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    Coronavirus News

    Dallas restaurants ponder whether new 25 percent plan is blessing or curse

    Teresa Gubbins
    Apr 28, 2020 | 11:33 am
    Campisi's pizza
    Restauranting in the coronavirus era.
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    Per the order of Gov. Greg Abbott, some businesses in Texas can, despite the still-present coronavirus pandemic, reopen as of May 1, including restaurants, movie theaters, and museums — but only at 25 percent capacity.

    The new order leaves restaurants and other businesses to sort through the confusing rubble. How do you reopen and still follow the rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19? How do you define 25 percent? Do restaurants get to pay only 25 percent of their rent to their landlord?

    And most importantly, how do you drink a margarita through a mask?

    Dallas restaurateur Brooks Anderson, who owns Rapscallion on Greenville Avenue, Boulevardier in Oak Cliff, and Hillside Tavern in Lakewood, says that reopening at 25 percent is perhaps worse than being closed or doing takeout only.

    "I think we might actually lose money faster at 25 percent revenue than just staying closed for the meantime," Anderson says. "I don’t know how dropping your revenue by 75 percent works under any circumstance. Will my rent be cut by 75 percent? My utilities, electric, water, insurance? Are my employees supposed to work for 75 percent less?"

    One obstacle is the fact that profit margins in the restaurant industry are so small, and this is true even when a restaurant is at 100 percent occupancy — particularly for nicer, sit-down places where service is part of the package.

    Heim Barbecue in Fort Worth is one of the restaurants that has chosen to wait. "Our #1 priority is providing the best quality food we can to our guests, in the safest way possible, and we feel the best way to do that is through our current pick-up/to-go options available at both locations," the restaurant says in a statement.

    Brandon Hurtado, owner of Hurtado Barbecue in Arlington, says their decision to reopen was determined by Gov. Abbott's orders.

    "We're following the guildlines set by the state and federal government, who've deemed it safe," he says. "We're lucky in that we've been doing well on takeout, we've always had a strong online program, even before any of this happened, and I know a lot of other restaurants are choosing to keep operating that way. I recognize that we'll have to take extra precautions, but I think people are ready for this to be over with."

    David Campisi will reopen his Campisi's Pizza chain, and says he expects it to be a "fluid situation" with a learning curve for both diners and operators.

    "With this 25 percent rule, that means that if you ordinarily have 100 people, you'll only be able to set up for 25 people," he sys. "We're coming up with mandations for our staff, like wearing masks and gloves, and retraining them on sanitation requirements. The part that's going to be tricky is that the customer is always right."

    Restaurants that do reopen must observe a set of rules that includes: maintaining 6 feet distance between tables; no tables of more than 6 people; a hand sanitizer station at the entrance; condiments in single-serving packets and only on request; and disposable menus.

    But that rule about maintaining a 6-foot distance is going to be hard to when it comes servers delivering your food to the table.

    "You've got to use common sense — how are you going to deliver food?" Campisi says. "You've got to walk up to the table and hand it to them, a 6-foot distance deal doesn't work. But people who are hesitant, they probably shouldn't go out. There are the people who are ready to kick our doors down. For people whose immunity is not built up, we have takeout and curbside pickup, or maybe don't go out."

    Movie theater chains such as Alamo Drafthouse, Cinemark, and Studio Movie Grill are ignoring Abbott's order and not reopening, instead following more stringent standards set by other states.

    "Most other plans that open businesses in phases don't put places like movie theaters in the first group to open," notes Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. "The orders [in Texas] have changed but the science that will keep us safe has not. I believe North Texans will focus not on 'what can they do' but rather 'what should they do.'"

    Dallas City Council member Adam Bazaldua says that Dallas isn't ready to reopen, especially with no plan on best practices and protective measures in place.

    "We have worked very hard and successfully flattened the curve in Dallas County, and by the Governor’s new orders, we are just one weekend away from that progress being lost," Bazaldua says in a statement. "I applaud those businesses who have already come out against reopening, despite the governor's orders."

    "This isn’t about a difference of opinion; this is a matter of life and death," he says. "I strongly encourage you all to maintain your level of self-awareness and stay home as much as you possibly can."

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    Crepe News

    Sweet Paris crepe chain folds in another Dallas location in Addison

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 19, 2025 | 6:16 pm
    Sweet Paris Creperie S'mores crepe
    Photo by Julie Soefer
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    Sweet crepes are coming to Addison via Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café, the Houston-based crêpes chain, which is opening a location in Prestonwood Place, at 5290 Belt Line Rd. #110, with doors expected to open in early 2026.

    Sweet Paris was founded in Houston in 2012 by Ivan and Allison Chavez with a mission to revive the art of eating crepes. There's a location in Southlake, which opened in 2024, and another in McKinney, which just opened in June. (There's also a location coming soon to Dallas' Snider Plaza.)

    The menu offers 20 crepes in varieties savory and sweet including dulce de leche, lemon & sugar, s'mores, chicken enchilada, Philly cheesesteak, and a vegan option with portobello mushrooms, black bean purée, corn salsa, and chipotle sauce.

    While crepes are the signature, they also serve waffles, egg breakfasts, panini, and salads. A "croque madame" crepe has scrambled eggs, gruyère, smoked ham, & béchamel sauce, while an Alaskan has smoked salmon, pickled red onions, capers, and scrambled eggs, topped with dill sour cream, & scallions. Everything is $20 or less.

    They also serve beer and wine, mimosas, milkshakes, espresso drinks such as lattes, and hot chocolate.

    This new location marks the third of four units to be developed by franchisee duo Ludo and Yi Le Gall.

    “We fell in love with Sweet Paris the moment we discovered it,” Ludo says in a statement. “Bringing this unique experience to Texans has been a dream come true, and we’re thrilled to grow our presence throughout the state with a new location in Addison.”

    Situated within Restaurant Row at Belt Line & Montford, Prestonwood Place includes hot hot restaurants like Mendocino Farms, Flower Child, Loro, Postino, Original Pancake House, and more. All it was missing was crepes. Now that niche has been filled by Sweet Paris, with crêpes, coffee, and charm.

    Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café has been growing and now has 21 stores in operation in Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, Texas, and Mexico.

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