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    Bagel News

    Lubbies Bagels in East Dallas reopens after customer avalanche

    Teresa Gubbins
    Aug 9, 2023 | 12:26 pm
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    Lubbies Bagels will return.

    Lubbies

    Dallas is in the nascent stages of a huge bagel boom, with a wave of artisanal bagel shops recently opened, from Starship Bagels to Shug's Bagels to Sclafani's, all building a local bagel buzz.

    That wave includes Lubbies Bagels, a small shop that opened, briefly, at a high-profile intersection of Peavy and Garland Road in East Dallas.

    UPDATE 8-16-2023: Lubbies reopened on August 16.
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    Lubbies is really just two sisters: Andrea and Jennifer Lubkin, and when they announced their August 2 opening date, they also requested that customers cut them a little slack.

    On July 29: "Heads-up, we're starting with a very soft opening, next Wednesday 6:30 am -2:00 pm. Bagels and schmears only. Please be gentle!"

    Again, on August 1, the day before they opened: "Bagels and schmears only, soft opening, please be patient."

    But Lubbies got deluged with lines, engendering long waits, so much so that the shop got overwhelmed, and on August 5, announced they would temporarily close down:

    "Friends and neighbors! Due to the legitimately, overwhelming response, we're opting to close for a few days and reset so we're more well equipped to handle demand while maintaining standards. We have been so heartened by the outpouring of support and are looking forward to seeing you sometime next week! Please keep an eye out for updates! With Lub, Andrea & Jen"

    If you've lived your life without a bagel shop closeby, and a bagel shop opens, and asks you to be gentle, do you go the very first week they're open? Or maybe wait a week or two to give them some room?

    Daniel Puente is one of customers who visited the shop the first week.

    "I went on Wednesday during their soft opening," he says. "Things were a bit hectic. On the way home I wanted to be upset about the wait. I was looking for anything to be wrong with my order….Took that first bite and y’all… their bagels are so good and worth the wait. I forgot what I was mad about. Soft openings are there to get the kinks out. The service was great and they’ll figure it out. Can’t wait for the next opening. I’ll definitely be back."

    Puente lives nearby and says he wasn't fully cognizant of the shop's warnings.

    "I was wanting to support a new business and wanted to try it out," he says. "We saw the line when we got here, but I thought, 'It's bagels, how long can it take'." And then at some point, after waiting a while, you're invested."

    Most of the response has been supportive, with reassurances like this one from Carrie Frisbie: "Ya’ll this is what a soft opening is! It allows them to work out the kinks, and make improvements. How the hell were they to know the number of people that were going to show up. Give them a minute to regroup…man you guys are rough! Let’s not make them regret coming to our neighborhood!"

    But the delays caused some disenchantment among other customers who quickly went online to post 1-star reviews, after the business was open for less than three days.

    A review of the Google reviews:

    Mechelle Jimenez: "Waited 30 mins in line, then 15 inside. Then they held the line so we walked out. Not worth it. Selection is also so small."

    Perhaps Mechelle With An E missed the shop's post about them opening with a limited selection.

    Antwon Ackah: "Wanted 20 min for two toasted bagles one cinnamon rasinj/one plain with no smear on bagle ,smear on side , Pretty simple ..Get to car one bagle only ,did not want smear on bagle. order WRONG.. Took too long and still got order wrong and missed bagle.."

    If one were to judge Google reviews by spelling or grammar, then Antwon would get 0 stars.

    Jonathan Groves: I hope Jon Taffer from Bar Rescue rescues bagel shops too!!!
    We waited 50 minutes for 2 bagels with schmear, with no coffee (because the Gen-Z baristas were clearly not up to the task) and no cold drinks either, because the drink cooler was not operable. Who wants to pay $3.50 for a warm soda?
    On top of that, the owner was telling customers to "be gentle" as opposed to having any expectations of her slowly-moving gen z staff to move faster or serve customers with a smile. Maybe this is why people were walking out the door disgruntled or going across the street to cultivar coffee to actually have something to drink that while waiting in line for their bagels.
    As much as we want a Bagel shop in our area to succeed, the customer experience was far worse than the bagels.
    I hope to review this place in a couple months after they (hopefully) have worked out the kinks.

