Big Guy's Chicken and Rice is a bar in Deep Ellum, Dallas.
Editorially verified May 25, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Mixed rice bowl with white sauce; lamb gyro
Tip: The 2am-4am window on Fridays and Saturdays draws the post-concert crowd. Cash and card both accepted.
Address: 2614 Elm St, Ste 130, Dallas, TX 75226
Deep Ellum fried chicken bar celebrating its 10th year in 2025, serving crispy Nashville-style chicken until 2am every night. Open daily 6pm-2am.
Order: Nashville hot chicken sandwich; waffle fries with house sauce
Tip: No reservations. Lines form after 11pm on weekends. The back bar area is quieter if you just want a drink.
Dallas's most popular 24-hour diner, a Deep Ellum institution since 1991, famous for bottomless coffee, crepes, breakfast tacos, and being the place everyone.
Order: Unlimited coffee bar refills; migas breakfast tacos; sweet crepes
Tip: Cash or card both work at 3am.
Deep Ellum fried chicken bar celebrating its 10th year in 2025, serving crispy Nashville-style chicken until 2am every night. Open daily 6pm-2am.
Order: Nashville hot chicken sandwich; waffle fries with house sauce
Tip: No reservations. Lines form after 11pm on weekends. The back bar area is quieter if you just want a drink.
Texas's only Master of Wine, Dilek Caner, runs this Bishop Arts wine bar, shop, and classroom. About 300 labels and rare producer events. At 310 Sunset Ave.
Order: Blind tasting flight; any producer-led evening pairing
Tip: The full-service bar service is Saturdays only. Retail shop and class bookings available weekdays by appointment.
Dallas's first exclusively natural wine bar and bottle shop, run by Genevieve Weaver and Jessica Martinez. Located in Bishop Arts. At 411 W Eighth St.
Order: Orange wine by the glass; sparkling natural pet-nat
Tip: Bring food from a nearby Bishop Arts restaurant; they encourage it. The patio ring-for-wine window is worth seeking out.
Approachable Bishop Arts wine shop and bar carrying Australian, French, Argentinian, and South African labels. Kitchen leans wine bar, retail.
Order: Wine club selection of the month; shared charcuterie with whatever's open by the glass
Tip: Monthly wine club subscriptions available. Patio seating gets taken fast on nice evenings.
Dallas's most popular 24-hour diner, a Deep Ellum institution since 1991, famous for bottomless coffee, crepes, breakfast tacos, and being the place everyone.
Order: Unlimited coffee bar refills; migas breakfast tacos; sweet crepes
Tip: Cash or card both work at 3am.
Packed Knox-Henderson Spanish bar anchoring the neighborhood's evening scene with 400 selections of wine, small plates of jammon and pintxos.
Order: Pan con tomate; jammon iberico board; glass of Txakolina
Tip: Walk-ins wait at the bar, which is often the better seat. Reservations go fast on weekends.
