Nobu Dallas

For nearly three decades, Chef Nobu Matsuhisa has been celebrated for his innovated new style Japanese cuisine. By combining his cutting edge creativity with exceptional hospitality in a glamorous setting, his restaurants all over the world have garnered numerous awards and accolades.

Nobu's relaxed atmosphere permits casual clothing but your jeans better be designer if you're going for a casual look.

Nobu recommends family-style dining so prepare to share.

UPTOWN—Nobu will host a happy hour event to celebrate its ten-year anniversary and new chef Carl Murray this Friday from 5-7 p.m. when they'll offer free food including three kinds of skewers with duck breast, Wagyu shortribs and scallops (discounted cocktails, too). [EaterWire]

LOWER GREENVILLE—Truck Yard and CraveDFW are hosting a crawfish boil this Sunday from 3-8 p.m. $20 tickets include 2...

DESIGN DISTRICT—Pakpao Thai has a pretty excellent new happy hour: $5 appetizers, craft cocktails, and select glasses of wine, plus $1 off beers from 4 to 6 p.m. seven days a week. [DDD]

SHUTDOWN WIRE—Pie Five is offering all furloughed government workers (must show valid ID) a free pizza from now through Sunday. Hit up their new Greenville Avenue location, or there's several others including...

Leslie Brenner went to Nobu: The Crescent Court outpost of the famed sushi restaurant is more "a place for the well-heeled to relax" than a place for sushi fanatics to have a fantastic meal, but either way you'll pay a pretty penny. There are some solid dishes, like tiradito Nobu-style, extremely pricey Wagyu beef, but the sushi "generally disappoint[s]," and the omakase option is sadly...

TRINITY GROVES—A small number of seats for the upcoming Four Corners Brewing dinner featuring food by chefs Graham Dodds, Nicole Van Camp, Sharon Hage, and Chad Houser and speaker/writer/alternative farmer Joel Salatin are still available. Here's a sneak peek of the preliminary menu, which is entirely local right down to the butter; tickets for the March 26 dinner are $125 and can be reserved...

Nobu Dallas opened in 2005 as Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's Texas outpost. The Rockwell Group designed dining room with its river stone wall and onyx sushi bar is most reminiscent of the original Nobu in New York with its birch trees, but with a touch of Southern charm to fit its Texas location. Nobu Dallas can be the destination for dinner in the dining room or at the sushi bar, drinks in the bar...