Two incredibly good and well cherished East Dallas Asian restaurants, Mai’s and Darkoo (formerly named Khao Noodle Shop) have lost their leases basically due to Covid after affects where they have since been behind on the respective leases.
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Urbano Cafe is opening a coffee shop in our Two Doors Down space (located, conveniently, two doors down from the original cafe entrance in the same building.) on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The 2DD coffee shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday 7-2:30 p.m., serving coffee and locally made pastries, savory kolaches and quiches, plus grab-and-go salads and sandwiches so guests can pick up both breakfast and lunch.
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Palmer’s Hot Chicken – the much-anticipated and authentic, counter-service with full-bar Nashville hot chicken concept will open their doors on Monday, October 19 for lunch and dinner, dine-in or to-go. Delivery on most major third-party delivery apps will begin 30 days post opening.
Located at the northeast corner of Mockingbird Lane and Abrams Road at 6465 East Mockingbird Lane in East Dallas’ historic Hillside Village shopping center, Palmer’s Hot Chicken was created by Texas native and Nashville-bred, Palmer Fortune.
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Top Round, the quick-serve concept created by chefs from Los Angeles, California, will open a Dallas post on Saturday, August 3 in the burgeoning neighborhood of East Dallas.
Top Round offers high quality, all natural, crave-able foods in a casual setting, with a nostalgic vibe and fine dining approach. Dallas marks the 4th location for this chef-driven restaurant with others in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Irvine, California.
Located at 4800 Bryan Street (sharing an expansive patio with Khao Noodle Shop), the 2800 square foot restaurant boasts a new design, two patios, an indoor/outdoor bar and the first full bar for the Top Round brand. A to-go window is also a new feature for the customer who prefers to grab-n-go. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
One of my first visits to Kalachandji’s was as a college student, and it was Thanksgiving. The meal included a visit to the Krishna temple escorted by one of the many devotees who live in the neighboring homes. With the meal we enjoyed a tofu turkey, which was actually much more delicious than it sounds. Although the spice level is very minimal, the repast was elegant and flavorful. We dined in the open air patio which is centered inside the restaurant.
During subsequent visits I was shown more of the cuisine, and always have a great sampling at the luncheon buffet which is excellently curated by the cooks, setting out just enough for the guests as necessary as not to compromise the quality of the food. Continue reading
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The day has arrived for White Rock Alehouse & Brewery, a new brewpub bringing craft beers and great food to the community of Lakewood and beyond.
Founders Dave Kirk and Greg Nixon are friends and entrepreneurs with a love of the craft beer movement who created their concept to fill a gap in the market. They’ve witnessed the craft beer world evolving around the country and in Dallas, too, with breweries opening locally – but with few options in the stretch between East Dallas and Garland. Continue reading
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