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Postby DPatel304 » 03 Sep 2019 17:02

World-famous bakery from France makes Texas debut in downtown Dallas
The bakery will open in downtown Dallas, next to the Hotel Joule. A spokesperson for the bakery says that construction just began and that an opening date is still to be determined.

http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/resta ... ton-joule/

I've never heard of this bakery, but it's awesome that their first Texas location is in Downtown Dallas!

A little off topic, but, speaking of international restaurant chains, it's a shame that San Martin didn't end up switching plans to move Downtown. I'm not sure how they are faring in Uptown, but I really do think they would have been a really good fit somewhere in or adjacent to the Farmer's Market area.

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Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

Postby NdoorTX » 03 Sep 2019 17:40

[quote=A little off topic, but, speaking of international restaurant chains, it's a shame that San Martin didn't end up switching plans to move Downtown. I'm not sure how they are faring in Uptown, but I really do think they would have been a really good fit somewhere in or adjacent to the Farmer's Market area.[/quote]

I don't know about business during the week, but I've been to San Martin recently- twice- in the last month. It has seemed quite busy with clients waiting and a full dining room and bakery. I'd guess they are doing well. The clientele seems to be quite mixed too. Not just the "Uptown" crowd. There are families and what seems to be a lot of Latino families who know of the bakery. It's quite good too, but the service can be spotty. Not bad, just not up to speed sometimes.

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Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

Postby eburress » 03 Sep 2019 23:42

Every time I've been to San Martin it's been packed.

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Postby DPatel304 » 04 Sep 2019 10:36

I've been twice and both times it's been busy as well. I still find the location to be very odd and it's very hidden even though it's right near McKinney Ave.

I suppose if business is good, then they are clearly doing it right. I just wish it would be in a more prominent location, because it's a pretty nice looking space.

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Postby DPatel304 » 04 Sep 2019 12:31

OPENING FALL 2019
Dallas’ first authentic southern Italian ristorante. At Partenope, you’re not just a patron, you’re part of our story – and part of our family. Benvenuto in famiglia!

https://www.facebook.com/partenopedallas/

Address is listed as 1903 Main Street. This is the first I'm hearing of this restaurant and not much else seems to be known at this time, but this looks like a great location for another restaurant.

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Postby dukemeredith » 04 Sep 2019 14:33

DPatel304 wrote:
OPENING FALL 2019
Dallas’ first authentic southern Italian ristorante. At Partenope, you’re not just a patron, you’re part of our story – and part of our family. Benvenuto in famiglia!

https://www.facebook.com/partenopedallas/

Address is listed as 1903 Main Street. This is the first I'm hearing of this restaurant and not much else seems to be known at this time, but this looks like a great location for another restaurant.


This upcoming restaurant was recently featured in Eater Dallas's "Most Anticipated New Restaurants, Fall 2019," published yesterday. I'm very happy to see that space finally filled.

https://dallas.eater.com/2019/9/3/20841 ... -fall-2019

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Postby DPatel304 » 04 Sep 2019 14:48

Thanks for sharing, I must have missed that article. According to that, it looks like this restaurant might open within the next month or so.

I'm loving the steady flow of infill into the Downtown area.

Here's another one that just opened in the West End area:
Cambodian Cuisine Arrives in Downtown Dallas Next Week
https://dallas.eater.com/2019/8/22/2082 ... own-dallas

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Postby dukemeredith » 04 Sep 2019 15:07

It is amazing to reflect on the progress and setbacks that Downtown Dallas retail has experienced in the mere three years since I have lived here!

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Postby willyk » 05 Sep 2019 02:49

Any word on what’s going into the old Sol Irlandes space on Main St.?

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Postby lakewoodhobo » 23 Sep 2019 13:17

Looks like the burger place Burguesa is taking over part of the Which Wich space that used to be their test kitchen. Chop House Burger continues to be surprisingly popular in this immediate area so I'm not totally shocked by this.

Also, the new entrance to Partenope at 1900 Elm looks a lot nicer than the smaller one it replaced.

