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Storied steakhouse Culpepper Cattle Co. opens in Dallas' Deep Ellum
Steak & baked potato at Culpepper.
Rockwall restaurant Culpepper Cattle Co. is coming to Dallas: The restaurant, which is part of UNCO Hospitality Group (HG Sply Co., Leela's Wine Bar), will open in the Continental Gin Building, at 3309 Elm St., on May 1 with Tex-Mex, steak, and home cooking.
The restaurant is taking over a space originally designated as a concept called Let's Ask Keith, also part of UNCO, and in the same building as Tina's Continental, a small bar also owned by UNCO.
UNCO acquired Culpepper in 2023 and revived the original location in Rockwall. Co-CEO Elias Pope says in a statement that, once they acquired Culpepper, they decided it represented the same idea and scrapped the Let's Ask Keith brand.
This is the third iteration of Culpepper. The original Culpepper Steakhouse was opened in Rockwall in 1982 by Michael “Dobber” Stephenson, then purchased in 1992 by Bob L. Clements who owned Culpepper for the next 30 years.
The menu was created with consulting chef Danyele McPherson, who retained classic Culpepper menu items and added new yet approachable fare.
Dishes include calamari steak fingers, queso, fried green tomatoes, flautas, steak fajita Cobb salad, Caesar, a 10-oz burger with Gruyere cheese, enchiladas, fajitas, a porterhouse steak for two, chicken laredo with spinach dip, and chicken fried lobster.
Sides include onion strings, baked sweet potato, French fries, green beans, baked potato, and mac & cheese.
The drink program focuses on tequila from small batch producers with margaritas in options such as
- Muchacho Grande with fresh OJ
- Slightly Sandía with watermelon-infused Lunazul blanco, montelobos mezcal, aperol, lime, and jalapeño
- Highland with El Tesoro blanco, Cointreau, lime, pineapple juice, and agave
- Purple Passion with hibiscus-infused Lunazul blanco, Cointreau, lime, pineapple juice, passionfruit, and bubbles
- Plus martinis, a smoky old fashioned, a Cosmo, and the Rockwall Riviera, Culpepper's hurricane.
The 5,500-square-foot dining room will seat 160,and a 2,400-square-foot patio will seat 60. Decor will feature green Naugahyde, dark walnut, exposed brick, original wood beams, wood flooring, and pops of neon.
They'll be open lunch and dinner daily and brunch on Saturday-Sunday.
