Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum

THRILLHO wrote:I'm amused they want to call Allen a "Dallas location" but not the North Richland Hills one. Neither are in Dallas, neither are in Dallas county, and they're equally as far from Dallas

But anyways, I've been to the North Richland Hills one and it was pretty good.

THRILLHO wrote:I'm amused they want to call Allen a "Dallas location" but not the North Richland Hills one. Neither are in Dallas, neither are in Dallas county, and they're equally as far from Dallas

But anyways, I've been to the North Richland Hills one and it was pretty good.

Tucy wrote:

THRILLHO wrote:I'm amused they want to call Allen a "Dallas location" but not the North Richland Hills one. Neither are in Dallas, neither are in Dallas county, and they're equally as far from Dallas

But anyways, I've been to the North Richland Hills one and it was pretty good.

Probably because North Richland Hills is more Fort Worth (Tarrant County; Fort Worth division of the DFW-Arlington metro area)

Addison wrote:

Tucy wrote:

THRILLHO wrote:I'm amused they want to call Allen a "Dallas location" but not the North Richland Hills one. Neither are in Dallas, neither are in Dallas county, and they're equally as far from Dallas

But anyways, I've been to the North Richland Hills one and it was pretty good.

Probably because North Richland Hills is more Fort Worth (Tarrant County; Fort Worth division of the DFW-Arlington metro area)

I know some Fort Worth / Tarrant County residents can get real salty about this, but many outsiders really do see the entire Metroplex as "Dallas."

Not saying it's right, but that's the perception and perception can be reality.

EDIT: And in all fairness, the Twin Cities have the same thing going on (to many outsiders, it's all "Minneapolis.").

cowboyeagle05 wrote:I havent heard of any issues south of the West Village on McKinney Avenue in a long time since most of the bar scene moved to Deep Ellum is there as much trouble? I ask this honestly cause all I see are the Deep Ellum headlines and I live in Oak Lawn and was never a Uptown bar hopper. Once Big AL's, Idle Rich, Gingerman and BBC closed I kind of mentally checked out.

itsjrd1964 wrote:Looks like Fatburger likes DFW.

In a few months (likely June or July), a new Fatburger will open on Dallas Parkway in west Plano, between Park Blvd. and the Costco store.

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort ... uth-plano/

potatocoins wrote:Sassetta will be opening in the former Americano space in Downtown on April 8th:
https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/rest ... -district/

This is fantastic news! I always thought Americano was a decent spot, and I absolutely loved the location of it as I felt it was really right in the center of all the action (this was prior to the Discovery District opening). Ever since it closed, it feels like it felt quite a noticeable hole in the activity on Main street, so I'm glad it is being replaced by something else.

For whatever reason, Americano never really seemed to be all that busy anytime I went, but I have a feeling Sassetta will do extremely well in this spot.

Chef-owner Nikky Phinyawatana of Asian Mint restaurants listens to her customers — and her employees.

She’s currently working on opening her fifth restaurant, this one in Addison (in the old Cafe Gecko space), and estimates it will open this fall. She opened her first restaurant on Forest Lane in 2004, and has expanded methodically since then, adding locations on Oak Lawn, in Inwood Village and in Richardson since then. And she always gets input from the people she values most.

“We always have people asking us if you want to expand here or there,” Phinyawatana says, and some customers have requested Frisco, McKinney, Houston, LA and even London. “My philosophy is never say never. You never know, right? I listen to my clients all the time. The more I hear it, the better the idea I get.”

But she committed to Addison because it’s far enough from the other locations, she says, and it’s a thriving restaurant area. It’s right next to Gyu Kaku, and near Shake Shack, Flower Child and La La Land Kind Cafe.

Every week seems to bring news of more fried chicken concepts coming to Dallas, but one soon-to-open spot is an expansion of one of the most established fried chicken restaurants in the city.

Mike’s Chicken, a modest restaurant tacked onto the end of a laundromat on Maple Avenue, is opening a second location next month after serving crispy chicken tenders for nearly a decade, as first reported by CultureMap.

The Dao family who own and operate the restaurant are in the final stages of opening a Mike’s Chicken on Forest Lane across from Medical City Dallas. The new location is set to open May 12.

CTroyMathis wrote:I had heard a place called Katy Trail Cantina (or at least the working title from Harwood Hospitality Group) is going in, but, seemed like it was a part of the (Harwood) Citymark building technically.

Cbdallas wrote:When I walked by last Saturday it appeared to me that they would operate the restaurant and kitchen from a carved out space in the garage and serve that outdoor area. I welcome the addition.

Addison wrote:I drove by the Cane Rosso at Hillcrest Village today. It finally looks to be open.

potatocoins wrote:

Addison wrote:I drove by the Cane Rosso at Hillcrest Village today. It finally looks to be open.

Haven't seen this development in person, but the pictures look pretty great! Hopefully other developers can get creative and convert some other dated strip malls into something similar to this.

I suppose the key with this one was they likely had ample parking space, which is why they could convert some of it to greenspace and still be okay.

Erick_g02 wrote:

potatocoins wrote:

Addison wrote:I drove by the Cane Rosso at Hillcrest Village today. It finally looks to be open.

Haven't seen this development in person, but the pictures look pretty great! Hopefully other developers can get creative and convert some other dated strip malls into something similar to this.

I suppose the key with this one was they likely had ample parking space, which is why they could convert some of it to greenspace and still be okay.

This development is very nice and I like the greenspace they created. The area looks great at night. More older strip centers should take note. HOWEVER, there's too many damn kids there! I went to Brass Tap on a Wednesday evening recently and me and my middle aged friends could only stand the patio for 1 drink because there were to many families with their kids out. This is a great development for families, for bachelors or divorced men, not-so-much lol

alkilo wrote:Wits End and Da Da on Elm street are permanently closed closed. Westdale is redeveloping the properties.

Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Losing wits and DA DA is big.. those venues brought in small acts to deep ellum. I hope they don't bring in corporate tenants.

alkilo wrote:Actually I believe DaDa will be open a little longer. But Wits End is closed. They have had one of those proposed re-zoning signs up for a while now. DaDa is next for sure!

I work with club owners in Deep Ellum and I get insider info here and there.

The city also forced Vinty to close because of all the shootings stemming out of there.

Project Name:
Nuri Steakhouse
Project Number:
TABS2022025402
Facility Name:
2401 Cedar Springs
Location Address:
2401 Cedar Springs Suite 120
Dallas, TX 75201
Location County:
Dallas
Start Date:
2/22/2023
Completion Date:
9/19/2023