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    Seafood News

    Irving's Water Street complex hooks Calif-inspired seafood restaurant

    Teresa Gubbins
    Feb 19, 2020 | 3:22 pm
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    Sushi is one of their signatures.
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    The Gables Water Street mixed-use project in Las Colinas has snared an exciting new restaurant from an acclaimed chef: Pacific Table, the casual fine-dining restaurant from Fort Worth chef Felipe Armenta, has opened a location at 5238 N. O'Connor Blvd., #136, next door to Olivella's Pizza and across the street from Williams Square.

    This is the second location of Pacific Table. Armenta opened the first location in Fort Worth's University Park Village in 2013.

    In a statement, Gables Residential VP Darin Botelho says that they're honored Armenta chose Water Street Irving for his second location.

    "Pacific Table is the perfect complement to our established high-end restaurants," Botelho says. "We know the community is going to love their food and atmosphere as much as we do."

    Pacific Table joins an acclaimed roster of restaurants that includes Hugo's Invitados, Cork & Pig Tavern, The Ginger Man, Creamistry, Go Fish Poke, Pax & Beneficia Coffee, El Famoso, and Olivella's.

    Pacific Table's cuisine is inspired by the Pacific Northwest, specializing in salmon, sushi, and oysters, and enhanced by craft cocktails and an extensive wine list.

    It offers a comfortable upscale atmosphere, with a semi-open kitchen, horseshoe-shaped bar, wine room, and open windows overlooking Lake Carolyn, as well as a patio featuring a fire pit.

    Daily features and menu favorites include:

    • miso-glazed or cedar plank salmon
    • East coast and West coast oysters flown in daily and shucked to order
    • sushi rolls including the classic California roll or the Pacific Style roll

    Pacific Table spokesperson Leah Thomas notes that, while the menu spotlights seafood and entrees such as slow-braised short rib, they have something for those who don't eat meat.

    "We even have a veggie burger for our vegetarian guests," Thomas says. "We make everything in-house, including our desserts.'

    Pacific Table is open for lunch and dinner, plus weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am-3 pm.

    Happy hour is available Monday-Friday, 4-6 pm, and includes reduced prices on select sushi, oysters, appetizers and drinks. Reservations are recommended and may be made directly on the website.

    Water Street Irving is a pedestrian-friendly project with 60,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 316 apartment homes, green space, and lake views, walking distance of the DART Rail System, Toyota Music Factory, and the landmark Mustangs at Las Colinas.

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    Canvas for community

    New coffee shop nestles inside art store in Dallas' Oak Cliff

    Luciana Gomez
    May 20, 2026 | 11:26 am
    Canvas, caffeine, and community. Happening Café is officially open (and perfectly tucked away) inside Dallas Art Supply.
    Photo courtesy of Happening Cafe.
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    A hidden-gem coffee shop has opened inside a Dallas art store: Called Happening Cafe, it's nestled within Dallas Art Supply, at 623 Fort Worth Ave., in Oak Cliff.

    The small coffee space is designed to enhance the retail experience inside the creative, women-owned shop, which operates out of a repurposed vintage gas station. Patrons can now browse professional-grade oil paints, watercolor blocks, and unique stationery with an espresso in hand.

    Dallas Art Supply is the retail arm of Oil & Cotton, an art studio, workshop space, and creative hub founded in 2010 by Shannon Driscoll and Kayli House, located a few blocks down on Beatrice Street. The shop moved to its current spot on Fort Worth Avenue in late 2024 for street visibility.

    The owners say they introduced Happening Cafe to help fuel the neighborhood's artistic spirit with the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee.

    Happening Cafe Dallas Art Supply features a unique selection of art tools for all skill levels.Photo courtesy of Happening Cafe

    “We were inspired by the ‘60’s countercultural movement with stores playing with commerce as art,” House says. “Art supplies can be intimidating, coffee is not.”

    The shop serves drinks make with a La Marzocco Linea Mini espresso machine and beans from local Full City Roasters. Their menu includes espressos, lattes, cappuccinos, teas and matchas, ranging from $2 to $6, and a few grab-and-go healthy snacks such as granola bars and beef jerky.

    Happening Cafe Guests can sip while they shop.Photo courtesy of Happening Cafe

    “We are hoping it can evolve the coffee shop to a truck trailer, eventually plant roots somewhere,” Driscoll says.

    The addition of Happening Cafe to the retail space at Dallas Art Supply follows a growing trend in Dallas with built-in cafés or bars in retail stores. Hey Konẽko opened Good Boy Cafe in 2023, bookstores Read Shop in Dallas and Daydream in Arlington both have coffee offerings for visitors, and Outpost Fine Goods added a bar where people can enjoy a drink while shopping.

    “Retail alone can’t make it; every retail store has something going on,” Driscoll says.

    The coffee shop fills a neighborhood need for caffeine while naturally inviting patrons to linger, browse, and connect inside the shop, which caters to everyone from novice hobbyists to professional studio artists.

    The owners opened Happening Cafe quietly.

    “It is a sleepy little thing and we like that,” House says.

    Both Happening Cafe and Dallas Art Supply are open 10 am-6 pm Tuesday-Saturday.

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