It’s been an actual celeb gaggle in DFW recently. The forged of Landmanwhich movies in Weatherford, has been noticed throughout. The ACM Awards are bringing enormous nation stars to the Star in Frisco. And a current household marriage ceremony attracted some movie star attendees. However the lid is about to blow off the place with a critical A-lister heading our means.
Tom Cruise posted a (low-key threatening) Instagram letting everybody know he’s coming to Texas to display the newest within the Mission: Inconceivable movie sequence. This isn’t a drill. Tom Cruise is coming to Dallas, and he already plans to eat… barbecue.
It’s an fascinating announcement. He’ll be in San Antonio earlier than he involves Dallas, and so they have some fairly nice barbecue there. Nonetheless, if he’d desire to eat puffy tacos in San Antonio and save his barbecue feast for Dallas, that’s actually comprehensible. The million greenback query is: The place is Tom Cruise going to eat barbecue? And secondarily, who’s advising him on this alternative? Clearly, we now have to imagine he’s wanting on the Eater Dallas greatest barbecue map, however we’ve received loads extra recommendation to present.
It appears protected to rule out something in Fort Value or the encompassing areas. As a lot as he could wish to go to Goldee’s or Panther Metropolis, they’re an extended drive away from any film theaters in Dallas the place his presence might be required. Lockhart Smokehouse and Terry Black’s ought to be knocked out of the operating, too. Whereas each locations are glorious, they do Central Texas-style barbecue. When in Dallas, Cruise higher eat North Texas barbecue — lest he be accused of not understanding his barbecue kinds.
Smokey John’s could be a terrific alternative, plus it’s close to the airport. A number of new locations that haven’t but made our map ought to get Cruise’s consideration, additionally, though they don’t seem to be in Dallas correct. Kafi BBQ in Irving, with its unbelievable dino ribs and cardamom banana pudding, would put a spring in his step. So would Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q in Allen, which has the best pit room within the Metroplex, and the brisket birria tacos would change Cruise’s whole life.
The superior discover about his intention to eat our barbecue makes us fairly sure that Cruise might be turning this into a photograph op, so we’ll ultimately discover out the place he ate. However within the meantime, we’d love to listen to from you: The place ought to Tom Cruise eat barbecue, and the place is your greatest guess for a spot he’ll truly go to? E-mail your ideas to dallas@eater.com.
