The Mercury opened on Preston Road in 1998 and has been one of the most quietly consistent fine dining rooms in Dallas ever since. Chef Chris Ward — James Beard Rising Star Chef, CraveDFW’s Best Chef in Dallas, the first American Executive Chef at the Fairmont Hotel’s prestigious dining rooms — opened it, built a neighborhood following out of it, and has run it for nearly three decades without chasing trends or apologizing for what it is. “If I weren’t here, you wouldn’t know the difference,” Ward once said. His staff runs like a well-oiled machine. He just wants his customers to be happy.
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