Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Dallas Fish Market to open on ground floor of Kirby Building
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DALLAS — Dallas Fish Market, a new seafood restaurant from the folks behind Go Fish and Fish Express, has set July as its opening date, in the historic Kirby Building in downtown Dallas.
"Dallas Fish Market will be a one-of-a-kind dining destination that is focused on the absolute world's best and freshest seafood, with rare and seasonal varieties and small catches prepared in a fusion of the global flavors of the United States," said Mike Hoque, president of Dallas Restaurant Group.
Executive chef Randy Morgan has worked at the Russian Tearoom in New York, Sazarac in Seattle, Oceanaire, and even Microsoft's corporate headquarters. He's a noted talent in fish and seafood dining and will prepare recipes in the modern New American tradition.
Jonn Pierre Baudoin has been appointed general manager; he's previously worked at Craft and Mi Piaci, among other places.
The restaurant is going into the space vacated by Jeroboam, an upscale restaurant that helped pave the way for the current revival of the downtown district. It has a brand-new interior designed by architectural team 5G studio collaborative. Special features will include a sake room, a special dining room with communal tables, a space for private wine lockers for guests, and more banquet space to accommodate private parties.
Source: Dallas Restaurant Group
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luniz Anonymous
awww I thought we were gonna get an actual fish market, like a big open market with fish for sale. I guess that wouldn't make any sense but it sure would be cool. I guess this is just another expensive restaurant for rich people, well they seem pretty popular, why not have another.
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
i'm with ya, luniz; i wish we had a bigger audience to support more fish markets, but i think most people around here prefer meat. i know you like sprouts .... have you been to Rex's Seafood (5200 West Lovers Lane west of Inwood, 214-351-6363)? i haven't been by there yet. you probably know about TJ's (11661 Preston Rd at Forest, 214-691-2369) and the new Sea Breeze.
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Rawlins Gilliland Verified
Problem is, most people who like to cook are afraid of fish....there is a knack. But actually, once you get any basic 'hook' going, fish is the easiest. For a 'fish market' to be real in Dallas, people besides restuarants need to be cooking it. At the absurd prices good restaurants in Dallas charge for fish items, believe me.... I'll cook at home.
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
so where do you buy your fish, rawlins? and how do you deal with the aftermath? (IE, the smell... i cooked fish at home last sunday; can still smell it today)
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
DC Anonymous
Will be doing the 'soft openings.'
Sake offerings cannot be worse than Kenichi - I all ready have a target in mind ... mmm ice...
Revival??!!
Hopefully these chefs can hold down a job for a while. We'll see....
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified
I met Randy Morgan and tried a few tidbits during the Urban Tour.Got my invite to the opening and a complimentry bottle of wine.
I'm VERY picky about seafood because I grew up on the Coast ....where it truely is "fresh". Unless shrimp is flown in daily and served asap, it's not worth eating because the flavor difference is HUGE.
We'll see. They seemed very egar to please knowing I live in the neighborhood.
LLM
Btw... has Luqa improved?
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
luniz Anonymous
thanks for the suggestions Teresa, I haven't been to any of those place yet but like you said I have heard of TJ's. So far I mostly stick to Sprout's, Seabose was cool but seems mostly sashimi grade (cooking that would be a sin).
I agree with rawlins about cooking fish though. I don't know why people think it's hard, I think it's easiest. I think it has something to do with tuna. You can get a lot of overcooked tuna eating out in this town. People seem to eat too fast to appreciate the difference between perfectly cooked fish and something overdone.
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