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Postby Tnexster » 23 Sep 2019 14:28

willyk wrote:Any word on what’s going into the old Sol Irlandes space on Main St.?


Did anything ever get announced for this location?

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Postby Matt777 » 23 Sep 2019 14:46

lakewoodhobo wrote:Looks like the burger place Burguesa is taking over part of the Which Wich space that used to be their test kitchen. Chop House Burger continues to be surprisingly popular in this immediate area so I'm not totally surprised by this.


Do you know if this Burguesa location is in addition to the one underground at Renaissance Tower, or a replacement?

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Postby uptown74 » 23 Sep 2019 18:45

Tnexster wrote:
willyk wrote:Any word on what’s going into the old Sol Irlandes space on Main St.?


Did anything ever get announced for this location?


From a Sept 4 article in CultureMap Dallas:

"Queso Beso. Another concept from downtown Dallas kingpin Tim Headington, this will open at 1525 Main St. This being a Headington project, there's no info available on opening date or cuisine, but "queso" surely implies Mexican."

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Postby willyk » 23 Sep 2019 22:27

uptown74 wrote:
Tnexster wrote:
willyk wrote:Any word on what’s going into the old Sol Irlandes space on Main St.?


Did anything ever get announced for this location?


From a Sept 4 article in CultureMap Dallas:

"Queso Beso. Another concept from downtown Dallas kingpin Tim Headington, this will open at 1525 Main St. This being a Headington project, there's no info available on opening date or cuisine, but "queso" surely implies Mexican."


This sounds promising, but does Mexican make sense with Iron Cactus across the street?

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Postby ArtVandelay » 24 Sep 2019 08:30

Matt777 wrote:
lakewoodhobo wrote:Looks like the burger place Burguesa is taking over part of the Which Wich space that used to be their test kitchen. Chop House Burger continues to be surprisingly popular in this immediate area so I'm not totally surprised by this.


Do you know if this Burguesa location is in addition to the one underground at Renaissance Tower, or a replacement?


It's interesting the Certificate of Occupancy issued in 2017 is for "WHICH WICH / SUPERNOVA COFFEE / BURGUESA"

I didn't realize the brands were related.

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Postby mdg109 » 25 Sep 2019 13:09

Noticed work being done at the corner of Main and Akard. I don't remember hearing anything about what could be going in here.
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Postby dd_dweller » 25 Sep 2019 13:21

mdg109 wrote:Noticed work being done at the corner of Main and Akard. I don't remember hearing anything about what could be going in here.


I believe that's part of the remodel that's being done to the building. They'll be adding more retail spaces to the ground floor.

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Postby TXdesigner1 » 26 Sep 2019 11:57

Does anyone know what is happening with 1301 Main? With the Davis under renovation next door, I would hope there is some type of plan.

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Postby Jay9398 » 28 Sep 2019 10:29

TXdesigner1 wrote:Does anyone know what is happening with 1301 Main? With the Davis under renovation next door, I would hope there is some type of plan.


*Old* rumor I heard was that it was additional space for Headington office and food prep operations. No retail in the plan as of the time of that rumor (from a former Commissary employee).

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Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

Postby Redblock » 03 Oct 2019 12:30

CiboDivino Centro has opened in Bryan Tower at Federal and Harwood.

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Postby itsjrd1964 » 03 Oct 2019 14:17

Redblock wrote:CiboDivino Centro has opened in Bryan Tower at Federal and Harwood.


http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/resta ... wn-dallas/

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Postby Cbdallas » 03 Oct 2019 16:22

What no weekend service and couldn't they at least stay open until 9pm for the people actually living downtown...I guess this is just for office workers only.

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Postby cowboyeagle05 » 04 Oct 2019 10:08

It's an office building amenity and that's it. The office tower owners are not interested in anything else. It's a true rarety for an office tower owner or management company to truly want to contribute to true city vitality. Their goal is to lease up the office space by offering a lunch spot that new tenants see as value. This space is far off from most Downtown residences as well. Put this tower near Main Street and I could see an even stronger argument for later hours. While I could easily see the Sheraton and Marriot customers being weekend customers as well but that kind of traffic is up and down. I wonder if Bryan Tower would even allow later hours or if from a security standpoint they would prefer to have the building without outside customers after hours.
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Postby DPatel304 » 04 Oct 2019 10:19

It's a shame, but I still see it as a step in the right direction. First we need to actually fill spaces, and, as demand increases, these business might start extending their hours.

