Mikel Galicia
Audio By Carbonatix
The number of times we’re reporting on local spots closing and out-of-town spots opening is way out of whack.
Yesterday, we wrote about Palmer’s Hot Chicken closing and moving to a ghost kitchen concept. We wrote about Leila’s Pizza closing, the PoBoy Shop in Preston Center, and New York Sub near SMU. Those are just this month. There’s also a long list of restaurants and bars that closed in 2025.
Yet Dallas is brimming with out-of-town all-jazz-hands spots. Delilah is a clubstaurant opening next week; Little Ruby’s from New York is also opening. Snarf’s from Colorado is opening three new stores. A San Francisco pizza spot opened in Frisco last weekend. In the past year, Dallas has rolled out the red carpet for Avra, Prince Street Pizza, NADC Burger and more.
And part of what makes Dallas a fun place to live (and report on food) is the thriving food scene. But our local restaurants are what give us a unique flavor, just too bad we can’t all thrive.
Dot’s Hop House was known for its spacious courtyard and abundant beer options (99-taps). There were also the duck-fat cheese fries and burgers.
Deep Ellum, where Dot’s is located, certainly has its own set of unique problems, from ongoing street construction to a bit of summer-time chaos.
Dot’s didn’t offer details on why it’s closing, only that it’s been 10 years and their time in Deep Ellum is coming to an end.
We have a few questions, like what will happen to the chandelier in the center of the courtyard, if they’re going to open somewhere else, and what will happen to the grill they got from the old Club Schmitz.
We’ve reached out to Dot’s and will update if we get answers.
Until then, Dot’s be open Wednesday, Jan. 28, through Sunday, Feb. 1. Then that’s it.
