There is a shop on Oak Lawn that has been quietly running one of the best cheese counters in the country for going on seventeen years, and most of Dallas still drives past it without stopping. That is their loss. Scardello sits at 3511 Oak Lawn Avenue in a 1929 building with wood floors, an original tin ceiling, exposed brick walls, and enough natural light that the cheese case practically glows. It is the type of place that makes you slow down the moment you walk in, because the person behind the counter is genuinely happy to talk about what is in front of you, and that is not something most food retail in Dallas offers anymore.
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