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Postby dallaz » 14 Oct 2019 16:54

*Edit: duplicate post*

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Postby itsjrd1964 » 30 Oct 2019 12:15

D visits the Royal Blue at Trammell Crow Center, as well as CiboDivino at Bryan Tower.

https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/20 ... n-options/

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Postby jetnd87 » 12 Nov 2019 10:08

http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/resta ... -downtown/

Apparently the restaurant is open until 10pm Mon-Sat. Let's see if they keep the nighttime hours.

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Postby lakewoodhobo » 13 Nov 2019 11:32

It's just a nail salon, but Pink Toes Nail Bar is relocating from the Metropolitan to the Tower Garage next to the Crossfit-type gym (PAC-ELM or whatever it's called now). Significant because this particular space has been vacant for at least 12 years.

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Postby Tnexster » 13 Nov 2019 17:28

jetnd87 wrote:http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/11-11-19-sloanes-corner-tim-mceneny-downtown/

Apparently the restaurant is open until 10pm Mon-Sat. Let's see if they keep the nighttime hours.


Maybe being on Ross, in the Arts District will help them keep those hours. AMLI Fountain Place should start coming online in February and March, that could also help. Need a few more of those high rise residential projects on Ross.

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Postby lakewoodhobo » 15 Nov 2019 11:40

Dude, Sweet Expansion: Beloved Chocolatier Takes Treats Downtown
https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaura ... 3H_zExc1FQ

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Postby DPatel304 » 15 Nov 2019 11:51

Great news! I look forward to seeing more and more local businesses investing in the CBD.

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Postby lakewoodhobo » 06 Dec 2019 12:58

The Starbucks at 1700 Commerce (Allen Bldg) is now open.

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Also looks like Queso Beso (Main and Stone St.) is almost ready.

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Postby cowboyeagle05 » 06 Dec 2019 14:11

I know someone who was hired to work at Queso but I haven't had the chance to ask him for any details but it looks like we will know all soon.
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Postby DPatel304 » 12 Dec 2019 13:25

Downtown Dallas' doting mogul Tim Headington is opening another restaurant: Called Queso Beso, it's a Tex-Mex place and will open at 1525 Main St. on December 13.

http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/resta ... eadington/

I'm glad this space didn't sit vacant for too long.

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Postby The_Overdog » 12 Dec 2019 13:58

I like the name. Doesn't it translate to something like cheesy kiss?

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Postby Tivo_Kenevil » 12 Dec 2019 14:14

The_Overdog wrote:I like the name. Doesn't it translate to something like cheesy kiss?

Yeah. Which I guess is catchy..

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Postby DPatel304 » 24 Dec 2019 15:30

Walked by Queso Beso today and it looks decently busy (especially considering today is Christmas Eve). It looked a lot more casual than I was expecting, but that's probably a good thing, because I'm sure Downtown could use some more casual eats that cater to people who actually live/work in the area.

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Anyone know why they removed Queso Beso's cool-ish neon sign?
This photo is from a few weeks ago before it opened.. went and had lunch there today and it was gone.
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Postby muncien » 06 Jan 2020 15:17

uptown74 wrote:Anyone know why they removed Queso Beso's cool-ish neon sign?
This photo is from a few weeks ago before it opened.. went and had lunch there today and it was gone.


How is the grub? I went by on Saturday evening (starving), but couldn't get myself to go in. The decor is so odd, and the lighting temperature is a bit harsh.
The quality of food and potential happy hour can always make up for that though... curious.
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Postby lakewoodhobo » 06 Jan 2020 15:36

uptown74 wrote:Anyone know why they removed Queso Beso's cool-ish neon sign?
This photo is from a few weeks ago before it opened.. went and had lunch there today and it was gone.


