48 Hours Eating Dallas’ Most FAMOUS Food!
Dallas might be the most proudly Texan food city on the entire 2026 World Cup route.
In this episode of my 2026 World Cup food series, I’m in Dallas, Texas, to find out whether this city can deliver one of the biggest food days of the entire trip.
Dallas is a city built on big portions, big flavours, family, hospitality, smoke, steak, fried chicken and that unmistakable Texas confidence. This is not delicate food. This is food that arrives on trays, in baskets, on butcher paper, with sauce on your hands and half the table trying a bit of everything.
I start at Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum for a massive tray of Texas BBQ. Brisket, ribs, sausage, pulled pork, sides, smoke, bark, fat and the kind of food that explains why barbecue is treated with almost religious importance in Texas. While I’m there, I learn more about the history of BBQ, how it became such a huge part of Texas food culture, and why people queue for hours for properly smoked meat.
Then I head to Babe’s Chicken Dinner House for one of the most Texan family dining experiences I’ve had on the whole trip. Fried chicken, biscuits, gravy, sides, big tables, proper hospitality and the kind of place that feels less like a restaurant and more like being invited into someone’s family tradition.
After that, I visit Al Biernat’s, one of Dallas’ classic steakhouses, for a big Texas steak. This is the other side of Dallas food: old-school service, serious beef, big rooms, big plates and the sort of dinner that makes you understand how steak became part of the city’s identity.
Then we head over to Fort Worth to walk around the Stockyards and watch the famous cattle drive. Longhorns, cowboy history, dusty streets, boots, hats and a reminder that Texas food does not exist in a vacuum. The beef, the barbecue, the steakhouse culture, it all comes from somewhere.
Finally, I finish at Hutchins BBQ for their famous Texas Twinkies and another huge tray of barbecue. Jalapeños stuffed with brisket and cream cheese, wrapped in bacon, smoked until ridiculous, followed by more brisket, ribs, sausage and sides. A final Texas feast to end the Dallas episode properly.
This is part of my 16-part series travelling to every 2026 FIFA World Cup host city in North America to find out which city has the best food.
I’ve visited New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Miami, Toronto, San Francisco, and Seattle. Now I’m in Dallas!
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro to Dallas
00:36 – Pecan Lodge Barbecue
06:26 – Exploring Deep Ellum
07:27 – Babe’s Chicken Dinner House
11:46 – JFK Memorial & Dealey Plaza
12:06 – Al Biernat’s Steakhouse
16:50 – Fort Worth Stockyards
17:34 – Hutchins BBQ & Texas Twinkies
20:43 – Final Thoughts & Wrap Up
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47 Comments
Ahhh jono is back the greedy MF 💙💙
probably my favorite channel atm ….
says in the description you've visited guadalajara and monterrey and you're finishing the journey in dallas. did i miss the mexican episodes or are they on the way?
absolutely adore the series by the way. best thing on yt atm
Can all food content creators STOP using ai slop thumbnails this 🐂 💩 is doing my head in…just take a fking photograph of a dish you’ve eaten it’s so much better.
How on earth are you managing to eat so much food?
Just had 3 weeks in Texas and totally agree, the people are so friendly and polite.
Jono, I've been following you for quite some time and just had to tell you that this world cup series is banging! Good work. Just a thought, once you're finished with the series/cities, why not a 'bonus' episode where you rank your top 5-10 dishes that you had throughout the trip? That would be sick! Not trying to tell you how to do your job haha but just something that popped into my head!
the stuffed jalepinos looked like SPACE WEEVILS ( red dwarf )
See you’ve got a proper football shirt on today! Great episode again 😎
Boycott the FIFA scam!!!
Didn't even know there was a 3rd way to pronounce pecan
probably my favorite channel atm ..
Great job Jonno. SO hope you cover your costs but if not, what an amazing adventure.
Dallas / Fort Worth looks amazing. Texas Twinkies in the UK are called ATB's – Atomic Buffalo Turds. Another great video mate
I just got back from a trip to Scotland and Ireland. I really enjoyed the fish and chips along with the steak and ale pies, but no one does meat better than we do in Texas. Growing up in Dallas, I sometimes take for granted that we have world class BBQ, steak houses and mexican food minutes away.
i have to try and recreate that Texas Twinkie it looks phenomenal – as does everything else!! really enjoying this series !
Would love to try Texas barbecue one day , everything on that tray looks exceptional.
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FYI, JFK was not shot from the grassy knoll. He was shot from the 6th floor of the School Depository building.
The fact that you arrange access to these profucers is amazing.
Great video, my son and I head to NY in a week enroute to Fort Worth for ENG v CRO. I will definitely be visiting Hutchins! We are road tripping to Oklahoma, Kansas, Boston, Philly before heading home from NY…your videos have been top notch and have helped me plan our food adventures on the trip
Where can I be a "Billy Big Bollocks?"
Nevermind!!!😂
(If ya know, ya know…..🤘😎)
I’m in a food coma just watching 😵💫. Another banger, my friend! 😊
Sorry but it didn`t fall apart… 🤷🏻♂️
Great to see your subs going up..deserved…loving this series
I absolutely love Dallas, so it makes me feel not so bummed when I have to travel there for work. Another banger full of excellent restaurant choices!!!
Should've told the guy who wanted to charge you double for being a Utd fan that his football team hasn't been relevant since the 90's (cowboys suck, fly birds 🦅🦅🦅) GGMU♥️🤍👹
0:21 … "TEXAS TAKES THE P!$$" needs be adopted as their new state motto and should be shouted out by all Texas elementary school students after reciting their morning Pledge of Allegiance. All in favor, say AYE!!
Yet another great episode, John-o! Thoroughly enjoying your adventures and am wildly envious of the food experiences.
Pecan lodge looks amazing
Another banger. Thanks matey.
Sorry brudda love the channel but 165 dollars for a plate of meat highlights how much of an absolute rip off the states is
We’ve just literally come back from Dallas and we went to panther city bbq and it was unreal and there was a Mexican couple near the super 8 we stayed at and they did the best breakfast tacos i’ve had from there pop up in the morning
Twinkie looks like Kokoreç 🙂 (Turkish food)
Easily one of your best videos 👏🏻 Brisket and smoked meats is like Americans equivalent and of our roast dinners
My brother , you forgot to go to Goldees in Fort Worth. Its texas monthlys #1 BBQ in all Texas ….
Drooling again lol 🤪🤩
Loving the vibes 😍
Some of the best bbq in the world 🌎
11:54 JFK was shot from the Texas School Book Depository, not the grassy knoll 😅 the food in this video looked absolutely delicious!
The best channel on YouTube!!!! Me and my boyfriend look forward to watching all of your new videos together. Love this series ❤
I'm constipated just watching this.
Say DFW….you aren't in Dallas lol
When’s the Guadalajara video coming out?! excited to see what you have on that list
Terry Black’s is so much better.
7:16 I would not go there after dark Deep Ellum gets extremely dangerous and you have a high chance of getting robbed
Why do Brits say "barbeque food"? Fascinating.