Monday, November 17, 2008
Vickery Park, casual restaurant-bar on Henderson, to open second branch in old downtown Plano
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Jason C. Romero
Denizens at Vickery Park in Dallas.
PLANO — A second branch of Vickery Park, the casual restaurant-bar on Henderson Avenue in Dallas that's a favorite after-hours haunt of restaurant and service-industry employees, is opening on 15th Street in Plano, around the end of January.
Construction at the location, which was previously the short-lived Four G's Grill, is already underway with a sign in the window.
It's opening across the street from the Fillmore Pub, the hip restaurant-bar opened by a group of ex-employees of the popular Irish restaurant-pub Old Monk on Henderson Avenue.
"Fillmore being up there was one of the catalysts," said an employee at the Dallas branch. "The brick streets, the pedestrian vibe, all of that made it a welcoming spot. It's quaint. It's a Vickery Park environment."
Leading one to breathlessly, optimistically wonder if 15th Street Plano is about to become the next Henderson Avenue? All it needs is a Consilient Group entity like Fireside Pies. Yes? Fireside Pies in old downtown Plano? Yes? A person can dream.
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Comments
Gwen DuVal Staff
Teresa, you're not dreaming, you are hallucinating...
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Doyle Verified
Interesting.
Definitely needs an update for the opening.
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
The old Vickery Park Saloon not far from the old train station of Vickery for cotton men who would preform plantation work for the Caruth family, dating back to the 1880s too...And now it's time to exspand another watering hole soon..until then.. A./T..Railroad History.
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Donna Chen Verified
Since Fireside Pies and Grimaldi's both have representation in Plano, I think Olivella's should scope out a spot in downtown Plano. That would be rockin.
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
luniz Anonymous
fireside pies is exactly the opposite of what downtown plano needs...please, no chains attracting soccer moms and their spawn, the stereotypes at kelly's are bad enough..
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
dleverett Anonymous
luniz, you must have only been to the one in the plano area. you hae falled to visit the other locations that are there. as far as downtown plano you are right they don't need another soccer mom joint.
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
SG Anonymous
Urban Crust, Wood Fire Pizza and more , is under construction on 15'street, real italian pizza in the wood burning oven..
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
SG, i've seen that sign in the window for months... just waiting for something to happen there
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
luniz Anonymous
hey TG do you not like Grimaldi's? Have you tried that place @ 75 & Spring Creek, Cafe Roma or something like that?
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
have not tried cafe roma
Grimaldi's is fine but they're very specifically "new york pizza". they're a great new york pizza (some people would say they're the best)... but i'm less interested in New York pizza than i am the artisanal style that Fireside Pies offers. for me, Fireside is world-class -- on a par with pizzas being made in California and Arizona
crust: Fireside's crust has a more interesting texture and flavor (Grimaldi's has good texture but not as much flavor)
toppings: Fireside's options easily exceed Grimaldi's. Fireside uses thickly sliced tomatoes, smoked cheese, prosciutto, they even have a pizza with SALAD on top. Grimaldi's is basically meat, meat, and meat. the only "greenery" they offer is a couple of leaves of fresh basil for a frigging $2 surcharge. no thanks.
local: Fireside uses Jimmy's sausage and Paula Lambert's cheese. and they take an artisanal approach to their ingredients. the red onions, for example, are roasted until soft, and left in big chunks where you can really appreciate that you're eating onion and not some invisible dice.
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i don't really view Fireside Pies as a chain, in a derogatory light. they have, what, three branches? and all local? but i don't have any kneejerk revulsion towards a chain. i'm a big fan of Calif Pizza Kitchen, as well, and was very grateful to have them in the dallas area before Fireside Pies came along and revolutionized the local pizza scene.
i like olivella's OK, but they're not consistent, so i don't cite them as a favorite. i would certainly welcome them to 15th Street. i would welcome grimaldi's as well but with a branch right up the road in allen, it seems unlikely they'll open a branch in plano
thank you for asking. talking about pizza is absolutely my favorite thing to do, which is surely obvious by the length of this response
11 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
nshea1 Anonymous
Urban Crust will be opening in early Spring. Wood Fired Pizza and Roof top bar.It is currently under construction. Hang in there it will be worth the wait. True Wood Fired Italian pizza by a true Itlaian.
11 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
nshea1 Anonymous
Urban Crust will be opening in early Spring. Wood Fired Pizza and Roof top bar.It is currently under construction. Hang in there it will be worth the wait. True Wood Fired Italian pizza by a true Itlaian. Historical Downtown Plano
11 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
Looked open tonight after rehearsal.
And the place was jumpin'
Sure, it's probably old news to somebody, but I am pleasantly surprised to have a new neighbor.
9 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Travis Bush Verified
Jason, I was not aware that the City of Plano let you out in public...man that place has really gone down hill!
9 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
snowboard9 Anonymous
I really need to visit Plano some day and discover the open country north of 635. Is there cattle up there? Indians?
9 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
thanks jason for the reminder! i saw the "opening" banner over vickery park's sign last week. exciting!
9 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
::Plano let you out in public
After dark it's easier for me to move around. Daylight, I still have to go incognito
Snowboard, the cannibal problem is still rampant so wear chain mail, but we have drained all the lava pits north of the Bushway and the flesh-eating dragons are nearly completely under control in the winter months.
9 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
Oh, and there's a fun Neil Simon Comedy with a decent review going on a block away from Vickery
9 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
Ahh...Finally an excuse to buy that 8lbs. minidress I was checking out!
Careful Jason...You're starting to look a little like Travis.
9 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
snowboard9 Anonymous
Nice Pic, Jason :-) LOL
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