I could be wrong, but I believe every permanent sign inside the downtown "special provision sign district" needs to go through City Plan Commission approval first. Maybe it was taken down until it goes through that process.

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Postby uptown74 » 06 Jan 2020 16:15

muncien wrote:
uptown74 wrote:Anyone know why they removed Queso Beso's cool-ish neon sign?
This photo is from a few weeks ago before it opened.. went and had lunch there today and it was gone.


How is the grub? I went by on Saturday evening (starving), but couldn't get myself to go in. The decor is so odd, and the lighting temperature is a bit harsh.
The quality of food and potential happy hour can always make up for that though... curious.


The food was OK. I really want to like this place, so I will give it another shot and go for drinks next time. I definitely preferred the darker interior and outside patio of Sol Irlandes. And the "diner" furniture is a little odd for a Tex Mex place. But thats just my opinion.

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Postby Matt777 » 06 Jan 2020 18:19

uptown74 wrote:
muncien wrote:
uptown74 wrote:Anyone know why they removed Queso Beso's cool-ish neon sign?
This photo is from a few weeks ago before it opened.. went and had lunch there today and it was gone.


How is the grub? I went by on Saturday evening (starving), but couldn't get myself to go in. The decor is so odd, and the lighting temperature is a bit harsh.
The quality of food and potential happy hour can always make up for that though... curious.


The food was OK. I really want to like this place, so I will give it another shot and go for drinks next time. I definitely preferred the darker interior and outside patio of Sol Irlandes. And the "diner" furniture is a little odd for a Tex Mex place. But thats just my opinion.


Actually, many of the real family-run Tex-Mex places along the border have a diner feel. Certainly not as trendy looking as Queso Beso, but the diner feel actually reminds me more of real Tex-Mex places than the over the top decor you see in some of our local Tex-Mex restaurants.

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Postby Jay9398 » 07 Jan 2020 08:37

muncien wrote:
uptown74 wrote:Anyone know why they removed Queso Beso's cool-ish neon sign?
This photo is from a few weeks ago before it opened.. went and had lunch there today and it was gone.


How is the grub? I went by on Saturday evening (starving), but couldn't get myself to go in. The decor is so odd, and the lighting temperature is a bit harsh.
The quality of food and potential happy hour can always make up for that though... curious.


We've been once. The chips and queso are good. I'm a sucker for chips with seasoning on them. I had the cheese enchiladas. They were good, but not $14 good. The rice was flavorless. We'll try it again but my first impression was definitely mixed.

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Postby mdg109 » 07 Jan 2020 18:41

I went a couple days after it opened. I thought the food was just ok as well. The dessert was just bad. We ordered the churros with ice cream. The churros were cold and stale. The atmosphere is nice though. I'll give it another chance though.

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Postby dukemeredith » 08 Jan 2020 11:34

My wife and I took a group of friends on opening night, fully aware that service wouldn't be perfect.

Sure, we waited a little longer than what may be normal, but generally, I thought the service was attentive and with few errors (considering it was their first rodeo). And the drinks were very strong.

Some of our meals were excellent and others missed the mark. Again, it was opening night. So we all resolved to give it another try after a month or two.

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Postby cowboyeagle05 » 08 Jan 2020 11:39

Well, one thing we can be sure if it doesn't last he will replace it with another concept with most likely minor space modifications.
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Postby lakewoodhobo » 08 Jan 2020 11:49

cowboyeagle05 wrote:Well, one thing we can be sure if it doesn't last he will replace it with another concept with most likely minor space modifications.


To be honest, since it already has the look of a diner I wouldn't mind seeing it reincarnated as a Waffle House.

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Postby muncien » 08 Jan 2020 12:24

lakewoodhobo wrote:
cowboyeagle05 wrote:Well, one thing we can be sure if it doesn't last he will replace it with another concept with most likely minor space modifications.


To be honest, since it already has the look of a diner I wouldn't mind seeing it reincarnated as a Waffle House.


Too funny... I have always thought an 'urban' Waffle House would be killer in downtown.

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Postby cowboyeagle05 » 08 Jan 2020 12:44

Or Whataburger? The diner motif works for their brand too lol.
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