10 best ghost kitchens in Dallas take takeout to another level 10 best ghost kitchens in Dallas take takeout to another level Chicken is a major trend in the ghost kitchen world. Courtesy of Guy Fieri A key part of our annual CultureMap Tastemaker Awards, celebrating the best in Dallas food and drink, is a category we call the wild card, which changes from year to year, depending on what culinary trends have emerged. Prior wild cards have included cuisines such as fried chicken, but for 2021, it's all about the ghost kitchen. Sometimes called a virtual kitchen, it's a new model of restaurant where there's an entire menu but no actual brick-and-mortar location. Instead, the food is all delivery or to-go.