Inside the loop in Dallas, TX: Dining healthy in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area of Texas.

Healthy Fare

Dallas, Texas
Inside the "Loop."

Always ranked in order from most healthy to least healthy.

Restaurants offering healthy fare inside the loop of Dallas, Texas.

Cafe Greek Greek cuisine in vegan-friendly restaurant. Excellent vegetable platter, terrific bread. Willingly cut feta cheese from salad. Greek Cuisine. Greek 12817 Preston Rd, Dallas. 214 934-9767 HH-HHH $$-$$$

Thai Taste Traditional Thai fare plus a few twists such as Thai tacos. Good plant-based menu here. Thai 3101 N Fitzhugh, Dallas. 214 521-3513 HH $-$$

Sol's Taco Lounge Some of the best fajitas in Dallas. Vegetable fajitas (mixture of veggies and mushrooms) available also as long as rice side dish is not eaten--order double beans instead. Fresh ingredients and excellent  spinach quesadillas--watch that cheese Tex-Mex 2626 Commerce, Deep Ellum, Dallas. 214 651-7657 HH $-$$$

Sipango Try their cheeseless grilled artichoke pizza for vegans plus some other plant-based choices at this long-time Dallas favorite. Enormous portions are good for two meals, one there, one at home. Romantic bar, even more romantic restaurant. Delicious California-Italian food and enormous portions. Eclectic 4513 Travis St, Dallas. 214 522-2411 HH RRR $$-$$$$

Restaurants serving some entrees totally plant-based and free of animal fats and animal products inside the loop of Dallas, TX.

Nero's Good Italian with old-time New York City ambience. Pasta dishes and vegetable pizzas. Italian 2104 Greenville, Dallas. 214 826-6376 HH RR $$-$$$

La Dolce Vita Coffee house grown up to coffee bar plus restaurant. Romantic, with healthy fare that tastes great! Our favorite, the thin-crusted, wood-fired pizzas, were extraordinary. A vegetable sandwich is available as are various plant-based pasta sauces. Italian 1924 Abrams Pkwy, Dallas. 214 821-2608 HH RR $-$$


Al-Amir Tri-level building is nightclub and restaurant in a serene, romantic setting. This peaceful restaurant offers more appetizers than entrees for the healthy diner,  including tabbouleh, hummus, and grape leaves stuffed with veggies.  After dinner, head to the lower level and the nightclub. This spot can be confusing to find. Enter on Pineland. Lebanese 7402 Greenville, Dallas. 214 739-2647 H-HH RRR $$-$$$

Chipotle Mexican Grill Vegetable burritos and vegetable tacos are less than $5. Black beans and rice do not have meat broth. 2705 McKinney Ave., Dallas. 214 871-3188.  8301 Westchester Dr., Dallas. 214 691-7755 H-HH $

Simply Fondue Simply delicious, simply fun, and simply romantic with a wide variety of fondues including wine, vegetable,  and chocolate. Subdued lighting. Try house special for lengthy evening (2-2.5 hours) with a special person. It is hard to be really healthy here but it is not impossible. 2100 Greenville, Dallas. 214 827-8878 H-HH RRRR $$$

PoPoLoS Cafe Mediterranean-California 707 Preston Royal SC, Dallas. 214 692-5497 H-HH R $$$

Momo's Pasta Authentic Italian. Some plant-based choices in this long-time Dallas favorite Italian restaurant. 8300 Preston Center Plaza, Dallas 214 987-2082 H-HH $$-$$$

Marty's Wine Bar Wine by the glass with Marty's expertise sets the pace for a good evening. Service is impeccable and discreet, prices are way below average while food is way above average, and, of course, the wine list is extensive.  Some plant-based pasta dishes. Although the atmosphere is not the most romantic in DFW, this is an interesting place. Takeout food, also. 3316 Oak Lawn, Dallas. 214 526-4070 H-HH R $-$$

The following restaurants only offer one or two real choices for healthy dining, excluding vegetable plates, salads or baked potatoes. But if you are out with a lover of animal-fat dishes, suggest these as a last resort for your own health.

La Madeleine Not truly romantic, but has an atmosphere of country coziness. Try sharing a continental breakfast here. Limited healthy dishes are salad and fruit and one veggie sandwich. Excellent bakery. French Bakery 628 Northpark Center, Dallas. 214 6962398 3072 Mockingbird, Dallas. 214 6960800  2121 San Jacinto, Dallas.  4343 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas. 11930 Preston Rd, Dallas. 214 2336446 3906 Lemmon, Dallas. 214 521-0183 H R $

The Grape Small, intimate, & dark best describe The Grape. If this is not the most romantic restaurant in Dallas, it certainly comes close. Continental cuisine, fantastic mushroom soup, and ever-changing menu. Menu sometimes includes plant-based fare, but best to call ahead to see what is available that day. Continental 2808 Greenville, Dallas. 214 828-1981 H RRRR $$$-$$$$

The Bistro Gas logs and candlelit tables, faded elegance, and good food including a  plant-based dish or two. 5404 W. Lovers Ln 214 352-1997 H RRR $$-$$$

Terilli's Romantic live jazz bar and restaurant offering cuisine influenced by both northern and southern Italy. Large portions split willingly in the kitchen. Vegetable lasagna is available and some pasta dishes can be prepared plant-based by request. Italian 2815 Greenville, Dallas. 214 827-3993 H RRR $-$$$

Cheese Cake Factory Good  Italian Bruschetta. Mammoth portions can be split for two! Booths add to the privacy but the place is too loud for whispered sweet nothings or even normal conversation. Extensive menu including many varieties of the star: cheesecakes. Predominance of meat and cheese here does not really speak loudly of health. 7700 W Northwest Hiway, Dallas. 214 373-4844 H $-$$$

Celebrations Down home cooking, family-style. Jalapeno corn bread. Seconds are free and you can forego the entrees and graze on creamy mashed potatoes, excellent vegetable casseroles, steamed broccoli. Home Cookin' 4503 W Lovers, Dallas. 214 351-5681 H $-$$

Cafe Brazil Veggie sandwich is terrific here. I could say that again: Veggie sandwich is terrific. Sandwiches. 6420 Central N, Dallas. 214 691-7791 H $

Ming Garden Ming Garden is renown for their Chinese buffets. They have 20 entrees, 40 vegetables, 6 appetizers, and 3 soups in a menu that changes daily. No real entree choice on buffet--all special order. Chinese 1442 Preston Forest Square, Dallas 214 713-0123 H $-$$

Souper Salad Salad bar, soup, baked potato spot. They have five totally plant-based soups. Unfortunately, you can't count on them offering at least one of these each day. The soups are butterbean, vegetarian vegetable,  vegetable lentils, mushroom barley, and, minestrone. Call ahead and go over only if one soup is offered. Salad bar. 9100 N Central, 214 363-9797. 3848 Oak Lawn, 214 58-5270. 9241 Skillman, 214 343-0031. 12817 Preston,  972 385-8736. 3128 Forest Ln, 972 243-0031. 234 Casa Linda Plaza, 214 327-9266, Dallas. H $

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