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    Where To Eat

    Where to eat in Dallas right now: 10 cool new restaurants for February

    Teresa Gubbins
    Feb 14, 2018 | 5:16 pm
    Mockingbird Diner
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    If you haven't already blown your monthly dining-out budget on Valentine's Day or other distractions, these 10 restaurants represent some cool new openings around Dallas. There is Italian, Vietnamese, Tex-Mex, and tapas.

     

    Here's where to eat in February:

     

     Cris and John Vietnamese Street Food
    Cute Vietnamese restaurant in Richardson comes from Cristina Mendez and John Pham, a young married couple and pair of foodies who drew from Pham's first-hand knowledge of Vietnamese street food. Menu includes the phorrito, in which all the ingredients of pho — minus the broth — are wrapped up like a burrito. Seared steak, fried shallots, basil, cilantro, bean sprouts, jalapenos, onion, rice noodles, hoison, and Sriracha sauce are wrapped in a flour tortilla. There's also the phorrito's identical cousin, the ramenrrito, with grilled chicken, ramen, kimchi, fried shallots, cilantro, and house sauce wrapped in a flour tortilla. There are french fries topped with kimchi, and three sandwich options: buns, tacos, or banh mi.

     

     El Corazon de Tejas
    If you're craving Tex-Mex from the restaurant that was once in Oak Cliff, then a field trip to McKinney is in order. El Corazon has opened at 1222 N. Central Expy., just up US-75 from their Cuellars' Fajita Ranch in Plano. El Corazon takes over a former El Chico's which they've decorated with some of the fixtures from the Oak Cliff store, including its signature mural. The menu includes nachos, cheese and onion enchiladas topped with chili, beef tacos, bean layer dip, fajita taquitos, and excellent margaritas.

     

     Mamoun's Falafel
    Concept from New York's Greenwich Village uses authentic Syrian recipes, in a menu starring the namesake falafel, plus shawarma, hummus, baba ganouj, and baklava. Founded by Mamoun Chater in 1971, the concept is now carried on by his four sons, who have continued to uphold their reputation for having the most authentic, flavorful falafel. They've expanded the concept to New Jersey, Connecticut, Chicago, Atlanta, Northern California — and now Dallas, where it has opened at 3839 McKinney Ave., in Dallas' West Village.

     

     Mockingbird Diner
    Collaboration between restaurateur Jack Perkins (Maple & Motor), and chef Jeana Johnson (Mot Hai Ba, Good 2 Go Taco) aims to become the quintessential Dallas restaurant, serving Texas standards such as chicken-fried steak that they've elevated via careful preparation. The menu includes home-cooking favorites like fried chicken, meat loaf, Frito pie, pork chops, and ham steak with the bone in. A "fryday" basket has fried shrimp, catfish, and salmon croquettes. Located across the street from Dallas Love Field at 3130 W. Mockingbird Ln., the Diner welcomes locals, airport workers, travelers, hotel guests, and diners of all kinds.

     

     Musumé
    Restaurant specializing in contemporary Asian fusion cuisine has opened at the Hall Arts complex in Dallas' Arts District, bringing sushi, Asian entrees made with French techniques, and a comprehensive selection of sake. Musumé comes from some of the same folks who previously owned Kenichi in Victory Park, and you can see some similarities on the menu and in the massive selection of sakes. Dishes include grilled lamb lollipops, five-spice duck leg confit, steamed buns, and vegetarian items including vegan sushi rolls.

     

     Sallio Itallio
    A spin-off of Sallio Bistro, the Mediterranean restaurant at Preston Road and Forest Lane, Sallio Itallio is an Italian restaurant with a soft spot for seafood. Crab cakes and lemon sole share the menu with rigatoni bolognese and eggplant parmesan. There are chops like the 14-ounce New York strip steak with mashed potatoes and green beans, and a bone-in pork chop topped with bacon jam. Italian dishes include house-made pastas, pizzas, and calzones. Weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays includes seafood crepes, Italian sausage benedict, and mushroom-spinach ricotta frittatas.

     

     Tapas Castile
    Spanish tapas bar takes over the space at Trinity Groves vacated by former tapas bar Casa Rubia, where it offers a modern take on the traditional Spanish tapas bar. The menu has meats, cheeses, and boards with meat and cheese. There are meatballs, ham croquettes, cheese croquettes, mussels, fried eggplant, olives, and almonds. Three entree-style dishes include whole fish and a paella that feeds four. Owner-partners are Jessica Kate-Martinez and Kendra Valentine, who both worked at Design District restaurant FT33. Kate-Martinez, whose mother hails from Spain, manages the front of the house; Valentine serves as executive chef. The wine list has an extensive collection of exclusively Spanish wine.

