Yolk

The best way to start talking about a restaurant experience is to be positive. If there's something negative, waiting is the right thing to do. The very best news ever was finding out Yolk has a tuna melt. The tuna is served on whole grain toast on top of a tomato loaded with cheddar cheese. Most importantly, the cheddar cheese is actually melted. Lots of Dallas restaurants don't melt the cheese...

The Grill on the Alley

The Grill on the Alley should frighten poor people. Actually, middle class people should shake in their semi-expensive shoes as well. And females attempting to lunch alone need to prepare even more than the poor. While there are lunch items for random penny-pinching people, things aren’t quite that simple. The Grill on the Alley barely has time for paupers popping in for lunch without business...

Nick & Sam’s Steakhouse

Good News: Nick & Sam's Steakhouse is absolutely jaw dropping gorgeous. The inside of this place is every bit as beautiful as one would imagine. I envisioned socialites with champagne all over the place. Not so. Call me crazy, but the pretentious vibe was absent during our dinner. It felt like a building filled with successful people. That's all. Nothing made me want to barf. I'm almost over...

Mark’s American Cuisine

Unless you're a River Oaks regular wearing a non tilting tiara, Mark's is indeed a special occasion restaurant. Cha-chings explode as commoners enter the foyer, with endless hopes of hostess patience with the poor. Power this massive can easily bring Brennan's to a high society standoff. Pause. Briefly speaking with owner-executive chef Mark Cox during the Green Beans & Guacamole book...