Il Sole in Dallas’ Travis Walk closed down

by Teresa Gubbins

DALLAS — Il Sole, the Travis Walk Italian restaurant owned by Mi Piaci owners Brian and Sonia Black, closed on Saturday.

A recording on the restaurant's phone thanks customers for their support over the last 8-1/2 years before offering a hint as to its demise with the explanation that, while they have closed the Travis Walk location, they are "actively seeking a more supportive facility for our business." Ooooh, landlord troubles. It surely can't have helped Il Sole's situation, nor pleased its owners, that another authentic-y Italian restaurant, Villa-O, just opened last week one floor down, in the space that used to be Samba Room. (The Blacks were unavailable for comment, though the manager at Mi Piaci confirmed that Il Sole had in fact shut down.)

Meanwhile, until Il Sole finds that more supportive facility, the recording advises that some of its house specialties will be offered as daily features at Mi Piaci -- or, as some like to say, Mi Pi.