Oak Cliff Progressing

[Matt777]

Somebody reported on Nextdoor that the Elrod’s grocery store will close on 2/24/24.

The Sprouts grocery store taking its place was reported to be opening in Spring 2025 by someone on Nextdoor, but I remember hearing end of 2024.

[foleymi1]

Per Google, Elrod's Cost Plus is now permanently closed.

[Matt777]

Per Google, Elrod's Cost Plus is now permanently closed.

Crown Buffet also closed a couple weeks ago. Demolition should begin soon.

[ericthegardener]

https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/irish-pub-old-monk-oak-cliff/

Beloved Dallas Irish pub Old Monk to open spinoff location in Oak Cliff

"It will simply be called Old Monk Oak Cliff and we intend to have the same menu as Monk and build the space out and decorate as closely as we can to the Henderson pub," McKinney says.

"More importantly than the appearance, I hope to create a neighborhood pub that is in keeping with the neighborhood it is in and can be around for decades," he says.

[Matt777]

Kome Sushi, an offshoot of a highly reviewed sushi restaurant in North Dallas, is opening in the Bishop Arts space formerly occupied by Australian cafe Isla & Co.

Website: https://komedallas.com/

It's disappointing to see Isla close, but I'm not too surprised. When I went, it was good but nothing spectacular or super unique, and the prices were high for what was served.

Can't wait to have another Oak Cliff sushi option. Hopefully they are open for lunch, as the only other OC sushi spot is only open for dinner (Zen). Would love to see more sushi places open in other parts of OC too..... it's underserved.

[dallaz]

Elmwood Residents Successfully Petition For Walkable Urban Mixed-Use District

https://candysdirt.com/2024/03/06/elmwo ... um=twitter

[Matt777]

Sweet Rice, a local Lao/Thai mini-chain, is opening a location on Davis Street in Bishop Arts. They're opening in the TyPo building in the space formerly occupied by Encanto Pops.

2 Asian restaurant announcements in OC in one week is very welcome news!

[Tivo_Kenevil]

The abandoned strip mall across Boheme was destroyed today.

[Matt777]

The abandoned strip mall across Boheme was destroyed today.

Someone on Facebook said this was demolished for a Methodist expansion (while others cried about it being more apartments, as if others shouldn’t have a place to live as long as they have a place to live).

Does anyone know if all the vacant land to the northeast of Methodist is also for hospital expansion? Looks like 4 huge blocks of land have been cleared of houses over the years and left empty.