Crafty Restaurant News

First-in-Texas craft beer bar and restaurant slides into Preston Hollow Village

Another restaurant has selected Dallas as its first-outside-the-home-state location. Blatt Beer & Table, from the Omaha, Nebraska-based Flagship Restaurant Group, will open at Preston Hollow Village this spring.

It’s the first Blatt outside of Omaha and the fourth overall. Flagship also owns Blue Sushi Sake Grill, which has a spot at Preston Hollow Village.

Blatt is a craft beer bar and restaurant with “elevated beer hall fare” such as housemade sausages, burgers, and chicken and waffles. Vegetarians and vegans have been considered, with dishes such as falafel sliders and vegan currywurst; the menu also has other vegan and gluten-free options. Trendy!

Beer selection includes craft and local beers — 30-plus on tap and another 40 to 50 in bottles.

If you’re wondering about the name (we did), it’s a nod to Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium (now TD Ameritrade Park), original home of the College World Series. The first Blatt Beer & Table is located right across the street.

“Many of the fans who attend the College World Series each year hail from Texas, and Blatt has become a must-do while in Omaha for the event,” says Flagship Restaurant Group COO Anthony Hitchcock in a release. “That said, we feel Dallas is perfect for our next Blatt location.”

That release also promises Blatt’s is a “non-sports bar” sports bar. Translation: lots of TVs but not so sporty that it’s just a bunch of dudes in baseball caps yelling at the game. Regular people should enjoy eating and drinking there too.

Blatt Beer & Table does housemade sausages on sticks.

Photo courtesy of Blatt

Blatt Beer & Table does housemade sausages on sticks.

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Quonset Hut News

Familiar names take over Quonset hut for new Far-Out Dallas bar

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Wriggly Tin is now Far-Out Dallas

There's a new Dallas restaurant and bar coming to everyone's favorite Quonset hut: Called Far-Out, it'll take over the space at 1906 E. Haskell Ave. in East Dallas that was previously home to Wriggly Tin, with a grand opening slated for 2025.

Founders Caroline and James Lee are calling it Far-Out & La Hermana Cerveceria and promise that a culinary adventure awaits.

"After months of creative brainstorming and a bit of furniture rearranging, we are thrilled to announce an exciting new pioneering concept that will open its doors in 2025," the duo says. "Introducing Far-Out & La Hermana Cerveceria, a dynamic new restaurant and brewery born from the collaboration of industry veterans."

The team includes some beloved East Dallas names:

Marc Cassel of The Green Room and 20 Feet Seafood Joint
Christopher Jeffers of Bolsa and Smoke
Stephanie Houston, the trailblazing first Latina Production distillery owner in America

Also joining the team is Bar Director Adam Mercado, whose resume includes stints at Billy Can Can and Brass Ram.

Marcado will crafting a unique beverage program, with support from mixologist Brian McCullough. Together, they will create what the founders call "unforgettable drink experiences to complement our delicious culinary offerings."

Wriggly Tin opened in November 2023 as an ultra-hip pizza and craft beer spot inside a renovated Quonset hut near Dallas' Fair Park — a former Cajun fried turkey place which they gave doting makeover with custom plaster walls and art objects from around the world. They replaced one whole side of the hut with glass for sunsets and created a spacious outdoor patio in front.

They earned two nomination in CultureMap's 2024 Tastemaker Awards, one for Best Bar and another for Best Patio.

Alas, the original founders, who'd previously owned Small Brewpub in Oak Cliff, parted ways shortly after it opened. And the bar closed down in September 2024, for what they called "internal changes."

Now the hut is back: The new Far-Out bar is already up and running a few days a week. In the coming days, they will offer updates and sneak peeks as they gear up for the opening of their kitchen.

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