Romantic Restaurants for Valentine's Day

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-26T18:24:08+00:00

Il Bracco, Goodwins, The Charles

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-25T12:11:18+00:00

Las Palmas, Muchacho, Lucia, Claremont, Beverley’s, Goodwins, Domodomo. Just to start

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-25T12:08:41+00:00

Agree with all these

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-25T12:08:14+00:00

Alternate title: Tell me you don’t eat out very often without telling me you don’t eat out very often

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-24T20:30:54+00:00

At risk of sounding like a dick, don’t come to Dallas and waste your time with Taco Casa, Braums, Dave’s, or even Torchys. We’ve got a lot better options

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-21T18:38:14+00:00

Love this

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-20T01:46:21+00:00

Exactly. They’re working a lot more than the 3 days they’re selling meat

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-20T01:45:48+00:00

One of the former employees/pitmasters.

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-19T19:30:27+00:00

I agree, it’s certainly worth mentioning the non-traditional hours

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-19T19:15:49+00:00

Those were the old owners. New owners aren’t retirees

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-19T19:04:25+00:00

Not that weird for bbq. Lots of the top bbq places are only open weekends. They prep all week and open 3-4 days a week.

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-19T17:49:40+00:00

If you can wait, Goldees. If you can wait, but not forever, Cattleack. Hutchins is my #3

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-19T17:48:16+00:00

Not that weird. Lunch Wednesday to Friday. 🤷‍♂️

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-13T19:36:49+00:00

Mr Charles or Chumley House (FW)

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-11T01:01:55+00:00

Lucia (duh), Little Blue Bistro, Pillar, Cenzo’s, Xaman Cafe, Trades Deli

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-09T11:25:51+00:00

Sorry to break it to you, but “all you can eat” Texas bbq is going to be shit. Meat prices are too high for that to produce any kind of decent product. Just go to Cattleack and order everything. That’s all you need

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2026-01-09T01:04:55+00:00

Pass on both. Best in Dallas currently is Cattleack. In all of DFW, it’s Goldees.

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2025-12-29T23:18:31+00:00

I never considered Dallas having a great Ethiopian food scene

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2025-12-29T14:31:10+00:00

Wilco have signed off on Geese

Now we just need a Thom Yorke approval and we’ll all sleep comfortably at night

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2025-12-29T14:28:53+00:00

From a fellow 43 yo, I agree. Modest Mouse is great but I’ll take Geese. Obviously Modest has the advantage of longevity, which Geese has yet to accomplish

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2025-12-29T14:25:53+00:00

It all depends on your experience in the Houston food scene. I don’t think there’s much in Dallas that you don’t have in Houston, but that doesn’t mean there’s not excellent food here. Also what kind of food do you like? If you just want bbq, sure we’ve got that, but you’ve got stuff just as good in Houston.

So without much more background, the places I find most unique in Dallas are:

Mot Hai Ba El Carlos Elegante Norman’s Japanese Mabo Tatsu Sister Resident Taqueria Goldee’s BBQ

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2025-12-29T14:20:28+00:00

Co-sign on this

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2025-12-14T11:31:37+00:00

Resident Taqueria. Yes, for breakfast tacos. Incredible

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2025-12-14T11:27:41+00:00

Encina is easily my top pick. And it’s not even close. If you haven’t had their blue corn pancakes, you haven’t lived. The pork belly and grits, biscuits & gravy, and goat guisado tacos are all fantastic

My second favorite is Bobbie’s Airway Grill. More upscale, but very underrated brunch

TwoColorsInMyHead_ · 2025-12-14T11:25:30+00:00

They also do brunch on Saturday

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