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Barbecue on Christmas Eve? Sure, why not? Ranking the Texas Live! restaurants

Hey, Bud! What’s the power ranking of restaurants at Texas Live!

—@BrianMa97515071 on Twitter

Our Robert Philpot — @RPhilpot — says: 1. Troy’s, 2. Lockhart Smokehouse (although that might be No. 1), 3. Miller Tavern. If you’d like to look around, Lockhart Smokehouse will be open until 3 p.m. Christmas Eve, and both Pudge’s Pizza and Sports & Social will be open until 10 p.m. Christmas Eve and reopen at 4 p.m. Christmas Day.

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Hey, Bud! How about a recommendation for challah? [One bakery] looked at me like I had three heads when I asked for some.

—@ElainePoe on Twitter

This isn’t exactly restaurant news, but Central Market bakes challah. I see you found it at Great Harvest Bread on West Magnolia Avenue, a reliable little chain bake shop.


Eats Beat Ep. 147

DFW Restaurant Week




Hey, Bud! Did you see where Coney Island from Tulsa is coming?

—Oklahoma Coney Guy

Burger, Coney and fries at Hookers Grill in Fort Worh
Burger, Coney and fries at Hookers Grill in Fort Worh Bud Kennedy Star-Telegram

If you’re a fan of Midwest-style Coney Island dogs with chili and onions, Tulsa’s storied downtown Coney Island Hot Weiner Shop will open locations soon in Rockwall and Arlington. But you can already get the Oklahoma version at Hookers Grill in the Stockyards, where they also make the pressed-onion burgers the same way as in El Reno, Okla.

This story was originally published December 12, 2018 at 1:12 AM.

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Bud Kennedy is celebrating his 40th year writing about restaurants in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written the “Eats Beat” dining column in print since 1985 and online since 1992 — that’s more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat. Support my work with a digital subscription
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