Brian Reinhart
Dallas Observer
Dallas, TX, United States
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Our Departing Restaurant Critic Reflects on Five Years of Great Food and Great Memories
Observer restaurant critic Brian Reinhart is heading off to a new gig. In his farewell story, he recounts his five best memories from the job. → Read More
Think You Could Start a Restaurant? Binge Watch This Delightful, Forgotten Cooking Show
In their best British accents, families in Britain turn their homes into restaurants for a reality TV show and it's brilliant. Make haste and add this to the family binge-a-thon. → Read More
Here Are Some Nerdy Stats and Charts About Dallas Burgers and Fries
Last week I tweeted my regret about the $24 burger at Harper’s, a new restaurant in Deep Ellum. What I regretted, specifically, was how good it sounds and how much I want to spend $24 on a burger. → Read More
Mot Hai Ba in Victory Park Closes for Good
After opening this second location during a pandemic in Victory Park, Mot Hai Ba has shuttered just over a year later. → Read More
Review: Roots Southern Table Is the Restaurant of the Year
The last two years have been bleak for restaurants. Just about everyone lost a bit of hope counting bills and waiting for government aid that never comes. Everyone except maybe chef Tiffany Derry. → Read More
Bisous Bisous Scores First In Legal Battle with a Similarly-Named Restaurant
Bisous Bisous Patisserie was granted a preliminary injunction against a "social dining hotspot" Bisous to stop using its name. → Read More
Del Sur Tacos Opens a Third Location in North Dallas, Here's What You Should Order
With another Del Sur Tacos opening, our restaurant critic shares his five favorite menu items, including his birthday meal. → Read More
Review: Meridian Upends American Expectations of Brazilian Food
Junior Borges' new spot, Meridian, sits like a crown inside The Village. It's an ode to the diverse flavors of Brazil and, perhaps, trends. The former shines and the latter, while not bad, might not be necessary. → Read More
Lessons from a Mexico City Trip
The biggest cultural difference — more than language, more than street food, more than daily afternoon thunderstorms — was that everyone in Mexico is trying to protect each other from getting sick. → Read More
First Look: Trompo Opens Its New East Dallas Location
After months of delays, the taqueria from Bishop Arts has finally crossed the river, bringing its big vertical spit of bold red pork with it. → Read More
Review: Asian Fusion Foods and Street Snacks Collide at Metro Dallas’ Hottest Restaurant
Let’s talk about the hottest new restaurant in the Dallas area. It’s so popular that on weekend nights reservations are required to get in the door. It’s so trendy that even midweek the line for a table piles up at the door. → Read More
Restaurants Need Customers to Prefer Food from Better-Paid Cooks
When Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh opined that workers with valuable skills sets should be financially rewarded, he wasn't just talking about chefs. → Read More
Review: Petra and the Beast Serves Delicious Inventions Without Pretensions
Petra and the Beast is still here and still great. It has a local following but a national reputation. It even has plates now. And it was supposed to be a short little pop-up. → Read More
Pecan Lodge Gets Very Good Praise from a Very Dubious Organization
Let’s start with the good news: An international food organization has voted Pecan Lodge the third-best “cheap eats” restaurant in all of North America. → Read More
First Look: Milagro Taco Cantina, Dallas’ Best Seafood Tacos Are Back
Formerly Tacos Mariachi, owner Jesús Carmona said he renamed this spot Milagro to honor the fact that after the past 18 months, he's still standing. And fortunately, while the name is different the tacos are still phenomenal. → Read More
Get Ready for a Very Eggy New Indian Restaurant in Irving
EggHolic is a growing chain based in Chicago that specializes in making basically everything imaginable with eggs. It joins a new generation of casual Indian restaurants is springing up in Irving. → Read More
Review: Krio Celebrates a Year of Asian-Cajun Classics in the Bishop Arts District
The Bishop Arts District is endangered by its own success. All around its historic handful of eclectic, walkable city blocks, hulking new high-rise apartment buildings are sprouting up. → Read More
First Look: We Love Dallas’ Tiny New Peruvian Sandwich Shop
When chefs start a new restaurant, they often undertake a years-long development process, testing recipes, looking for real estate, hiring architects and all the rest. Or they could follow the path of Keiko Vinatea Williams and Paola Irrarazabal, → Read More
Seven Under-the-Radar Dallas Restaurants That Serve Big Flavors Without Big Hype
Restaurants around Dallas run hot and cold. Some fantastic spots fly under the radar for reasons no one can figure out. Our food critic recently came up with a list of seven restaurants that fit that bill perfectly: really good but little known. → Read More
Review: Apsara Brings Cambodian Family Recipes to Grand Prairie
At Apsara in Grand Prairie's Asia Times Square, owner Joseph Be focuses on the flavors and dishes made in his mother's kitchen, similar to Donny Sirisavath at Khao Noodle Shop. We hope this is the start of a Cambodian culinary journey. → Read More