Diners' Choice: Hot spot restaurants in Dallas - Fort Worth

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Updated January 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants that are the best hot spots in Dallas - Fort Worth? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

eight11 place

4.8

4.8 (296)

$30 and under

American

Frisco

About the restaurant

Locally owned and unique. Located in Historic Downtown Frisco. eight|11 Wine Bar, Kitchen, Craft Cocktail and Brew House is the perfect destination to experience fresh and delicious bites, a carefully curated drink list, and listen to Live Music on our outdoor patio! Insider Tip-Try to snag a Fire Pit!

Foodie Favorites- The Board, Sugar-Bacon Seasonal Fruit Crostini, Chopped Salad, Chicken/Apple/Brie Panini and the Oh-So popular, Godfather Pizza.

Customer Beverage Favorites- Eight11 Red/White Wine Flight, Caymus Cabernet, Smoked Old Fashioned, Heat A Rita, Dallas Blonde Ale, Deluxe Hot Chocolate

Live music on the patio Wednesday -Saturday nights.

Top review

Larissa

Dined on Nov 27, 2024

This place has a very nice vibe, service was amazing and the food was delicious.

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Experience

Wine Down Wednesday

Community Beer Co.

4.7

4.7 (51)

$30 and under

Brewery

Design District

About the restaurant

Taproom & restaurant offers a wide range of dining options. And all the beverages! Our own brewed/distilled craft beer, hard seltzers, spirits/cocktails, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. We also offer our own non-alcoholic beer!

Our kitchen serves a range of dishes, including: burgers, sandwiches, entree salads, apps, flatbreads, along with German-inspired dishes. Kids menus available too.

We are family and dog-friendly. Various seating options are available in our laid-back and welcoming spaces, including our taproom, patio, biergarten, and more. We love to host large parties at a number of our large "community tables!"

There's always something fun happening at Community Beer Co.!

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NNnn

Dined on Dec 29, 2024

Very nice place to hang out. Good food, excellent beer, lively vibe. Very spacious and very well maintained premises

THE RIM - Burleson

4.7

4.7 (58)

$30 and under

American

Burleson

About the restaurant

Our wood burning oven will deliver a variety of pizzas and melts. And with a selection of craft beers and beverages, you will be served by a professional, energetic, and caring staff. Join us Wednesdays for whiskey and wine specials, live music on Thursdays, BOGO Pizzas on Monday, and weekend brunch!

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Diane

Dined on Dec 29, 2024

Food was very good and tasty. No issues with service. Waitress was very friendly and accommodating. Error was made on one of our items and they were very apologetic about fixing their mistake. We will definitely return to this restaurant.

Pie Tap Pizza + Rotisserie + Bar - Henderson Ave

4.6

4.6 (357)

$30 and under

Pizzeria

Park Cities

About the restaurant

Operating on the philosophy that good food takes work, the Pie Tap Pizza + Rotisserie + Bar on Henderson Ave emphasizes the finest ingredients and dedication to premium technique in all they offer. Chef Giovanni Mauro has translated the classic techniques learned in his mother's kitchen to ensure that the dough, pies and all other dishes served at Pie Tap Pizza + Rotisserie + Bar exceed expectations. With a bar offering more than 35 taps emphasizing local beer, craft cocktails and specialty wines, you can pair your pizza, pasta or salad at Pie Tap Pizza + Rotisserie + Bar with only the best. The full menu is available online.

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Grayce

Dined on Jan 1, 2025

Great little neighborhood restaurant, bar. Fun place to watch a game. Dog friendly patio makes for a nice pet friendly outing. Pizza is delicious and pasta is nice too.

Cane Rosso - Lake Highlands

4.5

4.5 (16)

$30 and under

Pizzeria

Northeast Dallas

About the restaurant

Cane Rosso serves the most authentic wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas in Texas.

From its beginning as a mobile pizza operation, to multiple locations across the DFW metroplex, along with outposts in both Houston and Austin, Cane Rosso creates an authentic Italian dining experience with the highest quality ingredients, handmade dough, mozzarella made in-house daily, fresh pasta, and unique takes on both traditional and modern Italian dishes.

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Eric

Dined on Nov 28, 2024

Nice but need to curtail opening door to outside patio.

RA Sushi Bar Restaurant - Addison, TX

4.4

4.4 (409)

$30 and under

Japanese

North Dallas

About the restaurant

Everyone has an adventurous side and RA Sushi is the place to explore and find yours. At RA, we're all about lively music, an energetic atmosphere, inventive cocktails and out-of-this-world sushi. Where else can you enjoy happy hour every day of the week? You know when you're in the RA because there's no other place like it. Order up the best sushi in town and prepare to be blown away by our signature rolls and amazing Japanese cuisine. Whether you're a sushi aficionado or just looking to explore new flavors, RA is your go-to destination. So bring your friends and grab a table or hit up our patio, either way, you're in for a great time.

