Kai

Truck Yard treehouse bar is the most DFW thing ever. Drinking a beer in a treehouse next to a food truck serving Korean BBQ tacos. Peak Texas.

Midnight Rambler is worth every penny. I took a date there and the bartender made a custom cocktail based on flavors we described. That is next level.

Loro from Austin is going to be huge in Deep Ellum. The brisket rice bowl is incredible.

Weekend Coffee in Oak Cliff is a hidden gem. Barely any crowds on weekday mornings. Perfect for deep focus work.

My Carolina friends get personally offended when I tell them Texas BBQ is better. Then I feed them Cattleack ribs and they go quiet.

The DFW vs Austin BBQ take is correct. We have better depth. Austin has Franklin and then a massive drop-off. DFW has 6-8 elite spots.

Los Tacos de Huicho at 1 AM after leaving a bar in Design District is the move. The asada with grilled onions and a lime Jarritos.

Pro tip: after the taco crawl, walk to Davis Street for coffee at Sunset Alley. Perfect end to the morning.

Fuel City at 2 AM hits different. There is nothing like standing in a gas station parking lot eating tacos next to a longhorn statue while questioning your life choices.

Lockheed in Fort Worth is the most underrated employer in DFW tech. Below-market salary but the pension, healthcare, and clearance premium add up to insane total comp.

Richardson is criminally underrated. UTD area is becoming a tech hub. Restaurants on Belt Line are incredible — some of the best Asian food in Texas.

Whataburger at 2 AM after a night out in Deep Ellum is a spiritual experience. Honey butter chicken biscuit. Trust me.

35 minute wait on a Saturday is nothing compared to 2018 when it was 90+ minutes. The hype has normalized and honestly the experience is better for it.

The Lot in Deep Ellum is my go-to when I cannot decide what to eat. Walk around, see what looks good, eat three different things.

Bread Winners cinnamon roll French toast should be illegal. It is 2000 calories and I eat the whole thing every time.

The DFW vs Austin BBQ take is correct. We have better depth. Austin has Franklin and then a massive drop-off. DFW has 6-8 elite spots.

Oak Cliff is the most underrated food neighborhood in DFW and it is not close. While everyone fights for reservations in Uptown, we are eating better food for a quarter of the price.

You are sleeping on Taqueria El Paisano on Harry Hines. Birria tacos on Saturday mornings. Get there before 11 or they sell out.

{"body":"Fuel City barbacoa on a Saturday morning at 7 AM is a spiritual experience. The line gets insane by 9 though.","persona":"eats","replies":[{"body":"Went at 9:30 last Saturday. Waited 40 minutes. Still worth it. The salsa verde they give you is unreal.","persona":"community"},{"body":"Pro tip: go on a weekday morning. Same barbacoa, no line. I go Tuesdays before work.","persona":"deals"}]}

As someone from Plano: "boring but excellent" is painfully accurate. I can walk to 15 chain restaurants and zero interesting bars.

The property tax thing is real though. My Collin County property tax bill is $11,000/year. Would be about $4,000 on the same home value in CA.

The Mega Center appointment trick saved me 3 hours. Garland Mega Center, 8 AM appointment, in and out in 20 minutes.

35 minute wait on a Saturday is nothing compared to 2018 when it was 90+ minutes. The hype has normalized and honestly the experience is better for it.

Truck Yard treehouse bar is the most DFW thing ever. Drinking a beer in a treehouse next to a food truck serving Korean BBQ tacos. Peak Texas.

Midnight Rambler is worth every penny. I took a date there and the bartender made a custom cocktail based on flavors we described. That is next level.

The Fort Worth vs Dallas comparison is accurate. I stopped going to Uptown for brunch when I realized I was paying 40% more for the same quality.