GOOD FOOD

Our Neighborhood Is Home To More Healthy Dining Options

Than Ever Before

STORY

BY EMILY TOMAN | PHOTOS BY RASY RAN

WHEN REAL ESTATE EXPERTS BEGAN TO EXPAND THE CONCEPT OF HEALTHY FAST FOOD that had been so successful in the western United States, they looked for areas with a strong and active foodie population. “Dallas just jumped off the map,” says Mike Donahue, co-founder of LYFE Kitchen.

Preston Hollow, to be exact.

Over the past year, LYFE and other new dining establishments have flocked to our neighborhood, touting farm-fresh produce, sustainably raised meats and clean, whole foods — all in a modernized fast-food setting. The menus feature trendy health foods such as kale and quinoa but also traditionally indulgent yet unprocessed burgers, tacos and pizza, and calorie counts to go with them.

None of this is particularly groundbreaking in a sophisticated, epicurean town like ours. We have no shortage of quality, health-conscious restaurants. But the more we have, the better they become, and novel ideas begin to surface

$2 Texas wine from a tap, for example.

Here, we take a closer look at these healthy fast-casual restaurants that are making their mark on the Preston Hollow dining scene.

LYFE Kitchen FISH

• Grilled mahi-mahi, chayote slaw, avocado, cilantro, green onion and chipotle aioli on corn tortillas

• 482 calories