Category Archives: Restaurant Opening

by Steven Doyle | February 7, 2013 · 9:34 am

Pop Diner Opens Today At 11am

by Steven Doyle

The wait is over Dallas, you finally have your original 24 hour eatery in Uptown, and from first glimpse you are going to like Pop Diner. The menu is fairly straight forward that is at once iconic yet fun. You will be familiar with most of the items listed on the large menu.

The owner, Nik Gjonaj, is originally from Detroit where he owns a successful chain of steakhouses called Luca’s Chophouse. “In my opinion, Dallas rivals Chicago’s food scene. If you can’t make it here, you can’t make it anywhere. This is probably the best test market in the nation. Also, I just love the vibe here and the people,” said Gjonaj. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | February 6, 2013 · 12:49 pm

Meet Uno Immanivong From The Taste And Soon To Open Chino

by Steven Doyle

Hanging out in Trinity Groves for an afternoon you meet all sorts of interesting foodie people. Yesterday, while hunting and gathering information from Phil Romano we ran across the very delightful Uno Immanivong who is currently involved in the latest television cheffy game show called The Taste. The program which airs on ABC involves four celebrity chefs who mentor four team members selected from blind tastings. Our local girl Uno was selected to be on Anthony Bourdain’s team, and continues to compete each Tuesday evening. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | February 6, 2013 · 10:22 am

Belly & Trumpet Opens Feb 12

by Steven Doyle photos by Joy Zhang

Been watching the former Bowery space on McKinney Avenue? It is now transitioning into a new restaurant the owners call Belly & Trumpet. Oak owners Richard & Tiffanee Ellman are teaming up once again with John Paul Valverde (who recently opened Outpost American Tavern in Oak Cliff) to create their take on small plates and they are bringing in big guns for the back of the house.

Look for Brian Zenner to take lead role as executive chef. Zenner most recently was chef de cuisine at Oak and worked at the Mansion on Turtle Creek. Zenner is bringing in another young gun from the Mansion, Rudy Mendoza who has been working at the upscale hotel restaurant since the Tesar era. Continue reading →

Cafe Herrera Opens Feb 1

by Steven Doyle

The Herrera’s restaurant of my youth seems distant. Long gone is the tiny adobe looking shack on Maple near Oak Lawn across from the Old Parkland Hospital where lines of hungry people sat on their ice chests full of beer waiting for one of the very few tables inside. These folks knew once they made it inside they would be slammed with an aroma of fresh enchiladas. If you were fortunate there would be a woman standing near the doorway stamping out fresh, thick tortillas, and with little coaxing she might hand you one with an adoring grin. Continue reading →

Frisco Gun Club To Open Summer 2013

by Steven Doyle

What happens when you combine fine dining with your favorite pistol? No, it’s not a scene out of the Old West, instead it is Frisco Gun Club CEO Christian Putnam’s brainchild of luxury gun ownership. The club will offer 40 indoor shooting lanes, private members only lounge with upscale dining and meeting rooms, and a 100-person training/conference room. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | January 23, 2013 · 3:06 pm

Peak And Elm Update: Opens Feb 8

by Steven Doyle

Tonight I will be checking out the menu at Peak and Elm Cocina, the new restaurant which is about to open in East Dallas. We broke the story many months ago so perhaps you do not recall all the fun details, you can read that story here. Basically, it is Jesse Moreno Jr opening his first restaurant outside the La Popular concept which is also in east Dallas and sports an outpost in the Dallas Farmers Market. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | January 23, 2013 · 12:37 pm

Capriotti’s Moving Into Preston Center

by Steven Doyle

The sub chain Capriotti’s is moving into the hot bed for restaurants in the Dallas area, Preston Center. The sandwich shop which has locations in Plano and Downtown Dallas will move into the old Extreme Pizza location located at 6112 Luther Lane in University Park.

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by Steven Doyle | January 23, 2013 · 9:55 am

Mudsmith Opens Monday Jan 28

by Steven Doyle photos by Joy Zhang

Brooke Humphries, owner of Acme F&B, Barcadia Bar and Grill, and It’ll Do, will open the doors at Mudsmith this coming Monday, January 28th . Mudsmith promises to deliver a unique coffee shop experience serving celebrated Four Barrel coffee out of San Francisco.

We broke this story back in November noting that Humphries will be using the amazing Four Barrel Coffee that you actually must submit a plea along with your menu and concept information before you can be approved to sell the product. We go into greater detail about Four Barrel in our orignal story. It’s worth checking out. Continue reading →

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