By Nicholas Katers
The Best Seafood Restaurants in Dallas
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Dallas restaurant scene is often miscast as typically Texas with steak houses and barbecues on each street. Dallas neighborhoods like Deep Ellum, the Main Street District and Swiss Avenue were rejuvenated in the late 1990s. This focus on urban renewal has attracted new flavors into the Dallas area including several seafood restaurants. The best seafood restaurants in Dallas approach crab, salmon and other seafood staples with a nod toward Texas flavors.
Daddy Jack's Wood Grill
Daddy Jack's Wood Grill opened in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas in 1996. This seafood restaurant offers appetizers such as New England clam chowder and crab cakes to get diners in the mood for their entrees. The restaurant's specialties include baked stuffed shrimp and pecan breaded rainbow trout. Daddy Jack's makes lobster club and crab cake sandwiches to give diners unique seafood options. Diners looking for a sweet dessert to go with their savory meals can ask for a slice of strawberry rhubarb pie.
Daddy Jack's Wood Grill
2723 Elm St.
Dallas, TX 75226
(214) 653-3949
www.daddyjackswoodgrill.com/
The Old Warsaw
The Old Warsaw began serving seafood starters and entrees in 1948. The city's oldest seafood restaurant features multiple dining rooms including the 56-seat Star Room and the 120-seat Manor Room. The Old Warsaw serves Chardonnay, champagne, Cabernet and other wines by the bottle and glass with dinner. The restaurant's dinner menu features seafood mainstays such as pan-seared Dover sole, Maine lobster and Gulf snapper. The dessert menu at The Old Warsaw offers sweet treats like hazelnut dark chocolate cake and cherries jubilee.
The Old Warsaw
2610 Maple Ave.
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 528-0032
oldwarsaw.com/
Al Biernat's
Al Biernat's is well known for a Sunday brunch menu featuring potato crusted calamari, smoked salmon and lump crab cakes. The restaurant prepares delectable appetizers such as Russian caviar and chilled jumbo prawns ahead of the main course. The restaurant's dinner menu presents entrees such as blackened sea scallops and North Atlantic salmon for seafood lovers. The dessert menu is filled with delicious entries such as coconut cream pie and key lime pie. Diners interested in lunch and dinner at Al Biernat's can make reservations through the restaurant website.
Al Biernat's
4217 Oak Lawn Ave.
Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 219-2201
www.albiernats.com/
Nick & Sam's Steak and Fish House
Nick & Sam's Steak and Fish House touts a 450-item menu and 450-label wine list. The restaurant's appetizers range from little neck clams to Osetra caviar to accommodate all tastes. Nick & Sam's offers a lobster tail entree in 14 and 32 ounces as its signature dish. The dinner menu lists seafood dishes such as Chilean sea bass and Surf'N'Turf. Guests at Nick & Sam's select from an extensive dessert menu featuring banana caramel terrine and pecan fudge brownie sundaes.
Nick & Sam's Steak and Fish House
3008 Maple Ave.
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 871-7444
www.nick-sams.com/
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About the Author:
Nicholas Katers has been a freelance writer since 2006. He teaches American history at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. His past works include articles for "CCN Magazine," "The History Teacher" and "The Internationalist" magazine. Katers holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in American history from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, respectively.
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