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Michelin listed incorrect Dallas restaurant in its first Texas guide
Mister Charles
The much-ballyhooed Michelin Guide debuted its Texas edition on November 11, with 15 restaurants across the state receiving stars, and dozens more earning various hugs and nods of one kind or another.
But oopsy daisy: There was a typo.
The Guide's release announcing the list of restaurants who'd won awards included The Charles, an award-winning Italian restaurant in Dallas' Design District, as one of 57 restaurants that earned a "Recommended" rating.
The Charles is a surely deserving restaurant that opened in 2018, the first concept from acclaimed food & beverage group Duro Hospitality, which has since gone on to open other restaurants such as El Carlos Elegante, Sister, and Cafe Duro.
But the Guide got the wrong Charles: The real recipient was Mister Charles, a sibling Duro Hospitality restaurant that opened at 3219 Knox St. in early 2024.
The Charles specializes in Italian and Texas-inspired dishes.
Mister Charles features French and Italian-influenced dishes.
It wasn't just an incorrect name; it listed the accompanying (incorrect) address.
A spokesperson for Michelin Guide verified that Mister Charles was the winner and said that the listing of The Charles was a mistake.
“This was an internal error caused by our geolocation process. The problem will be corrected in the most expeditious manner,” the spokesperson said. The Guide website has since updated the list and replaced The Charles with Mister Charles.
Having a difference of opinion about a critic's choices is one thing — but having an error of this magnitude is something else entirely.
And blaming "geolocation" as the source of the error is a curious excuse. Geolocation refers to the ability to track the whereabouts of an electronic device using GPS, cell phone towers, WiFi access points or a combination of these.
Is a restaurant an electronic device?
Geolocation is often used to track the movements and location of people and surveillance. You don't often hear about it being used to track the location of a restaurant.
Mister Charles was not the only Duro Hospitality restaurant to earn a nod: El Carlos Elegante was also listed as a Recommended restaurant.
If there's an upside, it's that it gives Mister Charles vs. The Charles a little extra attention. That "Recommended" list had 57 entries, 16 of which were from Dallas.
The only Dallas restaurant to earn a Michelin star was Tatsu Dallas, the edomae sushi restaurant in Deep Ellum.
