If you’re visiting Texas and are hoping to support Black-owned restaurants, then Dallas is the perfect place. The city is home to some of the most flavorful, creative and picturesque Black-owned restaurants in the country.
Between fine dining, take-out and casual eating spots, you will have no problem finding restaurants that fit your lifestyle, cravings and needs.
Here are the best Black-owned restaurants in Dallas, Texas.
Casa Del Vagno
Casa Del Vagno is the second plant-based restaurant started by husband and wife duo, Anthony and Elizabeth Bookman. The menu’s inspired by Texas’s iconic Tex-Mex dishes and some of the restaurant owners’ favorite places they frequented when they were meat-eaters.
The French Quarter
Grab your friends and get ready for fine dining Louisiana style. John Dixon III is a Louisiana native that serves guests with the motto, “Come where you’re celebrated, not where you’re tolerated.”
The French Quarter offers a sexy ambiance, where you will enjoy fine dining mixed with cajun soul. The menu features some of the best entrées and creative cocktails in the Dallas area. Pair the top-selling Steak and Lobster Tower with the restaurant’s famous “Chairman” cocktail, which are two of the owner’s favorites on the menu.
The restaurant also hosts live music occasionally and announce the acts on social media.
Invasion
Chef Airric Heidelberg is the brains behind Invasion. The restaurant is open for lunch, dinner and late-night hours. He created a unique menu full of flavor in a trendy and modern space.
Invasion specializes in gourmet chicken sandwiches and burgers. The “Cardi B” is one of the most popular sandwiches on the menu. It consists of a buttermilk fried chicken breast with spicy mayo and a pickled coleslaw jalapeno blend on a buttery toasted bun. Pair the “Cardi B” with “Invasion Potatoes,” which are country-style potatoes tossed in house-made invasion sauce and a side of sour cream ranch.
Kitchen + Kocktails
Kitchen + Kocktails delivers the best in food, drinks and vibes to Dallas. The comfort food restaurant will not disappoint. The chefs deliver some of the most flavorful fried chicken and lobster tails, creamy shrimp and grits. They also create the most creative waffles in Dallas. The menu features southern classics made with a twist.
The menu also has oxtails and black eyed peas. If you’re looking for dessert, the peach cobbler and banana pudding will keep you going back for more.
Kendall Karsen’s Upscale Soulfood
Kevin Winston put his love into Kendall Karsen’s Upscale Soulfood restaurant. Located in South Dallas, the restaurant holds a significant meaning to Winston, as they are named after his sons.
Winston’s food is prepared from his heart, and it’s something you can taste in every bite. The daily menu features ribs, pot roast, and seafood pasta with classic Southern sides, including collard greens, macaroni and cheese and okra gumbo.
The restaurant advertises its specials on social media.
Roots Southern Table
Roots Southern Table pays homage to the way Chef Tiffany Derry grew up eating in the South. Derry says her grandmother always welcomed guests with food. Food is what held her family together.
When you eat at Roots, you should note that it’s more than a celebration of food. It is the celebration of who the founders, Derry and Tom Foley, are. At Roots Southern Table, Derry and Foley want to evoke the feeling that you’re coming home to those you love.
