Keeping up with the Dallas dining scene is an impossible task. Just as you think you know all the latest openings, the next big thing arrives.
Things move fast in The Big D, with new joints opening all the time. We’ve picked some of our hip restaurants that are driven by the creativity, passion, and skill of their chefs. All three are ideal for private dining, events, and parties, and you can be sure these venues will never go out of style.
Whether it’s for a special anniversary dinner, a birthday celebration with friends and family, or a work gathering for networking and climbing the ladder, check out these foodie joints before they get fully booked.
3 Chef-Driven Venues in Dallas, TX
Off The Bone Barbecue
Award-winning pitmaster Dwight Harvey presents his take on classic Texas BBQ. The well-loved chef is known for his gourmet versions of favorites like smoked brisket, baby back ribs, sausage, pulled pork, and smoked chicken.
It’s not just meat to be sought out on the menu. Chef also specializes in deliciously naughty desserts like his lemon pound cake, triple pecan cake, and southern peach cobbler.
The menu and homey atmosphere of the space is ideal for your next office get-together, special occasion, or even a BBQ-fueled wedding. The event package includes food preparation, dining room setup, service, and clean-down, so you won’t have to lift a finger.
Yardbird Dallas
Multi-award-winning and James Beard-nominated Yardbird Southern Table & Bar is all about farm-to-table cooking and warm southern hospitality. The kitchen team’s fresh take on southern cuisine along with the soulful atmosphere of the restaurant makes this a must-try spot in Dallas.
Whether you’re stopping by for brunch, lunch, dinner, or a drink, there’s a wide array of delicious nibbles and bevies to choose from. Along with the house specialties, such as Chicken and Waffles or The Whole Bird with honey hot sauce, is a range of wholesome starters and sharers, cheese and charcuterie boards, and innovative takes on BBQ mains like the sweet tea braised short rib.
If you choose Yardbird for your next private event, the team is on hand to cater to your every need, whether it’s an intimate birthday celebration or a full restaurant buyout.
Smithy
Located in the sought-after real estate of Uptown Dallas, Smithy is a venue to wow your friends or colleagues. The name derives from the English nickname for a blacksmith, a trade that was plied in the historic building for almost a century before the current owners moved in.
Not only with the spacious event space itself, but largely for the delicious menu of innovative dishes made with locally sourced ingredients by Chef Ronald Von Hatten. Chef “RV” is in fact the driving force behind the concept, bringing his three decades of experience in the industry to bear as the owner-operator and Head Chef. He expertly blends comfort food staples with global influences to create a menu that’s at once homely and exciting.
Every dish has been carefully thought out to bring the best out of the excellent ingredients on offer locally. From the blue crab atop the taro chip nachos to the Kobe beef in the Butcher’s Burger to the white truffle oil and shaved pecorino that dignifies the truffle fries.
The crew members at Smithy are no strangers to organizing all manner of private events. The beautiful space can accommodate up to 70 guests for seated dinners or up to 90 for standing receptions.
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