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Lakeysha

Dined on Jan 2, 2025

The happy hour drinks were entirely too sweet, but the food was good.

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Experience

All Day Happy Hour Every Monday!

P.F. Chang's - Northpark

4.4

4.4 (126)

$30 and under

Asian

Upper Greenville

About the restaurant

We are an Asian & Chinese restaurant offering dine-in, takeout, to-go, delivery, and catering. Make a reservation online to dine in. Order Asian and Chinese food delivery, takeout, and catering online or through the P.F. Chang's mobile app. Let us cater the perfect feast for you - corporate office catering menus are also available. P.F. Chang's offers a variety of signature Asian, Thai, Korean, Japanese, Mongolian, and Chinese food dishes including Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Chicken Pad Thai, Signature Lo Mein, Fried Rice, Mongolian Beef, Chang's Spicy Chicken, and Pork and Shrimp Dumplings. Order online for sushi delivery and takeout. Many gluten-free and vegetarian menu items are available. Try our seasonal cocktails and seasonal menu items.

Top review

Kirk

Dined on Dec 3, 2024

Great food and service! The Mongolian beef and Sesame chicken were outstanding! Our waiter, KD, was excellent! He should be commended for his service!

Komodo Dallas

4.4

4.4 (278)

$50 and over

Contemporary Asian

Deep Ellum

About the restaurant

Located in the Deep Ellum neighborhood, Komodo Dallas features an ultra-contemporary exterior facade that gives way to an inviting indoor-outdoor flow. The restaurant takes visual cues from its homebase, including Komodo’s signature illuminated “bamboo” cutout columns and duck display windows. From there, pops of saturated color are added, such as with the lounge’s eye-catching wallpaper and a dramatic fabric-draped corridor. Komodo Dallas spans two stories and seats up to 274 diners across tabletop, booth and bar seats.

Komodo Dallas’ menu offers delicious takes on Southeast Asian dishes, all of which have been developed and interpreted with a global approach. The result is a unique dining experience, ranging from regularly rotating specials to house favorites such as Salmon Tacos, Miso Chilean Seabass Skewers, Peking Duck, and Daring Plant Based Kung Pao Chicken. A full sushi bar is also included, while bespoke custom cocktails deliver lively and exclusive beverage options.

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Tish

Dined on Jan 5, 2025

Great experience for brunch. Live music. Fresh buffet offerings. Cooked-to-order entrees are amazing. Service is top-notch. Haven't been for dinner, but I can't imagine it would be any less stellar. We dined twice for brunch and realized that the live music varies genres - great, so you feel a different vibe each time.

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Bros Korean BBQ & Sushi

4.4

4.4 (20)

$31 to $50

Korean

Carrollton

About the restaurant

We are Dallas' first All You Can Eat Korean BBQ, Sushi, and Shabu restaurant! We are proud and excited to bring a completely new concept to the DFW metroplex located in the heart of Carrollton's Koreatown. Our newly renovated restaurant exhibits a more modern and elegant design with a touch of the traditional Korean restaurant atmosphere.

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David

Dined on Jan 4, 2025

Everything was fantastic and the food was very good. My biggest and only complaint is that my wife wanted sushi but in order for us to do that the entire table would’ve had to pay extra for it ($10 per person). So instead, she did not eat very much.

Pie Tap Pizza + Rotisserie + Bar - Magnolia

4.3

4.3 (90)

$30 and under

Pizzeria

Fairmount

About the restaurant

Operating on the philosophy that good food takes work, the Pie Tap Pizza + Rotisserie + Bar on Magnolia Ave emphasizes the finest ingredients and dedication to premium technique in all they offer. Chef Giovanni Mauro has translated the classic techniques learned in his mother's kitchen to ensure that the dough, pies and all other dishes served at Pie Tap Pizza + Rotisserie + Bar exceed expectations. With a bar offering more than 35 taps emphasizing local beer, craft cocktails and specialty wines, you can pair your pizza, pasta or salad at Pie Tap Pizza + Rotisserie + Bar with only the best. The full menu is available online.

Top review

Meredith

Dined on Jan 4, 2025

Really nice atmosphere and great service. The carbonara was delicious, enjoyed the pizza and rosemary bread a lot as well. It’s a bit pricey, but it was an enjoyable experience.

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