Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Dallas by diners

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May 5, 2023
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Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Dallas by diners

Comfort food. Just saying the phrase manages to create a feeling of warmth that suddenly envelops you and travels directly to your stomach. It's the small, happy dance you do in your chair as your mom puts your favorite dinner in front of you when you go home to visit. It's the infamous cranberry sauce that your beloved aunt makes every Thanksgiving. It's the inexplicably delicious French bread pizza that makes you remember the nostalgia of childhood when everything was simple and eating pizza for lunch felt like a dream come true.

There's a wonderfully subjective quality about comfort food because when it comes down to it, the only criterion it has to have is that it has to make you feel comfortable when you eat it. It's the dish you eat when you're having a rough day—like a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream—or it's the dish you eat when you have something amazing to celebrate—also a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream.

Whether you're out traveling for work, enjoying a road trip for solely play-related purposes, or just tired of figuring out what to have for dinner tonight, Stacker decided to help you find some of the highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Dallas, using Yelp data current as of July 22, 2025. The restaurants that serve the starchy, salty, sweet, greasy, cheesy, flaky, buttery comfort food that hits close to home, exactly when you need it most.

Businesses in the "comfort food" category were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of Dallas were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.

Keep reading to find out if your favorite comfort spot made it or to find a new favorite!

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The Quarter Bar & Grill

#13. The Quarter Bar & Grill

- Rating: 3.2/5 (139 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 15201 Addison Road Addison, Texas
- Categories: Sports Bars, American, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley - Dallas

#12. Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley - Dallas

- Rating: 3.6/5 (1634 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1933 Elm St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Southern, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Chicken House

#11. Chicken House

- Rating: 3.9/5 (118 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 909 North Fitzhugh Ave. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Comfort Food, Southern
- Read more on Yelp

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Harwood Tavern

#10. Harwood Tavern

- Rating: 4.0/5 (105 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 333 South Harwood St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cocktail Bars, Comfort Food, Sports Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Alexandre's

#9. Alexandre's

- Rating: 4.1/5 (71 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4026 Cedar Springs Road Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Comfort Food, Cocktail Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Hometown Cafe

#8. Hometown Cafe

- Rating: 4.2/5 (129 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 400 Greenville Ave. Ste 17 Richardson, Texas
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Palmer's Hot Chicken

#7. Palmer's Hot Chicken

- Rating: 4.2/5 (397 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6465 East Mockingbird Lane Ste 316 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Southern, Comfort Food, Food Trucks
- Read more on Yelp

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Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

#6. Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

- Rating: 4.2/5 (1776 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5100 Belt Line Road St. Ste 500 Addison, Texas
- Categories: New American, Comfort Food, Burgers
- Read more on Yelp

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Streets Fine Chicken

#5. Streets Fine Chicken

- Rating: 4.2/5 (1106 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3857 Cedar Springs Road Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Shop, Comfort Food, Breakfast & Brunch
- Read more on Yelp

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Doughbird

#4. Doughbird

- Rating: 4.2/5 (51 reviews)
- Address: 5560 West Lovers Lane Ste 260 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Comfort Food, Pizza, American
- Read more on Yelp

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Okaeri Cafe

#3. Okaeri Cafe

- Rating: 4.3/5 (253 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 312 North Greenville Ave. Ste 100 Richardson, Texas
- Categories: Japanese, Comfort Food, Coffee & Tea
- Read more on Yelp

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Corn Dog with No Name

#2. Corn Dog with No Name

- Rating: 4.6/5 (61 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 10220 Technology Blvd. East Ste 102 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Comfort Food, New American, Cocktail Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Limon's Restaurant

#1. Limon's Restaurant

- Rating: 4.6/5 (172 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3105 West Davis St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Mexican, Empanadas, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 95 metros.

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