We asked Dallas Morning News readers what now-shuttered restaurants they would bring back if they could. From Steak & Ale to The Grape, here's a look at the...
Customers enjoy the food and atmosphere at The Grape in Dallas, on Sep. 28, 2019. The restaurant along Greenville Avenue closed the following month.what long-gone North Texas restaurant they would resurrect if they could. The responses, diverse and passionate, poured in. People shared memories of nearly 150 beloved restaurants, from date night spots to childhood haunts, that have been lost to time.
One reader reminisced over 94th Aero Squadron, which was designed to look like a World War I military headquarters and had control tower radio chatter from Dallas Love Field Airport piped in for ambient noise while diners slurped French onion soup.Another reader told tales of Old San Francisco Steakhouse where hunks of Swiss cheese and sourdough were brought out to start the meal and employees dressed in saloon attire soared above the bar on a giant swing.
Dallas Morning News reader Lauren Law started collecting restaurant matchbooks in the 1980s. Her collection serves as sort of memorial for some of North Texas' most iconic restaurants.Out of all of the reader responses, two restaurants were mentioned and mourned more than any others: Southern Kitchen and Steak and Ale. Dozens of readers wrote in to share their decades-long heartache over the departure of these two restaurants from Dallas’ dining scene.
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