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Bourbon & Boots: Eat Like a Local in Dallas

March 7, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner

Eat Like a Local in Dallas - Pecan Lodge

(This post is sponsored by Bourbon & Boots. All opinions are my own.)

When Bourbon & Boots asked me to write a story on How to Eat Like a Local in Dallas, I gotta say I was thrilled to bring attention to my neck of the woods. But with soooo many great places serving every food type and price range, how could I whittle down my list of favorites?

Here’s what I did. I included those places my husband and I return to time and time again, the spots I take my out of town friends, and the restaurants my kids drive straight to when returning home from college. I didn’t include chains. I didn’t include that certain place (ahem) that wouldn’t allow me to take pictures… (another story)

If you occasionally travel through Dallas or plan to visit soon, pack your fat jeans and add a few of these stops to your itinerary. If you already live here, let’s talk about how lucky we are to be surrounded by such amazing food. (Feel free to add your favorites to the comment section.) Click HERE to check out my list and local tips at Bourbon & Boots…

Trailercakes - Eat Like a Local

 

Grace Grits and Gardening

P.S. Bourbon & Boots can also recommend local eats in Little Rock, Austin, Birmingham, and others southern hot spots!

Filed Under: East Dallas, Food & Recipes Tagged With: Bourbon & Boots, La Duni

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Comments

  1. Patti says

    March 7, 2014 at 8:18 am

    Packin’ my fat jeans!

  2. Rachel says

    March 7, 2014 at 9:19 am

    That was so fun to click through and see you over there!!!

    Great suggestions! We haven’t been to all of them so I’ll add them to our “to-dos”. YUM

  3. Brandi @ Finding the Path for Me says

    March 7, 2014 at 11:06 am

    What a treasure! We moved to the metroplex two years ago and it is hard for us to find “our” places….I will check these out! Thanks!

  4. Bryan Jones says

    March 7, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    Can’t wait to return to try this stuff!

  5. Christine says

    March 7, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    If I were headed your way I would totally ask you to be my foodie tour guide!

  6. Kait @ ChickadeeSays says

    March 8, 2014 at 1:06 am

    Oh how fun! Popping over to view your post now- I used to live in Dallas so I know i’m going to be so jealous of all the good eats!

    xx Kait


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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