Deep Ellum Bar and Restaurant IdleRye Calls It Quits

After a year and a half in business, Deep Ellum bar and restaurant IdleRye has closed, according to a sign on the front door.

IdleRye opened in May 2017 and billed itself as a “modern American” restaurant with a twist – owners Ray Skradzinski’s Polish heritage and brothers Bruce and Daniel Wills’ Louisiana upbringing, which both heavily influenced the menu. We often raved about IdleRye’s take on pierogies, an oft-overlooked dish in DFW, its hedonistic brunch menu and interesting cocktail program. But in a neighborhood with high rents and steep competition, IdleRye apparently couldn’t make it work.

Sometime last week, the restaurant quietly closed, simply posting a “closed for business” sign on the front door. There were no mentions on social media; phone calls to the restaurant go unanswered and emails have bounced back.

“I think people … assume that the success of the bottle service dance clubs means that everyone in Deep Ellum is rolling in money,” BrainDead Brewing owner Sam Wynne posted on Facebook in an