Downtown/Deep Ellum in Dallas Observer
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The menu at Kitchen + Kocktails is packed with comfort food staples like Southern-fried catfish, shrimp and grits, and crispy fried green tomatoes. But don’t sleep on the lamb chops here, or the blackened-shrimp-topped deviled eggs, both of which are on a budget-friendly happy hour menu. There’s also an impressive cocktail game: Try the smooth […]
The restaurant is quite impressive, even from the outside. A doorman opens the large wooden doors and three hostesses with iPads at their fingertips greet you. Adjacent to the hostess stand is a Peking duck frying station with naked and fried red fowl hanging from hooks. It’s real in here.
La Grange is one of the newer places in Deep Ellum’s ever-growing bar scene. The relaxed vibe and the wooden interior make it a great place to grab drinks, catch up with friends, or watch one of Dallas’ up-and-coming bands. The place is new in town, but there are already regulars who are big fans […]
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La Neta is a swank Las Vegas import that is a restaurant, bar and lounge in Deep Ellum. The spot serves big club energy with a menu that is at times as flamboyant as the space. There’s a full range of Mexican appetizers, many with a pescatarian slant: ceviche, Baja-style oysters and tuna tartar with […]
At the helm of La Stella is Chef Luigi Iannuario, who was born and raised in Italy, and whose career has spanned everywhere from private chef to Michelin-starred restaurants. “Verace” means “authentic” in Italian, and La Stella Cucina Verace interprets “verace” as “a way of life and an appreciation for good food, good wine, and […]
Land of a Thousand Hills is a coffee chain based in Georgia that works directly with farmers in Rwanda to provide living wages. Their outpost in Deep Ellum is located inside the Novel residence building and not only provides a comfortable space to relax or work, but also does good for local artists. If you […]
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Owner Khoa Nguyen has created an Asian fusion restaurant that doesn’t feel like a “fusion” restaurant. Instead, Nguyen has toyed traditional dishes while retaining authenticity to provide diners with “refined Vietnamese” — his words. The Vietnamese rib-eye carpaccio appetizer is an example of this. The thin slices of steak are presented in the authentic Vietnamese […]
If you’re not in the West End Dallas scene, what are you doing at this point? Kidding, kind of, but avenues are opening for people to find their way into the- what once was- culture rich section of Dallas. Today the revival is real, starting in restaurants just like this one- The Liam’s Steakhouse. The […]
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The Liquid Lounge, the Curtain Club’s much smaller kid sister, operates out of the same building as the big club. But where Curtain doesn’t offer much beyond a band and a beer, the Liquid Lounge has a few more time-wasting options. The upstairs balcony has a pool table and a handful of classic arcade games, […]