     

     Top Round Roast Beef
    Los Angeles-based chain claims to bring a "chef-driven approach" to fast food by roasting their roast beef slowly and cutting their french fries by hand. How very chefly. Sandwiches include beef & cheese, beef with horseradish and mushrooms, and beef with lettuce, tomato, avocado, and ranch. There are fried chicken sandwiches and their fries are fried in beef fat, and can be ordered curly, cheesy, "dirty," or with gravy. Vegetarian options include grilled cheese, kale slaw, and a big salad. They do frozen custard desserts, such as shakes, floats, sundaes, and concretes.

     

     3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails
    Fine new restaurant from the owner of RJ's Mexican Cuisine is now open in the the former Hoffbrau Steaks space in the West End where it serves modern American, with a from-scratch kitchen and craft cocktails. The menu is an appealing mix of familiar dishes like calamari, deviled eggs, and crab cakes, along with innovative items such as quinoa and hummus fritters. Hummus dip is made from spiced black beans, and served with naan bread. Four flatbreads include one with steak and cheese, and another with spinach and wild mushroom. Salads include a Caesar with Gulf shrimp, a steak salad, and a refreshing Thai peanut salad.

     

     Uchiba
    New restaurant on top of Uchi Dallas picks up where the former Top Knot left off. Familiar menu items from Uchi appear on the Uchiba menu, as well as Top Knot favorites such as the fried chicken on a biscuit. There is edamame-jalapeño hummus, which yes was on the Top Knot menu; and chicken thigh which yes was on the Top Knot menu. But come on, it's completely different now, updated with a sushi bar and yakitori grill. Totally not the same.

     

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    Ice Cream News

    Brooklyn Italian ice & ice cream shop makes Texas debut in Richardson

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jul 7, 2025 | 5:05 pm
    Uncle Louie G's
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    Uncle Louie G's

    A small, artisan frozen dessert shop from Brooklyn has made its Texas debut: Called Uncle Louie G's Italian Ice & Ice Cream, it's now open in Richardson at 7522 Campbell Rd., where it's scooping up Italian ice, ice cream, and related frozen desserts with a real authentic East Coast vibe.

    Uncle Louie G's was founded by namesake Louie G. decades ago, then expanded by family members in the 2000s. It's now owned by brother-and-sister team Melissa and Ernie Aiello, and has 10 locations in the New York-New Jersey-Staten Island area. It's famous for its blue-striped awning, and flavors with tribute names like NYPD Blue, FDNY Cherry, Coney Island Cotton Candy, Holi Cannoli, and Soprano Spumoni.

    DFW is big on shaved ice, which differs from Italian ice both in texture and ingredients. Italian ice is smooth and creamy, like sorbet, and is made by churning ingredients — water, fruit, sugar — just as you churn ice cream. Shaved ice is a block of ice that's shaved, then flavored with syrup.

    Unlike the sugar and flavoring used by many shaved ice vendors, Uncle Louie G's The Italian ice is made with real fruit. And its ice cream is 14 percent butterfat (Haagen Dazs is 14 to 16 percent).

    They have nearly 50 flavors of ice and 34 flavors of ice cream, some with a Northeast slant like Spumoni, Maple Walnut, and Black Razzberry. There are novel fruit flaves like banana, cantaloupe, watermelon, and passion fruit; rich decadent flavors like pistachio, creamsicle, and chocolate peanut-butter cup; and quirky, inventive flavors like blue bubble gum, cake batter, chocolate jelly ring, cotton candy, and sweetish fish.

    Ice cream flavors range from rocky road to rum raisin to salted caramel to chocolate Nutella to butter pecan. Stores choose a smaller selection to feature daily.

    Milkshakes also have a Northeast vibe, with flavors such as blackout and old-fashioned black and white, featuring chocolate syrup with vanilla ice cream. There are also iced coffee drinks, sundaes, ice cream floats, old fashioned egg cream, and a frozen hot chocolate.

    The Richardson location is a franchise from Zabi Surti and her husband, who left their careers in healthcare and the aviation industry and moved here three years ago.

    "We previously lived in Savannah, Georgia, and would go get Italian ice," Surti says. "When we moved to Dallas, the Texas heat got to us, and we went looking for something sweet, light, and refreshing. But there were no Italian ice places here."

    They loved Uncle Louie because of the quality and the fact that the menu offers something for everyone — from avowed ice cream fans to dairy-free. The space has 4 to 5 tables inside and an outside patio.

    "We looked at many locations but we wanted to be part of a nice neighborhood with residents who would appreciate this kind of gourmet shop," Surti says. "The university is nearby, the neighborhood is great, and the area does not have anything like it — capturing the essence of classic Italian frozen desserts with a modern twist."

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