Brian Reinhart

Dallas

Dining critic, @dmagazine. reinhart on Bluesky. bg_reinhart on Instagram. dfwfoodcritic on Reddit. This account is inactive.

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Articles

Rants and Raves: The Dallas Food News We’re Most (and Least) Excited About in June 2025

4 days ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

Restaurant openings are coming to Dallas in waves. This spring, we had a bit of a lull, but the next wave is here, and our June 2025 news roundup is here to help you navigate it. Let’s jump in. News of the month: A whole bunch of new Dallas restaurantsList time!MamaniThe new upscale French restaurant in Uptown will probably debut at the new and approved Quad at some point in June.
Meet the Coziest New Date Night Restaurant in Bishop Arts

1 week ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

Dining at Little Blue Bistro is a little bit like visiting a talented friend for a cozy dinner party. The setting is a 1945-built Bishop Arts house, decorated to look like a Texan’s idea of a French corner shop. There are frosted mirrors, lamps with dainty shades, and a red velvet curtain pulled discreetly in front of the restroom. The restaurant’s name is printed on a brass plate next to the door, only a little larger than a business card.
Pillar Adds Imaginative Flair to a Classic Bistro Menu in Bishop Arts

1 week ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

When you hear a phrase like “American bistro” and see cute floral wallpapers and exposed brick, you develop a certain set of expectations. You might imagine a pedestrian burger with oversalted fries and that most dreaded of upscale flourishes: housemade ketchup. The reality of Pillar is, thank goodness, very different. The generic descriptions on Pillar’s menu are bluffs.
This Lovable New Oak Cliff Seafood Bar Is a Tale of Two Hugos

1 week ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

Hugo’s Seafood Bar serves fewer than 30 guests at a time in one skinny room in a 1929-built Bishop Arts District structure. The kitchen doesn’t have a back door for deliveries or trash. One wall is all exposed brick, peeling back decades of history and returning to the era when Bishop Avenue wasn’t artsy, or a district. Some of the bricks have holes large enough that you can poke around with a finger or two. You probably shouldn’t. Every square inch in this tiny space must be made useful.
Legal Settlement Allows Strangeways to Remain Open for Good

2 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

Iconic East Dallas bar Strangeways has survived a lawsuit over its future, and plans to continue pouring beers for many years. Although the terms of the settlement are confidential, the most consequential detail is public. And that detail is simple: Strangeways is open. When legal troubles arose in late summer 2023, bar owners and siblings Rocio “Rosie” Ildemaro and Eric Sanchez felt certain they would shut down.
One Last Toast to the Meddlesome Moth and Its Dallas Legacy

2 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

This Thursday, the Meddlesome Moth will pour its final pint of beer after 15 years as a leader in Dallas’ craft beer scene. Not just Dallas, even. The Moth was held up nationally as an example of how to maintain and serve a global range of top-quality beers, build a food menu to complement each pint, and educate guests on the most delicious of subjects. The Moth also lived through an extraordinary time in Dallas’ craft brewing history.
Dallas Just Removed the Biggest Barrier to Opening a New Restaurant

3 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column with the straightforward headline “Dallas Restaurants Are Too Big.” The column started a conversation among food industry folks around town that’s still ongoing. This week brought great news. Dallas’ City Council, responding to years of research and feedback, just removed one of the biggest hurdles to opening new small, independent, interesting restaurants.
The Dallas Opera Launches Free Streaming of Past Shows

3 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

The Dallas Opera doesn’t have an offseason anymore. If you develop a craving for opera this summer, a performance is just a click away. Dallas Opera productions from past seasons are now available on the company’s website and YouTube channel. Each is available for a limited time, but there’s enough to tide us over until the new season begins in October.
The Luka Effect: How Much Did One Trade Hurt Victory Park Bars and Restaurants?

3 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

The Luka Doncic trade crushed the Dallas Mavericks and their fans. That, we knew. Now, months later, sales data shows us just how badly the Mavs’ disastrous deal is also hurting bars and restaurants in Victory Park, the neighborhood around the American Airlines Center. Victory Park revolves around two sports franchises, and when one of those two makes a catastrophically bad business decision, its neighbors suffer, too.
Cider and Dominican Street Snacks Make a Perfect Pairing in Deep Ellum

4 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Brian Reinhart

Are you ready for a bold opinion? Here it comes, from Dallasite Evan Kalstad: “People always talk about burgers and beer. I think burgers and cider is the way to go.”Kalstad has two reasons for believing this. First, he’s the owner of Trinity Cider in Deep Ellum. Second, he’s right, and Trinity’s new bigger location has terrific burgers and sliders to back him up. The bar’s new kitchen is Picadera Dominican Street Food, a partnership founded in mutual fandom.