Mufso Dining Guide To Some Of The Best Restaurants In Dallas

Nation's Restaurant News, Sept 17, 2001

Texas de Brazil

2727 Cedar Springs Road, (214) 720-1414. The skewerarmed waiters deliver a wide assortment of Brazilian churrascaria meats from pork to lamb and chicken to beef accompanied by mashed potatoes and fried bananas. That is, of course, if you haven't completely stuffed yourself on the items in the large salad bar. This is the second Texas de Brazil; the original location is in Addison. Lunch and dinner.

III Forks

17776 Dallas Parkway, (972) 267-1776. Dale Wamstad, who founded and later sold Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse, has created a gigantic -- 21,000 square feet -- 850-seat beef emporium in Far North Dallas. If the steaks don't get you, sample the 19-percent-butterfat, house-made ice cream. Dinner only.

Tin Star

2626 Howell St., (214) 999-0059. With the subtitle of "Salsa, Smoke & Sizzle," this quick-service Southwestern spot has hit a chord with the consuming public. Offering a variety of tacos sold individually as well as platters and salads, the restaurant taps into tastes and a service style that fit today's casual diners. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Truluck's Steak & Stone Crab

2401 McKinney Aye, (214) 220-2401. Stone crab claws, of course, are the specialty here, but the steaks are also a draw. The downtown location was adapted to the onetime Fog City Diner space, and it shows, but the other location, in Addison, is clubby. Lunch and dinner.