IN THE NEWS: In its December issue, Texas Monthly’s Patricia Sharpe presents a guide to the 38 best steakhouses in Texas, topped by Pappas Bros. Steakhouse in Houston and Dallas, with Bohanan’s Prime Steaks & Seafood in San Antonio No. 2, and with Austin’s Eddie V’s Edgewater Grille also on the list. … Sharpe also reviews Dallas Fish Market (1501 Main, 214-744-3474), and details the new Liberty Bistro of New Braunfels (200 N. Seguine Ave, 830-624-7876) and Austin’s Joe DiMaggio’s Italian Chophouse (11410 Century Oaks Terrace, 512-835-5633). texasmonthly.com … In its December/January issue, Budget Travel magazine spotlights Fort Worth, including Railhead Smokehouse BBQ (2900 Montgomery St., 817-738-9808, railheadonline.com). budgettravel.com … In its December issue, D magazine’s Teresa Gubbins reviews The Club (3102 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 110. 214-526-3100), while Todd Johnson considers Salum (4152 Cole Avenue, 214-252-9604). dmagazine.com … The Morning News’s Bill Addison awards three stars to El Ranchito (610 W Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, 214-946-4238) and grapples with what is the area’s best Tex-Mex, while Kim Harwell gives two stars to Ali Baba (2103 N Central Expressway, Richardson, TX 972-437-1222), and Kim Pierce awards two stars to Taste of Galilee (2301 N Central Expressway, Plano, 972-422-2111) and details the opening of Tart Pastry Boutique & Studio (The Shops at Legacy, 7140 Bishop Road, suite F5; 972-673-0446). guidelive.com …

Fort Worth Weekly’s Anthony Mariani reviews Skillman Wok (4310 Western Center Blvd, FW. 817-306-9988), while Chow, Baby visits M&O Station Grill (200 Carroll St.). fwweekly.com … The Chef’s Room restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek was to open at a 20-set, dinner-only restaurant on Dec. 11, the Dallas Business Journal reports. The Chef’s Room is the latest addition at the 143-room luxury hotel in the Uptown area of Dallas. It’s designed to complement the Mansion Restaurant, which reopened last month after renovations. dallas.bizjournals.com … The Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s June Naylor reviews Trevi at the Omni Mandalay Hotel (221 E. Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, 972-556-0800), while Amy Culbertson considers Buffalo Bros. Pizza, Wings & Subs (3015 S. University Drive, Fort Worth, 817-386-9601). star-telegram.com … From PegasusNews.com, the Law Reviewers annual Golden Gavel Awards include Olivella’s (3406 McFarlin Boulevard, Dallas, 214-528-7070) as Best Pizza.

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Dallas Restaurants, Fort Worth Restaurants | Tags: Ali Baba, best pizza, best steakhouses, Buffalo Bros, Chef's Room, Dallas Fish Market, El Ranchito, Liberty Bistro, M and O Station Grill, Olivella's, Pappas Bros Steakhouse, Railhead Smokehouse BBQ, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Salum, Skillman Wok, Tart Pastry Boutique, Tex-Mex, The Club, Trevi |