    Other reviews by this former resident of Colorado include a high rating for his dentist ("I only wish I could take this practice to my new home"), and he loooved the ladies at the discount diamond shop where he bought an engagement ring for his fiancee. But boo-hoo, he was not happy with the way the Hilton in Grand Junction handled a noise complaint issued against him. ("Staff entered our room without our permission to take care of a noise complaint, and did not even give us a chance to resolve it ourselves." - 1 star!)

    To Lubbies' credit, they've responded to "Jonathan Groves" (and all the other complaints) with an unflaggingly good-natured attitude: "If you'd ever like to see how it feels to hand roll a thousand bagels, our door's open to you anytime! Lub em' or leave em' - Andrea"

    The sisters say they are still working on re-opening, sometime in mid-August, possibly August 12. But cut 'em some slack.

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    Steakhouse News

    High-profile Palladino's Steak & Seafood heads to Preston-Royal Dallas

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 18, 2025 | 10:54 am
    Filet Mignon
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    Filet Mignon will be on the menu.

    A high-profile new steakhouse is coming to North Dallas: Palladino’s Steak & Seafood, an eponymous concept from Dallas restaurateur Joseph Palladino, will open at 5959 Royal Ln., in the former Spec's space.

    Palladino is the larger-than-life ex-NYPD police officer-turned-restaurateur known for concepts such as Nick & Sam's Steakhouse and the Coal Vines pizza chain.

    Palladino first landed on the Dallas restaurant scene in 1998 to partner up with the equally larger-than-life restaurateur Phil Romano, and went on to have a hand in the creation of Nick & Sam’s, the glitzy steakhouse on Maple Avenue (now run by Sam Romano, son of co-founder Phil Romano), Nick & Sam's Grill, Dos Jefes, and more. He created Coal Vines as an homage to the casual neighborhood restaurants reminiscent of his upbringing in New York.

    Palladino's Steak & Seafood is a newly created concept, which will combine steakhouse, Italian dishes, and seafood, particularly sushi. The first location is already penciled in for New York, opening in the former Michael Jordan Steakhouse at Grand Central Terminal, which closed in 2018. It's being designed by the international design firm Rockwell Group and is slated to open in early summer.

    Joseph Palladino and Troy AikmanJoseph Palladino and one of his many celebrity pals, Troy Aikman.Instagram

    Palladino was approached by the landlords to open a restaurant in the center. Given Palladino's local following and celebrity draw, as well as the large local appetite for steakhouses, Dallas made sense as a second location, particularly at the highly desirable intersection of Preston and Royal.

    On the culinary side, Palladino is partnered with veteran chef Sam Hazen, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America as well as an instructor there. His star-studded resume includes La Côte Basque, the Quilted Giraffe, Quatorze, Michelin three-star Le Gavroche, Terrace in the Sky, Cascabel, and Tavern on the Green. He was most recently at Tao, the glitzy Asian concept from Tao Hospitality, where he worked for a decade, giving him sushi expertise.

    Palladino is busy getting the New York location open first, with a target date of "soon," and the menu has yet to be revealed, although Hazen previewed a dish on Linked In, consisting of a slice of toast with a cut-out center of pate, with accompaniments that included cornichons and mustard — like a pate version of the classic "egg in a hole."

    "But it'll have high-quality steaks and seafood, along with some of my trademark specials and Italian dishes," Palladino says.

    The hospitality will match the cuisine and ambience. “I intend to bring a very special steakhouse to the city, one that the locals can embrace," Palladino says. "They’re going to receive a good experience — that’s important to me.”

    Palladino's"Pate in a hole" dish shared by Palladino's chef Sam Hazen.Sam Hazen

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