2000's.

I think their new Richardson location has a buffet, not sure.

http://www.fadiscuisine.com/locations/

Ali Baba is good but they only have buffet at lunch Monday to Friday.

Another place that has good lunch only Mediterranean buffet is

https://afrah.com/mediterranean-restaurant-dallas/

DiMassi is good but you want to go to their new location at 4940 State Hwy 121 Plano, TX 75024.

Then there is Fadi's.

They have been around forever. Used to go to their Houston locations when I lived there in the late 90's to 2000's.

I think their new Richardson location has a buffet, not sure.

http://www.fadiscuisine.com/locations/ Originally Posted by CG2014

Those are some great Middle Eastern food options, thanks buddy!

They are all good but again, the ones that have lunch only buffets, get there early. They open at 11. Get there by 11:30 or you will be waiting for a table and then fighting the lines at the buffet to fill up your plates.

I do agree Pecan Lodge is a little bit over-rated but it's more like a case of being able to say:

"I have been there!"

It's like going to Los Angeles and you got to go to Hollywood which nowadays is a cesspool of homeless folks, drug addicts and hookers.

But you still go there so you can say:

"I have been to Hollywood!"

Or when you come to Dallas, you got to go to Dealey Plaza so you can say:

"I have been there. That's where the CIA along with LBJ and the mob and Fidel Castro and the M.I.C. murdered one of the greatest U.S. President of the 20th century and the last great Democrat President the USA had!!"

Thanks for all of the recommendations. I'll definitely look into Hard Eight and Torchy's. Not real big on Middle Eastern/Indian, but thanks for posting anyways

agree with Hard 8 BBQ in Coppell, be sure to try a few Shrimp & chicken poppers!

Hard Eight is expensive:

https://hardeightbbq.com/menu/

$25 for a lb of prime rib. $25 for a lb of shrimp poppers and most of the other meats are ALL $15.95/lb.

For that kind of money, better off going to Hutchins BBQ in Frisco or in McKinney and you can sample all the meats and sides, as much as you want, for $22.95 and it also includes made on the premises banana pudding and peach cobbler (which comes out steaming hot in a tray and you put ice cream on it, also included).

Hard Eight is expensive:
Originally Posted by CG2014

Haha, I'm not overly concerned about the price. We don't have good BBQ in Hawaii, so I'm willing to pay a premium as long as it's good stuff. I can imagine that the worst BBQ I'd get in Texas being on par with some of the best stuff back home. Granted, I don't have a lot to compare, but I ate at Baker's Ribs in Houston, and Franklin BBQ in Austin. Baker's Ribs was alright, but Franklin...….oh Franklin. I waited in that ridiculously long line from 7:00am (lol hoping to be the first guy there, and I wasn't!!!). But that Brisket was life changing for me. It was cool too because I got to talking with one of the regulars there as we stood in line. We ended up eating together and he introduced me to Aaron Franklin too. Got a tour of the pit area and for a guy who knows next to nothing about smoking meat, it was pretty awesome to meet BBQ brisket royalty.

On a side note. I know I mentioned Tex Mex and BBQ, but are there any other "must eat" things in Dallas? Any specific dessert (seems like a lot of places offer banana pudding for some reason, or maybe it's just a BBQ thing?) places, burger, or "other" stuff I may want to research?

Franklin is good.

So good that folks spend the night there to be the first into the door at 11 am.

I have been there but like you, I got there late at 8 am.

No way I will camp out overnight for anything, not even BBQ.

I can imagine that the worst BBQ I'd get in Texas being on par with some of the best stuff back home.

Stay away from the worst BBQ places in Dallas:

Dickey's and Sonny Brian's.

What's a must eat in Dallas?

Pecan Pie at Emporium.

You can't come to Texas and leave without eating a slice (or two or three) of Pecan Pie:

https://emporiumpies.com/locations/bishop-arts

And the Tortilla soup at the Mansion on Turtle Creek, served only at lunch time:

https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/ma...ion-restaurant

https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/~/...2819.pdf?la=en

Also the 2 Texas staples:

chicken fried steak at any locations of http://www.normascafe.com/about-us/

and

fried chicken at
Mike's Chicken (no website)
4234 Maple Ave
Dallas, TX 75219

Damn!

If you are going to hit some of these places we recommended, we need to hang out with you.

LOL!

Pozole is hominy soup and usually has pork, not chicken in it. Not sure if you were recommending a chicken pozole or stating that pozole was chicken soup, but thought I'd clarify.

And for weekday lunch, I'd recommend Mike Anderson's (near Parkland hospital) over Pecan Lodge. Pecan is HIGHLY overrated, imo.


Oh, and while Texas de Brazil and Fogo de Chao are always a great meal, they're all over the country, so not a very unique Texas stop. (But if you've never been to a good churrascaria, Dallas is as good a place as any to try one!) Originally Posted by Crock

If you’re going to come from Addison down to parkland, you might as well eat at Slowbone. Very, very good BBQ, great sides.

Indian, your best choice is India Palace.

Indian, your best choice is India Palace. Originally Posted by TexTushHog

I second that.

I did recommend it on the previous page and VeryClean also seconded it:

https://www.eccie.net/showpost.php?p...4&postcount=12

https://www.eccie.net/showpost.php?p...3&postcount=13