Uptown Food Hall

Chef Tiffany Derry ushers in raw fish trend to Uptown Dallas food hall

The trendy Uptown Urban Market has a trendy new offering.

Photo courtesy of Yama Sushi

In one of the largest collisions of super hot foodie trends, Uptown Urban Market food hall has added a new offering to its lineup: the Hawaiian raw-fish dish known as poke.

Recognizing that the foodie gods have decreed 2017 as the Year of Poke, chef Tiffany Derry, who oversees the food hall's to-go operations, recruited a top sushi spot in Dallas, Yama Sushi, to contribute the dish.

Yama is the concept from Shigekazu Tateno, a 15-year veteran sushi chef, who has two branches: the original at 8989 Forest Ln., and a second branch in Plano at Preston Road and SH 121.

Uptown Urban Market is the stab at the food hall concept located on the ground level of the Gables Villa Rosa at 2650 Cedar Springs Rd., with 7,000 square feet dedicated to food stalls manned by high-end local independents such as La Duni Baking Studio, Buda Juice, and Fireside Pies. The hall opened in November.

It includes Derry's grab ‘n go market, called The Cupboard, which does soups, salads, sandwiches, and prepared meals. Menu items include Mediterranean salad, quinoa salad, tomato basil soup, turkey baguette, and roast beef wrap. Daily specials include smoked salmon cake and a clever dish called "beet tips" with mashed potato.

To complement The Cupboard, Derry partnered with Yama to incorporate sushi and poke options including ahi poke and Yama's signature "five treasure roll" with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, shrimp, and crab mix, wrapped in thinly sliced cucumber and served with ponzu sauce.

Derry says that she and her partner Tom Foley want to offer fresh, locally sourced food.

"When we started thinking about our first entry into the Dallas market, we recognized the opportunity to elevate the simple offerings, such as soups and salads," she says. "Its exciting to launch this concept and continually challenge our team to introduce new offerings to our Cupboard."

In addition to The Cupboard, Derry is developing a full-service restaurant as well as a concept for the Legacy Food Hall.

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Sudden shutdown

Eno's Pizza Tavern suddenly closes one of its 3 Dallas-area restaurants

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Eno's closed its most recently opened location, at The Sound in Cypress Hill.

An iconic name in Dallas pizza is closing one of its restaurants: Eno's Pizza Tavern at Cypress Waters at The Sound announced on social media that its last day was Sunday, November 1.

The closure of this Eno's in Coppell — which opened in 2019 — came as a surprise to customers, judging by the reaction on social media. Several Facebook and Instagram users expressed shock, saying they had just been there and couldn't believe the news. As one commenter put it, "Nooooooo."

As recently as Halloween, the restaurant hosted a costume contest and pizza giveaways — those gift cards can be used at the other two locations.

The notice, posted on Facebook and Instagram, read:

"A note from our table to yours. Eno's Cypress Waters served its final guests on Sunday, November 1. Thank you for the birthdays, date nights, game days, and weeknight pizzas you shared with us there. It was an honor to be your neighborhood spot. Eno's is still here for you at Bishop Arts and Forney, and your Cypress Waters gift cards and loyalty points are good at every Eno's location."

Eno's opened its original restaurant in the Bishop Arts District of Dallas in 2008. The pizzeria developed a following for its thin-crust pizzas and pioneering selection of craft beer. Signature pies include the Pig Smiley with Benton's ham, Eno's sausage, honey, and pepperoni; and The Original with tomatoes, garlic mushrooms, Genoa salami, and sport peppers.

The restaurant was one of the first businesses to open in Bishop Arts, which over the next decade began booming, and now bursts at the seams with all manner of eateries, coffee shops, bars, and boutiques.

The restaurant expanded beyond Oak Cliff in 2017, opening a second location in downtown Forney. That restaurant serves the familiar pizzas, pastas, and sandwiches, along with appetizers, salads, soups, desserts, and a daily lunch special.

The Cypress Waters restaurant came two years , bringing Eno's to The Sound, a lakeside entertainment and dining destination. Its location featured an 1,800-square-foot rooftop patio overlooking the water. The Sound's official Instagram account responded to the closure announcement: "Thank you for being a part of our community at The Sound. The Cypress Waters Eno’s storefront will be missed."

Partnerships with local organizations and independent businesses have also been part of Eno's history. The restaurant was an early supporter of North Texas craft beer, established Brew Riot, a Dallas-area homebrew competition, and partnered with a local elementary school on the iBike Rosemont initiative to encourage students to stay active. It has also been involved with the Bishop Arts District Merchants Association and VisitDallas.

With Cypress Waters now closed, Eno's continues to operate its original restaurant at 407 N. Bishop Ave. in Bishop Arts, Dallas, and in Forney, at 215 S. Bois D'Arc St.

CultureMap has reached out to Eno's for further comment and will update this story if more details become available.

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