Uptown News

Restaurant with Latin American flair lights up Dallas' Harwood District

Like its sibling Happiest Hour, it will have an amazing view of the city.

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There's a new member of the ever-growing Harwood International restaurant family, coming to the Harwood District near Uptown Dallas — this time with a Latin flair.

Called Te Deseo, it's a new restaurant with a street address of 2700 Olive St. that will feature the "bold flavors of Latin American-inspired cocktails and cuisine."

A representative for Harwood said that details of the menu were not available, but the tentative opening date is sometime during the summer. The cuisine will be high end, and the restaurant will aspire to be one of the future landmarks of Dallas Latin cuisine, with authentic flair and a fun-filled bar.

"Te Deseo" is Spanish for "I want."

According to a building permit, it'll be a two-story restaurant spanning "thousands of square feet" of beautiful design, with a blend of indoor and outdoor dining space, four bars, and a stunning rooftop overlooking the city.

The nightlife element will be a major component. A help wanted ad predicts that "Te Deseo will be an enticing dining destination and a see-and-be-seen location with irresistible energy lasting well into the night." Will there be salsa? Surely there will be salsa.

Te Deseo will be the eighth restaurant in the Harwood District family. Their hugely successful restaurant portfolio is designed to provide a variety of culinary experiences and cuisines, and includes Saint Ann Restaurant and Bar, Mercat Bistro, Happiest Hour, Dolce Rivera, the Grove at Harwood, Magnolias: Sous Le Pont, and the original, Marie Gabrielle Restaurant & Gardens.

Latin is one cuisine the portfolio did not have. Soon that will not be the case.

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Dessert News

Dessert shop from Top Chef Fabio Viviani closes Dallas location

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A celebrity chef dessert concept has departed Dallas-Fort Worth: Jars by Fabio Viviani, a small fast-casual chain specializing in desserts in jars, has closed its two DFW area locations including one at 3610 Greenville Ave.

The concept was devised by Top Chef alumnus Fabio Viviani, a native of Italy who was a contestant in 2008. He founded Jars in 2021 as a gourmet quick-serve dessert concept serving an assortment of classic desserts from around the world in a single-serve jar. The first location opened in Chicago's West Loop in February 2023.

Dallas opened in May 2024, following the first DFW location which opened in Fort Worth in January 2024.

The menu rotated through more than 100 recipes, featuring classics such as cherry cheesecake, birthday cake, and even gluten free options. Popular flavors in DFW included banana cream pie and Oreo.

The concept was brought to DFW by husband-and-wife Jason and Tejal Wible; they closed the locations at the end of January 2025.

"We're a little sad, but in the end, it didn't take off," Tejal says. "People got jazzed when we first opened but business steadily dropped off."

In addition to the namesick specialty, they also offered soft-serve ice cream, with toppings such as cake pieces and Fruity Pebbles, or in milkshakes in flavors such as strawberry shortcake, banana cream pie, cookies & cream, and red velvet cheesecake.

But it's possible that people didn't see past the "jars."

Nonetheless, she says it was "a happy place" that drew fun customers. "It was a feelgood place and I think that was my favorite part," she says.

The DFW closures leave five locations of Jars still open, but no need to sob for Fabio — he is involved in at least two dozen other restaurant concepts. Busy guy!

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