Dallas restaurants

[TwoGloves]

Any suggestions?

 

[User 1019]

Texas de Brazil
Mi Cocina -- get the Sunset Fajitas. And go to the bar and get the frozen mango margarita. Their frozen drinks will change your life.

 

[User 1019]

I got a ton, here. What exactly are you looking for? Greasy spoon? Fine Italian? Steak?

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Bubba's on Hillcrest, near SMU, has the best fried chicken in town.

 

[TwoGloves]

Something authentically local? In town for a couple days and am free tonight, have to work tomorrow. Looking for a good place to eat without breaking the bank even though it's on the company. Some southwest food or TexMex.

 

[Smash Williams]

Chuy's is a chain, but it's a Texas-only chain with Tex-Mex to die for. Also, the original El Fenix is downtown near the AAC.

 

[TwoGloves]

Which would you do, Smash? I'm not far from the AAC.

 

[Smash Williams]

I would kill for Chuy's. It's probably my favorite TexMex place in Dallas. It's about 15 minutes from you on 75 at Knox-Hendrrson about 2 blocks east of the freeway, at the corner of McKinney.

 

[Smash Williams]

Okay, my dad tells me it used to be a Texas-only chain, but it has since expanded. It's based in Austin though, and I would still murder someone for their enchiladas and chips and salsa.

 

[TwoGloves]

Reviews for Chuy's are pretty favorable. That might be the winner unless anybody has a better suggestion

 

[YankeeFan]

Don't know Dallas, but was a fan of Chuy's when I lived in Houston.

There were places that were arguably better, but Chuy's is fun and good.

It's also the place that busted GWB's daughter for underage drinking.

 

[dixiehack]

If your town doesn't have a Chuy's, I would eat that and be perfectly happy. Creamy jalepeno sauce makes everything good.

 

[TwoGloves]

Chuy's it is!

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I was never impressed with Chuy's food. Love the place in the summer when the doors are up though.

Is Pepe and Mito's still in Deep Ellum?

 

[User 1019]

Mi Cocina, dude. Way better than Chuy's. Trust me. Best Mexican I've ever had. Reasonably priced, too.

Also, for a decent steak, Saltgrass is a Texas chain that is pretty good and reasonably priced.

Like Inky said, Bubba's for chicken.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Geez, how did I forget Mi Cocina? It is fantastic.

 

[lone star scribe]

Sorry, late to this thread, but I gotta agree, Mi Cocina is my pick for Tex-Mex.

 

[Smash Williams]

I wasn't a huge fan of Mi Cocina, but perhaps it was just the one closest to me that disappointed.

Someone mentioned a place named Monica's in Deep Ellum, but I never really got down to that neck of the woods too often.

Honestly, the best Tex-Mex I ever had was a tiny hole-in-the-wall outside of New Braunfels followed closely by a hole-in-the-wall in San Angelo. Fan-freaking-tastic. But places like that, you really need to know the hours because sometimes they're closed Monday or only open for lunch or whatever.

 

[steveu]

Slightly off topic, but ate at a Chuy's in Louisville when I was on assignment there in December 2010. The "Elvis Presley Memorial Combo" is a classic (I assume they still have it?)

 

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