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Roots Southern Table
Modern Southern
The open kitchen gives you a view of the whole operation, and it runs with what looks like choreographed precision. Tiffany Derry's modern Southern restaurant in Farmers Branch earns James Beard nominations alongside regulars who could probably recite the menu cold. Duck fat-fried chicken is the calling card, the gumbo is serious, and the cast-iron cornbread arrives first for good reason. Dressy-casual, suburban, and worth the drive from anywhere in Dallas.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: Texas · Tiffany Derry
- Esquire #19 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Dallas Observer Classic Dallas Restaurants · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
- D Magazine #26 · The 50 Best Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Dallas Restaurants
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Soul Food · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Soul Food · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Southern Cooking · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Gumbo · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2023 · Best Soul Food · Best of Big D
One number, weighted & current 83
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Cast-iron cornbread
“Start with Roots’ cast-iron cornbread and gumbo, staples in any Southern kitchen, before diving into the restaurant’s inventive takes on Southern fare.”
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Gumbo
“Start with Roots’ cast-iron cornbread and gumbo, staples in any Southern kitchen, before diving into the restaurant’s inventive takes on Southern fare.”
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Duck fat-fried chicken
“The duck fat-fried chicken is a longtime signature dish, also available in family-sized orders for parties of two to four”
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Charred red cabbage steak
“the seasonal charred red cabbage steak with coconut garbanzo stew is also a stunner.”
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