Soul Food restaurants in Dallas / Fort Worth

Hattie's

418 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, TX 75208

If consistency is your thing, you�??re probably going to like Hattie�??s. The Bishop Arts District Restaurant with a Southern menu has been cooking up shrimp and grits... More »
Babe's Chicken Dinner House

200 S. Main St., Cedar Hill, TX 75104

The small menu here reflects the predominantly fried All-Stars of Texan and Southern cuisine. There's fried chicken and chicken-fried... More »
Mama's Daughter's Diner

2014 Irving Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207

If the name didn't clue you in, Mama's is all in the family-a large family, with five offspring (by which we mean locations). From the beginning nearly 40... More »
Goldmine Family Restaurant

3127 S. 1st St., Garland, TX 75041-3422

The Goldmine Family Restaurant is the epitome of a greasy spoon: cheap breakfasts, worn-out booths, waitresses who will probably call you... More »
Blue Collar Bar

1924 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, TX 75206
Main Street Liquid Co

115 E. Main St., Richardson, TX 75081
Brothers Fried Chicken

4839 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246

It's a law of nature: You just won't find crunchy, spicy fried chicken under a silver dome, dripping hot grease and juice onto a white linen... More »

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Recent Critic Reviews

Scott Reitz writes for Dallas Observer on Chicken Scratch

It's a beautiful afternoon to eat and drink outside, and I'm sitting at a picnic table hewn of haphazard and reclaimed lumber, sucking oregano-tinged honey from the webbing between my thumb and forefinger. Dogs circle the tables from below, while a swarm of flies circle metal pie plates on the tables from above. A lonely kid plays Twister by himself on a rainbow of dots painted on the...
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Scott Reitz writes for Dallas Observer on Hattie's

It's 7 on a Friday night, and there's something odd, eerie even, about the Bishop Arts District. There are these things called "pedestrians" here (pronounced "ped-ESS-tree-ans"), moving past crowded patio tables on long, limb-looking contraptions that are strangely devoid of mufflers. Elsewhere people are idling — standing, it's apparently called — on small strips of cement and...
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Alice Laussade writes for Dallas Observer on Screen Door

When I heard that Screen Door had just opened a cash-only food cart called Squeals On Wheels that offers a variety of meat-plus-bread combinations (pork sandwiches, hot dogs, brisket sandwiches) for under 10 bucks, after blurting out, "Fuck this PTA meeting!" I headed straight for One Arts Plaza.

My inner fatty had a great idea: "Let's eat two lunches today and pretend they're...
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Recent User Reviews

JennRob wrote a review for Blue Collar Bar
06/08/10

great hole in the wall bar
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svolhein wrote a review for Mama's Daughter's Diner
06/08/10

Chicken fried steak special and rhubarb pie. I don't think anything else needs to be said.
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JennRob wrote a review for Mama's Daughter's Diner
05/17/10

love what the ladies wear!!
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