Dallas Lost Some Great Restaurants in 2024 and One Much-Loved Taproom

A lot of fun new restaurants opened in Dallas this year, but some great places bid adieu. Here’s a recap of the great ones we lost over the past year. 

Eddie V’s

4023 Oak Lawn Ave.For 14 years, Eddie V’s served as one of Dallas’ OG steak and seafood restaurants. The micro chain is owned by the same group as Olive Garden, Yard House and Capital Grille. It opened in Dallas in 2010. The Oak Lawn location may have closed, but the Frisco and Fort Worth locations are still going strong.

Boulevardier

408 N. Bishop Ave.Boulevardier was a staple French bistro in Oak Cliff for 12 years before it closed early this spring. The $7 happy hour cocktails, discounted steaks on Tuesdays and even the brunch are still being mourned. However, we’re looking forward to what chef Peja Krstic of Mot Hai Ba is working on for the space. 

Federales

2820 Commerce St.The closure of Federales in July shone a spotlight on the ongoing fight over Deep Ellum. Construction along Canton and Commerce streets, road closures courtesy of DPD and word-of-mouth stereotypes have all had an impact on the community. We agree with Brian Reinhart, D Magazine’s food critic: the “Deep Ellum phobia is overblown. Where are y’all?”

Val’s Cheesecakes

2820 Greenville Ave.The final days of Val’s Cheesecake are here, as its closure will come by the end of this month. Owner Valery Jean-Bart dedicated 12 years to Val’s, which was a tribute to his mother, who died in 2012. After running the business alone for that time, he’s taking a step back to focus on his personal life and the emerging Val’s Blue Label Brand.

Sandwich Hag

1902 Botham Jean Blvd.James Beard-nominated chef Reyna Duong served her last bánh mì in May after Sandwich Hag’s seven-year run in the Cedars neighborhood. The shop closed to give the creators a break and reopened with a new face: chimlanh, the very first Vietnamese coffee shop in Dallas.

Trompo

337 Jefferson Blvd.Despite raising $36,000 to pay back late rent payments, Trompo shuttered for good in August after a 10-year run at various locations around East Dallas and West Dallas. Owner Luis Olvera told The Dallas Morning News, “I literally poured everything I have into this and I just keep struggling. I just decided that the best thing to do here was just say goodbye.”

Carte Blanche

2114 Greenville Ave.The unexpected closure of Carte Blanche this summer came as a shock to us all. It was a bakery by day and a fine dining restaurant by night that served Lower Greenville for three years. The closure announcement on Instagram said that although the bakery was a massive success, dinner service was a struggle. Luckily, instead of a permanent closure, they shifted gears to pastries with the opening of La Rue Doughnuts in Trinity Groves a few months later. We all rejoiced.

Mattito’s Tex Mex

3102 Oak Lawn Ave.For over 30 years, Mattito’s Tex Mex was an Oak Lawn favorite for queso and margaritas. But the lease was up and the spot closed down as owners began a search for a new home in the area. Two other locations continue to operate on Forest Lane and in Flower Mound, but we have yet to hear news about a return to Oak Lawn or the surrounding area.

Deep Ellum Brewing Co. Taproom

2823 St. Louis St.Deep Ellum Brewing continues to produce its Deep Ellum IPA and its yellow-canned Dallas Blonde, but its tap room in Deep Ellum closed after 12 years. It was Dallas’ only craft brewery when founder John Reardon opened in 2011, and although it maintains its huge share of the market under new owners, Monster Beverage Company, it now lacks any connection to the neighborhood where it all began.