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Onion rings and CFS star at new all-American restaurant in Addison

These onion rings look pretty darn persuasive.

Photo courtesy of Cafe 67

A new restaurant featuring an all-American menu with burgers, steak sandwiches, and CFS has opened in Addison. Called Cafe 67, it's located at 5000 Belt Line Rd., at the corner of the Dallas North Tollway.

It just opened in a former event space/dining room at Cinco Tacos, the Mexican restaurant; the two share the same owners. Cinco Tacos remains open.

Spokesperson Edna Lopez says they created Cafe 67 to make better use of the space.

"We were using it for private events, but we felt like it would be better as a restaurant," she says. "It was our vision to have it be in use all the time, and we also wanted to be able to offer some other dishes."

The tagline for Cafe 67 is "All American Street Food," and the menu includes sandwiches, salads, appetizers, a few core entrees, and a full bar. Burgers include the classic cheeseburger, a poblano burger, and a tostada burger with refried beans and bits of broken tostada.

There are a number of steak sandwiches: steak fajita sandwich, truffle steak sandwich, and shaved rib eye with chipotle sauce, bacon, and onions.

There's a brisket sandwich and the Big Honcho with sausage, onions, and sauerkraut. A grilled cheese sandwich has garlic butter, and the wrap sandwich has chicken, refried beans, avocado, and blue cheese-jalapeno dressing.

There's also chicken-fried steak, chicken-fried chicken, and a grilled Caesar salad. Sides include fries and onion rings, both hand-cut in-house; mac and cheese with truffle oil and pork belly; and mashed potatoes and gravy.

Appetizers include wings, fried pickles, loaded cheese fries, and an interesting starter of Brussels sprouts served with roasted peanuts; that's not something you see everywhere.

Owners Mario Letayf and chef Antonio Marquez have not been afraid to innovate. They first opened a restaurant in that space called Lazaranda Mexican Kitchen, as a spinoff of an identical restaurant they own in Mexico.

Lazaranda had an unusual concept of grilled meats that was not instantly easy to grasp. In 2015, they replaced it with Cinco Tacos, which blends Mexican heritage and authenticity with modern techniques and ingredients on dishes such as ceviche and chamorro, aka slow-roasted pork shank served with baked black or pinto beans.

"Regardless of whether it's tacos or a chicken-fried steak, we make everything from scratch — nothing is pre-made," says Lopez.

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New restaurant The Gibson fills needs of its North Dallas neighborhood

The Gibson

A swanky new restaurant has debuted in North Dallas after overcoming some major obstacles: Called The Gibson, it opened in November at 17552 North Dallas Pkwy., in the space previously occupied by Maguire's Bistro & Bar, after three years in the making.

Husband-and-wife Carl and Carrie Britton first purchased the building in 2022, intending to open a spinoff of The Funky Door, their fine-dining restaurant in Lubbock.

Carrie is a big wine buff who's certified by the Court of Master Sommeliers and is also a French Wine Scholar. She opened The Funky Door in 2010 — a rare fine-dining haven in Lubbock at the time. More recently, she's turned her attention to the Dallas area, opening a French restaurant called Vieux Carre in Flower Mound in 2023 (which is currently closed temporarily).

The Gibson was slated to open sooner, but in mid-construction, they were dealt a serious blow.

"In 2023, The Gibson was devastated by thieves," Carrie says. "They destroyed the building, doubling the remodeling budget in damage by stripping copper from the walls, stealing all the electrical wiring and components, stealing equipment, and destroying everything from the AC to the floors."

To make it worse, insurance wouldn’t cover the loss because it was theft.

"It was a blow that left me truly shaken, and for a long time I couldn’t even look at the pictures of the damage," she says. "Emotionally and financially, I had to really pray about whether I was going to get this done or not. But I really felt like it was something that I needed to do. I want to be victorious. I'm not going to be a victim."

She regained her passion, returning to the vision she had for the space.

“The building had its own personality — I felt like a kind of Hollywood glamor with a new Dallas edge would be perfect," she says.

The GibsonThe Gibson

The facade and decor have an Art Deco flavor with chandeliers, a color scheme with polished black surfaces and brass accents, and a swooping bar in the center. They've also added a patio, helping to make the space right off the Tollway feel more friendly and approachable.

The menu is American with steakhouse touches. There's a tomahawk for two, ribeye, filet, and NY Strip. Plus short ribs, salmon, a burger, vegetarian risotto, and sea bass with an unexpected white chocolate strawberry buerre blanc.

There are deviled eggs, crab cakes, shrimp cocktail, and fried pickles. Entree prices start at $20 and top out at $59 for the sea bass.

Cocktails include a pear martini and a Gibson with gin and dry vermouth, garnished with an onion. A large wine list includes what Carrie describes as “unicorns” — bottles that are hard to find, including a 1982 Lafitte.

"There are very rare wines, but we also have everything, starting from $40 a bottle," she says.

They're currently open for dinner with plans to add lunch, and there's definitely an audience. Maguire's had a big following and when The Gibson got vandalized, the neighbors came out in support.

"The neighborhood has been really awesome," Carrie says. "They would alert me when things were going on, and they were really great to help watch over it. That was a big motivation."

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