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For The Love of Dallas Texas

For the Love of Dallas, TX.

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Begin your day with a Dallas Tour. Explore the city with Efrogs. The guided tour takes you through Downtown, Uptown, the Arts District and Deep Ellum in an electric cart. If you are being more adventurous, try the Segway Nation Segway tour. Or if you prefer a van tour, Best DFW Tours is the way to go.

Pay tribute to JFK by visiting The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Then head to the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and take your presidential picture at the full-sized Oval Office.

Enjoy a variety of culinary experiences in a city with 12K restaurants! Try the cuisine of celebrity chefs Dean Fearing and John Tesar, or the irresistible BBQ of Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum! Don't miss Trinity Groves, featuring 16 original dining concepts and the best views of the city.

Each of Dallas' 20 unique neighborhoods deserves a visit. If time is limited, check out Uptown with the historical McKinney Avenue Trolley and trendy bars and restaurants. Or Greenville Avenue with its laidback atmosphere, delicious restaurants, and casual nightlife.

The Daytripper: The best way to see the city is from the top of the Reunion Tower with a beautiful view you won’t find anywhere else. One of the coolest parts is the glass elevator that lets you watch your ascent.

Our Father, Who Art in Heaven …

Corona Virus Update on Restaurants Dallas Restaurants That Have Permanently Closed During the Coronavirus Pandemic

We have tried our best to provide our readers with a solid list of establishments that have called it quits since restaurants were required to close their dining rooms.

Since March, restaurant dining rooms across the city were required to close in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The industry is still struggling. While waiting for assistance from the federal government and a return to the new normal, some beloved establishments just couldn’t make it through.

Global One is keeping track of the restaurant closures across the city during the coronavirus pandemic and will update this list if more closers happen.

• Mille Lire - The Oak Lawn Italian restaurant closed in July. • Savor - The restaurant overlooking • Klyde Warren Park closed for good in PHOTO BY JUANY JAMENEZ TORRES

August. • Mubrooka - The much-lauded

Egyptian restaurant called it quits in late August. • Look Cinemas and Ivy Kitchen - The movie • Christie’s - The popular McKinney Avenue sports theater and its sister restaurant on Belt Line Road bar has closed for good after 30 years. have closed permanently, according to an • Peggy Sue BBQ - 30 years after its Park Cities announcement on its website. debut, Peggy Sue BBQ shuttered for good in • Twigs American Kitchen - The location at the

August. Shops at Clearfork in Fort Worth has • The Hall Bar and Grill - Closed in late July. closed, according to a Facebook post. The • Gas Monkey Live - The bar and music venue location at Grandscape at The Colony remains closed in March and has since been folded into its open. sister restaurant Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill. • Laurel Tavern - The Lower Greenville • Penne Pomodoro - This lowkey Lakewood Italian gastropub closed in May. spot has closed after 11 years, according to the • The Foundry - This West Dallas bar and

Dallas Observer. outdoor music venue closed in May, according to • Neighborhood Services - The Preston Royal the DMN. location has closed, according to CultureMap. The • Five Sixty - Wolfgang Puck’s iconic Dallas chain’s two other locations, in Addison, and on restaurant in the ball atop Reunion Tower closed

Lovers Lane in Dallas, have reopened. its doors when the shutdown began in March, and • Deep Ellum Brewing’s Funky Town it won’t reopen. Opened in 2009, the restaurant

Fermatorium - The Fort Worth outpost of this boasted 360-degree views of the Dallas skyline, popular microbrewery closed in June, according to and was a special occasions staple.

Paper City. • Sushi Bayashi - This Trinity Groves sushi spot • Soho Food and Jazz - This popular night spot and bowed out during the shutdown, and will be music venue in Addison closed in May when its replaced with a different, as-yet-unnamed owners decided to retire instead of reopening. Japanese restaurant in the coming months.

• Highland Park Cafeteria - After 95 years of slinging comfort food, Highland Park Cafeteria announced in mid-May that it would close for good. “We would love to have a farewell event to honor you and our faithful employees, but due to the current restrictions, we won’t be able to,” the restaurant said in a statement. “HPC is not tables and chairs and stoves, it is generations of cooks faithfully preparing special recipes and lovingly serving generations of diners.” • British Beverage Company - Closed in April. • Don Arturo’s Cocina and Cantina - Closed in

March. • Mercy Wine Bar - Permanently closed; Mercy

Bar and Lounge in Irving will remain open. • Start - All locations of the healthy fast-food chain have shuttered. • Dakota’s Steakhouse - Permanently closed after 36 years in Downtown Dallas. • Chicken Scratch - Just weeks after Beto

O’Rourke endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at this West Dallas spot,

CultureMap reports that it has shuttered permanently. • Jake’s Burgers - The Henderson Avenue location of this longtime burger chain has closed, according to the Dallas Morning News. • Ross & Hall Beer Garten - This Ross Ave drinking destination announced that it would permanently close its doors on May 17. “This business is a weird one but every now and again you come across a place that is almost an instant family and that’s what this was for us,” the bar’s owners wrote on Facebook. “All different walks of life could come together on the daily and create such a cool atmosphere that we are so deeply going miss.” • Wa Kubota - This popular Plano Japanese restaurant announced on its website that its last day of service would be April 30. • YaYa Best Tex-Mex Yogurt - Per a statement from owner Ralph Isenberg, this Bishop Arts yogurt shop closed on May 18. • Eastside Social - Per Culture Map, this

Greenville Avenue bar was “cleared out in

April.” • The Lot - This Lakewood patio destination called it quits in April as coronavirus eliminated the crowds of people who would normally spend hours drinking al fresco. • Lizard Lounge - A haven for goths, industrial music fans, and weirdos of all kinds, Deep Ellum lost a neighborhood fixture when Lizard Lounge announced that it would not return after bars were allowed to reopen. There is one ray of hope, though — owner Don Nedler said that he’s looking at finding a new home for the club. • Cool River Cafe - Closed permanently, per

CultureMap. • Bird Cafe - Facing a steep decline in foot traffic in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square, restaurateur

Shannon Wynne is set to close Bird Cafe on May 22. Fortunately, the restaurant was approved for a Payroll Protection Program loan from the Small

Business Administration, which means that employees will be paid for “weeks” after the restaurant’s departure. • Desert Racer - closed, will be replaced with a patio pop-up called Vantina. • Off-Site Kitchen - closed, will not reopen at

Trinity Groves. • Perfect Union Pizza Company - closed; will be

“reconcepted.” • Ceviche Oyster Bar - Per a post to the restaurant’s Facebook page, closed permanently.

The menu and staff has moved to a new spot called La Palapa de Sabor at 118 West Jefferson. • Houston’s - According to CultureMap, the

Addison location permanently closed its doors on

June 13. • Ikigai Udon - Announced on June 18 that it would close permanently due to the current

“unusual economic situation.” • Jake’s Burgers - According to Lakewood

Advocate, the Henderson Avenue outpost of

Jake’s closed due to issues with its landlord. • Tacos Mariachi - Per the Dallas Morning

News, the Greenville Avenue location of this popular taqueria shuttered for good. The original outpost on Singleton Ave will reopen.

Do you know of a permanent Dallas restaurant closure that’s not on this list? Send us an email at globalonemagazine@gmail.com

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