OCTOBER 2019 – 45
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY BRIAN REINHART. FOR DETAILS, SEE SOURCEBOOK.
Away – The Road to the Hot 10
WHAT’S
BETTER THAN
BANH MI ON
A PATIO?
Not much, as tiny-but-
mighty Sandwich Hag
proves. Imagine the best
hot dog you ever ate,
flattened into a glazy
patty, layered with pickled
veg and garlic aioli, and
plopped onto a crispy
baguette. This is the
Vietnamese pork sausage
banh mi, and you need it.
Chef-owner Reyna Duong
opened the restaurant for
her brother, Sang, who has
Down syndrome, and today
makes a point to hire
people of all abilities.
Metro Dallas
has one of the
largest Lao
communities in
the U.S., but
Khao Noodle
Shop and its
artful-yet-
affordable small
plates stand
apart—
see p.64.
MEET THE
MAD SCIENTIST
OF MEAT
Step into the wonderland
of dried flowers, jars of
fermenting shiso leaves,
and animal skulls that
is Petra and the Beast,
and dig into whatever’s on
Meatums, chef Misti
Norris’s daily charcuterie
board. Milk-and-mustard-
bathed chicken hearts? A
pig’s-blood-and-chocolate
terrine? Just say yes.
Turn right at the
giant eyeball
(a 30-foot-tall
art installation
by Tony Tasset)
for Dallas’s
sexiest hotel:
The Joule,
located inside
a 1920s neo-
Gothic tower.
Nightcaps are
mandatory
at Midnight
Rambler, a
glowy basement
bar inspired by
the one where
Jack Torrance
drinks Jack
Daniels in The
Shining. Yo u
can up the ante
with an ever-
changing array
of excellent
gin-based
cocktails.
Named for co-
owner Miriam
Jimenez, whose
face looms
larger than life
over the bar,
Miriam Cocina
Latina serves
modern Mexican
with Dominican
touches in a big,
bright space.
Don’t skip the
crispy tostones
de pollo.
Three newish
bars make Dallas
an excellent
place to drink
mezcal.
Las Almas
Rotas
Overwhelmed by
the 20-page
menu? Consult an
all-knowing
bartender, or just
opt for the spicy
house-made
strawberry sotol.
Ruins
Come for the
rare magueys,
stay for the
live music and
late-night
tlayudas and
cactus fries.
La Viuda Negra
Push through an
unmarked door
beside El Come
Taco and behold!
A neon-lit grotto
pulsing with
EDM, creamy
pulque, and
cocktails that look
more like art.
gE T
yOUR
AgAV E
FiX
STRETCH YOUR
BOUNDARIES
Richardson, just north of
the city limits, is a bit of a
trek, but the international
eating options are worth it,
from the pan-Asian delights
of DFW China Town to the
poufy Iraqi bread at Bilad
Bakery to the stretchy (!)
Arabic ice cream and
kunafa at Syrian dessert
emporium BigDash.
Another strollable Dallas neighborhood.
