Rendering of the future Mansfield Islamic Center building ARLINGTON TX · COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT Outgrown strip-mall musallah today. A permanent home rising in phases, on the way. By Lone Star Muslim · October 2026 Right now, the Mansfield Islamic Center worships in a strip-mall musallah at 6401 New York Ave in Arlington. It is warm, it […]
RICHARDSON TX · SEPTEMBER 2026 RANKING Five rooms define Richardson’s halal table right now. Shish Kabob Cafe – ranked No. 1. 4.6 on Google across 96 reviews. Every city has a street that feeds it. In Richardson, it is the whole map. Persian kabob rooms, all-you-can-eat Middle Eastern spreads, Iraqi grills with two thousand reviews […]
FORT WORTH TX · OCTOBER 2026 RANKING Cowtown’s halal scene, ranked. Smokey Beards Q, ranked No. 1. 4.9 on Google across 544 reviews. Cowtown’s halal scene has quietly become one of the best in Texas. An all-halal smokehouse doing brisket right. Shawarma rooms that stay open late. Mediterranean kitchens feeding generations. Five rooms define Fort […]
IRVING TX · OCTOBER 2026 RANKING The halal capital’s defining tables. Irving’s halal table, October 2026. Seven restaurants define the city’s table right now. If DFW has a halal capital, it is Irving. Chicken and rice with the white sauce. Nashville hot chicken, fresh off a grand opening. Kebabs at 2 AM. Seven restaurants define […]
A dua circle inside Dar El-Quran, Arlington TX Some masjids are buildings. Dar El-Quran is a family. Walk through the doors at 110 N Davis Dr in Arlington and you feel it right away: this is not just a place to pray. It is a place where children memorize Quran on Saturdays, where teenagers find […]
DFW · SEPTEMBER 2026 RANKING Seven shops, zero bad cups. DFW’s specialty coffee scene, Fall 2026. Seven shops rose above the rest. Something is brewing in DFW. From Yemeni cardamom to third-wave espresso, seven shops rose above the rest this September. Here they are. How we ranked: this is our editors’ ranking, led by local […]
NORTH TEXAS · FALL 2026 RANKING Five contenders, one argument settled. A proper chicken tikka biryani, served the classic way. Biryani is not dinner. It is an argument. Dum versus layered, Hyderabadi versus everything else, and everyone has a spot they will defend to the death. We ate the metroplex’s strongest contenders and ranked five. […]
NORTH TEXAS · FALL 2026 RANKING Seven spots carry the flame this fall. Smokey Beards BBQ – ranked No. 1. 4.9 on Google across 514 reviews. In Texas, barbecue is a belief system. Halal DFW has built its own: all-halal brisket with real bark, dino ribs, charcoal Pakistani grills, smoke you can smell from the […]
NORTH TEXAS · FALL 2026 RANKING In North Texas, the soul of halal barbecue lives on the skewer. Master Kabob — ranked No. 1. 4.9 on Google across 1,101 reviews. Forget the brisket for a minute. In North Texas, the soul of halal barbecue lives on the skewer: koobideh over charcoal, tikka with its edges […]
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