Restaurants
The very best dining in the Dallas metroplex is still down south in Dallas near downtown. Without traffic, the drive time is about 20-25 minutes and with traffic the drive time can be 45 minutes are longer. Dr. Lam loves restaurant dining and many of his patients ask him where to eat in Dallas without worrying about the drive time. Here are Dr. Lam’s favorite restaurants based on type of food. One of Dr. Lam’s favorite foods is Italian. Here’s his list of the very best (according to Dr. Lam):
Dolce Riviera
2950 N Harwood St Suite 115, Dallas, TX 75201, 469-458-6623
Very good and creative Italian in a beautiful setting, homemade pasta; try their chocolate paparadelle!
Nonna
4115 Lomo Alto Dr, Dallas, TX 75219, 214-521-1800
Upscale and creative Italian, homemade pasta; and you must get the white clam pizza!
Lucia
408 W Eighth St #101, Dallas, TX 75208, 214-948-4998
Upscale and delicious but books out a month in advance except for one walk-in table that is outdoors or bar seating, homemade pasta; you can book through their website, not opentable
Carbone’s
4208 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219, 214-522-4208
Simple, traditional, casual but delicious, homemade pasta.
Tei-An
1722 Routh St, Dallas, TX 75201, 214-220-2828
Very artistic, great sushi, amazing Italian-style soba [regular soba not that good], must try to the Tei-An shrimp and the black honey soba ice cream.
Sushi Sake
2150 N Collins Blvd, Richardson, TX 75080, 972-470-0722
Let the chef make some omakase [chef’s choice] for you, very straightforward but excellent sushi.
Teppo
2014 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206, 214-826-8989
Great sushi but really great grilled selections.
Tei-Tei Robata
2906 N Henderson Ave, Dallas, TX 75206, 214-828-2400
Does not take reservations and long wait but great everything from sushi to non-sushi items.
Uchi
2817 Maple Ave, Dallas, TX 75201, 214-855-5454
Not Dr. Lam’s favorite and it is expensive but they do interesting modern interpretations of sushi.
Town Hearth
1617 Market Center Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207, 214-761-1617
Very noisy but I love their steaks that feed a few people. Mind-blowing!
Knife
5300 E Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75206, 214-443-9339
Great 280 day dry-aged steak if they have it in stock.
Neighborhood Services
5027 W Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209, 214-350-5027
Get their “Funk Room” steak or just get anything on the menu. It’s not a steakhouse. They have so many other awesome options and they have multiple locations.
Del Frisco’s
7200 Bishop Road, Suite D9, Plano, TX 75024, 469-661-8012
The new king in town, great ambience and great steaks, which happens have a Plano location.
Pecan Lodge
2702 Main St, Dallas, TX 75226, 214-748-8900
The best in Dallas with heavily smoked taste and long wait times.
Lockhart’s
1026 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074, 972-516-8900
Excellent smokey taste, which also happens to have a Plano location.
Seasons 52
7300 Lone Star Dr C100, Plano, TX 75024, 972-312-8852
Finally a healthy selection on here.
PakPao
3310 Dallas Pkwy #115, Plano, TX 75093, 972-378-1224
Creative and tasty Thai food [not as traditional.
Kona Grill
5973 W Parker Rd, Plano, TX 75093, 214-945-2500
Good but not great sushi and standard Hawaiian take on Japanese and seafood, among many other choices that you can google search.
