ingredient size and amount, sauce flavor and thinness and crispiness of crust. 6501 Hillcrest Ave. 214-217-0036, dlmacks.com Best Tex-Mex Odelay Odelay opened earlier this year, and diners are already coming to it in droves. Maybe they come for the Tex-Mex classics prepared with high-quality ingredients like Berkshire pork and Rosewood Ranch beef. Maybe they come for the atmosphere, with a lively bar stocked with plenty of tequila and a hacienda-style dining room that’s vibrant and fun. Whatever the reason, Odelay proves that our love of cheese-soaked Tex-Mex knows no bounds. 5900 W. Lovers Lane 972-707-0595, odelaytexmex.com Best Thai Thai Spice Thai restaurants are plentiful in Dallas and can seem pretty similar to one another, but Thai Spice shines in its consistency and customer service. The tom kha soup is spot on, and curry dishes such as the ocean curry are flavorful and presented well. The best offerings might wagyu beef or a combination of tilapia and beef. Then pick the add-ons, which include options like tofu, potato slices, enoki mushrooms, lotus root, rice noodles, luncheon meat, bean curd sticks or chewy cellophane noodles. The bowl arrives with a side of rice and you spoon the soup on top of the rice and get ready for the party to start in your mouth. 151 W. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano 469-367-5443, buerjiacsf.com Best Tea Service BEST TEX-MEX > ODELAY Alison McLean be the Thai fried rice, which is offered with many protein choices as well as styles such as krapow, yellow curry or pineapple cashew, but we keep coming back to the delectable crab fried rice. 18111 Dallas Parkway, No. 200 469-533-8424, thaispicedallas.net Best Unique Eats Szechuan Fish Soup at B2J Suncai Soup Even your most adventurous foodie friends might turn their nose up at the thought of eating “sour fish soup.” If they do, they will be missing out. The “sour” comes from pickled mustard greens, and this rich, sour, oily, velvety and spicy dish is nothing short of spectacular. The broth is full of ribbons of pickled mustard greens, ginger, dried chiles and Szechuan peppercorns. Delicious fresh chunks of fish (flown in live each morning from a farm in Iowa) or beef rise to the top of the broth. To order, choose the flavor of the soup: classic, spicy or vine pepper numb. Next, choose the size (S, M, L) and your main ingredient: tilapia, largemouth bass, Tea at TASCHEN (The Joule) Tea at TASCHEN, located in The Joule, is an experience and an event, with seatings at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Joule even provides complimentary valet parking, and as a gift you get a TASCHEN art book to take home. Several varieties of teas are provided, including occasionally a Texas chile chai, along with a bevy of savory and sweet nibbles such as avocado toast, smoked salmon rillette, the de rigueur cucumber sandwich and sundry cakes, shortbreads, macarons and scones. Sign up for the newsletter to be informed when the next installment will take place. 1530 Main St. 214-748-1300, 1530main.com/products/ tea-in-taschen ART CENTRIC COCKTAIL BAR OPEN DAILY 5PM-2AM DEEP ELLUM 2653 COMMERCE ST • 972.707.0607 RUINSDEEPELLUM 94 RUINS.BUSINESS.SITE SEPTEMBER 22-28, 2022 DALLAS OBSERVER CONTENTS | SHOPPING & SERVICES | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | FOOD & DRINK | SPORTS & RECREATION dallasobserver.com
