Mexi-Can Mondays at The Local Oak; Rahr-B-Q Tour:
OAK CLIFF—The Local Oak observes Mexi-Can Mondays with $4 Mexican beers, $2 crispy tacos, $4 tortilla soup and $6 Sonoran (that means bacon-wrapped!) hot dogs. [Eaterwire]
DOWNTOWN, ETC.—All Capriotti's locations will offer the Thanksgiving-esque Bobbie sandwich (house-roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayo) for $3 on Wednesday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. [Eaterwire]
FT. WORTH—Rahr & Sons...
Thanksgiving in September; Quarter Bar Turns 13:
UPTOWN—The Quarter Bar is celebrating its 13th birthday on Friday, September 13 with a tap takeover by Deep Ellum Brewing Company and half-price drafts and appetizers all night, plus live music. Anyone impatiently awaiting Halloween can dress up as their favorite slasher film character and score a mystery prize. [Eaterwire]
Capriotti's Tryptophanic Success; D's Best New Restos:
NORTH DALLAS -- Princi Italia fills the "needs" of its tony North Dallas neighborhood, where poor and downtrodden residents were barely staying afloat without a fancy Italian restaurant. [Savor Wine And Food via Pegasus News]
PLANO -- Capriotti's gets the thumbs-up from City Of Ate: the 'ferner sammich shop just opened in Plano earlier this year and Justin Bitner declares their Bobbie sandwich...
The Eater Dallas Heat Map: Where To Eat Right Now:
It's a big week for maps here on Eater Dallas, as we launch the Dallas versions of two Eater family staples: the Eater 38, which dropped on Monday, and today we share our first Eater Dallas Heatmap, a periodically updated list of the most celebrated, controversial and/or generally buzzworthy places in town, meant to answer the question: "Where should I eat right now?"
On this list, you'll find...