We tried visiting Red Fork once before, but they were temporarily closed. Then there was chef drama that we read about all over Dallas food blogs. All of that said, we were interested in trying this new spot - especially when Daily Candy wrote about their new pizza oven.
We arrived around 6:30 and there was only one other occupied table in the place. Honestly, it felt more like a bar than a restaurant - loud music, open windows (without the fall temps but with all of the the Dallas humidity), sticky tables. We were seated and began perusing the menu. We weren't quite sure what to order, so we went with the safe bet: the cheese plate. You could make your selection from a variety of meats and cheeses. For $16 you could select three items, $4 for each additional item. Considering what all came with the plate, this is good bang for your buck. We went with three different cheeses: golden cheddar, manchego, and Prairie Breeze (Prairie Breeze is amazing and is also served at Bolsa). The plate came with a cute little jar of pickled vegetables, grilled bread, horseradish mustard, honey, green apple, pear, peaches, and arugula. We enjoyed this part of dinner, as well as their decently priced wine list.
They have recently been touting their pizzas, so we ultimately picked the mushroom pizza over their equally well publicized burger. The pizza portions are large so you could probably share this dish. The pizza was served with all fresh ingredients: mushrooms, tomato sauce, grilled onions, and pork belly. I think we both attempted two small slices and were done. The flavor was a little lacking here.
All in all, we won't return to Red Fork. It might be better saved for a late night snack.
The Dish: If you make it to Red Fork, try out the cheese plate.
