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    This Month's Must Eats

    Where to eat in Dallas right now: 10 hot restaurants for October

    Teresa Gubbins
    Oct 2, 2013 | 6:00 am

    The savvy, veteran diner knows to put a big red circle around the months of September and October. That's because this time of the year is ideal for his favorite sport: restaurant openings. The summer is over and everyone's back on track. Restaurants want to be up and running so that they're in gear for the real dining season: the holidays.

    It's the rare month when we have too many places from which to choose. But that's how it is this October. Here are the hottest new picks.

    Toko V
    Exciting new concept takes over the second floor of what used to be Marquee Grill, in the Highland Park Village Theatre complex. Cuisine is Asian and features sushi made by Daniel Chau, formerly of Steel. Dishes include strip steak with wafu sauce and watercress slaw, salmon with carrot and yuzu, compressed watermelon tuna with chimichurri sauce, and snapper with Thai coconut water and dragon fruit dice. Veteran barman Andrew Lotstetter will oversee the cocktail program.

    CBD Provisions
    New restaurant opening on October 10 at The Joule from Dallas restaurateur Tristan Simon is an American brasserie combining comfort food with an artisanal sensibility. Menu items range from coddled eggs with house-baked bacon bread for breakfast to seasonal salads for lunch to pan-fried organic chicken for dinner. Décor incorporates brick walls, wood beam ceilings, marble tables, leather banquettes, end grain wood floors and salvaged antique mirrors.

    Savor
    Klyde Warren Park's main restaurant is a modern gastropub with a menu that combines shared plates with pub fare, such as deviled eggs, cheese board, flatbreads, crab cakes, shrimp and grits, and flat-iron steak. Desserts come in mini versions and include German chocolate cake, caramel ice cream sandwich, salted caramel pudding, a “Pop Tart,” banana split, yuzu tart, pumpkin trifle, crème brûlée and chocolate peanut butter pretzel bite.

    Urban Orchard Market/Bar None Cafe
    New market-cafe, located on the ground floor of the Mercantile Place building in downtown Dallas, comes from three plucky idealists who want to bring something good to the central business district. They're stocking organic produce, artisan items like Becerra's salsas and dinners to-go. The adjoining Bar None Cafe is doing trendy grub like sushi rolls and Korean BBQ.

    Tanoshii Ramen/Monkey King
    Deep Ellum is suddenly besieged by noodles. Finally satisfaction comes to those who longed for ramen, every young foodie's lust object. Monkey King is from a trio of entrepreneurs, but Tanoshii is the looker: It comes from veteran restaurateurs Joey and Chi Le, who also own the newbie Wicked Po' Boys chain. They're offering numerous ramen options plus accompanying treats such as pork belly steamed buns.

    Truck Yard
    Dallas gets a slice of Austin with its first food truck yard-slash-backyard hangout, hidden right under our noses off Greenville Avenue. The styling is Hollywood-caliber, with strings of lights, picnic benches, rocking chairs and rusted-out trucks. The culinary anchor is Steak Out, chef Jason Boso's cheesesteak joint. That's supplemented by a rotating cast of food trucks. But it's mostly a place to sit outside and drink beer.

    Mesero Miguel
    This is the bigger-in-every-way version of Mr Mesero, the Mexican restaurant comeback of Mi Cocina founder Mico Rodriguez, located in the old Cuba Libre spot. Rodriguez consulted with chef Jon Stevens on the menu, which buttresses Mr Mesero's Mexican fare with dishes such as seared scallops, warm coconut and prickly pear broth, halibut, and New York strip.

    Samson's Gourmet Hot Dogs
    Many have tried hot dog joints, and few have succeeded. But chef-owner Troy Gardner seems to actually have a shot, thanks to an encouraging blend of experience (he worked at Zubar and owned Expo Park Cafe, now home to Pizza Lounge) and location on Oak Lawn Avenue. His dog lineup includes a German-style frank, a smoked brat and a veggie dog made in-house — all on Empire Baking buns.

    Roman Cucina
    All your Ital-American classics are here: garlic bread with pepperoni, sauteed mushrooms, chicken Parmigiana, eggplant Parmigiana, Italian sausage, meatballs and calamari. It is true that Dallas already has more than its share of Ital-American restaurants when it could really use more restaurants with authentic Italian recipes. But Roman Cucina comes from California, and they almost always do things better.

    Pacific Table
    Fort Worth chef Felipe Armenta continues our seafood trend with this casual-chic restaurant on University Drive. The food is fancy without being fussy: miso salmon and sticky rice, oysters on the half-shell, sushi rolls, po' boy sandwiches and beautifully composed salads. There's steak if you must, and a selection of novel sides such as grilled Brussels sprouts and rosemary fries.

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    Margarita News

    Mi Cocina secret Monkey Bar to open on rooftop at Dallas hotel

    Teresa Gubbins
    May 27, 2025 | 4:07 pm
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    Mambo Taxi and friends

    A bar spinoff of the Dallas Tex-Mex chain Mi Cocina is making its debut: It's called Monkey Bar on 9, and it's opening at the Tru by Hilton Dallas Market Center, at 1949 N. Stemmons Fwy., on the ninth-story rooftop, where it will debut on Friday, June 13.

    Monkey Bar on 9 is a spinoff of Monkey Bar, the once "secret" bar at the Mi Cocina in Highland Park Village, part of the M Crowd Restaurant Group that includes Mi Cocina, The Mercury, and Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q.

    The venue will feature an outdoor patio and indoor bar, with views of the downtown Dallas skyline, open for both hotel guests and locals for happy hour, gatherings, and private events.

    The menu will mirror that of Monkey Bar Highland Park Village, with tequilas, mezcals, margaritas, and cocktails made with cold-pressed juices: from a pour of Clase Azul to a jalapeño honey margarita to the Monkey Bar Mambo Taxi. There'll also be a food menu of shareable favorites such as queso, guacamole, and nachos.

    The Monkey Bar started out as the unofficial title of a speakeasy on the third floor at the Highland Park Village branch of Mi Cocina, where it served as a private hangout for those who knew it existed.

    In 2015, they gave it a makeover and made its existence more public. It was originally always going to be a one-and-only thing: In 2021, when they opened a Mi Cocina at 3232 McKinney Ave. with a bar similar to the Monkey Bar, they stated at the time that "we won't call it the Monkey Bar. There will never be more than one Monkey Bar." But you know what they say: Never say never.

    “Monkey Bar is more than just a rooftop venue—it’s a place to escape, take in the stunning view and relax in open air with friends or coworkers,” says M Crowd CEO Edgar Guevara. “We’ve built on the experience our guests love at Monkey Bar Highland Park Village, but this location offers a larger space ideal for private parties and the wow factor of expansive views. Guests will enjoy the Dallas skyline from a new perspective.”

    Monkey Bar will be open daily for ages 21 but not too late: 4-10 pm Monday-Thursday and 2-10 pm Friday-Sunday.

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