Lauren Drewes Daniels
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Ever walk a mile in the rain for a slice of pizza only to get there and its closed? Not to say we did, but our offices are a mile away from Pizza Leila. In fact, this was one of our favorite pizza shops in Dallas.
Alas, that’s how we found out that Pizza Leila, on the border of downtown and The Arts District, has closed. A representative from the restaurant wants to reassure fans that the location in NorthPark Mall remains open.
However, when the lease came up for renewal at the Flora Street mothership location, they decided to pass. This is something we’re hearing more and more often from locally owned restaurants.
Pizza Leila was a pandemic baby: when downtown shut down during the pandemic in 2020, the crew at Sloane’s Corner at the Trammell Crow Center had a full working kitchen on their hands, but no customers. Chef Ji Kang looked for a way to keep his staff employed and created a to-go pizza concept. The thick-crust Sicilian-style pizza was a hit, so they eventually parlayed the concept into a stand-alone spot.
We’ll update you when we learn what will go in the Flora Street location.
