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    Yes Please

    Get ready to grovel at the 5 most precious restaurants in Dallas

    Teresa Gubbins
    Dec 4, 2019 | 3:27 pm
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    This handroll by Namo is also very precious.
    Photo courtesy of Namo

    Dallas diners are rather coddled. They're surrounded by restaurants accommodating their every whim, whether it's delivery, gluten-free crusts, or a willingness to serve customers who come in at 9:55 pm when the restaurant is closing at 10.

     

    Everywhere you turn, restaurants are serving decent meals in a nice environment with attentive service. They keep regular hours and websites with reliable info like phone numbers and such that diners need.

     

    Those restaurants have clearly not studied Buddhism, with the very first basic truth, loosely translated, being that "existence is suffering." To suffer — in this case, to not be provided with a menu or to not get all the choices you want — is to live.

     

    These precious restaurants are more enlightened. We're not talking about an occasional gaffe or that one time they forgot to bring you an extra napkin. These are restaurants that have hard-wired denial into their very business plan. They know that to give us everything we think we want will interfere with our journey to nirvana.

     

     Davis Street Espresso: One milk
    Owner Shannon Neffendorf is unquestionably the most Zen guy in town. At Davis Street Espresso, his coffee shop that adjoins his coffee roasting company Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters, he's created his ideal coffee shop, with two elements that, at any other coffee shop would be a no-go, but no problem here. First, the hours: They're not open on Sunday. How do you be a coffee shop that's closed on Sunday? You be Davis Street. Second, the milk situation: If you order a coffee or espresso beverage, your only choice is whole milk. Your desire for lowfat, soy, or almond milk is bourgeois and vill not be fulfilled.

     

     Village Baking Co.: Empty website
    Let's say you have a stash of croissants purchased from a variety of bakeries hoarded in your freezer for a rainy day. Rainy day comes, you pull out a croissant, heat it up, and take a bite. It is not the plain croissant it appears to be. Instead, it has a slice of proscuitto running down the middle. Euu. You narrow down the options from whence it may have come. Village Baking Co., the picturesque boulangerie on Greenville Avenue, is looking like the likely suspect. You go to their website to see if they make proscuitto croissants. There you will find: An explanation of their "craft." A photo of a guy holding a round of dough. A couple of cheery testimonials. But a menu of the items they sell? What a pedestrian mentality you have. Why would you expect them to list something practical like their products?

     

     La Reunion: No menu
    New not-coffeehouse in Oak Cliff comes with sterling credentials. Mike Mettendorf is a coffee consultant and competitor in national barista contests. General manager and "Director of Coffee" (precious!) is Ali Aberrahman, the No. 1 Barista in Texas at the U.S. Barista Champs for 2019. The place comes with so many things including wine, cocktails, food, a patio, and extra-fancy espresso machines hidden under the counter, the idea being that there's nothing between you and your barista. The one thing they don't have: a menu. No list of drinks from which you can choose, not even an espresso or cappuccino to serve as a lifeboat. "Tell me what you like and I can make it for you," the barista says. But what if you don't even know where to begin? Anyway, menus are so limiting. Menus are for suckers.

     

     Salaryman: No room
    Izakaya-style restaurant in Bishop Arts from chef Justin Holt is wowing diners and critics with its menu of yakitori, ramen, and cocktails featuring shochu and Japanese whisky. (No sake, because sake is, obviously, too obvious.) Holt is making his noodles in-house using Texas wheat, and fermenting his own pickles and miso. But due to no fault of his, the restaurant is tiny: 27 seats at the bar, a communal table, and three dining tables, and their policy is that you will sit where you're assigned to sit, even if you're squished in with complete strangers. If the restaurant's full, your option is to add your name to a clipboard with a waitlist. Hostesses are so passe. It's been said that the best first date is one where you, as a couple, are forced to confront challenging circumstances, and thereby form a bond. To that end, Salaryman comes highly recommended as a first date option.

     

     Pok the Raw Bar: No cash
    West Village restaurant that helped usher the Japanese-Hawaiian seafood dish poke into Dallas has great food, an innovative menu, and an awesome matcha tea program. They do bowls and vegan dishes and recently appointed a name-brand new chef, Jorge Dionicio, who has updated the menus at both Pok and its sister restaurant, Namo. Both of which in 2018 instated a modern policy in which they do not take cash, their reasoning being to simplify things and not have to deal with germ-ridden paper money. And you can forget that giant barrel of pennies. It's card only, baby. If you're not carrying plastic, then no sushi or poke for you.

     

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    Tex-Mex News

    New Dallas Tex-Mex Texano Cocina opens in former El Fenix space

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jul 8, 2025 | 7:05 pm
    Texano Cocina
    Texano Cocina
    Texano Cocina

    The name may change but the Tex-Mex goes on: A new concept called Texano Cocina has opened at 5622 Lemmon Ave., in the Lemmonwood Shopping Center, taking over the space that was most famously El Fenix, but has seen a series of Tex-Mex concepts open and close in recent years.

    The space was most recently occupied by Eddie's Cocina & Cantina, and prior to that was home to Tex-Mex restaurant Casa Rosa, which closed in 2024.

    Eddie's was from Eddie Cervantes whose previous restaurants include Primo's in Uptown, now closed, and E-Bar Tex Mex in East Dallas, now owned by Ernie Quilantan. Cervantes also owns Eddie's Tex-Mex Cocina at 2018 Greenville Ave., which he opened in 2021.

    The location at Lemmon and Inwood is adjacent to Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and the Medical District — all neighbors who desperately want a Tex-Mex nearby. El Fenix had been in that location for 60 years before it closed in 2020.

    A release states that Cervantes and his former partners have decided to part amicably, and describes Texano as a rebranding, boasting an updated vision while continuing to deliver the restaurant's signature flavors and hospitality.

    "We are incredibly grateful for Eddie's vision and contributions to establishing such a beloved spot on Lemmon Avenue," says managing partner Rick Castillo. "We wish him nothing but the very best in his future projects. As Texano Cocina, we are excited to build upon the strong foundation he helped create, introducing new recipes, fresh ideas and an enhanced experience that celebrates the vibrant culinary traditions of Texas and Mexico."

    That means a menu fusing Mexican and Texan flavors with a commitment to exceptional food, outstanding service, and a memorable dining experience.

    There are fajitas, chicken with mole, steak with onions, mushrooms, & peppers, guiso de res beef stew, chile relleno, and redfish, pan-seared or blackened. There's also a smashburger, a Mexican cheesesteak, and eight tacos with options such as carne asada, brisket, or shrimp.

    There are lunch specials including combo plates with rice and beans priced from $12-$14; and appetizers like ceviches, queso, nachos, and Texas torpedos, stuffed with chicken and cheese, then deep-fried, grilled, or wrapped in bacon.

    Guests can look forward to a new remodeled dining and bar area, along with a patio area for dining in the cooler months, and an expanded menu featuring more regional Texas-inspired dishes.

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